"If you do things well one at a time, you end up in a really good place. Don't get ahead of yourself. Control the things you can." 

Ron Johnson

United States Senator 

(R-WI)

Biography

Born: April 8, 1955 ( Currently 59) in Mankato, MN

Residence: Oshkosh, WI 

Education: Graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1977 with a BSB-Accounting degree

Family: Married Jane Johnson (1977); He has three kids: two daughters (Carey and Jenna), and one son (Ben)

Religious affiliation: Lutheranism

Tenure: assumed office January 3, 2011

Previous Election: defeated incumbent Russ Feingold with 52% of the vote

Senator Johnson has sponsored five bills and has co-sponsored 24 bills since being elected into Congress

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The Great State of Wisconsin

Population: 5,757,564 (20th of 50)

Area: 65,497.82 sq mi (23rd of 50)

Capital: Milwaukee

Major cities: Milwaukee (594,833), Madison (233,209), Green Bay (104,057)

Joined the Union on May 29, 1848 which makes it the 30th state to be admitted

Racial diversity:

• White- 82.5%
• African American- 6.5%
• Native American- 1.1%
• Hispanic- 6.3%
• Asian- 2.5%

Religious diversity:

• Evangelical Protestant- 26.3%
• Mainline Protestant- 18.1%
• Catholic- 23.9%
• Unaffiliated- 16.1%

Major Industries: Paper (1st in nation), Cranberries, Cheese, Dairy farms

https://sites.google.com/a/balboamagnet.com/wisconsin-ivan-k/industries-natural-resources

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55000.html

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