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2 days ago · The most significant role in the House of Representatives is that of speaker of the House. This individual, who is chosen by the majority party, presides over debate, appoints members of select and conference committees, and performs other important duties; speakers are second in the line of presidential succession (following the vice president).
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2 days ago · The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as 6 seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. There are currently 431 members.
1 day ago · Worth around $350,000, Mike Johnson is the least wealthy House speaker of this century. His immediate predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, owned a modest investment portfolio in the six figures that would ...
1 day ago · James Michael Johnson (born January 30, 1972) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the 56th speaker of the United States House of Representatives since October 25, 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he is in his fourth House term, having represented Louisiana's 4th congressional district since 2017.
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1 day ago · House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) faces a unique dilemma as he considers how to handle the proposed security package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Johnson doesn’t need to find a way to the ...
4 days ago · Newt Gingrich (born June 17, 1943, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.) American politician, who served as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1995–98); he was the first Republican to hold the office in 40 years. He later sought the party’s nomination for president in 2012.
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1 day ago · Of the 383 women who have served in the House, 251 have been Democrats (including four from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia) and 132 have been Republicans (including three from U.S. territories, including pre-statehood Hawaii). One woman was the 52nd Speaker of the House, Democrat Nancy Pelosi of California.