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This is a complete list of the speakers of the Virginia House of Delegates.Elected by the members of the House, the Speaker is the presiding officer of that body. In addition to duties as chair, the adopted rules of the House of Delegates specify other powers and duties of the post.
This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of January 20, 2025, the 119th Congress). [1] The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as six seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
List of speakers of the United States House of Representatives; Congress Term Portrait Name Party District [d] 1st: April 1, 1789 – March 4, 1791 Frederick Muhlenberg: Pro-Administration: Pennsylvania at-large: 2nd: October 24, 1791 – March 4, 1793 Jonathan Trumbull Jr. Connecticut at-large: 3rd: December 2, 1793 [e] – March 4, 1795 ...
The presiding officer presides over the Parliament's debates, determining which members may speak, and maintains order during debate. [4] The presiding officer is expected to be strictly non-partisan, with some similarities in this respect to the tradition of the Speaker of the House of Commons.
Status: Presiding officer: Seat: United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.: Nominator: Party caucus / conference (primarily): Appointer: House of Representatives: Term length: At the House's pleasure; elected at the beginning of the new Congress by a majority of the representatives-elect, and upon a vacancy during a Congress.
If Republicans keep the House of Representatives, they will have achieved a trifecta this election – control of the presidency and both chambers of Congress. Show comments Advertisement
Resigned after being elected to the US Senate: Richard H. Poff: Republican: January 3, 1953 - August 29, 1972 6th: Appointed Virginia Supreme Court justice Charles H. Porter: Republican: January 27, 1870 - March 3, 1873 3rd [data missing] Alfred H. Powell: Anti-Jacksonian: March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1827 17th [data missing] Cuthbert Powell: Whig
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace introduced legislation to ban trans women from using single-sex bathrooms on Capitol Hill, targeting Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, the first openly trans member of Congress.