Constance N. Johnson

Constance Nevlin Johnson (born May 11, 1952) is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma Senate representing the 48th district from 2005 to 2014. She was the first African American woman nominated for a major statewide office in Oklahoma and the first woman United States Senate nominee from Oklahoma.

Johnson was first elected to the state senate representing northeastern and northwestern Oklahoma County in a special election in September 2005 and she served in office until she retired to run for the United States Senate in 2014, losing the general election to James Lankford. She ran for Governor of Oklahoma in 2018 and 2022, losing in the Democratic primary both times. In 2024, she campaigned for her former state senate seat, but lost the Democratic primary to Nikki Nice.

She is currently campaigning for the Democratic Party's nomination in the 2026 Oklahoma gubernatorial election. Provided by Wikipedia