Ron and Scott Walker made stops across the state as the close election hits final weeks
From the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram: Walker also encouraged Eau Claire residents at the event to campaign for Republicans the next couple of weeks and widen the tight margin between Johnson and Democrat Russ Feingold in the race for U.S. Senate. When Feingold wasn’t re-elected to the Senate in 2011, Walker said it was the…
Joseph Project graduate: “Having a job means that I have a future!”
From the Milwaukee Biz Times: The project name comes from Robert L. Woodson Sr.’s 1997 book, “The Triumphs of Joseph” which outlines how sustainable inner-city renewal comes from those in the community – free of government interference. This initiative emerged from discussions Owens, who at the time was director of African-American engagement for the Republican…
Ron, an Oshkosh manufacturer, knows the importance of manufacturing in Wisconsin
From Lake Geneva News: I was surprised to learn that October is Manufacturing Month here in Wisconsin and nationally. Accounting for 17 percent of the workforce, according to the Bureau of Labor Statics, manufacturing is the driver of Wisconsin’s economy. Unfortunately, important issues, including how we grow manufacturing jobs, have taken the backseat in this…
Ron is “going to go to bat for the farmers”
From the Cap Times: Voters were fed up with the political establishment and looking for a change. They wanted an outsider, someone whose name they hadn’t heard a million times before, someone not entrenched in the Washington bureaucracy. Their call was answered by a wealthy businessman whose frustration with the government matched their own, who…
Ron Johnson’s comeback in Wisconsin
Ron Johnson has made a comeback as the race heads into the final stretch of the campaign, with polls showing the race to be a dead heat and Paul Ryan giving another boost to Ron’s already strong campaign. From the National Review: A handful of recent polls show Johnson mounting a breathtaking last-minute comeback: The latest…
Ron Johnson: I’m a problem-solver committed to economic growth
From the Cap Times: It’s time to rethink our approach to helping people in need and local communities that are struggling. Wisconsin is full of good people who are giving everything they have to succeed, but who have been let down by failed government policies and regulations that hamper job creation and economic opportunity. Hardworking…
Ron: “I’m going to tell you the truth”
From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: When Ron Johnson told his wife that he was thinking of running for U.S. Senate in 2010, she had a ready answer. “I didn’t say, ‘No.’ I said, ‘Absolutely not,’ ” Jane Johnson recalled. Eventually, Johnson won over his wife and family and then the voters of Wisconsin. Over these past…
Ron talked with hard-working folks being hurt by Obamacare
From the Chippewa Herald: Patsy Danovsky remembers when the Affordable Care Act became law, her cousin’s workplace dropped having insurance. Instead, the company told its employees to get insurance from the health care exchange, a part of what’s informally called Obamacare. Danovsky, who lives in a section of Eau Claire that’s within Chippewa County, said…
Ron’s record of getting things done for Wisconsin
From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: The committee chaired by Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has held more than 100 hearings and round tables and gotten 28 bills through committee and signed into law, according to a report released Thursday. The 27-page report highlights the activities of the Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs during the 114th Congress….
The Joseph Project is “making a heck of an impact in the lives of people”
From Lake Geneva News: I previously wrote about the success of the Joseph Project in Milwaukee. This is a program, inspired by a book, “The Triumphs of Joseph” written by Robert L. Woodson Sr. It is a Christian initiative that puts men and women, with criminal backgrounds into careers. Sen. Ron Johnson’s involvement certainly has…