State of Texas
State Representative, District 139
Charlene Ward Johnson
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- CHARLENE WARD JOHNSON
- Current role
- State Representative, Texas House District 139 (since January 14, 2025; first elected November 2024)
- Background
- Bachelor's degree in technology, University of Houston (per campaign)
- More than 30 years in corporate America (per campaign)
- Born in Temple, Texas
- Experience
- Member, House Higher Education Committee (per campaign)
- Elected to the Houston Community College Board of Trustees in 2022 (per campaign)
- First woman elected to represent House District 139 (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- Top priorities: "Educational funding, affordable healthcare and housing, funding for infrastructure for cleaner water"
- Property taxes: "Keep property taxes fair and predictable while expanding housing affordability."
- Campaign site says she is focused on "education, economic improvements, property tax relief, working families, veterans and seniors"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: No public statement found
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: "I believe public dollars need to stay in public schools" (Houston Defender, March 2025)
- Property taxes: "Keep property taxes fair and predictable while expanding housing affordability." (Community Impact Q&A, Jan. 2026)
Claims and the record- 2025 quorum-break fine: Fined $8,354.25 by the House Administration Committee (April 2026) for the August 2025 quorum break. No response found.
- Endorsements
- Texas AFL-CIO
- Texas AFT
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
- Texas State Teachers Association
- Houston Police Officers' Union
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- Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
- Houston Chronicle Editorial Board (primary)
- Campaign website
- electcharlene.com
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