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Senator LaTonya Johnson

Senate District 6

(D - Milwaukee)
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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
Casey Steinau Casey.Steinau@legis.wisconsin.gov
Jacob Taylor Jacob.Taylor2@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

2025 Authored Proposals

(first or second author, first sponsor)

  • 2/6/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 3
    Relating to: proclaiming January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin.

  • 2/3/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 3
    Relating to: proclaiming January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin.

2025 Co-authored Proposals

  • 2/5/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 23
    Relating to: extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (FE)

  • 2/3/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 14
    Relating to: pelvic exams on unconscious patients and creating an administrative rule related to hospital requirements for pelvic exams on unconscious patients.

2025 Cosponsored Proposals

  • 2/6/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 11
    Relating to: pelvic exams on unconscious patients and creating an administrative rule related to hospital requirements for pelvic exams on unconscious patients.