Mike JohnsonVote leaningMore conservative
+0.566Based on 458 roll-call observations in the 119th Congress. This is Voteview DW-NOMINATE, an estimate from roll-call behavior—not a Baseline rating. Read the method ↗ or see our evidence rules.
Representative · Louisiana · Republican
Mike Johnson
U.S. House · LA District 4
Mike Johnson represents Louisiana's 4th District in the U.S. House and is Speaker of the House in the 119th Congress. He was first elected to Congress in December 2016 after serving in the Louisiana Legislature from 2015 to 2017.
Background
Biography
Mike Johnson earned an undergraduate degree in business administration from Louisiana State University in 1995 and a law degree from LSU's Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 1998. His official biography says he practiced constitutional law for nearly 20 years.
Johnson served in the Louisiana Legislature from 2015 to 2017. He was first elected to Congress in December 2016 and is serving his fifth term representing Louisiana's 4th District as a Republican. Before becoming Speaker he served on the House Judiciary Committee, where he chaired the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, and on the Armed Services and Natural Resources committees. He also served as vice chairman of the House Republican Conference and chairman of the Republican Study Committee.
His official biography identifies him as the 56th Speaker of the House, and the House leadership page lists him as Speaker. The Clerk of the House lists no committee assignments for him and records his most recent oath of office as January 3, 2025.
119th Congress
The voting record at a glance
Every House roll-call position in the current Congress that Voteview associates with this member. Data current through Oct 1, 2026.
- Recorded votes
- 521
- Participation
- 100.0%
- Yea / nay
- 411 / 110
- Latest vote
- Sep 16, 2026
Recorded positions
Latest roll-call votes
Position, question, result, tally, and source are shown together so readers can inspect the record without leaving the page.
| Date | Position | Roll call | Issue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | S2403On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassRetire through Ownership ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | Labor and Employment | Passed401–14 | |
| Yea | HR9497On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedWater Resources Development ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | Water Resources Development | Passed415–9 | |
| Yea | HJRES213On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision”Bill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | Environmental protection | Passed214–208 | |
| Yea | HR10326On PassagePROOF ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | Government Operations and Politics | Passed217–207 | |
| Yea | HR9576On PassageNational Fraud Enforcement Division ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | Crime and law enforcement | Passed352–72 | |
| Yea | HR5334On Motion to Concur in the Senate AmendmentsAn Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposesOfficial roll call ↗ | Economics and public finance | Passed262–159 | |
| Nay | HCONRES93On Agreeing to the ResolutionDirecting the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with IranBill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | International Affairs | Passed220–204 | |
| Yea | HJRES210On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision”Bill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | Environmental protection | Passed216–211 | |
| Yea | HR9500On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedTax Relief for Fraud Victims ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | Taxation | Passed408–17 | |
| Yea | HR4646On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedWhistleblower Protection ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | Housing and Community Development | Passed424–0 | |
| Yea | HR8278On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedFostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in Supervision ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | Finance and Financial Sector | Passed417–7 | |
| Yea | HR2978On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedGUARD ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | Crime and law enforcement | Passed414–7 |
Patterns in the record
Vote leaning and issue mix
These are descriptive measures of roll-call behavior, not judgments about truthfulness, effectiveness, or constituent approval.
Where roll calls fall
Policy areas come from Voteview’s Congressional Research Service fields, with plain-language fallback categories when no CRS label is supplied.
Source: Voteview members’ votes ↗. Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal, Boche, Rudkin, and Sonnet (2026), Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database.
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Recent coverage
What is being reported
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