Reed Johnson

Background

Johnson is a lawyer and Republican candidate for a District 17 seat in the North Dakota House. He advanced from the June 9, 2026 Republican primary and is running in the November 3 general election.

Sources: Get VoteBook, North Dakota State House District 17, Grand Forks Herald, district 17 Senate differentiators: taxes, education funding (Sept. 30, 2026)

What the candidate has said

Statements are attributed to the linked sources.

• Data centers

  Johnson said a data-center project should protect residents, maintain grid reliability, pay its own infrastructure and power costs, and provide community benefits through property taxes. If those conditions are met, he supports local permitting, with the state providing local governments information and technical assistance.

  Grand Forks Herald, Grand Forks-area legislative candidates weigh in on data center issues (Oct. 17, 2026)

• Housing and childcare

  Johnson said affordable housing and childcare should be priorities. For housing he cited property taxes and special assessments; for childcare he supported easing regulatory burdens on in-home providers and continuing credits and incentives for commercial providers.

  Grand Forks Herald, majority of local legislative candidates say 2027 session should focus on education, housing, childcare (Oct. 10, 2026)