Attorney General of Texas
Nathan Johnson
Texas state senator, District 16 (since 2019)D
- Race
- Attorney General of Texas
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponents
- Mayes Middleton (R); Tom Oxford (LIB)
- Research
- Basic
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Nathan Johnson is the Democratic nominee. A Dallas attorney and mediator, he has been a state senator since 2019 and says he has passed 134 bills across water, energy, education, health care and criminal justice. He campaigns on investigating corruption in the public and private sectors, consumer protection and antitrust enforcement, partnering with district attorneys, and suing the federal government over what he calls unconstitutional border policy.[1][2][3]
On the ballotAttorney General
2026-11-03
| Mayes Middleton R | challenger |
| Nathan Johnson D | challenger |
| Tom Oxford LIB | challenger |
Won the May 2026 Democratic primary runoff.
Biography
Nathan Johnson is the Democratic nominee. A Dallas attorney and mediator, he has been a state senator since 2019 and says he has passed 134 bills across water, energy, education, health care and criminal justice. He campaigns on investigating corruption in the public and private sectors, consumer protection and antitrust enforcement, partnering with district attorneys, and suing the federal government over what he calls unconstitutional border policy.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Johnson holds a bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Arizona and a law degree from the University of Texas.[3] He practices trial litigation and dispute resolution as a litigator and mediator with the firm Thompson Coburn in Dallas.[3][1]
Johnson was first elected to the Texas Senate in 2018 and has served since 2019, representing District 16 in Dallas County.[3] He is the Democratic nominee for attorney general in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1][4]
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- bill2025-07-30 · Filed a set of cannabis bills during the 2025 special session, announced July 30, 2025, including proposals to regulate hemp-derived THC products and to decriminalize adult-use cannabis.[5]
- actionServed as vice chair of the Senate Jurisprudence Committee and on the Business and Commerce and Transportation committees (Jurisprudence dissolved September 4, 2025), per his official profile.[5]
In their own words
Priorities
- Rebuild the Attorney General's office, investigate and prosecute corruption in the public and private sectors, and revive consumer protection against fraud, AI scams and price fixing.[6]
- Enforce fair-competition laws to counter monopoly power and partner with district attorneys to improve public safety.[6]
- Enforce election laws without bias, investigating voter fraud, election-official intimidation and improper purging of voter rolls.[6]
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Expand immigration enforcement and deportations
“border policy and tactics that violate the U.S. Constitution”[7]
Quoted by The Texas Tribune on the federal actions he says he would sue over
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/nathan-johnson
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.2026 Texas attorney general race: Who is running and what to know · The Texas Tribune · 2026-10-05 News report
- 2.Q&A: Get to know the candidates running for Texas attorney general · Community Impact · 2026-08-31 News report
- 3.Senator Nathan Johnson: District 16 · Texas State Senate Official record
- 4.Democrat Nathan Johnson pitches back-to-basics attorney general's office after 12 years under Paxton · KSAT · 2026-10-08 News report
- 5.Senator Nathan Johnson: District 16 · Texas State Senate Official record
- 6.Q&A: Get to know the candidates running for Texas attorney general · Community Impact · 2026-08-31 News report
- 7.2026 Texas attorney general race: Who is running and what to know · The Texas Tribune · 2026-10-05 News report