Members of Congress / Tim Johnson
Biographical InformationJOHNSON, Timothy Peter (Tim), a Representative and a Senator from South Dakota; born in Canton, S.Dak., December 28, 1946; attended public schools; B.A., University of South Dakota 1969; M.A., 1970; post-graduate studies, Michigan State University 1970-1971; J.D., University of South Dakota 1975; budget advisor, Michigan Senate 1971-1972; began the practice of law in Vermillion, S.D., in 1975; member, South Dakota House of Representatives 1979-1982; member South Dakota Senate 1983-1986; Clay County deputy State’s attorney 1985; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundredth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1987-January 2, 1997); not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives in 1996; elected to the U.S. Senate in 1996; reelected in 2002, and again in 2008 for the term ending January 3, 2015. (Source.) More coverage of Tim Johnson on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 111th Congress: Senator, South Dakota, Democratic.
Jan. 3, 2009, to Jan. 3, 2011. Key VotesSee how Tim Johnson voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com. Missed VotesTim Johnson has missed 12 votes (2.9%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers. Voting with PartyTim Johnson has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 95.0% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Johnson did not vote. See a list of his votes against his party since 1991, a list of all Senators in the 111th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters. |  State InformationSouth Dakota demographic profile (2000 Census) Financial DisclosureView Tim Johnson's official financial disclosure statements, which describe the sources, types and amounts of income earned in a given year. (See more disclosure reports.) |
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| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 19: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Martha A. Johnson to be Administrator of General Services Administration | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 18: On the Nomination: Confirmation M. Patricia Smith, of New York, to be Solicitor for the Department of Labor. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 17: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of M. Patricia Smith, to be Solicitor for the Department of Labor | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 16: On the Nomination: Confirmation Ben S. Bernanke To Be Chairman Of The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 15: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Ben S. Bernanke, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 14: H J RES 45: H. J. Res. 45 As Amended; A joint resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 13: H J RES 45: Reid Amdt. No. 3299 As Amended; In the nature of a substitute. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 12: H J RES 45: Reid Amdt. No. 3305; To reimpose statutory pay-as-you-go. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 11: H J RES 45: Sessions Amdt. No. 3308; To reduce the deficit by establishing 5-year discretionary spending caps. | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 10: H J RES 45: Brownback Amdt. No. 3309; To establish a Commission on Congressional Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies. | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 9: H J RES 45: Coburn Amdt. No. 3303, Division IV; To rescind $120 billion in Federal spending by consolidating duplicative government programs, cutting wasteful Washington spending, and returning billions of dollars of unspent money. | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 8: H J RES 45: Coburn Amdt. No. 3303, Division III; To rescind $120 billion in Federal spending by consolidating duplicative government programs, cutting wasteful Washington spending, and returning billions of dollars of unspent money. | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 7: H J RES 45: Coburn Amdt. No. 3303, Division II; To rescind $120 billion in Federal spending by consolidating duplicative government programs, cutting wasteful Washington spending, and returning billions of dollars of unspent money. | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 6: H J RES 45: Coburn Amdt. No. 3303, Division I; To rescind $120 billion in Federal spending by consolidating duplicative government programs, cutting wasteful Washington spending, and returning billions of dollars of unspent money. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 5: H J RES 45: Conrad Amdt. No. 3302; To establish a Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action, to assure the long-term fiscal stability and economic security of the Federal Government of the United States, and to expand future prosperity and growth for all Americans. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 4: H J RES 45: Baucus Amdt. No. 3300 as Modified; To protect Social Security. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 3: On the Nomination: Confirmation Rosanna Malouf Peterson, of Washington, to be U.S. District Judge | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 2: H J RES 45: Thune Amdt. No. 3301; To terminate authority under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, and for other purposes. | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 1: On the Nomination: Confirmation Beverly Baldwin Martin, of Georgia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 397: H R 4314: H.R. 4314; A bill to permit continued financing of Government operations. | Yes | No | Yes |
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