Louisiana congressman voted against certifying Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory and opposed more Ukraine aid
Mike Johnson, a loyal ally of Donald Trump, has been elected Speaker of the House of Representatives, ending weeks of congressional paralysis and signalling a sharp tack to the right for Republicans in the lower chamber. In total, all 220 House Republicans in the chamber voted for Johnson on Wednesday afternoon. No Democrats backed his bid.
He vowed to “serve the people of this country” and “restore their faith in this Congress, this institution of government”. Johnson, 51, has until now been a lower-profile member of Congress than Scalise, Jordan or Emmer. An evangelical Christian, Johnson is a hardline social conservative, opposing access to abortion in nearly all cases, as well as same-sex marriage. In Louisiana, he has been a proponent of marriage “covenant” laws, which make it more difficult for couples to divorce.
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