the speaker of the house is chosen by the house of representatives.
who is the speaker of the house chosen by?
the house of representatives
the speaker of the house of representatives is the presiding officer of the house. the speaker is elected to a two-year term at the beginning of the 1st half of each session of the tennessee general assembly. additionally, the speaker is second in line for succession to the governorship, after the speaker of the senate, in the event of such need. the speaker appoints members to all committees as well. even though the speaker does not have to make committee assignments proportional to the party composition, usually that discretion is used when determining such. usually, consideration of the abilities, preferences, party representation, and seniority of the members are taken into account. the chairperson, vice chairperson, and secretary of each committee also are chosen by the speaker and must be given the same considerations in their selection. the speaker is a voting member of all standing committees of the house, as is the speaker pro tempore. the speaker also serves as co-chairperson of the joint legislative services committee and must approve, in concurrence with the speaker of the senate, the directors of the offices of legislative information services, legal services, legislative administration, and legislative budget analysis. additionally, the speaker is in charge of all facilities, professional and clerical staff, and custodians and security personnel of the house.
tennessee house of representatives
section::::the range of options.:allotment (sortition).









































there was a considerable number of proposals in the consultation for an upper house chosen by allotment (random selection). proposals varied from a house chosen completely at random from the whole electorate to those where allotment was applied to smaller groups such as those volunteering or those selected in another way. most proposals referred to the allotment of the governing juries in the democracy of ancient greece, where selection by lot was considered to be more democratic than election:
reform of the house of lords