Iowa GOP getting set to choose next House Speaker

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This is happening in Des Moines;

DES MOINES — The power structure in the Iowa Capitol is about to undergo a significant change, as state legislators from the Republican Party, who control the Iowa House, are set to choose a new leader.

House Republicans will meet Thursday morning to elect a new House speaker. Kraig Paulsen, who has served in the speaker’s chair since 2011, recently announced he will resign the post before next year’s legislative session.

Paulsen, from Hiawatha, also said he will not run for re-election in 2016.

Only two House Republicans have publicly stated their desire to be the next speaker: Linda Upmeyer of Clear Lake, who since 2011 has served as House majority leader, the next highest-ranking leadership position to the speaker, and Josh Byrnes of Osage.

I hope some day in the not too distant future we get to choose the speaker again.