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GOP Congressman to Resign, Further Narrowing Slim Republican House Majority

Rep. Bill Johnson, who has been in Congress since 2011, is leaving Jan. 21 to become president of Youngstown State University.
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GOP Congressman to Resign, Further Narrowing Slim Republican House Majority
Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio) speaks on NTD's "Capitol Report." Screenshot/NTD
Jackson Richman
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Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio) announced on Tuesday that he will resign from Congress, further narrowing the slim GOP majority in the House of Representatives.

The lawmaker, whose resignation will take effect Jan. 21,  has served in Congress since 2011. He is leaving to become president of Youngstown State University, where his tenure is set to begin on Jan. 22.

Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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