Gloria Johnson
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DemocratIn office since Nov 2012

Gloria Johnson

Tennessee State Representative, District 90 since 2012. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Tennessee State Representative, District 90Born 1962Teacher

In office
14 yrs
Since 2012
Votes missed
1.4%
Chamber median 0.2%
With party
100%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
−29.6
Lost 2024
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Judiciary

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Johnson sits in the Tennessee House of Representatives

Johnson is closer to the center than 36% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianJohnsonMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Torrey Harris, , Bob Freeman

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:02 PM ET

With Johnson’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Johnson’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

DateBillJohnsonDem. majorityRep. majorityResult
Jan 30, 2025HB 6004: Education - As enacted, enacts the "Education Freedom Scholarship Act." - Amends TCA…YesYesNoFailed 37–54

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Johnson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Tennessee House District 90Won—D+13.8—
2024U.S. Senate, TennesseeLostR+29.6——
2024Tennessee House of Representatives, District 90WonD+99.4——
2022Tennessee House of Representatives, District 90WonD+15.8——
2020Tennessee House of Representatives, District 13WonD+5.9——
2018Tennessee House of Representatives, District 13WonD+11.7——
2016Tennessee House of Representatives, District 13LostR+0.7——
2014Tennessee House of Representatives, District 13LostR+1.4——
2014Tennessee House of Representatives, District 13 (primary)Won———
2012Tennessee House of Representatives, District 13WonD+1.4——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Seats Johnson has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Johnson has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

How we know Johnson

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET