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Senator LaTonya Johnson

Senate District 6

(D - Milwaukee) Madison Office:
Room 131 South
State Capitol
PO Box 7882
Madison, WI 53707
Telephone:
(608) 266-2500
(877) 474-2000
Fax:
(608) 282-3546
District Phone:
(414) 313-1241

Staff:
Lacy Fox Lacy.Fox@legis.wisconsin.gov
Shannon McCoy Shannon.McCoy@legis.wisconsin.gov
Jacob Taylor Jacob.Taylor2@legis.wisconsin.gov
Christian Ullsvik Christian.Ullsvik@legis.wisconsin.gov

Biography

  • Born Somerville, Tennessee, June 22; 1 child.
  • Graduate Bay View High School, 1990; B.S. in Criminal Justice, Tennessee State University, 1997; attended University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1990—92.
  • Full-time legislator. Former family child care provider and owner, 2002—12; insurance agent, 2000—02; financial employment planner, 1997—2000.
  • Member: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Wisconsin Child Care Providers Together Local 502 (former president); AFSCME District Council 32 (former vice president); AFSCME People; Emerge Wisconsin, Class of 2012; Milwaukee Democratic Legislative Caucus (former chair); Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus; University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (advisory board member); Wisconsin Legislative Children's Caucus (cochair); BLOC (Black Leaders Organizing for Communities) cofounder; NAACP; College Savings Program Board.
  • Former member: African American Chamber of Commerce; Wisconsin Women in Government (former board member); Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU); Midwestern Legislative Conference (executive committee member).
  • Elected to Assembly 2012-2014. Elected to Senate since 2016.

Member of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board and Historical Society of Wisconsin Board of Curators

2023 Authored Proposals

(first or second author, first sponsor)

2023 Co-authored Proposals

2023 Cosponsored Proposals

2023 Authored Amendments