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Democratic State Senator Nathan M Johnson Wins Texas Attorney General Election

Texas state Senator Nathan M Johnson has been elected as the state attorney general, drawing national attention to his earlier career as a composer for anime series.

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Texas state Senator Nathan M. Johnson was elected attorney general on Tuesday, succeeding Ken Paxton in the office. Slate Culture reported that Johnson is the first Democrat to win the seat this century. The victory brought national attention to his previous career as a composer for anime productions. [1]

Before entering politics, Johnson worked as an aspiring professional musician, according to Slate Culture. His musical compositions attracted executives at Funimation Entertainment. The production house licensed the Dragon Ball franchise from Japan to introduce it to American audiences. [1]

Johnson won his first political election in 2018 prior to his successful campaign for state attorney general, Slate Culture reported. He will now transition into the top legal position in the state following the Democratic Party victory. [1]

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In short

  • Nathan M. Johnson was elected attorney general of Texas on Tuesday.
  • Johnson is the first Democrat to win the Texas attorney general office this century.
  • Before his political career, Johnson composed music for Funimation Entertainment's Dragon Ball franchise releases.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Texas Just Elected an Attorney General With a Power Level Over 9000Slate Culture, 3h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Texas Just Elected an Attorney General With a Power Level Over 9000Slate Magazine, 3h ago

Background

  1. [3]1978 Texas gubernatorial election on Wikipedia
  2. [4]United States Attorney General on Wikipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 4 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

Earlier reports of ours on the same people and subjects.

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