U.S. House Candidate Profile

Jarvis Johnson

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DemocraticU.S. HouseTexas29

Background

Jarvis Johnson is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative in Texas's 29th congressional district in the 2026 election cycle. Johnson previously served in the Texas House of Representatives from 2016 to 2025, having won a special election in 2016 and served through the 2025 legislative session. He was a candidate in the Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 15 in March 2024, placing first in the primary with 36% of the vote and advancing to a May runoff with Molly Cook. Johnson previously served on the Houston City Council from January 2, 2006, to January 2, 2012, after winning a December 2005 runoff election for District B. He announced his candidacy for Texas's 18th Congressional District in January 2010, seeking to replace incumbent U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee.

Summary compiled from cited public records. Sources: Official candidate filing records; Federal Election Commission; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarvis_Johnson; ballotpedia.org/Jarvis_Johnson.

Last updated 2026-07-16.

Sourced summary

[2014-11-19] Floor speech (house): November 19, 2014 - Issue: Vol. congress.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Jarvis Johnson raised $142,143, spent $47,713, reported $71,009 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

Floor speech (house): July 2, 2025 - Issue: Vol. congress.gov

Floor speech (house): April 29, 2025 - Issue: Vol. congress.gov

Floor speech (house): December 9, 2025 - Issue: Vol. congress.gov

Floor speech (extensions): February 4, 2026 - Issue: Vol. congress.gov

Floor speech (house): April 14, 2026 - Issue: Vol. congress.gov

[2015-05-18] Floor speech (extensions): May 18, 2015 - Issue: Vol. congress.gov

Finance snapshot

Jarvis Johnson's committee id is C00918458

Claim timeline

Floor speech (extensions): January 16, 2026 - Issue: Vol. congress.gov Retrieved 2026-05-13.

Floor speech (extensions): May 8, 2025 - Issue: Vol. congress.gov Retrieved 2026-05-13.

Floor speech (senate): November 7, 2025 - Issue: Vol. congress.gov Retrieved 2026-05-13.

Floor speech (senate): December 22, 2022 - Issue: Vol. congress.gov Retrieved 2026-05-13.

Floor speech (senate): April 30, 2015 - Issue: Vol. congress.gov Retrieved 2026-05-13.

Floor speech (senate): April 29, 2026 - Issue: Vol. congress.gov Retrieved 2026-05-13.

Floor speech (senate): October 23, 2025 - Issue: Vol. congress.gov Retrieved 2026-05-13.

[2017-02-14] Floor speech (house): February 14, 2017 - Issue: Vol. congress.gov Retrieved 2026-05-13.

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Jarvis Johnson profile reference

Profile status: Active candidate. Roster status: challenger. Race status: discovered.

No certified general-election roster row matched this profile.

Valid citations 52. Primary-source references 52. First seen 2026-05-05. Last seen 2026-05-07. Profile record updated 2026-05-07.

Published claim kinds: Background 9, Statements 28, Finance 1.

Other ids: Other sec-edgar:_run.

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