Mike Johnson 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 was re-elected speaker of the U.S. House on January 3, 2025, in the first round of voting. He was first elected speaker on October 25, 2023, in the fourth round of floor voting conducted after the House voted to remove former Speaker Kevin McCarthy on October 3. McCarthy's removal as speaker marked the first time in United States history a motion to vacate was used to remove a speaker of the House. Johnson's tenure as speaker included the October-November 2025 government shutdown. At the time, it was the longest shutdown in United States history. Johnson had served in the U.S. House for 6.8 years when he was elected speaker, the shortest House tenure for a newly-elected speaker since John G. Carlisle, who was elected speaker in 1883 after serving for 6.7 years in Congress. Johnson was vice chairman of the House Republican Conference. From 2021 to 2023, Johnson also served as chair of the Republican Study Committee, the largest Republican caucus in Congress.
