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R.J. Johnson
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Basic facts
Role:Principal of Johnson Jordahl
Location:Madison, Wis.
Expertise:Political consulting
Affiliation:Republican
Website:Official website


R.J. Johnson is a principal of Johnson Jordahl, a strategic communications and issue advocacy firm in Wisconsin. He is also President of R.J. Johnson and Associates, a political consulting firm. Johnson serves as President of the World Orphan Fund, a nonprofit organization that provides resources for the care, medical needs and education of orphans.[1]

Johnson has been involved in politics for 27 years, working for the Republican Party of Wisconsin, the Republican Party of Florida and the Republican National Committee. His client list includes Governor Scott Walker (R) and Wisconsin Club for Growth.[2]

The houses of R.J. Johnson and fellow Johnson Jordahl Principal Deborah Jordahl were searched by armed officers on October 3, 2013. The raids were connected to the John Doe investigations related to Scott Walker.[3][4]

John Doe investigations

See also: John Doe investigations related to Scott Walker

Two John Doe investigations, beginning in 2010 and ending in 2015, were launched by Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm (D) into the activities of staff and associates of Gov. Scott Walker (R).[5] Johnson, because of his role as Walker's political consultant and his ties to Wisconsin Club for Growth (WCFG), was one of the targets in the second of the John Does related to Scott Walker. On September 30, 2013, 30 subpoenas and five search warrants were issued against targets of the John Doe.[6][7] On October 21, 2013, a second round of subpoenas went out for additional bank records.[8]

The Wall Street Journal detailed events surrounding the raid on Johnson's home:[9]

“ Mr. Johnson was on a plane when the raids happened, and his 16-year-old son woke up at home to find six law-enforcement agents with guns and a warrant. 'He was told he couldn’t move, that he couldn’t call a lawyer, that he couldn’t call his parents. He was a minor and he was isolated by law enforcement,' Mr. Johnson says.

'My first reaction was incomprehension. We were baffled. We had no idea what this was about or that this is what they do over campaign finance issues. . . . It wasn’t until much later that we even began to understand that it was connected to the first Doe [investigation].'

Mr. Johnson now knows that prosecutors had been tracking him since 2011 during the first John Doe probe, which began as an investigation of money stolen from a veterans group when Mr. Walker was still the Milwaukee county executive. In 2011, Mr. Johnson was called in for an interview connected to the investigation, though he was officially not a target at the time.[10]

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—Wall Street Journal

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ LinkedIn, "R. J. Johnson," accessed May 27, 2015
  2. ↑ Johnson Jordahl, "About," accessed May 27, 2015
  3. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named USDC05062014
  4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named WR05072014
  5. ↑ United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Milwaukee Division, "Eric O’Keefe, and Wisconsin Club for Growth, Inc.," accessed February 23, 2015
  6. ↑ Wisconsin Reporter, "The day John Doe rushed through the door," October 3, 2014
  7. ↑ United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, "Eric O'Keefe et al v John Chisholm et al," September 2, 2014
  8. ↑ State of Wisconsin Circuit Court Waukesha County County, "Eric O'Keefe v Government Accountability Board," December 19, 2014
  9. ↑ Wall Street Journal, "The Wisconsin Targets Tell Their Story," July 22, 2015
  10. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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John Doe investigations related to Scott Walker
Background
Lawsuits
State court lawsuits: • Three Unnamed Petitioners v. Gregory A. Peterson • Eric O'Keefe, et al. vs. Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, et al. • Two Unnamed Petitioners v. Gregory A. Peterson • Christopher Brekken v. Bruce J. Landgraf • Christopher L. Wiesmueller v. Neal Nettesheim • Francis D. Schmitz v. Gregory A. Peterson • Cynthia Archer v. John Chisholm, et. al. • Federal court lawsuits: • Eric O'Keefe and Wisconsin Club for Growth, Inc. v. Francis Schmitz, et. al. • Relevant rulings: • McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission • Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission • Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. v. Thomas Barland • Citizens for Responsible Government v. Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, et. al. • Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. • Wisconsin Coalition for Voter Participation Inc., et. al. v. State of Wisconsin Elections Board, et. al.
Prosecutors
Special prosecutor: • Francis Schmitz • Personnel in Milwaukee County DA's Office: • John Chisholm • Bruce Landgraf • David Budde • David Robles • Robert Stelter • District attorneys in the five John Doe counties • John Chisholm • Ismael Ozanne • Jane Kohlwey • Larry Nelson • Kurt Klomberg
Courts
Judges
Attorneys
Attorneys of JD targets: • Steven Biskupic • Todd Graves • Michael Bresnick • Edward Meyers • Dean Strang • Matthew O'Neill • David Rivkin • Andrew Grossman • Attorneys of JD prosecutors and judges: • Patrick Fiedler • Samuel Leib • Randall Crocker • Douglas Knott • Joseph M. Russell
Supporters of JD investigations
Media
Elected Officials
Government Accountability Board
• Wisconsin Government Accountability Board • Current board members: • Gerald Nichol • Timothy Vocke • Thomas Cane • Harold Froehlich • John Franke • Elsa Lamelas • Past board members: • Thomas Barland • Michael Brennan • Staff: • Kevin Kennedy • Dean Nickel • Jonathan Becker • Shane Falk • Nathan Judnic • Elizabeth Blackwood • J. Douglas Haag • Vendors: • Digital Intelligence
Targets of John Doe I
Prosecuted: • Kelly Rindfleisch • Darlene Wink • Kevin Kavanaugh • Tim Russell • Brian Pierick • Wiliam Gardner • Investigated: • Friends of Scott Walker • Christopher Wiesmueller • John Hiller • Jim Villa • Cindy Archer • Jailed by prosecutors/No charges filed: • Christopher Brekken • Andrew P. Jensen, Jr. • Home or office raided: •Kelly Rindfleisch • Cindy Archer • Darlene Wink • Tim Russell • Brian Pierick • Christopher Wiesmueller • Compelled to testify: • R.J. Johnson
Targets of John Doe II
Individuals: • Kelly Rindfleisch • Eric O'Keefe • R.J. Johnson • Deborah Jordahl • Jed Sanborn • Carol Valley • William Eisner • Keith Gilkes • Sean Hannity • Charlie Sykes • Organizations: • Wisconsin Club for Growth • Club for Growth • Wisconsin Right to Life • United Sportsmen of Wisconsin • Coalition Partners, LLC • R.J. Johnson and Associates • Nonbox • TenCAPITOL • Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce • American Federation for Children • Americans for Prosperity • Americans for Prosperity Wisconsin • Right Direction Wisconsin PAC • Republican State Leadership Committee • Committee to Elect a Republican Senate • Wisconsin Recall Action Fund • Jobs First Coalition • Ending Spending Action Fund • Mary Stitt & Associates • Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce • League of American Voters • Citizens for a Strong America • Republican Party of Wisconsin • Republican Governors Association • American Crossroads • Wisconsin Family Action
Other
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