He has to be a .... Member .....of the House of Representatives in orderr to do that.....
At the House's pleasure; elected at the beginning of the new Congress by a majority of the representatives-elect, and upon a vacancy during a Congress. The Constitution does not require the speaker to be an incumbent member of the House of Representatives, although every speaker thus far has been.
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The Speaker does not need to be an elected member of the House. That has never happened, but there is no requirement.
most interesting.. i thought they had to be a member. since they elect this person from amongst themselves...
You do not need to be a member of the house to be elected speaker.
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