Johnson's status as a relatively unknown figure outside Capitol Hill meant he had few enemies to derail his campaign.
It's a stunning rise to power for Johnson, a low-ranking member of the GOP leadership team who was first elected in 2016.
He has less experience serving in the House than any person elected speaker since John G. Carlisle in 1883, according to an Axios analysis. Since the Civil War, speakers have spent an average of 18 years in the chamber before ascending to the top of the ladder. John McCormack — the speaker from 1962 to 1971 — spent 33 years in the House before becoming speaker.Johnson was the fourth GOP nominee — following House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise — in the"Mike is one of those people who gets along with everybody and he's well respected," Rep. Ken Buck , who opposed Jordan and Scalise, said on CNN.
When asked why Johnson won, Buck said: "Probably because he has the fewest enemies of anybody in the Republican Party."Share on linkedin
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