Representative
Tara Johnson
| Seat | Assembly District 96 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room 8 West · State Capitol |
| Mailing address | State Capitol Room 8 West, P.O. Box 8952, 2 E. Main St., Madison, WI 53708 |
| Capitol phone | 608-237-9196 |
| Legislative assistant | Ben Knoke |
| Write to | rep.johnson@legis.wisconsin.gov (official address) |
| Hometown | Town of Shelby |
| Tenure | Serving since January 6, 2025 |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Committees 2
Bills, 2025 to 2026 session 312 as principal author · 0 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- AJR 11Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Jim Soletski.Enacted100
- AJR 126Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Rudolph L. “Rudy” Silbaugh.Enacted100
- AB 80Relating to: ratification of the Social Work Licensure Compact. (FE)Enacted100
- AB 598Relating to: consent to admissions to certain health care facilities by patient representatives without requiring a…Enacted100
- AB 273Relating to: the membership of the Controlled Substances Board.Enacted100
- AB 302Relating to: authorized lights for funeral procession vehicles.Enacted100
- AJR 18Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Jonathan Brostoff.Enacted100
- AR 6Relating to: proclaiming March 2025 and March 2026 as Women’s History Months.Enacted100
- AR 5Relating to: celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day on March 17, 2025.Enacted100
- AB 749Relating to: instruction in blood and organ donation in high school grades. (FE)Out of committee58
- AB 185Relating to: property tax exemption for nonprofit theaters. (FE)In committee47
- AB 23Relating to: establishment of a Palliative Care Council. (FE)In committee47
- AB 974Relating to: a public affairs network trust fund, grants to the WisconsinEye Public Affairs Network, and making an…In committee47
- AJR 109Relating to: honoring Wisconsin’s Hispanic and Latino veterans.In committee42
- AJR 15Relating to: proclaiming March 26, 2025, as Purple Day for epilepsy.In committee42
All 312 bills as principal author ›
Bills and sponsors: Open States bulk data (public domain dedication), 2026-10-public.pgdump; status is read from the official actions. About the momentum score
Effectiveness 2025 to 2026 session
71st percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 309 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 47 / 33 / 8 |
| … became law | 7 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. Assembly minority average | 164 ÷ 138.09 = 1.19 |
| Most-authored topics | Budget & taxes (95), Business, jobs & the economy (47), Health & mental health (44) |
Assembly rankings · How the score works. A count of bill progress, not a judgment of the member's work.
Closest allies co-authorship, 2025 to 2026
Most bills written together
- Vinnie Miresse DAssembly 71 248
- Ann Roe DAssembly 44 236
- Christine Sinicki DAssembly 20 234
- Alex Joers DAssembly 81 227
- Ben DeSmidt DAssembly 65 218
- Mike Bare DAssembly 80 211
- Randy Udell DAssembly 47 211
- Shelia Stubbs DAssembly 78 211
- Joan Fitzgerald DAssembly 46 204
- Ryan Clancy DAssembly 19 204
“Written together” = 2025 to 2026 session bills and joint resolutions on which both are principal author or coauthor (measures with more than 60 sponsors are left out). Sharing bills does not imply a personal or political alliance.
District 96
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- La Crosse, Vernon
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- Brad Pfaff (32)
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Source
Copied from https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/legislators/assembly/2904 on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Wisconsin State Assembly.