Julie Johnson has made history as not only the first openly LGBTQ+ person to represent Texas in Congress, but the first to be elected from anywhere in the South of the United States.
The 57-year-old Democratic representative claimed victory in the Lone Star State’s 32nd Congressional District on Tuesday, November 5 – defeating her Republican opponent Darrell Day and Libertarian candidate Kevin Hale. She will succeed outgoing representative, Democrat Colin Allred, who unsuccessfully challenged Ted Cruz for his seat in the Senate.