Jake Johnson (politician)

Jake Hunter Johnson is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who has represented the 113th district (including all or part of Polk, Henderson, McDowell, and Rutherford counties) since 2019.[1][2][3] He was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Cody Henson in August 2019 and was re-elected to the seat in 2020. A real estate agent from Saluda, North Carolina, he previously served on the Polk County board of commissioners from 2016 to 2019.

Jake Johnson
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 113th district
Assumed office
August 6, 2019
Preceded byCody Henson
Personal details
Born
Jake Hunter Johnson
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceSaluda, North Carolina
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina, Charlotte (BA)
WebsiteOfficial website

Electoral history

North Carolina House of Representatives 113th district general election, 2020[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jake Johnson (incumbent) 30,367 59.59%
Democratic Sam Edney 20,596 40.41%
Total votes 50,963 100%
Republican hold

Committee assignments

2023-2024 session[5]

  • Appropriations (Vice Chair)
  • Appropriations - Information Technology (Chair)
  • Banking
  • Commerce (Vice Chair)
  • Education - K-12
  • Oversight and Reform (Chair)
  • Wildlife Resources

2021-2022 session

  • Appropriations (Vice Chair)
  • Appropriations - Information Technology (Chair)
  • Commerce (Vice Chair)
  • Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
  • Regulatory Reform
  • UNC BOG Nominations

References

  1. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart.
  2. "Jake Johnson". Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  3. "Representative Jake Johnson - Biography - North Carolina General Assembly". www.ncleg.gov. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  4. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  5. "Committees - North Carolina General Assembly". www.ncleg.gov. Retrieved 2023-08-18.


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