DJ Johnson (born 1957) is an American politician who has been serving in the

Kentucky House of Representatives The Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly. It is composed of 100 Representatives elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. Not more than two counties can be joined to form ...

as a Republican for the 13th district representing parts of Daviess County since 2021. He lives in

Owensboro, Kentucky Owensboro is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Daviess County, Kentucky, United States. It is the fourth-largest city in the state by population. Owensboro is located on U.S. Route 60 and Interstate 165 about southwest of Lou ...

. Johnson had previously represented the district from 2017 to 2019. In 2018, he was defeated for re-election by

Jim Glenn James Glenn Jr. (born February 17, 1948) is a former Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives. Personal life Jim Glenn was married to his wife Cornelia for 38 years, who died in June 2010. He currently resides in Owensboro an ...

(whom he had defeated in 2016) by a margin of one vote. In 2020, Johnson successfully defeated Glenn to reclaim his seat in the House.

Background

Johnson was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, and graduated from Apollo High School. He then attended

Western Kentucky University Western Kentucky University is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It was founded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1906, though its roots reach back a quarter-century earlier. It operates regional campuses in Glasgow, Elizabethtow ...

, graduating in 1979 with a

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in communications. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserves the same year and served until 1990 when he retired with the rank of captain. He is the general manager of Midwest Rigging Supply Co. as well as an instructor at Grace Christian Academy and a small business consultant.

Political career

Elections

2016 Johnson was unopposed in the 2016 Republican primary, and won the 2016 Kentucky House of Representatives election against Democratic candidate Jim Glenn, winning with 8,343 votes. 2018 Johnson was unopposed in the 2018 Republican primary, and was defeated in the

2018 Kentucky House of Representatives election The 2018 Kentucky House of Representatives elections were held on November 6, 2018, as part of the biennial United States elections. All 100 of Kentucky's state representatives were up for reelection. In Kentucky, members of the House of Represent ...

by Democratic candidate Jim Glenn, losing by a margin of 1 vote. 2020 Johnson was unopposed in the 2020 Republican primary, and won the 2020 Kentucky House of Representatives election against incumbent Jim Glenn, winning with 9,485 votes. 2022 Johnson was unopposed in the 2022 Republican primary, and won the 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election against Democratic candidate Michael Johnson, winning with 8,387 votes. 2024 Johnson was unopposed in the 2024 Republican primary, and will be unopposed in the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election on November 5.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, DJ Living people Republican Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives 1957 births