Ron Johnson (politician)

Ron Johnson (2011)

Ronald Harold "Ron" Johnson (born April 8, 1955 in Mankato , Minnesota ) is an American entrepreneur and politician of the Republican Party and is close to the Tea Party movement . Since January 2011, he has represented the state of Wisconsin in the US Senate .

Family, education and work

Ron Johnson is of Norwegian origin on his father's side, his mother is of German origin. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in economics. After graduation, he married the daughter of businessman Howard Curler, co-founder of Curwod Industries , now owned by the Bemis Company . His brother-in-law, Jeff Curler, is the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bemis. Prior to entering politics, Johnson worked in the private sector.

Johnson lives with his wife in Oshkosh , Wisconsin. You have three children.

Political career

Johnson ran against the Democratic mandate holder Russ Feingold in the 2010 election to the United States Senate in the state of Wisconsin . In a generally favorable climate for the Republicans, Johnson won against Feingold and took over his seat on January 3, 2011. In the 2016 Senate election , Feingold faced Johnson again. Contrary to the expectations of many political observers, who saw Johnson as one of the most vulnerable senators in this election, Johnson was confirmed in his mandate, which runs until January 3, 2023.

Positions

Johnson sees no connection between human behavior and global warming, contrary to the current state of scientific knowledge. He rejects the introduction of general public health insurance. Johnson rejects abortion ( Pro Life ), except in the case of rape, incest or endangerment of the mother's health. He rejects stem cell research.

He supports the right to bear arms.

In the fall of 2017, Johnson advocated a change in the planned Republican tax reform. In his opinion, the previous plans have disproportionately little relief for smaller companies compared to large corporations. The Washington Post attributes Johnson's rejection to the fact that he was already considered hopeless during his Senate election campaign in 2016 and had received no more funds from the federal party, which is why he no longer owes them loyalty.

The hearings for an impeachment case against President Trump revealed that Johnson belongs to the narrow circle of those who should put the Ukrainian president under pressure.

In August 2020, Johnson, together with Senators Tom Cotton and Ted Cruz, sent the managing directors of Mukran Port Fährhafen Sassnitz GmbH a letter threatening them with massive sanctions due to the Nord Stream project .

Web links

Commons : Ron Johnson  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Ron Johnson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Campaign site by Ron Johnson (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Howard Curler and Robert Woods. University of Wisconsin – Madison , November 24, 2008.
2. ↑ Wisconsin Senate - Feingold vs. Johnson. In: Real Clear Politics , 2011 (English).
3. ^ Election results in Wisconsin. In: The New York Times (English).
4. ↑ Burgess Everett, Kevin Robillard, Seung Min Kim: How Democrats blew the Senate majority they knew was theirs. In: Politico , November 10, 2016.
5. ↑ Ron Johnson: ObamaCare and Carey's Heart . In: The Wall Street Journal , March 23, 2011. 
6. ^ Ron Johnson - The Jerry Bader Show - WTAQ News Talk 97.5FM and 1360AM . Wtaq.com. June 7, 2010. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 1, 2011. 
7. ^ US Senate Roll Call Votes 113th Congress - 1st Session . In: Legislation & Records . United States Senate . Retrieved July 30, 2013.
8. ↑ Erica Werner: No feeling of party loyalty for Johnson, a key Senate holdout for the GOP tax bill. In: The Washington Post , November 28, 2017.
9. ↑ https://www.thenation.com/article/ron-johnson-recuse-impeachment/
10. ^ Daniel Wetzel: USA threatens German Nord Stream 2 port with economic destruction . welt.de August 5, 2020, accessed on August 8, 2020.