Cottage Grove Denmark Township Grey Cloud Island Township The portion of the City of Hastings that is within Washington County

Newport St. Paul Park Woodbury Precinct 14

Commissioner Wayne A. Johnson was elected Nov. 6, 2018.  He has called Cottage Grove home since 1998. Johnson is married to Mary Beth and has a son Nate and a daughter Lexi. 

Commissioner Johnson was serving on the Cottage Grove City Council to which he was elected in 2016 when he was elected to be commissioner for District 4. He also served on the Cottage Grove Planning Commission for three years. As a council member, Commissioner Johnson served as the liaison to the Public Service Commission and Beyond the Yellow Ribbon network of Cottage Grove. He also represented the city on the Cottage Grove Chamber of Commerce Executive Board. 

Commissioner Johnson grew up on a farm in southeastern Minnesota near the Iowa border. A graduate of Mable-Canton High School, he received an associate’s degree in accounting at Iowa Lakes Community College. After entering the workforce, he completed his bachelor of science in accounting at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul.

Commissioner Johnson owns Furnace Doctors and Dust Doctors in Little Canada. 

2021 Committee Appointments  

• Washington County
  • Community Corrections Advisory Board
  • Finance Committee
  • Groundwater Advisory Committee (Alternate)
  • Library Board
  • Parks and Open Space Commission
  • Regional Railroad Authority, Chair
  • Workforce Development Board (Alternate)
• Association of Minnesota Counties
  • Public Safety Policy Committee
• Great River Rail Commission
• Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA)
• Metropolitan Emergency Services Board
  • Statewide Emergency Communications Board Legislative Committee
• Metropolitan Transportation Advisory Board (Alternate)
• Minnesota Inter-County Association (MICA)

• Ramsey / Washington Recycling & Energy Board, Treasurer
  • Budget and Facility Committee, Chair
  • Partnership on Waster and Energy, (Alternate)

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  Red Rock Corridor Commission

• Unsheltered Homeless Public Sector Leadership Committee