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|terms=January 3, 1991-present

|terms=January 3, 1991- October 31, 2015

|preceded=Buz Lukens

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'''John Andrew Boehner''' (pronounced "BAY-ner"), born November 17, 1949 (age {{age|1949|11|17}}), is the [[Republican]] U.S. Representative from [[Ohio]]'s 8th congressional district and currently serves as [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]], succeeding [[Nancy Pelosi]]. He was elected Majority Leader in February 2006 upon the resignation of [[Tom DeLay]] because of allegations of campaign fundraising irregularities, and Minority Leader from 2007 until 2011. Mostly a figurehead, he has repeatedly allowed [[liberals]] to advance their agenda despite a Republican majority in the House.

'''John Andrew Boehner''' (pronounced "BAY-ner"), born November 17, 1949 (age {{age|1949|11|17}}), was the [[Republican]] U.S. Representative from [[Ohio]]'s 8th congressional district until October 31, 2015 and served as [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]] until October 29, 2015, succeeding [[Nancy Pelosi]]. He was elected Majority Leader in February 2006 upon the resignation of [[Tom DeLay]] because of allegations of campaign fundraising irregularities, and Minority Leader from 2007 until 2011. Mostly a figurehead, he has repeatedly allowed [[liberals]] to advance their agenda despite a Republican majority in the House.

Following the [[2010 Midterm Elections|2010 congressional elections]] Republicans gained control of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from the [[Democrat]]s. Boehner had a strongly [[conservative]] voting record on all major issues, and his successes had been interpreted as a watershed moment in the revival of American conservatism. However, like many others who came before him, Boehner has recently showed signs of abandoning his principles and constituents in favor of "bipartisan compromise," which, of course, means caving to the demands of liberals. One such prominent issue on which he has done this is with the so-called "fiscal cliff" that will supposedly occur at the end of 2012. True conservatives such as [[Mark Levin]] have called Boehner out for this and for punishing Republicans who refuse to compromise and thus break their promises to their constituents.<ref>[http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/12/04/mark_levin_rips_boehner_who_the_hell_does_he_think_he_is.html Mark Levin Rips Boehner: Who The Hell Does He Think He Is?], [[Real Clear Politics]]</ref>

Following the [[2010 Midterm Elections|2010 congressional elections]] Republicans gained control of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from the [[Democrat]]s. Boehner had a strongly [[conservative]] voting record on all major issues, and his successes had been interpreted as a watershed moment in the revival of American conservatism. However, like many others who came before him, Boehner has recently showed signs of abandoning his principles and constituents in favor of "bipartisan compromise," which, of course, means caving to the demands of liberals. One such prominent issue on which he has done this is with the so-called "fiscal cliff" that will supposedly occur at the end of 2012. True conservatives such as [[Mark Levin]] have called Boehner out for this and for punishing Republicans who refuse to compromise and thus break their promises to their constituents.<ref>[http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/12/04/mark_levin_rips_boehner_who_the_hell_does_he_think_he_is.html Mark Levin Rips Boehner: Who The Hell Does He Think He Is?], [[Real Clear Politics]]</ref>