Leon Acton "Lynn" Westmoreland (born April 2, 1950) is an American politician. He was the U.S. Representative for Georgia, serving from 2007 through 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously represented Georgia's 8th congressional district from 2005 to 2007.
Mike Conaway
Kenneth Michael Conaway, known as Mike Conaway (born June 11, 1948), is the U.S. Representative for Texas, serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Dave Reichert
David George "Dave" Reichert (; born August 29, 1950) is an American politician. He was the U.S. Representative for Washington's 8th district serving from 2005 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party.
October 2015 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election
The United States House of Representatives was a scheduled election for Speaker of the House for October 29, 2015, during the 114th U.S. Congress. The election was caused by the announcement of Speaker John Boehner's resignation, set for October 30. The Speaker of the House follows the Vice President in line of succession to the presidency of the United States in accordance with the Presidential Succession Act. Paul Ryan was elected speaker and took office on October 29, 2015.
Kevin McCarthy, the House Majority Leader and second-in-command to the Speaker, was initially viewed as the front runner to win the Speakership. However, due to the opposition of the Freedom Caucus, McCarthy dropped out of the race on October 8, and the caucus vote was postponed. Paul Ryan and Daniel Webster of the Republican Party and Nancy Pelosi of the Democratic Party remain declared candidates.
These are the official declared candidates:
The following potential candidates has expressed interest in running for speaker within the past month:
The following received speculation about a possible candidacy in at least two reliable sources:
The following individual did initially run for the position, but withdrew some time later:
The following noteworthy individuals received some speculation to a possible run, but ultimately ruled themselves out:
James Corden
James Kimberley Corden OBE (born 22 August 1978) is an English actor, comedian, producer, writer and television host. He currently hosts the late-night television talk show "The Late Late Show with James Corden" on CBS.
In 2018, Corden voiced Peter Rabbit in the 2018 live-action/animated movie "Peter Rabbit".
Corden resides in Los Angeles, California with his family. He maintains a home in Belsize Park, London.
John Kline
John Paul Kline, Jr. (born September 6, 1947) is an American politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from from 2003 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Kline was the Chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Shaggy (singer)
Orville Richard Burrell CD (born October 22, 1968, Kingston), best known by his stage name Shaggy, is a Jamaican reggae fusion singer and deejay. He is best known for his hit singles "Boombastic", "It Wasn't Me", "Hey Sexy Lady", and "Angel".
Burrell was born in Kingston, Jamaica. At the age of 18, he and his family moved to the Flatbush area of Brooklyn, New York. In 1987, he took singing courses in Brooklyn and was discovered a year later, while singing in the streets with friends.
Shaggy was also in the United States Marine Corps and got the MOS of 0811 (field artillery cannon crewman). Shaggy served with a firing battery from the 10th Marine Regiment during the Gulf War. Shaggy worked on his signature singing voice in the Marine Corps and it is also where he got the idea for his song "Boombastic".
Pure Pleasure
Pure Pleasure is the debut album released by Jamaican singer Shaggy. The album was released on August 24, 1993.
American Oxygen
"American Oxygen" is a song recorded by Rihanna. It was supposed to be from her eighth studio album "Anti" (2010), but the song was later released by itself. It was written by Alex da Kid, Candice Pillay, Sam Harris and Rihanna; Alex da Kid and Kanye West produced it.
The writing of the song began in 2014, and it continued into 2015. Sam Harris who wrote the song felt that Rihanna would be good to sing it as she originally was a black female immigrant in America. He was also "choked up" when he heard Rihanna sing it as he idolized her.
Wait Your Turn
"Wait Your Turn" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna for her fourth studio album, "Rated R" (2009). It was written by Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Saul Milton, Will Kennard, James Fauntleroy II, Takura Tendayi, and Rihanna herself. Stargate (Eriksen and Hermansen) and Chase & Status (Milton and Kennard) produced the song.
Uncle B
Uncle B is the debut studio album released by N-Dubz. The album is dedicated to N-Dubz's first manager and father of Dappy, Byron Contostavlos. He died shortly before the band were signed to their second record label All Around the World. The album was released 17 November 2008. This is even though the group started recording it in 2006. The delay was because to the group changing record label from LRC to All Around the World.
David Perron
David Perron (born May 28, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger. He currently plays for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the Vegas Golden Knights, Pittsburgh Penguins, Anaheim Ducks and Edmonton Oilers.
Before playing in the NHL, Perron played 1 season with the St-Jérôme Panthers of the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League (QJAHL) and 1 season with the Lewiston Maineiacs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). During his time with the Maineiacs, he was the leading scorer and scored 39 goals and 83 points. The team was able to win the President's Cup and also competed in the Memorial Cup. He was drafted 26th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
On October 2, 2007, the Blues decided to add Perron to the roster after he had an impressive training camp. On November 3, 2007, he scored his first NHL goal against the Chicago Blackhawks in a 3-2 loss. On July 21, 2010, the Blues re-signed Perron to a two-year $4.3 million contract. He only played 57 games during the 2011–12 NHL season because of an injury. On July 5, 2012, he signed a four-year, $15.25 million contract with the Blues.
On July 10, 2013, the Blues traded Perron to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Magnus Pääjärvi and a 2014 second-round draft pick. He played 116 games in 2 seasons with Oilers.
On January 2, 2015, the Oilers traded Perron to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Rob Klinkhammer and a first-round pick.
Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse
Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse is the fourteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on May 23, 2014, through Def Jam Recordings. It hit number 3 on the Billboard 200 charts for the week ending June 1, 2014. During that week 58,000 copies were sold. It was her final album on the Def Jam label.
Amelia Bence
Amelia Bence (born María Amelia Batvinik; 13 November 1914 – 8 February 2016) was an Argentine movie actress. She was one of the divas of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema (1940–1960). She is known for her roles in "Los ojos más lindos del mundo" (1943), "Todo un hombre", "Camino del infierno" (1946), "A sangre fría" (1947), "La otra y yo" (1949) and "Danza del fuego" (1949).
Bence was born in Buenos Aires. She was Jewish. Bence died on 8 February 2016 in Buenos Aires from congestive heart failure at the age of 101.
Guido Gorgatti
Guido Gorgatti (born 5 December 1919) is a Italian-born Argentine movie and television actor. His career began in 1935. Gorgatti is known for his roles in "Somos todos inquilinos" (1954), "El Gaucho" (1964) and "Mingo y Aníbal contra los fantasmas" (1985).
Gorgatti was born in Rovigo, Italy. He was raised in Buenos Aires.
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