Mike Johnson
 Mike Johnson     (lawyer, politician) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 30, 1972 Shreveport, Louisiana, USA | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | US | ||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University | ||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Southern Baptist | ||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Kelly Lary | ||||||||||||||||
| Party | Republican | ||||||||||||||||
US politician and Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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James Michael Johnson is an American lawyer and politician who was speaker of the United States House of Representatives since October 25, 2023. Marking himself politically as a "conservative", he has had a remarkably fast and easy career in federal politics. Elected to the House of Representatives in 2017, by 2023 he had ended up as Speaker of the House.
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Education
Johnson is a graduate of the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University.
Career
Before entering politics, he worked as an attorney in private practice and for Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF); where he advocated for retaining the states' sodomy laws which criminalizes homosexuality.[1] In 2015, Johnson founded Freedom Guard, a nonprofit legal ministry designed to represent Christian clients in lawsuits.[2]
Johnson's political career began when he was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 2015; he sat in that body until 2017.
In 2016, Johnson was a proponent of amending the United States Constitution[3] to "limit federal power, mandating fiscal responsibility, and impose term limits"[4]
He was elected to the federal House of Representatives. Johnson was chair of the Republican Study Committee, the largest caucus of conservatives in Congress, from 2019 to 2021. He was vice chair of the House Republican Conference from 2021 to 2023.[5][6]
He was elected Speaker of the United States House of Representatives on October 25, 2023.[7]
Blackmail?
In April 2024, during an appearance on Tucker Carlson's show, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene aired speculative concerns regarding Speaker Johnson's political actions, suggesting a potential blackmail situation to explain what she perceives as a radical departure from his known conservative stances.
"Mike Johnson has made a complete departure of who he is and what he stands for, and to the point where people are literally asking, is he blackmailed? What is wrong with him because he’s completely disconnected with what we want?" asked Greene. Carlson probed further, asking directly if Greene believed Johnson was indeed being blackmailed. Greene, though expressing uncertainty, highlighted drastic changes in Johnson’s actions that she finds inexplicable. "I have no idea. I can’t comprehend what radically changes a man," she responded.[8]
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20231027024300/https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/mike-johnson-house-speaker-lgbtq-views-scrutiny-rcna122317
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20231025212537/https://www.baptistmessage.com/louisiana-baptists-mike-johnson-elected-house-speaker/
- ↑ https://conventionofstates.com/news/politico-blasts-cos-in-mike-johnson-hit-piece
- ↑ https://conventionofstates.com/files/faq/download
- ↑ https://www.axios.com/2023/10/25/mike-johnson-republican-house-speaker-nominee
- ↑ https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2583914/house-republicans-set-to-vote-on-next-conference-vice-chairperson/
- ↑ https://apnews.com/article/house-speaker-republicans-emmer-mccarthy-54352a64be041cd445bda8df28b24f03
- ↑ https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/04/marjorie-taylor-greene-speculates-speaker-johnson-is-being/
