Julie Johnson
U.S. House · TX-32 · Democrats · since 2025
alsoCandidate for U.S. House · TX-32
Biography
Overview
Julie Johnson is a Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas's 32nd congressional district, serving since 2025. An attorney and former Texas state legislator, Johnson is the first openly LGBTQ+ member of Congress from a Southern state. She earned her B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin and her J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center.
Career
Johnson won election to the U.S. House in November 2024, defeating Republican-held Texas's 32nd district. In her brief tenure since January 2025, she has sponsored 18 bills addressing topics including 6G technology, homeland security funding, election integrity, healthcare access, and Social Security. Previously, she served in the Texas House of Representatives, where she was one of Dallas County's first two openly gay legislators and participated in a 2021 walkout by House Democrats to delay legislation.
Prior political experience
Johnson won the November 2024 general election for Texas's 32nd congressional district. According to the 2018 election data provided, she received 32,214 votes (28.4%) in one contest and 5,043 votes (38.6%) in another during that election cycle. She was sworn in to the 119th Congress on January 3, 2025. Based on 2025 redistricting, she subsequently filed to run in Texas's 33rd congressional district.
Biographical material adapted from the Wikipedia article (retrieved April 29, 2026), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ideology
Liberal–Conservative (DW-NOMINATE dim 1)
Secondary axis (DW-NOMINATE dim 2)(?)
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| Term | Seat | Term dates | Termination | Predecessor | Successor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | U.S. House TX-32 | 2025–present | In progress | Pete Sessions | — |
Committee assignments
- ElectionsHouse· 2025–present
- Emergency Management and TechnologyHouse· 2025–present
- Border Security and EnforcementHouse· 2025–present
- House· 2025–present
- joint· 2025–present
- EuropeHouse· 2025–present
- South and Central AsiaHouse· 2025–present
- House· 2025–present
- House· 2025–present
Current term legislation
Bills sponsored this term10
- H.R. 8320
USA 6G Global Leadership Act
Apr 16, 2026REPORTED - H.R. 7617
To provide funding for administrative expenses of the Department of Homeland Security during any lapse in appropriations during fiscal year 2026, to require that the Department be responsive to congressional offices during such a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.
Feb 20, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7290
Qualified Immunity Accountability Act
Jan 30, 2026INTRODUCED - H.R. 7289
Community Health Workforce Development Act
Jan 30, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7182
VOTE Act
Jan 21, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 6717
Military Financial Literacy Accountability Act
Dec 15, 2025IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 6445
Fast Track Healthcare Apprenticeships Act
Dec 4, 2025IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 6302
Whistleblowers Aiding National Security Act of 2025
Nov 25, 2025IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 5771
Reliable Social Security Service for Seniors Act
Oct 17, 2025IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 5467
PAAT Act
Sep 18, 2025IN_COMMITTEE
Bills cosponsored this term10
- H.R. 8397
To protect Moms and babies against climate change, and for other purposes.
Apr 21, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 8342
Poll Worker Tax Cut Act
Apr 16, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 8317
Tech to Save Moms Act
Apr 15, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 8285
Protecting American Competition Act of 2026
Apr 15, 2026REPORTED - H.R. 8275
Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of the Office Act
Apr 14, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 8153
Maternal Vaccination Act
Mar 27, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 8103
To prohibit the use of funds to use military force in or against Cuba, and for other purposes.
Mar 26, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 8080
Data to Save Moms Act
Mar 25, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 8074
Kira Johnson Act
Mar 25, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 8089
Perinatal Workforce Act
Mar 25, 2026IN_COMMITTEE
Elections
| Year | Seat | Result | Vote share | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | State House TX-115 | Lost | 38.63% |
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