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Nathan Johnson (Texas)
Nathan Johnson (Democratic Party) is a member of the Texas State Senate, representing District 16. He assumed office on January 8, 2019. His current term ends on January 9, 2029.
Johnson (Democratic Party) is running for election for Attorney General of Texas. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on March 3, 2026.[source]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Johnson was assigned to the following committees:
- Administration Committee
- Business & Commerce Committee
- Committee of the Whole Senate
- Jurisprudence Committee, Vice Chair
- Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs Committee
2021-2022
Johnson was assigned to the following committees:
- Administration Committee, Vice chair
- Business & Commerce Committee
- Jurisprudence Committee
- Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs Committee
2019-2020
Johnson was assigned to the following committees:
- Administration Committee
- Health & Human Services Committee
- Veteran Affairs & Border Security Committee
- Water and Rural Affairs Committee
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
2026
See also: Texas Attorney General election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Texas
Joe Jaworski and Nathan Johnson are running in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Texas on March 3, 2026.
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 | Nathan Johnson | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Texas
Joan Huffman, Mayes Middleton, Aaron Reitz, and Chip Roy are running in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Texas on March 3, 2026.
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Endorsements
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2024
See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas State Senate District 16
Incumbent Nathan Johnson won election in the general election for Texas State Senate District 16 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nathan Johnson (D) | 100.0 | 187,557 |
| Total votes: 187,557 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 16
Incumbent Nathan Johnson defeated Victoria Neave Criado in the Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 16 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nathan Johnson | 59.2 | 19,734 |
 | Victoria Neave Criado | 40.8 | 13,604 | |
| Total votes: 33,338 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Johnson received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas State Senate District 16
Incumbent Nathan Johnson defeated Brandon Copeland in the general election for Texas State Senate District 16 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nathan Johnson (D) | 61.9 | 118,663 |
 | Brandon Copeland (R) | 38.1 | 72,885 | |
| Total votes: 191,548 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 16
Incumbent Nathan Johnson advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 16 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nathan Johnson | 100.0 | 31,323 |
| Total votes: 31,323 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 16
Brandon Copeland advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 16 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brandon Copeland | 100.0 | 21,587 |
| Total votes: 21,587 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas State Senate District 16
No candidate advanced from the convention.
Candidate | ||
 | Ed Rankin (L) | |
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Campaign finance
2018
- See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Texas State Senate District 16
Nathan Johnson defeated incumbent Donald Huffines in the general election for Texas State Senate District 16 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nathan Johnson (D) | 54.1 | 159,228 |
 | Donald Huffines (R) | 45.9 | 134,933 | |
| Total votes: 294,161 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 16
Nathan Johnson defeated Joe Bogen in the Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 16 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nathan Johnson | 69.6 | 25,330 |
| Joe Bogen | 30.4 | 11,068 | ||
| Total votes: 36,398 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 16
Incumbent Donald Huffines advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 16 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Donald Huffines | 100.0 | 30,311 |
| Total votes: 30,311 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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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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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate Attorney General of Texas |
Officeholder Texas State Senate District 16 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Donald Huffines (R) |
Texas State Senate District 16 2019-Present |
Succeeded by - |
