Published October 21, 2015 10:36am EDT | Updated October 21, 2015 11:04am EDT

Boehner Says House Republicans Will Pick Speaker Candidate Oct. 28

Outgoing House Speaker John Boehner said Republicans will meet on Oct. 28 to nominate a candidate to replace him. Tuesday night, Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin said he would run for the job if certain conditions were met. Boehner has said he wants to leave Congress on Oct. 31. A candidate must win a majority of votes of the entire House to be elected speaker. The date for the full House vote is Oct. 29.