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    BornJames Michael Johnson · January 30, 1972 · Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
    Political partyRepublican
    SpouseKelly Lary (m. 1999)
    Children5
    Early life and education

    Johnson was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, the oldest of four children to Jeanne Johnson and James Patrick "Pat" Johnson (who died in 2016). He has said that he is the product of an unplanned pregnancy and that his par… See more

    Legal career

    Johnson was a constitutional lawyer before entering politics. He was senior legal counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, now known as the Alliance Defending Freedom, a socially conservative legal advocacy group that subscri… See more

    Louisiana House of Representatives

    The 8th District seat of the Louisiana House of Representatives was vacated in 2015 when Jeff R. Thompson was elected to a state district judgeship. Johnson ran to succeed him and was unopposed.
    In April 201… See more

    U.S. House of Representatives

    On February 10, 2016, Johnson announced his candidacy for the 4th congressional district seat, which had been held for eight years by John Fleming. Fleming was running for the United States Senate seat vacated by … See more