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 office was established in 1789 by Article I,Section II,of the U.S. Constitution. By custom and House rules,the speaker is the political and parliamentary leader of the House and is simultaneously its presiding officer,de facto leader of the body's majority party,and the institution's administrative head. Speakers also perform various other administrative and procedural functions. Given these several roles and responsibilities,the speaker usually does not personally preside over debates—that duty is instead delegated to members of the House from the majority party—nor regularly participate in floor debates.
Diana Louise DeGette is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 1st congressional district since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party,her district is based in Denver. DeGette was a Chief Deputy Whip from 2005 to 2019 and is the dean of Colorado's congressional delegation;she served as the Colorado State Representative for the 6th district from 1993 until her election to the U.S. House.
Patrick Timothy McHenry is an American politician currently serving as U.S. representative for North Carolina's 10th congressional district since 2005,which includes the communities of Hickory and Mooresville. He is also chair of the House Financial Services Committee since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for one term before being elected to Congress.
Kevin Owen McCarthy is an American politician who served as the 55th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from January to October 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he was the U.S. representative for California's 20th congressional district from 2007 until his resignation in 2023.
The clerk of the United States House of Representatives is an officer of the United States House of Representatives,whose primary duty is to act as the chief record-keeper for the House.
Stacey Elizabeth Plaskett is an American politician and attorney serving since 2015 as the non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the United States Virgin Islands' at-large congressional district. Plaskett has practiced law in New York City,Washington,D.C.,and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
John Kevin "Jake" Ellzey Sr. is an American politician and former military officer serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 6th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 10th district from January to July 2021. He served in the United States Navy as a fighter pilot,completing tours in Afghanistan and Iraq.
On January 3,2019,the first day of the 116th United States Congress and two months after the 2018 U.S. House elections,the incoming members of the U.S. House of Representatives held an election for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. This was the 126th U.S. speaker election since the office was created in 1789.
Kendra Suzanne Horn is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,her district included almost all of Oklahoma City.
Kevin Ray Hern is an American businessman and politician from Oklahoma. A Republican,he is a member of the United States House of Representatives for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district. Born in Missouri and raised in Pope County,Arkansas,Hern graduated from Arkansas Tech University in 1986 and briefly attended the Georgia Institute of Technology before returning to Arkansas to work for McDonald's the following year. In 1997 he bought his first McDonald's franchise and in 1999 he earned his MBA degree from the University of Arkansas,Little Rock. After moving to Oklahoma in 1999,Hern expanded his McDonald's franchises,eventually owning 18 franchises in the Tulsa metropolitan area. In 2018,he ran his first campaign for office and was elected to the United States House of Representatives.
The United States House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic,formerly the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis,is a bipartisan United States House of Representatives select subcommittee that was created to provide congressional oversight of the Trump administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The Select Subcommittee was established under H.Res.935 during the 116th Congress. Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on April 2,2020,that the committee would oversee the $2.2 trillion economic stimulus/rescue legislation enacted by Congress. The Act created a $500 billion bailout fund for U.S. industry and is the largest economic emergency legislation in U.S. history. It was established as a special investigatory subcommittee under the House Oversight Committee.
On January 3,2021,the 1st day of the 117th Congress and 2 months after the 2020 U.S. House elections,the incoming members of the U.S. House of Representatives held an election for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. It was the 127th U.S. speaker election since the office was created in 1789.
At the opening of the 118th United States Congress,the members-elect of the House of Representatives elected in the 2022 midterms held an election for its speaker,marking the 128th speaker election since the office was created in 1789. It began on January 3,2023,and concluded in the early morning hours of January 7 when Kevin McCarthy of California,leader of the House Republican Conference,won a majority of votes cast on the fifteenth ballot. After the longest speaker election since December 1859 –February 1860,McCarthy won the speakership by making concessions to Republican Party hardliners,who had refused to support him through several rounds of voting,finding him too weak and untrustworthy.
Jasmine Felicia Crockett is an American lawyer and politician who has been a U.S. representative from Texas's 30th congressional district since January 2023. Her district covers most of South Dallas County,Central Dallas,Dallas Love Field Airport,and parts of Tarrant County. A member of the Democratic Party,Crockett previously represented the 100th district in the Texas House of Representatives.
Elijah James Crane is an American politician and businessman elected as the U.S. representative from Arizona's 2nd congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,Crane defeated Democratic incumbent Tom O'Halleran.
John Scott Duarte is an American politician,businessman,and farmer. A member of the Republican Party,he has served as the U.S. representative for California's 13th congressional district since 2023.
Kevin F. McCumber is an American government official who has served as the acting Clerk of the United States House of Representatives since July 1,2023. He was appointed by Kevin McCarthy to replace Cheryl Johnson,who resigned during the 118th Congress.
Susan Cole is an American government official who serves as a Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. She has held the position since 2007,has worked as a staffer in the Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives since 2003,and has been a staffer of the United States House of Representatives since 1994.
Tylease Alli is an American government official who serves as one of two Reading Clerks of the United States House of Representatives. She has held the office since 2021,and has worked on Capitol Hill in various roles as clerk for the House Committee on Education and Workforce from 2003 to 2019 and as Chief Clerk for the House Committee on Education and Labor from 2019 to 2021.
