Promise Tracker › Ron Johnson
U.S. Senator, Wisconsin · Republican
Ron Johnson
38 statements indexed, set against 915 recorded votes.
915 recorded votes
- Voted for66172.2%
- Voted against24226.4%
- Did not vote121.3%
Turned up for 98.7% of the votes they could have cast, above the middle of the Senate, which is 97.9%.
Johnson voted 99 times out of every 100 they could. That is more than the middle of the Senate, which is 98.
They vote the same way as Rick Scott more than anyone else. The two agreed 99 times out of 100.
Across the aisle they line up most with John Fetterman. They agreed 24 times out of 100.
The Record prints their remarks under 4 headings more than once. The list below names them.
- First took office
- January 5, 2011
- Terms served
- 3 terms in the Senate
- Current term
- January 3, 2023 to January 3, 2029
- Born
- April 8, 1955
Sources: Clerk of the House and congress-legislators.
What They Spoke On
A continuing appropriations act carries most of Johnson's indexed remarks at 12, far ahead of anything else. An AGOA extension, a bill to end shutdowns and a housing bill follow at three each.
The business the Congressional Record printed their remarks under, counted, with the chamber's own procedure left out. It is what was before the chamber, which is not always what the member was addressing.
- Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 202612
- AGOA Extension Act3
- Eliminate Shutdowns Act3
- Housing for the 21st Century Act3
What Was Said, and What Was Done
38 statements quoted from the Congressional Record and set against Ron Johnson’s votes. The most recent are below, one from each item of business, each linking to what it is set against.
- 2026-08-04AGOA EXTENSION ACT--Motion to Proceed--Continued“Mr. President, my fine State of Wisconsin has a gray wolf population problem, but that was not always the case. Back in the eighties and nineties, we had the opposite problem.”
- 2026-05-20TERMINATING RESTRICTIVE ENFORCEMENT OF YOUTH SETTLEMENTS LAW“Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I am down here now for the third time with a smile on my face. This is humorous. It would be humorous if it weren't so tragic.”
- 2026-05-12Unanimous Consent Request--S. Res. 552 (Executive Calendar)“I am here to object. I will keep it short. I was down here a couple weeks ago when the Senator from Rhode Island had a similar type of what he called a simple-truth resolution, but it is not that simple.”
- 2026-04-29UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--S. RES. 551“Reserving the right to object, I have got a smile on my face here. First of all, let me state that I am not a climate denier. I am just not a climate alarmist, like the Senators from Rhode Island and Massachusetts.”
What Their Votes Add Up To
The Senate takes 54 votes of this kind this Congress against the House's 391: its floor time goes to cloture motions and nominations, where a yes does not mean pass the thing. There is not enough here to set out.
Voting With Their Party
On the 842 votes this Congress where a majority of Democrats took one side and a majority of Republicans took the other, Ron Johnson voted on 830 and was with the Republican majority on 828 of them.
830 party line votes cast
- With their party82899.8%
- Against their party20.2%
Votes Against Their Own Party
- January 30, 2026H.R. 7148Voted Nay · On Passage of the Bill
- January 29, 2026H.R. 7148Voted Nay · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
Who They Vote With
In Their Own Party
Of the votes both took part in.
- Rick ScottRepublican · FL · agreed on 99.0% of 901 shared votes
- Ted CruzRepublican · TX · agreed on 98.7% of 856 shared votes
- Tommy TubervilleRepublican · AL · agreed on 98.7% of 843 shared votes
- Mike LeeRepublican · UT · agreed on 98.6% of 880 shared votes
- Alan ArmstrongRepublican · OK · agreed on 98.4% of 189 shared votes
Voting Across the Aisle
- John FettermanDemocrat · PA · agreed on 24.4% of 844 shared votes
- Jeanne ShaheenDemocrat · NH · agreed on 19.5% of 867 shared votes
- Margaret Wood HassanDemocrat · NH · agreed on 17.2% of 889 shared votes
- Jacky RosenDemocrat · NV · agreed on 15.4% of 889 shared votes
- Mark R. WarnerDemocrat · VA · agreed on 14.7% of 863 shared votes
Where the Words Are
The Congressional Record marks Ron Johnson as speaking in 38 items of business across 19 sitting days of this Congress.
Many of those appearances are procedural: yielding time, a request to revise and extend, a call for the yeas and nays. The count comes from the Record's own speaker tagging, which is not complete, so a member may have spoken more often than it shows.
- August 4, 2026AGOA EXTENSION ACT--Motion to Proceed--Continued; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 127
- July 13, 2026Text of Senate Amendment 6641; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 113
- July 13, 2026Text of Senate Amendment 6637; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 113
- July 13, 2026Text of Senate Amendment 6636; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 113
- July 13, 2026Text of Senate Amendment 6635; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 113
- July 13, 2026Text of Senate Amendment 6634; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 113
- July 13, 2026Text of Senate Amendment 6633; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 113
- July 13, 2026Text of Senate Amendment 6632; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 113
The eight most recent, each linking to that day's Record at govinfo.
Every Recorded Vote
All 915 recorded votes of the 119th Congress in which the Senate lists Ron Johnson. The most recent 4 below, each linking to the official record of that vote.
Elsewhere in the Record
- Everyone who represents Wisconsin Both chambers, with a link to each member's page.
- Find your representatives Every member of the 119th Congress, by state.
The other Wisconsin seat in this chamber is held by Tammy Baldwin.
How these records are gathered, and what they leave out, is set out on the Promise Tracker.