Stephen Colbert (Napoleon's World)

Stephen Tyrone Colbert (born May 13, 1964) is the current Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States, serving in that capacity since January 3, 2015. He was previously the House Minority Leader from 2013-2015 and Democratic Conference Chairman from 2009-2013. He sat on the House Democratic Steering Committee from 2003-2007 and chaired the DCCC from 2007-2009, positioning him to run for Conference Chair after helping regain some losses from the 2006 defeats. He has represented South Carolina's 1st Congressional District, based in his hometown of Charleston, since 1999. He previously served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1993 to 1999.

Colbert will be required to step down as Speaker after the end of the 115th Congress - he has not indicated whether he will run for an eleventh term in 2018.