Julie Elizabeth Johnson[1] (born May 2, 1966)[2][3] is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for Texas's 32nd congressional district since 2025.

[4] Johnson defeated incumbent Republican Matt Rinaldi in the 2018 Texas House of Representatives elections.

She is one of Dallas County's first two openly gay legislators, and the first member of the Texas House with a spouse of the same gender.

[5][6] In 2021, Johnson and the Texas House Democratic Caucus left the state, traveling to Washington D.C. in order to delay voting on any new bills in a special July session.

[7] Texas House Republicans voted to arrest the elected members to compel their attendance, though they did not have the jurisdiction to do so.