# Charlene Ward Johnson Charlene Ward Johnson is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 139. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Texas House, district 139 - Serving since: 2025-01-14 - Current term: TX 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/e6ccd3a9-8f52-46d4-af8d-d0301a8e3a05 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e6ccd3a9-8f52-46d4-af8d-d0301a8e3a05 (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 Johnson reported $151.2K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Democrats (median $40.4K). ## What Johnson says (TX 2025–26 session) 411 classified statements: 411 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 | 0.7% | 2.5% | 345 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 6.6% | 10.4% | 429 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 41.1% | 39.2% | 365 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 2.4% | 2.9% | 318 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 20.2% | 14.4% | 233 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 | Most discussed policy areas: Education 31% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 21% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 13% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Emergency Management 12% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Health 11% (State House Democrats 15%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.45 (standard error 0.03), from 104 donors and 284 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 75% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (TX 2025–26 session) 3,656 roll calls. Attendance 97.1% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 91.6% (85%). 121 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2025-09-03 · voted yea · passage · HB 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB1/ - 2025-09-03 · voted yea · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/ - 2025-09-03 · voted nay · passage · HB 8 Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB8/ - 2025-09-03 · voted yea · adopt the conference committee report on SB 5. · SB 5 Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB5/ - 2025-09-03 · voted yea · passage · HB 8 Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB8/ - 2025-09-03 · voted yea · concur in the senate amendments to HB 20. · HB 20 Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB20/ - 2025-09-03 · voted yea · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/ - 2025-09-03 · voted yea · concur in the senate amendments to HB 1. · HB 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB1/ - 2025-09-02 · voted nay · passage · SB 54 Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB54/ - 2025-09-02 · voted nay · passage · HB 18 Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB18/ ## Legislation (TX 2025–26 session) Sponsored 42 bills: 40 reached committee, 17 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 36. 40.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 104 of 145). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 43: Relating to requiring a warning on the labeling of certain consumable hemp products distributed or sold in this state. (in committee, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB43/ - HB 86: Relating to emergency evacuation instruction and notice requirements for youth camps. (in committee, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB86/ - HB 220: Relating to emergency evacuation instruction and notice requirements for youth camps. (introduced, 2025-07-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB220/ - HB 160: Relating to requiring a warning on the labeling of certain consumable hemp products distributed or sold in this state. (introduced, 2025-07-21) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB160/ - HR 562: Recognizing March 18, 2025, as National Pan-Hellenic Council Day at the Texas State Capitol. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR562/ - HB 5228: Relating to the collection of certain incident-based data reported to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5228/ - HB 5257: Relating to mental health first aid training for certain school district volunteers. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5257/ - HB 5230: Relating to emergency response management training for certain administrators and security personnel at public schools. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5230/ - HB 5235: Relating to the permitting of certain concrete plants located in an area of a municipality not subject to zoning regulations. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5235/ - HB 5233: Relating to the examination required for licensing as a social worker. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5233/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $151.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% 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. - 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCWJ/status/2114524751922376963 - 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCWJ/status/2113701481081909314 - 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepCWJ/status/2112550321582977509 - 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCWJ/status/2112195522908041626 - 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCWJ/status/2111100563437883409 - 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCWJ/status/2108291854366060690 - 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepCWJ/status/2108303135836176694 - 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCWJ/status/2105316914138591461 - 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/RepCWJ/status/2105436073027358809 - 2026-09-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepCWJ/status/2104982659260981296 ## Links - Official site: https://house.texas.gov/members/4785 - Campaign site: https://electcharlene.com/ - X: https://x.com/RepCWJ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElectCharleneRep139 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charlene.johnson.5686 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlenewardjohnson/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e6ccd3a9-8f52-46d4-af8d-d0301a8e3a05