Johnny Johnston
Ojai City Council
Mayor
Ojai City Hall
401 S. Ventura St., Ojai 93023
(805) 646-5581
Website: ojaicity.org/city-council1/
Email:
Elected originally 2016
Mayor since 2016 (first by direct vote)
Up for re-election: 2020
Party: Independent
Professional:
2012: Temporary City of Ventura City Manager
2011-2016: Retired until ran for Mayor
2009-2010: Adjunct Professor, California Lutheran University
1998-2008: Ventura County Executive Officer
1991-1998: Los Angeles County Superior Court, Deputy Executive Officer
1986-1991: President and CEO Lochwood Homes
1974-1985: Ventura County, Director of General Services
1971-1974: Ojai City Manager
1968-1971: Artesia City Manager
Community:
2010-Present: Public Radio KCLU Advisory Board, Cal Lutheran University
2008-2014: Chairman and member of the Political Finance Ethics Commission, County of Ventura
Education:
1979: MPA, USC, Local Government
BA, CSU Long Beach
Personal:
Age: 77. Ojai resident since 1971
Married, with children and grandchildren
