POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all men by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
Paul J. Plante, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

1. execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as
an officer and / or directory of Reptron Electronics, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms
3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and the rules thereunder; and

2. do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may
be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Forms 3, 4 or 5 and
timely file such form with the United States Securities Exchange Commission and
any stock exchange or similar authority; and

3. take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing
which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best
interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the
documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned
pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-
fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do
and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary of proper to
be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with
full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney
and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no
longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of
and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-fact.

In Witness whereof, the undersigned has caused this Power or Attorney to be executed
as of this _2nd_______ day of ___July___________, ___2004______.

Signature: __/s/ Steve Johnson_______ Print Name: ________________________

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