Talk:Ron Johnson

Inappropriate deletion

I restored text and reference regarding Johnson's comments about the causation of the Uvalde, Texas massacre as being the supposed teaching of Critical race theory and Wokeness that were inappropriately removed. The Wisconsin State Journal stories are eminently accessible, contrary to the removing editor's peculiar claim, and require Wikipedia readers to simply log in via Google, Facebook or by registering for free with the Journal. They are not paywalled or mysteriously hidden. The Wisconsin Governor, upon hearing Johnson's crackpot remarks, labelled them as "breathtaking," as were documented in the next day's Journal, and which comment I referenced following my restoration of the inappropriate scrubbing. In fact, I got 175,000 hits when I Googled "Cavuto, Johnson, values, shooting, CRT, and wokeness." Activist (talk) 15:11, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

Stories on the Wisconsin State Journal are usually accessible, but the particular link you added was broken and resulted in a 404 error for me, and I would imagine other readers would encounter the same problem. So after I pointed out the problem and you reverted me, I replaced the broken link with one to a CNN article. That is not "inappropriate scrubbing"; that is making the content accessible (and verifiable) to a wider audience.

The Cavuto interview seems to me a run-of-the-mill attempt by a politician to deflect a difficult interview question by trying to change the subject (gun violence in schools) to his preferred talking points (Wokeness/CRT). In the transcript, I don't see phrasing like "laying the blame entirely on supposed Wokeness" nor Johnson ever using the words "cause" or "causation" or him making a "claim" about that.

In a WP:BLP where WP:NPOV issues have already been raised, this kind of loaded and contentious language is avoidably pejorative (and scrub-worthy).

And especially so when the article subject has publicly denied the accusation (through a spokesman) but that denial is not included. BBQboffin (talk) 23:03, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

The 404 error was caused by a increasingly persistent defect in the touchpad of my aging laptop and I apologized to the editor who weighed in on it. Activist (talk) 13:04, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

POV concerns (continued)

There had been a lively discussion of the WP:NPOV and WP:BLP issues on the talk page here that was recently archived (especially in the "POV issues" topic), but I was encouraged instead to start a new topic here about it.

Wording like "peddle misinformation" (when the source article never mentions that phrase), "sloganeering instead" (again, no mention in source), and repeated use of the loaded phrase "pushing" (when in one case the extent of the "pushing" was asking two rhetorical questions in an interview) seem to me to present ongoing neutrality issues.

Some of the bias is subtle, e.g. in the Immigration section: "Johnson voted against the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020, which authorizes DHS to nearly double the available H-2B visas for the remainder of FY 2020." Well, yes, everything in that sentence is true and sourced, but the implication given is that Johnson voted against the bill (which is huge and far-reaching and only a tiny part relates to anything immigration-related) for this very specific immigration-related reason, and if that is true, it ought to be sourced. The impression WP gives is a negative one: this bill would have done a pro-immigrant thing, but Johnson voted against it. What a jerk he is.

And then we have the flip-side in the Social Issues section: "In 2022, Johnson expressed support for the Respect for Marriage Act, which would codify same-sex marriage into federal law." which was perfectly fine as written. But then someone edited to read: "In 2022, Johnson expressed support for the Respect for Marriage Act, which would codify same-sex marriage into federal law, and also require other states and the federal government to accept polygamous unions from another state, should a state legalize polygamy." Here the implication is that Johnson seems to be a decent guy supporting the bill, but oh, wait--he only does so because of this weird polygamy thing? What a jerk he is.

In each case, the thumbs on the scale are to a negative skewing or to overstate or overemphasize a pejorative point to be larger than it is.

Admittedly he is a difficult subject to write in a dispassionate tone about, but that's our mission here. I don't think we are succeeding with this article.BBQboffin (talk) 05:01, 24 July 2022 (UTC) Part of my reason for contributing to the talk page is because his opponent Mandela Barnes has been in the news for allegedly being evasive when asked about subjects such as whether he paid his taxes, and I question the neutrality of this; is it possible that Ron Johnson has behaved in a way that would also be considered conduct unbecoming. The evidence is there, so all we have to do is examine it.

Here's another example. The cited source says: "Johnson, in an interview last month, described believers in manmade causes of climate change as "crazy" but Wikipedia rewrites that to: "In a 2010 interview, he called scientists who attribute global warming to manmade causes 'crazy'". Since the interview is not linked, it's not clear which "believers" Johnson is referring to (all of them?), but it's a quite a stretch for us to say in Wikivoice that he's got just the subset of "scientists" in mind. If he said this last week I would assume he was talking about the activists throwing cans of soup at priceless art in museums, which is a different subset. So I thought it would be an improvement to just use the inclusive "believers" ("proponents" or "supporters" are also ok with me) but I got reverted. If we can find a reliable source where he says "scientists are crazy", then fine, but we're putting words in his mouth and our thumbs on the scale here. BBQboffin (talk) 01:32, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

"Believers" is denialist-speak. Anthropogenic climate change is a scientific fact, and Wikipedia should not cast doubt on it by using language to describe it that suggests it is not. If we use the word, then only with attribution. --Hob Gadling (talk) 07:47, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Trying an NPOV revision of his 1Q 2021 vaccine skepticism. It was previously "peddled misinformation" with no sources to show he profited monetarily from speaking what he said. Source doesn't say "peddling", but for over a year, we did in Wikispeak. BBQboffin^{grill me} 06:20, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Climate change

The article says, Johnson rejects the scientific consensus on climate change,[7] describing it in 2021 as "bullshit."[32] In a 2010 interview, he called scientists who attribute global warming to manmade causes "crazy," saying the theory is "lunacy," and attributed climate change to causes other than human activity

This is as denialist as it gets. Do not whitewash his wacko anti-science beliefs in the lede when the article itself gives the lie to your edits. --Hob Gadling (talk) 09:53, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

The point of the article is not your opinions, it is Johnson's opinions. Ryeisenman (talk) 18:10, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

And Johnson's opinions are WP:FRINGE and need to be treated as such. Wikipedia is a mainstream encyclopedia that does not do WP:FALSEBALANCE. --Hob Gadling (talk) 04:49, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

But this is a BLP, not an article about science. We wouldn't be quoting Johnson in the science article on anthropocentric climate change or sunspots, per WP:FRINGE, but in Johnson's biography (per WP:FRINGENOT) we ought to document as precisely as we can what he said and when he said it (2016 and 2022), and not delete archived, reliable sources which will be hard to find again as the original linked is deadlinked. BBQboffin (talk) 16:20, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

See these discussions and the sentences from guidelines and policies I quote there:

• Talk:Alexander Gorodnitsky#His views on climate change
• Talk:Thomas Sowell/Archive 4#Climate Change Section
• Talk:Roy Spencer (meteorologist)#Intelligent design (about climate change denial and ID)
• Talk:Benny Peiser#PROFRINGE article
• Talk:Marjorie Taylor Greene

We do not need to repeat exactly what people say about things they do not understand, and when we do, we have to add mainstream refutations. Denialists all repeat the same false rumors. "The climate is always changing" has been a talking point of climate change deniers since the 1970s, and it misrepresents the meaning of the terms "climate change" and "climate change denial". See Climate change denial#Taxonomy of climate change denial .

My last edit did not delete any links, just the repetitive nonsense of an ignorant person. If he says it again next year, and twice the year after that, will we have the same quote five times?

WP:FRINGENOT is an essay containing not an explanation of guidelines but just the opinion of one user who originally wrote mainstream journalism has a very terrible reputation for poor fact checking and bias in favor of sensationalism - it was deleted here. Pretty worthless thing to quote. --Hob Gadling (talk) 17:10, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

In this edit you did delete an archived source from 2016, and per WP:PRESERVE I put it back. I think the recording the dates is important as it shows a consistency of his statements over time and we're relating that to the reader in the subject's own words. We don't have to repeat the quote, but if we can document when he first is known to have said it (2016) and last known to have said it (2022), we ought.

If you don't like WP:FRINGENOT, try WP:FRINGEBLP and ask yourself whether this page is "a neutral biography that neither unduly promotes nor denigrates the subject". I think the pendulum is far on the "denigrate" side presently. BBQboffin (talk) 20:36, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

This is about your last revert, which reintroduced the duplicate quote, turning the article back into an ad nauseam repetition of denialist canards.

I repeat: My last edit did not delete any links. I don't know why you are dragging up past exchanges which are not the subject here, unless you are desperately collecting everything remotely resembling an argument.

I have myself linked WP:FRINGEBLP in the discussions I linked, which you probably did not read.

If you suddenly agree with deleting the duplicate, then why die you revert the deletion? I am losing patience here; you are being irrational. --Hob Gadling (talk) 21:57, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

I agree with not having the quote in twice; I don't agree with deleting the 2016 source, so I restored the source only, but not the duplicate quote.

When I reverted you here it was because you had removed BOTH the quotes from the subject, and I restored one mention of it. Again, my position is that we should have the quote once, say concisely that he said it in 2016 and again in 2022. BBQboffin (talk) 00:55, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Quoting bad reasoning is good because?

Actually, the things I explained in those other Talk pages apply here. Either delete his bad reasoning or add mainstream refutations of his bad reasoning. --Hob Gadling (talk) 07:51, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

heavy bias

Way too much bias on this page especially the "Johnson debated Barnes in October 2022; when each was asked to say something favorable about his opponent, Barnes praised Johnson as a "family man", while Johnson said Barnes had a "good upbringing" and used that to question why Barnes had "turned against America".[30]" Silly addition to a paragraph that was only a small portion of debate. Bjcoop23 (talk) 05:08, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

More bias

"used his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee to invite witnesses who promoted fringe theories about COVID-19 and spread misinformation about COVID-19 vaccinations" That is entirely subjective because you can argue that Joe Biden also spread misinformation about covid vaccines when he claimed you won't get covid if you get the vaccine. That is now demonstrably false. Bjcoop23 (talk) 05:12, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

False equivalence. EvergreenFir (talk) 06:11, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

vaccine "misinformation" now is wholly subjective since they haven't done one thing to prevent transmission while the biotechnology companies get richer from the fraud. Bjcoop23 (talk) 06:59, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

Your decision to believe that is not binding for Wikipedia. We follow reliable sources instead. --Hob Gadling (talk) 08:26, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

There are no sources in the article at the end of the third paragraph which states Johnson "used his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee to invite witnesses who promoted fringe theories about COVID-19 and spread misinformation about COVID-19 vaccinations" What are these fringe theories and misinformation about COVID-19? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:7081:8F0:3B0:BCBC:FB0:A53A:EC63 (talk) 02:14, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

The "lead" (first few paragraphs of an article) summarizes the content below, and you will find more detail and the sources there. The Covid-19 stuff specifically is in under Political positions/Health care/COVID-19 pandemic.

As stated in WP:LEAD, As a general rule of thumb, a lead section should contain no more than four well-composed paragraphs and be carefully sourced as appropriate, although it is common for citations to appear in the body, and not the lead. BBQboffin (talk) 05:16, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

Requested move 3 January 2023

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. Per consensus, the politician here is the primary topic. The dab page will be moved to Ronald Johnson as per discussed. (closed by non-admin page mover) – robertsky (talk) 05:54, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

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• Ron Johnson (Wisconsin politician) → Ron Johnson
• Ron Johnson → Ron Johnson (disambiguation)Ron Johnson (disambiguation)

– While there are many people named Ron Johnson listed on the disambiguation page, the Wisconsin politician is a clear primary topic. 90% of clicks from the disambiguation go to his article and he easily gets more views than everyone else with the name. He is also likely the primary topic by long-term significance; he is a three-term U.S. Senator and none of the others have done anything nearly as prominent. Elli (talk | contribs) 03:01, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

• Support None of the other politicians were nearly as prominent and everyone else named "Ron Johnson" already has specifications for things they did outside of politics. SusImposter49 (talk) 03:26, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
• Support. The pageview evidence is convincing, and a quick scan of other "Ron Johnson" articles doesn't suggest that any of them would challenge the Wisconsin politician's long-term significance. ModernDayTrilobite (talk • contribs) 15:41, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose, I'm not convinced that he's of overwhelming more significance than other politicians, NBA, NFL Super Bowl winners, Super Bowl Pro bowl players, and dozens of others with the same name despite page views. DAB should be fine at base name--Ortizesp (talk) 20:45, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose No other articles would significantly challenge the significance of U.S Senator Ron Johnson. He has been elected for three terms, and has a prominent role in modern politics. 12:50, 3 January 2023 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 32.220.158.56 (talk)

  This looks to me like a comment in support of the proposal. Station1 (talk) 06:52, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

• Support as the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. The long-time Senator gets close to 90% of all pageviews. Station1 (talk) 06:52, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
• Leaning support, but move the disambiguation page to Ronald Johnson, which redirects here; with few exceptions, most of the subjects on the page named "Ron" are in fact short for "Ronald", and there is a complete absence of any plausible primary "Ronald Johnson". BD2412 T 02:21, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

  Would agree with this nomination, move the DAB to Ronald Johnson. Ortizesp (talk) 15:01, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

• Support per WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. BBQboffin (talk) 06:39, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose Ron Johnson → Ron Johnson (disambiguation), but would support the alternative dab page proposal Ron Johnson → Ronald Johnson, per BD2412 and Ortizesp. If consensus does develop for Ron Johnson → Ronald Johnson as the dab page main title header, would then support Ron Johnson (Wisconsin politician) → Ron Johnson, but if there is no such consensus, would oppose Ron Johnson (Wisconsin politician) → Ron Johnson. —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 18:53, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Semi-protected edit request on 18 January 2023

Listing his views as Conspiracy Theories is wrong. One persons conspiracy theory is another persons truth. Those considered conspiracies are all politically motivated and time will bring the truth out. Recommend removing conspiracy. Wikipedias views should be objective not subjective period. 2603:7080:ED3D:8336:6133:CAB2:6714:D60F (talk) 12:49, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template. ~ Eejit43 (talk) 15:57, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

I removed one of the examples where he allegedly "pushed conspiracy theories" (which ones? who are the conspirators? how did he push them?) where the source article did not even use the "conspiracy theory" term. There's still 3 other mentions of the phrase, once in regard to changing voter demographics, another with the DOJ bias against Trump, and a third regarding January 6th. BBQboffin (talk) 02:20, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 August 2023

The duo between Baldwin and Johnson is sure one of the most uncooperative duos in U.S. Senate history. 2600:1001:B04F:7B57:A9A1:168A:D756:E372 (talk) 18:50, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 18:59, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

Very Biased Wikepedia Page

The biased editorial nature of this entry is apalling. The writers use language like "false claims" as if they were facts rather than opinions. 2601:204:380:69F0:B9A3:D1A9:6E9:97EE (talk) 19:59, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

They're proven to be false. There is nothing else to add here. ser! ^{(chat to me - see my edits)} 20:44, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

I agree totally and don’t tolerate that such bias (clear bias) can go unaddressed. It seems clear that there is some kind of coverup present. Anyone sees it. Charlesmindy301 (talk) 15:11, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 November 2024

“A staunch ally of President Donald Trump, Johnson voted for Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017, supported Trump's decision to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), launched investigations into his political opponents and promoted false claims of fraud in relation to Trump's defeat in the 2020 presidential election. He has rejected the scientific consensus on climate change. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Johnson voted for the CARES Act, resisted stay at home orders, used his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee to invite witnesses who promoted fringe theories about COVID-19 and spread misinformation about COVID-19 vaccinations. He has also suggested Social Security and Medicare spending be subject to an annual congressional vote.” Remove this text or add citations. 184.83.28.169 (talk) 02:01, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: there's a whole article beyond the lead. we don't always cram citations into the lead per WP:LEDECITE Cannolis (talk) 04:56, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

GA review

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Ron Johnson/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: Thebiguglyalien (talk · contribs) 23:43, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

Reviewer: Jon698 (talk · contribs) 11:12, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

• I will conduct a review once I finish Talk:Marie Salmon/GA1 Jon698 (talk) 11:12, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

• @Thebiguglyalien: Some prose comments below. Jon698 (talk) 23:13, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

• @Thebiguglyalien: I have finished my prose comments below. I might have a few more after you finished all of those up. Jon698 (talk) 21:13, 19 June 2026 (UTC)

  Jon698, a few of these notes brush up against WP:GANOT, but I went ahead and made all of the suggested changes. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 19:08, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

  I will be doing my review of the references soon. If everything is well with that then the article should pass. Jon698 (talk) 19:49, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

Prose

• 1. This is a purely optional stylistic choice for the Electoral history section: You could change the it to match the one used in Kurt Wright or Mike Schaefer
• 2. "He was reelected in 2016, defeating Feingold in a rematch, and in 2022, narrowly defeating Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes." -> The sentence is fine as is, but I think it could be more readable as "He defeated Feingold in a rematch in 2016, and defeated Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes in 2022."
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• 3. "Because of his interactions" -> "Due to his interactions"
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• Comment: I will review the lede again after reading the entire article
• 4. "In 1979, to help establish the Pacur plastic company with his brother-in-law,[3] Johnson moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where he worked as a machine operator and an accountant.[1]" -> Reverse order to be "Johnson moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where he worked as a machine operator and an accountant,[1] to help establish the Pacur plastic company with his brother-in-law in 1979." so that the sentence flows naturally and that the paragraph's first mention of Johnson uses his name rather than a pronoun
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• 5. "$18 million in 1987" -> Click edit source here and then copy and past the following code "$18,000,000 (equivalent to $51,010,545 in 2025) in 1987"
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• 6. "until he was elected to the Senate in 2010" -> Wikilink United States Senate as this is its first prose mention and remove the wikilink in "him launch a campaign for the United States Senate."
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• 7. "Johnson first became known statewide with the assistance of conservative political commentator Charlie Sykes, who later opposed Johnson." -> Could you add an example of how Sykes opposed Johnson?
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• 8. "a week before the May 15 Republican convention." -> Wikilink Republican Party (United States)
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• 9. "Wisconsin had long been a competitive state where both Democratic and Republican candidates were viable." -> Wikilink Democratic Party (United States)
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• 10. "The campaign ran a series of TV commercials, including ads in which his children praised him," -> Change "his children" to "Johnson's children" as this is the first mention of him in the paragraph
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• 11. "Johnson was elected to the United States Senate with 51.9% of the vote to Feingold's 47.0%" -> Remove "United States" to be in line with how you present Senate elsewhere
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• 12. "After he was elected, Johnson sold the majority of his liquid assets," -> "After Johnson was elected, he sold the majority of his liquid assets," as this is the first mention of him in the paragraph
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• 13. "In his first term, Johnson was mainly identified" -> "In Johnson's first term, he was mainly identified"
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• 14. Paragraph two of the First term (2011–2017) section feels like it could go into Economic and fiscal issues section instead.
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• 15. "Through his position on the Committee of Foreign Relations, Johnson participated" -> "Through Johnson's position on the Committee of Foreign Relations, he participated"
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• 16. "In 2016, Johnson rejected Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's allegations that the upcoming election would be rigged." -> Wikilink Donald Trump as this is his first mention in the prose. Also remove the Trump wikilink later on in "Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump despite their animosity"
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• 17. "Feingold led in polling until the weeks leading up to the election and was widely expected to win,[43] and in December 2014, the Washington Post rated Johnson the most vulnerable incumbent U.S. senator in the 2016 election cycle." -> Separate this into two sentences. Place the Washington Post sentence after "In November 2014, he said he would not self-finance his campaign.[41]".
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• 18. General comment across article: After the first mention of Affordable Care Act put (ACA) next to it. For all other mentions of the legislation use the ACA abbreviation.
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• 19. "including Hillary Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden's son" -> Remove "Hillary" as her full name was already used in the article and there is no need to differentiate her from Bill as he is not in the article. Wikilink Joe Biden
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• 20. "and of inappropriately giving his chief of staff $280,000" -> Could you expand on this? How was the money inappropriately given to this chief of staff?
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• 21. "and came to be seen as a leader of the state's Republican Party" -> wikilink Republican Party of Wisconsin
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• 22. "He ultimately certified the results after Trump supporters" -> Should be changed to "He withdrew his objections to certifying the results after Trump supporters" to better match source. The current phrasing also reads as if he alone was responsible for certifying the results.
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• 23. The first paragraph of the Third term (2023–present) should be moved to the Foreign policy section of Political positions
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• 24. The second and fourth paragraphs of the Third term (2023–present) should be moved to the Economic and fiscal issues section of Political positions
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• 25. The fifth paragraph of the Third term (2023–present) should be moved to the Immigration section of Political positions
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• 26. "and is among President Trump's" -> Remove President as he has already been established as president
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• 27. "He argues that programs like Social Security and Medicare" -> Wikilink Medicare
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• 28. "During his first Senate campaign, Johnson described free trade" -> "During Johnson's first Senate campaign, he described free trade"
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• 29. "He opposes tariffs, which he considers" -> Wikilink Tariff
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• 30. "Johnson voted to confirm Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court" -> wikilink Supreme Court of the United States
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• 31. "when President Biden terminated the China Initiative" -> Remove President as he was already established to be president
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• 32. "Johnson has not taken a strong position on same-sex marriage." -> This sentence feels editorial and it would be better if it was just removed
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Images

• There are 11 images in the article, one in the infobox and ten in the body.
  • 1. Ron Johnson portrait 117th Congress.jpg is used to represent Johnson in the infobox. It is his official portrait and this is indeed stated on his website, which is used to source it. All works of the U.S. government are public domain.
  • 2. 2010 United States Senate election in Wisconsin results map by county.svg are the results of the 2010 U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin by county. A review of the source shows that these county results are accurate.
  • 3. Ron Johnson, official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg is Johnson's official portrait taken upon taking office. This image is placed into the section "First term (2011–2017)". All works of the U.S. government are public domain.
  • 4. 2016 United States Senate election in Wisconsin results map by county.svg are the results of the 2016 U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin by county. A review of the source shows that these county results are accurate.
  • 5. Senator Ron Johnson during a meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.jpg is a photo of Johnson while meeting Petro Poroshenko. This is placed in the Second term (2017–2023) section which covers some of his Ukraine and Russian disinformation stuff. This was properly uploaded to commons per the tags listed.
  • 6. Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ron Johnson.jpg is a photo of Johnson meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This is placed in the First impeachment of Donald Trump section which is inherently related to Ukraine. This was properly uploaded to commons per the tags listed.
  • 7. 2022 United States Senate election in Wisconsin results map by county.svg are the results of the 2022 U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin by county. A review of the source shows that these county results are accurate.
  • 8. Impeachment trial of Alejandro Mayorkas (April 17, 2024) 21.png is a CSPAN screenshot of Johnson during the impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas. All CSPAN video or image from the chambers of Congress is public domain. It is placed into the correct section Third term (2023–present), but the prose does not mention what Johnson did during the Impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas or how he voted. You should add this information to the section.
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  • 9. Leslie Rutledge, Scott Pruitt & Ron Johnson (24967475393).jpg is a photo of Johnson, Leslie Rutledge and Scott Pruitt at CPAC. This image was properly transferred from Flicker. Being placed into the Political positions is appropriate as CPAC is an ideological event.
  • 10. Senator Ron Johnson and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.jpg is a photo of Johnson meeting with Petro Poroshenko. It is properly placed into the Foreign policy section. This was properly uploaded to commons per the tags listed.
  • 11. Doors Open Milwaukee 2023 38 (Federal Building--office of U.S. Senator Ron Johnson).jpg is a photo of Johnson's office taken by Michael Barera, who then uploaded it to Wikipedia. You have it placed in the Governance section, but it seems like it would be better placed somewhere like Second term (2017–2023).
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Sources

• There are 153 total references so I will do a review of 16, which accounts for 10.46% of the total. Reference numbering from this version of the page.
  • 1. What to know about Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson ahead of the RNC [Reference 1] is used to source his name, parents, education at the University of Minnesota, working as a machine operator and accountant in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, being noncommittal about whether he would accept the 2024 election results, him being a close congressional ally of Trump, support for promoting contraceptives, and the number of children and grandchild he has. All of this information is indeed found across the article.
  • 2. Page 2027 of the The Almanac of American Politics 2024 by Richard E. Cohen [Reference 3] is used to source his jobs he had in his youth, him working as an accountant while studying for a Master of Business Administration, ending his studies to enter business, setting up the Pacur plastic company with his brother-in-law, opposition to the ACA, support for the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Act of 2015, his involvement in the 2012 Benghazi attack investigation, him criticizing Feingold for accepting out of state funds while wanting campaign finance reform, his relation with the Tea Party movement, him citing Atlas Shrugged as a major influence, and his opposition to Paul Ryan's budget cut plan. Most of the information is found in paragraph two on the page. His opposition to the ACA is in paragraph three. His opposition to Ryan's budget plan in in paragraph five. The Benghazi attack investigation is in paragraph six. His support for the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Act of 2015 and his relations with the Tea Party movement is in paragraph seven. His criticism of Feingold is not on page 2027, but 2028; this is most likely the result of a minor typo so it is not a serious issue.
  • 3. Page 69 of Congress and Its Members by Roger Davidson, Walter Oleszek, and Frances Lee [Reference 6] is used to source a major speech by Johnson and his opposition to the ACA. Both of these and the quotation are sourced by the first two paragraphs.
  • 4. Page 202 of Cases in Congressional Campaigns: Riding the Wave by David Canon [Reference 12] is used to source Wisconsin being a competitive state. Paragraph two covers this information.
  • 5. Page 212 of Cases in Congressional Campaigns: Riding the Wave by David Canon [Reference 27] is used to source Johnson running more ads than any other senate candidate across the country in the last two months and Feingold being second behind him in that category. The first paragraph covers this.
  • 6. Johnson proves to be a big spender - and taker: Firm pays him $10 million by Daniel Bice [Reference 33] is used to source Johnson receiving $10 million in deferred compensation after his election and Johnson claiming that this compensation was unrelated to contributions he made during the campaign. Paragraph two covers the $10 million figure and the rest of the sentence's claims are across the article.
  • 7. Federal Judge Dismisses Sen. Johnson’s Lawsuit Against Obama Administration [Reference 37] is used to source a lawsuit Johnson filed against the United States Office of Personnel Management to challenge ACA subsidies. These claims are properly sourced by the six paragraphs in the article.
  • 8. Why Republicans' Senate majority could be very short-lived by Chris Cillizza and others [Reference 41] is used to source The Washington Post rating Johnson as the most vulnerable incumbent U.S. Senator for the 2016 cycle. The final paragraph in the article sources this.
  • 9. Who Is Ron Johnson? Wisconsinites Chime In On Why The Incumbent Lacks Name Recognition by Laurel White [Reference 44] is used to source 23% of Wisconsin voters having no opinion of him and him having low name recognition. Paragraph one covers his unusually low name recognition and the 23% figure is in the second paragraph.
  • 10. Page 169 of [ The Hill to Die On: The Battle for Congress and the Future of Trump's America] by Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer [Reference 60] is used to source Johnson's objection to how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would affect companies using a pass-through model. The second paragraph covers this information.
  • 11. Ron Johnson’s investigations thrust freewheeling GOP senator into election-year spotlight by Andrew Desiderio [Reference 64] is used to source Johnson pushing the issue of Hunter Biden's relations with Ukraine and his laptop despite other Republicans moving on and people criticizing him for pushing it as a way to spread disinformation and gain support for Trump's reelection. The criticism against him is covered in paragraph four and paragraphs 29-30 cover other Republicans wanting to move on.
  • 12. Action on Stimulus Bill Halts as Senate Clerks Read All 628 Pages Aloud by Emily Cochrane [Reference 67] covers Johnson delaying the American Rescue Plan Act by forcing a reading of the entirety of the bill. Paragraph one covers this.
  • 13. Johnson suggests FBI knew more about Jan. 6 planning than has been revealed: report by Dominick Mastrangelo [Reference 90] is used to source Johnson claiming that the FBI knew that January 6 was going to happen. The title and the first two paragraphs source this.
  • 14. Which senators supported a Jan. 6 Capitol riot commission is used to source Johnson voting against creating the January 6 commission. Johnson is indeed listed under the oppose column.
  • 15. Ron Johnson's record includes opposition to victims' bill by Daniel Bice [Reference 109] is used to source Johnson's opposition to Wisconsin's 2010 Child Victims Act. The details of the sentence are sourced across the article.
  • 16. Senate passes budget after lengthy, politically charged ‘Vote-a-rama’ by Sean Sullivan [Reference 117] is used to source Johnson voting in favor of an amendment to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to allow all employees in the country to earn paid sick time. This information is found in paragraph 14.

Review

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, spelling, grammar, and understandability): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

   All of my prose comments above have been answered.

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable, as shown by a source spot-check.

   a (reference section): b (inline citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

   A review of 10.46% of the total references showed no major issues. All of the sources are from accepted news sources or publishing companies.

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

   Article covers his early life, career, elections, tenure, and political positions.

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

   This article fairly covers all of the controversies that Johnson has been involved in. I do not see any unfair characterizations or misleading elements in the article.

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

   The last significant edit from somebody who was not the nominator or reviewer was by AlsoWukai in February.

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

   All of the images in this article are properly sourced and were properly uploaded to Commons.

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

   At the moment there are no issues preventing me from upgrading this article to GA status.

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Capitalization of Pacur

Jon698 Regarding the capitalization of Pacur, MOS:ALLCAPS states "Reduce names of companies or other trademarks from all caps to sentence case, unless they are acronyms or initialisms, even if the company normally writes them in all caps". Although the company's usage is irrelevant, per that MOS guideline, Pacur's own website renders the name in sentence case in running text. I don't know how much more clear this could be. Wallnot (talk) 20:02, 23 June 2026 (UTC)