You’ve likely heard by now that the House finally elected a new Speaker! After twenty days of failed votes on three GOP nominees, the entire Republican conference voted in favor of electing Representative Mike Johnson (R-LA) as Speaker. Staying under the radar ended up being Rep. Johnson’s biggest asset. Because other nominees held leadership or committee chairman positions, they made enemies within the GOP due to disagreements on strategy or negotiations. Rep. Johnson, however, had a clean record. While the conference’s wariness was offset by the urgency of electing a Speaker, their coalescence around Rep. Johnson spoke to his character and leadership potential.