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Mike Johnson (Louisiana)

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Mike Johnson
Image of Mike Johnson

Republican Party

Candidate, U.S. House Louisiana District 4

U.S. House Louisiana District 4
Tenure

2017 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

8

Predecessor
Prior offices
Louisiana House of Representatives District 8
Predecessor: Jeff Thompson

Compensation

Base salary

$223,500

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

November 3, 2026

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Mike Johnson (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Louisiana's 4th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2017. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Johnson (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana's 4th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]

In January 2019, Johnson became the chair of the Republican Study Committee. At the start of the 116th Congress, the Republican Study Committee was the largest Republican caucus in Congress.[1]

Prior to joining Congress, Johnson was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing District 8 from 2015 to 2017.

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Johnson's academic, professional, and political career:[2]

  • 2017-Present: U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 4th Congressional District
  • 2015-2016: Louisiana state representative
  • Lawyer
  • 1998: Graduated from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge with a J.D.
  • 1995: Graduated from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge with a B.S.

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2017-2018

At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Johnson was assigned to the following committees:[3]

State house

2015 legislative session

After being sworn in, Johnson served on the following committees:

Louisiana committee assignments, 2015
• Civil Law and Procedure
• House and Governmental Affairs
• Judiciary

Key votes

See also: Key votes

Ballotpedia monitors legislation that receives a vote and highlights the ones that we consider to be key to understanding where elected officials stand on the issues. To read more about how we identify key votes, click here.

Key votes: 116th Congress, 2019-2020

Voted Nay on: Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors–Article I (H Res 755)

Yes check.svg Resolution Passed (230-197) on December 18, 2019
Proposed impeaching President Donald Trump for "abuse of power by soliciting the interference of Ukraine in the 2020 U.S. presidential election." Two Democrats–Reps. Jeff Van Drew (D-N.J.) and Collin Peterson (D-Minn.)–joined all Republicans to vote against impeachment. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) voted present.[4][5]

Voted Nay on: Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors–Article II (H Res 755)

Yes check.svg Resolution Passed (229-198) on December 18, 2019
Proposed impeaching President Donald Trump for "obstruction of Congress by directing defiance of certain subpoenas issued by the House of Representatives." Three Democrats–Reps. Jeff Van Drew (D-N.J.), Collin Peterson (D-Minn.), and Jared Golden (D-Maine)–joined all Republicans to vote against impeachment. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) voted present.[6][7]

Key votes: 115th Congress, 2017-2018

For detailed information about each vote, click here.

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and 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.


Elections

2020

See also: Louisiana's 4th Congressional District election, 2020


Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 4

Incumbent Mike Johnson won election outright against Kenny Houston, Ryan Trundle, and Ben Gibson in the primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 4 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson (R)
 
60.4
 
185,265
Image of Kenny Houston
Kenny Houston (D) Candidate Connection
 
25.5
 
78,157
Image of Ryan Trundle
Ryan Trundle (D)
 
7.8
 
23,813
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Ben Gibson (R) Candidate Connection
 
6.3
 
19,343

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 306,578
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2018

See also: Louisiana's 4th Congressional District election, 2018


Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 4

Incumbent Mike Johnson won election outright against Ryan Trundle and Mark Halverson in the primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 4 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson (R)
 
64.2
 
139,326
Image of Ryan Trundle
Ryan Trundle (D)
 
33.6
 
72,934
Image of Mark Halverson
Mark Halverson (Independent)
 
2.1
 
4,612

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 216,872
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2016

See also: Louisiana's 4th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. The seat was open following incumbent John Fleming's decision to run for Senate. A total of eight candidates filed to run and competed in the primary election on November 8, 2016. Of those eight, Marshall Jones (D) and Mike Johnson (R) advanced to the general election which was held on December 10, 2016. Johnson subsequently defeated Jones in the general election.[46]

U.S. House, Louisiana District 4 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike Johnson 65.2% 87,370
     Democratic Marshall Jones 34.8% 46,579
Total Votes 133,949
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State
U.S. House, Louisiana District 4 Primary Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMarshall Jones 28.2% 80,593
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike Johnson 24.7% 70,580
     Republican Trey Baucum 17.6% 50,412
     Republican Oliver Jenkins 15.6% 44,521
     Republican Elbert Guillory 7.3% 21,017
     Republican Rick John 4.6% 13,220
     Independent Mark Halverson 1.1% 3,149
     Independent Kenneth Krefft 0.9% 2,493
Total Votes 285,985
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State

2015

See also: Louisiana state legislative special elections, 2015

A special election for the position of Louisiana House of Representatives District 8 was called for February 21, with a runoff, if necessary, on March 28. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 9.[47]

Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

The seat was vacant following Jeff Thompson's (R) election as a district judge.[48]

Mike Johnson (R) was unopposed in the special election on February 21, which led to an early swearing-in on February 3.[49][50][51]

Campaign themes

2020

Mike Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor history

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

Mike Johnson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2026* U.S. House Louisiana District 4Candidacy Declared general$8,689,382 $3,220,247
2024* U.S. House Louisiana District 4Won primary$19,867,069 $19,499,271
2022U.S. House Louisiana District 4Won primary$1,367,853 $1,152,961
2020U.S. House Louisiana District 4Won primary$1,323,911 $1,063,517
2018U.S. House Louisiana District 4Won primary$1,217,297 $909,012
2016U.S. House, Louisiana District 4Won $849,133 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

2018

2018


2016

Johnson won election to the U.S. House in 2016. During that election cycle, Johnson's campaign committee raised a total of $849,133 and spent $644,530.[52] This is less than the average $1.46 million spent by U.S. House winners in 2016.[53]

Cost per vote

Johnson spent $7.38 per general election vote received in 2016.

U.S. House, Louisiana District 4, 2016 - Mike Johnson (Louisiana) Campaign Contributions
Total Raised $849,133
Total Spent $644,530
Total Raised by Election Runner-up $1,101,257
Total Spent by Election Runner-up $975,483
Top contributors to Mike Johnson (Louisiana)'s campaign committee
Club for Growth$37,757
North Carolina Leadership Fund$28,200
Cason Timber & Cattle Co$16,200
Morris & Dickson$13,500
College Loan Corp$10,800
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Republican/Conservative$74,620
Leadership PACs$55,200
Retired$49,887
Oil & Gas$36,200
Securities & Investment$27,700
Source: Open Secrets

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Louisiana

A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.

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Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states.  To contribute to the list of Louisiana scorecards, email suggestions to editor@ballotpedia.org.










2016

In 2016, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 14 through June 6. A special session was held from February 14 to March 9 to address the state's budget gap. A second special session was held from June 6 to June 23.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to abortion.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to higher education issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2015



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Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Daily Signal, "House’s Biggest GOP Caucus Now ‘Counterweight’ to Democrats, New Leader Says," January 3, 2019
  2. ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "JOHNSON, Mike, (1972 - )," accessed January 13, 2017
  3. ↑ U.S. House Clerk, ""Official Alphabetical List of the House of Representatives of the United States One Hundred Fifteenth Congress,"" accessed February 2, 2017
  4. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.755 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors." December 18, 2019
  5. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 695," December 18, 2019
  6. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.755 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors." December 18, 2019
  7. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 696," December 18, 2019
  8. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 434," accessed December 13, 2018
  9. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 284," June 21, 2018
  10. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 282," June 21, 2018
  11. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 434," accessed March 12, 2019
  12. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 549," October 3, 2017
  13. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 344," June 29, 2017
  14. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 342," June 29, 2017
  15. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 256," May 4, 2017
  16. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 405," September 26, 2018
  17. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 399," September 13, 2018
  18. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 313," June 28, 2018
  19. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 257," June 8, 2018
  20. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 216," May 22, 2018
  21. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 127," March 22, 2018
  22. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 69," February 9, 2018
  23. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 60," February 6, 2018
  24. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 44," January 22, 2018
  25. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 33," January 18, 2018
  26. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 708," December 21, 2017
  27. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 692," December 19, 2017
  28. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 670," December 7, 2017
  29. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 637," November 16, 2017
  30. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 589," October 26, 2017
  31. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 557," October 5, 2017
  32. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 528," September 14, 2017
  33. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 480," September 8, 2017
  34. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 441," September 6, 2017
  35. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 299," June 8, 2017
  36. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 249," May 3, 2017
  37. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 230," May 24, 2018
  38. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 49," January 30, 2018
  39. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 631," November 14, 2017
  40. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 435," July 27, 2017
  41. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 413," July 25, 2017
  42. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 437," July 28, 2017
  43. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 407," July 24, 2017
  44. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 378," July 14, 2017
  45. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 136," March 8, 2017
  46. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed July 25, 2016
  47. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Get Election Information," accessed January 27, 2015
  48. ↑ KTAL, "Republican Walks Into Louisiana District 8 Seat Unopposed," January 11, 2015
  49. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed January 28, 2015
  50. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Election results," accessed March 18, 2015
  51. ↑ Louisiana House of Representatives, "Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives," revised February 4, 2014
  52. ↑ Open Secrets, "Career Fundraising for Mike Johnson," accessed May 11, 2017
  53. ↑ Open Secrets, "Winning vs. Spending," accessed March 22, 2016
Political offices
Preceded by
John Fleming (R) 		U.S. House, Louisiana, District 4
2017-Present 		Succeeded by
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Preceded by
Jeff Thompson (R) 		Louisiana House of Representatives District 8
2015-2017 		Succeeded by
Raymond Crews (R)


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