# LaTonya Johnson

LaTonya Johnson is a Democratic member of the Wisconsin Senate for district 6.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Wisconsin Senate, district 6
- Serving since: 2017-01-02
- Current term: WI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/eba6f26b-65c9-42fe-a8a5-09e11c8d089a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/eba6f26b-65c9-42fe-a8a5-09e11c8d089a (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

7.6% of the 263 bills Johnson sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Wisconsin Senate.

## What Johnson says (WI 2025–26 session)

14 classified statements: 14 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Johnson | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 28.6% | 10.3% | 21 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 64.3% | 42.9% | 39 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 28.6% | 16.1% | 52 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 33% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Economics and Public Finance 22% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Health 22% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Agriculture and Food 11% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Education 11% (State Senate Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.33 (standard error 0.02), from 610 donors and 230 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 91% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (WI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 263 bills: 263 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 0. 7.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Wisconsin Senate 42.9%; rank 31 of 33).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1162: Relating to: eliminating recovery by the state for birth expenses paid through the Medical Assistance program. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB1162/
- SB 1139: Relating to: preference in state and local government contracts and procurement for materials manufactured in the United States and granting rule-making… (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB1139/
- SB 1117: Relating to: entering into an agreement among the states to elect the president and vice president of the United States by means of a national popular vote. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB1117/
- SB 1118: Relating to: state procurement of products and services from businesses located in this state and setting a goal for local governments to purchase a certain… (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB1118/
- SB 1160: Relating to: attorney general enforcement authority for civil rights violations and providing a penalty. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB1160/
- SB 1179: Relating to: a home repair program and making an appropriation. (FE) (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB1179/
- SB 1126: Relating to: a state minimum wage, allowing the enactment of local minimum wage ordinances, and granting rule-making authority. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB1126/
- SB 1178: Relating to: creating the Wisconsin Climate Corps program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB1178/
- SB 1175: Relating to: prohibitions on nondisparagement clauses in employment contracts. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB1175/
- SB 1150: Relating to: net zero emissions, carbon-free and renewable energy standards, and creating an office of sustainability and clean energy, granting rule-making… (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB1150/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $44.1K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 94% 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.

- 2025-08-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/StateSenLaTonya/status/1956369194309525517
- 2025-07-24 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/StateSenLaTonya/status/1948431495099490345
- 2025-07-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/StateSenLaTonya/status/1940819304737657240
- 2025-06-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/StateSenLaTonya/status/1939692935177789754
- 2025-06-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/StateSenLaTonya/status/1933918405758980219
- 2025-05-02 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/StateSenLaTonya/status/1918331884905668691
- 2025-05-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/StateSenLaTonya/status/1918367185493274637
- 2025-04-29 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/StateSenLaTonya/status/1917264947307848170
- 2025-04-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/StateSenLaTonya/status/1915832486623404134
- 2025-04-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/StateSenLaTonya/status/1907480768315572733

## Links

- Official site: https://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/06/johnson/
- Campaign site: https://latonyajohnson.org/
- X: https://x.com/StateSenLaTonya
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jhnsnlatonya
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/statesenlatonya
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMxvewIO_Zc7mbaHgroA0Rw
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/la-tonya-johnson-1a54314a

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/eba6f26b-65c9-42fe-a8a5-09e11c8d089a