# Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson is a Republican U.S. senator from Wisconsin.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. Senate, Wisconsin
- Serving since: 2011-01-05
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2028-11-07
- Bioguide ID: J000293
- FEC candidate IDs: S0WI00197

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/J000293 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

32% of Johnson’s statements criticize a policy, 1.8 times the Senate Republican average of 17%.

## What Johnson says (119th Congress (2025–27))

914 classified statements: 687 posts on X, 141 press releases, 57 Congressional Record speeches, 29 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Johnson | Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.2% | 2.1% | 4 of 52 |
| Policy criticism | 31.5% | 17.4% | 2 of 52 |
| Policy discussion | 65.2% | 70.4% | 40 of 52 |
| Bipartisanship | 8.3% | 12.6% | 35 of 52 |
| Credit claiming | 16.2% | 36.1% | 49 of 52 |
| Extreme labels | 2.3% | 2.9% | 24 of 52 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 42% (Senate Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 34% (Senate Republicans 19%); Economics and Public Finance 26% (Senate Republicans 17%); Armed Forces and National Security 12% (Senate Republicans 25%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.2% (Senate Republicans 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.19 (standard error 0.01), from 41,174 donors and 4,880 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 81% of Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

915 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (Senate Republicans 97.1%). Party unity 99.7% (98.4%). 22 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-28 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · S. 4668 A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190909
- 2026-09-24 · voted nay · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 89 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Rejected · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190903
- 2026-08-08 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 6500 An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190887
- 2026-08-07 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 5334 An act to impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation, as championed by the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham, and for… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190883
- 2026-07-30 · voted yea · On the Resolution · S.Res. 817 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190876
- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 86 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190843
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · S. 2 An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190822
- 2026-05-11 · voted yea · On the Resolution · S.Res. 690 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190773
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · On the Concurrent Resolution · S.Con.Res. 33 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190764
- 2026-04-16 · voted yea · On the Joint Resolution · H.J.Res. 140 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of… · Joint Resolution Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190743

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 22 bills: 19 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 62. 27.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Senate Republicans 22.2%; rank 16 of 51).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S.Con.Res. 38: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate… (in committee, 2026-08-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/38
- S.Res. 765: A resolution expressing support for the designation of July 2026 as "National Sarcoma Awareness Month". (passed one chamber, 2026-06-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/765
- S. 4698: Right to Try for Individualized Treatments Act (in committee, 2026-06-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4698
- S. 3710: SOAR Permanent Authorization Act (in committee, 2026-01-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3710
- S. 3168: Shutdown Fairness Act (introduced, 2025-11-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3168
- S. 3027: Interstate Commerce Simplification Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-10-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3027
- S. 3012: Shutdown Fairness Act (introduced, 2025-11-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3012
- S. 3001: Shutdown Fairness Act (in committee, 2025-10-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3001
- S. 2806: Eliminate Shutdowns Act (introduced, 2025-09-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2806
- S. 2641: Health Care Freedom and Choice Act (in committee, 2025-08-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2641

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.2M (Senate Republicans median $3.2M). 27% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 25% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-24 · Newsletter · Early Voting is Now Open. Make a Plan to Vote. · labels: policy discussion
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenRonJohnson/status/2113712821498200426
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenRonJohnson/status/2113737232712384920
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenRonJohnson/status/2112314399868277074
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenRonJohnson/status/2111106495207071893
- 2026-10-14 · Newsletter · Time for a COVID Reckoning · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenRonJohnson/status/2108272250126487633
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenRonJohnson/status/2107977626291724625
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenRonJohnson/status/2107518290276786428
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenRonJohnson/status/2107567968334774672

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov
- X: https://x.com/SenRonJohnson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senronjohnson
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senronjohnson
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/SenatorRonJohnson
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/J000293

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/J000293