Mike Johnson
U.S. Representative for Louisiana
James Michael Johnson was born in January 1972 in Shreveport, Louisiana. He earned an undergraduate degree and a Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University. He became a constitutional lawyer, serving as senior counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom prior to his political career.
Johnson founded a nonprofit legal ministry and served on the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. Johnson won the 8th District seat of the Louisiana House of Representatives unopposed.
Johnson was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, assuming office in January 2017. He has won reelection four times. He was voted Speaker of the House of Representatives in October 2023 after Kevin McCarthy was removed from the position.
Johnson is married to Kelly, and they have five children. He is a Baptist.
In the News…
House Speaker Mike Johnson responded after members of the House Intelligence and Foreign Affairs committees expressed concerns regarding President Trump’s diesel deal with Russia.
Speaker Johnson said he “told the White House team that we need to talk about it” and “carefully consider the unintended consequences that may ensue from that.”
He continued that he realized President Trump “has two major objectives… every day he wants to keep America safe, and he wants to bring down the cost of living for every American.”
The House Speaker concluded, “[President Trump] thinks outside the box with creative ideas all the time, and he carefully evaluates those. So I think the right decision will be made here in the end.”
Contact this Leader…
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The Honorable Mike Johnson
Representative for Louisiana
521 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
