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The 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 lower chamber of the United States Congress. The office was established in 1789 by Article I, Section II, of the U.S. Constitution.
The House elects a new speaker by roll call vote when it first convenes after a general election for its two-year term, or when a speaker dies, resigns or is removed from the position intra-term. A majority of votes cast (as opposed to a majority of the full membership of the House) is necessary to elect a speaker. [ 1 ]
On October 25, the full House voted, 220–209, [73] to elect Johnson as the 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives [74] with every Republican member in attendance voting for him. [75] Johnson was also sworn in as speaker on the same day. [73] He is the first speaker in U.S. history from Louisiana. [76]
Republicans retained their slim majority in the House of Representatives, despite losing a seat, during the 2024 United States House of Representatives elections. [17] With a two seat larger majority, in the January 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election, a faction of the Republican majority, mostly represented by the Freedom Caucus, refused to support Republican ...
PHOTO: Rep. Mike Johnson is sworn in as Speaker of the House after being re-elected, on the first day of the 119th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 3, 2025.
Johnson, the new speaker of the House, is a product of conservative evangelicalism and Deep South Republican political culture ... USA TODAY. IRS employees accept OPM federal worker buyout — how ...
A speaker election is generally held at least every two years; the House has elected a Speaker 129 times since the office was created in 1789. [2] Traditionally, each political party's caucus/conference selects a candidate for speaker from among its senior leaders prior to the vote, and the majority party's nominee is elected.
In some high-stakes political drama, the House of Representatives on Friday voted to reelect House Speaker Mike Johnson to lead the 119th Congress by a razor-thin margin. Johnson, a Louisiana ...