Who is Mike Johnson?

By (not verified) on Friday, October 27, 2023
New U.S. House speaker belongs to GOP’s religious conservative wing
  • U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson during a town hall meeting at the Delta Grand Theater in Opelousas in February 2023. Johnson was elected last week at House speaker. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
    U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson during a town hall meeting at the Delta Grand Theater in Opelousas in February 2023. Johnson was elected last week at House speaker. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
    Before a relatively short time in elected office, new U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana was a constitutional lawyer deeply involved in religious causes. Prior to a short stint in the Louisiana Legislature, Johnson spent two decades as a public interest lawyer mainly representing clients in so-called religious liberty litigation, he said in an interview with C-SPAN shortly after joining...

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