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The People’s Assemblyman Gordon Johnson
This Black History Month, we celebrate a community leader who has empowered the people, fought for justice, and inspired others to do the same.
The People’s Assemblyman
A life of public service isn’t for everyone. The job requirements are arduous, the hours notoriously long; the needs of the community are never-ending. There is no time to rest on laurels.
Choosing a life of public service requires more than just a dedication to improving the world in which you live. It also requires the rare kind of person who is prepared to start work that someone else must finish; to plant a tree under which others might someday sit.
A truly dedicated life of public service requires yet another step beyond that: The truly exceptional people’s champion accepts their vocation knowing full well that the work will never, ever be finished.
Thanks to the tireless efforts of these dedicated individuals, who often toil in relative obscurity without the recognition they deserve, the world is a better place.
One such individual deserving of recognition this Black History Month is New Jersey State Assemblyman, Gordon Johnson.