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The speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives. The office was established in 1789 by Article I, Section 2, of the U.S. Constitution. The speaker is the political and parliamentary leader of the House, and is simultaneously the body's presiding officer, the de ...
Jan 7, 2023 · Kevin McCarthy has been sworn in as House speaker of the 118th Congress. After days of deadlock and major concessions, McCarthy secured enough votes to be speaker in the 15th round of voting...
Oct 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...
Oct 26, 2023 · Washington — Rep. Mike Johnson, a Republican of Louisiana, won election as the new speaker of the House on Wednesday, ending three weeks of chaos since Rep. Kevin McCarthy's historic ouster.
Nancy 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.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the presiding officer elected by the members of the U.S. House . The Speaker receives a higher salary than other members of Congress, earning $223,500 per year. [1] Current speaker. The current speaker is Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), a Republican who represents Louisiana's 4th Congressional District.
Jan 7, 2023 · Rep. Kevin McCarthy has been elected House speaker after multiple days of negotiations and 15 rounds of voting in the longest speaker contest in over 160 years.
