who is the speaker of the house

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The current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is Mike Johnson , a Republican from Louisiana. He was re-elected speaker on January 3, 2025, during the opening of the 119th Congress after initially facing a close vote that was decided when two Republican holdouts switched their votes to him, giving him the necessary majority of 218 votes.

Mike Johnson became Speaker initially in October 2023, following the removal of Kevin McCarthy from the position, and he has continued as Speaker into 2025.

Key points about the Speaker of the House role:

  • The speaker is the presiding officer and de facto leader of the majority party in the House.
  • The speaker is second in the line of presidential succession after the Vice President.
  • While the Constitution does not require the speaker to be a current member of the House, every speaker so far has been.
  • The speaker usually votes only when the vote is crucial.

Thus, as of early 2025, Mike Johnson holds this pivotal leadership position in the U.S. government.