What are the terms for Speaker of the House and Majority Leader?

[BrklynLiberal]

Pelosi and Reed will still be in their positions after this election?
How does Congress go about changing those officers, other than a change in the majority party?

[CreekDog]

1. they elect their leaders every 2 years

at the beginning of each new congress.

[Richardo]

2. They elect them at the start of every Congress

[The Magistrate]

3. They Are Elected By The Party Caucus, Ma'am

The Speaker goes to a vote in the whole House, but it is decided in advance within the Party caucus.

Selection is made at the start of each Congress.

[Warren Stupidity]

4. They serve until the next Congress is seated.

So in early January all of these positions are up for re-election. To answer your question: two years.

[slackmaster]

5. I call them Sparkle and Filbert

:nuke:

[SoCalDem]

8. or Pinky & the Brain

:)

[pearl]

6. It's an internal decision

Secret ballot by all the dems for their leaders, being in the majority, Speaker etc. and minority chooses their leaders. Unless there is a revolt by the House dems Pelosi will be selected again.
Every two years they reorganize but they usually go with their leaders. no term limits per se.

[BrklynLiberal]

7. Thanks all. There were so many references to Obama working with Reed and Pelosi that

I got to wondering if they were still going to hold their positions when the new Congress started.

[klyon]

9. I predict Sen Clinton will be Majority Leader

don't have a clue who will be speaker but Pelosi might not be it. So republican commercials are not exactly being fair but who would be surprised.

[FiveGoodMen]

10. Several years each for supporting Bush. Especially for Pelosi!

Oh wait, I see what you mean.

[BrklynLiberal]

11. hahahahaha I said "terms' , not "sentence"

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Cerridwen]

12. My mind went right there but you'd already taken the seat.

LOL