Members of Congress / Tim Johnson

Biographical Information

JOHNSON, 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 and reelected in 2002 for the term ending January 2, 2009. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 111th Congress: Senator, South Dakota, Democratic. Jan. 3, 2009, to Jan. 3, 2011.
· 110th Congress: Senator, South Dakota, Democratic. Jan. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2011.
· 109th Congress: Senator, South Dakota, Democratic. Jan. 3, 2005, to Jan. 3, 2007.
· 108th Congress: Senator, South Dakota, Democratic. Jan. 3, 2003, to Jan. 3, 2005.
· 107th Congress: Senator, South Dakota, Democratic. Jan. 3, 2001, to Jan. 3, 2003.
· 106th Congress: Senator, South Dakota, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001.
· 105th Congress: Senator, South Dakota, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.
· 104th Congress: Representative, South Dakota, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Representative, South Dakota, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Representative, South Dakota, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

Key Votes

See 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 Votes

Tim Johnson has missed 12 votes (5.6%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers.

Voting with Party

Tim Johnson has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 92.1% 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.

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State Information

South Dakota demographic profile (2000 Census)

Financial Disclosure

View 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.)

Latest Votes

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Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
6/25/09	Vote 214: On the Motion: Motion to Table Motion to Commit H.R. 2918 to the Committee on Appropriations with Instructions; Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010	Yes	No	Yes
6/25/09	Vote 213: On the Nomination: Nomination of Harold Hongju Koh, of Connecticut, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State	Yes	No	Yes
6/24/09	Vote 212: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Harold Hongju Koh, of Connecticut, to be Legal Counsel of the Department of State	Yes	No	Yes
6/22/09	Vote 211: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Dorgan Amendment No. 1347; Of a perfecting nature.	Yes	No	Yes
6/18/09	Vote 210: H R 2346: Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2346; Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009	Yes	Yes	Yes
6/18/09	Vote 209: On the Motion: Motion to Waive All Applicable Points of Order Under Rule 44 on Conference Report on H.R. 2346; Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009	Yes	No	Yes
6/16/09	Vote 208: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Motion to Proceed to S.1023; Travel Promotion Act of 2009	Yes	Yes	Yes
6/11/09	Vote 207: H R 1256: H.R. 1256 As Amended; Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
6/10/09	Vote 206: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 1256; Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act	Yes	No	Yes
6/9/09	Vote 205: H R 1256: Burr Amdt. No. 1246; In the nature of a substitute.	No	Yes	No
6/8/09	Vote 204: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. 1247 ; In the nature of a substitute.	Yes	No	Yes
6/2/09	Vote 203: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 1256; Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
5/21/09	Vote 202: H R 2346: HR 2346 As Amended ; Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009	Yes	Yes	Yes
5/21/09	Vote 201: H R 2346: DeMint Amdt. No. 1138; To strike the provisions relating to increased funding for the International Monetary Fund.	No	Yes	No
5/21/09	Vote 200: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 2346; Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009	Yes	Yes	Yes
5/20/09	Vote 199: H R 2346: Brownback Amdt. No. 1140 As Modified; To express the sense of the Senate on consultation with State and local governments in the transfer to the United States of detainees at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.	Yes	Yes	Yes
5/20/09	Vote 198: H R 2346: McConnell Amdt. No. 1136 As Modified; To limit the release of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, pending a report on the prisoner population at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay.	Yes	Yes	Yes
5/20/09	Vote 197: S 454: Conference Report to Accompany S. 454; Weapons Acquisition System Reform Through Enhancing Technical Knowledge and Oversight Act of 2009	Yes	Yes	Yes
5/20/09	Vote 196: H R 2346: Inouye Amdt. No. 1133; To prohibit funding to transfer, release, or incarcerate detainees detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to or within the United States.	Yes	Yes	Yes
5/19/09	Vote 195: On the Nomination: Confirmation of Gary Gensler, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission	Yes	Yes	Yes

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