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Julie lives in Farmers Branch with her wife, Susan Moster, and their 2 children. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a law degree from the University of Houston.  

Julie Johnson is a Texas state representative. She has served since 2019 and is the vice chair of the Women’s Health Caucus. 

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Supports raising the minimum wage, closing the gender pay gap, investing in infrastructure and job training programs, and implementing progressive tax policies.

Supports policies to increase affordable housing access, prevent homelessness, and address housing discrimination.

Supports policies that would increase access to affordable housing, prevent homelessness, and address housing discrimination.

Supports protecting and ensuring the solvency of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.

Supports protecting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.

Supports modernizing the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to provide a minimum of 12 weeks of paid leave for American workers.

Supports amending the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to provide a minimum of 12 weeks of paid leave for American workers.

Supports investing in infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, high-speed rail, and broadband.

Believes in using technology to boost innovation and economic opportunities, while ensuring responsible and ethical use.

Advocates for using technology to boost innovation and economic opportunities, while ensuring responsible and ethical use.

Believes blockchain technology will enable data ownership, wealth creation, and future digital stakeholder opportunities for Americans.

Advocates for blockchain technology, saying that it will enable data ownership, wealth creation, and future digital stakeholder opportunities for Americans.

- Supports raising the minimum wage, closing the gender pay gap, investing in infrastructure and job training programs, and implementing progressive tax policies.
- Supports policies that would increase access to affordable housing, prevent homelessness, and address housing discrimination.
- Supports protecting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
- Supports amending the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to provide a minimum of 12 weeks of paid leave for American workers.
- Supports strong data privacy measures.
- Supports investing in infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, high-speed rail, and broadband.
- Advocates for using technology to boost innovation and economic opportunities, while ensuring responsible and ethical use.
- Advocates for blockchain technology, saying that it will enable data ownership, wealth creation, and future digital stakeholder opportunities for Americans.

Economy

Supports strengthening gun laws by raising the minimum age to purchase a gun, advocating for safe storage laws, and working to prevent individuals who may cause harm from possessing firearms.

Supports gun control measures like raising the minimum age to purchase a gun, passing safe storage laws, and working to prevent individuals who may cause harm from possessing firearms.

- Supports gun control measures like raising the minimum age to purchase a gun, passing safe storage laws, and working to prevent individuals who may cause harm from possessing firearms.
- Supports decriminalizing marijuana.

Public Safety

Supports abortion and wants to codify Roe v. Wade.

As a state representative, passed HB 755 to end prior authorization by insurance companies for drugs prescribed to treat autoimmune diseases like HIV, arthritis, hemophilia, or Von Willebrand disease more than once annually.

As a state representative, passed HB 755 to end prior authorization by insurance companies for drugs prescribed to treat autoimmune diseases.

As a House Representative, co-authored and passed HB 85 to lower prescription drug costs by importing them from outside the U.S.

Co-authored and passed a bill to lower prescription drug costs by importing them from outside the U.S.

As a state representative, co-authored House Bill (HB) 12, which provides 12 months of Medicaid coverage for mothers in Texas.

Co-authored a bill that provides 12 months of Medicaid coverage for mothers in Texas.

Supports building upon the Affordable Care Act and exploring a public healthcare option to ensure everyone has access to medical care.

- Supports abortion access.
- Supports Medicaid expansion.
- As a state representative, passed HB 755 to end prior authorization by insurance companies for drugs prescribed to treat autoimmune diseases.
- Co-authored and passed a bill to lower prescription drug costs by importing them from outside the U.S.
- Co-authored a bill that provides 12 months of Medicaid coverage for mothers in Texas.
- Supports building upon the Affordable Care Act and exploring a public healthcare option to ensure everyone has access to medical care.

Healthcare

Believes in addressing student debt and ensuring access to quality education for all, supporting real student debt reform at the congressional level.

Advocates for student debt reform at the congressional level.

Believes in investing in public education from pre-K through college, including increasing teacher pay, reducing class sizes, and providing resources for underserved communities.

Supports investing in public education from pre-K through college, including increasing teacher pay, reducing class sizes, and providing resources for underserved communities.

Believes investing in early childhood education is crucial for future student success and earnings. Plans to allocate funds to ensure caregivers are paid well for their work.

Supports investing in early childhood education.

- Advocates for student debt reform at the congressional level.
- Supports investing in public education from pre-K through college, including increasing teacher pay, reducing class sizes, and providing resources for underserved communities.
- Supports investing in early childhood education.

Education

Supports investing in carbon recapture technology, equitable water use, and pollution reduction.

Supports water security and conservation.

Supports funding for high-speed broadband deployment in underserved communities.

- Supports investing in carbon recapture technology, equitable water use, and pollution reduction.
- Supports water security and conservation.
- Supports funding for high-speed broadband deployment in underserved communities.

Energy & the Environment

Supports passing the Freedom to Vote Act, which addresses voting rights reforms, campaign finance reform, and election integrity.

Supports the Freedom to Vote Act, which addresses voting rights reforms, campaign finance reform, and election integrity.

Supports measures that aim to protect and strengthen democratic institutions.

- Supports the Freedom to Vote Act, which addresses voting rights reforms, campaign finance reform, and election integrity.
- Supports measures that aim to protect and strengthen democratic institutions.

Voting & Elections

Believes in comprehensive immigration reform, including a pathway to citizenship, protection for Dreamers, and humane border treatment.

Supports comprehensive immigration reform, including a pathway to citizenship, protection for Dreamers, and humane border treatment.

Believes in strengthening borders through investments in technology and personnel, not a border wall. Supports legalizing undocumented laborers to create a level playing field and increase taxes.

Supports strengthening borders through investments in technology and personnel. 

Supports providing veterans with timely access to quality healthcare, mental health resources, and job training opportunities.

- Supports comprehensive immigration reform, including a pathway to citizenship, protection for Dreamers, and humane border treatment.
- Supports strengthening borders through investments in technology and personnel. 
- Supports providing veterans with timely access to quality healthcare, mental health resources, and job training opportunities.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Julie Johnson

Julie lives in Farmers Branch with her wife, Susan Moster, and their two children. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a law degree from the University of Houston.  

Julie Johnson has served in the Texas House since 2019 and is the Vice Chair of the Women’s Health Caucus. 

Believes in establishing "clear rules of the road" for the crypto industry to ensure consumer protection and equitable outcomes.

Believes the current regulations on cryptocurrency and digital assets are "unworkable" and supports addressing concerns while recognizing the potential of blockchain technology.

Believes that the 1933 securities laws are outdated and ineffective for regulating 21st-century technologies.

Opposes the National Auto Dealers Association.

Supports the National Association of Realtors.

Endorsed by the Laborers' International Union of North America, Midwest Region, Southwest Laborers District Council, and Local 154.

Supports labor unions, including the Southwest Regional Joint Board Workers (SEIU).

As a legislator, earned a reputation for "confronting the corrupt and powerful."

Ayudó a liquidar 76 de 77 proyectos de ley anti la comunidad LGBTQ.

Supports gun control and has an "F" rating from the NRA.

Supports gun violence reform and has passed related legislation.

As a House Representative, co-authored and passed HB 2242, which required information on safe firearm storage for the Department of Public Safety's Keep ‘Em Safe Texas Gun Storage Campaign.

Supports gun control. As a House Representative, authored and passed HB 544, which would have required additional reporting for convicted domestic abusers trying to purchase firearms.

Supports advocating for marginalized communities.

As a House Representative, co-authored HB 2744, which raises the minimum age to purchase certain semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21.

As a lawyer, defended workers, stood up for the mentally disabled, helped students who were taken advantage of by for-profit universities, and fought for equality for female athletes.

Believes in fighting against corruption and abuse of power.

Endorsed by the Texas Fraternal Order of Police.

As a House Representative, co-authored HB 220 to allow peace officers and court officers to reclaim revoked or suspended handgun licenses and create a database for federally licensed firearms dealers to check for revoked or suspended handgun licenses.

As a state representative, passed bills to ensure life-saving drugs for Texans aren’t held up by prior-authorization requirements.

As a House Representative, authored HB 809 to qualify veterans with PTSD for medical marijuana and HB 1805 to allow patients to use marijuana in lieu of opioids for acute or chronic pain.

Supports maintaining funding for health systems like Parkland Health System.

Supports funding for health systems like Parkland Health System.

Promises to continue advocating for patient safety, insurance reforms, and medical board reforms.

Believes in delivering healthcare and patient safety legislation.

Supports abortion and, as Vice Chair of the Women’s Health Caucus, opposed anti-abortion bills and protected pharmacists providing reproductive care.

Supports abortion and wants to reinstate reproductive rights by codifying Roe v. Wade.

As a House Representative, co-authored and passed a bill to lower prescription drug costs by importing them from outside the U.S.

As a state representative, co-authored a bill that provides 12 months of Medicaid coverage for mothers in Texas.

Believes healthcare is a human right and supports expanding access to affordable, quality healthcare for all Americans.

- Supports abortion access.
- Supports Medicaid expansion.
- As a state representative, passed HB 755 to end prior authorization by insurance companies for drugs prescribed to treat autoimmune diseases.
- As a House Representative, co-authored and passed a bill to lower prescription drug costs by importing them from outside the U.S.
- As a state representative, co-authored a bill that provides 12 months of Medicaid coverage for mothers in Texas.
- Believes healthcare is a human right and supports expanding access to affordable, quality healthcare for all Americans.
- Supports building upon the Affordable Care Act and exploring a public healthcare option to ensure everyone has access to medical care.

Believes ending the "windfall provision" will improve educator retirement benefits and encourage retired professionals to rejoin the workforce.

Believes updating U.S. water infrastructure is essential to provide clean drinking water and prevent health and environmental risks.

Believes in effective governance and has a record of bipartisan success, authoring over 400 bills with 108 becoming law.

Believes in strengthening election integrity to protect against voter suppression, dark money, and foreign interference.

Advocates for strengthening election integrity to protect against voter suppression, dark money, and foreign interference.

- Advocates for strengthening election integrity to protect against voter suppression, dark money, and foreign interference.
- Supports the Freedom to Vote Act, which addresses voting rights reforms, campaign finance reform, and election integrity.
- Supports measures that aim to protect and strengthen democratic institutions.

Supports diplomacy, multilateralism, and international cooperation to address global challenges and promote peace and stability.

Plans to work towards new immigration reform and border security negotiations.

Believes in solving immigration issues through "real and comprehensive immigration reform" rather than "buoys and barbed wire."

Supports legalizing undocumented laborers to create a level playing field and increase taxes.

- Supports comprehensive immigration reform, including a pathway to citizenship, protection for Dreamers, and humane border treatment.
- Supports strengthening borders through investments in technology and personnel. 
- Supports providing veterans with timely access to quality healthcare, mental health resources, and job training opportunities.
- Supports legalizing undocumented laborers to create a level playing field and increase taxes.

Julie Johnson lives in Farmers Branch, Texas, with her wife, Susan Moster, and their two sons, Nicholas and Ben. She attended the University of Texas at Austin.

Julie Johnson is a Texas State Representative. She is also a Texas-educated attorney.

Julie Johnson has served in the Texas House since 2019 and is the Vice Chair of the Women’s Health Caucus. She previously ran for and won a seat in the Texas House, defeating the author of the Texas “Bathroom Bill.”

- Your US Representative represents the interests of your district in the US House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. Texas currently has 36 US Representatives.
- US Representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become national law.
- Representatives may serve on congressional committees. Committees focus on certain policy areas, such as transportation, education, or labor. They may also run for higher positions within their party, such as the Speaker of the House or Majority/Minority Leader.
- Representatives are elected to two-year terms. To hold this office, a candidate must be a legal resident of Texas for at least seven years before their election. US Representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.