BEST COUNTY OFFICIAL
Jo Anne Johnson
Unlike some county council members who hang with a gaggle of developers or who derive immense popularity from the fact that their son plays for a major league ball club, Jo Anne Johnson has built up loyal following the hard way: honest, straight-forward public service. She refuses to take campaign contributions and consistently enrages land developers with her calls for building moratoriums. And in many ways, her popularity eclipses all other Maui County officials—in fact, MAUI TIME readers have named her Best County Official the last four years in a row. Sometimes it seems everyone likes Jo Anne Johnson—and we do mean everyone: During the 2006 election, we asked Deidre Rockett, who was running against Johnson, to name her opponent’s biggest failing. “I think Jo Anne Johnson is a great lady,” she said. “I think she does a great job. I’m not going to say anything negative about her.”
Runner-up: Variations of the phrase “They all suck.” (AP)
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