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Our sales territory covers Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. Serving utilities, renewable energy, power generation, industrial facilities, engineering consultants, distributors, and more.
Our History
Kenneth David Johnson, or Dave as his friends know him, began his work in the electrical industry as a Construction Electrician’s Mate in the U.S. Navy Construction Battalion (The Seabees).
After the Navy, David worked his way through college receiving a degree in Political Science, Economics and Economic Geography from the University of Missouri at Kansas City.
A good friend convinced David he should look for work as a salesman and his sales career began with Missouri Valley Electric Company selling to mostly industrial customers in the Kansas City area.
Three years later, David took a position with H. K. Porter Company and began selling high voltage air break switches, isolated phase bus for power plants, distribution and power transformers serving a territory based in Kansas City and traveling to Nebraska, Western Missouri, and Eastern Kansas.
In 1971 David transferred to the Dallas area later moving to Leonard, Texas in 1975 where he continues to make his home. Dave and his wife, Jeannie, began their manufacturer’s rep agency, K D Johnson, Inc., serving customers in Texas and Oklahoma, eventually adding Colorado in 2000.
Jeff Steib joined the organization in 2006 starting in Inside Sales, transitioning later to Outside Sales and Management.
K D Johnson continued to grow, adding staff and manufacturers. In 2014, we extended our represented territory to include Kansas and Missouri with the acquisition of TriStar Power Sales, another long time Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories rep lead by father and son, Ron and Josh Borchardt.
David Johnson sold the company and retired in 2017 with Jeff Steib assuming the role of owner and CEO and Josh Borchardt as Vice President of Sales.
In 2024, Jeff Steib sold the company to an ESOP Trust making K D. Johnson, Inc. a 100% Employee-Owned company, structured to support the growth of the company well into the future. Today, K D Johnson employs over 30 employee owners representing over 15 manufacturers serving customers in Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.
