Bizz Johnson
Chair of theHouse Committee on Public Works
In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1981
Preceded by	Robert E. Jones Jr.
Succeeded by	James J. Howard
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia
In office January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1981
Preceded by	Clair Engle
Succeeded by	Eugene A. Chappie
Constituency	2nd District (1959-1975) 1st District (1975-1981)
Member of theCalifornia Senate from the7th district
In office January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1959
Preceded by	Allen G. Thurman
Succeeded by	Ronald G. Cameron
Personal details
Born	Harold Terry Johnson (1907-12-02)December 2, 1907 Broderick, California, U.S.
Died	March 16, 1988(1988-03-16) (aged 80) Sacramento, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Albra Irene Manuel(1937–1983; her death)
Children	2

Harold Terry "Bizz" Johnson (December 2, 1907 – March 16, 1988) was an American businessman and politician who served as aUnited States Congressman fromCalifornia from 1959 to 1981. He was a member of theDemocratic Party.

Born inBroderick, California, Johnson earned his lifelong nickname "Bizz" at age four when his uncle observed him leading the other children and compared him toBismarck. He attended public school inRoseville and theUniversity of Nevada. He worked for thePacific Fruit Express Company, starting as a clerk before rising to a supervisory position, and was a district chairman of theBrotherhood of Railway Clerks.^[1][2]

Johnson entered politics as a trustee of the Roseville school board in 1941, was elected to the Roseville city council in 1943, and served as mayor of Roseville. In 1948, he was elected to theCalifornia State Senate representingPlacer,Nevada andSierra counties. In the legislature, he supported the creation of a four-lane highway across theSierra Nevada that eventually becameInterstate 80. He also sponsored legislation to ensure that the1960 Winter Olympics would be held inSquaw Valley.^[1][2]

Johnson was elected to his first of eleven terms to theU.S. House of Representatives in 1958, eventually becoming chairman of theCommittee on Public Works and Transportation in 1977. He was a proponent of theAuburn Dam on theAmerican River, however the project never came to fruition. He was known as a stubborn negotiator and resisted efforts to transfer control ofWashington Union Station from theInterior Department to theTransportation Department.^[1][2][3]

Johnson was reelected by comfortable margins, even as the district turned more conservative. However, Johnson lost reelection toRepublican state assemblymanEugene A. Chappie in 1980 on the back of former California GovernorRonald Reagan's strong victory in that year'spresidential election, falling to only 32 percent of the vote.^[4] After his defeat, he continued to lobby for uncompleted projects that had been authorized when he in office.^[2]

Johnson married Albra Irene Manuel of Roseville in 1937, remaining together to her death in 1983, and had a son and daughter. He died on March 16, 1988, at aSacramento hospital at the age of 80.^[2]

• Highway 65 fromRoseville toLincoln is named the Harold T. Bizz Johnson Expressway.
• The interchange atU.S. Route 101 andState Route 92 is named the Harold T. Bizz Johnson Interchange.
• The multi-use trail linkingSusanville toWestwood inLassen County, California is named the Bizz Johnson Trail.^[5] Johnson led the transformation of the longest rail to trail project in California.

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