What is Tim Johnson?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Tim Johnson |image = Tim Johnson official portrait, 2009.jpg | caption = Official portrait, 2009 |jr/sr = United States Senator |state = [[South Dakota]] |term_start = January 3, 1997 |term_end = January 3, 2015 |predecessor = [[Larry Pressler]] |successor = [[Mike Rounds]] |office1 = Chair of the [[United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs|Senate Banking Committee]] |term_start1 = January 3, 2011 |term_end1 = January 3, 2015 |predecessor1 = [[Chris Dodd]] |successor1 = [[Richard Shelby]] |state2 = [[South Dakota]] |district2 = {{ushr|South Dakota|AL|at-large}} |term_start2 = January 3, 1987 |term_end2 = January 3, 1997 |predecessor2 = [[Tom Daschle]] |successor2 = [[John Thune]] |office3 = Member of the [[South Dakota Senate]] |term_start3 = January 1983 |term_end3 = January 1987 |office4 = Member of the [[South Dakota House of Representatives]] |term_start4 = January 1979 |term_end4 = January 1983 |office5 = |term_start5 = |term_end5 = |birth_name = Timothy Peter Johnson |birth_date = {{birth date|1946|12|28}} |birth_place = [[Canton, South Dakota]], U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|2024|10|8|1946|12|28}} |death_place = [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota|Sioux Falls]], South Dakota, U.S. |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse = Barbara Brooks (m. 1969) |children = 3, including [[Brendan Johnson|Brendan]] |education = [[University of South Dakota]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Master of Arts|MA]], [[Juris Doctor|JD]]) |website = {{URL|http://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov|Senate website}} }} '''Timothy Peter Johnson''' (December 28, 1946 &ndash; October 8, 2024) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from [[South Dakota]] from 1997 to 2015. He was a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. He was the [[United States