LaTonya Johnson - State Senator

Profile Snapshot

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Office

State Senator

State

Wisconsin

Jurisdiction

6

Serving

Currently serving

Term

2017 - Present

Born Somerville, Tennessee, June 22; 1 child. Graduate Bay View High School, 1990; BS in Criminal Justice, Tennessee State University 1997; attended University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee 1990–92. Full-time legislator. Former family child care provider and owner, 2002—12; insurance agent, 2000—2; financial employment planner, 1997—2000. Member: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Wisconsin Child Care Providers Together Local 502 (former president); AFSCME District Council 32 (former vice president); AFSCME People; Emerge Wisconsin, Class of 2012; Milwaukee Democratic Legislative Caucus (former chair); Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus; University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (advisory board member); Wisconsin Legislative Children's Caucus (cochair); BLOC (Black Leaders Organizing for Communities) cofounder; NAACP; Family Impact Seminar Advisory Board; Midwestern Legislative Conference Executive Committee; Wisconsin Non-Driver Advisory Committee. Former member: African American Chamber of Commerce; Wisconsin Women in Government (board member); Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU). Elected to Assembly 2012-2014.…

Biography source: official page

Issue Activity

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Education

2 stored votes · 0 yea · 0 nay

Evidence & Sources

5/6 verified

Every item below is a stored record. 5 have a named source with a working link, 1 have partial sourcing.

LaTonya Johnson holds the office of State Senator
profile identity· OpenStates
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Voted no on AB 1: Relating to: changes to the educational assessment program and the school and school district accountability report. (FE)
roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-03-18source
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Voted no on AB 1: Relating to: changes to the educational assessment program and the school and school district accountability report. (FE)
roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-02-19source
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Sponsored: Relating to: the establishment of a family and medical leave insurance program; family leave to care for a family member and for the active duty of a family member; the employers that must allow an employee to take family or medical leave; allowing a local government to adopt ordinances requiring employers to provide leave benefits; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; providing an exemption from rule-making procedures; granting rule-making authority; making an appropriation; and providing a penalty. (FE)
sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2026-02-12source
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Sponsored: Relating to: funding for the University of Wisconsin System freshwater collaborative and making an appropriation. (FE)
sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2025-12-12source
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Sponsored: Relating to: Veterans Benefits Education Week.
sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2025-12-02source
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