Editor’s note: information below has been provided by a political candidate announcing his intention to run for office. Other candidates wishing to run for political office will have equal opportunity to announce their intentions. 

Rep. Scott Johnson, a Republican, has announced that he is running for the 43rd Wisconsin State Assembly District seat.

As stated in the announcement: this is an open district resulting from the 2024 redistricting that was recently signed into law by Gov. Tony Evers. Johnson is currently the state representative of the 33rd district which includes the north and east side of Janesville, the cities of Milton, Fort Atkinson and Jefferson. The new 43rd district includes the Milton area that Scott currently represents and further includes Edgerton, Whitewater, and a larger portion of the north and east side of Janesville.

The announcement read: “For Scott this is a homecoming as he graduated from Milton High School and grew up on the family farm just a few miles east of Janesville in the new 43rd. As a lifelong farmer, Scott approaches his legislative role with practicality, logic, and common sense. Scott also served for 15 years on the Fort Atkinson School Board. While on the board, Scott led the community to adopt renewable geo-thermal and solar electric investments to reduce costs to heat and cool the school buildings.

“The new 43rd will represent communities for Scott that resemble the past 33rd, representing a rural culture with strong community values. The match of the needs and desires of the citizens of the 43rd will make it a natural transition for Scott. He looks forward to continuing to fight for the people of the 43rd on issues that are important to them.”

The announcement stated, that Johnson, in his first term, focused, and will continue to focus, on issues related to education, roads, rural and agricultural economies, veterans, wetlands, human trafficking and a special interest in school bus safety.

“I am excited to meet you and learn more about your concerns, representing the 43rd district on those issues and more in Madison,” Johnson was quoted as saying in the announcement.