Louis Johanson

Louis Johanson
Member of the Philadelphia City Council from the 9th District
In office
January 1, 1968  August 14, 1981
Preceded by Raymond Alexander
Succeeded by John White
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 3rd district
In office
January 5, 1965  November 30, 1966
Preceded by Peter Camiel
Succeeded by Herbert Arlene
Constituency Parts of Philadelphia
Personal details
Born Louis Carl Johanson
(1929-01-04)January 4, 1929
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died March 10, 2004(2004-03-10) (aged 75)
Longport, New Jersey
Political party Democratic

Louis Carl Johanson (January 4, 1929 March 10, 2004) is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, serving from 1965 to 1966.[1][2]

Biography

As a member of the Philadelphia City Council, he was implicated in the Abscam sting operation and was convicted for taking a bribe from FBI agents posing as representatives of an Arab sheik.[3][4] He was defended by John J. Duffy, Jr..

Johanson later moved to a home in Longport, New Jersey.[5]

References

  1. Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "J"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  2. Kestenbaum, Lawrence (March 24, 2009). "Index to Politicians: Johnason to Johnsen". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
  3. Greenhouse, Linda (June 1, 1983). "Court Bars Abscam Appeals". Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
  4. "Nation: ABSCAM: Guilty". Time. Sep 8, 1980.
  5. Infield, Tom. "He Started Fast But Became Council's 5th Conviction", The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 3, 1987. Accessed May 30, 2013. "Johanson resigned from Council, sold his Philadelphia home, moved to Longport, N.J., and began doing volunteer work as an orderly and clerk at Atlantic City Medical Center."


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