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Candidate for U.S. House · Louisiana's 4th District

Mike Johnson

Republican · Incumbent · Speaker of the House
$24.6MRaised by his campaign[1]
$2.06Mfrom the 84 organizations on this page[2][3]
$6.5MCampaign cash on hand[1]
45gave the maximum to both of his committees[4]
2017In Congress since[5]
65 of 84lobbied on H.R. 1. He voted Aye.[6][7]
56thSpeaker of the House[8]
+$13,622a year for the top 10%. Bottom 10%: −$1,214.[9]

In his own words

Fiscal Responsibility[10]

"Because government has refused to live within its means, America is facing an unprecedented debt and spending crisis."

Free Markets[11]

"Government often stands as the greatest obstacle to the progress and prosperity of free people."

Peace through Strength[12]

"The first obligation of the federal government is to provide for the 'common defense' of the United States by protecting our homeland and our strategic interests abroad."

Rule of Law[13]

"Ours is 'a government of laws and not of men,' and the rule of law is our foundation."

His site also lists Human Dignity, Individual Freedom, and Limited Government.[14]

Record

  • 2023 to now
    Speaker of the U.S. House[15]Elected October 25, 2023, on House roll call 527.
  • 2025
    Voted Aye on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act[7]H.R. 1, final House vote on July 3, 2025.
  • 2017 to now
    U.S. Representative, Louisiana's 4th District[5]Northwest Louisiana, based in Shreveport.[16]
  • 2019 to 2021
    Chair, Republican Study Committee[16]The largest conservative caucus in Congress.
  • 2015 to 2017
    Louisiana House of Representatives, District 8[5][16]Elected unopposed in 2015.
  • Before office
    Attorney[5][16]In private practice and for Alliance Defending Freedom.

Education

  • J.D.
    Louisiana State University, 1998[5]Paul M. Hebert Law Center
  • B.S.
    Louisiana State University, 1995[5]

Hometown

Born in Shreveport in 1972.[5] His primary residence is in Benton, Louisiana.[16]

The details ↓
Behind the curtain

Where the money comes from

01 · The money

His campaign and his leadership PAC

45groups gave the maximum to both of his committees: $20,000 each.[4][2][3]
$420,951from AIPAC. $410,951 of it was donations AIPAC collected and forwarded.[17][18]
$8.45Mreached his campaign through joint fundraising pots.[19][1]
All the money →
02 · Strings attached

H.R. 1. He voted Aye.[7]

$13,622a year more for the top 10% of households. The bottom 10%: −$1,214.[9]
$12.3B → $8.3BAmazon's cash taxes, 2024 to 2025. It credits the law. Amazon gave him $20,000.[20][2][3]
$150Bfor defense in the bill, per Northrop Grumman. Northrop gave him $20,000.[21][2][3]
See H.R. 1 →
03 · Lobbying and votes

Bills his donors lobbied on

$925,951from 29 donors that lobbied on H.R. 8800, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, including $410,951 in members' checks some of them passed on. He voted Yea. Lobbying reports don't say whether a group was for or against a bill.[22][6]
$850,951from 25 donors that lobbied on H.R. 1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, including $410,951 in members' checks some of them passed on. He voted Yea. Lobbying reports don't say whether a group was for or against a bill.[23][6]
$849,201from 20 donors that lobbied on H.R. 5371, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026, including $489,201 in members' checks some of them passed on. He voted Yea. Lobbying reports don't say whether a group was for or against a bill.[24][6]
All 12 bills →
Every receipt ↗

Sources

  1. FEC candidate summary, Mike Johnson, 2025 to 2026
  2. FEC, PAC contributions to Mike Johnson for Louisiana
  3. FEC, PAC contributions to American Revival PAC
  4. FEC, Contribution limits for 2025 to 2026
  5. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, Mike Johnson
  6. Lobbying Disclosure Act reports, lda.gov
  7. Clerk of the House, roll call 190, H.R. 1, July 3, 2025
  8. Official House website, About
  9. Congressional Budget Office, distributional effects of Public Law 119-21 (H.R. 1), August 11, 2025
  10. Official House website, Fiscal Responsibility
  11. Official House website, Free Markets
  12. Official House website, Peace through Strength
  13. Official House website, Rule of Law
  14. Official House website, Issues
  15. Clerk of the House, roll call 527, Election of the Speaker, October 25, 2023
  16. Wikipedia, Mike Johnson (see its cited sources)
  17. FEC, AIPAC-forwarded receipts on Mike Johnson for Louisiana
  18. FEC, Earmarked contributions
  19. FEC, Joint fundraising
  20. Amazon 2025 10-K, SEC
  21. Northrop Grumman Q2 2025 10-Q, SEC
  22. Clerk of the House, roll call 278, H.R. 8800
  23. Clerk of the House, roll call 70, H.R. 1968
  24. Clerk of the House, roll call 285, H.R. 5371