Cynthia A. Johnson (Michigan)
Cynthia A. Johnson (Democratic Party) was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 5. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. She left office on January 1, 2023.
Johnson (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 1. She lost as a write-in in the Democratic primary on August 2, 2022.
Johnson was a nonpartisan candidate for representative on the Detroit City Clerk in Michigan. Johnson was defeated in the primary election on August 8, 2017.
Johnson was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 5 of the Michigan House of Representatives. She ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2012 and 2014.[1]
Biography
Johnson was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, the oldest of four siblings. She graduated from Cody High School in 1976, one year after getting married to Wallace F. Hoskins Jr. She became a certified paralegal at the American Institute for Paralegal Studies before going on to receive her associate degree in arts from Wayne County Community College and her bachelor's degree in business management from Walsh College in Troy. After earning her business degree, she began working as a corrections officer for the Michigan Department of Corrections. She remained in this position for three years, after which she transitioned to the field of parole and probation. Johnson's resume also includes work as a bill collector for Credit Acceptance Corporation and a crisis intervention advocate for Detroit and Inkster Public Schools.[2] As of 2017, Johnson had been working as a radio broadcaster for four years.[3]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Johnson was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Johnson was assigned to the following committees:
- House Agriculture Committee
- House Oversight Committee, Minority Vice Chair
- Families, Children, and Seniors Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 1
Incumbent Tyrone Carter defeated Paula M. Campbell and Donald Love in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tyrone Carter (D) | 87.5 | 14,484 |
| Paula M. Campbell (R) | 10.8 | 1,790 | ||
| Donald Love (L) | 1.7 | 288 | ||
| Total votes: 16,562 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1
Incumbent Tyrone Carter defeated Jermaine Tobey and incumbent Cynthia A. Johnson in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tyrone Carter | 77.3 | 4,290 |
 | Jermaine Tobey | 21.3 | 1,185 | |
 | Cynthia A. Johnson (Write-in) | 1.4 | 77 | |
| Total votes: 5,552 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1
Paula M. Campbell advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Paula M. Campbell | 100.0 | 402 | |
| Total votes: 402 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 1
Donald Love advanced from the Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 1 on July 10, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Donald Love (L) | |
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2020
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 5
Incumbent Cynthia A. Johnson defeated Harold Day in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cynthia A. Johnson (D) | 93.4 | 18,658 |
| Harold Day (R) | 6.6 | 1,317 | ||
| Total votes: 19,975 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 5
Incumbent Cynthia A. Johnson defeated Rita Ross and Jermaine Tobey in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 5 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cynthia A. Johnson | 65.0 | 4,858 |
| Rita Ross | 28.4 | 2,120 | ||
| Jermaine Tobey | 6.6 | 491 | |
| Total votes: 7,469 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 5
Harold Day advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 5 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Harold Day | 100.0 | 205 | |
| Total votes: 205 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
- LEAP Forward[4]
2018
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 5
Cynthia A. Johnson defeated Dorothy Patterson in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cynthia A. Johnson (D) | 92.5 | 12,839 |
| Dorothy Patterson (R) | 5.5 | 765 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 270 | ||
| Total votes: 13,874 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 5
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 5 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cynthia A. Johnson | 37.0 | 2,149 |
| Rita Ross | 36.9 | 2,140 | ||
| Mark Payne Jr. | 12.5 | 723 | ||
 | Cliff Woodards II | 5.6 | 323 | |
| Mark Murphy | 5.5 | 319 | ||
| Jermaine Tobey | 2.6 | 153 | |
| Total votes: 5,807 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 5
Dorothy Patterson advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 5 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dorothy Patterson | 100.0 | 161 | |
| Total votes: 161 | |||
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2017
The city of Detroit, Michigan, held elections for mayor, city council, city clerk, and the Detroit Board of Police Commisisoners on November 7, 2017. A primary election was held on August 8, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 25, 2017.[5]
The following candidates ran in the primary election for city clerk of Detroit.[6]
| Detroit City Clerk, Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Janice Winfrey Incumbent |
51.31% | 32,190 |
| Garlin Gilchrist II |
19.60% | 12,294 |
| Heaster Wheeler | 13.19% | 8,275 |
| Cynthia A. Johnson | 7.39% | 4,638 |
| D. Etta Wilcoxon | 4.88% | 3,059 |
| Ronald Creswell | 1.93% | 1,209 |
| Faustine Onwuneme | 1.44% | 903 |
| Write-in votes | 0.26% | 163 |
| Total Votes | 62,731 | |
| Source: Wayne County Clerk, "2017 Primary Official Results," accessed August 23, 2017 | ||
Endorsements
Johnson received the following endorsements in 2017:
- Pastor Charles G. Adams of Hartford Memorial Baptist Church[3]
2016
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 19, 2016.
Incumbent Fred Durhal III defeated Dorothy Patterson in the Michigan House of Representatives District 5 general election.[7]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 5 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Fred Durhal III Incumbent |
92.51% | 17,832 | |
| Republican | Dorothy Patterson | 7.49% | 1,444 | |
| Total Votes | 19,276 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Fred Durhal III defeated Cynthia Johnson in the Michigan House of Representatives District 5 Democratic primary.[8][9]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 5 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Fred Durhal III Incumbent |
57.41% | 2,246 | |
| Democratic | Cynthia Johnson | 42.59% | 1,666 | |
| Total Votes | 3,912 | |||
Dorothy Patterson ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 5 Republican primary.[8][9]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 5 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Dorothy Patterson (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. Fred Durhal III defeated Cynthia Johnson and four others in the Democratic primary. Dorothy Patterson was unopposed in the Republican primary. Durhal defeated Patterson in the general election.[10][11][1][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Fred Durhal III |
94.4% | 11,796 | |
| Republican | Dorothy Patterson | 5.2% | 645 | |
| Write-in | Cynthia Johnson | 0.4% | 50 | |
| Write-in | Tonya Wells | 0% | 3 | |
| Total Votes | 12,494 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Fred Durhal III |
50.4% | 2,360 |
| Cynthia Johnson | 32.6% | 1,528 |
| Ishmail Terry | 7.2% | 335 |
| Tonya Wells | 3.7% | 172 |
| William Phillips | 3.1% | 147 |
| Ja'meka Armstrong | 3% | 139 |
| Total Votes | 4,681 | |
2012
Ann Johnson ran in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 5. She ran against Renard Berry, Fred Durhal Jr., Tonya Renay Wells, Mark Murphy Jr., and Nathaniel Nathan in the Democratic primary on August 7.[13][14]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Fred Durhal Jr. Incumbent |
50.7% | 2,752 |
| Cynthia Ann Johnson | 29.8% | 1,620 |
| Mark Murphy Jr. | 8.2% | 447 |
| Tonya Renay Wells | 7.3% | 398 |
| Renard Berry | 3.9% | 213 |
| Total Votes | 5,430 | |
2010
Johnson was a Democratic candidate for District 6 in the Michigan House of Representatives in the November 2, 2010, state legislative elections. Johnson was defeated in the Democratic primary on August 3, 2010, by Fred Durhal Jr.[15]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Cynthia A. Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Cynthia A. Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2017
Johnson participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates.[16] The following sections display her responses to the survey questions. When asked what her top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | Work to have elected officials and appointees bonded.[17] | ” |
| —Cynthia Johnson (June 28, 2017)[3] | ||
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important: city services (trash, utilities, etc.), civil rights, crime reduction/prevention, environment, government transparency, homelessness, housing, K-12 education, public pensions/retirement funds, recreational opportunities, transportation, and unemployment. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important.
| Issue importance ranking | |||
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| Candidate's ranking |
Issue | Candidate's ranking |
Issue |
| Government transparency | Unemployment | ||
| Environment | No item ranked at this value by the candidate. | ||
| K-12 education | Transportation | ||
| Housing | No item ranked at this value by the candidate. | ||
| Public pensions/retirement funds | City services (trash, utilities, etc.) | ||
| Homelessness | Recreational opportunities | ||
Nationwide municipal issues
The candidate was asked to answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions.
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| Very important | |
| Federal | |
| Increased economic opportunities | |
| Focusing on small business development | |
| Residents who care. | |
| Repeal the residency law
Requiring police, fire, EMT's, and appointees live in Detroit |
Noteworthy events
Removal from committee assignments (2020)
On December 2, 2020, Rudy Giuliani presented testimony on election fraud to Johnson and fellow Michigan House Oversight Committee members. Johnson accused Giuliani's witnesses of lying and later received death threats from alleged Trump supporters.
On December 8, 2020, Johnson posted a Facebook video to her personal account. According to NPR, she said, "This is just a warning to you Trumpers. Be careful. Walk lightly." She also said, "And for those of you who are soldiers, you know how to do it. Do it right. Be in order. Make them pay."[18] The following day, House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R) and Rep. Jason Wentworth (R) issued a statement saying Johnson's comments were "unbecoming of an elected official...Rep. Johnson has been removed from her committee assignments, and we are looking into further disciplinary action as the proper authorities conduct their own investigations."[19] Johnson appeared on The ReidOut that evening and said, "I have a job to do. And my job is to protect democracy and my job is also to question people when they come to our hearings. And that’s what I was doing."[19]
Scorecards
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2022
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2021
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2020
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2019
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ Cynthia Johnson for State Representative, "Biography of Cynthia A. Johnson pdf," accessed August 3, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2017, "Cynthia Johnson's Responses," June 28, 2017
- ↑ LEAP Forward, "6. ENDORSEMENTS," accessed June 30, 2020
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announces re-election bid," February 4, 2017
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "It's official: 8 Detroit mayoral candidates will be on primary ballot," May 11, 2017
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2012 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed June 4, 2012
- ↑ Associated Press, "Michigan - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 7, 2012
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, 2010 Primary Election Results – State Representative, accessed July 17, 2012
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ NPR, "Michigan GOP Sidelines Democrat For Her 'Unacceptable' Response To Lynching Threats," December 9, 2020
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 The Detroit News, "Michigan House Republicans take Democrat's committee posts after 'warning' to 'Trumpers'," December 9, 2020
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Fred Durhal III (D) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 5 2019-2023 |
Succeeded by Natalie Price (D) |
