Of the 118 people elected to take office on January 9, 2013, 71 (60.2%) are members of the Democratic Party.
Randy Nix is a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives.
The majority party is the party to which the most representatives or senators belong. The other party is the minority party.
Randy Nix is a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives.
The Speaker of the House is elected by the members of the House of Representatives. Before the vote each party chooses their candidate. The majority party's candidate will then win the election (assuming his or her party's representatives vote according to the party's decision).
The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
He is a democrat.
The current Illinois governor is a Republican.
Speaker of the House of Representatives. They are normally a senior member of the majority party in the House, and are chosen by their party for the position.
Based on the November 2016 elections the Republican Party has a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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.
In the House of Representatives, you have to be the leader of the ruling party in the House of Representatives. In the UK, the Speaker is appointed by the Prime Minister.
The current Illinois governor is a Republican.