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Senator LaTonya Johnson

Senate District 6

(D - Milwaukee)
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Madison Office:
 Room 19 South
State Capitol
PO Box 7882
Madison, WI 53707 Telephone:
 (608) 266-2500
(877) 474-2000 Fax:
 (608) 282-3546 District Phone:
 (414) 313-1241 Voting Address:
 2363 N. 54th St.
Milwaukee, WI 53707
Staff:
 Lacy Fox Lacy.Fox@legis.wisconsin.gov
Ryan Lashua Ryan.Lashua@legis.wisconsin.gov
Shannon McCoy Shannon.McCoy@legis.wisconsin.gov
Christian Ullsvik Christian.Ullsvik@legis.wisconsin.gov

Biography

  • Born Somerville, Tennessee, June 22, 1972; 1 child.
  • Graduate Bay View High School, 1990; B.S. in Criminal Justice, Tennessee State University, 1997; attended University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1990—92.
  • Full-time legislator. Former family child care provider/owner, 2002—12; insurance agent, 2000—02; financial employment planner, 1997—2000.
  • Member: AFSCME Wisconsin Child Care Providers Together Local 502 (former president); AFSCME District Council 48 (former vice president); African American Chamber of Commerce; Emerge Wisconsin, Class of 2012; CBTU-Coalition of Black Trade Unionists; Milwaukee Democratic Legislative Caucus (former chair), Wisconsin Women in Government (former board member).
  • Elected to Assembly 2012 and 2014. Elected to Senate 2016.

Member of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board, Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council and Wisconsin Center District Board

2019 Authored Proposals

(first or second author, first sponsor)

2019 Co-authored Proposals

  • 5/8/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 198
    Relating to: records of certain offenses related to operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited blood alcohol concentration. (FE)

  • 5/8/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 200
    Relating to: storage and processing of sexual assault kits and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)

  • 4/30/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 191
    Relating to: creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain adoption expenses and modifying eligibility for the adoption expenses tax deduction. (FE)

  • 4/30/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 193
    Relating to: using an electronic voting machine to cast a vote with an in-person absentee ballot and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 4/30/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 195
    Relating to: the display and sale of novelty lighters and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 4/18/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 168
    Relating to: facilities for holding juveniles in secure custody. (FE)

  • 4/11/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 159
    Relating to: automatic voter registration, deceptive election practices, voter intimidation and suppression, voter rights, polling place posting and language requirements, election manual requirements, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 4/4/2019: 2019 Senate Joint Resolution 16
    Relating to: proclaiming April 2019 as Donate Life Month in the state of Wisconsin.

  • 4/4/2019: 2019 Senate Joint Resolution 17
    Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point men's hockey team for winning the 2019 NCAA Division III National Championship title.

  • 4/4/2019: 2019 Senate Joint Resolution 21
    Relating to: honoring the public service of Michael Leckrone.

  • 3/28/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 138
    Relating to: professional development training in character education for teachers, pupil service professionals, principals, and school district administrators, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 3/28/2019: 2019 Senate Joint Resolution 15
    Relating to: observing Tuesday, April 2, 2019, as Equal Pay Day in Wisconsin.

  • 3/20/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 118
    Relating to: placement of cigarettes, nicotine products, or tobacco products by retailers and providing a penalty.

  • 3/20/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 126
    Relating to: creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain expenses incurred by a family caregiver to assist a qualified family member. (FE)

  • 3/20/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 116
    Relating to: reducing the eligibility threshold to claim the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit. (FE)

  • 3/15/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 100
    Relating to: registration and regulation of pharmacy benefit managers, drug pricing transparency, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 3/15/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 107
    Relating to: prohibiting conversion therapy.

  • 3/15/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 110
    Relating to: pharmacists and pharmacy students administering vaccines.

  • 3/13/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 91
    Relating to: buying and selling water pollution credits through a central clearinghouse. (FE)

  • 3/1/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 73
    Relating to: prohibiting the sale of vapor products to minors and the purchase of those products by minors. (FE)

  • 3/1/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 75
    Relating to: establishing campaign contribution limits for contributions to certain persons.

  • 3/1/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 76
    Relating to: decreasing individual and candidate committee contributions for statewide officeholders.

  • 3/1/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 78
    Relating to: the definition of political action committee for campaign finance purposes.

  • 3/1/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 79
    Relating to: coordination of mass communications.

  • 3/1/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 69
    Relating to: creating an individual income tax exemption for military income received by certain members of the U.S. armed forces and sunsetting the armed forces member tax credit. (FE)

  • 3/1/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 77
    Relating to: reducing limits for contributions from political action committees.

  • 3/1/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 80
    Relating to: contributions by corporations, cooperative associations, labor organizations, and federally recognized American Indian Tribes.

  • 3/1/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 81
    Relating to: reporting a contributor's place of employment.

  • 2/15/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 37
    Relating to: coverage of preventive services, essential health benefits, and individuals with preexisting conditions; rating; and benefit limits under health plans.

  • 2/15/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 39
    Relating to: expungement of records of certain crimes. (FE)

  • 2/12/2019: 2019 Senate Joint Resolution 5
    Relating to: proclaiming February 2019 to be American Heart Month in Wisconsin.

  • 2/8/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 19
    Relating to: terminology changes for those with an intellectual disability in administrative rules.

  • 2/8/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 26
    Relating to: step therapy protocols for prescription drug coverage and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.

  • 1/29/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 12
    Relating to: eliminating deductions for moving expenses for businesses that move out of the state or out of the United States. (FE)

  • 1/23/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 5
    Relating to: classifying county jailers as protective occupation participants under the Wisconsin Retirement System and the treatment of county jailers under the Municipal Employment Relations Act. (FE)

  • 1/23/2019: 2019 Senate Bill 1
    Relating to: designating and marking a highway interchange in Winnebago County as the Michael G. Ellis Memorial Interchange. (FE)

2019 Cosponsored Proposals

  • 5/10/2019: 2019 Assembly Bill 202
    Relating to: the display and sale of novelty lighters and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 5/10/2019: 2019 Assembly Bill 203
    Relating to: using an electronic voting machine to cast a vote with an in-person absentee ballot and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 5/8/2019: 2019 Assembly Bill 201
    Relating to: creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain adoption expenses and modifying eligibility for the adoption expenses tax deduction. (FE)

  • 4/25/2019: 2019 Assembly Bill 188
    Relating to: facilities for holding juveniles in secure custody. (FE)

  • 4/25/2019: 2019 Assembly Bill 191
    Relating to: the use of billboards to recruit Department of Corrections employees. (FE)

  • 4/25/2019: 2019 Assembly Joint Resolution 30
    Relating to: celebrating June 10, 2019, as the 100th Anniversary of ratifying the 19th Amendment.

  • 4/15/2019: 2019 Assembly Bill 168
    Relating to: the requirement for stating name and address prior to voting.

  • 4/15/2019: 2019 Assembly Bill 162
    Relating to: participation in the Volunteer Health Care Provider program by agencies serving homeless individuals. (FE)

  • 4/11/2019: 2019 Assembly Bill 158
    Relating to: reducing limits for contributions from political action committees.

  • 4/5/2019: 2019 Assembly Joint Resolution 28
    Relating to: observing Tuesday, April 2, 2019, as Equal Pay Day in Wisconsin.

  • 4/3/2019: 2019 Assembly Bill 149
    Relating to: professional development training in character education for teachers, pupil service professionals, principals, and school district administrators, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 4/3/2019: 2019 Assembly Joint Resolution 24
    Relating to: proclaiming March 31, 2019, as Cesar Chavez Day in the state of Wisconsin.

  • 4/3/2019: 2019 Assembly Joint Resolution 23
    Relating to: honoring the public service of Michael Leckrone.

  • 4/2/2019: 2019 Assembly Joint Resolution 21
    Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point men's hockey team for winning the 2019 NCAA Division III National Championship title.

  • 3/28/2019: 2019 Assembly Joint Resolution 17
    Relating to: proclaiming April 2019 as Donate Life Month in the state of Wisconsin.

  • 3/25/2019: 2019 Assembly Bill 116
    Relating to: prohibiting abusive work environments and allowing an individual who has been subjected to such an environment to bring a civil action. (FE)

  • 3/25/2019: 2019 Assembly Bill 126
    Relating to: creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain expenses incurred by a family caregiver to assist a qualified family member. (FE)

  • 3/25/2019: 2019 Assembly Bill 133
    Relating to: creating an individual income tax exemption for military income received by certain members of the U.S. armed forces and sunsetting the armed forces member tax credit. (FE)

  • 3/25/2019: 2019 Assembly Bill 114
    Relating to: registration and regulation of pharmacy benefit managers, drug pricing transparency, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 3/25/2019: 2019 Assembly Bill 137
    Relating to: pharmacists and pharmacy students administering vaccines.

  • 3/22/2019: 2019 Assembly Bill 111
    Relating to: prohibiting conversion therapy.

  • 3/22/2019: 2019 Assembly Bill 113
    Relating to: buying and selling water pollution credits through a central clearinghouse. (FE)

  • 3/21/2019: 2019 Assembly Bill 88
    Relating to: reducing the eligibility threshold to claim the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit. (FE)

  • 3/7/2019: 2019 Assembly Bill 65
    Relating to: prohibiting the sale of vapor products to minors and the purchase of those products by minors. (FE)

  • 2/28/2019: 2019 Assembly Bill 52
    Relating to: a minor contracting for admission to a shelter facility or transitional living program.

  • 2/28/2019: 2019 Assembly Bill 41
    Relating to: prosecuting a person under the age of 18 with committing an act of prostitution.

  • 2/22/2019: 2019 Assembly Bill 33
    Relating to: expungement of records of certain crimes. (FE)

  • 2/12/2019: 2019 Assembly Bill 24
    Relating to: step therapy protocols for prescription drug coverage and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.

  • 2/8/2019: 2019 Assembly Bill 20
    Relating to: terminology changes for those with an intellectual disability in administrative rules.

  • 2/8/2019: 2019 Assembly Bill 10
    Relating to: eliminating deductions for moving expenses for businesses that move out of the state or out of the United States. (FE)

  • 2/7/2019: 2019 Assembly Joint Resolution 4
    Relating to: recognizing February as Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.

  • 2/7/2019: 2019 Assembly Joint Resolution 3
    Relating to: proclaiming February 2019 to be American Heart Month in Wisconsin.

  • 2/4/2019: 2019 Assembly Bill 5
    Relating to: classifying county jailers as protective occupation participants under the Wisconsin Retirement System and the treatment of county jailers under the Municipal Employment Relations Act. (FE)

2019 Authored Amendments

  • 2/13/2019: 2019 SSA1-AJR8
    Relating to: proclaiming February 2019 as Black History Month.

2019 Votes