MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republican Senator Ron Johnson is reportedly next in line to take control of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, but even a cursory look at his record in office shows that Johnson should be nowhere near taxpayer money.
A Better Wisconsin Together notes that while Johnson brags about doubling his own wealth since taking office, he’s actively making life harder to afford for his constituents.
In 2017, Johnson helped pass an anti-working class tax law after ensuring it included a loophole that would benefit himself and his wealthy donors while leaving average Wisconsin families behind.
According to reporting from ProPublica, the tax scam Johnson championed resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in tax deductions for donors that helped fund his 2016 campaign. Johnson refused to vote in favor of the law until that loophole was folded in, and admitted years later that the tax loophole benefitted his family business and rich donors.
Johnson had nearly a decade to see the devastation that his 2017 tax scam had on hardworking Wisconsinites, like economists saying it delivered over $25,000 to the wealthiest one-percent but only $20 to middle-income families, yet he still doubled down and voted to continue it in 2025 as part of the MAGA budget bill.
The 2025 budget Johnson helped pass funds even more tax cuts to billionaires at the expense of everyday Americans by taking healthcare and food away from sick families and hungry kids, and also increased health insurance premiums and energy bills for local families.
“At a time when his constituents are working twice as hard with not nearly enough to show for it, and rising costs are making it harder to get ahead, Ron Johnson is only looking out for himself and his ultra-wealthy donors,” said A Better Wisconsin Together Communications Director Lucy Ripp.
