Mike Johnson: “I was defending religious freedom and the sanctity of life…”

“And it worked out well. We've been married 26 years now as of May, and we have four kids of our own. And I was practicing law. I did constitutional law, litigation. I was defending religious freedom and the sanctity of life in the courts around the country. And on the way to work one day the state rep who represented my district said, I'm going to run for judge and you should run for the legislature.” (02:03–02:08)

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