Some members of the 118th US Congress - in pictures
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Democrat Nancy Pelosi served as the 52nd speaker of the US House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023 and has represented California's 11th congressional district since 1987. Getty / AFP -
Mr Jeffries speaks with Ms Pelosi during the eighth vote in the chamber as the House meets for the third day to elect a speaker. AP -
Katherine Marlea Clark is a Democrat serving Massachusetts's 5th congressional district since 2013. She has been House minority whip since 2023 and was assistant House Democratic leader from 2021 to 2023. AP -
Democrat Hakeem Jeffries was recently elected House minority leader and leader of the House Democratic Caucus. Mr Jeffries has represented New York's 8th congressional district since 2013. Bloomberg -
Republican Scott Perry is chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, the furthest-right ideological group and the home of almost all Kevin McCarthy opponents. AP -
Republican Byron Donalds of Florida emerged from relative obscurity this week when he received about 20 votes in several rounds of voting in the speaker election. Getty / AFP -
Republican Chip Roy of Texas is widely known in Congress for obstructionist procedural motions and dissatisfaction with the current legislative rules. EPA -
Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert is a strong supporter of gun rights and once owned a restaurant in which staff were encouraged to openly carry firearms. Getty / AFP -
Republican Andy Biggs of Arizona was among the most outspoken supporters of former president Donald Trump's claims of election fraud in 2020. Getty / AFP -
Republican Matt Gaetz falsely claimed that the January 6 attack on the US Capitol was instigated by far-left extremists and was once part of a sex-trafficking investigation in Florida. Getty / AFP -
Republican Bob Good of Virginia was a prominent opponent of measures designed to stop the spread of Covid-19. AP -
Democrat Ruben Gallego of Arizona lashed out at Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz in a series of profane tweets in response to the massacre at a Texas elementary school. AP -
Republican Debbie Lesko was charged in Conroe, Texas, with a misdemeanour for tampering with government records. The case was dropped in 1994. Getty / AFP -
Democrat Steven Horsford of Nevada was caught illegally parking his SUV with his personalised licence plate "State Senator 17" in a disabled parking space at a park for several hours. AP -
Republican Paul Gosar was a strong ally of former president Donald Trump and voted to overturn the results of the 2020 US presidential election. Getty / AFP -
Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez represents New York's 14th district. Taking office at age 29, Ms Ocasio-Cortez is the youngest woman ever to serve in the US Congress. EPA -
A former California firefighter, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy was a steady defender of former president Donald Trump for most of his time as majority leader and minority leader. Reuters -
Democrat Adam Schiff of California is a member of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol and serves a large portion of the entertainment community in Los Angeles. AFP -
Democrat Maxine Waters is in her 15th House term. She is the most senior of the 12 black women serving and led the Congressional Black Caucus from 1997 to 1999. Getty -
Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia has promoted anti-Semitic, white supremacist and far-right conspiracy theories, including white genocide, QAnon and Pizzagate. Getty / AFP
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