Mike Johnson is my Congressman, but I admit to know very little about him. However, several life long friends that have lived in this area for most of their adult lives speak highly of Johnson. Granted, this is fairly typical that people like their own Congressman and Senators, it's the other guys in Washington that are the idiots. Johnson came from humble beginnings, his dad was a fireman. Johnson attended public high school in Shreveport (same HS my wife attended) and went on to LSU for an undergrad and law school degree. He is a Constitutional Law specialist. In 2004, Johnson defended and supported a Louisiana Constitutional amendment that defined marriage as between one man and one woman. The amendment was supported by Louisiana voter by 78% to 22% vote. The US Supreme Court, in 2015, overturned the Louisiana law banning same sex marriage.
Johnson was elected speaker, not for what he is, but for what he isn't. Johnson has the least amount of negatives, as far as Republicans are concerned. I am concerned that he has a record of being against more Ukraine support, but appears to be solid behind Israel.
Johnson's election as speaker reminds me of when Pete Rozelle was elected Commissioner of the NFL. There were only 12 teams in the late 50s and it took 23 ballots. Rozelle was viewed as a placeholder and very little was expected of him. Rozelle ended up being the guy that led the NFL to spectacular growth and profits. Maybe, just maybe, Johnson can do the same.
One final comment to the "Drain the swamp crowd." That won't work. Nobody, including Trump, can come into Washington and piss off many or most of the firmly entrenched politicians. What is needed is effective leadership. Trump always acts like he is the boss and can hire and fire on the spot. That doesn't work in DC. Some of the best examples of leadership that I can remember was when Reagan took his case directly to the people. Reagan would do a Presidential address to the nation and lay out his vision to the people. Reagan would then ask people to contact their Congressman and Senators and let them know. Due to Reagans popularity, all the Congressman and Senators fell in line.