UPDATE: This article has been updated with more comment from Bolger and a list of other Republicans selected to posts Thursday.

Jase Bolger got a vote of support Thursday from his Republican colleagues in the Michigan House, securing a second stint as the caucus leader and clearing the path for him to continue as House speaker during the 2013-14 legislative session.

Bolger was selected as the House’s top Republican in a closed-door caucus meeting despite an ongoing investigation into has role helping Rep. Roy Schmidt of Grand Rapids switch from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party earlier this year.

Democrats selected Rep. Tim Greimel of Auburn Hills to be their caucus leader.

Unofficial election results indicate Republicans will have a somewhat smaller, 59-51 advantage over Democrats in the next House session – meaning Bolger should have the votes to remain as speaker when the 2013-14 session convenes in January.

Bolger was asked by media whether there was caucus conversation about the Schmidt incident or fallout from Tuesday's election, during which Michigan House Republicans lost a net of five seats.

"We had a united caucus," Bolger said.

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Bolger said voters on Tuesday were focused on issues related to providing jobs and making state government more efficient. He said generally that in races that were lost, Democratic President Barack Obama fared well within those districts, which would have a trickle-down effect on other races.

"We’re sad to lose any of our colleagues, however 59 is a strong number," Bolger said. "We’re got a strong caucus determined to continue to provide real results."

Bolger said Republicans "will remain focused on policy" and "will not get mired in politics."

Investigations into the Schmidt party switch by the Kent County prosecutor’s office and the Michigan Department of State resulted in no charges of law violations. But Democrats continue to press the issue, with a complaint that sparked an ongoing one-person grand jury investigation in Ingham County.

Bolger has apologized for his role in the scandal but says no laws were broken.

The scheme included setting up a sham candidate in an attempt to prevent Democrats from competing for the Schmidt seat. That part of the plan failed, as Democrats defeated Schmidt in Tuesday’s election.

Bolger, of Marshall, survived an upset bid in his district Tuesday. Gov. Rick Snyder campaigned on his behalf.

Snyder said last week he wants Bolger back as House speaker, saying Bolger has “done a great job for his district and done a great job as speaker."

Snyder said the Bolger-Schmidt case has been “reviewed multiple times” and that Bolger “has addressed the issue, in my view.”

Greimel won a special election in February to finish out the term of Rep. Tim Melton, who left the Legislature to work with an education group called StudentsFirst. Greimel will be coming back for a full two-year term in January. The former labor lawyer quickly won over his fellow Democrats with his vision for the caucus.

"I certainly won't be hesitant to go toe-to-toe against the Republicans when they're pushing policies that are bad for our state," Greimel said. "But I also won't hesitate to reach across the aisle and work with them when it's in the best interests of our state and when we can do so without compromising core principles and values."

Greimel will replace Rep. Richard Hammel of Mount Morris Township as the House’s top-ranked Democrat. Hammel couldn’t run for the House again because of the state’s term limits law.

Democrats selected Rep. Rudy Hobbs, D-Southfield, to serve as their floor leader. Other Democratic leadership assignments will be announced later.

On the Republican side, John Walsh of Livonia will return as speaker pro tempore and Jim Stamas of Midland returns as majority floor leader.

Other Republican assignments announced Thursday are Pete Lund of Shelby Township as majority whip, Al Pscholka of Stevensville as majority caucus chair, Kevin Cotter of Mount Pleasant and Margaret O’Brien of Portage as associate speakers pro tempore, Lisa Posthumus Lyons of Alto and Mike Shirkey of Clarklake as assistant majority floor leaders, Andrea LaFontaine of Columbus Township as chief deputy whip, and Tom Leonard of DeWitt Township as majority caucus vice chair.

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