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Brent Johnson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Brent Johnson is a political reporter in the Statehouse bureau of The Star-Ledger and NJ.com, covering the governor and state Legislature. He has worked at the bureau since 2013 and won multiple state journalism awards, including for his work on the COVID-19 pandemic and Gov. Phil Murphy's administration. Before that, he covered both local news and sports for the company and wrote about James Madison University sports for The Daily News-Record in Harrisonburg, Va. He grew up in Central Jersey (yes, it's real) and graduated from Rutgers University with degrees in journalism and American Studies. You can follow him on Twitter at @johnsb01 and email him at bjohnson@njadvancemedia.com.