List of state legislature speakers
The following is a list of state-level Speakers of the House (or state Assembly, depending upon the state) in the United States:[1]
| State | Speaker | Party | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | 2023 |
| Alaska | Cathy Tilton | R-Coalition | 2023 |
| Arizona | Ben Toma | R | 2023 |
| Arkansas | Matthew Shepherd | R | 2018 |
| California | Robert Rivas | D | 2023 |
| Colorado | Julie McCluskie | D | 2023 |
| Connecticut | Matthew Ritter | D | 2021 |
| Delaware | Valerie Longhurst | D | 2023 |
| Florida | Paul Renner | R | 2022 |
| Georgia | Jon Burns | R | 2023 |
| Hawaii | Scott Saiki | D | 2017 |
| Idaho | Mike Moyle | R | 2022 |
| Illinois | Chris Welch | D | 2021 |
| Indiana | Todd Huston | R | 2020 |
| Iowa | Pat Grassley | R | 2020 |
| Kansas | Dan Hawkins | R | 2023 |
| Kentucky | David Osborne | R | 2017 |
| Louisiana | Phillip DeVillier | R | 2024 |
| Maine | Rachel Talbot Ross | D | 2022 |
| Maryland | Adrienne A. Jones | D | 2019 |
| Massachusetts | Ron Mariano | D | 2020 |
| Michigan | Joe Tate | D | 2023 |
| Minnesota | Melissa Hortman | DFL | 2019 |
| Mississippi | Jason White | R | 2024 |
| Missouri | Dean Plocher | R | 2023 |
| Montana | Matt Regier | R | 2023 |
| Nebraska | John Arch | R | 2023 |
| Nevada | Steve Yeager | D | 2022 |
| New Hampshire | Sherman Packard | R | 2020 |
| New Jersey | Craig Coughlin | D | 2018 |
| New Mexico | Javier Martínez | D | 2023 |
| New York | Carl Heastie | D | 2015 |
| North Carolina | Tim Moore | R | 2015 |
| North Dakota | Dennis Johnson | R | 2022 |
| Ohio | Jason Stephens | R | 2023 |
| Oklahoma | Charles McCall | R | 2017 |
| Oregon | Dan Rayfield | D | 2022 |
| Pennsylvania | Joanna McClinton | D | 2023 |
| Rhode Island | Joe Shekarchi | D | 2021 |
| South Carolina | Murrell Smith | R | 2022 |
| South Dakota | Hugh Bartels | R | 2023 |
| Tennessee | Cameron Sexton | R | 2019 |
| Texas | Dade Phelan | R | 2021 |
| Utah | Mike Schultz | R | 2023 |
| Vermont | Jill Krowinski | D | 2021 |
| Virginia | Don Scott | D | 2024 |
| Washington | Laurie Jinkins | D | 2020 |
| West Virginia | Roger Hanshaw | R | 2018 |
| Wisconsin | Robin Vos | R | 2013 |
| Wyoming | Albert Sommers | R | 2023 |
Records
[edit]Mike Madigan is cumulatively the longest-serving state legislative speaker in U.S. history (serving from 1983-1995 and again from 1997 to 2021). Tom Murphy served the longest consecutive tenure as state legislative speaker from 1973 to 2002. Tina Kotek is the longest-serving female state legislative speaker in U.S history (serving from 2013-2022).
References
[edit]- ^ "State Speaker of the House - Ballotpedia". Retrieved 2018-04-18.
