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Mike Johnson Lives in a Home Owned by Secretive and Influential Far-Right Pastor

  • Steve Berger, an evangelical pastor, operates a project aimed at influencing Congressional policy from a townhouse owned by Republican donor Lee Beaman.
  • A spokesperson for Johnson stated that he pays fair market rent and has not discussed legislation with Berger.
  • The townhouse has served as a base for Berger's D.C. Ministry since its purchase in 2021.
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Busted: Mike Johnson staying at house at center of pastor’s mysterious influence campaign

In 2021, Steve Berger, an evangelical pastor who has attacked the separation of church and state as “a delusional lie” and called multinational institutions “demonic,” set off on an ambitious project. His stated goal: minister to members of Congress so that what “they learn is then translated into policy.” His base of operations would be a six-bedroom, $3.7 million townhouse blocks from the U.S. Capitol.Recently, the pastor scored a remarkable c…

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Speaker Mike Johnson lives in a D.C. house at the center of a pastor’s secretive influence campaign

In a January 3 Instagram post, evangelical minister Steve Berger, formerly of Franklin's Grace Chapel, posted a photo of he and his wife, Sarah, with U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (Instagram)This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. In 2021, Steve Berger, an evangelical pastor who has att…

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Speaker Mike Johnson Is Living In A DC House That Is The Center Of A Pastor’s Secretive Influence Campaign

The Capitol Hill townhouse is owned by a major Republican donor. It’s the headquarters of a little-known political influence project that has reached a number of powerful Republican politicians.

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Revealed: Evangelical pastor with goal of influencing Congress is Speaker's roommate

In 2021, Steve Berger, an evangelical pastor who has attacked the separation of church and state as “a delusional lie” and called multinational institutions “demonic,” set off on an ambitious project. His stated goal: minister to members of Congress so that what “they learn is then translated into p...

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Mike Johnson Lives in a Home Owned by Secretive and Influential Far-Right Pastor

Pastor Steve Berger runs a little-known political influence project that has reached several powerful GOP politicians.

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Inside Speaker Mike Johnson’s D.C. Housing Arrangement

Speaker Mike Johnson stays at Pastor Steve Berger's D.C. townhouse amid controversy. Explore the housing arrangement and its connection to church-state debates.

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ProPublica broke the news in New York, United States on Friday, February 28, 2025.
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