Rep. Jay Johnson
Former Representative from Wisconsin's 8th District
Elected Positions
| Dates | Title | Representing |
|---|---|---|
| Representative | Wisconsin's 8th District |
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Sponsorship Analysis
Johnson was a centrist Democrat according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship from Johnson’s time serving in the House of Representatives.
Use this chart to compare Johnson to other members of the House of Representatives in the 105th Congress on leadership and ideology.
This chart is based on principal components analysis for ideology and PageRank for leadership. See analysis methodology.
Bill Sponsorship & Cosponsorship
Some of Johnson’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 4295 (105th): For the relief of Juan Antonio Manrique.
- H.R. 3931 (105th): Wisconsin Federal Judgeship Act of 1998
- H.R. 2850 (105th): Jennifer’s Law Act of 1997
- H.R. 2820 (105th): Helping America’s Disabled Veterans Act of 1997
- H.R. 2139 (105th): Dairy Promotion Fairness Act
- H.Con.Res. 47 (105th): To designate a flag-pole upon which the flag of the United States ...
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Voting Record
From Jan 1997 to Dec 1998, Johnson missed 15 of 1,187 roll call votes, which is 1.3%. This is better than the median of 2.6% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 1998. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress for the photo
- THOMAS, for sponsored bills