Speaker Of The United States House Of Representatives
From Conservapedia The Speaker of the House is the leader of the United States House of Representatives elected by its members. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is the Speaker as of 2023.
Contrary to a popular misperception, the Speaker himself does not have to be a member of the House, under Robert's Rules of Order. For example, Donald Trump could have been elected Speaker of the House in 2023.
Constitutional Role[edit]
The position was created by Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution. However it is vague on the particularities of the position, as it is on many other positions, leaving it up to the House to flesh it out. Our Founding Fathers created the position recognizing the need for a leader to run the House. Although a Speaker is not required to be a member of Congress, no Speaker who is not in Congress has ever been elected.
Selection[edit]
Traditionally the majority party has chosen the Speaker after the biannual Congressional Elections. If the majority party does not have its members vote for their candidate, a minority party member could become Speaker. However this has never occurred in the history of the Union.
Speakers[edit]
| Speaker | Term |
|---|---|
| Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg | 1789-1791 |
| Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. | 1791-1793 |
| Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg | 1793-1795 |
| Jonathan Dayton | 1795-1799 |
| Theodore Sedgwick | 1799-1801 |
| Nathaniel Macon | 1801-1807 |
| Joseph Bradley Varnum | 1807-1811 |
| Henry Clay | 1811-1814 |
| Langdon Cheves | 1814-1815 |
| Henry Clay | 1815-1820 |
| John W. Taylor | 1820-1821 |
| Philip Pendleton Barbour | 1821-1823 |
| Henry Clay | 1823-1825 |
| John W. Taylor | 1825-1827 |
| Andrew Stevenson | 1827-1834 |
| John Bell | 1834-1835 |
| James Knox Polk | 1835-1839 |
| Robert M. T. Hunter | 1839-1841 |
| John White | 1841-1843 |
| John Winston Jones | 1843-1845 |
| John Wesley Davis | 1845-1847 |
| Robert Charles Winthrop | 1847-1849 |
| Howell Cobb | 1849-1851 |
| Linn Boyd | 1851-1855 |
| Nathaniel Prentice Banks | 1856-1857 |
| James Lawrence Orr | 1857-1859 |
| William Pennington | 1860-1861 |
| Galusha A. Grow | 1861-1863 |
| Schuyler Colfax | 1863-1869 |
| Theodore Medad Pomeroy | 1869 |
| James G. Blaine | 1869-1875 |
| Michael Crawford Kerr | 1875-1876 |
| Samuel Jackson Randall | 1876-1881 |
| Joseph Warren Keifer | 1881-1883 |
| John Griffin Carlisle | 1883-1889 |
| Thomas Brackett Reed | 1889-1891 |
| Charles Frederick Crisp | 1891-1895 |
| Thomas Brackett Reed | 1895-1899 |
| David B. Henderson | 1899-1903 |
| Joseph Gurney Cannon | 1903-1911 |
| Champ Clark | 1911-1919 |
| Frederick Gillett | 1919-1925 |
| Nicholas Longworth | 1925-1931 |
| John Nance Garner | 1931-1933 |
| Henry T. Rainey | 1933-1934 |
| Joseph Wellington Byrns | 1935-1936 |
| William Brockman Bankhead | 1936-1940 |
| Sam Rayburn | 1940-1947 (longest serving Speaker) |
| Joseph Martin | 1947-1949 |
| Sam Rayburn | 1949-1953 |
| Joseph Martin | 1953-1955 |
| Sam Rayburn | 1955-1961 |
| John McCormack | 1961-1971 |
| Carl Bert Albert | 1971-1977 |
| Tip O'Neill | 1977-1987 |
| James Wright | 1987-1989 |
| Thomas Foley | 1989-1995 |
| Newt Gingrich | 1995-1999 |
| J. Dennis Hastert | 1999-2007 |
| Nancy Pelosi | 2007-2010 |
| John Boehner | 2010-2015 |
| Paul Ryan | 2015-2019 |
| Nancy Pelosi (2nd term) | 2019-2023 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 2023-present |
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