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U.S. House · MS-01 · Democratic candidate · 2026

Cliff Johnson

Democratic candidate for Mississippi's 1st Congressional District

Lafayette County civil rights lawyer and law teacher focused on affordable healthcare, public investment, voting rights and clean government.

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DistrictMS-01
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Cliff stands.

Campaign position

Protect and expand affordable healthcare coverage

  • Supports protecting and expanding affordable healthcare for Mississippi families facing high costs and reductions in access

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Bring federal investment to North Mississippi

  • Supports a fair share of federal economic-development and infrastructure funding for North Mississippi communities

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Fund struggling Mississippi public schools

  • Supports directing North Mississippi’s fair share of federal funding to struggling schools and the students they serve

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Protect every voter’s right to be heard

  • Supports preserving Americans’ fundamental rights, particularly the right to have their votes count

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Ban stock trading by members of Congress

  • Supports legislation barring members of Congress from trading individual stocks while they hold public office

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Expose secret political donors and enforce campaign rules

  • Supports donor disclosure, greater campaign-finance transparency and stronger Federal Election Commission enforcement

Record and background

Record & experience.

  • Accomplishment

    Earned the HHS Integrity Award

    Received the federal health department’s Integrity Award for work pursuing fraud cases involving major healthcare providers.

  • Accomplishment

    Challenged unlawful debtors’ prisons

    Helped end practices jailing people who could not afford misdemeanor fines.

  • Experience

    Department of Justice attorney

    Coordinated healthcare-fraud enforcement in Mississippi.

  • Experience

    Law-firm founder

    Founded a firm representing workers and pursuing whistleblower cases.

  • Experience

    MacArthur Justice Center director

    Leads criminal justice litigation and advocacy at the university’s law school.

  • Experience

    Civil rights law teacher

    Teaches civil rights law and litigation at the University of Mississippi.

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