| | '''James Michael Johnson''', known as '''Mike Johnson''' (born January 30, 1972), is the 56th [[Speaker]] of the [[United States House of Representatives]], having won the position in a 220-209 special vote on October 25, 2023. He succeeded fellow [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Kevin McCarthy]] of [[California]], who was forced out of office earlier in the month by eight Republicans who called for a vote of no confidence in McCarthy. Johnson, who campaigned as a [[conservative]], has been since 2017 the [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Louisiana]]'s 4th congressional district.<ref> This district in [[Louisiana]] encompasses [[Shreveport]], [[Bossier City]], and [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] and extends as far south as [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] and DeRidder in Beauregard Parish just north of [[Lake Charles]].</ref> Johnson's record as Speaker, however, is nothing like the [[conservative]] stalwart most of his House constituents believe him to be. He has remained in power as the [[Speaker of the House]] due only to [[Dem]]s voting for him,<ref>https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024188?Page=2</ref> as a reward for his advancing the [[globalist]] agenda of funding the [[perpetual war]] in [[Ukraine]]. | | '''James Michael Johnson''', known as '''Mike Johnson''' (born January 30, 1972), is the 56th [[Speaker]] of the [[United States House of Representatives]], having won the position in a 220-209 special vote on October 25, 2023. He succeeded fellow [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Kevin McCarthy]] of [[California]], who was forced out of office earlier in the month by eight Republicans who called for a vote of no confidence in McCarthy. Johnson, who campaigned as a [[conservative]], has been since 2017 the [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Louisiana]]'s 4th congressional district.<ref> This district in [[Louisiana]] encompasses [[Shreveport]], [[Bossier City]], and [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] and extends as far south as [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] and DeRidder in Beauregard Parish just north of [[Lake Charles]].</ref> Johnson's record as Speaker, however, is nothing like the [[conservative]] stalwart most of his House constituents believe him to be. He has remained in power as the [[Speaker of the House]] due only to [[Dem]]s voting for him,<ref>https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024188?Page=2</ref> as a reward for his advancing the [[globalist]] agenda of funding the [[perpetual war]] in [[Ukraine]]. |