What is October 2015 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election?
The [[United States House of Representatives]] was a scheduled election for [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]] for October 29, 2015, during the [[114th U.S. Congress]]. The election was caused by the announcement of Speaker [[John Boehner]]'s resignation, set for October 30. The Speaker of the House follows the [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] in [[United States presidential line of succession|line of succession]] to the [[President of the United States|presidency of the United States]] in accordance with the [[Presidential Succession Act]]. [[Paul Ryan]] was elected speaker and took office on October 29, 2015. ==Background== [[Kevin McCarthy]], the [[House Majority Leader]] and second-in-command to the Speaker, was initially viewed as the front runner to win the Speakership. However, due to the opposition of the [[Freedom Caucus]], McCarthy dropped out of the race on October 8, and the caucus vote was postponed. [[Paul Ryan]] and [[Daniel Webster (Florida politician)|Daniel Webster]] of the Republican Party and [[Nancy Pelosi]] of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] remain declared candidates. ==Candidates== ===Declared=== These are the official declared candidates: * [[Nancy Pelosi]], ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]), [[Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives|Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives]] (since 2011; 2003–2007), [[United States House of Representatives|United States representative]] for {{ushr|CA|12}} (since 2013), and [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]] (2007–2011).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/the-gavel/2015/10/nancy-pelosi-speaker-bid-214328|title=House leadership: Nancy Pelosi seeks support for speaker|work=Politico|access-date=October 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/the-gavel/2015/10/steny-hoyer-reacts-gop-speaker-vote-214473|title=House Leadership: Hoyer says GOP on