Each year, the Washington State Democratic Party honors Democrats from around the state by conferring the Warren G. Magnuson Award. This award recognizes outstanding community leaders. It is named in honor of former U.S. Sen. Warren Magnuson (“Maggie”) who represented Washington for over 43 years in Congress and 36 years in the Senate. He was the most senior member of the U.S. Senate during his final two years in office.

Julie Johnson is receiving the 2016 Maggie Award as State Committee Member of the Year. She is a two-term Washington State Democratic Committeewoman, serving on the Central Committee of the state Democratic Party.

Johnson has been honored by local Democrats as the female Democrat of the Year (2012) and received a National Indian Women’s Leadership Award in 2013 from Women Empowering Women for Indian Nations.

Johnson was elected as a Hillary Clinton delegate to the Washington State and National Democratic Conventions, capturing one of only two Clinton delegate positions from the 6th Congressional District, and she was the only female Clinton delegate.

Johnson also was elected a presidential elector, a singular honor since only one presidential elector is selected from each congressional district.

Johnson is a social and health services grant writer and intergovernmental relations consultant. She resides in Neah Bay.