Connie Johnson | |
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| Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 48th district | |
| In office November 2005 – November 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Angela Monson |
| Succeeded by | Anastasia Pittman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Constance Nevlin Johnson May 11, 1952 Holdenville, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic Socialists of America |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA) Langston University (MS) |
Constance Nevlin Johnson (born May 11, 1952) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. She served in the Oklahoma Senate, representing District 48, which encompasses portions of northeastern and northwestern Oklahoma County until 2014. She was first elected to the state senate in a special election in September 2005.
Johnson became the first African American woman nominated for a major statewide office in Oklahoma and the first woman US Senate nominee from Oklahoma of any party when she won the Democratic primary run-off of the 2014 U.S. Senate election.[1][2] She ran for Governor of Oklahoma in 2018 and 2022, losing in the Democratic primary both times.
Johnson is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.[3]
- ^ Hardzinski, Brian (August 25, 2014). "Three Races To Watch In Tuesday's Primary Runoff Elections". KGOU. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ^ "Connie Johnson Wins Dem Primary For Oklahoma Senate". CBS Local. August 25, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ^ Krieg, Gregory (October 26, 2017). "9 Democratic primaries to watch in 2018". CNN. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
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