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Mike JohnsonREPRepublican United States Representative, LA-4
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LAResidence (state)

James Michael Johnson (born January 30, 1972) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the 56th speaker of the United States House of Representatives since October 25, 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he is in his fourth House term, having represented Louisiana's 4th congressional district since 2017. Johnson is a graduate of the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University. Before entering politics, he worked as an attorney in private practice and for Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF); at ADF, he advocated for sodomy laws and criminalizing homosexuality, writing an amicus brief that opposed the eventual U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Lawrence v. Texas (2003). A young-earth creationist, Johnson sat on the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention between 2004 and 2012. Johnson's political career began when he was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 2015; he served in that body until 2017. He was first elected to represent Louisiana's 4th congressional district in 2016. He has been identified as a member of the Christian right. During his time in Congress, he contested the results of the 2020 presidential election on the House floor and in court.

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Campaign Funding

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$1,186,685
Total Raised
$878,400
Total Spent
$409,293
Cash on Hand
Financial Data Source: Center for Responsive Politics
Education5 - 5 of 3
Louisiana State University
Bachelor of Science
1995
Captain Shreve High School
1990
Paul M. Hebert Law Center
Juris Doctor
1998
Past Positions1 - 8 of 8
Vice Chair
House Republican Conference
2021 - Current
Representative
United States House of Representatives, Louisiana
2017 - Current
Representative
Louisiana State House of Representatives
2015 - 2017
Legal Counsel
Louisiana Right to Life Federation
Current
Partner
Kitchens Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation
Current
Chief Counsel
Freedom Guard, Incorporated
Former Senior Attorney
Alliance Defending Freedom
Founding Dean
Pressler School of Law of Louisiana College
Other Experience1 - 24 of 24
Board Member
Louisiana Family Forum
Current
Board Member
Living Waters Publications/Way of the Master (Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron)
Current
Board President
Providence Classical Academy in Bossier City
Current
Member
American Bar Association
Current
Member
National Rifle Association
Current
Former Class President
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
Former Member
Moot Court Board, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
Former Member
Committee of One Hundred
Former Member
National Moot Court Team, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
Former President
Christian Legal Society, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
Former Trustee
Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, Southern Baptist Convention
Member
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Chair
Subcommittee on Constitution and Limited Government, United States House of Representatives
2023 - Current
Member
Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, United States House of Representatives
2023 - Current
Member
Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, United States House of Representatives
2023 - Current
Member
Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, United States House of Representatives
2023 - Current
Former Member
Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and Information Systems, United States House of Representatives
2021 - 2022
Former Chair
Republican Study Committee
Former Member
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Water, Power and Oceans Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Natural Resources), United States House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair
Commission on Marriage and Family