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John Andrew Boehner (/ ˈ b eɪ n ər / BAY-nər; [a] [3] born November 17, 1949) is an American retired 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 ...
Net worth ($ million) 1 Kevin Hern: Republican Oklahoma House Yes 361.0* 2 Rick Scott: Republican: Florida: Senate: Yes 259.7 3 Mark Warner: Democratic: Virginia: Senate Yes 214.1 4 Greg Gianforte: Republican Montana: House: No 189.3 5 Paul Mitchell: Republican Michigan: House No 179.6 6 Mitt Romney: Republican Utah: Senate Yes 174.5 7 Vernon ...
In this post, he was the third-ranking House Republican, behind Speaker John Boehner and majority leader Eric Cantor. In August 2011, McCarthy and Cantor led a group of 30 Republican members of Congress to Israel, where some members took part in a late-night swim in the Sea of Galilee , including one member— Kevin Yoder —who swam nude. [ 50 ]
John Dennis Hastert (/ ˈhæstərt /; born January 2, 1942) is an American former politician, teacher, and wrestling coach who represented Illinois's 14th congressional district from 1987 to 2007 and served as the 51st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007. [1] Hastert was the longest-serving Republican Speaker ...
Congressional Leadership Fund. The Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF) is a Super PAC dedicated to electing Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives. [1] The Super PAC, which was closely linked to former House Speaker John Boehner and House GOP leadership, was founded in 2011 and spent nearly $10 million in the 2012 cycle electing ...
Michele Marie Bachmann (/ ˈbɑːxmən /; née Amble; born April 6, 1956) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 6th congressional district from 2007 until 2015. A member of the Republican Party, she was a candidate for president of the United States in the 2012 election, but lost the Republican nomination to ...
Ross Perot. Independent (before 1995) Reform (1995–2000) Republican (2000–2019) Member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board (1981–85) Member of the Select Committee on Public Education (1983) Candidate for U.S. President (1992, 1996) $4.1 billion [ 8 ] Founded Electronic Data Systems and Perot Systems.
In 2021, former Republican speaker John Boehner opined that Pelosi had been the most powerful House speaker in U.S. history. [150] In November 2022, Chris Cillizza wrote that Pelosi was "the most effective speaker ever." [146] Johnathan Bernstein opined for The Washington Post and Bloomberg News that Pelosi was "the greatest speaker in history."