Chris Johnson

Christopher J. "Chris" Johnson

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Mississippi State Representative
for District 87 (Forrest and Lamar counties)

In office
January 2016 - January 2020
Preceded by  |  Johnny W. Stringer
Succeeded by  |  Joseph Tubb

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Born  |  1978
Citizenship  |  American
Political party  |  Republican
Spouse(s)  |  Wendi Burton Johnson
Children  |  Brennan and Emma Kathryn Johnson
Residence  |  Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Alma mater |  Forrest County Agricultural High School
Pearl River Community College
University of Southern Mississippi
Occupation  |  Businessman

Christopher J. Johnson, known as Chris Johnson (born 1978), is a businessman from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, who is the Republican former state representative for District 87, which encompasses Forrest and Lamar counties in the southern portion of his state.[1] He served a single term from 2016 to 2020.

Johnson graduated from the Forrest County Agricultural High School in Brooklyn, Mississippi, and attended Pearl River Community College in Poplarville in Pearl River County. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg.[2]

In the general election held on November 3, 2015, Johnson defeated the Democrat Paul Burney Johnson, IV, the grandson of former Mississippi Governor Paul B. Johnson, Jr., who as a Democrat had endorsed Barry Goldwater in the 1964 presidential election. Chris Johnson polled 4,458 votes (80.2 percent) to Paul Johnson's 1,098 (19.8 percent).[3] The position opened when Democratic Representative Johnny W. Stringer did not seek reelection. In the 2011 election, Stringer with 72 percent of the ballots cast defeated the Republican Daniel Kilpatrick.[4]

Johnson serves on these House committees: (1) Public Health and Human Services (vice chairman), (2) Agriculture, (3) Banking and Financial Services, (4) Corrections, (5) Education, (6) Performance Based Budgeting, and (7) Transportation.[2] In 2016, Representative Johnson voted against dismemberment abortions in Mississippi. He co-sponsored the expansion of exemptions for compulsory school vaccinations. He voted to grant civil and criminal immunity to those reporting what they believe are instances of terrorism. He supported legislation to permit churches to have designated personnel with firearms for the overall protection of the congregation. He backed the bill to guarantee protections for religious beliefs and matters of moral conscience. In 2017, he supported the legislation which authorizes additional methods of execution in Mississippi and backed the measure to classify the killing of first responders as first-degree murder. He voted to increase identification requirement for Medicaid.[5]

## See also[edit]

Other Mississippi Republican state House members:

* William Tracy Arnold
* Dana Criswell
* Steve Hopkins
* Trey Lamar
* Shane Aguirre
* Jeff Hale
* Dan Eubanks
* Robert Foster
* Ashley Henley
* Rob Roberson
* Karl Oliver
* Bill Kinkade
* Vince Mangold
* Brent Powell
* Cory Wilson
* William Shirley
* Shane Barnett
* Noah Sanford
* Timmy Ladner
* Patricia Willis
* Brad Touchstone
* Roun McNeal
* Doug McLeod
* Charles Busby
* Scott DeLano
* Greg Haney

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Chris Johnson. Billstatus.ls.state.ms.us. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Shane Barnett's Biography. Project Vote Smart. Retrieved on October 12, 2017.
3. ↑ General election returns. Mississippi Secretary of State (November 3, 2015). Retrieved on October 12, 2017.
4. ↑ General election returns. Mississippi Secretary of State (November 8, 2011). Retrieved on October 13, 2017.
5. ↑ Chris Johnson's Voting Record. Project Vote Smart. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.