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Representative to run for re-election
Lakewood Sentinel
3/25/04

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Rep. Ramey Johnson, R-Lakewood, will seek another two-year term in House District 23.

Johnson said she hopes to be re-elected in November in order to continue fighting the state budget battle.

“I continue to work tirelessly for our district,” she said in a press statement. “I’m committed to finding a resolution to our state’s budget crisis. Structurally, changes are needed or the ongoing quandary will sink us.”

Johnson, a registered nurse, also said that some tinkering with state amendments will be necessary.

“TABOR, Amendment 23, and Gallagher all need to be adjusted,” she said. “There is no single answer. It’s the combination that is killing us, and all three must be revised.”

Johnson said she also plans to work toward affordable health care and “protecting the dignity of our older citizens.”

During her first year at the Capitol, she said four of the five bills she sponsored became law.

“I learned quickly how to pass or oppose bills, and those skills are invaluable in addressing issues key to District 23 and all Coloradans,” she said.

The bills included stiffer enforcement laws against child pornographers and a streamlined worker’s compensation appeal process. Johnson, who is a nurse, also passed three health care initiatives. She helped put diagnoses on prescription drug labels to help patients and their families avoid confusion. She also started a pilot program allowing disabled individuals who are wheelchair-bound and on Medicaid to choose their personal care attendant. Finally, she co-sponsored health insurance rate-banding to make health insurance more affordable for small businesses.

Johnson, a graduate of Jefferson High School and longtime Lakewood resident, received her nursing degree from Metropolitan State College. She has a masters in nursing from the University of Colorado.