Gina Johnsen is from Lansing, Michigan. She has a bachelor's degree from Wellesley College and a master's degree in economics from Wellesley College. She has a daughter, Kristina, and lives in Lake Odessa, Michigan. She is Christian.

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Gina Johnsen has a bachelor's degree in Russian studies and economics from Wellesley College. She is a mother.

Gina is an independent life and health insurance agent. She previously owned an insurance business. She also teaches classes in the classroom.

Gina has worked in the healthcare industry for over 17 years and has spent the past eight years as the owner of a retirement planning company.

Gina is currently a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 78. She assumed office in 2023.

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Supports decreasing regulations, startup fees, and licensing requirements for small, mid-size, and family-owned businesses.

Supports protecting tax exemptions for Michigan farmers and deployed Michigan service personnel.

Advocates for protecting tax exemptions for Michigan farmers and deployed Michigan service personnel.

Supports job growth in the manufacturing sector through tax abatements and pro-business policies without favoring specific companies.

Wants job growth in the manufacturing sector through tax abatements and pro-business policies without favoring specific companies.

Supports improving infrastructure for agriculture and business growth.

Believes in improving infrastructure for agriculture and business growth.

Supports protecting farmers and business owners from federal policies that confiscate or redefine property value or purposes.

Wants to protect farmers and business owners from federal policies that confiscate or redefine property value or purposes.

Opposes government shutdowns and mandates.

- Supports decreasing regulations, startup fees, and licensing requirements for small, mid-size, and family-owned businesses.
- Advocates for protecting tax exemptions for Michigan farmers and deployed Michigan service personnel.
- Wants job growth in the manufacturing sector through tax abatements and pro-business policies without favoring specific companies.
- Believes in improving infrastructure for agriculture and business growth.
- Wants to protect farmers and business owners from federal policies that confiscate or redefine property value or purposes.
- Opposes government shutdowns and mandates.

Economy

Supports promoting partnerships between community members and police to ensure safe and secure neighborhoods and schools.

Advocates for promoting partnerships between community members and police to ensure safe and secure neighborhoods and schools.

Wants to increase mental health awareness and suicide prevention.

Aims to increase mental health awareness and suicide prevention.

For Candidate Gina Johnsen on Issue public-safety:  
Supports prioritizing sustainable funding for first responders.

Prioritizes sustainable funding for first responders.

For Candidate Gina Johnsen on Issue public-safety:  
Supports upholding the 2nd Amendment in its entirety.

For Candidate Gina Johnsen on Issue public-safety:  
Supports protecting online privacy rights and consumer choice in data collection.

Believes in protecting online privacy rights and consumer choice in data collection.

For Candidate Gina Johnsen on Issue public-safety:  
Supports tax relief and cost containment measures for disabled veterans.

Supports tax relief and cost containment measures for disabled veterans.

- Advocates for promoting partnerships between community members and police to ensure safe and secure neighborhoods and schools.
- Aims to increase mental health awareness and suicide prevention.
- Prioritizes sustainable funding for first responders.
- Against firearm regulations.
- Believes in protecting online privacy rights and consumer choice in data collection.
- Supports tax relief and cost containment measures for disabled veterans.

Public Safety

For Candidate Gina Johnsen on Issue healthcare: Supports healthcare freedom and choices for employers and employees, opposing mandated healthcare options or therapies.

Advocates for healthcare choices for employers and employees, opposing mandated healthcare options or therapies.

Supports affordable and accessible medications and therapies, including the Right to Try new or off-label medications.

For Candidate Gina Johnsen on Issue healthcare:  
Advocates for the protection of both the unborn and the elderly throughout life.

- Advocates for healthcare choices for employers and employees, opposing mandated healthcare options or therapies.
- Supports affordable and accessible medications and therapies, including the Right to Try new or off-label medications.
- Opposes abortion access.

Healthcare

Aims to re-establish skilled trades curriculum, life skills classes, and home economics in middle and high schools.

Aims to create skilled trades curriculum, life skills classes, and home economics in middle and high schools.

Wants to restore Driver’s Education in public schools to ensure all students have equal opportunities to learn to drive, regardless of financial resources.

Supports balancing state tax dollar allocation between K-12 and college readiness programs and public university funding.

For Candidate Gina Johnsen on Issue education:  
Supports promoting affordable community college and career preparedness.

Promotes affordable community college and career preparedness.

Supports increasing the availability of arts and music education in K-12 schools.

Aims for increasing the availability of arts and music education in K-12 schools.

Wants to keep boys in boys' sports and girls in girls' sports.

Opposes participation of students in sports outside of their sex at birth.

Supports eliminating race-based policies in education to ensure fair, merit-based opportunities for all students and protect critical funding for education.

Supports eliminating "race-based policies in education, ensuring fair, merit-based opportunities for all students and protecting critical funding for education."

For Candidate Gina Johnsen on Issue public-safety:  
Supports providing safe and healthy schools to empower children.

Supports providing safe and healthy schools to empower children.

- Aims to create skilled trades curriculum, life skills classes, and home economics in middle and high schools.
- Wants to restore Driver’s Education in public schools to ensure all students have equal opportunities to learn to drive, regardless of financial resources.
- Supports balancing state tax dollar allocation between K-12 and college readiness programs and public university funding.
- Promotes affordable community college and career preparedness.
- Aims for increasing the availability of arts and music education in K-12 schools.
- Opposes participation of students in sports outside of their sex at birth.
- Supports parental rights in education.
- Supports eliminating "race-based policies in education, ensuring fair, merit-based opportunities for all students and protecting critical funding for education."
- Supports providing safe and healthy schools to empower children.

Education

Supports the development of strong energy infrastructure to fuel the economy, emphasizing innovative and diverse energy sources.

Advocates for the development of strong energy infrastructure to fuel the economy, emphasizing innovative and diverse energy sources.

- Advocates for the development of strong energy infrastructure to fuel the economy, emphasizing innovative and diverse energy sources.

Transportation & Infrastructure

As of May 1, 2026, Gina Johnsen’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Advocates for cleaning up voter rolls and enforcing election integrity laws.

Aims to "clean up voter rolls and enforce election integrity laws."

- Supports requiring voter ID.
- Opposes 'no reason' absentee ballots.
- Aims to "clean up voter rolls and enforce election integrity laws."

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Gina Johnsen

Supports small business development in Michigan.

Endorsed by former law enforcement officials, indicating support for public safety initiatives.

Supports police and advocates for funding necessary resources for them.

Supports veterans and is endorsed by a veteran advocate.

Supports assisting young mothers in making life-changing decisions through advocacy.

Believes in assisting young mothers in making life-changing decisions through advocacy.

Supports restoring freedom and constitutional rights in education.

For Candidate Gina Johnsen on Issue education: Founded a Christian elementary school and an upper level homeschool academy.

Opposes the inclusion of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in schools, advocating for a focus on core subjects like math, reading, and science.

- Advocates for promoting partnerships between community members and police to ensure safe and secure neighborhoods and schools.
- Aims to increase mental health awareness and suicide prevention.
- Prioritizes sustainable funding for first responders.
- Against firearm regulations.
- Supports tax relief and cost containment measures for disabled veterans.

- Advocates for promoting partnerships between community members and police to ensure safe and secure neighborhoods and schools.
- Aims to increase mental health awareness and suicide prevention.
- Prioritizes sustainable funding for first responders.
- Against firearm regulations.

Gina Johnsen's campaign for Michigan State Senate District 33 is her first entry into politics.

Supports job growth in the manufacturing sector through tax abatements and pro-business policies without favoring specific businesses.

Supports requiring voter ID for elections.

Supports eliminating 'No Reason' absentee ballots.

Supports encouraging the Secretary of State to clean up voter rolls and enforce election integrity laws.

Supports prioritizing veterans’ access to health care and services.

For Candidate Gina Johnsen on Issue healthcare:  
Supports healthcare freedom and choices for employers and employees, opposing mandated healthcare options or therapies.

Wants to restore Driver’s Education to public schools to ensure all students have equal opportunity to learn to drive, regardless of financial resources.

For Candidate Gina Johnsen on Issue education:  
Aims to promote affordable community college and career preparedness.

Wants to keep boys in boys’ sports and girls in girls’ sports.

Supports eliminating race-based policies in education to ensure fair, merit-based opportunities for all students and protect critical funding.

For Candidate Gina Johnsen on Issue energy-and-environment:  
Supports developing strong energy infrastructure and utilizing innovative and diverse energy sources to fuel the economy.

Gina Johnsen is currently a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 78. She assumed office on January 1, 2023, and is serving her first term.

Supports developing strong energy infrastructure to fuel the economy with innovative and diverse energy sources.

For Candidate Gina Johnsen on Issue public-safety: Supports police and advocates for funding necessary resources for them.

Supports legal reform that values blind justice and protects the standard of innocent until proven guilty.

For Candidate Gina Johnsen on Issue public-safety:  
Supports Second Amendment rights, endorsed by the National Rifle Association with an AQ rating.

For Candidate Gina Johnsen on Issue public-safety:  
Opposes "gun free" zones.

For Candidate Gina Johnsen on Issue healthcare: Supports healthcare freedom and choices for employers and employees, opposing mandated healthcare choices or therapies.

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