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John Andrew Boehner (/ ˈ b eɪ n ər / BAY-nər; [a] [3] born November 17, 1949) is an American politician who served as the 53rd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. [4] A member of the Republican Party, he served 13 terms as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 8th congressional district from 1991 to 2015.
On October 29, 2015, during the 114th United States Congress, an election for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives was necessitated by the impending resignation of John Boehner, set for October 30. [1] Boehner was the first speaker to resign in the middle of a Congressional term since Jim Wright in 1989. [2]
The incumbent, John Boehner, received 216 votes, a majority of the votes cast and was re-elected to office, despite a coordinated effort by Freedom Caucus Republicans to oust him. [1] [2] Immediately after the election, the dean of the United States House of Representatives, John Conyers, administered the oath of office to the speaker.
New emails show controversial confidante Sidney Blumenthal advised Clinton to attack House Speaker John Boehner in the leadup to the 2010 midterm elections.
Boehner noted that the former president misled voters by spreading lies about the election even before it happened.
This was 121st speaker election since the office was created in 1789. Since House Republicans had gained the previously-Democrat-held majority in the 2010 elections, Republican House Leader John Boehner unseated Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi as speaker.
John Boehner said Saturday he already cast a vote for Kasich, saying, "He's my friend." SEE MORE: COMPLETE 2016 ELECTION COVERAGE FROM AOL.com.
An election for speaker took place on December 7, 1863, at the start of the 38th Congress, following the 1862–63 elections in which Republicans won only a plurality of the seats, but retained control of the House with the assistance of Unconditional Union members. Schuyler Colfax received a majority of the votes cast and was elected speaker.