Overview

• Johnson has likened abortion to an 'American Holocaust', and has supported hard labor prison sentences for abortion providers.
• He has voiced support for revisiting Supreme Court decisions that struck down restrictions on the use of contraception, barred bans on gay sex, and legalized same-sex marriages.
• Johnson has also argued that anti-discrimination laws do not recognize a 'behavior' like homosexuality, and has supported laws against same-sex couples adopting children.
• He has been involved in efforts to keep religion in the public square, battling organizations like the ACLU and Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
• Despite his controversial views, Johnson's vision has been well received in his deeply conservative district in western Louisiana.