List of state legislature speakers explained

The following is a list of state-level Speakers of the House (or state Assembly, depending upon the state) in the United States:[1]

StateSpeakerPartySince
AlabamaNathaniel LedbetterR2023
AlaskaCathy TiltonR-Coalition2023
ArizonaBen TomaR2023
ArkansasMatthew ShepherdR2018
CaliforniaRobert RivasD2023
ColoradoJulie McCluskieD2023
ConnecticutMatthew RitterD2021
DelawareValerie LonghurstD2023
FloridaPaul RennerR2022
GeorgiaJon BurnsR2023
HawaiiScott SaikiD2017
IdahoMike MoyleR2022
IllinoisChris WelchD2021
IndianaTodd HustonR2020
IowaPat GrassleyR2020
KansasDan HawkinsR2023
KentuckyDavid OsborneR2017
LouisianaPhillip DeVillierR2024
MaineRachel Talbot RossD2022
MarylandAdrienne A. JonesD2019
MassachusettsRon MarianoD2020
MichiganJoe TateD2023
MinnesotaMelissa HortmanDFL2019
MississippiJason WhiteR2024
MissouriDean PlocherR2023
MontanaMatt RegierR2023
NebraskaJohn ArchR2023
NevadaSteve YeagerD2022
New HampshireSherman PackardR2020
New JerseyCraig CoughlinD2018
New MexicoJavier MartínezD2023
New YorkCarl HeastieD2015
North CarolinaTim MooreR2015
North DakotaDennis JohnsonR2022
OhioJason StephensR2023
OklahomaCharles McCallR2017
OregonDan RayfieldD2022
PennsylvaniaJoanna McClintonD2023
Rhode IslandJoe ShekarchiD2021
South CarolinaMurrell SmithR2022
South DakotaHugh BartelsR2023
TennesseeCameron SextonR2019
TexasDade PhelanR2021
UtahMike SchultzR2023
VermontJill KrowinskiD2021
VirginiaDon ScottD2024
WashingtonLaurie JinkinsD2020
West VirginiaRoger HanshawR2018
WisconsinRobin VosR2013
WyomingAlbert SommersR2023

Records

Mike Madigan is cumulatively the longest-serving state legislative speaker in U.S. history (serving from 1983-1995 and again from 1997 to 2021). Tom Murphy served the longest consecutive tenure as state legislative speaker from 1973 to 2002. Tina Kotek is the longest-serving female state legislative speaker in U.S history (serving from 2013-2022).

Notes and References

  1. News: State Speaker of the House - Ballotpedia. 2018-04-18. en-US.