MAY RUNOFF
ELECTIONS

Voter Guide - Stance on Issues

Consumer Protection

Says he would enforce consumer-protection and competition laws against price gouging, scams, unfair competition, and market manipulation.

Public Corruption & Government Accountability

Says he would investigate and prosecute public officials “irrespective of political party” to protect the integrity of public service. He frames corruption as a major problem tied to corporate/political influence.

Border Security & Immigration Lawsuits

Says Texas needs a secure border against drug smuggling, human trafficking, and cross-border crime, but rejects “shock and awe” border tactics that violate the Constitution or harm communities.

Abortion Law Enforcement

Publicly pro-choice. Choice Tracker lists him as pro-choice and notes Planned Parenthood Texas Votes endorsed him in 2024; his campaign also frames the AG role as defending individual rights.

Health Care Lawsuits

Johnson appears likely to use the AG’s office to defend/expand health care access and challenge federal actions that harm Texans. His campaign says he would join Democratic AGs to take the Trump administration to court over illegal actions harming Texans, and his public record includes passing a 2021 bill that helped Texas regulate health-insurance premiums and allowed an estimated 350,000 previously uninsured Texans to get coverage through federal subsidies. His campaign also notes the Texas AG can directly prosecute Medicaid fraud cases.

Voting & Election Law

Frames his campaign around defending democracy and rule of law. In the Tribune Q&A, he named democratic institutions and constitutional order as major concerns for the AG’s office.

Civil Rights & Constitutional Rights

Broadly says he would use the AG’s office to defend and restore individual rights and freedoms, uphold the Constitution, and oppose MAGA attacks on rights.

Guns & Second Amendment

Recognized as a Gun Sense Candidate by Moms Demand Action, according to his campaign post; I found less detail on a specific AG gun-policy plan.

Crime, Human Trafficking & Fentanyl

Johnson says the Texas AG plays a role in fighting crime, but that the AG’s criminal prosecution powers are limited compared with local district attorneys. He specifically says the AG can directly prosecute identity theft, cybercrime, Medicaid fraud, and in some cases human trafficking, and says he would work cooperatively with local DAs on public safety. No specific fentanyl-policy plank on his campaign page.

Child Support Enforcement

Specifically names child-support collection, legal opinions, infrastructure finance support, and government transparency as “basics” the AG office should do well.

Environmental Enforcement

Johnson’s AG campaign page does not list a detailed environmental-enforcement plank. The closest fit is his broader promise to enforce consumer/competition laws and fight illegal actions that harm Texans. His Senate record does show conservation-related work: he filed a bill to create a beverage-container deposit program to address landfill/litter/waterway pollution, and worked on energy-conservation legislation.

Energy & Federal Regulation

Johnson’s campaign says he would challenge federal actions when they go too far and would join Democratic AGs to sue over illegal federal actions harming Texans. His Senate report also discusses grid regulation for large power users like data centers and crypto mining, including requiring large users to help pay infrastructure costs and allowing ERCOT to disconnect large consumers during emergencies.

Big Tech, Privacy & AI

Johnson has the more specific record here. His Senate report says he passed bills requiring data brokers to tell consumers about data privacy rights and closing loopholes in data-broker privacy laws. He also passed an AI financial-scam law creating a civil cause of action, civil penalties, victim identity protections, and tiered criminal penalties.

Education Related Lawsuits

Told CBS Texas he would not defend the state’s Ten Commandments classroom law because he views it as unconstitutional.

Open Government & Public Records

Says Paxton applied open-records laws inconsistently and that he would apply the law consistently, without bias, and work to ensure public access to public information.

Federalism / Suing the Federal Government

Says he would have sued the Trump administration “many times” or “dozens of times” for violating law/Constitution, but would work with any administration where it benefits Texas and is legal.

Ethics, Independence & Conflicts of Interest

Says he would defend laws he dislikes as part of the office’s duties, but not take the position that unconstitutional laws are constitutional.

Litigation Priorities

 Johnson says he would move the AG’s office away from partisan “headline” lawsuits and back toward core legal duties: fighting corruption, protecting consumers, enforcing competition laws, supporting public safety, defending individual rights, and challenging illegal federal overreach. He says he would join Democratic AGs to take the Trump administration to court over illegal actions harming Texans, but would also work with any administration when it benefits Texas and is lawful.

Sources:

https://www.nathanfortexas.com/priorities

https://choicetracker.org/tx/people/nathan-johnson/78577664

https://www.facebook.com/NathanforTexas/posts/truly-grateful-to-be-the-only-attorney-general-candidate-recognized-as-a-gun-sen/1364926602105264/

https://www.texastribune.org/2026/01/28/texas-attorney-general-democrats-2026-primary-qa-voter-guide/

https://senate.texas.gov/members/d16/nl/en/NJ_SD16_Capitol_Report_2025.pdf

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