Service history
16 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2011
- Senator WI 2011–present
Background
- role Senior United States senator from Wisconsin since 2011
- role First elected in 2010, defeating Democratic incumbent Russ Feingold, and reelected in 2016 and 2022
- role Chaired the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- achievement Sponsored a federal right-to-try law allowing use of experimental medical treatments
- background Former CEO of a plastics manufacturer in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
- background Born April 8, 1955
Track record
Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source
- Roll-call participation →
voted in 30 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%
Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.
- Bills sponsored →
plus 62 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- Sponsored bills enacted →
of 24 bills sponsored
Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.
- Party-unity voting →
votes with the party majority · median 100% · on 11 party-line votes
Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.
- Cross-party voting →
votes with the other party's majority on those same votes
The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.
- Documented positions →
no positions documented yet
Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.
- Committee assignments →
committees and subcommittees
Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.
Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Ron Johnson. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.
Voting record
Data from senate.gov roll-call records
Full voting record (30 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 30 of 890 recorded roll calls
Committee assignments (9)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
- Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman
- Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth Subcommittee Chairman
- Aging (Special) Committee
- Budget Committee
- Finance Committee
- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Taxation and IRS Oversight Subcommittee
- Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee
- Health Care Subcommittee · oversees Health
Issue positions (3)
Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills
- DefenseFull support from votes
- Economy & TaxesFull support from votes
- Foreign PolicyFull support from votes
Documented relationships
Documented facts about Johnson, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.
No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.
Frequent co-sponsors
Connections network
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (86)
- SCONRES 38A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.sponsoredAug 6, 2026
- SRES 821A resolution designating July 30, 2026, as "National Whistleblower Appreciation Day".cosponsoredJul 29, 2026
- S 4978Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 13, 2026
- SRES 801A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
- SRES 781A resolution commemorating June 19, 2026, as "Juneteenth National Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.cosponsoredJun 17, 2026
- SRES 764A resolution congratulating the students, parents, teachers, and leaders of charter schools across the United States for making ongoing contributions to education and supporting the ideals and goals of the 27th Annual National Charter Schools Week, to be held May 10 through May 16, 2026.cosponsoredJun 8, 2026
- SRES 765A resolution expressing support for the designation of July 2026 as "National Sarcoma Awareness Month".sponsoredJun 8, 2026
- S 4698Right to Try for Individualized Treatments ActsponsoredJun 7, 2026
- SRES 755A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan.cosponsoredMay 31, 2026
- SRES 739A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for the State of California.cosponsoredMay 18, 2026
- SRES 735A resolution designating the week of May 10 through May 16, 2026, as "National Police Week".cosponsoredMay 13, 2026
- SRES 723A resolution honoring the life of Dirk Arthur Kempthorne, former United States Senator for the State of Idaho.cosponsoredMay 10, 2026
- S 4477Davis-Bacon Repeal ActcosponsoredApr 29, 2026
- SRES 661A resolution recognizing the 205th anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating democracy in Greece and the United States.cosponsoredMar 24, 2026
- S 4009Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection ActcosponsoredMar 4, 2026
- S 3788CLEAR LABELS ActcosponsoredFeb 4, 2026
- S 3752SAVE America ActcosponsoredJan 28, 2026
- S 3713No Climate Treaties Act of 2026cosponsoredJan 27, 2026
- S 3710SOAR Permanent Authorization ActsponsoredJan 27, 2026
- SRES 587A resolution designating the week of January 25 through January 31, 2026, as "National School Choice Week".cosponsoredJan 26, 2026
- SRES 585A resolution honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of Ben Nighthorse Campbell.cosponsoredJan 14, 2026
- S 3481SAFER SKIES ActcosponsoredDec 14, 2025
- SRES 517A resolution expressing opposition to congressional spending on earmarks.cosponsoredNov 19, 2025
- S 3168Shutdown Fairness ActsponsoredNov 8, 2025
- S 3027Interstate Commerce Simplification Act of 2025sponsoredOct 21, 2025
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