Tara Johnson

Tara Johnson
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 96th district
Assumed office
January 6, 2025
Preceded byLoren Oldenburg
Chair of the Board of Supervisors of La Crosse County, Wisconsin
In office
July 21, 2011  April 21, 2020
Preceded bySteve Doyle
Succeeded byMonica Kruse
Member of the La Crosse County Board of Supervisors
In office
April 2000  April 21, 2020
Preceded byLila Seager
Succeeded byJamie O'Neill
Personal details
Born1962 or 1963 (age 62–63)
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
  • Scott M. Finn
    (m. 1984; div. 1993)
  • Timothy D. Padesky
Children2
ResidenceShelby, Wisconsin
EducationCarroll University
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteCampaign website

Tara J. Johnson (born c.1962) is an American Democratic politician and retired nonprofit executive from La Crosse County, Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 96th Assembly district since 2025. She previously served as a member of the La Crosse County board of supervisors, from 2000 to 2020, and was the first female chairperson of the county board, holding that office from 2011 to 2020.

During her first marriage, she was known as Tara Johnson Finn.