Johnson to Leave Congress Early, Take Over at YSU
January 3, 2024 8:25AM EST
Rep. Bill Johnson answers a question as East Palestine, Ohio Mayor Trent Conaway, rear, listens during a town hall meeting at East Palestine High School in East Palestine, Ohio, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. The meeting was held to answer questions about the ongoing cleanup from the derailment on Feb, 3, of a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous material. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
WASHINGTON, DC (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – We thought he’d leave Congress in March.
Now the date has been moved up.
Stark County Congressman Bill Johnson has told his colleagues he’ll be leaving Capitol Hill in less than three weeks, to become president of Youngstown State University on January 22.
Controversy over his selection continues to roil on the Youngstown campus.