Tara Johnson (Wisconsin)
Tara Johnson (Democratic Party) is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing District 96. She assumed office on January 6, 2025. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Johnson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 96. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Johnson also ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District. She did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 13, 2024.
Biography
Tara Johnson's career experience includes working as executive director of the United Way of La Crosse. She served as a La Crosse County board member and chair and was a member of AFSCME.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 96
Tara Johnson defeated incumbent Loren Oldenburg in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 96 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tara Johnson (D) | 51.0 | 16,579 | |
| Loren Oldenburg (R) | 49.0 | 15,912 | ||
| Total votes: 32,491 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 96
Tara Johnson defeated Steve Campbell in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 96 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tara Johnson | 74.1 | 6,391 | |
| Steve Campbell | 25.8 | 2,226 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 8,620 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 96
Incumbent Loren Oldenburg advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 96 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Loren Oldenburg | 99.9 | 3,693 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 3,697 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Johnson received the following endorsements.
- State Sen. Melissa Agard (Nonpartisan)
- State Sen. Brad Pfaff (D)
- State Rep. Jill Billings (D)
- State Rep. Steve Doyle (D)
- La Crosse County Supervisor Emily Anderson (Nonpartisan)
- La Crosse Board of Education Member Annie Baumann
- La Crosse County Supervisor Katie Berkedal
- La Crosse County Supervisor Kim Cable (Nonpartisan)
- La Crosse County Supervisor Rick Cornforth (Nonpartisan)
- La Crosse County Supervisor Randy Erickson (Nonpartisan)
- La Crosse County Supervisor Maureen Freedland (Nonpartisan)
- La Crosse County District Attorney Tim Gruenke (D)
- La Crosse County Supervisor Peg Isola (Nonpartisan)
- La Crosse Board of Education Member Juan Jimenez
- La Crosse County Supervisor Joe Kovacevich (Nonpartisan)
- La Crosse County Supervisor Monica Kruse (Nonpartisan)
- La Crosse County Supervisor Kelly Leibold (Nonpartisan)
- La Crosse County Supervisor Dillon Mader (Nonpartisan)
- La Crosse County Supervisor Grant Mathu (Nonpartisan)
- La Crosse County Supervisor David Pierce (Nonpartisan)
- La Crosse County Sheriff John Siegel (D)
- La Crosse County Supervisor Nathaniel Slack (Nonpartisan)
- La Crosse Board of Education Member Trevor Sprague (Nonpartisan)
- La Crosse County Supervisor Tina Tryggestad (Nonpartisan)
- La Crosse County Treasurer Amy L. Twitchell (D)
- La Crosse County Supervisor Dawn Wacek (Nonpartisan)
- La Crosse County Supervisor Paul Wuensch (Nonpartisan)
- Wisconsin Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski (D)
- Fmr. La Crosse Board of Education Member Jeff Jackson (Nonpartisan)
- Fmr. Mayor of Viroqua Karen Mischel (D)
- AFSCME Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Education Association Council
- AFL-CIO Wisconsin
- BAC District Council of Wisconsin
- Care for Wisconsin
- Citizen Action of Wisconsin
- Clean Wisconsin Action Fund
- EMILY's List
- Electing Women Wisconsin
- Fair Wisconsin
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Wisconsin
- NASW PACE
- Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin
- Progressive Turnout Project
- SEIU Wisconsin
- SMART Transportation Division
- The Mainstreet Alliance
- Wisconsin Conservation Voters
- Wisconsin Laborers' District Council
- Wisconsin Progress
- Young Democrats of Wisconsin
2024
See also: Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 13 Democratic primary)
Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 13 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 3
Incumbent Derrick Van Orden defeated Rebecca Cooke in the general election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Derrick Van Orden (R) | 51.3 | 212,064 | |
| Rebecca Cooke (D) | 48.6 | 200,808 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 309 | ||
| Total votes: 413,181 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rustin Provance (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 3
Rebecca Cooke defeated Katrina Shankland and Eric Wilson in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 3 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rebecca Cooke | 50.5 | 42,316 | |
| Katrina Shankland | 41.6 | 34,812 | ||
| Eric Wilson | 7.9 | 6,624 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 24 | ||
| Total votes: 83,776 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tara Johnson (D)
- Aaron Nytes (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 3
Incumbent Derrick Van Orden advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 3 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Derrick Van Orden | 99.6 | 52,533 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 211 | ||
| Total votes: 52,744 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Johnson in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Tara Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Tara Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Wisconsin State Assembly District 96 |
Officeholder Wisconsin State Assembly District 96 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Loren Oldenburg (R) |
Wisconsin State Assembly District 96 2025-Present |
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