Profiles, US House of Representatives

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House

On 4 January 2007, Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) made history when she was elected as the first female Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Speaker is second in the line of succession to the Presidency (after the Vice President) under the Presidential Succession Act of 1947. Since 1987, Rep. Pelosi has represented California's Eighth District in the House of Representatives. Prior to being elected Speaker, she had been a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for 10 years (the longest continuous period of service in the committee's history) including two years as the Ranking Democrat. Official Bio

Rep. John Boehner, Minority Leader

ohn Boehner (Bay-ner) was elected to represent the Eighth Congressional District of Ohio for a ninth term in November 2006. On 17 November 2006, Boehner was elected by his colleagues to serve as House Republican Leader. He was elected Majority Leader of on 2 February 2006 after the indictment of former Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX). <a href="http://johnboehner.house.gov/Biography/">Official Bio</a>