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James Michael Johnson (born January 30, 1972) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 56th speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Republican Party , he is in his fifth House term, having represented Louisiana's 4th congressional district since 2017.
This was the 130th speaker of the House of Representatives election since the office was created in 1789. The incumbent speaker, Republican Mike Johnson of Louisiana, was re-elected on the first ballot, defeating Hakeem Jeffries with a slim 218–215 majority.
In some high-stakes political drama, the House of Representatives on Friday voted to reelect House Speaker Mike Johnson to lead the 119th Congress by a razor-thin margin. Johnson, a Louisiana ...
Mike Johnson was re-elected Speaker of the House on Friday after two GOP holdouts decided to change their votes before the second round of voting was set to begin. It was a high-stakes election as ...
President-elect Donald Trump doubled down on his endorsement of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on Friday morning, hours before a high-stakes House vote on whether to keep him in power. “Good ...
After spending Thursday trying to sway Republican holdouts to back his bid to retain the speaker's gavel, Mike Johnson's future could still come down to a single GOP vote Friday when House holds ...
US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Republican of Louisiana, gavels in the first session of the 119th Congress, in the House Chamber at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 3, 2025.
After a delay, Johnson secured the slimmest of majorities. (UPDATE: After seeming to come up short in his bid to be named speaker of the House, Rep. Mike Johnson (R–La.) won support from a ...