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GA review

Passed. Jon698 (talk) 04:22, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

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Nominator: Thebiguglyalien (talk · contribs) 23:43, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

Reviewer: Jon698 (talk · contribs) 11:12, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

  • @Thebiguglyalien: I have finished my prose comments below. I might have a few more after you finished all of those up. Jon698 (talk) 21:13, 19 June 2026 (UTC)
    Jon698, a few of these notes brush up against WP:GANOT, but I went ahead and made all of the suggested changes. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 19:08, 22 June 2026 (UTC)
    I will be doing my review of the references soon. If everything is well with that then the article should pass. Jon698 (talk) 19:49, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

Prose

  • 1. This is a purely optional stylistic choice for the Electoral history section: You could change the it to match the one used in Kurt Wright or Mike Schaefer
  • 2. "He was reelected in 2016, defeating Feingold in a rematch, and in 2022, narrowly defeating Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes." -> The sentence is fine as is, but I think it could be more readable as "He defeated Feingold in a rematch in 2016, and defeated Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes in 2022."
  • 3. "Because of his interactions" -> "Due to his interactions"
  • Comment: I will review the lede again after reading the entire article
  • 4. "In 1979, to help establish the Pacur plastic company with his brother-in-law,[3] Johnson moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where he worked as a machine operator and an accountant.[1]" -> Reverse order to be "Johnson moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where he worked as a machine operator and an accountant,[1] to help establish the Pacur plastic company with his brother-in-law in 1979." so that the sentence flows naturally and that the paragraph's first mention of Johnson uses his name rather than a pronoun
  • 5. "$18 million in 1987" -> Click edit source here and then copy and past the following code "$18,000,000 (equivalent to $51,010,545 in 2025) in 1987"
  • 6. "until he was elected to the Senate in 2010" -> Wikilink United States Senate as this is its first prose mention and remove the wikilink in "him launch a campaign for the United States Senate."
  • 7. "Johnson first became known statewide with the assistance of conservative political commentator Charlie Sykes, who later opposed Johnson." -> Could you add an example of how Sykes opposed Johnson?
  • 8. "a week before the May 15 Republican convention." -> Wikilink Republican Party (United States)
  • 9. "Wisconsin had long been a competitive state where both Democratic and Republican candidates were viable." -> Wikilink Democratic Party (United States)
  • 10. "The campaign ran a series of TV commercials, including ads in which his children praised him," -> Change "his children" to "Johnson's children" as this is the first mention of him in the paragraph
  • 11. "Johnson was elected to the United States Senate with 51.9% of the vote to Feingold's 47.0%" -> Remove "United States" to be in line with how you present Senate elsewhere
  • 12. "After he was elected, Johnson sold the majority of his liquid assets," -> "After Johnson was elected, he sold the majority of his liquid assets," as this is the first mention of him in the paragraph
  • 13. "In his first term, Johnson was mainly identified" -> "In Johnson's first term, he was mainly identified"
  • 14. Paragraph two of the First term (2011–2017) section feels like it could go into Economic and fiscal issues section instead.
  • 15. "Through his position on the Committee of Foreign Relations, Johnson participated" -> "Through Johnson's position on the Committee of Foreign Relations, he participated"
  • 16. "In 2016, Johnson rejected Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's allegations that the upcoming election would be rigged." -> Wikilink Donald Trump as this is his first mention in the prose. Also remove the Trump wikilink later on in "Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump despite their animosity"
  • 17. "Feingold led in polling until the weeks leading up to the election and was widely expected to win,[43] and in December 2014, the Washington Post rated Johnson the most vulnerable incumbent U.S. senator in the 2016 election cycle." -> Separate this into two sentences. Place the Washington Post sentence after "In November 2014, he said he would not self-finance his campaign.[41]".
  • 18. General comment across article: After the first mention of Affordable Care Act put (ACA) next to it. For all other mentions of the legislation use the ACA abbreviation.
  • 19. "including Hillary Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden's son" -> Remove "Hillary" as her full name was already used in the article and there is no need to differentiate her from Bill as he is not in the article. Wikilink Joe Biden
  • 20. "and of inappropriately giving his chief of staff $280,000" -> Could you expand on this? How was the money inappropriately given to this chief of staff?
  • 21. "and came to be seen as a leader of the state's Republican Party" -> wikilink Republican Party of Wisconsin
  • 22. "He ultimately certified the results after Trump supporters" -> Should be changed to "He withdrew his objections to certifying the results after Trump supporters" to better match source. The current phrasing also reads as if he alone was responsible for certifying the results.
  • 23. The first paragraph of the Third term (2023–present) should be moved to the Foreign policy section of Political positions
  • 24. The second and fourth paragraphs of the Third term (2023–present) should be moved to the Economic and fiscal issues section of Political positions
  • 25. The fifth paragraph of the Third term (2023–present) should be moved to the Immigration section of Political positions
  • 26. "and is among President Trump's" -> Remove President as he has already been established as president
  • 27. "He argues that programs like Social Security and Medicare" -> Wikilink Medicare
  • 28. "During his first Senate campaign, Johnson described free trade" -> "During Johnson's first Senate campaign, he described free trade"
  • 29. "He opposes tariffs, which he considers" -> Wikilink Tariff
    • Done by me in this edit
  • 30. "Johnson voted to confirm Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court" -> wikilink Supreme Court of the United States
  • 31. "when President Biden terminated the China Initiative" -> Remove President as he was already established to be president
  • 32. "Johnson has not taken a strong position on same-sex marriage." -> This sentence feels editorial and it would be better if it was just removed

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Sources

  • There are 153 total references so I will do a review of 16, which accounts for 10.46% of the total. Reference numbering from this version of the page.
    • 1. What to know about Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson ahead of the RNC [Reference 1] is used to source his name, parents, education at the University of Minnesota, working as a machine operator and accountant in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, being noncommittal about whether he would accept the 2024 election results, him being a close congressional ally of Trump, support for promoting contraceptives, and the number of children and grandchild he has. All of this information is indeed found across the article.
    • 2. Page 2027 of the The Almanac of American Politics 2024 by Richard E. Cohen [Reference 3] is used to source his jobs he had in his youth, him working as an accountant while studying for a Master of Business Administration, ending his studies to enter business, setting up the Pacur plastic company with his brother-in-law, opposition to the ACA, support for the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Act of 2015, his involvement in the 2012 Benghazi attack investigation, him criticizing Feingold for accepting out of state funds while wanting campaign finance reform, his relation with the Tea Party movement, him citing Atlas Shrugged as a major influence, and his opposition to Paul Ryan's budget cut plan. Most of the information is found in paragraph two on the page. His opposition to the ACA is in paragraph three. His opposition to Ryan's budget plan in in paragraph five. The Benghazi attack investigation is in paragraph six. His support for the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Act of 2015 and his relations with the Tea Party movement is in paragraph seven. His criticism of Feingold is not on page 2027, but 2028; this is most likely the result of a minor typo so it is not a serious issue.
    • 3. Page 69 of Congress and Its Members by Roger Davidson, Walter Oleszek, and Frances Lee [Reference 6] is used to source a major speech by Johnson and his opposition to the ACA. Both of these and the quotation are sourced by the first two paragraphs.
    • 4. Page 202 of Cases in Congressional Campaigns: Riding the Wave by David Canon [Reference 12] is used to source Wisconsin being a competitive state. Paragraph two covers this information.
    • 5. Page 212 of Cases in Congressional Campaigns: Riding the Wave by David Canon [Reference 27] is used to source Johnson running more ads than any other senate candidate across the country in the last two months and Feingold being second behind him in that category. The first paragraph covers this.
    • 6. Johnson proves to be a big spender - and taker: Firm pays him $10 million by Daniel Bice [Reference 33] is used to source Johnson receiving $10 million in deferred compensation after his election and Johnson claiming that this compensation was unrelated to contributions he made during the campaign. Paragraph two covers the $10 million figure and the rest of the sentence's claims are across the article.
    • 7. Federal Judge Dismisses Sen. Johnson’s Lawsuit Against Obama Administration [Reference 37] is used to source a lawsuit Johnson filed against the United States Office of Personnel Management to challenge ACA subsidies. These claims are properly sourced by the six paragraphs in the article.
    • 8. Why Republicans' Senate majority could be very short-lived by Chris Cillizza and others [Reference 41] is used to source The Washington Post rating Johnson as the most vulnerable incumbent U.S. Senator for the 2016 cycle. The final paragraph in the article sources this.
    • 9. Who Is Ron Johnson? Wisconsinites Chime In On Why The Incumbent Lacks Name Recognition by Laurel White [Reference 44] is used to source 23% of Wisconsin voters having no opinion of him and him having low name recognition. Paragraph one covers his unusually low name recognition and the 23% figure is in the second paragraph.
    • 10. Page 169 of [ The Hill to Die On: The Battle for Congress and the Future of Trump's America] by Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer [Reference 60] is used to source Johnson's objection to how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would affect companies using a pass-through model. The second paragraph covers this information.
    • 11. Ron Johnson’s investigations thrust freewheeling GOP senator into election-year spotlight by Andrew Desiderio [Reference 64] is used to source Johnson pushing the issue of Hunter Biden's relations with Ukraine and his laptop despite other Republicans moving on and people criticizing him for pushing it as a way to spread disinformation and gain support for Trump's reelection. The criticism against him is covered in paragraph four and paragraphs 29-30 cover other Republicans wanting to move on.
    • 12. Action on Stimulus Bill Halts as Senate Clerks Read All 628 Pages Aloud by Emily Cochrane [Reference 67] covers Johnson delaying the American Rescue Plan Act by forcing a reading of the entirety of the bill. Paragraph one covers this.
    • 13. Johnson suggests FBI knew more about Jan. 6 planning than has been revealed: report by Dominick Mastrangelo [Reference 90] is used to source Johnson claiming that the FBI knew that January 6 was going to happen. The title and the first two paragraphs source this.
    • 14. Which senators supported a Jan. 6 Capitol riot commission is used to source Johnson voting against creating the January 6 commission. Johnson is indeed listed under the oppose column.
    • 15. Ron Johnson's record includes opposition to victims' bill by Daniel Bice [Reference 109] is used to source Johnson's opposition to Wisconsin's 2010 Child Victims Act. The details of the sentence are sourced across the article.
    • 16. Senate passes budget after lengthy, politically charged ‘Vote-a-rama’ by Sean Sullivan [Reference 117] is used to source Johnson voting in favor of an amendment to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to allow all employees in the country to earn paid sick time. This information is found in paragraph 14.

Review

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose, spelling, grammar, and understandability): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
    All of my prose comments above have been answered.
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable, as shown by a source spot-check.
    a (reference section): b (inline citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):
    A review of 10.46% of the total references showed no major issues. All of the sources are from accepted news sources or publishing companies.
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects): b (focused):
    Article covers his early life, career, elections, tenure, and political positions.
  4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
    Fair representation without bias:
    This article fairly covers all of the controversies that Johnson has been involved in. I do not see any unfair characterizations or misleading elements in the article.
  5. It is stable.
    No edit wars, etc.:
    The last significant edit from somebody who was not the nominator or reviewer was by AlsoWukai in February.
  6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
    a (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
    All of the images in this article are properly sourced and were properly uploaded to Commons.
  7. Overall:
    Pass/Fail:
    At the moment there are no issues preventing me from upgrading this article to GA status.
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