DOSSIER: CLS-061 · SUBJECT: Mike Johnson · CLASSIFICATION: PUBLIC
METHODOLOGY: SYMMETRIC · STATUS: ACTIVE
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61. Mike Johnson (R)C- 5.7 [Personnel File Pending]

56th Speaker of the U.S. House 2023-present · U.S. Representative LA-4 2017-present · Louisiana State University Law · First Speaker since 1893 to have never previously held statewide office · Constitutional attorney
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Strengths: M11 Score 8 — among the lowest-net-worth Speakers in modern era (House FD ~$200-300K; no investment portfolio); M14 Score 7 substantive constitutional engagement as practicing attorney; M03 + M05 generally civil tone in floor speeches; M12 institutional Speakership decorum after McCarthy-Jordan-Scalise chaos October 2023. Drag: M01 Score 5 — voted against certification of Pennsylvania electoral count January 6, 2021 + signed onto Texas v. Pennsylvania SCOTUS challenge of 2020 election results December 2020 (SCOTUS rejected unanimously); M07 Score 3 sustained silence on Trump conduct throughout 2017-2024 even during Speakership; M02 Score 4 sustained party-line voting; closed-door 2024 Mar-a-Lago Trump endorsement of Speaker bid coordination contested.

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