Julie Johnson | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromTexas's32nd district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Colin Allred |
| Member of theTexas House of Representatives from the115th district | |
| In office January 9, 2019 – January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Matt Rinaldi |
| Succeeded by | Cassandra Hernandez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Julie Elizabeth Johnson (1966-05-02)May 2, 1966 (age 59) Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Texas, Austin (BA) University of Houston (JD) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | House website Campaign website |
Julie Elizabeth Johnson[1] (born May 2, 1966)[2][3] is an American politician and attorney serving as aU.S. representative fromTexas's 32nd congressional district since 2025. A member of theDemocratic Party, she previously served as a member of theTexas House of Representatives. Johnson is the first openly lesbian member of Congress from aSouthern state.[4]
Johnson earned aBachelor of Arts degree from theUniversity of Texas at Austin and aJuris Doctor from theUniversity of Houston Law Center.[5]
Johnson defeated incumbent RepublicanMatt Rinaldi in the 2018 Texas House of Representatives elections. She is one ofDallas 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 theUnited States House of Representatives inTexas's 32nd congressional district in the2024 elections, as incumbentColin Allred was running for the U.S. Senate.[10] She defeatedBrian Williams in the Democratic Party primary election[11] and won the November general election.[12]
Rep. Johnson was sworn in to the119th United States Congress on January 3, 2025.
Johnsoncame out as a lesbian in 1991.[15] She and her wife, Susan Moster, married in San Francisco in 2014.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Julie Johnson | 138,545 | 61.9 | |
| Republican | Darrell Day | 85,170 | 38.1 | |
| Total votes | 223,715 | 100.0 | ||
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromTexas's 32nd congressional district 2025–present | Incumbent |
| U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial) | ||
| Preceded by | United States representatives by seniority 399th | Succeeded by |