Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. member and former DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson has been elected to the Georgia State Senate. According to unofficial results reported by Decaturish, Johnson won 89.78 percent of the vote, or 80,794 votes, in Senate District 10, defeating Republican Furquan Stafford. The district includes parts of DeKalb and Henry counties.
Johnson was initiated into Iota Phi Theta in 1987 through the Alpha Lambda Chapter. He is also a charter member of the Beta Psi Omega Chapter of Iota Phi Theta in DeKalb County, according to the chapter’s official website.
The brothers of Iota Phi Theta across Georgia celebrated his win in a post on their official social media account, expressing “immense pride and confidence in his ability to lead with integrity, vision, and purpose.”
Johnson served as DeKalb County Commissioner for District 3 for more than two decades, according to his campaign website. According to the National Association of Counties, he was elected to the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners in November 2002, making him one of the youngest ever to serve in the role. He later served as president of the National Association of Counties from July 2021 to July 2022…