Chris Johnson
MN
President of United Steelworkers Local 2705 for nine years and a maintenance mechanic and truck driver at Hibbing Taconite for 20 years, he lives in Gilbert. He focuses on good-paying jobs, affordable housing, property taxes and economic development.
Where Chris Johnson stands, based on their records
Supports
Social Programs and Welfare (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Testified by video to a Minnesota House labor committee on a bill to extend extra unemployment pay to laid-off workers, speaking as president of the steelworkers union local at the Hibbing Taconite mine (House File 3030).
April 2, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Testified by video to a Minnesota House labor committee on a bill to extend extra unemployment pay to laid-off workers, speaking as president of the steelworkers union local at the Hibbing Taconite mine (House File 3030).
April 2, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — General
General · 2 records
The 2026 Annual Report of the Minnesota Inspector of Mines lists Chris Johnson as president of United Steelworkers Local 2705 at Hibbing Taconite.
January 1, 2026
Source: lrl.mn.gov
Served as president of United Steelworkers Local 2705 at Hibbing Taconite Company.
January 1, 2024
Source: stlouiscountymn.gov
Past race Chris Johnson ran in:
- County Commissioner District 6 · November 3, 2026 · St. Louis County, Minnesota