Jay Johnson (politician)

Jay Johnson
36th Director of the United States Mint
In office May 2000 – August 2001
President	Bill Clinton George W. Bush
Preceded by	Philip N. Diehl
Succeeded by	Henrietta H. Fore
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 8th district
In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 1999
Preceded by	Toby Roth
Succeeded by	Mark Green
Personal details
Born	(1943-09-30)September 30, 1943 Bessemer, Michigan, U.S.
Died	October 17, 2009(2009-10-17) (aged 66) Bristow, Virginia, U.S.
Resting place	Stonewall Memory Gardens Manassas, Virginia
Political party	Democratic
Education	Gogebic Community College (AA) Northern Michigan University (BA) Michigan State University (MA)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1966–1968
Unit	Brooke Army Medical Center

Jay Withington Johnson (September 30, 1943 – October 17, 2009) was an American politician and journalist who served as the 36th director of the United States Mint, and one-term member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin. He was also a television news anchor in Green Bay, Wisconsin for WFRV-TV and WLUK-TV.^[1]