List of speakers of the United States House of Representatives
WEBOf 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.
List of Speaker of the United States House of Representatives elections
WEBConsequently, several Anti-Administration members voted strategically for former speaker Frederick Muhlenberg, a Pro-Administration moderate, who received a majority of the votes cast in the 3rd ballot and was elected speaker.
Former House speaker Kevin McCarthy announces he’s leaving …
WEBDec 6, 2023 · WASHINGTON — Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who this fall became the first speaker to be ousted from power in the middle of a congressional term, said Wednesday he will resign from office at the end of...
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy reflects on his legacy, jabs critics …
WEBDec 14, 2023 · Kevin McCarthy took his final vote on the House floor Thursday, concluding his contributions within the halls of Congress and putting a period on a 16-year tenure that peaked with his historic election as the 55th speaker, but ended as the first one to be ousted -- all in the same year.
Kevin McCarthy removed as House speaker in historic vote: …
WEBOct 4, 2023 · Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tonight accused new interim Speaker Patrick McHenry of kicking her out of her workspace in the Capitol just hours after the chamber’s abrupt change in...
McCarthy ousted: Who is speaker of the House now? Who is …
WEBOct 4, 2023 · WASHINGTON - House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., made history Tuesday after a handful of conservative hardliners and Democratic lawmakers ousted him from the top leadership post in the...
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he will leave Congress
WEBMcCarthy was the first U.S. House speaker to be ejected from the chair. But he will become the third Republican speaker, after John Boehner and Ryan, to leave Congress following repeated clashes...
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announces retirement …
WEBDec 6, 2023 · Former US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said he will be retiring from Congress at the end of December. Mr McCarthy, 58, made the announcement on Wednesday in an opinion piece in the Wall...
Timeline: Republicans' chaotic search for a new House speaker
WEBOct 24, 2023 · The House convenes to hold its first formal vote for speaker. Republicans nominate Jordan, while Democrats select Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York as their candidate.
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives | Definition & Facts
WEB1 day ago · Quick Facts. Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr. (born December 19, 1912, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.—died January 5, 1994, Boston, Massachusetts) was an American politician who served as a Democratic representative from Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives (1953–87) and as speaker of the House (1977–86).