MADISON, Wis. — Ron Johnson’s biggest payday wasn’t when he was handed a thriving business by his father in law — it was when he used his power as a United States Senator to change the 2017 GOP Tax Scam bill in a way that benefitted himself and his biggest donors.
- Documents show that Johnson’s changes to the legislation reaped his two biggest campaign donors — the Uhiliens and Diane Hendricks — $215 million in tax breaks in a single year, and could payout up to nearly half a billion dollars.
- The two donors donated a combined $20 million to Johnson’s re-election efforts in 2016.
- The two donors donated a combined $20 million to Johnson’s re-election efforts in 2016.
- Previous reporting also shows the value of Johnson’s company exploded once he secured these changes and the bill was passed into law. Johnson has defended his self enriching tax schemes by arguing that the top 1% “already pay their fair share.”
“Ron Johnson has made it his number one priority in Washington to enrich himself and his biggest donors, failing to do his job to deliver hard working Wisconsinites,” said Democratic Party of Wisconsin Senate Communications Advisor Philip Shulman.
