Senator · Wisconsin
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson is a Republican senator from Wisconsin, in Congress since 2011. In the 119th Congress, 915 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 12, and cast 827 of 829 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.
- Party
- Republican
- Chamber
- Senate
- Current
- In Congress since
- Jan 5, 2011
- Term ends
- Jan 3, 2029
Record by Congress
Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.
| Congress | Roll calls | Missed | Votes with party | Sponsored | Cosponsored across the aisle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119th CongressSenate | 915 | 1.3%12 of 915 · rank 69 of 101 | 100%827 of 829 · rank 24 of 101 | 220 became law | 18%11 of 62 |
| 118th CongressSenate | 691 | 2.7%19 of 691 · rank 56 of 101 | 99%517 of 522 · rank 35 of 101 | 160 became law | 22%27 of 125 |
| 117th CongressSenate | 949 | 5.7%54 of 949 · rank 23 of 100 | 97%703 of 724 · rank 59 of 100 | 160 became law | 28%43 of 153 |
Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)
Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (Senate), with each party's median and the chamber's range.
Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Votes against their party
The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.
- Jan 30, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 71–29· Against party
- Apr 19, 2024· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 42–50· Against party
- Mar 10, 2022· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 35–64· Against party
Recent votes
The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 77–22
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 47–52
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 49–50
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 42–54
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 1–94
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 96–1
- Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Concurrent Resolution· Concurrent Resolution Rejected 49–50
- Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 77–23
- Aug 8, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 90–6
- Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 86–11
- Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 32–64
- Jul 30, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Resolution· Resolution Agreed to 50–47
Sponsored bills
Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.
54 sponsored · 0 became law
How far they got
- Introduced4380%
- Reported by committee59.3%
- Passed one chamber59.3%
- Failed11.9%
Policy areas
- Health13
- Government Operations and Politics10
- International Affairs6
- Crime and Law Enforcement5
- Education4
- Economics and Public Finance3
- Taxation3
- Animals2
Latest activity
- S. 252 GOOD ActReported by committee· Government Operations and Politics· Sep 14, 2026
- S. 164 Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2025Reported by committee· Government Operations and Politics· Sep 14, 2026
- 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 budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.Introduced· Economics and Public Finance· Aug 7, 2026
- S.Res. 765 A resolution expressing support for the designation of July 2026 as "National Sarcoma Awareness Month".Passed one chamber· Health· Jun 9, 2026
- S. 4698 Right to Try for Individualized Treatments ActIntroduced· Health· Jun 8, 2026
- S. 1830 Right to Treat ActIntroduced· Health· Mar 19, 2026
- S. 3710 SOAR Permanent Authorization ActIntroduced· Education· Jan 28, 2026
- S. 3168 Shutdown Fairness ActIntroduced· Economics and Public Finance· Nov 10, 2025
Committees
Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.
Current seats
- Senate Committee on the BudgetChairman
Campaign money
What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.
2026 cycle
- Raised
- $1.1M
- through Jun 30, 2026
- Cash on hand
- $1.2M
- From committees
- $49.5K
- 16 committees
- From contractor PACs
- $5,000
- 2 PACs · 10% of committee money
Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026
| PAC sponsor | Given | Matched contract recipient | Its contracts, FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| at&t inc.at&t inc. employee federal political action committee (at&t employee federal pac) | $4,000 | AT&T CORP.,AI match · 100% · of one corporate family | -$3,412 |
| american hospital associationamerican hospital association pac | $1,000 | AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 99% · the same organization | $1.2M |
By cycle
| Cycle | Raised (FEC summary) | From committees | From contractor PACs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.1M | $49.5K | $5,0002 PACs · 10% of committee money |
| 2024 | $5.4M | $40.3K | $11.5K4 PACs · 29% of committee money |
| 2022 | $34.9M | $888.8K | $156K32 PACs · 18% of committee money |
Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.
Terms
Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.
- Senate · WisconsinJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2029
- Senate · WisconsinJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2023
- Senate · WisconsinJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2017
Contact
Official channels, as published.
- Website
- www.ronjohnson.senate.gov
- Phone
- 202-224-5323
- Office
- 328 Hart Senate Office Building
- Contact form
- Contact form
Identifiers
The same member in other public records.
Sources and method
Every figure on this page traces to these records.
- Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
- Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
- Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.