House Republicans have officially elected Ohio Republican John Boehner as its nominee for speaker of the House.

The unanimous voice vote came in a closed-door conference meeting in the Longworth House Office building. The two-decade veteran of Congress from western Ohio saw no opposition from the GOP. Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss and North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, two of Boehner’s best friends from their days in the House, came to Longworth for the nomination.

Later Wednesday, Republicans are expected to elect Eric Cantor of Virginia as majority leader, Kevin McCarthy of California as majority whip and Jeb Hensarling of Texas as Republican Conference chair.

(Source: Politico)