Who Is the New US House Speaker, Mike Johnson?

Republicans have elected a new Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson — a name unknown to many before this moment. Who is he, what does he believe and how will he behave? We ask our Contributing Editor, Washington-based policy wonk Christopher Roper Schell, to explain. Washington-based policy wonk and former Republican Congressional candidate Christopher Roper Schell shares his thoughts on the new Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson. The new speaker is an unexpected choice that has left many Republican insiders, including Members of Congress, bewildered. You can follow Fair Observer on social media: LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/company/fair-observer YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FairObserver Twitter: https://twitter.com/myfairobserver Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fairobserver/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fairobserver   Credits:  "Loopster" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/