Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson is a Republican senator from Wisconsin. A businessman and accountant, Johnson was first elected to the U.S. 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.
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We’re one of the very few nations that allowed birthright citizenship.”
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“There's never been a placebo-controlled study on childhood vaccines.”
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Says in his three election campaigns, the early polls were "wildly incorrect, all three times."
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Wisconsin senator falls short with claim on Democrats backing of abortions up to the moment of birth
"Every Senate Democrat has voted to support unlimited abortions up to the moment of birth.”
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Democrats have also used alternate slates of electors "repeatedly in all kinds of different states."
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"In order to be a poll worker on the conservative side, you have to register through the Republican Party of Wisconsin."
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The COVID vaccine “has been proven to have negative efficacy.”
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Says Social Security is a “legal Ponzi scheme.”
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“We finally achieved that energy independence… under the Trump administration. President Biden squandered (it) away.”
"To call what happened on January 6 an armed insurrection, I just think is not accurate."