Honored to have been elected by my colleagues to continue serving as Speaker of the House for the 113th Congress.
Representative John Boehner (R – OH) has been re-elected as the Speaker of the House. Mr. Boehner did not get the votes of some conservatives.
426 total votes:
Boehner: 220
Pelosi: 192
Cantor: 3
West: 2
Cooper: 2
And several votes for 1 of individuals as protest votes against Mr. Boehner.
Minnesota GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann voted at the last moments to stop a second ballot, something that hasn’t happened since 1923.