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Lon Johnson has spent more than three decades at the intersection of government, politics, media, and public affairs. He has managed or directed political and policy operations at the international, national, state, and local levels for candidates, parties, organizations, and businesses.
His approach is direct: understand what is at stake, identify the audiences that matter, and construct communications that are both strategically sound and defensible under the toughest scrutiny. He does not take positions lightly, and neither should his clients.
Lon lives in downtown Detroit with his wife, Julianna Smoot, and enjoys fly fishing, hunting, and rehabbing old homes.
As former Michigan Democratic Party chairman, Lon Johnson called on current party leadership to review five members accused of orchestrating threats against University of Michigan officials over the school's ties to Israel — saying the party's commitment to opposing harassment must be applied consistently.
Detroit News ↗Lon joined former Michigan GOP Executive Director Jason Roe on Detroit's premier political affairs program to discuss proposed election reforms — and weighed in on the economic and geopolitical consequences of the U.S. conflict with Iran.
WDIV · Flashpoint ↗Lon joined senior capitol correspondent Tim Skubick on Michigan's longest-running political program to discuss his effort to let Michigan voters — not party delegates — select candidates for statewide offices including attorney general and secretary of state.
PBS · Off the Record ↗Lon appeared live on CNN with anchors Boris Sanchez and Pamela Brown, making the case that President Biden's debate performance reflected a broader pattern of cognitive decline — and that the party needed a candidate capable of campaigning vigorously through November.
CNN News Central ↗In a widely covered statement, Lon called on President Biden to withdraw his candidacy, saying the president was suffering from cognitive decline and that the party should allow convention delegates to choose a new standard-bearer heading into November.
WLNS 6 News ↗Lon Johnson joined former Michigan GOP Executive Director Jason Roe to call for eliminating party nominating conventions, arguing that races for attorney general, secretary of state, and other statewide offices should be decided by all Michigan voters in primary elections — not a few thousand party delegates.
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