And that's the problem where we stand in Texas and where we stand in this country, there are people, while they don't even like the bill, they have to vote for it because they think there will be a primary, they think they'll get unelected if they don't do what's the red meat of their base.

Jarvis Johnson

Jarvis D. Johnson (born September 27, 1971) is an elected official currently holding office as a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives. He has represented the 139th District since 2016. Johnson succeeded Sylvester Turner, who stepped down to serve as Mayor of Houston. He is a former District B District Council Member that served the term limit, three terms, in the city of Houston, Texas.

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