Currently holds the office of Kentucky House of Representatives - District 13 until January 1, 2025.
Candidate for Kentucky House of Representatives - District 13 in 2024 Kentucky General Election.
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Get StartedWorking with local officials to gain new funding to combat our continuing Opioid and Methamphetamine crises. Learn more
DJ Johnson has been an Economic Champion of Daviess County and works closely with the Kentucky Cabinet of Economic Development, the Greater Owensboro Economic Development Corporation, the Owensboro Tourism Commission, the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce, and local municipalities to generate unique incentives to negotiate better deals with companies who have an interest in moving into the Daviess County area. Learn more
DJ supports all options that provide the best education possible for our children, including our primary education schools, the Owensboro Community and Technical College, Brescia University and Kentucky Wesleyan College, and programs provided by our regional and state universities. Not every student is the same, and we must provide the broadest variety of career options possible. Learn more
DJ Johnson is working closely with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to pass a common-sense prescription drug cost reduction plan to dissuade pharmaceutical manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from profiting excessively off of the life-saving medications that our communities need. Increased prescription costs disproportionately affect the elderly in our communities, many of which live on a fixed income. There is still work to be done and DJ will stop this trend, and provide relief to thousands of Kentucky households. Learn more
DJ Johnson is the first candidate from house district 13 to be in favor of a responsible medical cannabis bill to provide much-needed relief to individuals suffering from chronic debilitating illnesses and disorders in the Commonwealth. Clinical trials have proven the effectiveness of THC against many ailments plaguing our men, women, and especially children who have had to uproot their lives and relocate in order to obtain treatment. DJ has worked closely with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, and local law enforcement agencies to provide the best legal medical care for our citizens. Learn more
Lowering Our Prescription Costs. Learn more
DJ will continue the important work of streamlining our foster care and adoption processes to match at-risk children with worthy parents as quickly as possible and eliminate barriers between suitable parents and children needing to be adopted. Learn more
DJ will go a step further by expanding our Foster Care programs to ensure that children within the system are placed within more family-oriented settings and expand foster parent reimbursement options based on age to offset the struggle of placing older children within a caring home. Learn more
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