Elect Doug Johnson School Board Cunningham District Fluvanna County Virginia Who is Doug Johnson? BRIEF HISTORY Doug Johnson resides in Fluvanna County with his wife of over 35 years, Peggy (Beach) Johnson, their three adult children, Carrie, Lisa, and Faith, and their seven grandchildren, Tyler, James, David, Lauren, Jessica, Michael, and Matthew.   The oldest three grandchildren attend public school now while the rest are still too young. While Doug's family is from the north, Peg's dad, Warren Beach, was born in Buckingham County and lived his last decades here in Fluvanna. Doug's brother, Don, lives in Roanoke with most of his family. Peg's brother, Cary, and sisters, Susan and Pamela, all live here in Fluvanna. Doug and Peg met at a youth meeting at Hillandale Baptist Church while Doug was taking graduate courses at the University of Maryland and American University in DC. Doug took a job in New Jersey where they lived until Peg took a nursing position at the UVA Medical Center Heart and Vascular Unit in the late 90's. COMMUNITY SERVICE Doug is presently a Charter member of the Fluvanna Rotary Club which formed in 2006. In the past he has been a member of other Rotary Clubs where he served in various positions including: President Vice President Treasurer and Vocational Committee Chairman. Doug has also been active in politics. As a young voter: He participated in a "Boston Tea Party" reenactment where boxes labeled "tea" were thrown in the Hudson River to protest the New Jersey sales tax. (An event carried in a Jersey City newspaper.) He formed a Conservative Club while an undergraduate at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He served as a County Committeeman in Hudson County, NJ. Now in Fluvanna, while he has served as Chairman of the Fluvanna Committee of a major political party, he is running as an independent without any party endorsement. Active in church groups, he has from time to time been a Sunday School Teacher, led Bible Studies, and given Christian Seminars. He has participated in Ecumenical Discussion Groups. He has written a number of Christian articles which can be found on the website: www.independentchristian.org Doug has conducted Self Improvement Workshops, and addressed audiences of hundreds promoting the concepts of self motivation and continuing education. EDUCATION AND VOCATION Doug has: a BS degree in Secondary Education an MS degree in Physics an MBA in Business Administration taken additional Graduate Courses. He holds a Permanent Teaching Certificate for Mathematics and Science in Secondary Schools. He is also a skilled tool and die maker and computer programmer. He has designed and constructed various experimental scientific instrumentation including a Far Infrared Spectrometer, a Fabre Perot Interferometer, and cryogenic equipment. After working as a Physicist for the Federal Government and teaching at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Doug has been self employed for most of his career. He presently owns an internet business which he conducts from his home. PHILOSOPHY Doug is a conservative - both a fiscal conservative and a social conservative. As a fiscal conservative, he believes that elected officials have a duty to be frugal with taxpayer's dollars. There are school systems that spend more per student than Fluvanna and yet have lower SOL scores. Doug believes just as much in quality education as anyone, even professional educators, but still does not want to see waste. He believes alternate plans can be generated with "out of the box" approaches to fiscal dilemmas. As a social conservative, Doug believes that you cannot judge education on a purely academic basis. Values that are taught at home and in church must not be trampled on by a school system trying to be both politically correct and devoid of any religious expression. SUMMARY Doug believes Fluvanna presently has an excellent school system with excellent teachers and an excellent administrative staff. Doug and Peg with their family here in Fluvanna represents young families with children attending Fluvanna public schools, working families commuting to Charlottesville, the self employed with family businesses, and retirees living on fixed incomes. Doug believes his background puts him in a unique position to add creative ideas to improve and maintain what we now have, without raising taxes so high that lifelong residents need to leave the county. >> PLEASE TAKE ACTION Vote for Doug on November 7, 2006 at the Antioch Baptist Church. His name will appear on the ballot as: Douglas R. Johnson For more information and the latest news on this race, please visit: www.ElectDougJohnson.blogspot.com Paid for by: Elect Doug Johnson Dot Org 571 Long Acre Road Palmyra, VA 22963 Brochure 1 Column Inch Ad 'values taught at home' 1 Column Inch Ad 'fresh ideas' 1 Column Inch Ad 'failure not an option' 3 Column Inch Ad 'believe in our dream