Johnson, Ron
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Ronald Harold Johnson (born April 8, 1955) is an American businessman and 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 U.S. Senate in 2010, defeating Democratic incumbent Russ Feingold. Johnson defeated Feingold in a rematch in 2016, and defeated Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes in 2022. Before entering politics, he was chief executive officer of a plastics manufacturer in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Johnson entered politics to oppose the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and credits the Tea Party movement with his political ascent, though he does not personally identify with the movement. As a freshman senator, he gained a reputation for opposing government spending and seeking a balanced budget, having stalled or voted against budget proposals from both major parties for not offsetting spending. He is also critical of the Social Security program and has called for its partial privatization. Johnson has promoted various political conspiracy theories, including the Biden–Ukraine conspiracy theory, connections between vaccines and autism, election denial, the Great Replacement conspiracy theory, and 9/11 conspiracy theories. He advocates the use of alternative medicine and sponsored a right-to-try law to legalize the use of experimental medical treatments. Johnson also supports stronger measures against crime and illegal immigration, expansion of free trade, rejection of the scientific consensus on climate change, and protection of the right to bear arms. Starting in his second term, Johnson aligned himself with Donald Trump. As chair of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, he led investigations into Hillary Clinton, Hunter Biden, and officials involved in the FBI investigation of the Trump campaign. Johnson also worked on Ukraine–United States relations during his second term and saw Ukraine as an ally against Russia, but stopped supporting military aid for Ukraine after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 because he believed a Russian victory was inevitable. Due to his interactions with Ukrainian officials, Johnson was a major witness in the 2019 Trump–Ukraine scandal and the subsequent impeachment of Donald Trump, which he said was an attempt to sabotage Trump. In his third term, Johnson has focused on investigating corruption in federal agencies, which he alleges are working against the Trump administration.
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Core attributes
- Current office
- Senator
- Office level
- federal
- Canonical name
- Johnson, Ron
- First name
- Ron
- Last name
- Johnson
- Occupation
- —
- Education
- —
- Year of birth
- —
Races
- Wisconsin U.S. Senate — 2028 General Election 2028-11-07 REP C
- Wisconsin U.S. Senate — 2022 General Election 2022-11-08 REP C
Campaign finance
Money at a glance
2022 cycle
- Coverage
- 2021-01-01 to 2022-12-31
- Source
- Derived from itemized transactions
- Outside spending
- Outside spending details
- Total receipts
- $34,920,572.47
- Total disbursements
- $34,717,800.96
- Cash on hand
- Not available
- Net self-funded
- Not available
- Debts owed by the committee
- $10,754,003.83
Receipt components disclose $34,920,572.47 in total receipts for the 2022 cycle.
Sources: FEC candidate and committee summaries
View chart data
| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| Individual contributions | Dollars: $28,413,967.17;Share: 81.4%;Denominator: $34,920,572.47 |
| PAC/other committee contributions | Dollars: $1,212,329.49;Share: 3.5%;Denominator: $34,920,572.47 |
| Party committee contributions | Dollars: $60,000.00;Share: 0.2%;Denominator: $34,920,572.47 |
| Candidate funding | Dollars: $0.00;Share: 0%;Denominator: $34,920,572.47 |
| Transfers from other authorized committees | Dollars: $4,980,632.17;Share: 14.3%;Denominator: $34,920,572.47 |
| Other receipts | Dollars: $253,643.64;Share: 0.7%;Denominator: $34,920,572.47 |
Fundraising detail
Itemized totals do not match committee summary totals, so this view uses itemized-only contribution facts.
- Small-dollar share
- Small-dollar share unavailable
- Small-dollar amount
- Committee summary totals are not available yet.
- Coverage
- 2021-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Individual contribution totals
- 2022 cycle
- $15,692,445.00
- Itemized
- $15,692,445.00
- Unitemized
- $0.00
- Itemized transactions
- 177943 transactions
Only itemized individual contributions are included; unitemized totals are unavailable for this view.
Itemized individual contributions total $15,692,445.00 in the 2022 cycle.
Monthly contribution columns
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
View chart data
| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| January 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| February 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| March 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| April 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| May 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| June 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| July 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| August 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| September 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| October 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| November 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| December 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| January 2022 | Dollars: $360,151.00;Transactions: 3,306;Coverage: Covered |
| February 2022 | Dollars: $641,890.00;Transactions: 5,190;Coverage: Covered |
| March 2022 | Dollars: $1,171,068.00;Transactions: 5,899;Coverage: Covered |
| April 2022 | Dollars: $838,913.00;Transactions: 6,653;Coverage: Covered |
| May 2022 | Dollars: $734,403.00;Transactions: 7,234;Coverage: Covered |
| June 2022 | Dollars: $901,097.00;Transactions: 6,555;Coverage: Covered |
| July 2022 | Dollars: $579,311.00;Transactions: 7,489;Coverage: Covered |
| August 2022 | Dollars: $2,101,035.00;Transactions: 21,888;Coverage: Covered |
| September 2022 | Dollars: $4,082,716.00;Transactions: 34,421;Coverage: Covered |
| October 2022 | Dollars: $2,749,234.00;Transactions: 45,110;Coverage: Covered |
| November 2022 | Dollars: $1,341,818.00;Transactions: 28,123;Coverage: Covered |
| December 2022 | Dollars: $190,809.00;Transactions: 6,075;Coverage: Covered |
Unitemized contributions are excluded from count and geography charts.
Itemized contribution-size buckets discloses $15,692,445.00 across 175,671 reported transactions in the 2022 cycle.
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
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| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| $200 and under | Dollars: $5,774,281.00;Transactions: 160,687 |
| $200.01-$499.99 | Dollars: $1,956,173.00;Transactions: 7,687 |
| $500-$999.99 | Dollars: $1,931,333.00;Transactions: 3,873 |
| $1,000-$1,999.99 | Dollars: $2,176,585.00;Transactions: 2,170 |
| $2,000 and over | Dollars: $3,854,073.00;Transactions: 1,254 |
Reported rows exclude unitemized counts and do not equal unique donors.
District geography uses a Census 119th-Congress / 2020-ZCTA approximation.
- District share
- 26% in district
- District share basis
- $4,151,048.00 in district and $11,534,847.00 out of district; $6,550.00 unknown district excluded from the share.
Unknown is shown outside the classified geography denominator. Unknown is $6,550.00 with 9 reported transactions; classified denominator is $15,685,895.00.
Geography dollar share
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
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| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| WI | Dollars: $4,151,048.00;Transactions: 31,945;Denominator: $15,685,895.00 |
| FL | Dollars: $1,542,306.00;Transactions: 17,465;Denominator: $15,685,895.00 |
| CA | Dollars: $1,376,602.00;Transactions: 18,473;Denominator: $15,685,895.00 |
| TX | Dollars: $1,265,083.00;Transactions: 15,711;Denominator: $15,685,895.00 |
| IL | Dollars: $602,624.00;Transactions: 6,504;Denominator: $15,685,895.00 |
| Other states | Dollars: $6,748,232.00;Transactions: 87,836;Denominator: $15,685,895.00 |
| Unknown | Dollars: $6,550.00;Transactions: 9;Denominator: $15,685,895.00 |
Top reported contributor names
| Reported contributor name | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| JOHNS, SUSAN | $24,413.00 | 741 transactions |
| PECK, JOHN MR. JR | $22,300.00 | 7 transactions |
| MCLAIN, RODNEY | $16,386.00 | 167 transactions |
| RICHARDS, MARY | $16,087.00 | 138 transactions |
| BALL, GEORGE | $15,800.00 | 2 transactions |
| GREGORY, MARIE | $12,847.00 | 366 transactions |
| STOLLENWERK, JOHN | $12,000.00 | 3 transactions |
| HALSTON, JOHN | $11,600.00 | 2 transactions |
| CARLTON, ANDREA | $11,600.00 | 1 transaction |
| KINGSBURY, JOHN | $11,354.00 | 400 transactions |
Top reported employer names
Top employers aggregate raw employer names from itemized individual contributions only.
The raw ranking remains employer-name data; see Methodology for source-linking and evidence limitations.
| Employer | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified / not provided | $10,969,616.00 | 148133 transactions |
| HOMEMAKER | $259,895.00 | 808 transactions |
| ENTREPRENEUR | $164,262.00 | 822 transactions |
| BURPEE | $15,800.00 | 2 transactions |
| SE | $11,650.00 | 12 transactions |
| PT PROTELINDO | $11,600.00 | 3 transactions |
| HTC | $11,600.00 | 2 transactions |
| RDV CORPORATION | $11,600.00 | 2 transactions |
| BASSAIDAI INC | $11,600.00 | 1 transaction |
| ARCHER AUTO GROUP | $10,317.00 | 34 transactions |
Industries among top reported employer names
Industries are assigned from reported employer names by the server. This rollup covers only eligible returned top-employer rows for the selected cycle.
| Industry | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown / unclassified | $84,167.00 | 56 transactions |
Classified: $0.00 and 0 transactions out of $84,167.00 and 56 transactions among eligible top-employer rows.
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Source and freshness
Last pulled: 5 days ago (2026-08-25)
Data is current.
FEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2026:S0WI00197
View source recordFEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2022:S0WI00197
View source recordFEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2024:S0WI00197
View source recordUS Congress Legislators (unitedstates/congress-legislators) (campaign_finance/federal/congress)
Source record ID: senate:J000293
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:S0WI00197:2022
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:S0WI00197:2028
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Key metrics
- Identifiers
- 5
Identifiers
- bioguide_id
- J000293
- fec_candidate_id
- S0WI00197
- fec_candidate_ids
- S0WI00197
- govtrack_id
- 412496
- wikidata_id
- Q970272