# Johnson Steps Down as GOP Leader

> House Speaker Mike Johnson won't seek reelection as Republican leader after party's midterm losses.
- Title: Johnson Steps Down as GOP Leader · The Boston Globe | Shortify
- Summary: House Speaker Mike Johnson won't seek reelection as Republican leader after party's midterm losses. House Speaker Mike Johnson will not seek reelection as…
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- Source: The Boston Globe — https://bostonglobe.com/2026/11/04/nation/johnson-says-he-wont-seek-reelection-house-leadership
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- Topics: mike johnson, house speaker, republican party, midterm elections, house leadership, house minority leader, house majority leader, jim jordan, steve scalise, hakeem jeffries, news, local
## Johnson Steps Down
House Speaker Mike Johnson will not seek reelection as Republican leader after party's midterm losses.
## Johnson's Background
Johnson won reelection to a sixth term in his Shreveport district for a sixth term in office.
## Johnson's Rise
Johnson first won the speaker’s gavel in 2023 after colleagues ousted previous GOP speaker Kevin McCarthy.
## Johnson's Role
Johnson led passage of GOP tax breaks and social services cuts signed by Trump.
## Leadership Battle
House Republicans will elect new leader next week in battle between Scalise and Jordan.
## New Leader
Democrats will nominate Hakeem Jeffries for House minority leader position.
## Key takeaway

House Speaker Mike Johnson will not seek reelection as House Republican leader after GOP's midterm election losses.