Rep. Mike Johnson - R Louisiana, 4th, In Office - Biography

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House Speaker Mike Johnson

R Louisiana, 4th (2017-) In Office

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Biographical

Full Name: James Michael Johnson
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: mike JAHN-suhn
Date of Birth: Jan. 30, 1972 (age: 52)
Place of Birth: Shreveport, La.
Religion: Southern Baptist
Hometown: Shreveport, La.
Place of Residence: Benton, La.
Occupation: Attorney

Wikipedia

Official biography

Family:

Married: Kelly Lary Johnson teacher

4 children

Biography:

Congressman Mike Johnson who has represented his Louisiana district in Congress since 2017. He was elected as House speaker in October 2023.

Before coming to Congress, Johnson spent nearly 20 years litigating high-profile constitutional law cases in district and appellate courts nationwide. He has been recognized as a leading defender of the right to life, religious liberty, free speech, the Second Amendment and free market principles. In his law practice, he drafted landmark legislation for many states and municipalities and provided legal counsel to members of Congress, governors, state legislatures, city councils, school boards, law enforcement agencies, ministries and non-profit organizations around the country.

Johnson also serve d in the Louisiana Legislature from February 2015 to January 2017. He was elected to the state legislature twice without opposition and was appointed vice chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and to the Select Committee on Leadership. As a legislator, he has received top awards from business and industry, limited government, and pro-life and pro-family groups.

The eldest son of a Shreveport firefighter who was critically burned and disabled in the line of duty, Johnson learned early on the values of hard work, honor and sacrifice. He has a practical understanding of the challenges that small-business owners face because he, like his parents and grandparents, was one himself. Johnson was also a conservative talk-radio host and columnist, a media spokesman for America’s largest religious liberty organizations, a constitutional law seminar instructor, and a board member for national organizations and numerous community groups and ministries. He has also previously served as legal counsel for organizations including the Family Research Council, Alliance Defending Freedom, the National Day of Prayer Task Force, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Louisiana Right to Life Federation.

Johnson earned his JD degree from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in 1998. There, he was selected as a member of the Moot Court Board and National Moot Court Team and was elected class president and president of the Christian Legal Society. He earned his undergraduate degree in business administration from Louisiana State University in 1995, where he was selected to Leadership LSU and the Order of Omega Honor Society, Kappa Sigma Fraternity and served as president of the LSU Interfraternity Council.

Johnson and his wife Kelly, a former school teacher from Webster Parish, have been married since 1999 and have four children: Hannah, Abigail, Jack and Will. They reside in Bossier Parish. See more >>

Miscellaneous Links:

Ballotpedia

C-SPAN

GovTrack

Project VoteSmart

Campaign Links:

Website, campaign

Email, campaign: mike@mikejohnsonforlouisiana.com

X (Twitter), campaign

Facebook, campaign

Open Secrets political finance profile

YouTube, campaign

Social Networking:

Facebook, official

X (Twitter), official

YouTube, official

Instagram, official

Flickr, official

Official Links:

Website, official

Press Releases

Official press releases »

Education

Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center - JD (1998)
Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge) - BS, business administration (1995)

Activities and notes: Order of Omega honor society
Captain Shreve High School (Shreveport, La.) - Diploma (1990)

Greek Organizations:

Kappa Sigma Fraternity

Office History

Congressional Offices:

U.S. House of Representatives (Jan. 3, 2017-) In Office

Member, 4th Congressional District of Louisiana

State Legislature Offices:

Louisiana House of Representatives (Feb. 2015-Jan. 2017)

R Representative, District 8

Election Results

2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

4th Congressional District of Louisiana

James Michael Johnson (Mike), 60.43%
Republican

Kenny Houston, 25.49%
Democrat

Ryan Trundle, 7.77%
Democrat

Ben Gibson, 6.31%
Republican
2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

4th Congressional District of Louisiana

James Michael Johnson (Mike), 64.00%
Republican

Ryan Trundle, 34.00%
Democrat

Mark Halverson, 2.00%
Non-designated
2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

4th Congressional District of Louisiana

Runoff election

James Michael Johnson (Mike), 65.23%
Republican

J. Marshall Jones Jr., 34.77%
Democrat

Associated Organizations

Election campaign:

Mike Johnson for Louisiana

Place of worship:

First Baptist Church (Bossier City, La.)

Own leadership PAC:

Board membership:

Louisiana Office of the Governor
Vice Chair, Commission on Marriage and Family

Awards

Defender of Limited Government Award (Institute for Legislative Analysis) (June 2023)
Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2022)
Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)
Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (Sept. 2018)
Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Sept. 2018)
Legislator Award (International Association of Drilling Contractors) (June 2018)
Thomas Jefferson Award (International Foodservice Distributors Association) (April 2018)

Official Signature

Contact Information

Email, member official contact form

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	568 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-1804
Phone:	202-225-2777

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Leadership Office:

Address:	H-232, The Capitol Washington, DC 20515
Phone:	202-225-4000

Note: Alternate Phone Number, 202-225-0600

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Privately Financed Travel

3 trips taken between 2017 - 2022 costing $40,817

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Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Annual: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2019 (Amendment), 2018, 2017
Extension Letter: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
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Congressional Staff

Staff Turnover:

Turnover Index: 0.4
(House Average: 0.25)
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Staff Salary Rate:

Office Median Annual Salary: $75,464.02
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Staff Salaries Paid:

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Committees

Combat Mexican Drug Cartels Task Force

Caucuses

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Speaker Johnson re-hires evangelical lobbyist to lead personal office

Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Nov. 13, 2023
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has added a familiar face to head up his personal office.Ruth Ward joined Johnson's office from Family Policy Alliance, where she was a government affairs director. FPA is the advocacy arm of fundamentalist evangelical organization Focus on the Family. read more
Sen. Cassidy adviser heads to Berkshire Hathaway Energy

Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Nov. 1, 2023
Amid the Louisiana delegation's ascent to the one of the most powerful in Congress, a staffer with deep ties to the state has moved to power-distribution holding company Berkshire Hathaway Energy. read more
For freshman rep, new aide brings chemistry

Posted by Keturah Hetrick on March 1, 2017
A freshman member from a state with an active chemical industry, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) has picked up the American Chemistry Council's political mobilization manager. read more

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