# Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson is a Democratic member of the Missouri House for district 23.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Missouri House, district 23
- Serving since: 2021-01-06
- Current term: MO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8014964b-117f-40a4-a466-ac597dd70983

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8014964b-117f-40a4-a466-ac597dd70983 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

50% of Johnson’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Missouri, in the bottom tenth of State House Democrats.

## What Johnson says (MO 2025–26 session)

12 classified statements: 12 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Johnson | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 8.3% | 2.5% | 65 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 8.3% | 39.2% | 715 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 8.3% | 1.0% | 14 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 100% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 0% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.47 (standard error 0.07), from 49 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 71% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (MO 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 25 bills: 25 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 12. 16.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Missouri House 32.2%; rank 102 of 150).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3543: Authorizes counties to adopt a real property homestead tax exemption for certain disabled veterans (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3543/
- HB 3542: Establishes the "Community Safety and Law Enforcement Integrity Act" (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3542/
- HB 3265: Eliminates fines and fees for cases in juvenile court (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3265/
- HB 3264: Designates the city of Kansas City as the "Barbecue Capital" of the state of Missouri (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3264/
- HB 3268: Authorizes a tax credit for providing services to homeless persons (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3268/
- HB 3266: Creates a bill of rights for the unhoused (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3266/
- HB 3267: Grants the air conservation commission the authority to create standards and guidelines (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3267/
- HB 2683: Modifies provisions relating to machine guns (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2683/
- HB 2685: Designates the week of September 24th to 30th each year as "Historically Black College and University Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Week" (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2685/
- HB 2680: Requires career and technical education programs to offer courses leading to insurance licensing and certification (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2680/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $14.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 50% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-09-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/mjkcmo23/status/2101285247732080942
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/mjkcmo23/status/2098393524974526878
- 2026-08-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/mjkcmo23/status/2094386383645229096
- 2026-08-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/mjkcmo23/status/2094037454734889062
- 2026-08-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/mjkcmo23/status/2092954050752909454
- 2026-08-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/mjkcmo23/status/2092955165884117243
- 2026-08-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/mjkcmo23/status/2090054698250203188
- 2026-07-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/mjkcmo23/status/2081732660326449442
- 2026-07-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/mjkcmo23/status/2074453464348758070
- 2026-03-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/mjkcmo23/status/2031823230671958290

## Links

- Official site: https://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2024&code=R&district=023
- X: https://x.com/mjkcmo23
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100049624482786
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mjkcmo23/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-johnson-56965015a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8014964b-117f-40a4-a466-ac597dd70983