Mike Johnson

Nationalist

Republican

House Representative

Louisiana - District 4

Current Position: US House Representative LA-4

Running For: House Representative - District 4

Policy Positions

For the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; voted for the 2017 legislation and called it vital for strengthening the economy
For entitlement reform; called it his 'number one priority' and said reforms to entitlement programs must 'happen yesterday'

Against raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour; called it 'job-crushing legislation'

Against gender-affirming care for minors; co-sponsored legislation making it a felony to provide opposite-sex hormones or gender-affirming surgeries to minors
Against the Affordable Care Act; voted for the American Health Care Act of 2017 to repeal it and spearheaded effort to replace it with plan rescinding Medicaid expansion

Against the scientific consensus on evolution; rejects evolution in favor of creationism and helped secure tax subsidies for Creation Museum's Ark Encounter

Against abortion rights; co-sponsored bills to ban abortion nationwide including the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act and Heartbeat Protection Act, with criminal penalties for doctors
Against Roe v. Wade; argued that abortion reduced the labor force and made cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid necessary
Against same-sex marriage; called homosexuality 'inherently unnatural' and 'dangerous lifestyle', wrote that same-sex marriage could put the country's 'entire democratic system in jeopardy'
Against Lawrence v. Texas Supreme Court decision; supported maintaining criminalization of private sexual conduct between consenting adults
Against LGBTQ rights in schools; introduced the Stop the Sexualization of Children Act to prohibit federally funded institutions from mentioning sexual orientation or gender identity
Against transgender bathroom access; enacted policy reserving Capitol single-sex facilities for biological sex only
Against warrant requirements for Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA); opposed new warrant requirement in 2024
For covenant marriages; promoted laws making divorce more difficult to obtain and appeared on television advocating for covenant marriage laws

For the 2020 election fraud claims initially; led effort with 126 Republican representatives to contest 2020 election results and objected to certifying results from Arizona and Pennsylvania

For supporting Israel; voted for resolutions supporting Israel after October 7 attacks and supported $14.3 billion aid package, called ceasefire calls 'outrageous'
For Ukraine aid eventually; initially voted against Ukraine assistance twice but later supported $61 billion aid package after becoming Speaker
For Trump's Muslim immigration ban; supported 2017 executive order prohibiting immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries
For tightening asylum system; introduced legislation three times aimed at raising the bar for undocumented immigrants to establish persecution claims

Against cannabis decriminalization; voted twice against decriminalization and opposed medical cannabis expansion in Louisiana