District Governor Blaine Johnson joined Rotary in 2004 at the age of 27. He was a member of the Janesville, Minnesota Rotary Club in District 5960 for seven years and served as their club president twice. He then joined the Bismarck, North Dakota Rotary Club in 2011 and served as their club president in 2014-15. He obtained his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of North Dakota and his juris doctorate from the University of Minnesota Law School. He is a partner with the firm of Crowley Fleck PLLP where he practices extensively in the areas of banking, real estate, and oil and gas. He is married to his best friend, Jessie, and together they have five children: Wynter, Brianna, Isaiah, Aiden and Keira. Jessie is a vice-president for marketing with a bank in Bismarck.