Ronald Harold Johnson (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Wisconsin. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. His current term ends on January 3, 2029.
Johnson (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Wisconsin. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Johnson was first elected to the Senate in 2010 when he defeated incumbent Sen. Russ Feingold (D). He won re-election in 2016, again defeating Feingold in a re-match of their 2010 race.
At the start of the 116th Congress, Johnson was chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and a member of the Senate committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Foreign Relations; and the Budget.
Before being elected to the Senate, Johnson earned a degree in accounting and founded a plastics manufacturing company.
As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Johnson is one of the most reliable Republican votes, meaning he can be considered a safe vote for the Republican Party in Congress.
After earning his bachelor's from the University of Minnesota, Johnson worked as an accountant before starting a plastic sheeting business with his brother-in-law. He worked in the business until becoming a U.S. senator.
