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Cliff Johnson
D · Mississippi · 2026Cliff Johnson is the Democratic candidate for Mississippi's 1st Congressional District. Johnson directs work at the MacArthur Justice Center at the University of Mississippi School of Law focusing on criminal justice reform, previously founded a law firm representing workers and worked at the U.S. Department of Justice coordinating health care fraud enforcement, per the campaign site. Johnson is a graduate of Mississippi College and Columbia University School of Law and a fifth-generation Mississippian, per the campaign site, which also describes a 35-year marriage.
Priorities
- Wants to address the cost of living and reduce the influence of corporate and wealthy political donors, per the campaign site
- Supports keeping Affordable Care Act subsidies in place, per the campaign site
- Wants North Mississippi to receive federal funding for infrastructure and schools, per the campaign site
On the ballot
U.S. House, MS-1 · Mississippi · 2026
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