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Hank Johnson, Jr.'s Biography

Office:

On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (GA) - District 4

Contact Information

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4153 Flat Shoals Parkway
Suite 322, Building C, 2nd Floor
Decatur, GA 30034
Phone: 770-558-1153

5240 Snapfinger Park Drive
Suite 140
Decatur, GA 30035

2240 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

Full Name:

Henry 'Hank' C. Johnson, Jr.

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Mereda; 2 Children: Randi, Alex

Birth Date:

10/02/1954

Birth Place:

Washington, DC

Home City:

Lithonia, GA

Religion:

Buddhist

JD, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University, 1976-1979

BS, Political Science and Government, Clark Atlanta College, 1972-1976

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Georgia, District 4, 2007-present

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Georgia, District 4, 2022, 2024

Regional Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2009

Commissioner, Board of Commissioners, DeKalb County, 2001-2006

Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present

Member, Fourth Amendment Caucus, present

Member, Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery Caucus

Member, Aerospace Caucus

Member, American Sikh Caucus

Former Member, Armed Services Committee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Arthritis Caucus

Member, Asthma and Allergy Caucus

Member, Autism Caucus

Member, Azerbaijan Caucus

Member, Carbonated and Non-Alcoholic Caucus

Member, Caribbean Caucus

Member, Congressional Arts Caucus

Member, Congressional Bike Caucus

Member, Congressional Black Caucus

Member, Congressional Caucus on Blood

Member, Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth

Co-Chair, Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease

Member, Congressional Deaf Caucus

Member, Congressional Dyslexia Caucus

Member, Congressional Full Employment Caucus

Member, Congressional Humanities Caucus

Member, Congressional Internet Caucus

Member, Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus

Member, Congressional Malaria Caucus

Member, Congressional Neuroscience Caucus

Member, Congressional Rare Disease Caucus

Member, Congressional STEAM Caucus

Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus

Member, Congressional TRIO Caucus Jobs NOW Caucus

Member, Congressional Urban Caucus

Member, Courthouse Caucus

Member, Creative Rights Caucus

Member, Crohn's and Colitis Caucus

Member, Diabetes Caucus

Member, Entertainment Caucus

Former Member, Executive Overreach Task Force, United States House of Representatives

Member, Friends of Finland Caucus

Member, General Aviation Caucus

Member, German-American Caucus

Member, Green Schools Caucus

Member, HIV/AIDS Caucus

Member, Hellenic Caucus

Co-Chair, Hepatitis Caucus

Member, Hospitality Caucus

Member, House Army Caucus

Former Member, House Committee on Oversight and Reform

Member, Human Trafficking Caucus

Member, India Caucus

Legislative, Intellectual Property Caucus

Member, International Engagement Caucus

Member, Internet of Things Caucus

Member, LGBT Caucus

Member, Lupus Caucus

Member, Men's Health Caucus

Member, Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus

Member, Multiple Sclerosis Caucus

Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus

Member, National Heritage Areas Caucus

Member, National Service Caucus

Member, Navy/Marine Corps Caucus

Member, Nursing Caucus

Member, Out of Iraq Caucus

Member, Out of Poverty Caucus

Former Member, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee (Armed Services), United States House of Representatives

Member, Peace Corps Caucus

Member, Populist Caucus

Member, Ports Caucus

Member, Progressive Caucus

Member, Public Broadcasting Caucus

Member, Refugee Caucus

Former Member, Regulatory Reform, Commercial, and Antitrust Law Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Safe Climate Caucus

Former Member, Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Sickle Cell Caucus

Member, Small Brewers Caucus

Member, Small Business Caucus

Member, Special Operatoins Forces Caucus

Member, Spectrum Caucus

Co-Chair, State Medicaid Expansion Caucus

Former Member, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Taiwan Caucus

Member, Travel and Tourism Caucus

Member, Turkey Caucus

Member, United States Japan Caucus

Member, United States Philippines Friendship Caucus

Member, Urban Caucus

Whip, Congressional Progressive Caucus, 2010

Special Master, Georgia Supreme Court

Attorney/Partner, Criminal/Civil Litigation, Johnson and Johnson Law Group, Limited Liability Company, 1980-2007

Associate Judge, Magistrate Court, DeKalb County, 1989-2001

Member, Board of Directors, Antioch Urban Ministries Incorporated

Member, Congressional Seniors Task Force

Member, DeKalb County Law Library

Member, Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys

Member, Georgia Bar Association

Member, Georgia Lawyers Foundation

Member, Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission

Member, Trade Working Group

Co-Chair, Obama Presidental Campaign, Georgia, 2008

Chair, Budget Committee, DeKalb County, 2001-2006

Spouse's Occupation:

Attorney, DeKalb County Commissioner

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