Mike Johnson was elected Speaker of the House on October 25, 2023.
Posted by Speaker Mike Johnson, Checked
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Speaker Mike Johnson@SpeakerJohnsonOct 26, 2026… Speaker Johnson is a true statesman and one of the most steadfast allies we’ve had. We look forward to continuing to work with him and his team in the years ahead.” —Sal Nuzzo, Executive Director, Consumers Defense “Since his election to be Speaker of the House on October 25, 2023, Speaker Mike Johnson has tirelessly led the House of Representatives to help U.S. taxpayers by passing impactful tax cuts for families and small businesses and significant legislation to eliminate waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in the federal government. …
Multiple primary and tier1 sources, including the House Clerk's history office, the House.gov feature story, AP, and PolitiFact, confirm Mike Johnson was elected Speaker of the House on October 25, 2023. The claim's date and office match the sources; the claimant's passage is only used to resolve the referent, and the extraction faithfully preserves the stated date.
What we found
Supports. The House Clerk's Speakers list records Mike Johnson (LA) as elected Speaker on Oct 25, 2023 for the 118th Congress, filling the vacancy after McCarthy's removal.[3]
Supports. The official House.gov feature story states that on October 25, 2023, Congressman Mike Johnson (LA-04) was elected as Speaker of the House.[4]
Supports. PolitiFact and AP reporting confirm Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., was elected speaker on Oct. 25, 2023, becoming the 56th person to lead the chamber.[1][2]
Supports. CNN's live coverage reports the House voted 220 to 209 on October 25, 2023 to elect Johnson, with unanimous GOP support.[6]
Context. The claimant's passage ('Since his election... on October 25, 2023') is a statement by a group quoted in a press release and is not itself evidence; the extracted claim matches its date and referent without widening scope.[5]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 3 primary, 1 tier 2
- 1U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson is the 56th speaker of the Housepolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2New Speaker Mike Johnson holds favor with conservatives ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Speakers of the House by Congress - History, Art & Archiveshistory.house.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Congressman Mike Johnson Elected Speaker of the Househouse.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5Speaker Johnson Holds the Gavel for Three Yearsmikejohnson.house.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 6Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana elected speaker of the Housecnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
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