Aaron Ventura

Aaron Robert Ventura (August 18, 1962 – June 1, 2003) was an American politician who served as the 51st Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2001 to 2003. A member of the Democratic Party, Ventura represented New England in the House from 2001 until his death in 2003. Ventura was elected speaker at the convention of the 107th Congress and served for one term before losing the speakership to Nigel Farage in the 108th Congress. Months after he was sworn into his second term in the House, Ventura was killed in a car accident in Washington, District of Columbia, as he was driving to the Capitol for a floor vote.