Scott L. Johnson (born 1954) is an American farmer, consultant, and Republican politician. He is a member of the

Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...

, representing

Wisconsin's 33rd Assembly district The 33rd Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district comprises the southern half of Jefferson County and parts of northeast Rock County. It includes the cit ...

since January 2023.

Biography

Scott Johnson was raised on his family's farm near Janesville, Wisconsin, and graduated from Milton High School. He went on to earn his bachelor's degree in agricultural economics from the

University of Wisconsin–Madison A university () is an educational institution, institution of higher education, higher (or Tertiary education, tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. Universities ty ...

, in 1977, and attended a master's program at University of Wisconsin–Whitewater. Johnson owns and operates his own farm, and has worked for many years as a farm consultant, including employment by the large agro-chemical company Monsanto. He also worked as a school bus driver in the Jefferson school district for more than 20 years.

Political career

He was elected to the Fort Atkinson school board in 1998 and was re-elected several times, serving continuously through 2014. Johnson made his first run for

in 2014, running in the Republican primary for the 33rd Assembly district, which was being vacated by incumbent

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, who was instead running for State Senate. Johnson came in second in that primary, behind

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, who went on to represent the district for the next 8 years. After the Spring 2022 election, Horlacher announced he would not run for re-election in the 2022 election, and would instead run for a Wisconsin circuit court judgeship in 2023. Johnson announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination to replace Horlacher in the 33rd Assembly district. He narrowly defeated

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mayor Dale Oppermann in the Republican primary. In the

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, he faced incumbent Democratic state representative Don Vruwink, who had been drawn into the 33rd Assembly district by the 2022 redistricting plan. This proved to be the closest Assembly race in the state in 2022, and Johnson prevailed by just 247 votes (0.91%). He will take office in January 2023.

Personal life and family

Scott Johnson and his wife Jill live on a farm in the town of

Hebron, Wisconsin Hebron is a town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,043 at the 2020 census. The census-designated place of Hebron is located in the town. History The first steps toward the settlement of the town of Hebron, stat ...

. They have two adult children.

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly (2014)

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Wisconsin Assembly (2022)

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References

External links

Campaign website

Scott Johnson
at Wisconsin Vote * {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Scott L. 1954 births Living people Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly People from Rock County, Wisconsin People from Jefferson County, Wisconsin 21st-century American politicians Farmers from Wisconsin