Cliff Johnson
Democratic · MS
Cliff Johnson is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative in Mississippi's 1st Congressional District and previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney.
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Track record
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Worked for five years as an Assistant United States Attorney during the Clinton administration and received the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General's Integrity Award during that DOJ service.
August 1, 2026
Source: macarthurjustice.org · researched September 8, 2026
Practiced law for 13 years as a partner at the Jackson, Mississippi firm Pigott & Johnson, handling complex civil and criminal matters.
August 1, 2026
Source: macarthurjustice.org · researched September 8, 2026
Filed a lawsuit on behalf of the family of a man who died after being held in the Kemper Neshoba Regional Correctional Facility; the MacArthur Justice Center described the case as addressing jail conditions and mental-health safeguards.
October 2, 2019
Source: macarthurjustice.org · researched September 8, 2026
Filed the Brown v. Corinth federal class action challenging Corinth, Mississippi's practice of jailing poor people who could not pay bail and fines; the case settled on April 26, 2018 with reforms including release and payment-plan protections.
April 26, 2018
Source: macarthurjustice.org · researched September 8, 2026
Race Cliff Johnson is in:
- United States Representative, Congressional District 1 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 1 (119th Congress), Mississippi
Profile last researched September 8, 2026.