'''John Andrew Boehner''' (pronounced "BAY-ner"), born November 17, 1949 (age {{age|1949|11|17}}), is the U.S. Representative from [[Ohio]]'s 8th congressional district and the House Minority Leader for the [[Republican]]s in the 111th Congress. Before Republicans lost control of the House in November 2006, he was elected Majority Leader upon the resignation of [[Tom DeLay]] because of allegations of campaign fundraising irregularities.
During the 2010 congressional elections, Republicans regained gained control of the House of Representatives and Boehner will likely become [[Speaker of the House]] during the 112th Congress. Boehner has a strongly [[conservative]] voting record on all major issues.
==Career==