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Every speaker of the House has been a member of a political party or faction; the number affiliated with each is: Democratic – 22; [a] Republican – 18; Democratic-Republican – 6; [b] Jacksonian – 3; [a] Whig – 3; Federalist – 2; Pro-Administration – 2; [c] National Republican – 1; [b] American – 1; Anti-Administration – 1.
19 Resigned as Speaker of the House of Representatives on June 6, 1989. 20 Elected Speaker on June 6, 1989, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Speaker James Wright, Jr. 21 John Boehner resigned as Speaker of the House on October 29, 2015. 22 Paul D. Ryan was elected Speaker on October 29, 2015, to fill the vacancy caused by the ...
Following the removal of Kevin McCarthy as speaker in October 2023 on a motion to vacate (the first time in history that a speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives was successfully removed by the House), Patrick McHenry was revealed to be the first name on McCarthy's list and became acting speaker.
- $223,500 annually
- Constitution of the United States, article I, § 2, cl. 5
Sam Rayburn, Henry Clay, Thomas Brackett Reed, Joseph William Martin, Jr., Frederick Muhlenberg, John W. Taylor, and Nancy Pelosi are the only Speakers of the House to have ever served in non-consecutive Congresses (i.e. another Speaker served in between each tenure).
- Mister or Madam Speaker, (Informal and within the House), The Honorable, (Formal)
- U.S. Constitution, March 4, 1789
- Elected by the U.S. House of Representatives
- Frederick Muhlenberg, April 1, 1789
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Main article: January 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election. An election for speaker was held January 3–7, 2023, at the start of the 118th Congress, two months after the 2022 elections in which Republicans gained the House with a thin majority.
6 days ago · Speakers of the United States House of Representatives no. name party or faction state Congress term of service 1 Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg Pro-Administration Pennsylvania 1st 1789–91 2 Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. Federalist Connecticut 2nd
Rep. 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.