Profile research reviewed Aug 18, 2026
Ron Johnson is a Republican U.S. senator from Wisconsin. Congress.gov records his Senate service beginning in 2011 and continuing through the 119th Congress.
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Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson is a Republican U.S. senator from Wisconsin. Congress.gov records his Senate service beginning in 2011 and continuing through the 119th Congress.
Johnson's official Senate biography records that he entered the Senate after three decades running a manufacturing business in Oshkosh and served as chair of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee from 2015 to 2021.
His current office lists him as chair of the Senate Budget Committee and chair of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, with additional service on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Finance and Aging. Current investigations, votes and sponsorships remain in the public-record layer unless a specific factual claim is separately reviewed.
Current / reviewed roles
- U.S. Senator for Wisconsin
- Chair, Senate Budget Committee
- Chair, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
- Former Chair, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Committees & Leadership
Current and reviewed institutional roles
- Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Senate Budget Committee
- Senate Finance Committee
- Senate Special Committee on Aging
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