House Speaker Mike Johnson's adopted son had a string of run-ins with police for crimes ranging from drug possession to theft since leaving his father's care, but he’s since turned his life around.

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson "adopted" a Black teenager decades ago, ... spoke to their son Michael — who they took in as newlyweds when Michael was 14 years old. ...

“When Speaker Johnson first ran for Congress in 2016, he and his wife, Kelly, spoke to their son Michael—who they took in as newlyweds when Michael was 14 years old,” Corinne Day, his ...

R epublican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is used to being challenged for his political stances. ... Mike admitted that his accountability partner was his son, who was 17 years old at the time.