House Republican Conference
Party caucus in the US House of Representatives
House Republican Conference
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Part of | United States House of Representatives |
House Speaker | Kevin McCarthy ( CA ) |
Floor Leader | Steve Scalise ( LA ) |
Floor Whip | Tom Emmer ( MN ) |
Chair | Elise Stefanik ( NY ) |
Ideology | Conservatism |
Affiliation | Republican Party |
Colors | Red |
Seats |
222 / 435
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https://www.gop.gov | |
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The House Republican Conference is the party caucus for Republicans in the United States House of Representatives . It hosts meetings and is the primary forum for communicating the party's message to members. The Conference produces a daily publication of political analysis under the title Legislative Digest .
The conference has a chair who directs day-to-day operations and who is assisted by an elected vice chair and a secretary . The current chair is Elise Stefanik of New York , who assumed the position after a vote of the House Republican Conference on May 14, 2021. [1] [2] Former chairs include Gerald Ford , John Boehner , Mike Pence , John B. Anderson , Dick Cheney , Jack Kemp , J. C. Watts , Deborah D. Pryce , Adam Putnam , Jeb Hensarling , Cathy McMorris Rodgers , and Liz Cheney . As a result of the 2022 elections , the party holds a narrow majority in the House of Representatives in the 118th Congress .
Current hierarchy
Effective with the start of the 118th Congress , the conference leadership is as follows:
- Kevin McCarthy ( CA ) as Speaker of the House (Conference Leader)
- Steve Scalise ( LA ) as House Majority Leader
- Tom Emmer ( MN ) as House Majority Whip
- Elise Stefanik ( NY ) as Chair of the House Republican Conference
- Mike Johnson ( LA ) as Vice Chairman of the House Republican Conference
- Lisa McClain ( MI ) as Secretary of the House Republican Conference
- Gary Palmer ( AL ) as Chair of the House Republican Policy Committee
- Richard Hudson ( NC ) as Chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee
- Guy Reschenthaler ( PA ) as House Republican Chief Deputy Whip
Leaders of the House Republican Conference
Congress | Leader | District | Took office | Left office | House Speaker | ||
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36th |
William Pennington
(1796–1862) |
New Jersey 5 | February 1, 1860 | March 3, 1861 | Himself 1860–1861 | ||
37th |
Galusha A. Grow
(1823–1907) |
Pennsylvania 14 | July 4, 1861 | March 4, 1863 | Himself 1861–1863 | ||
38th |
Schuyler Colfax
(1823–1885) |
Indiana 9 | December 7, 1863 | March 3, 1869 [lower-alpha 1] | Himself 1863–1869 | ||
39th | |||||||
40th | |||||||
Theodore M. Pomeroy
(1824–1905) |
New York 24 | March 3, 1869 | March 4, 1869 | Himself 1869 | |||
41st |
James G. Blaine
(1830–1893) |
Maine 3 | March 4, 1869 | March 4, 1875 | Himself 1869–1875 | ||
42nd | |||||||
43rd | |||||||
44th |
George W. McCrary
(1835–1890) |
Iowa 1 | March 4, 1875 | March 3, 1877 | Kerr 1875–1876 | ||
Randall 1876–1881 | |||||||
45th |
Eugene Hale
(1836–1918) |
Maine 5 | March 4, 1877 | March 4, 1879 | |||
46th |
William P. Frye
(1830–1911) |
Maine 2 | March 4, 1879 | March 3, 1881 | |||
47th |
J. Warren Keifer
(1836–1932) |
Ohio 8 | December 5, 1881 | March 4, 1883 | Himself 1881–1883 | ||
48th |
Joseph Gurney Cannon
(1836–1926) |
Illinois 15 | March 4, 1883 | March 3, 1889 | Carlisle 1883–1889 | ||
49th | |||||||
50th | |||||||
51st |
Thomas Brackett Reed
(1839–1902) |
Maine 1 | December 4, 1889 | March 3, 1891 | Himself 1889–1891 | ||
52nd |
Thomas J. Henderson
(1824–1911) |
Illinois 7 | March 4, 1891 | March 3, 1895 | Crisp 1891–1895 | ||
53rd | |||||||
54th |
Thomas Brackett Reed
(1839–1902) |
Maine 1 | December 2, 1895 | March 4, 1899 | Himself 1895–1899 | ||
55th | |||||||
56th |
David B. Henderson
(1840–1906) |
Iowa 3 | December 4, 1899 | March 4, 1903 | Himself 1899–1903 | ||
57th | |||||||
58th |
Joseph Gurney Cannon
(1836–1926) |
Illinois 18 | November 9, 1903 | March 4, 1911 | Himself 1903–1911 | ||
59th | |||||||
60th | |||||||
61st | |||||||
62nd | James Robert Mann | Illinois 2 | March 4, 1911 | March 3, 1919 | Clark 1911–1919 | ||
63rd | |||||||
64th | |||||||
65th | |||||||
66th |
Frederick H. Gillett
(1851–1935) |
Massachusetts 2 | May 19, 1919 | March 3, 1925 | Himself 1919–1925 | ||
67th | |||||||
68th | |||||||
69th |
Nicholas Longworth
(1869–1931) |
Ohio 1 | December 7, 1925 | March 4, 1931 | Himself 1925–1931 | ||
70th | |||||||
71st | |||||||
72nd |
Bertrand Snell
(1870–1958) |
New York 31 | March 4, 1931 | January 3, 1939 | Garner 1931–1933 | ||
73rd | Rainey 1933–1934 | ||||||
74th | Byrns 1935–1936 | ||||||
Bankhead 1936–1940 | |||||||
75th | |||||||
76th |
Joseph W. Martin Jr.
(1884–1968) |
Massachusetts 14 | January 3, 1939 | January 3, 1959 | |||
Rayburn 1940–1947 | |||||||
77th | |||||||
78th | |||||||
79th | |||||||
80th | Himself 1947–1949 | ||||||
81st | Rayburn 1949–1953 | ||||||
82nd | |||||||
83rd | Himself 1953–1955 | ||||||
84th | Rayburn 1955–1961 | ||||||
85th | |||||||
86th |
Charles A. Halleck
(1900–1986) |
Indiana 2 | January 3, 1959 | January 3, 1965 | |||
87th | |||||||
McCormack 1962–1971 | |||||||
88th | |||||||
89th |
Gerald Ford
(1913–2006) |
Michigan 5 | January 3, 1965 | December 6, 1973 [lower-alpha 1] | |||
90th | |||||||
91st | |||||||
92nd | Albert 1971–1977 | ||||||
93rd | |||||||
John Jacob Rhodes
(1916–2003) |
Arizona 1 | December 7, 1973 | January 3, 1981 | ||||
94th | |||||||
95th | O'Neill 1977–1987 | ||||||
96th | |||||||
97th |
Robert H. Michel
(1923–2017) |
Illinois 18 | January 3, 1981 | January 3, 1995 | |||
98th | |||||||
99th | |||||||
100th | Wright 1987–1989 | ||||||
101st | |||||||
Foley 1989–1995 | |||||||
102nd | |||||||
103rd | |||||||
104th |
Newt Gingrich
(born 1943) |
Georgia 6 | January 3, 1995 | January 3, 1999 [lower-alpha 2] | Himself 1995–1999 | ||
105th | |||||||
106th |
Dennis Hastert
(born 1942) |
Illinois 14 | January 6, 1999 | January 3, 2007 | Himself 1999–2007 | ||
107th | |||||||
108th | |||||||
109th | |||||||
110th |
John Boehner
(born 1949) |
Ohio 8 | January 3, 2007 | October 29, 2015 [lower-alpha 2] | Pelosi 2007–2011 | ||
111th | |||||||
112th | Himself 2011–2015 | ||||||
113th | |||||||
114th | |||||||
Paul Ryan
(born 1970) |
Wisconsin 1 | October 29, 2015 | January 3, 2019 | Himself 2015–2019 | |||
115th | |||||||
116th |
Kevin McCarthy
(born 1965) |
California 23 | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | Pelosi 2019–2023 | ||
117th | |||||||
118th | California 20 | Himself 2023–present |
Notes
- 1 2 Resigned to become Vice President of the United States .
- 1 2 Resigned from office and from Congress.
Conference chairs
The conference chair is elected each Congress. [3]
Vice chairs
The vice chair is next in rank after the House Republican Conference Chair. Like the chair, the vice chair is elected by a vote of all Republican House members before each Congress. Among other duties, the vice chair has a seat on both the Steering and Policy Committees . [4]
- Robert Stafford of Vermont (1971)
- Samuel L. Devine of Ohio (1971–1979)
- Jack Edwards of Alabama (1979–1985)
- Lynn Morley Martin of Illinois (1985–1989)
- Bill McCollum of Florida (1989–1995)
- Susan Molinari of New York (1995–1997)
- Jennifer Dunn of Washington (1997–1999)
- Tillie Fowler of Florida (1999–2001)
- Deborah Pryce of Ohio (2001–2003)
- Jack Kingston of Georgia (2003–2007)
- Kay Granger of Texas (2007–2009)
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington (2009–2013)
- Lynn Jenkins of Kansas (2013–2017)
- Doug Collins of Georgia (2017–2019)
- Mark Walker of North Carolina (2019–2021)
- Mike Johnson of Louisiana (2021–present)
Secretaries
Congress | Name | State | Term start | Term end |
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Position established | ||||
90th | Dick Poff | Virginia | January 3, 1967 | August 29, 1972 |
91st | ||||
92nd | ||||
Jack Edwards [5] [6] | Alabama | August 29, 1972 | January 3, 1979 | |
93rd | ||||
94th | ||||
95th | ||||
96th | Clair Burgener | California | January 3, 1979 | January 3, 1985 |
97th | ||||
98th | ||||
99th | Robert J. Lagomarsino | January 3, 1985 | January 3, 1989 | |
100th | ||||
101st | Vin Weber | Minnesota | January 3, 1989 | January 3, 1993 |
102nd | ||||
103rd | Tom DeLay | Texas | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1995 |
104th | Barbara Vucanovich | Nevada | January 3, 1995 | January 3, 1997 |
105th | Jennifer Dunn | Washington | January 3, 1997 | July 17, 1997 |
Tillie Fowler | Florida | July 17, 1997 | January 3, 1999 | |
106th | Deborah Pryce | Ohio | January 3, 1999 | January 3, 2001 |
107th | Barbara Cubin | Wyoming | January 3, 2001 | January 3, 2003 |
108th | John Doolittle | California | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2007 |
109th | ||||
110th | John Carter | Texas | January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2013 |
111th | ||||
112th | ||||
113th | Virginia Foxx | North Carolina | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2017 |
114th | ||||
115th | Jason Smith | Missouri | January 3, 2017 | January 3, 2021 |
116th | ||||
117th | Richard Hudson | North Carolina | January 3, 2021 | Present |
See also
References
- ↑ Milman, Oliver (2021-05-14). "Trump loyalist Elise Stefanik wins Republican vote to replace Liz Cheney" . The Guardian .
- ↑ "Republican Conference Chairmen" . US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives . Retrieved 7 January 2019 .
- ↑ "Republican Conference Chairmen | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives" . history.house.gov . Retrieved 2021-02-04 .
- ↑ "House Leadership Structure: Overview of Party Organization" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2006.
- ↑ "Anniston Star, Sep 12, 1972, p. 10 | NewspaperArchive®" . newspaperarchive.comn . 1972-09-12 . Retrieved 2021-02-04 .
- ↑ "Ford Press Releases, September - December 1972" (PDF) . fordlibrarymuseum.gov . Retrieved 29 June 2023 .
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