RepublicanIn office since Jan 2017

Mike Johnson

U.S. Representative, LA-4 since 2017. Ran in 8 elections between 2003 and 2024, winning 6. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, LA-4Born 1972Radio personality

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2017
Bills became law: 14; 39 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 7.5%; Chamber median 6.9%
With party: 96%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +35.5; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Administration of Criminal Justice · ex officio
Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development · ex officio
Appropriations · ex officio
Commerce · ex officio
Education · ex officio
Executive · chair
Health and Welfare · ex officio
Insurance · ex officio
Judiciary · ex officio
Labor and Industrial Relations · ex officio
Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs · ex officio
Natural Resources and Environment · ex officio
Retirement · ex officio
Transportation, Highways and Public Works · ex officio
Ways and Means · ex officio
Civil Law and Procedure
House and Governmental Affairs
Legislative Budget
Legislative Budgetary Control Council
Legislative Budgetary Control Council
Legislative Capital Outlay

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 39 sponsored · 14 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 578 CIVIL/LAW: Provides for the Restoring Biological Truth Act
Became law Jun 2026

HB 624 SCHOOLS: Provides relative to emergency operations plans at public schools
Became law Jun 2026

HB 137 CRIMINAL/SENTENCING: Changes sentencing guidelines for posting or calling in threats to schools (EN SEE FISC…
Became law Jun 2026

HB 406 ATHLETICS: Requires the state Dept. of Education to conduct a study and issue a report relative to…
Became law May 2026

HB 861 BOARDS/COMMISSIONS: Provides relative to the status of inactive boards and commissions in Louisiana (EN NO…
Became law May 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Johnson sits in the Louisiana House of Representatives

Johnson is closer to the center than 24% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Lauren Ventrella, Rhonda Butler, Jacob Landry

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:51 PM ET

With Johnson’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans96%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills12%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Louisiana House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Johnson’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Johnson	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	No	No	Yes	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 214–212
Jun 1, 2026	SB 479: JUDGES: Provides for legislative address to the governor for the removal of certain judges…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 73–20
May 31, 2026	HB 410: CIVIL/PROCEDURE: Requires notification of all parties to record in-person communication	Yes	Yes	No	Failed 46–38

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Johnson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2004200620082010201220142016201820202022202420262028Louisiana House of Representatives, District 8 U.S. House, LA-4 Louisiana House of Representatives, District 27

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	U.S. House, LA-4	Won	R+35.5	R+34.5	+1.0
2024	U.S. House, LA-4	Won	R+71.6	—	—
2022	U.S. House, LA-4	Won	—	—	—
2019	Louisiana House of Representatives, District 27	Won	—	—	—
2018	U.S. House, LA-4	Won	R+30.6	—	—
2016	U.S. House, LA-4 (runoff)	Won	+30.5	—	—
2016	U.S. House, LA-4	Lost	D+3.5	—	—
2015	Louisiana House of Representatives, District 8	Won	—	—	—
2003	Louisiana House of Representatives, District 36	Lost	D+61.5	—	—