John Boehner
American politician
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| October 2023 | During the Speaker of the House election following the removal of Kevin McCarthy, Boehner received one vote to reprise his role as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. |
| April 13 2021 | Boehner's political memoir, titled 'On the House: A Washington Memoir', was published, in which he criticized several political figures including Ted Cruz and Donald Trump. |
| 2020 | Despite his public critiques of Trump, Boehner confirmed he voted for Trump in the 2020 presidential election, emphasizing the importance of federal court nominations. |
| August 17 2020 | A spokesperson for Boehner announced that he would not endorse either President Trump or Joe Biden for the 2020 United States presidential election, stating that he preferred to remain uninvolved. |
| March 14 2017 | John Boehner was awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, a prestigious honor conferred by Japan. |
| February 23 2017 | Boehner predicted that Republicans would 'fix' the Affordable Care Act and give it a different name instead of their stated intent to repeal and replace it. |
| September 2016 | Squire Patton Boggs announced that John Boehner would join their firm. |
| May 15 2016 | John Boehner was awarded the Laetare Medal by the University of Notre Dame, considered the highest honor for American Catholics. |
| May 12 2016 | After Donald Trump became the presumptive Republican nominee, Boehner publicly supported him while distancing himself from some of Trump's policies, expressing satisfaction that Cruz did not secure the nomination. |
| April 2016 | Boehner made headlines when he referred to Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz as 'Lucifer in the flesh' during an interview at Stanford University. |
| 2015 | Following the 2014 mid-term elections, John Boehner faced challenges for his position as House Chair, with 60% of surveyed Republicans expressing a desire for a new chairman. Ultimately, Boehner received 25 votes against him, falling short of the 29 needed to unseat him, and he responded by removing his opponents from influential committees. |
| 2015 | Boehner supported the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen, commending their actions to protect their homeland. |
| 2015 | During this year, Congress passed a significant trade deal, marking a notable victory for Boehner. |
| October 2015 | John Boehner resigned from the House of Representatives due to opposition from within the Republican conference. |
| October 31 2015 | John Boehner's resignation from Congress became official at 11:59 p.m. |
| October 29 2015 | In his final act as Speaker, John Boehner presided over the election of Paul Ryan as his successor. |
| September 25 2015 | John Boehner announced that he would step down as Speaker and resign from Congress at the end of October 2015, after the address of Pope Francis to Congress. |
| 2014 | Boehner sought to achieve an immigration overhaul, which also did not come to fruition. |
| 2014 | Faced internal Republican opposition, with 25 votes against his continued leadership, though not enough to replace him as House Chairman. Responded by removing opponents from influential committees. |
| November 2014 | Boehner's selected law firm filed a lawsuit aimed at forcing the President to impose penalties on companies that failed to provide healthcare coverage, a move he had been advocating for since the previous year. |
| May 29 2014 | At a press conference, Boehner criticized proposed federal regulations on coal-fired power plants, stating he was not qualified to debate climate change science. |
| 2013 | Boehner labeled former NSA contractor Edward Snowden a traitor after Snowden's leaks went public. |
| 2013 | Boehner led his caucus in a strategy to freeze Defense spending to avoid reducing the deficit through revenue increases. |
| January 3 2013 | John Boehner was narrowly re-elected as Speaker of the House at the beginning of the 113th United States Congress, receiving 220 votes. |
| January 1 2013 | John Boehner adjourned the House after passing the fiscal cliff deal without passing the $60 million Hurricane Sandy relief bill, leading to harsh criticism from representatives, including New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. |
| 2012 | Boehner attempted a repackaged version of the $4 trillion tax-and-entitlement deal but was unable to conclude a deal. |
| 2011 | Boehner was re-elected as Speaker of the House for the second time. |
| 2011 | Boehner called the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act one of the highest legislative priorities. |
| 2011 | Boehner opposed the NATO-led military intervention in Libya. |
| 2011 | Boehner pursued a $4 trillion tax-and-entitlement deal but ultimately did not succeed. |
| January 2011 | John Boehner was first elected Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. |
| January 5 2011 | John Boehner received the gavel from outgoing Speaker Nancy Pelosi, officially becoming the Speaker of the House. |
| 2010 | In the 2010 election, John Boehner secured 66% of the vote in a four-way race against Democratic nominee Justin Coussoule, Constitution Party nominee Jim Condit, and Libertarian nominee David Harlow. |
| 2010 | John Boehner came into power following the momentum of the 2010 tea party wave. |
| November 2010 | In November 2010, John Boehner, along with Minority Whip Eric Cantor, called for the cancellation of an exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery due to a controversial video by David Wojnarowicz that featured an image of a crucifix with ants. Boehner's spokesman stated that Smithsonian officials should either acknowledge the mistake or prepare for scrutiny when the new majority in the House was seated in January. |
| November 17 2010 | John Boehner was unanimously chosen by the House Republicans as their nominee for Speaker, paving the way for his formal election when the new Congress convened in January 2011. |
| September 2010 | An article in The New York Times reported on Boehner's close ties to lobbyists, highlighting his connections with lobbyists and former aides representing major corporations, including Goldman Sachs and Google. |
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