Mike Johnson Calls Speakership ‘Honor of Lifetime’

The GOP’s 4th speaker pick appears in a good position to secure enough votes to win the gavel—22 days after the chamber ousted its speaker

Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) applauds alongside fellow lawmakers as the House of Representatives holds an election for a new Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Oct. 25, 2023. Win McNamee/Getty Images

Twenty-two grueling days after the House ousted its speaker, the chamber may finally have a member holding the gavel in Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.).

The Louisiana congressman became the GOP’s fourth speaker pick last night at the end of a tumultuous day that saw the rise and fall of another speaker nominee, Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.)