Demetris Johnson Jr.
From Ballotpedia
Demetris Johnson Jr.
Elections and appointments
Education
Personal
Contact
Demetris Johnson Jr. (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Arkansas House of Representatives to represent District 35. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.
Biography
Demetris Johnson Jr. was born in West Memphis, Arkansas. Johnson's professional experience includes working as an educator and coach. He earned a bachelor's degree from Lane College in 2022.[1]
Johnson has been affiliated with Omega Psi Phi, Phi Beta Lambda, and Sigma Alpha Pi.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary election
Republican primary election
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Johnson in this election.
2022
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
Democratic primary election
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Demetris Johnson Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Demetris Johnson Jr. completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Johnson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
Expand all | Collapse all
Greetings my name is Demetris Johnson Jr and I am from Earle Arkansas . I grew up with 6 sisters and 5 brothers I am the Second oldest. Being the second oldest has showed me how to provide in such ways that I didn’t know that I could . I graduated from Earle high school with honors , and decided to attend the great lane college . I am a Senior majoring in physical education with a minor in biology And I have the honor of serving as your Earle Arkansas city alderman Ward 2 pos 2 where I learned many skills.
- For the general public
- For women who have experienced violence
- State the problem
In Arkansas, students who graduated from public schools during the 2013-2014 had more debt on average than those who graduated from private schools.
At public four-year colleges in Arkansas, 39.7 percent of students graduated within six years, the lowest rate among its neighboring states.
Earle Arkansas City councilman Ward 2 pos2 In 2020 Demetris Johnson Jr was elected and became the youngest City Council Member in the state of Arkansas.
growing up in poverty and people telling me I will never be anything.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
Campaign finance summary
Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.
See also
External links
Footnotes
Leadership
Majority Leader:Howard Beaty
Minority Leader:Andrew Collins
Representatives
Republican Party (81)
Democratic Party (19)
