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Julie Johnson (politician)
American politician (born 1966) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Julie Elizabeth Johnson[1] (born May 2, 1966)[2][3] is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 32nd congressional district since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 115th district from 2019 to 2025. Johnson is the first openly lesbian member of Congress from a Southern state.[4]
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Education
Johnson earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin and a Juris Doctor from the University of Houston Law Center.[5]
Career
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 legislators, and the first member of the Texas House with a spouse of the same gender.[6][7]
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.[8] Texas House Republicans voted to arrest the elected members to compel their attendance, though they did not have the jurisdiction to do so.[9]
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.[10] She defeated Brian Williams in the Democratic Party primary election[11] and won the November general election.[12]
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U.S. House of Representatives
Tenure
Rep. Johnson was sworn in to the 119th United States Congress on January 3, 2025.
Committee assignments
Caucus memberships
Personal life
Johnson came out as a lesbian in 1991.[15] She and her wife, Susan Moster, married in San Francisco in 2014.[7]
Electoral history
See also
References
External links
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