Nathan Johnson
What this job does: The state's lawyer. The attorney general defends Texas and its laws in court, sues on the state's behalf, collects child support, handles consumer protection cases and gives written legal opinions to state and local officials. A term is four years.
- Current office
- State Senator, Texas Senate District 16 (since 2019)
- Occupation
- Attorney (business and commercial litigation)
- Lives in
- Dallas
Background
- Born in Fort Worth; B.S. in physics from the University of Arizona (1990); law degree from the University of Texas School of Law (1993). source: en.wikipedia.org
- Business and bankruptcy lawyer; practices commercial litigation in Dallas with Thompson Coburn since 2023. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Texas Senate, District 16 (Dallas), since January 2019. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Won the May 26, 2026 Democratic primary runoff over Joe Jaworski. source: communityimpact.com
In their own words
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- Fix the attorney general's child support division source: ktre.com
- Fight public and private corruption source: communityimpact.com
- Enforce antitrust and consumer protection laws, including on junk fees and price manipulation source: ktre.com
- Restore public trust so the office acts independently source: ktre.com
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