Hank Johnson

Democrat Representative of Georgia's 4th district

Representative
Georgia, district 4
January 4, 2007 - January 3, 2009
Representative
Georgia, district 4
January 6, 2009 - January 3, 2011
Representative
Georgia, district 4
January 5, 2011 - January 3, 2013
Representative
Georgia, district 4
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
Georgia, district 4
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
Georgia, district 4
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Georgia, district 4
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Georgia, district 4
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Georgia, district 4
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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October 2, 1954 (70 years old)

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Serves as the U.S. representative for Georgia’s 4th congressional district since 2007
One of only three Buddhists to have served in the United States Congress
Grew up in Washington, D.C., with a father who worked for the Bureau of Prisons
Holds a B.A. degree from Clark College (now Clark Atlanta University) and a J.D. degree from Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Practiced law for more than 25 years in Decatur, Georgia
Served as an associate judge of the DeKalb County magistrate’s court from 1989 to 2001
Elected to the DeKalb County Commission, serving from 2001 to 2006
Won the 2006 Democratic primary for the 4th district by defeating Cynthia McKinney and subsequently won the general election
Has been reelected multiple times, often with a significant majority
Was the first Democratic congressman in Georgia to endorse Barack Obama in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary
Criticized the war in Iraq and introduced a bill to take U.S. troops off street patrol duty in Iraq
Has been a critic of Israel’s occupation policies
Supported legislation aimed at strengthening the U.S. civil justice system and protecting consumer access to civil courts
Voted against the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and for the Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Demanded censure of Representative Joe Wilson for his “you lie” outburst during Obama’s 2009 health care reform speech
Made a controversial comment about Guam tipping over, later clarified as a metaphor
Named the 18th most effective Democrat in the 112th Congress in a study by Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia
Served as a member of the United States House Judiciary Task Force on Judicial Impeachment
Called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump due to the Trump-Ukraine scandal
Voted “Most Clueless” by congressional staffers in The Washingtonian’s “Best & Worst of Congress” list in 2014
Holds committee assignments in the Judiciary and Transportation and Infrastructure committees
Member of several caucuses including the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the Congressional Black Caucus
Married to attorney and DeKalb County Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson, with two children
Battled Hepatitis C, which affected his speech and cognitive functions, but completed treatment with improved health outcomes