Alexandria, VA — Today, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina), chairman of the Senate Conservatives Fund, announced the endorsement of businessman Ron Johnson for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin.

"Ron Johnson is a principled conservative who will fight to stop the massive spending, bailouts, and debt that are bankrupting our country," said Senator DeMint. "He understands the stimulus bill was a failure, he will fight to repeal the health care takeover, he opposes amnesty, and he will help us pass a constitutional amendment to balance the budget.

"Like Sen. DeMint, I will go to Washington to join the fight, not the club," Johnson said. "I admire Sen. DeMint's conservative leadership and look forward to joining the effort to get our nation's unsustainable spending and debt under control in order to grow our economy and create jobs."

"Ron came to meet with me a few weeks ago on his first-ever trip to Washington," said DeMint. "He told me he decided to run for the Senate after the President signed health care takeover. It was just too much for him to stay on the sidelines. Ron explained that he is running to join the fight for our nation's freedoms, not to join the Senate club. That's exactly the kind of leader people in Wisconsin and all across America want in Washington. Ron is a common sense conservative who can win. He's in an uphill fight against an entrenched incumbent but I believe he's the right man with the right ideas at the right time.

"The Senate Conservatives Fund will do everything it can to help Ron Johnson win this race. We're going to work hard to make sure voters in Wisconsin hear his message and that freedom-loving Americans across the country support his campaign. If he's elected, he will help us take our country back."

A June 22nd Rasmussen Reports survey showed Ron Johnson in a statistical dead heat with his Democratic opponent, Senator Russ Feingold. With very limited name awareness, Johnson is already within 1 point of Feingold. Johnson has attracted substantial support from grass roots conservatives throughout Wisconsin. In May, he won the endorsement of the Republican Party of Wisconsin at their state convention with 63% of the vote.

Ron Johnson is a 55-year-old manufacturer of plastic products from Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He's a businessman running for office because he loves his country and wants to do his part to save it. In a recent column in the Washington Post, George Will said Ron Johnson "is what the Tea Party looks like."

The Senate Conservatives Fund is a political action committee dedicated to helping elected principled leaders to the United States Senate. SCF supports underdog candidates who are often overlooked or even opposed by the Washington establishment. In addition to Ron Johnson, SCF has endorsed Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania, Marco Rubio in Florida, Rand Paul in Kentucky, Ken Buck in Colorado, Mike Lee in Utah, and Sharron Angle in Nevada.