Nathan (Nathan) Johnson (D-SS16)
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Capitol: 512.463.0116
FAX: 512.463.3135
District: 972.701.0349
District FAX: 972.661.1512
Senator
Room 3E.10 Capitol Station 1100 Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701

District Office:
12222 Merit Drive
Dallas, TX 75251
Elected: 2018    Next Election: 2026
Spouse: Anne   DOB: 2/12/1968
Committee Assignments
MemberSenate Committee on Business and Commerce
Vice ChairSenate Committee on Jurisprudence
MemberSenate Committee on Administration
MemberSenate Committee on Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Counties Representing
Dallas

Bio

Occupation- Attorney, Holland & Knight LLP Education- University of Arizona, B.S.; University of Texas, J.D.

Legislative Experience- Senate Member- 2019 - present Hometown- Dallas Party- Democrat Elected with bipartisan support in 2018, Senator Nathan Johnson became the first Democrat to represent Senate District 16 in three decades. It was his first ever political race. In his first two legislative sessions he passed nearly five dozen bills into law, all with bipartisan support.

He passed laws that make private health insurance more affordable, expand the scope of palliative care services, combat vape sales to minors, and bring a new tier of critical teen mental health services to Texas. He also passed legislation to overhaul construction lien law, streamline regulatory procedures, protect seniors from crime, revise counterproductive criminal penalties, improve the health of soil and water, and phase out hydrofluorocarbons, along with various bills to address the local needs of District 16.

Johnson played a key role in the 87th Legislature's responses to winter storm Uri, including legislation to stabilize the state's energy markets and avoid future catastrophic failures of the power grid. His work in preserving patients' rights helped bring full bipartisan support to the COVID-19 liability law. Johnson is a sought-after speaker on the economic and social aspects of Medicaid expansion.

As a member of the Senate Committees on Business & Commerce, Water, and Jurisprudence, Johnson works on policy areas that are critical to the state, including electrical power, insurance, banking, technology and telecommunications, water rights, environmental quality, and state legal systems. Johnson also was appointed to the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission, a panel of lawmakers and private citizen appointees, charged with reviewing and proposing changes to state agencies to ensure that they effectively and efficiently serve the needs of the public.

Johnson holds degrees in physics from the University of Arizona and law from the University of Texas at Austin. He practices law in Dallas in the Trial Practice Group at Holland & Knight, and previously composed music for the classical concert stage and scored the hit television series Dragon Ball Z. Senator Johnson and his wife Anne, a Dallas appellate attorney, have three children in college and high school.








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