Representative DJ Johnson Contact information

D.J. Johnson is a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing District 13. He assumed office on January 1, 2021, and his current term ends on January 1, 2025. Johnson is running for re-election to the Kentucky House of Representatives to represent District 13.

Johnson was born and lives in Owensboro, Kentucky. He graduated from Apollo High School. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1979 to 1990 and reached the rank of captain. Johnson earned a B.A. in communications from Western Kentucky University in 1979. His career experience includes working as the general manager of Midwest Rigging Supply.

In terms of committee assignments, Johnson has been assigned to various committees over the years. For the 2023-2024 term, he was assigned to the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee, House Natural Resources and Energy Committee, House State Government Committee, and House Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection Committee. In the 2021-2022 term, he was assigned to the Economic Development & Workforce Investment Committee, House Local Government Committee, House Natural Resources and Energy Committee, Small Business & Information Technology Committee, and House State Government Committee.

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