RonJon Bio

Birth

1955

On April 8th, Ron Johnson was born in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota.

First Job

1970

Ron got his first tax-paying job at the age of 15, working minimum wage as a dishwasher at a Walgreens grill. Over the next year he was promoted several times and became the night manager before the age of 16.

Graduation | Marriage

1977

Ron graduated college and married his wife, Jane.

PACUR

1979

Ron and Jane moved to Oshkosh and co-founded a plastics manufacturing company, PACUR, where Ron also worked as an accountant and traded shifts as a machine operator.

Carey

1983

Ron and Jane started a family and had their first daughter, Carey. Carey was born with a serious medical condition, but because of the strong work done by the doctors at the hospital, her life was saved.

Jenna

1985

Carey got her first sibling as Jenna Johnson was born.

Ben

1988

Ron’s third child and first son, Ben Johnson, was born.

Senate

2010

After spending more than 30 years at PACUR, Ron became alarmed enough about the direction of our country to run for U.S. Senate, defeating Senator Feingold, a career politician who had spent more than 18 years in Washington.

Grandchildren

2015

Ron becomes a grandfather with the birth of Jenna’s son and Carey’s daughter.

Success

2016

During his time working for Wisconsin, Ron has focused on creating good Wisconsin jobs through economic growth, keeping local communities safe, and taking on the dysfunction in Washington.