Clark University: A Career-Ender in Congress
November 04, 2023
November 04, 2023
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Nov. 4 -- Clark University issued the following news:
Political science Professor Robert Boatright has watched Speaker of the House become a career-ending position. This was the case for Paul Ryan and John Boehner, former Republican speakers who became disenfranchised and then left Congress. The pattern repeated itself this month as Rep. Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican, was ousted. Rep. Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, was elected House speaker . . .
Political science Professor Robert Boatright has watched Speaker of the House become a career-ending position. This was the case for Paul Ryan and John Boehner, former Republican speakers who became disenfranchised and then left Congress. The pattern repeated itself this month as Rep. Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican, was ousted. Rep. Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, was elected House speaker . . .