Senator Johnson may offer insight into GOP's 2022 positioning Toggle share menu Advertisement Senator Johnson may offer insight into GOP's 2022 positioning In this Mar 3, 2021 file photo, Senator Ron Johnson speaks at the US Capitol in Washington. (Photo: Greg Nash/Pool via AP) 26 Apr 2021 05:52AM Share this content MADISON, Wisconsin: Ron Johnson is in an uncomfortable class of his own. The Wisconsin Republican is the only senator in his party facing reelection next year in a state that backed Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential race. But rather than moderate his politics to accommodate potentially shifting voter attitudes, Johnson is focusing even more intently on cultural issues that appeal to his party's overwhelmingly white base.