Jarvis Johnson
Jarvis Johnson (Democratic Party) was a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 139. He assumed office in 2016. He left office on January 14, 2025.
Johnson (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 18th Congressional District. He will not appear on the ballot for the special general election on November 4, 2025.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Johnson was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Johnson was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Johnson was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
Texas committee assignments, 2017 |
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• Homeland Security & Public Safety |
• Urban Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2025
See also: Texas' 18th Congressional District special election, 2025
General election
The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.
Special general election for U.S. House Texas District 18
The following candidates are running in the special general election for U.S. House Texas District 18 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
Feldon Bonner II (D) | ||
![]() | Amanda Edwards (D) | |
Jolanda Jones (D) | ||
Isaiah Martin (D) | ||
Christian Menefee (D) ![]() | ||
![]() | Theodis Daniel (R) | |
![]() | Carmen Montiel (R) ![]() | |
Reyna Anderson (Independent) | ||
George Foreman (Independent) |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Barry Dewayne Marchant (D)
- Stephen Huey (D)
- Zoe Cadore (D)
- Jarvis Johnson (D)
- Peter Filler (D)
- Lizette Prestwich (D)
- Chance Davis (Independent)
- Robert Slater (D)
- Derrell Turner (Independent)
- Khris Beal (Independent)
- James Joseph (D)
- Kivan Polimis (D)
- Corisha Rogers (D)
- Selena Samuel (D)
- Ebony Eatmon (D)
- T.J. Baker (D)
- Tejas Tuppera (Independent)
- Laverne Crump (D)
Endorsements
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2024
Special election
General election
Special general election for Texas State Senate District 15
Molly Cook defeated Jarvis Johnson in the special general election for Texas State Senate District 15 on May 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Molly Cook (D) | 57.1 | 9,370 |
![]() | Jarvis Johnson (D) | 42.9 | 7,052 |
Total votes: 16,422 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michelle Bonton (D)
- Todd Litton (D)
- Alberto Cardenas Jr. (D)
Endorsements
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Regular election
General election
General election for Texas State Senate District 15
Incumbent Molly Cook defeated Joseph L. Trahan in the general election for Texas State Senate District 15 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Molly Cook (D) ![]() | 61.9 | 200,680 |
![]() | Joseph L. Trahan (R) ![]() | 38.1 | 123,515 |
Total votes: 324,195 | ||||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas State Senate District 15
Incumbent Molly Cook defeated Jarvis Johnson in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas State Senate District 15 on May 28, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Molly Cook ![]() | 50.2 | 9,506 |
![]() | Jarvis Johnson ![]() | 49.8 | 9,444 |
Total votes: 18,950 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 15
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 15 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jarvis Johnson ![]() | 36.2 | 17,953 |
✔ | ![]() | Molly Cook ![]() | 20.6 | 10,213 |
![]() | Todd Litton ![]() | 15.8 | 7,859 | |
![]() | Michelle Bonton | 10.7 | 5,291 | |
![]() | Alberto Cardenas Jr. ![]() | 10.5 | 5,196 | |
![]() | Karthik Soora ![]() | 6.2 | 3,091 |
Total votes: 49,603 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 15
Joseph L. Trahan advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 15 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Joseph L. Trahan ![]() | 100.0 | 23,627 |
Total votes: 23,627 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Jarvis Johnson won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 139.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 139
Incumbent Jarvis Johnson advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 139 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jarvis Johnson | 100.0 | 10,094 |
Total votes: 10,094 | ||||
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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 139
Incumbent Jarvis Johnson defeated R. Grizzle Trojacek in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 139 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jarvis Johnson (D) | 85.9 | 48,841 |
![]() | R. Grizzle Trojacek (L) ![]() | 14.1 | 8,029 |
Total votes: 56,870 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 139
Incumbent Jarvis Johnson defeated Angeanette Thibodeaux in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 139 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jarvis Johnson | 64.3 | 9,383 |
![]() | Angeanette Thibodeaux | 35.7 | 5,215 |
Total votes: 14,598 | ||||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 139
R. Grizzle Trojacek advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 139 on March 21, 2020.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | R. Grizzle Trojacek (L) ![]() |
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 139
Incumbent Jarvis Johnson defeated R. Grizzle Trojacek in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 139 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jarvis Johnson (D) | 92.8 | 37,159 |
![]() | R. Grizzle Trojacek (L) ![]() | 7.2 | 2,887 |
Total votes: 40,046 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 139
Incumbent Jarvis Johnson defeated Randy Bates in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 139 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jarvis Johnson | 60.4 | 5,673 |
![]() | Randy Bates | 39.6 | 3,725 |
Total votes: 9,398 | ||||
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2016
General election
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[1]
Incumbent Jarvis Johnson ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 139 general election.[2]
Texas House of Representatives, District 139 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
100.00% | 41,913 | |
Total Votes | 41,913 | |||
Source: Texas Secretary of State |
Jarvis Johnson defeated Kimberly Willis in the Texas House of Representatives, District 139 Democratic primary runoff.[3]
Texas House of Representatives, District 139 Democratic Primary Runoff, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
52.95% | 1,552 | |
Democratic | Kimberly Willis | 47.05% | 1,379 | |
Total Votes | 2,931 |
Kimberly Willis and Jarvis Johnson defeated Randy Bates and Jerry Ford in the Texas House of Representatives District 139 Democratic Primary.[4][3]
Texas House of Representatives, District 139 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
32.14% | 3,924 | |
Democratic | ![]() |
28.56% | 3,487 | |
Democratic | Randy Bates | 25.13% | 3,068 | |
Democratic | Jerry Ford | 14.18% | 1,731 | |
Total Votes | 12,210 |
Special election
A special election for the position of Texas House of Representatives District 139 was called for May 7. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7.[5]
The seat was vacant following Sylvester Turner's (D) election to the Mayor of Houston in the November 2015 general election.[5]
Jarvis Johnson (D) defeated Rickey Tezino (D) in the special election.[6][7]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | ![]() |
83.1% | 1,530 | |
Democratic | Rickey Tezino | 16.9% | 311 | |
Total Votes | 1,841 |
Campaign themes
2025
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2024
Special election
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Regular election
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|the Texas House of Representatives in 2016. Among Johnson’s many legislative achievements include re-establishing vocational education in our public schools, authorizing the Houston Land Bank in Texas Statute, expanding their ability to provide affordable housing, and expanding legal representation for foster youth, to name just a few. Jarvis is the proud father of two children, Nalyah and Jarvis II.
- Texas has the highest uninsured rate in the nation, this is unacceptable and we can do something about it. Texas is leaving billions of federal dollars on the table by not expanding Medicaid. This is the fastest and best solution to get millions of more Texans healthcare. Reproductive healthcare has been stripped away in Texas. Leaving many with no options, even when facing fatal medical conditions. I will continue to fight for expanded healthcare coverage, including fighting for a woman’s right to choose, and everyone’s access to reproductive healthcare.
- Unfortunately, we’ve seen poor flooding infrastructure during once-in-a-lifetime weather events that seem to be happening yearly. State leaders have politized flooding mitigation. There are still homes across Houston that are still inhabitable from Hurricane Harvey, this is egregious. We have to fund more flooding projects so our homes- most families' largest investment- can be protected during the ever-occurring once in a lifetime natural disasters. Climate change is real and we must be prepared for the future and the unpredictable weather.
- Public education is the foundation of our society, and it’s under attack from Republicans. From book banning, rewriting history, underpaying our teachers, and trying to defund our schools, SD 15 needs a fighter to stand up and fight for our communities. We must protect public education from voucher schemes and work to ensure all children receive an excellent education regardless of their zip code.
But most importantly, a core responsibility of this office is to serve the people of the district. This means, bringing back information for them on how their State Government is working FOR them, or maybe how it's harming their community. It's having an open door to your constituents and working every day to improve their lives.
100% Rating from Planned Parenthood Texas Votes
UNIONS
Seafarers International Union
Plumbers Local 68
Houston Professional Fire Fighters' Association
Houston Police Officers Union
African American Police Officers League
Houston Police Retired Officers Association
Communications Workers of America Local 6222
Texas State Employees Union CWA-6186
Transportation Workers Union-Local 620
IBEW 716
STATE LEADERS
State Senator Borris Miles, Senate District 13
State Representative Senfronia Thompson, House District 141
State Representative Alma Allen, House District 131
State Representative Gene Wu, House District 137
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2022
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
In 2024, the Texas State Legislature was not in session.
2023
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In 2023, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 29.
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2022
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In 2022, the Texas State Legislature was not in session. |
2021
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In 2021, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Texas State Legislature was not in session. |
2019
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In 2019, the Texas State Legislature was in its 86th legislative session from January 8 through May 27.
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2018
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In 2018, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2017
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In 2017, the Texas State Legislature was in its 85th legislative session from January 10 through May 29. A special session was held from July 18 to August 15.
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2016
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In 2016, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Idaho Statesman, "Special election May 7 will replace Turner in House," accessed January 19, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 Special Election, House District 139," accessed May 8, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Candidates for State Representative, District 139 Special Runoff Election," accessed March 9, 2016
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Preceded by - |
Texas House of Representatives District 139 2016-2025 |
Succeeded by Charlene Ward Johnson (D) |