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Jarvis Diallo Johnson (born September 27, 1971) is an American entrepreneur and politician who served in the Texas House of Representatives. He is a current candidate for Texas’s 29th Congressional District. A Democrat, he represented the 139th district from 2016 to 2025 and previously served on the Houston City Council.
Johnson grew up in Houston’s Fifth Ward.
In 1996, Johnson graduated from Texas Southern University with a degree in speech communications. In 1995, while in college, he became executive director of Phoenix Outreach Youth Center, ending his affiliation with them in 2005, the same year he was elected to the Houston City Council to represent District B.
In 2005, Johnson ran for Houston City Council District B, a seat held by term limited Carol Mims Galloway. In an eight candidate race, Johnson received nearly 4,000 votes, earning a spot in the December run off election. In December 2005, Johnson won the Houston City Council District B race by over 60% of the vote. He was reelected in the 2007 elections and 2009 elections.
Johnson served as chair of the City of Houston’s Human Services…
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