ABOUT JOHN BOEHNER

Age: 65 Born: Reading, Ohio

Education: BA in business administration, Xavier University Career: Union Township, Ohio, trustee, 1981-1984. Ohio state representative, 19851990. U.S. House of Representatives, 1991-present. House speaker: 2011 to ?

Family: Wife, Debbie, two daughters

DOUG MILLS / NEW YORK TIMES John Boehner, R-Ohio, said he will stay on as House speaker until Republicans can choose his replacement, which has been delayed by the withdrawal of Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California.