ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn, dʒˈɑːnsən ænd hɪz wˈaɪf, ˈæn, ˈiːtʃ doʊnˈeɪɾᵻd dˈɑːlɚ tˈuː,sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd tə ðə kæmpˈeɪn ʌv sˈɪndi hˈaɪdsmˈɪθ, ɐ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən jˈuː.ˈɛs. sˈɛnəɾɚ fɹʌm mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi fˈeɪsɪŋ mˈaɪk ɛspˈaɪ, ɐn ˈæfɹɪkənɐmˈɛɹɪkən dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk kˈændᵻdˌeɪt, ɪn ɐ ɹˈʌnɔf ᵻlˈɛkʃən.
In 2018, Johnson and his wife, Ann, each donated $2,700 to the campaign of Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican U.S. Senator from Mississippi facing Mike Espy, an African-American Democratic candidate, in a runoff election.