Reps. Julie Johnson and Jessica Gonzalez chair Texas Democratic Convention
State Rep. Julie Johnson talks to former state Rep Glen Maxey at the Stonewall Caucus at the Texas state Democratic Convention. (David Taffet/Dallas Voice) Texas state Reps.
Julie Johnson and Jessica Gonzalez are chairing the Texas state Democratic Convention this weekend (July 14-16) at the Dallas Convention Center.
Johnson and Gonzalez are two of the founders of the Texas House LGBT Caucus. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson is the honorary co-chair.
Addressing the Texas Stonewall Democrats Caucus, Johnson said she was looking forward to addressing this caucus the most because “you’re my family.” She said, “The right uses us as a punching bag,” and as bad as last year’s session was, Johnson expects Republicans to file every sort of anti-LGBTQ bill ever imagined and even more that we haven’t imagined yet. “We say every election cycle our community is under attack,” she said. “They win if we get tired.” She said the upcoming session is going to be brutal.
