List of speakers of the United States House of Representatives
WEBOf the 56 people who have served as speaker of the House over the past 235 years, 32 served multiple terms; seven of them served nonconsecutive terms: Frederick Muhlenberg, Henry Clay, John W. Taylor, Thomas Brackett Reed, Joseph W. Martin Jr., Sam Rayburn, and Nancy Pelosi.
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
WEBThe speaker of the United States House of Representatives, commonly known as the speaker of the House or House Speaker, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives. The office was established …
List of Speaker of the United States House of Representatives elections
WEBThe speaker is the political and parliamentary leader of the House, and is simultaneously the body's presiding officer, the de facto leader of the body's majority party, and the institution's administrative head.
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives | Definition & Facts
WEB1 day ago · Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, who is elected by the majority party to lead the House. The individual in this office is second in line of presidential succession, following the vice president.
Leadership - house.gov
WEBRep. Mike Johnson. Elected by the whole of the House of Representatives, the Speaker acts as leader of the House and combines several roles: the institutional role of presiding officer and administrative head of the House, the role of leader of the majority party in the House, and the representative role of an elected member of the House.
Here’s what the speaker of the House actually does | PBS News
WEBJan 4, 2023 · The speaker of the House is the most visible and authoritative spokesperson for the majority party in the House. But their role goes beyond politics to everything from accounting to...
Trump ally Mike Johnson wins House Speaker vote - BBC
WEBOct 25, 2023 · Mike Johnson has been elected as the 56th Speaker of the US House after three weeks of turmoil. Johnson won a House ballot with some 220 votes, compared to the 209 of Democratic candidate...
Biography | Representative Nancy Pelosi
WEBNancy Pelosi served as the 52nd Speaker of the House of Representatives, having made history in 2007 when she was elected the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House. She made history again in January 2019 when she regained her position second-in-line to the presidency – the first person to do so in more than six decades.
What does the US Speaker of the House do? - BBC News
WEBOct 4, 2023 · The US Constitution established the role of Speaker of the House, which oversees the lower chamber of Congress. The Speaker is both traditionally and historically a sitting member of the...
House Speaker: Johnson Elected Speaker of the House, Ending …
WEBOct 25, 2023 · Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana won election on Wednesday to become the 56th speaker of the House of Representatives, as Republicans worn down by three weeks of infighting and...
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