Paul Ryan from Wisconsin is the current (2017) Speaker of the House in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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California has 53 members in the US House of Representatives.
Only one: Peter Welch (D) from Hartland.
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The members of the US House of Representatives elect the Speaker of the House.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives is Paul Ryan.
John Boehner
John Boehner (R-OH) is the Speaker of the House.
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James K Polk worked as a a lawyer, served in the Tennessee legislature, served as speaker in the House of Represntatives, served as governor of Tennessee, and chief lieutenent of Andrew Jackson
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The majority party in the US House of Representatives elects the person who will become the Speaker of the House of Representatives. This is a powerful position in the US Congress.