Issue Position: About Dr. Terry Johnson

Issue Position

Dr. Johnson also joint sponsored House Bill 296, which allows schools, school districts and residential or day camps to stock epinephrine "epi-pens" to treat anaphylactic shock. House Bill 170, which he sponsored in 2013, greatly expanded access to naloxone hydrochloride (Narcan), a medication that can save the lives of people suffering overdoses of heroin or prescription pain medication. Literally thousands of lives have been saved as a result of his bills.

Even as Terry worked hard to combat illicit drugs and to pass lifesaving legislation, he was also making his mark as a strong Right To Life leader and a transformative Second Amendment advocate. As the only physician in the legislature at that time, Terry's advice and counsel as a physician was much sought after by those wishing to stand for the most vulnerable among us: the unborn. He signed onto the Heartbeat Bill upon arriving in the legislature, and fought for its passage in each and every term of his service in the House.

He also immediately made his mark fighting for your constitutional right to keep and bear arms. He started his first term in 2011 with A ratings from both the NRA and Buckeye Firearms legislative PACs, and thereafter received their coveted "A+" ratings, the highest that a legislator can achieve. Terry believes with all of his heart and soul that your constitutional rights are worth fighting for. He understands that the center of gravity in the battle to reverse America's drift toward socialism and communism rests primarily at the state level of government, and he has thrown himself into that battle to the full extent of his abilities.

Now in the Ohio Senate, Dr. Terry Johnson has already rolled up his sleeves and gone to work as a champion for the Right To Life issue. Incredibly, although in the Senate for less than two months, he passed the Born Alive Infant Protection Act and sent it to the Ohio House for consideration. He has also introduced a Second Amendment Bill designed to help law abiding citizens defend themselves and others against deadly attacks. By mid-November 2019, this bill had its first hearing and is due for further committee deliberation in December. While others seem to wave in the political winds regarding your constitutional rights, Terry is not afraid to fight for them.

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