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|name=James Michael "Mike" Johnson

|name=James Michael "Mike" Johnson

|image=Mike Johnson LA.jpg

|image=Mike Johnson LA.jpg

|office=[[U.S. Representative]] for [[Louisiana]]'s<br> 4th congressional district

|office=[[Speaker]] of the [[United States House of Representatives

|term_start=January 3, 2017

|term_end=  

|preceded=[[John Fleming]]

|office2=[[U.S. Representative]] for [[Louisiana]]'s<br> 4th congressional district

|succeeded=  

|term_start2=January 3, 2017

|office2=Louisiana State Representative for District 8 (Bossier Parish)

|term_end2=  

|term_start2=February 22, 2015

|preceded2=[[John Fleming]]

|term_end2=January 3, 2017

|succeeded2=  

|preceded2 = [[Jeff R. Thompson]]

|office3=Louisiana State Representative for District 8 (Bossier Parish)

|succeeded2=[[Raymond Crews]]

|term_start3=February 22, 2015

|term_end3=January 3, 2017

|preceded3 = [[Jeff R. Thompson]]

|succeeded3=[[Raymond Crews]]

|birth_date=January 30, 1972

|birth_date=January 30, 1972

|birth_place[[Shreveport]], Louisiana

|birth_place[[Shreveport]], Louisiana

:''Not to be confused with [[Michael T. Johnson]], the [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative from Rapides Parish, [[Louisiana]].''

:''Not to be confused with [[Michael T. Johnson]], the [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative from Rapides Parish, [[Louisiana]].''

'''James Michael Johnson''', known as '''Mike Johnson''' (born January 30, 1972), has been since 2017 the [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Louisiana]]'s 4th congressional district, which 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]].  

'''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 succeededs fellow [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Kevin McCarthy]] of [[California]], who was forced out of office earlier in the month by eight recalcitrant Republican who called for a vote of confidence in McCarthy. Johnson, a [[conservative]], has been since 2017 the [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Louisiana]]'s 4th congressional district, which 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]].  

Prior to his election to Congress in 2016, Johnson, a [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[conservative]], served from 2015 to 2017 in the Louisiana House of Representatives, to which he was unopposed in two elections. A [[Southern Baptist]], he is a strong advocate for student-led [[prayer]] in public education, support for the [[Second Amendment]] right of individuals to own firearms, and opposition to [[abortion]].

Prior to his election to Congress in 2016, Johnson, served from 2015 to 2017 in the Louisiana House of Representatives, to which he was unopposed in two elections. A [[Southern Baptist]], he is a strong advocate for student-led [[prayer]] in public education, support for the [[Second Amendment]] right of individuals to own firearms, and opposition to [[abortion]].

A Shreveport native, Johnson graduated from Captain Shreve High School, [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], and the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center. He is affiliated with the [[Council for National Policy]], the [[National Rifle Association]], the American Bar Association, and the Louisiana Family Forum. From 2004 to 2012, Johnson was a trustee of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission within the [[Southern Baptist Convention]]. He has experience as well as a [[radio]] talk host. He was engaged in the practice of law in Benton in Bossier Parish until his searing in to the congressional seat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mikejohnsonforlouisiana.com/aboutmike|title=Mike Johnson for Louisiana |publisher=Mikejohnsonforlouisiana.com|accessdate=April 8, 2018}}</ref>  

A Shreveport native, Johnson graduated from Captain Shreve High School, [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], and the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center. He is affiliated with the [[Council for National Policy]], the [[National Rifle Association]], the American Bar Association, and the Louisiana Family Forum. From 2004 to 2012, Johnson was a trustee of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission within the [[Southern Baptist Convention]]. He has experience as well as a [[radio]] talk host. He was engaged in the practice of law in Benton in Bossier Parish until his searing in to the congressional seat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mikejohnsonforlouisiana.com/aboutmike|title=Mike Johnson for Louisiana |publisher=Mikejohnsonforlouisiana.com|accessdate=April 8, 2018}}</ref>  

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