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Thumbnail graphic by Kim Jao / North by NorthwesternAfter a historic three-week span without a leader, House Republicans voted to elect fourth-term Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana as Speaker of the House on Oct. 25. Rep. Johnson’s elevation to Speaker has prompted swift criticism and renewed scrutiny of the once-obscured
Mike Johnson does not typically mention one aspect of his work before being elected to Congress. He was once chosen to be the dean of a small Baptist law school.
He thanked the audience for cheering him for being called a bigot.
The new speaker has a lengthy association with far-right activism.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Before House Speaker Mike Johnson was elected to public office, he was the dean of a small Baptist law school that didn't exist. The establishment of the Judge Paul Pressler …