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Jermaine Johnson
Member of the
South Carolina House of Representatives
Assumed office
December 4, 2020
Preceded by Jimmy Bales
Constituency 80th district (2020–2022)
70th district (2022–present)
Personal details
Born (1985-07-04) July 4, 1985 (age 39)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Education College of Charleston (BA) Strayer University (MSM) Northcentral University (DBA)
Jermaine Johnson (basketball)
Personal information
High school The Winchendon School
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
College College of Charleston (2005–2009)
NBA Draft 2009 / Undrafted
Pro career 2009–2015
Career history
2009–2010 Reno Bighorns
2010 Libertadores de Querétaro
2010 Mineros de Fresnillo
2010–2011 Jaguares de la Bahia Riviera Nayarit
2011 Cidade dé Barreiro
2011–2012 Franca
2012 Pavos de Nuevo Casas Grandes
2012 Mineros de Fresnillo
2012–2013 Gigantes Edomex
2013 Soles de Ojinaga
2013–2014 Ottawa SkyHawks
2014 London Lightning
2014–2015 Abejas de León
2015 Soles de Ojinaga
Career highlights and awards
  • SoCon Freshman of the Year (2006)
  • Second-team All-SoCon (2008)
  • Third-team All-SoCon (2009)
  • NBL All-Star (2014)

Jermaine Johnson Sr. (born July 4, 1985) is an American politician, political advisor and former professional basketball player. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the representative for South Carolina's 70th district. Johnson previously represented the 80th district in the South Carolina House of Representatives prior to redistricting.

Early life

Johnson was born on July 4, 1985 in Los Angeles, California. ..... His father spent time in prison and his brother was in the military. Johnson's face was scarred when he was pistol-whipped as a teenager.

Athletic career

High school and college career

Johnson's AAU coach helped him get into prep schools for basketball. Johnson attended seven high schools while growing up including Trinity-Pawling School and Redemption Christian Academy. He eventually attended and graduated from the Winchendon School.

In high school, Johnson received interest from the College of Charleston and Long Beach State for basketball. He committed to the College of Charleston. Three months into his redshirt freshman season, Johnson got into an altercation with his teammate Jeff Horowitz. Johnson intended to transfer to Long Beach State, but ended up staying at Charleston College.

In 2008, Johnson scored the first points in the TD Arena for the Cougars.

Johnson served as Charleston's captain during his senior year. He finished his career as one of only four players in school history with at least 1,100 points and 850 rebounds.

Professional career

D-League

Johnson was drafted by the Reno Bighorns in the 6th round of the NBA Development Draft. He was released from the team after one year. He trained with James Harden and Amar'e Stoudemire during summer workouts in Los Angeles.

International career

Johnson played more than six years, professionally overseas including in France, Mexico, Hungary and Canada. He starred during his time in the Mexican Basketball League where he averaged 21 points and 8 rebounds per game.

Political career

Johnson is the founder and CEO of the New Economic Beginnings Foundation, which helps educate and find employment for opportunities for troubled youth and veterans.

Currently, Johnson serves as the 3rd Vice Chair of the Richland County Democratic party, Richland County Recreation Commissioner, Vice Chair of the Young Democrats of the Central Midlands and Minority Caucus Chair of the Young Democrats of South Carolina.

Johnson served as the South Carolina Campaign Chair for Andrew Yang's 2020 presidential campaign.

South Carolina House of Representatives

In 2020, Johnson announced he would challenge Democratic incumbent Jimmy Bales for his seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives. Johnson centered his campaign around universal basic income, community investment, economic investment, district enhancement and access and accountability. He earned endorsements from former 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang, former South Carolina State Representative and current CNN political analyst Bakari Sellers and current South Carolina State Representative JA Moore. In June 2020, Johnson defeated Bales in the Democratic Primary and became the Democratic nominee.

After redistricting following the 2020 United States census, Johnson's district was merged into House District 70. This forced Johnson to run in a contested primary against fellow-representative Wendy Brawley. In the primary, Johnson garnered 50.11% person of the vote to defeat Brawley by 115 votes.

Johnson currently serves on the House Education and Public Works Committee. He is Secretary of the House Minority Caucus.

Electoral history

2020 South Carolina House of Representatives

South Carolina House of Representatives District 80 Democratic Primary, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jermaine Johnson 3,573 75.6
Democratic Jimmy Bales (incumbent) 1,156 24.4
Total votes 4,729 100.0
South Carolina House of Representatives District 80 General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jermaine Johnson 10,742 59.6
Republican Vincent Wilson 7,268 40.3
Total votes 18,010 100.0

2022 South Carolina House of Representatives

South Carolina House of Representatives District 70 Democratic Primary, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jermaine Johnson (incumbent) 2,495 50.1
Democratic Wendy Brawley (incumbent) 2,380 47.8
Democratic Bridgette Jones Larry 104 2.1
Total votes 5,046 100.0
South Carolina House of Representatives District 70 General Election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jermaine Johnson 10,046 76.4
Republican Vincent Wilson 2,623 20.0
Green Charla Henson-Simons 456 3.5
Total votes 13,143 100.0

Personal life

Johnson has three children. He received a Doctorate of Business Administration and Organizational Leadership from Northcentral University in 2018.

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