U.S. CONGRESSMAN BILL JOHNSON Proudly Representing Eastern and Southeastern Ohio

Bill Johnson spoke to the junior and senior classes at Wellston High School in Jackson County on April 29, 2013. Johnson also presented a flag to the school, which was flown over the U.S. Capitol.

Rep. Johnson held a roundtable discussion at Aultman Hospital – Carrollton on May 2, 2013. Johnson and health care professionals, elected officials, local school personnel, and other community leaders discussed current health care needs and challenges in Carroll Co. and how regulations from the Affordable Care Act are directly affecting them.

Bill Johnson met with employees at Detroit Diesel in Guernsey County on April 19, 2013. The company's two Byesville plants are a combined almost 300,000 square feet, and the company employs over 500 local workers.

Bill Johnson spoke with Airmen with the 220th Engineering and Installation Squadron in Muskingum County about his Air Force and information technology background on March 23, 2013.

On April 4, 2013, Bill Johnson held an educational forum at the Kent State - Salem Campus to address concerns about federal tax filing requirements regarding mineral rights. A representative from the IRS was on hand to answer questions, and the forum was simulcast at the Kent State - East Liverpool Campus.

Rep. Johnson toured the newly expanded King’s Daughters Medical Center in Scioto County on March 25, 2013. KDMC Ohio now offers 24-hour a day urgent care, primary care services, and lab services. Over 80% of the recently hired employees at the facility are Scioto County residents.

Automotive Instructor Dan Blake took time to detail some of what his students are learning and how they are preparing to enter the job market during Bill Johnson's trip to Washington State Community College in Marietta on February 7, 2013.

Bill Johnson got a firsthand look at the Wellsville Intermodal Facility in southern Columbiana County. The facility on the Ohio River allows for transportation of goods between barge, truck, rail and warehouse.

Students from all over Eastern and Southeastern Ohio participated in the 2013 Congressional Art Competition. This year's winner was Nagmita Shrestha, a sophomore at Canfield High School. All of this year's finalists can be viewed by visiting this website's online photo gallery.

On a tour of B&N Coal in Dexter City, Bill Johnson discussed his legislation that would block the proposed rewrite of the Stream Buffer Zone rule that would cost over 100,000 direct and indirect coal jobs.