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The '''speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives''', commonly known as the '''speaker of the House''', is the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_(politics) presiding officer] of the [[Legislature of Cascadia|Cascadia House of Representatives]]. The office was originally established in December 2022 by Amendment VIII of the [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gYBPWtHFGn-duQFY6E2j87bQLQThv31qYxiNkfSLyyk/edit#heading=h.62iulzw8yiap (First) Constitution of Cascadia]. The speaker is the political and parliamentary leader of the House and is simultaneously its presiding officer and the institution's administrative head. Speakers also perform various other administrative and procedural functions.
The '''speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives''', commonly known as the '''speaker of the House''', is the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_(politics) presiding officer] of the [[Legislature of Cascadia|Cascadia House of Representatives]]. The office was originally established in December 2022 by Amendment VIII of the [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gYBPWtHFGn-duQFY6E2j87bQLQThv31qYxiNkfSLyyk/edit#heading=h.62iulzw8yiap First Constitution of Cascadia]. The speaker is the political and parliamentary leader of the House and is simultaneously its presiding officer and the institution's administrative head. Speakers also perform various other administrative and procedural functions.


The Constitution does not explicitly require the speaker to be an incumbent member of the House of Representatives, although every speaker thus far has been. The speaker is second in the Cascadian presidential line of succession, after the vice president and ahead of the Treasurer of Cascadia.
The Constitution does not explicitly require the speaker to be an incumbent member of the House of Representatives, although every speaker thus far has been. The speaker is second in the Cascadian presidential line of succession, after the vice president and ahead of the Treasurer of Cascadia.
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Revision as of 16:04, 24 May 2023

Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives
Seal of the legislature
File:TBD.png
Incumbent
TBD
since April 18, 2023
Cascadia House of Representatives
Style Mr. Speaker (informal)
The Honorable (formal)
Status Presiding officer
Member of
Reports to
Seat Cascadia Capitol, Olympia
Nominator
Appointer House of Representatives
Term Length At the House's pleasure; elected at the beginning of the new Legislature by a majority of the representatives, and upon a vacancy during a Legislature
Term Limit
Constituting instrument National Constitution of Cascadia
Precursor Vice President (as President of the Legislature)
Inaugural Holder SayerQT
Final Holder
Formation December 18, 2022
Abolished
Superseded by
Deputy
Unofficial Names
Salary


The speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives, commonly known as the speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the Cascadia House of Representatives. The office was originally established in December 2022 by Amendment VIII of the First Constitution of Cascadia. The speaker is the political and parliamentary leader of the House and is simultaneously its presiding officer and the institution's administrative head. Speakers also perform various other administrative and procedural functions.

The Constitution does not explicitly require the speaker to be an incumbent member of the House of Representatives, although every speaker thus far has been. The speaker is second in the Cascadian presidential line of succession, after the vice president and ahead of the Treasurer of Cascadia.

The current House speaker is Akeboun of Jericho Ranch. The 3rd person to serve as speaker, he was elected on April 18, 2023, two days after the beginning of the 9th Legislature, after running against Great North representative alfredgprytwen.

List of speakers

List of speakers of the Cascadia House of Representatives
Legislature Term Portrait Name District
5th December 18, 2022
–
February 19, 2023 		SayerQT.png SayerQT North Coast
6th Salish Coast
7th February 23, 2023
–
April 16, 2023 		AghastBlock.png AghastBlock Frontier
8th
9th April 18, 2023
–
present 		Akeboun.png Akeboun Frontier
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