Nathan M. Johnson

Nathan M. Johnson
Member of the Texas Senate from the 16th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 2019 (2019-01-08)
Preceded by	Don Huffines
Personal details
Born	Nathan Matthew Johnson (1968-02-12) February 12, 1968 (age 56) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Arizona (BS) University of Texas, Austin (JD)

Nathan Matthew Johnson (born February 12, 1968) is an American politician, lawyer, and composer who represents almost a million Dallas County residents in the growing and rapidly diversifying Texas Senate District 16. In the November 6, 2018, election, Johnson defeated incumbent Republican Don Huffines^[1] to become the first Democrat to represent the district in over three decades.

Early life and education

Johnson is a native of Fort Worth, Texas. He received a B.S. in physics from the University of Arizona in 1990 and a J.D. degree from the University of Texas School of Law in 1993.^[2]

Career

Prior to his political career, Johnson practiced business law and bankruptcy law and composed music for the Funimation produced English dub of Dragon Ball Z.^[3][4] Currently, Johnson practices commercial litigation at Thompson Coburn in Dallas.

Committee assignments^[5]

• Jurisprudence (Vice-Chair)
• Administration
• Business & Commerce
• Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
• Sunset Advisory Commission

Electoral history

2018

2018 Texas elections: Senate District 16^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nathan Johnson	159,228	54.13%
	Republican	Don Huffines (incumbent)	134,933	45.87%
	Democratic gain from Republican

Democratic Primary: Senate District 16^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nathan Johnson	25,437	69.57%
	Democratic	Joe Bogen	11,125	30.43%

2022

2022 Texas elections: Senate District 16^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nathan Johnson (incumbent)	118,663	61.95%
	Republican	Brandon Copeland	72,885	38.05%
	Democratic hold

Democratic Primary: Senate District 16^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nathan Johnson	31,323	100%

2024

2024 Texas Senate District 16 Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nathan M. Johnson (incumbent)	19,629	59.15%
	Democratic	Victoria Neave	13,554	40.85%
Total votes			33,183	100.00%

References

1. Samuels, Alex (November 7, 2018). "Democrats Nathan Johnson and Beverly Powell defeat state Sens. Don Huffines and Konni Burton in Texas midterm". The Texas Tribune.
2. "Senator Nathan Johnson: District 16". The Texas Senate.
3. "Nathan M. Johnson – Spector & Johnson PLLC". spectorjohnson.com.
4. "Nathan Johnson". IMDb.
5. "Senator Nathan Johnson: District 16". senate.texas.gov. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
6. "Race Summary Report: 2018 General Election". elections.sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
7. Office of the Secretary of State. "Race Summary Report; 2018 Democratic Party Primary Results". sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
8. Office of the Secretary of State. "Race Summary Report; 2022 General Election". sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
9. "2022 Texas Democratic Primary f Results". elections.sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved June 21, 2023.

External links

• Profile at the Texas Senate
• Nathan Johnson for Texas Senate