UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 18: Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, Republican nominee for speaker of the House, and Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., left, are seen on the House floor of the U.S. Capitol after a second ballot vote in which Jordan failed to receive enough votes to win the position...
While most of the committee chair positions are uncontested, several panels have leaders who are departing Congress or are term limited according to internal House GOP rules. Unless granted a waiver, House GOP chairs may not serve more than three consecutive terms atop a committee, in a contrast...
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen – who represented South Florida for nearly three decades – obtained multiple academic degrees within the state, including an associate degree from Miami Dade College, bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Florida International University and a doctorate from the University of...
A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1972 to 1978 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1991. In January 1986, he became the second sitting member of Congress to fly in space when he served as a ...
But Republicans are in line for a majority because they gained many of the seats they were supposed to capture, and they are also well-positioned to win some toss-up races as well as seats in which they were underdogs. Florida Republicans had a banner night, particularly in the House: ...
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The 67-year-old, who lives in Florida, has a political career that spans decades but has largely kept out of the limelight and rarely given interviews. She is the daughter of late American footballer Pat Summerall and one of her first jobs in politics was as an assistant to one of his...