Harry Johnston (politician)

Harry A. Johnston ( born December 2, 1931 in West Palm Beach, Florida ) is a former American politician. Between 1989 and 1997 he represented the state of Florida in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Harry Johnston attended the Virginia Military Institute until 1953 and then served from 1953 to 1955 as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army. After a subsequent law studies at the University of Florida and its made ​​in 1958 admitted to the bar he began in West Palm Beach to work in his new profession. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career. Between 1974 and 1986, Johnston was in the Senate from Florida, he served as Chairman since 1984. In 1986, he unsuccessfully sought the Nomierung his party as a candidate for the upcoming gubernatorial election.

In the congressional elections of 1988, Johnston was in the 14th electoral district of Florida in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Dan Mica on January 3, 1989. After three re- elections, he was able to complete in Congress until 3 January 1997, four legislative sessions. Since 1993 he represented there as a successor of Dante Fascell the 19th district of his state. During his time as a congressman of the 27th Amendment to the Constitution was adopted in 1992.

In 1996, Harry Johnston opted not to run again. After his retirement from the U.S. House of Representatives, he withdrew into retirement.