# Hank Johnson Jr.

Hank Johnson Jr. is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Georgia’s 4th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Georgia’s 4th district
- Serving since: 2007-01-04
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: J000288
- FEC candidate IDs: H6GA04129

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/J000288 (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

59% of Johnson’s statements discuss policy, in the bottom 5% of House Democrats (average 73%).

## What Jr. says (119th Congress (2025–27))

738 classified statements: 578 posts on X, 79 press releases, 54 newsletters, 27 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Jr. | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 10.3% | 6.6% | 42 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 24.8% | 27.5% | 146 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 58.7% | 73.2% | 208 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.8% | 9.8% | 167 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 17.2% | 22.7% | 154 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 6.4% | 1.9% | 7 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 30% (House Democrats 26%); Government Operations and Politics 28% (House Democrats 20%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 21% (House Democrats 13%); Law 20% (House Democrats 4.9%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (House Democrats 20%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.06 (standard error 0.01), from 435 donors and 7,348 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 40% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.5% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.3% (96.4%). 18 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 23 bills: 23 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 911. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.Res. 1632: Expressing support for the designation of October 17, 2026, as "National Vitiligo Awareness Day". (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1632
- H.Res. 1516: Expressing support for the designation of September 9 as "National African Immigrant and Refugee HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis Awareness (NAIRHHA) Day". (in committee, 2026-09-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1516
- H.Res. 1517: Expressing support for the recognition of September 7, 2026, as "Liturgical Dance Day" and the International Dance Commission, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2026-09-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1517
- H.J.Res. 209: Supporting the designation of November 9 of each year as "Gold Star Father's Day". (in committee, 2026-08-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/209
- H.R. 9784: Justice is BLIND Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9784
- H.R. 9408: Open Meetings Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9408
- H.R. 7766: Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7766
- H.Res. 1081: Raising awareness for the sarcoma cancer chordoma. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1081
- H.R. 6091: Bivens Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-11-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6091
- H.R. 6092: Constitutional Accountability Act (in committee, 2025-11-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6092

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $514.4K (House Democrats median $2.0M). 23% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 69% 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.

- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepHankJohnson/status/2112641592422994353
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepHankJohnson/status/2110776673398350043
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepHankJohnson/status/2109615173585510452
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepHankJohnson/status/2108890344918053049
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepHankJohnson/status/2107928371594244562
- 2026-10-07 · Press release · Georgia's Congressional Democrats Push Back on State Board’s 'Unsubstantiated Claims' in DOJ Letter · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/georgias-congressional-democrats-push-back-state-boards-unsubstantiated
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepHankJohnson/status/2107150850116235274
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepHankJohnson/status/2106126270866075983
- 2026-09-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepHankJohnson/status/2103222760600158649
- 2026-09-24 · Press release · Congressman Johnson Hosts Two Panels at CBCF ALC 55 · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-johnson-hosts-two-panels-cbcf-alc-55

## Links

- Official site: https://hankjohnson.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepHankJohnson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/115356957005
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rephankjohnson
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepHankJohnson
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/J000288

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/J000288