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:''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), 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]].  

'''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, 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]].