[1][2] Immediately after the election, the dean of the United States House of Representatives, John Conyers, administered the oath of office to the speaker.

Boehner in turn administered the oath of office en masse to the rest of the members of the House.

Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the Chair of the House Republican Conference, placed Boehner's name in nomination on January 6, 2015.

The House Democrats, who met on November 18, 2014, chose unopposed Nancy Pelosi through a voice vote as the Minority Leader as well as nominee for speaker.

On January 6, Randy Weber tweeted support for Louis Gohmert in an attempt to take votes from John Boehner.