Bo Johnson

Bo Johnson - Principal -bo@johnsonposs.com

Bo Johnson Principal

Bo Johnson began his lobbying career during the 1977 legislative session. He is currently one of the principals of JohnsonPoss Government relations. Prior to starting JohnsonPoss Government relations he was a principal with Smith Johnson & Carr from 1983 until 2007.

Johnson has worked on a wide variety of issues, including telecommunications, transportation, banking, manufacturing, food service, business taxes, insurance energy policy for clients such as Nissan, Norfolk Southern, First Tennessee, the Tennessee Outdoor Advertising Association, Anhueser-Busch, Lorillard, Electric Power and McDonald's Corporation.

After childhood experience in a family newspaper business, Johnson worked in high profile positions with several political campaigns and then served for two years as a legislative lobbyist for the city of Nashville.

He has also been the public relations director for the Tennessee County Services Association and managing editor of TCSA's newspaper, The Tennessee County News.

He holds a B.A. in History from Vanderbilt University and hails from Camden, Tennessee. In his spare time he can most often be found on his motorcycle seeking the perfect road.

Bo Johnson, a lobbyist with Smith, Johnson & Carr, told NashvillePost.com that he and other lobbyists have asked legislators to draft an amendment to the recently passed ethics legislation in order to allow them to contribute to a fund set up to benefit the Schwarz family.

"Tim and his family are going through a very difficult time," Johnson said, "Lobbyists would like to contribute to a fund set up by their church, St. Henry's Catholic Church, but unfortunately the new ethcis law prohibited us from making a contribution.
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Bo Johnson Smith, Johnson & Carr

Nathan Poss, Estie Harris, Anne Carr and Bo Johnson of Smith Johnson & Carr have found a team approach is the best way to tackle government relations work at the General Assembly.
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According to Principal Bo Johnson, adding the associates enabled the company to reach a maximum capacity of work.With nine registered lobbyists and two support staff members serving 41 clients, the firm couldn't get much bigger before they'd be stumbling over themselves."We're the biggest lobbying firm in town, by far," Johnson says.

Bo JohnsonSmith, Johnson & Carr 611 Commerce Street, Suite 3000Nashville, TN 37203(615) 255-2643(615) 254-4866 faxbo@sjc.cc