Texas elects Dragon Ball Z composer Nathan Johnson attorney general
Nathan Johnson defeated Republican Mayes Middleton on Nov. 3, AFP reported. Billboard says the Texas senator is expected to take office in January 2027.
Nathan Johnson, a Texas state senator and Dragon Ball Z composer, won the Texas attorney general election on Nov. 3, 2026, defeating Republican Mayes Middleton, Agence France-Presse reported. Billboard separately reported Johnson’s win and says he is expected to assume the office in January 2027. AFP identifies Republican Ken Paxton as the predecessor. The result puts Johnson, a lawyer and longtime state senator, on course to become Texas’ top prosecutor.
Nathan Johnson’s Dragon Ball Z composing work
Johnson says he composed scores for 67 Dragon Ball Z episodes and five films. Billboard and AFP both attribute those totals to Johnson, with AFP citing a Facebook post. His campaign biography also describes him as a composer for the series. Billboard names five films associated with the scores: The World’s Strongest, The Tree of Might, Broly — Second Coming, Fusion Reborn and Wrath of the Dragon. It says the scores were cut in the 2000s.
Johnson recalled in a video posted in June that he worked on the music while his child was about a year old. He said the child sat on his knee as scenes played and called out “Goku.” Johnson described the work as “a creative outlet and a cultural connection that very few people had the opportunity to have,” and said it gave him “street cred” with his children’s friends, Billboard reported.
Dragon Ball Z was created by Akira Toriyama and produced by Toei Animation. The series follows Goku, an alien warrior, and premiered in Japan in 1989. Billboard says it was syndicated on the US Cartoon Network from 1998 to 2008. AFP reports that IMDb lists Johnson as composer on dozens of episodes between 1990 and 2008, and that he also worked as a voice actor on Berserk anime films.
Johnson’s path from Texas senator to attorney general
Johnson has served in the Texas Senate since 2019, according to his campaign biography, which describes him as a litigator and mediator. The biography says he holds a physics degree from the University of Arizona and a law degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Billboard reports that he authored at least 433 bills, with more than 130 becoming law. His expected move to the attorney general’s office follows a career spanning state politics, legal work and anime scoring.
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Sources and context
- Texas’ New Attorney General Nathan Johnson Is a Former ‘Dragon Ball Z’ ComposerBillboard
- US midterms: Dragon Ball Z composer elected as Texas attorney-generalAgence France-Presse, republished by The Straits Times
- Meet Nathan - Nathan Johnson for TexasNathan Johnson for Texas campaign
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