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James Michael Johnson (born January 30, 1972) is an American politician who is the 56th and current speaker of the United States House of Representatives since October 25, 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Johnson has represented Louisiana's 4th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2017. Johnson is a graduate of Louisiana State University and its Paul M. Hebert Law Center. Before entering politics, he worked as an attorney in private practice and worked for Alliance Defending Freedom. He also founded Freedom Guard, a nonprofit legal ministry designed to represent Christian clients in lawsuits. Johnson was elected as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives in 2015 and served until 2017. He was first elected to represent Louisiana's 4th congressional district in 2016. During his time in Congress, Johnson contested the results of the 2020 presidential election on the House floor and in court, supported bills that would institute a nationwide ban on abortion, and pushed for an overturn of Obergefell v. Hodges (2015), which found laws banning same-sex marriage unconstitutional. Johnson served as chair of the Republican Study Committee, the largest caucus of conservatives in Congress, from 2019 to 2021. He was vice chair of the House Republican Conference from 2021 to 2023. On October 25, 2023, following the ouster of Kevin McCarthy from the speakership, Johnson was elected as the 56th Speaker of the House. He is the first House Speaker from Louisiana and the most junior representative to be elected Speaker since John G. Carlisle in 1883.