Mike Johnson
U.S. House · LA-4 · Republicans · since 2025
alsoCandidate for U.S. House · LA-4
Biography
Overview
Mike Johnson is a Republican representing Louisiana's 4th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2017. He currently serves as the 56th Speaker of the House, a position he has held since October 2023. Johnson is a lawyer who previously worked for the Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative legal advocacy group. He is a graduate of Louisiana State University's law school and has worked on religious liberty litigation throughout his career.
Career
Johnson has championed bills to restrict abortion nationwide, including the Heartbeat Protection Act and Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. He led efforts to defend religious liberty in legal cases, including representing the Ark Encounter in a lawsuit against Kentucky. As Speaker, he negotiated major spending packages, secured bipartisan passage of foreign aid bills for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan in 2024, and managed a divided Republican majority through multiple governance challenges. He was instrumental in the 2020 Electoral College objections, leading efforts by Republican representatives to contest election results based on constitutional grounds.
Prior political experience
Johnson was first elected to the U.S. House in 2016, winning a runoff with 65% of the vote against Democratic nominee Marshall Jones. He was reelected in 2018 with 64% of the vote, in 2020 with 60% of the vote, in 2022 unopposed, and in 2024 with 86% of the vote. He previously served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 2015 to 2017, winning that seat unopposed in 2015.
Biographical material adapted from the Wikipedia article (retrieved April 29, 2026), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ideology
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Campaigns targeting Mike Johnson
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Start a campaign targeting Mike JohnsonOfficeholding history
| Term | Seat | Term dates | Termination | Predecessor | Successor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | U.S. House LA-4 | 2025–present | In progress | Mike Johnson | — |
| 4th | U.S. House LA-4 | 2023–2025 | Term ended | Mike Johnson | Mike Johnson |
| 3rd | U.S. House LA-4 | 2021–2023 | Term ended | Mike Johnson | Mike Johnson |
| 2nd | U.S. House LA-4 | 2019–2021 | Term ended | Mike Johnson | Mike Johnson |
| 1st | U.S. House LA-4 | 2017–2019 | Term ended | Cleo Fields | Mike Johnson |
Current term legislation
Bills sponsored this term6
- H.R. 6
Reserved for the Speaker.
Jan 3, 2025INTRODUCED - H.R. 5
Reserved for the Speaker.
Jan 3, 2025INTRODUCED - H.R. 8
Reserved for the Speaker.
Jan 3, 2025INTRODUCED - H.R. 10
Reserved for the Speaker.
Jan 3, 2025INTRODUCED - H.R. 9
Reserved for the Speaker.
Jan 3, 2025INTRODUCED - H.R. 2
Reserved for the Speaker.
Jan 3, 2025INTRODUCED
Bills cosponsored this term2
Elections
| Year | Seat | Result | Vote share | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | Pending | — | — |