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In reply to the discussion: MAGA Mike says he and wife "took in" their son Michael when they were newlyweds. HOWEVER, [View all]appleannie1
(5,358 posts)11. Only he is never mentioned, not even in biographies or celebrations when Johnson wins elections.
https://iitnotablealumni.com/mike-johnson-family-photos-wife-and-kids/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12671147/Mike-Johnson-Speaker-Republican-McCarthy-Trump.html
DEVOTED HUSBAND AND FATHER TO FOUR
Rep. Johnson married Kelly Lary Johnson in 1999.
The couple, married 24 years now, have four children together - Hannah, 23, Abigail, 21, Jack, 18, and Will, 12.
Kelly Johnson is a former school teacher who now lectures on family-related issues and is a licensed Pastoral Counselor. She studied at Louisiana Tech University and graduated in 1995.
'Kelly is also known by many for her personal testimony of deliverance through extraordinary trials, including her recovery from a broken neck in a 2007 car accident and other serious health challenges,' Onward Christian Counseling Services notes in her biography.
The organization, which Kelly founded, aims to 'provide confidential, biblically-based individual, marriage and family counseling to the people of Northwest Louisiana.'
The biography notes that Kelly is a 'leader in the pro-family movement.'
Rep. Johnson and his wife have received many honors in the family and faith space, including the 'Champions of the Faith' award at the Southern Baptist Convention.
Kelly appeared on national television with her husband in 1999 to promote Louisiana's newly passed marriage covenant laws, which made divorce more difficult in the state.
That moment helped Johnson to gain a higher profile. _______________________________ They don't include him in much.
DEVOTED HUSBAND AND FATHER TO FOUR
Rep. Johnson married Kelly Lary Johnson in 1999.
The couple, married 24 years now, have four children together - Hannah, 23, Abigail, 21, Jack, 18, and Will, 12.
Kelly Johnson is a former school teacher who now lectures on family-related issues and is a licensed Pastoral Counselor. She studied at Louisiana Tech University and graduated in 1995.
'Kelly is also known by many for her personal testimony of deliverance through extraordinary trials, including her recovery from a broken neck in a 2007 car accident and other serious health challenges,' Onward Christian Counseling Services notes in her biography.
The organization, which Kelly founded, aims to 'provide confidential, biblically-based individual, marriage and family counseling to the people of Northwest Louisiana.'
The biography notes that Kelly is a 'leader in the pro-family movement.'
Rep. Johnson and his wife have received many honors in the family and faith space, including the 'Champions of the Faith' award at the Southern Baptist Convention.
Kelly appeared on national television with her husband in 1999 to promote Louisiana's newly passed marriage covenant laws, which made divorce more difficult in the state.
That moment helped Johnson to gain a higher profile. _______________________________ They don't include him in much.
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MAGA Mike says he and wife "took in" their son Michael when they were newlyweds. HOWEVER, [View all]
pnwmom
Oct 2023
OP
Much discussion on Reddit about the "black son". I agree that he most likely exaggerated a fleeting church relationship
Demovictory9
Oct 2023
#5
Nothing official. The claim is they didn't want to go through the "long process." nt
pnwmom
Oct 2023
#10
Only he is never mentioned, not even in biographies or celebrations when Johnson wins elections.
appleannie1
Oct 2023
#11
And "have four children together" implies they might have had others separately. nt
pnwmom
Oct 2023
#18
And it is pretty hard to teach their message and have that hanging over their heads. LOL
appleannie1
Oct 2023
#33
So Johnson was single when he took in this child, two years before his marriage.
Irish_Dem
Oct 2023
#19
I suspect that for these Republickscum adoption is the easy, legal alternative to
Grokenstein
Oct 2023
#21
Formal/informal wouldn't matter if it weren't combined with the occasional "trotting out"
pnwmom
Oct 2023
#25
I hope Michael is ok after his encounter with Mad Mike the MAGAt Mullah.
Hermit-The-Prog
Oct 2023
#28