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Mike Johnson
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Mike Johnson

Mike Johnson is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since October 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party and has represented a U.S. House district since 2017. Before entering Congress, he served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016. He worked as an attorney for the Alliance Defense Fund, now known as Alliance Defending Freedom, from 2002 to 2010. He was a lead organiser of a December 2020 amicus brief supporting Texas v. Pennsylvania, a Supreme Court lawsuit contesting the 2020 election results.

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United States
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Politics
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Fact checks

Record

  • Controversy · January 1, 2015

    2015 religious freedom bill criticism

    A religious freedom bill Johnson was associated with in 2015 drew criticism. [1]

  • Controversy · January 1, 2024

    2024 motion to vacate

    In 2024, Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion to vacate against Johnson. [1]

Affiliations

  • United States House of Representatives

    The lower chamber of the United States Congress. Johnson has been a U.S. Representative since 2017 and has served as Speaker since October 2023. [1]

  • Republican Party

    A major American political party. Johnson is a member. [1]

  • Louisiana House of Representatives

    The lower chamber of the Louisiana state legislature. Johnson served as a state representative from 2008 to 2016. [1]

  • Alliance Defense Fund (now Alliance Defending Freedom)

    A conservative Christian legal advocacy organisation. Johnson worked as an attorney there from 2002 to 2010. [1]

Sources

  1. [1]en.wikipedia.org

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