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  1. Mike Johnson
    Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2023

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  1. Nov 28, 2019 · Summary of voting record: Representative Johnson opposes taxing businesses, consumer protection, environmental protection, financial sector regulation, gun control, public health, humane immigration policy, labor rights and wages, lgbt rights, avoiding default, racial equality, increasing revenues, taxing the wealthy, countering russian ...

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    Below is an abbreviated outline of Johnson's academic, professional, and political career: 1. 2017-Present: U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 4th Congressional District 2. 2015-2016: Louisiana state representative 3. Lawyer 4. 1998: Graduated from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge with a J.D. 5. 1995: Graduated from Louisiana State Unive...

    The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

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    Selection as speaker of the House

    1. 1.1. See also: U.S. House leadership elections, 2023 Johnson was elected to be speaker of the House in the 118th Congress after four rounds of voting conducted from October 17-25, 2023. He was elected in a 220-209 vote. Johnson's election followed former Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) removal from the position on October 3, 2023. Johnson was the fourth representative nominated by the Republican caucus after McCarthy's removal, following the withdrawals of speaker nominees Steve Scalis...

    Electoral vote certification on January 6-7, 2021

    1. See also: Counting of electoral votes (January 6-7, 2021) Congress convened a joint session on January 6-7, 2021, to count electoral votes by state and confirm the results of the 2020 presidential election. Johnson voted against certifying the electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania. The House rejected both objections by a vote of 121-303 for Arizona and 138-282 for Pennsylvania.

    • His role in promoting 2020 election denial. Johnson is a constitutional lawyer who has used his talents to craft some creative — and controversial — theories.
    • His solidly conservative voting record. Johnson's voting record has earned him a lifetime rating of 92% from the American Conservative Union and 90% from Heritage Action.
    • His opposition to abortion and LGBTQ rights. Johnson has a spotless history of voting against legal abortion, earning an "A+" rating from Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America.
    • He has Trump's stamp of approval, sort of. Wednesday morning, hours before an expected vote, Trump, the de facto leader of the Republican Party, said he wasn't technically endorsing Johnson but suggesting the House elect him.
  2. From Jan 2017 to May 2024, Johnson missed 159 of 3,894 roll call votes, which is 4.1%. This is much worse than the median of 2.0% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

  3. Oct 25, 2023 · With Louisiana Representative Mike Johnson's election as House Speaker, attention has turned to his voting record and how his politics could sway the lower chamber. Johnson, 51, an...

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  4. On October 25, the full House voted, 220209, to elect Johnson as the 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives with every Republican member in attendance voting for him. Johnson was also sworn in as speaker on the same day. [74]

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  6. This is the electoral history of Mike Johnson, who has served as a United States representative from Louisiana since 2017 and speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives since 2023. Johnson previously served in the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing the 8th district from 2015 to 2017.