Claim: John Boehne who received 216 votes was one of five candidates in the January 2015 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election
Evidence: The incumbent, John Boehner, received 216 votes, a majority of the votes cast and was re-elected to office, despite a coordinated effort by Freedom Caucus Republicans to oust him. John Boehner* (OH 8) Nancy Pelosi (CA 12) Dan Webster (FL 10) Louie Gohmert (TX 1) Ted Yoho (FL 3) Jim Jordan (OH 4) Jeff Duncan (SC 3) Rand Paul Colin Powell Trey Gowdy (SC 4) Kevin McCarthy (CA 23) Jim Cooper (TN 5) Peter DeFazio (OR 4) Jeff Sessions John Lewis (GA 5)