Mereda Davis Johnson is the County Commissioner in DeKalb County District 5 and is running for re-election. Mereda has held this position since 2015. In 1985, she became the first black female judge appointed to the DeKalb County Courts.

Mereda Davis Johnson has been a practicing attorney for over 33 years and specializes in family law. Mereda is a co-founding partner of the law firm Johnson Hopewell Coleman, LLC.

Mereda Davis Johnson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Arts degree from Tennessee State University. Mereda has a Juris Doctorate from Texas Southern University. Mereda is a co-founder and past president of the DeKalb Lawyers Association, where she continues to volunteer. She formerly served on the Board of Directors of DeKalb Hospital Authority and the Georgia Democratic Committee, serving as a member at large. She is also a former Board Member of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc., Georgia Legal Services, Inc., and has served as a volunteer lawyer for Decatur Cooperative Ministry. Mereda and her husband, Congressman Hank Johnson, reside in South Dekalb County and have two children.