Mark Johnson[2] (born in 1957 in Parkdale, Oregon) is an American politician and a Republican former member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 52 from 2011 until 2017.

On October 6, 2017, Johnson was named executive director of Oregon Business Industry, a business lobbying organization, and resigned his seat November 6, 2017.

[3][4][5][6] On April 11, 2018, Johnson was fired from Oregon Business and Industry because he made racist comments about a State Representative.

He made comments denigrating Rep. Diego Hernandez "and his chain migration homeboys from the hood."

According to an article in the Oregonian/Oregonlive Johnson's tenure was "plagued by turnover of senior staff, frayed relationships internally and externally, questions surrounding his executive and managerial skills, and the lack of a coherent strategy for members.