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Speaker of House

Speaker of House

The Speaker of the House is the title of the presiding officer of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Speaker is the second in the United States presidential line of succession. The current Speaker is John Boehner (bay-ner), from the 8th Congressional District of Ohio currently serving his 11th term in office.

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About Speaker of House

The Speaker of the House is the title for the leader of the US House of Representatives. The Speaker is elected at the beginning of each term and is normally a senior member of the political party that holds the majority.

Besides presiding over the House, the Speaker is also 2nd in line for President. According to Constitutional rules of succession, if something happens to the President the Vice President takes over, and if something happens to the Vice President, the Speaker of the House becomes President.

The Speakers primary authority comes from setting the agenda for the House of Representatives, as the leader of both the House and the majority political party.

The Speaker also controls many administrative aspects of the House, for example one of Speaker John Boehners first duties was to set the legislative calendar for the House, creating a 4-day work week to allow Representatives to get back to their district for a 3-day weekend.

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US Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner (C) talks with journalists during a press conference at the Narino Palace after the meeting with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on January 11, 2012. Boehner is in Colombia on a one-day official visit.

The Speaker of the US House of Representatives, John Boehner (R), listens to Rio de Janeiro's Secretary of Public Security Jose Mariano Beltrame (2-R) at Vidigal shantytown in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on January 9, 2012. Boehner is on official visit to Brazil, and will continue to Colombia and Mexico.

CONCORD, NH - JANUARY 08: Republican presidential candidates, (L-R) former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry gather on the stage prior to the NBC News Facebook Debate on 'Meet the Press' January 8, 2012 at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, New Hampshire. The candidates participated in the last debate before the primary election on Tuesday.

MANCHESTER, NH - JANUARY 07: Republican presidential candidates (L-R) former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and Texas Gov. Rick Perry acknowledge supporters during a commercial break in the ABC News, Yahoo! News, and WMUR Republican Presidential Debate at Saint Anselm College January 7, 2012 in Manchester, New Hampshire. The GOP contenders are in the final stretch of campaigning for the New Hampshire primary, the first in the nation, to be held on January 10.

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