Ann Johnson
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Ann Johnson (Democratic Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 134. She assumed office on January 12, 2021. Her current term ends on January 14, 2025.
Johnson (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 134. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Johnson was born in Houston, Texas. She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Texas in 1988 and her law degree from South Texas College of Law in 2001. Johnson's professional experience includes working as a human trafficking prosecutor, a teacher, a small business owner, and an attorney. She has been affiliated with the State Bar of Texas, the Houston LGBTQ Political Caucus, Meyerland Area Democrats Club, Bayou Blue Democrats, and St. Paul's United Methodist Church.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Johnson was assigned to the following committees:
- Insurance Committee, Vice Chair
- Calendars Committee
- General Investigating Committee, Vice Chair
- Public Health Committee
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2021-2022
Johnson was assigned to the following committees:
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Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 134
Incumbent Ann Johnson defeated Audrey Douglas in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 134 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ann Johnson (D) | 61.8 | 53,199 |
 | Audrey Douglas (R) | 38.2 | 32,831 | |
| Total votes: 86,030 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 134
Incumbent Ann Johnson advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 134 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ann Johnson | 100.0 | 14,870 |
| Total votes: 14,870 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 134
Audrey Douglas advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 134 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Audrey Douglas | 100.0 | 8,876 |
| Total votes: 8,876 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 134
Incumbent Ann Johnson defeated Ryan McConnico and Carol Unsicker in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 134 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ann Johnson (D) | 61.6 | 49,688 |
 | Ryan McConnico (R) | 37.1 | 29,968 | |
 | Carol Unsicker (L) | 1.3 | 1,058 | |
| Total votes: 80,714 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 134
Incumbent Ann Johnson advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 134 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ann Johnson | 100.0 | 13,094 |
| Total votes: 13,094 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 134
Ryan McConnico defeated A. A. Dominquez in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 134 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ryan McConnico | 75.4 | 6,992 |
| A. A. Dominquez | 24.6 | 2,278 | |
| Total votes: 9,270 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 134
Carol Unsicker advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 134 on March 12, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carol Unsicker (L) | 90.7 | 39 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 9.3 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 43 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 134
Ann Johnson defeated incumbent Sarah Davis in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 134 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ann Johnson (D) | 52.3 | 56,895 |
 | Sarah Davis (R) | 47.7 | 51,960 | |
| Total votes: 108,855 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 134
Ann Johnson defeated Ruby Powers and Lanny Bose in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 134 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ann Johnson | 68.5 | 17,118 |
 | Ruby Powers | 19.6 | 4,899 | |
 | Lanny Bose | 11.9 | 2,987 | |
| Total votes: 25,004 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 134
Incumbent Sarah Davis advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 134 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sarah Davis | 100.0 | 10,643 |
| Total votes: 10,643 | |||
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Campaign finance
2012
Johnson ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 134. Johnson ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election and was defeated by incumbent Sarah Davis (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Sarah Davis Incumbent |
54.6% | 43,944 | |
| Democratic | Ann Johnson | 45.4% | 36,480 | |
| Total Votes | 80,424 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ann Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Ann Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Ann Johnson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Johnson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a former chief human trafficking prosecutor, current teacher and small business owner who works in our criminal justice system as an attorney for many who cannot afford a lawyer. I have a long history of standing up for the most vulnerable in our community - I stood up to the worst human traffickers and won, protecting child victims of exploitation. I am a cancer survivor who will be a relentless advocate in the legislature to expand health care, restore a woman's right to choose, pass common-sense gun safety reforms, improve public education and fight for our kids.
I am a founding member of the CARE Court (Creating Advocacy, Recovery, and Empowerment), which utilizes a comprehensive strength-based approach in working with youth who are actively engaged in or at risk of becoming involved in commercial sexual exploitation. I was instrumental in the creation of SAFE Court, a program designed to help those charged with prostitution, between ages 17-25, to escape the revolving door of criminal justice. My work led to the establishment of the Human Trafficking Section where she served as the Chief until 2017. I am now in private practice handling juvenile law, criminal law and human trafficking related matters. I am also an adjunct professor of law at South Texas College of Law.
I married my wife Sonya as soon as the law allowed. We have 3 rescue dogs and lots of wonderful nieces and nephews.
- I will advance legislation that will protect women's health, including reproductive rights, and fully fund the community-based clinics and providers who are on the front lines in providing the care women and their families need and deserve.
- I will fight to pass sensible gun legislation including stronger background checks, extreme protection orders and prohibitions on guns in schools. I stand with Moms Demand Action.
- Texans have an opportunity this cycle to flip the state house to Democratic control, and HD 134, where I am running, is a target district. I will champion reforms to end partisan gerrymandering so voters choose their representatives instead of representatives choosing their voters.
Health care, public education, gun safety, climate change (including flood prevention), and fair districts
My mom and dad. I am the youngest child of former State Representative Jake Johnson and Judge Carolyn Marks Johnson. Growing up around my family's law firm, I learned from my parents the honor and awesome responsibility of standing in a courtroom and speaking for those who are unable to speak for themselves. My parents represented labor unions and union members who had been injured or wronged. I saw first-hand how important it was to have someone fighting for the rights and benefits their clients deserved and it made me feel proud to see people getting the help they needed. My parents dedicated their lives to public service and I think of them often as I pursue my career in public service.
In the political environment we face in Texas, our elected officials must be strong, principled fighters. Republicans have gerrymandered districts to disenfranchise voters. They've blocked Medicaid expansion, denying more than a million Texans access to health care. They have gutted public education. They have used every trick in the book to drive the priorities of their corporate donors and far right supporters like the NRA. We need strong fighters to stand up to their policies and their tactics.
I have a long history of standing up for the most vulnerable in our community - I stood up to the worst human traffickers and won, protecting child victims of exploitation. I am a cancer survivor who will be a relentless advocate in the legislature to expand health care, restore a woman's right to choose, pass common-sense gun safety reforms, improve public education and fight for our kids.
As in the federal government, the Texas House of Representatives is closer to the people. There are more districts and they are smaller. As big changes happen in the electorate, as they are now, the house is affected sooner than the Senate.
Yes, but it must be the right kind of experience. My opponent has experience pushing the priorities of the NRA, denying climate change, and gutting funding for public education. She is out of step with the values of the people in our district, and, I believe all Texans.
Texas has the highest number of uninsured residents in America, and consistently ranks lowest in public education spending. We need to re-order our priorities and let the needs of Texans drive public policy, not partisan politics.
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2012
Johnson seeks to restore cuts that have been made to education, and argues that it is cheaper to invest in educating youth than it is to incarcerate them; she supports the use of Rainy Day Funds so that further cuts do not have to be made. Johnson also states that she will be women's "voice in Austin."[3]
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2023
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2022
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2021
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 24, 2020
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Voteannjohnson.com, "Women’s Health," accessed October 17, 2012
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