Betsy Johnson
Bio | Johnson is a graduate of Carleton College and Lewis & Clark Law School. Johnson was a businesswoman before joining the Oregon State Senate. |
Status and Position | Current State Senator of Oregon |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, Oregon |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
Campaign Financing | Johnson has received significant contributions from the real estate and soft drink industry in Oregon. 25% of her campaign funding comes from out-of-state sources. Source: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/campaign-finance/46663/betsy-johnson |
Voting Rights | Stance is unknown. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Against | Johnson has opposed healthcare-for-all initiatives in Oregon. Johnson joined Republicans in opposition to legislation that stipulated healthcare is a right, not a privilege. Source: https://www.opb.org/article/2021/05/19/oregon-health-care-constitutional-right/ |
| Socialized Healthcare | Unknown | Stance is unknown. |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | Stance is unknown. |
| LGBT Rights | Unknown | Stance is unknown. |
| Taxes | Nuance | Johnson supports tax credits and breaks. Johnson has voted against legislation that would elimate tax breaks for businesses. Source: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2021/06/oregon-senate-passes-plans-to-trim-business-tax-break-help-big-businesses-cut-their-federal-taxes.html |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | Stance is unknown. Johnson has voted against legislation that would elimate tax breaks for businesses. Source: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2021/06/oregon-senate-passes-plans-to-trim-business-tax-break-help-big-businesses-cut-their-federal-taxes.html |
| Abortion | Unknown | Stance is unknown. |
| Gun Control | Against | Johnson has opposed some legislation to restrict gun rights. Johnson voted against SB 554, which restricts some aspects related to possession of a firearm. Source: https://www.opb.org/article/2021/05/05/oregon-lawmakers-pass-the-states-first-gun-control-legislation-in-years/ |
| Assisted Suicide | For | Johnson was a supporter of SB 579, which creates some exceptions to a 15 day waiting period for assisted suicide. Source: https://gov.oregonlive.com/bill/2019/SB579/ Johnson voted against SB 554, which restricts some aspects related to possession of a firearm. Source: https://www.opb.org/article/2021/05/05/oregon-lawmakers-pass-the-states-first-gun-control-legislation-in-years/ |
| Government Interference | Unknown | Stance is unknown. |
| Planned Parenthood | Unknown | Stance is unknown. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Stance is unknown. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Stance is unknown. |
| Death Penalty | Nuance | Johnson opposed legislation restricting the death penalty in Oregon. Johnson joined Republicans in the Oregon Senate to oppose a bill restricting the death penalty in Oregon to cases of aggravated murder only. Source: https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2019/05/oregon-senate-approves-bill-to-limit-death-penalty-now-heads-to-house.html |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Nuance | Johnson has been wary and skeptical of attempts to scrap mandatory sentencing for certain crimes in Oregon. Source: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2021/02/could-measure-11s-mandatory-prison-sentences-disappear.html |
| Military Spending | Unknown | Stance is unknown. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | Stance is unknown. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | Stance is unknown. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | Stance is unknown. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | Stance is unknown. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | Stance is unknown. |
| Brexit | Unknown | Stance is unknown. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | Stance is unknown. |
| Government Spending | Nuance | Johnson supports government spending, but is intensely opposed to any perceived waste or grifting of public funds. Source: https://www.salemreporter.com/posts/221/tough-state-senator-gets-control-over-oregon-budget |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | Stance is unknown. |
| Common Core | Unknown | Stance is unknown. |
| Clean Energy | Against | Johnson has been unsupportive of clean energy legislation in Oregon. Johnson joined Republicans in the Oregon Senate in an attempt to vote down a bill that would require 100% renewable energy to be used for the public electricity grid in Oregon by 2040. Source: https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2021/06/28/oregon-commits-to-100-clean-electricity-by-2040.html |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | Stance is unknown. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | Stance is unknown. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Stance is unknown. |
| Border Control | Unknown | Stance is unknown. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Stance is unknown. |
| DACA | For | Johnson supported HB 3352, which gave DACA recipients medicaid assistance. Source: https://gov.oregonlive.com/bill/2021/HB3352/ |
| Sanctuary Cities | Against | Johnson opposed legislation that strengthened Oregon's status as a sanctuary state. Source: https://gov.oregonlive.com/bill/2021/HB3265/ |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | Stance is unknown. |