Irvin J. Johnson

DeKalb County Tax Commissioner

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Irvin J. Johnson is in his 3rd term as Tax Commissioner of DeKalb County. Johnson began his career with the tax office in July 2000 as a Network Coordinator. Under the leadership of Tom Scott and his successor, Claudia Lawson, Irvin held several positions within the tax office, including the role of supervisor and manager. He was appointed Chief Deputy Tax Commissioner in 2007, succeeded Claudia Lawson as tax commissioner in 2016, and was elected later that year to his first 4-year term as tax commissioner.

A proud graduate of Slippery Rock University, a small college located 60 miles north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Johnson earned his B.A. degree in Liberal Arts and a Master’s degree in Education. Irvin’s professional experience and background was acquired as a Quality Systems\ISO 9000 manager at Square D Company, training supervisor with Michelin Tire Corporation, manufacturing supervisor with Westinghouse Electric Corporation, and job development coordinator during his tenure with the Shenango Valley Urban League.

Irvin is a past President of the South DeKalb Rotary Club, past Chair of the Tax Commissioners’ Technology Development Council of Georgia (TCTECH), former board member of the DeKalb Regional Land Bank Authority, and a former member of the Board of Directors at Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Tucker, Georgia. In 2024, Irvin was named Tax Commissioner of the Year by the Georgia Association of Black County Officials.

Johnson was born in Augusta, Georgia, and lived there until his parents relocated to New York. Irvin is a 41-year member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated, Kappa Alpha Alpha Chapter, Decatur, Georgia. He has two adult children, Jeremy and Tia, and 2 grandsons, Cullen and Huey.

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