Who Is Alva Johnson? Trump Allegedly Kissed Campaign Staffer, 'I Immediately Felt Violated'
President Trump has come under fire for allegedly kissing former campaign staffer Alva Mahaffey Johnson without her consent, The Washington Post has reported.
The incident reportedly happened at an event in Tampa and caused Johnson to file a lawsuit against the Trump campaign. In her lawsuit, Johnson is seeking unspecified damages and claims there was racial discrimination during the 2016 campaign, according to the lawsuit filing.
According to Johnson, as Trump leaned in to kiss her on the mouth, she turned her head and caught the kiss on the side of her mouth. The kiss, Johnson told news outlet, was inappropriate. “I immediately felt violated because I wasn’t expecting it or wanting it. I can still see his lips coming straight for my face,” she said.
The White House denies the allegations against Trump.
Johnson has come forward with her story, but many may not know exactly who she is. Here’s everything we know about the former campaign staffer:
- Johnson is a native of Birmingham, Alabama.
- She is 43-years-old.
- She has experience in human resources as well as large-scale event production and politics, according to her website.
- She was the senior strategist for the presidential campaign. While Johnson doesn’t mention which candidate on her website, she does say that it was a “national political candidate.”
- Johnson also served as director of outreach and coalitions for the Alabama primary. She also worked on the National Strike Team.
- She organized what she calls one of the largest primary election rallies with over 33,000 attendees, according to her site.
- She has also served as director of operations for the Florida campaign. Here, Johnson managed a Florida RV/mobile office campaign within 57 counties of the state.
- Johnson has worked on campaigns for the U.S. Senate, as well as a county commissioner.
- She has expertise in the areas of “voter engagement, grassroots coordination, coalition and alliance building, communications, events, messaging and strategy, campaign technology (digital and data), database and file management, and polling research,” according to her website.
- Before Johnson entered the world of politics, she worked in human resources for the Atlanta Braves, Celebrity Personal Assistants, Inc., CARE International, Cox Interactive Media, and Randstad Staffing Services.
- Johnson has also organized several large-scale events as co-owner of Heaven on Earth, LLC. She has planned events in Brazil, Atlanta, Frankfurt, New York City, Los Angeles, and New Orleans.
- She has also coordinated the 2010 Independent Champagne and Sparkling Wine Invitational.
- She was president of Enchanting Travel and Tours.
- Johnson attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
- While in college, she was a volleyball athlete.
- She graduated from the Ramsay High School as a three-time All-State, two-time City MVP volleyball player.
- Johnson currently lives in Madison County, Alabama, with her family.
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