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John Boehner's voice. John Boehner speaks in support of the SKILLS Act Recorded January 27, 2014. John Andrew Boehner (/ ˈbeɪnər / BAY-nər; [ a ][ 3 ] born November 17, 1949) is a retired American politician who served as the 53rd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. [ 4 ]
Of the 56 people who have served as speaker of the House over the past 235 years, 32 served multiple terms; seven of them served nonconsecutive terms: Frederick Muhlenberg, Henry Clay, John W. Taylor, Thomas Brackett Reed, Joseph W. Martin Jr., Sam Rayburn, and Nancy Pelosi.
Paul Ryan. Republican. 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.
Loaded 0%. Former House Speaker John Boehner paid a tearful tribute to Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday at the unveiling of her official portrait in the U.S. Capitol. Boehner, R-Ohio, who had a ...
Blumenthal's suggestions focused on attacking Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio). Boehner became speaker of the House of Representatives after the GOP's spate of victories in the 2010 race.
John Boehner. Republican. On January 6, 2015, the first day of the 114th United States Congress and two months after the 2014 U.S. House elections, the incoming House members held an election for its speaker. This was 123rd speaker election since the office was created in 1789. The incumbent, John Boehner, received 216 votes, a majority of the ...
Former House Speaker John Boehner paid a tearful tribute to Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday at the unveiling of her official portrait in the U.S. Capitol.
John Boehner was elected speaker when the 112th Congress convened on January 5, 2011, and was subsequently re-elected twice, at the start of the 113th and 114th Congresses. On both of those occasions his remaining in office was threatened by the defection of several members from his own party who chose not to vote for him.