{"id":1201724,"date":"2022-01-09T11:50:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T16:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1201724"},"modified":"2022-01-09T11:50:09","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T16:50:09","slug":"ron-johnson-running-for-third-term-in-wisconsin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-johnson-running-for-third-term-in-wisconsin\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron Johnson Running For Third Term In Wisconsin"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fron-johnson-running-for-third-term-in-wisconsin%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1201724&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Republican Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson announced Sunday that he would run for a third term in 2022, setting up a race that could potentially determine control of the chamber.<\/p>\n<p>Though Johnson said during his 2016 campaign that his next term would be his last, he remained noncommittal throughout 2021 as other Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/08\/donald-trump-endorses-ron-johnson-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">urged<\/a> him to run.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson wrote an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/why-im-seeking-a-third-senate-term-11641695974?mod=article_inline\">op-ed<\/a> for The Wall Street Journal saying that the decision to run was not \u201cmade lightly,\u201d discussing how the fact America is in \u201cperil\u201d influenced his choice. \u201cMuch as I\u2019d like to ease into a quiet retirement, I don\u2019t feel I should,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a fight for freedom,\u201d Johnson wrote. \u201cThis is not someone else\u2019s fight, this is our fight, and it\u2019s a fight we absolutely must win.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/31\/governor-race-to-watch-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: 2022 Is Filled With High-Stakes Governor\u2019s Races. Here Are The Ones To Watch)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today, I am announcing I will continue to fight for freedom in the public realm by running for re-election. It is not a decision I have made lightly. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WISen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WISen<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read more about my decision here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mLufNGWYhl\">https:\/\/t.co\/mLufNGWYhl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ron Johnson (@RonJohnsonWI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonJohnsonWI\/status\/1480182975937531908?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2022<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Wisconsin is consistently one of the most consequential battlegrounds in the country, and multiple Democrats are running to oust Johnson in a state that narrowly <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/11\/04\/joe-biden-beats-donald-trump-wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">flipped<\/a> from Trump to President Joe Biden in 2020. While Democratic Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/United_States_Senate_election_in_Wisconsin,_2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">remains<\/a> the frontrunner, the race includes state treasurer Sarah Godlewski, Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry and Outagamie County executive Tom Nelson.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson\u2019s decision comes just a day after South Dakota Sen. John Thune, the Republican whip, announced that he, too, would <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/01\/08\/john-thune-south-dakota-announces-re-election-bid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">run for reelection<\/a> amid speculation that he would opt to retire. Unlike Johnson, who is a Trump ally, Thune is close with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and has even drawn Trump\u2019s ire in the past.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Wisconsin Sen. 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