Candidate · November 3, 2026
Cliff Johnson
On the ballot for U.S. House · Mississippi's 1st District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $849K
- cash on hand
- $89K
- issues with public statements
- 2
- outside spending for or against
- $13K
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · Mississippi's 1st District1, |
|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Democrat1, |
| Status | Challenger |
| Also on the ballot |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
His campaign website says he is a graduate of Mississippi College and of Columbia University's School of Law.5 It says he worked in Mississippi for the U.S. Department of Justice, coordinating the federal response to health care fraud enforcement, and then founded a law firm that represented workers and filed whistleblower cases.5 It says he now works on criminal legal system reform at the MacArthur Justice Center of the University of Mississippi School of Law, where he also teaches and supervises students.5
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running to bring Mississippi values to Washington, and that he has spent his career standing up for vulnerable people.5
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitecliffjohnsonforcongress.com5,
6 - Facebookfacebook.com/cliffjohnsonforcongress5
- X (Twitter)x.com/cliffjohnsonms5
- Instagraminstagram.com/cliffjohnsonforcongress5
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Health Care
His campaign website lists protecting and expanding affordable healthcare among his priorities.5
Elections and Government Reform
His campaign website lists challenging a political system in which, it says, only corporations and wealthy donors are heard among his priorities.5
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.7
| Raised | $848,648 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $759,401 |
| Cash on hand | $89,248 |
Where the money came from
Outside spending
Groups spending independently reported $12,985 supporting and $0 opposing Cliff Johnson this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 23, 2026.8
| Group | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| VOTE COURAGE 4 DEMOCRACY FUND | $11,735 | — |
| Mississippi Democratic Party | $1,250 | — |
Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.
§5Financial disclosures
Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.
- Candidate financial disclosure report9filed Aug 13, 2026
- Candidate financial disclosure report10filed Jan 22, 2026