The 2011 TIME 100 Poll

Cast your votes for the leaders, artists, innovators, icons and heroes that you think are the most influential people in the world. Though official voting for inclusion on the TIME 100 list has now closed (with Rain as the 2011 readers' choice), users can continue to vote for their favorites until the final list, selected by our editors, is revealed on Thursday, April 21st

TIME 100 Candidates

John Boehner

By TIME StaffMonday, Apr. 04, 2011
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Age: 61
Occupation: Speaker of the House
Previous TIME 100 appearances: 0

He may have a penchant for crying in public, but the Ohio Republican, who became Speaker of the House last November, has had no qualms about attacking Obama and the Democrats on issues ranging from health care reform to cap and trade. A staunch conservative, he is now leading the GOP push for government reform, including the first-ever House ban on earmarks.

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