Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson was elected speaker of the US House of Representatives on October 25, capping over three weeks of political drama which left the House paralyzed following the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the first in US history.
Johnson, a staunch conservative, managed to attract unanimous support among his Republican colleagues on the House floor after winning the nomination from House Republicans. His victory followed three GOP nominees failing to win enough Republican support to win in a vote from the full House. Of the three, only Jim Jordan’s (R-OH) nomination received a vote on the floor, in which he lost three votes amid staunch opposition from GOP moderates.
