Scott Wong is a senior congressional reporter for NBC News.
WASHINGTON — Rep. Mike Johnson, a relatively little-known Louisiana Republican and low-ranking member of the GOP leadership team, became the party's latest nominee for House speaker on Tuesday night after three other hopefuls fizzled out. His nomination came just hours after Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., beat Johnson and six other candidates to seize the nomination, only to see Emmer quickly dropped his bid after failing to secure the near-unanimous GOP support needed on the House floor.
Nationally, Johnson has largely flown under the radar, avoiding the inflammatory rhetoric or theatrical moments that many lawmakers use to gain attention. But behind the scenes, he can be influential. On Tuesday, as Johnson was in the running to be speaker, the political team of former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., circulated a New York Times article that called the Louisiana Republican 'the most important architect of the Electoral College objections' on Jan.
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