Paul Ryan elected Speaker of the House
On 29 October 2015 the House chose Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as Speaker, succeeding John Boehner, who had resigned under pressure from the conference's hard right.
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On 29 October 2015 the House chose Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as Speaker, succeeding John Boehner, who had resigned under pressure from the conference's hard right. Kevin McCarthy had been running to replace Boehner that autumn but abruptly withdrew, which opened the way for Ryan's candidacy.
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Paul Ryan elected Speaker of the House. Actor role on this event; contribution size permanently_blocked (no sourced fraction). Contribution size is permanently_blocked (no sourced fraction); provisional 0.4 stored because contributions.size is NOT NULL.
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- 1.house.govchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: ryan+speaker+boehner · verified
- 2.clerk.house.govchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: ryan+speaker+boehner · verified
- 3.cnn.comchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: ryan+speaker+boehner · verified
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Factrail. (2026). Paul Ryan elected Speaker of the House. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/ryan-elected-house-speaker-2015-10-29
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Accessed 15 October 2026.
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