Candidate · November 3, 2026
Henry "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
On the ballot for U.S. House · Georgia's 4th District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $514K
- cash on hand
- $125K
- issues with public statements
- 18
§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 · Georgia's 4th District1, |
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| Party on the ballot | Democrat1, |
| Status | Incumbent — Currently represents Georgia's 4th District in the U.S. House.6 |
| How it's decided | If no candidate wins a majority (more than half of the votes), the top two finishers meet in a runoff on December 1, 2026.5 |
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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.
Hank Johnson earned a B.A. in Political Science from Clark College (now Clark Atlanta University) and a J.D. from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University.7 Before Congress he practiced law for 27 years in Decatur, Georgia, specializing in criminal defense, civil rights and personal injury law, served as a Magistrate Judge for 12 years, and served as a DeKalb County Commissioner for five years.7 He has represented Georgia’s 4th Congressional District in the U.S. House since 2007 and was elected to his 10th term in 2024.7 He is a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee and the ranking member of its Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet.7
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he will fight Republican efforts to take away access to affordable health care, and lists immigration, the economy, health care and veterans as the issues he works on.8
Service in Congress since 2023
Websites and accounts
- Official websitehankjohnson.house.gov6
- X (Twitter)x.com/RepHankJohnson9
- Facebookfacebook.com/1153569570059
- YouTubeyoutube.com/RepHankJohnson9
- Instagraminstagram.com/rephankjohnson9
- Campaign websitehankforcongress.com8,
10 - Facebookfacebook.com/HankJohnsonJr8
- X (Twitter)twitter.com/HankJohnsonGA8
- Instagraminstagram.com/congressmanhankjohnson8
§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.
Education
His campaign website says he strongly opposes the Trump administration’s cuts to the Department of Education and its attempts to dismantle it.11
- Close the department and move or end its programs
- Shrink it and give states more control over federal school money
- Keep the department and its programs, or expand it
Health Care
His campaign website says he strongly opposes the Medicaid cuts in the law it calls the Big, Ugly Bill, which it says cut access to health care for 17 million Americans.12
- Reduce federal Medicaid spending further, such as by giving states fixed yearly amounts (block grants or per-person limits)
- Keep the funding rules set by the 2025 law
- Reverse the 2025 changes or increase federal funding
His campaign website says he has consistently advocated for the Affordable Care Act, which it says expanded Medicaid.12
His campaign website says he will continue to advocate for a public health insurance option.12
- One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
- Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy
- Keep the current mix of private and public coverage, including the ACA
- Fewer federal insurance rules and more private plan choices, with aid paid to individuals
Immigration
His campaign website says he supports DACA, TPS, refugees and immigrants, and believes immigrants who want to stay should obey the law, learn the language and pay taxes while earning the chance to become citizens.13
- No new legal status, including for people brought here as children
- Legal status only for people brought here as children, such as DACA recipients
- Legal status, but not citizenship, for most who pass background checks and pay a fine
- A path to citizenship for most who meet requirements such as background checks
His campaign website says he opposes the Trump administration’s militarization of ICE, and that he believes the country must secure its borders and require employers to comply with the law.13
Social Security and Medicare
His campaign website says his vote for the Inflation Reduction Act empowers Medicare to negotiate drug prices, caps monthly insulin costs at $35 and limits out-of-pocket drug costs to $2,000 a year.15
Economy, Jobs and Trade
His campaign website says he voted for the Raise the Wage Act to increase wages.16
His campaign website says he has called for quality control and safety assurance mechanisms in any trade agreements.17
Elections and Government Reform
His campaign website says he opposes the Trump administration’s mass firing of federal employees.16
Foreign Policy and Defense
His campaign website says he advocates congressional oversight of military actions and has voted to limit unauthorized use of military force.14
His campaign website says he supports an end to the war in Iran, which it says he believes is senseless and unconstitutional.14
His campaign website says he supports sustaining Ukraine’s fight to protect its democracy and sovereignty.14
Courts, Rights and Civil Liberties
His campaign website says he proposed the Judiciary Act, legislation to expand the Supreme Court.7,
- Add justices to the court
- Keep nine justices under current law
- Fix the number at nine in the Constitution
His campaign website says he proposed the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal and Transparency Act, which would require justices to follow a binding and enforceable code of ethics with transparency and recusal standards.7,
- Pass a law setting a binding ethics code, with outside review of complaints and recusal decisions
- Keep ethics rules in the court's hands, but have it add its own way to enforce them
- Keep the court's current code
Environment and Public Lands
His campaign website says he has cosponsored bills to conserve public lands.20
§4Popular bills that never got a vote
Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.
While Henry "Hank" Johnson, Jr. served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Henry "Hank" Johnson, Jr. sponsored or cosponsored 25 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.
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- Lets combat-disabled veterans get full military retirement pay plus disability pay (H.R. 2102, 119th Congress · 340 cosponsors)21Cosponsored
- Ends pay reductions for combat-disabled military retirees with under 20 years of service (H.R. 1282, 118th Congress · 326 cosponsors)22Cosponsored
- Allows Medicare to cover multi-cancer early detection screening tests (H.R. 2407, 118th Congress · 319 cosponsors)23Cosponsored
- Ends waiting periods for disability benefits and Medicare for metastatic breast cancer (H.R. 549, 118th Congress · 272 cosponsors)24Cosponsored
- Ends disability benefit and Medicare waiting periods for metastatic breast cancer (H.R. 2048, 119th Congress · 271 cosponsors)25Cosponsored
- Requires new vehicles to include AM radio as standard equipment (H.R. 3413, 118th Congress · 270 cosponsors)26Cosponsored
- Extends the parks maintenance fund and adds higher park fees for foreign visitors (H.R. 9250, 119th Congress · 263 cosponsors)27Cosponsored
- Expands federal anti-soring rules for show horses and raises penalties (H.R. 3090, 118th Congress · 248 cosponsors)28Cosponsored
- Expands Medicare telehealth coverage by removing location limits and other restrictions (H.R. 4206, 119th Congress · 248 cosponsors)29Cosponsored
- Bans slaughtering horses and other equines for human food (H.R. 1661, 119th Congress · 238 cosponsors)30Cosponsored
- Sets new federal care standards for dogs kept by commercial dog dealers and breeders (H.R. 1624, 118th Congress · 237 cosponsors)31Cosponsored
- Permanently bans slaughtering horses and other equines for human food (H.R. 3475, 118th Congress · 236 cosponsors)32Cosponsored
- Requires employer health plans to allow exceptions to step-therapy drug rules (H.R. 2630, 118th Congress · 235 cosponsors)33Cosponsored
- Targets crimes against postal workers; authorizes money for more secure mailboxes and keys (H.R. 1065, 119th Congress · 231 cosponsors)34Cosponsored
- Adds Medicare coverage of blood tests to screen for early Alzheimer's disease (H.R. 6130, 119th Congress · 231 cosponsors)35Cosponsored
- Bans most animal testing of cosmetics and sales of cosmetics developed with it (H.R. 5399, 118th Congress · 227 cosponsors)36Cosponsored
- Bars insurers from discriminating against living organ donors (H.R. 2923, 118th Congress · 225 cosponsors)37Cosponsored
- Requires health plans to cover birth defect care for the eyes, ears, teeth, mouth or jaw (H.R. 3277, 119th Congress · 214 cosponsors)38Cosponsored
- Sends False Claims Act fraud recoveries to the Crime Victims Fund through 2029 (H.R. 8061, 118th Congress · 210 cosponsors)39Cosponsored
- Authorizes CIA payments to former Air America employees and survivors for 1950-1976 work (H.R. 2192, 119th Congress · 178 cosponsors)40Cosponsored
- Ties yearly Medicare physician payment increases to the Medicare Economic Index (H.R. 2474, 118th Congress · 172 cosponsors)41Cosponsored
- Requires employer health plans to offer exceptions to step therapy drug rules (H.R. 5509, 119th Congress · 169 cosponsors)42Cosponsored
- Lets 529 education savings plans pay for aviation mechanic and pilot training (H.R. 1818, 118th Congress · 162 cosponsors)43Cosponsored
- Requires annual VA reports and studies on preventing veteran suicide (H.R. 4157, 118th Congress · 159 cosponsors)44Cosponsored
- Bans betting on animal fights and allows private lawsuits over animal fighting (H.R. 3946, 119th Congress · 150 cosponsors)45Cosponsored
- Sets electronic prior-approval and reporting rules for Medicare Advantage plans (H.R. 3514, 119th Congress · 308 cosponsors)46Did not cosponsor
- Expands and revises the low-income housing tax credit for affordable rental housing (H.R. 3238, 118th Congress · 273 cosponsors)47Did not cosponsor
- Sets electronic prior-approval and reporting rules for Medicare Advantage plans (H.R. 8702, 118th Congress · 231 cosponsors)48Did not cosponsor
- Lets businesses deduct research costs right away instead of over five years (H.R. 2673, 118th Congress · 223 cosponsors)49Did not cosponsor
- Restores fines for charging veterans unauthorized fees for help with VA claims (H.R. 1139, 118th Congress · 221 cosponsors)50Did not cosponsor
- Keeps paying military members and support staff during a shutdown in fiscal 2026 (H.R. 5401, 119th Congress · 210 cosponsors)51Did not cosponsor
- Raises Medicare physician fee schedule payments by 6.62% for April through December 2025 (H.R. 879, 119th Congress · 198 cosponsors)52Did not cosponsor
- Orders a study of Holocaust education in public schools across the states (H.R. 603, 118th Congress · 183 cosponsors)53Did not cosponsor
- Lets surviving military and veteran spouses keep benefits after remarrying (H.R. 1004, 119th Congress · 183 cosponsors)54Did not cosponsor
- Raises the tax credit for maintaining short line railroad track (H.R. 516, 119th Congress · 183 cosponsors)55Did not cosponsor
- Expands Medicare coverage to all services chiropractors provide (H.R. 1610, 118th Congress · 180 cosponsors)56Did not cosponsor
- Expands U.S.-Israel military cooperation on counter-drone and emerging technology (H.R. 1229, 119th Congress · 178 cosponsors)57Did not cosponsor
- Expands Medicare coverage to all services chiropractors are licensed to provide (H.R. 539, 119th Congress · 174 cosponsors)58Did not cosponsor
- Adds military spouses to a tax credit for employers who hire from certain groups (H.R. 1277, 118th Congress · 170 cosponsors)59Did not cosponsor
- Requires FHA mortgage notices to compare costs with VA home loans (H.R. 4335, 118th Congress · 169 cosponsors)60Did not cosponsor
- Gives new-car dealers through 2025 to restock 2020-21 inventory without triggering tax (H.R. 700, 118th Congress · 169 cosponsors)61Did not cosponsor
- Expands and revises the low-income housing tax credit for affordable rentals (H.R. 2725, 119th Congress · 168 cosponsors)62Did not cosponsor
- Counts recovery from organ donation surgery as a serious health condition for family leave (H.R. 4582, 119th Congress · 168 cosponsors)63Did not cosponsor
- Bars insurers from discriminating against living organ donors (H.R. 4583, 119th Congress · 168 cosponsors)64Did not cosponsor
- Extends U.S.-Israel defense, energy and development cooperation programs (H.R. 3792, 118th Congress · 163 cosponsors)65Did not cosponsor
- Requires nursing homes and similar facilities to let essential caregivers see residents (H.R. 6766, 119th Congress · 160 cosponsors)66Did not cosponsor
- Doubles the amount of profit from selling a primary home that is exempt from tax (H.R. 1340, 119th Congress · 159 cosponsors)67Did not cosponsor
- Requires VA clinicians to certify a veteran's death within 48 hours (H.R. 4398, 119th Congress · 158 cosponsors)68Did not cosponsor
- Directs a Justice Department grant to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (H.R. 3381, 118th Congress · 156 cosponsors)69Did not cosponsor
- No-down-payment, federally insured mortgages for first responders and teachers (H.R. 2094, 119th Congress · 154 cosponsors)70Did not cosponsor
- Lets 529 education savings pay for job certifications and other credentials (H.R. 1477, 118th Congress · 150 cosponsors)71Did not cosponsor
- Funds research on firefighter protective gear made without PFAS chemicals (H.R. 3184, 119th Congress · 150 cosponsors)72Did not cosponsor
§5Money
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, 2026.73
| Raised | $514,399 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $500,640 |
| Cash on hand | $125,435 |
| Debts owed by the campaign | $5,211 |
Where the money came from
§6Financial 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.
- Amended financial disclosure report74filed May 15, 2026
- Annual financial disclosure report75filed May 15, 2026
- Annual financial disclosure report76filed May 14, 2025