Julie Johnson (politician)
Julie Johnson | |
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| Member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 32nd district | |
| Assuming office January 3, 2025 | |
| Succeeding | Colin Allred |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 115th district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Matt Rinaldi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 2, 1966 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Susan Moster (m. 2014) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Texas at Austin (BA) University of Houston (JD) |
Julie Elizabeth Johnson[1] (born May 2, 1966)[2] is an American politician from the state of Texas. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the member-elect to the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 32nd congressional district. She serves in the Texas House of Representatives for District 115.
Education
[edit]Johnson earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin and a Juris Doctor from the University of Houston Law Center.[3]
Career
[edit]Johnson defeated incumbent Republican Matt Rinaldi in the 2018 Texas House of Representatives elections. She is one of Dallas County's first two openly gay elected officials, and the first member of the Texas House with a spouse of the same gender.[4][5]
In 2021, Johnson and the Texas House Democratic Caucus left the state, traveling to Washington D.C. in order to delay voting on any new bills in a special July session.[6] Texas House Republicans voted to arrest the elected members to compel their attendance, though they did not have the jurisdiction to do so.[7]
In June 2023, Johnson announced that she would run for the United States House of Representatives in Texas's 32nd congressional district in the 2024 elections, as incumbent Colin Allred was running for the U.S. Senate.[8] She defeated Brian Williams in the Democratic Party primary election[9] and won the November general election.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Johnson and her wife, Susan Moster, were married in San Francisco in 2014.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rep. Julie Johnson - D Texas, 32nd- Biography". LegiStorm. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ "Congressmember Elect Julie Johnson - Texas State Directory Online". www.txdirectory.com.
- ^ "Julie Johnson, candidate for United States Representative". Dallas News.
- ^ "Julie Johnson Heads To Austin As One Of Dallas County's First Two Openly Gay Legislators". KERA-TV. January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ a b Barragán, James (January 2, 2019). "Openly gay Dallas County lawmaker Julie Johnson is making history in the Texas House, and so is her wife". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ "Inside the secret plan for the Texas Democratic exodus: A phone tree, a scramble to pack and a politically perilous trip". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ Svitek, Patrick; Pollock, Cassandra (July 13, 2021). "Texas House Republicans vote to track down absent Democrats and arrest them if necessary". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ Svitek, Patrick (June 20, 2023). "State Rep. Julie Johnson announces she is running for U.S. Rep. Colin Allred's seat". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ "Democrat Julie Johnson wins primary race to replace U.S. Rep. Colin Allred". Dallas News. March 6, 2024.
- ^ Migdon, Brooke (November 5, 2024). "Julie Johnson becomes first openly LGBTQ person to serve Texas in Congress". The Hill. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
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