Editor’s note: The following commentary has been released for publication by the office of State Rep. Scott Johnson.

Rep. Scott Johnson, R-Jefferson, of the 33rd Assembly District gave on  Friday the following statement regarding the question of impeaching Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz.

I was one of the 1,839,656 voters who cast a ballot in the Supreme Court race. The end result was Janet Protasiewicz winning the race. The people spoke.

I did not vote for “candidate” Protasiewicz, and I certainly do not agree with Justice Protasiewicz, especially when it comes to her openness on election maps in our state.

Elections have consequences. I will be honest in saying that I would encourage the Justice to recuse herself from this case. However, I will not vote in favor of impeachment.

The people of Wisconsin have historically shown that they do not support uprooting a duly elected official on the sheer basis of political disagreement. Our court has shifted in a new direction, which is the consequence of an election.

The 33rd Assembly District, represented by Scott Johnson, R-Jefferson, includes the communities, in part or full, of Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Milton, Helenville, Hebron, Sullivan, Oakland and Palmyra. A portion of the city of Whitewater, which resides in Jefferson County, also is included.