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New Speaker Mike Johnson: no assets, lots of debt

New Speaker Mike Johnson: no assets, lots of debt

Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is one of the House of Representatives’ least wealthy members, according to federal financial disclosures reviewed by Raw Story.

Johnson, who won the speakership Wednesday with 220 votes from the entire GOP caucus three weeks after the ouster of former Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), reported no assets on his latest annual report filed on Aug. 11. He also reported no assets on his 2021 report as well.

Johnson, an ally of former President Donald Trump who opposed certifying the 2020 election, stands in contrast to Trump, whose multi-billion-dollar business empire is currently being questioned in a New York civil fraud case. ...