Famous Speakers of the House

1789-1791, 1793-1795

Pennsylvania

First Speaker

1811-1814, 1815-1820, 1823-1825

Kentucky

Unsuccesfully ran for president 3 times; member of the "Great Triumvirate"

1834-1835

Tennessee

Ran for president on the Constitutional Union ticket in 1860

1835-1839

Tennessee

Only Speaker to be elected president

1863-1869

Indiana

Grant's first Vice President; involved in the Crédit Mobilier scandal

1869-1875

Maine

Leader of the Half-Breeds who lost the 1884 election to Cleveland, when he was called the "continental liar from the state of Maine"

1931-1933

Texas

Franklin D. Roosevelt's 2-term Vice President

1940-1947, 1949-1953,1955-1961

Texas

Longest-serving Speaker; mentor to LBJ who helped pass some Civil Rights legislation

1977-1987

Massachusetts

Reagan said he and this man were friends "after 6 pm"

1989-1995

Washington

Passed the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Brady Bill, and NAFTA implementation; only Speaker to be defeated in a re-election campaign

1995-1999

Georgia

First Republican Speaker in 40 years; architect of the "Contract With America"; undermined political decorum

1999-2007

Illinois

Imprisoned for molesting children as a high school wrestling coach

2007-2011, 2019-present

California

Current Speaker and first female Speaker; passed Affordable Care Act and Dodd-Frank; impeached Trump

2011-2015

Ohio

Contributed to the 2013 government shutdown due to opposition to funding the Affordable Care Act; resigned due to conservative opposition

2015-2019

Wisconsin

Mitt Romney's running mate; passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act