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Additionally, the speaker is second in the presidential line of succession, after the vice president and ahead of the president pro tempore of the Senate. [2] 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 ...
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.
James Michael Johnson (born January 30, 1972) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 56th speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he is in his fifth House term, having represented Louisiana's 4th congressional district since 2017.
Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson was narrowly reelected as House speaker on Friday, Jan. 3, after his initial vote tally came up short. During the first round of voting, House representatives weren't ...
PHOTO: Rep. Mike Johnson leaves the floor after the House failed to elect a Speaker of the House in the first vote on the first day of the 119th Congress in the House Chamber of the Capitol, Jan ...
Republican Mike Johnson survived a razor-thin vote to remain House Speaker in a drama-filled, highly anticipated vote that marked the start of complete Republican control in Washington.
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.
But before they can do anything, House Republicans must elect a speaker, an often routine task that is deeply perilous for Johnson because of the tiny majority that means he can lose only one vote ...