A Reason To Respect Jessica Simpson She's apparently attending a Republican fundraiser this week and House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) is the lucky guy who gets to sit next to her. Not that he will recognize her. “I’m not even sure if he knows who Jessica Simpson is,” the Majority Leader’s spokesman, Kevin Madden,said. “Boehner’s celebrity recognition standards crashed and burned with the introduction of color television.” I can help you with that, Congressman. She'll be the one to the left causing your erection.