Hank Johnson (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Georgia's 4th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2007. His current term ends on January 3, 2025.
Johnson (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Georgia's 4th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2024 election.
Johnson served as a magistrate judge for ten years. He was also elected as a commissioner in DeKalb County, Georgia for two terms.
An attorney by profession, Johnson graduated from Clark College and received his law degree from Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law. He practiced criminal defense law for 27 years.
At the beginning of the 116th Congress, Johnson was appointed to the Committee on Judiciary and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. He was also elected to chair the Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet subcommittee.
As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Johnson is an average Democratic member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Democratic Party on the majority of bills.
Johnson was born in Washington, D.C. He graduated from Clark College (now Clark Atlanta University) in 1976, and Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston in 1979. Johnson practiced law in Decatur, Georgia, for more than 25 years.
