Lorraine Cochran Johnson is currently the commissioner representing DeKalb County Super District 7. She was elected to this position in 2018 and is serving her second term.

Lorraine previously worked as a professor at the Art Institute of Atlanta, an associate publisher and vice president of business development at Real Times Media, a regional marketing manager at Great Southern Publishers, a communications specialist at United Front Media, a publisher at Salons Unlimited Magazine, and an account executive at Creative Loafing Newspaper.

Lorraine is originally from Greenville, Alabama. She earned her bachelor's in political science from Troy State University, her master's in the administration of criminal justice from Troy State University, her master's in public administration from Auburn University, and her law degree from John Marshall Law School. Johnson also holds a business certificate from Harvard University in Delivering Public Services. She lives in Stoncrest with her husband, William, and their daughter.