Hank Johnson
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 4th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Cynthia McKinney |
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October 2, 1954 Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mereda Davis Johnson |
| Residence | Lithonia, Georgia |
| Alma mater | Clark Atlanta University, Texas Southern University |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Religion | Soka Gakkai International (Nichiren Buddhism) |
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson Jr. (born October 2, 1954) is the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 4th congressional district, serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in DeKalb County, a largely suburban county east of Atlanta. It also includes portions of Gwinnett, Newton, and all of Rockdale counties; the district's boundaries have been redrawn, in accordance with the results of the 2010 United States Census, since Congressman Johnson's initial election victory in 2006. He is one of only two Buddhists, the other being Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono, to serve in the United States Congress.
Johnson grew up in Washington, D.C. His father worked for the Bureau of Prisons and was the director of classifications and paroles. Up to that time, he was the highest ranking African-American in the bureau.
Johnson graduated from Clark College (now Clark Atlanta University) in 1976, is a member of Omega Psi Phi Kappa Alpha Alpha Chapter, Decatur, Georgia, and Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston in 1979; he practiced law in Decatur, Georgia, for more than 25 years.
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