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List of state legislature speakers

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The following is a list of state-level Speakers of the House (or state Assembly, depending upon the state) in the United States:[1][2]

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 Nadine Nakamura D 2024
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[a] 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
  1. ^ The Nebraska Legislature is technically non-partisan.

Records

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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

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  1. ^ "State Speaker of the House - Ballotpedia". Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  2. ^ "State Legislative Leaders". National Conference of State Legislators. November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.