Rep. Robert L Johnson III

House Democratic Minority Leader • Member of the House Ways & Means Cmt • Family Values • Attorney • Former Chairman of House Transportation Cmt

[Rep. Robert L Johnson III @RepRJohnson]

@WesternLensman It’s not self promotion you fucking asshole it’s a plea to let me just be a journalist!

[Rep. Robert L Johnson III @RepRJohnson]

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[Rep. Robert L Johnson III @RepRJohnson]

EVERY DEMOCRAT in the Mississippi House of Representatives stood together to vote against HB 2 , a bill that will take public money and give it to private schools without the same accountability that Public schools have to abide by.

[Jonathan Allen @alldspeed]

First responders are upset that #MSleg Republicans gutted the retirement system.

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[Rep. Robert L Johnson III @RepRJohnson]

@Sophia8007 Deer

[Rep. Robert L Johnson III @RepRJohnson]

This is Fathers Day to me my 85 year old Dad and My 25 year old son headed to their deer stands walking together! I was there too.😁It is special for us.👊🏾

[Rep. Robert L Johnson III @RepRJohnson]

@alldspeed @John_Horhn @TheDemocrats @msdemocrats @SenDTSimmons @SenDavidBlount @BGThompsonMS @kenmartin73 @DLCC It’s more likely the other way around. The legislative races are going to drive the judicial elections. Voters just don’t get how important judicial elections are they never have.

[Mississippi Today @MSTODAYnews]

Rep. Robert Johnson III of Natchez, leader of Mississippi House Democrats, says the GOP leadership's push for "school choice" is out of touch with rank-and-file Mississippians, many Republican lawmakers and educators.

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[Rep. Robert L Johnson III @RepRJohnson]

@alldspeed @grgibert @B_B_Bear1992 @MidDaysGerard @supertalk @grantcallen @SenDTSimmons @KabirKarriem @cheikh_taylor @JasonWhiteMS @msdemocrats @bill_cork_ms @MichaelWatsonMS The problem is that leadership doesn’t want discussion they want capitulation and that’s not happening.

[Rep. Robert L Johnson III @RepRJohnson]

@alldspeed @grgibert @B_B_Bear1992 @MidDaysGerard @supertalk @grantcallen @SenDTSimmons @KabirKarriem @cheikh_taylor @JasonWhiteMS @msdemocrats @bill_cork_ms @MichaelWatsonMS We are open but no one is talking to us .

[Rep. Robert L Johnson III @RepRJohnson]

@iwrite2praise @SenDavidBlount Robert needs a little sun😳

[Rep. Robert L Johnson III @RepRJohnson]

@alldspeed @grantcallen @JasonWhiteMS @robroberson43 @KentMcCarty @JansenOwen @DelbertHosemann @SenDTSimmons @SenDenDeBar @SenDavidBlount @StarlaMBrown Won’t happen ! Because we won’t have the money

[Rep. Robert L Johnson III @RepRJohnson]

@grantcallen @alldspeed @JasonWhiteMS @robroberson43 @KentMcCarty @JansenOwen @DelbertHosemann @SenDTSimmons @SenDenDeBar @SenDavidBlount @StarlaMBrown It’s good to know that “ Education Freedom” is your program and not the Speakers program.

[Rep. Robert L Johnson III @RepRJohnson]

@grantcallen @alldspeed @JasonWhiteMS @robroberson43 @KentMcCarty @JansenOwen @DelbertHosemann @SenDTSimmons @SenDenDeBar @SenDavidBlount @StarlaMBrown What are you talking about ? Of course we are spending more because everything cost more it’s 2025! And guess what in the bottom 5 (45th in per student spending based on my research ) We rank in the bottom 5! Just stop

[Rep. Robert L Johnson III @RepRJohnson]

@grantcallen @alldspeed @JasonWhiteMS @robroberson43 @KentMcCarty @JansenOwen @DelbertHosemann @SenDTSimmons @SenDenDeBar @SenDavidBlount @StarlaMBrown Correction didn’t mean “ forced to neighborhood schools “ meant to type the same people supported the concept of neighborhood schools” who now want people to leave their neighborhoods!

[Rep. Robert L Johnson III @RepRJohnson]

Sounds like a gimmick because we already have “education freedom” it’s called public education ! It was created more than 100 years ago with premise that no matter how poor a child was or how poor his or her community was or what race he or she was they would get the same education as the child with wealth. The state made a commitment to fill in the gap until we didn’t. Then we were forced to neighborhood schools 😳! Wow! Now we want them to leave their communities instead of the state stepping in paying teachers and building great schools in communities where these children live. By the way I’m an 8th generation Mississippian 4 free and by choice!

[Rep. Robert L Johnson III @RepRJohnson]

@alldspeed @JasonWhiteMS @robroberson43 @KentMcCarty @JansenOwen @DelbertHosemann @SenDTSimmons @SenDenDeBar @SenDavidBlount @grantcallen @StarlaMBrown Why don’t we stop with the gimmicks and the national think tank political agendas.

[Rep. Robert L Johnson III @RepRJohnson]

It would not be as large a problem if this State was committed to helping to create self sustaining economic development ( increased local ad valorem tax bases) that could support those under performing schools. But at every opportunity the leadership is n this state continues to turn its back. These communities don’t need handouts they need a fair opportunity to succeed.

[Rep. Robert L Johnson III @RepRJohnson]

You’re alarmed !? Well try illustrating these observations to the leadership in this state and spending every session fighting to make sure we don’t divert public money to private schools and now we will spend a whole session arguing about school choice instead of addressing issues like how to address in person teachers or other challenges poor districts face that are all rooted in inadequate funding!

[Rep. Robert L Johnson III @RepRJohnson]

@HigherEdWorks This is realtime proof of what school vouchers do to public school funding!
We must make sure we protect public school funding in Mississippi and not let this happen here.