Ron Johnson

Ronald Harold Johnson born April 8 1955 is an American businessman and farright politician serving as the senior United States senator from Wisconsin a seat he has held since 2011 A Republican Johnson was first elected to the US Senate in 2010 defeating Democratic incumbent Russ Feingold He was reelected in 2016 defeating Feingold in a rematch and in 2022 narrowly defeating Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes Born in Mankato Minnesota Johnson attended high school in Edina Minnesota a suburb of the Twin Cities and received a degree from the University of Minnesota Before entering politics he was chief executive officer of a polyester and plastics manufacturer in Oshkosh Wisconsin founded by his brotherinlaw A staunch ally of President Donald Trump Johnson voted for Trumps Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017 supported Trumps decision to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals DACA launched investigations into his political opponents and promoted false claims of fraud in relation to Trumps defeat in the 2020 presidential election He has rejected the scientific consensus on climate change During the COVID19 pandemic Johnson voted for the CARES Act resisted stay at home orders used his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee to invite witnesses who promoted fringe theories about COVID19 and spread misinformation about COVID19 vaccinations He has also suggested Social Security and Medicare spending be subject to an annual congressional vote