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The South just elected its first openly LGBTQ member of Congress. And she’s from Texas.

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Julie Johnson is the first openly LGBTQ person elected to Congress from a Southern state.

The North Texas seat represents parts of Collin , Dallas and Denton counties.

Johnson is an attorney who specializes in personal injury and family law.

Her wife, Susan Moster , became the first same-sex spouse of a Texas legislator in 2019 .