House Republican Conference

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House Republican Conference
Part ofUnited States House of Representatives
Floor LeaderKevin McCarthy (CA)
Floor WhipSteve Scalise (LA)
ChairElise Stefanik (NY)
Vice ChairMike Johnson (LA)
AffiliationRepublican Party
Colors  Red
Seats
211 / 435
Website
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.

Current hierarchy[]

Effective with the start of the 117th Congress, the conference leadership is as follows:

  • Kevin McCarthy (CA) as House Minority Leader
  • Steve Scalise (LA) as House Minority Whip
  • Elise Stefanik (NY) as Chair of the House Republican Conference
  • Mike Johnson (LA) as Vice Chairman of the House Republican Conference
  • Richard Hudson (NC) as Secretary of the House Republican Conference
  • Gary Palmer (AL) as Chair of the House Republican Policy Committee
  • Tom Emmer (MN) as Chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee
  • Drew Ferguson (GA) as House Republican Chief Deputy Whip

Conference leaders[]

Dates Representative State
February 1, 1860 – March 3, 1861 William Pennington New Jersey
July 4, 1861 – March 4, 1863 Galusha A. Grow Pennsylvania
December 7, 1863 – March 3, 1869 Schuyler Colfax Indiana
March 3, 1869 – March 4, 1869 Theodore M. Pomeroy New York
March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1875 James G. Blaine Maine
December 4, 1889 – March 3, 1899 Thomas Brackett Reed Maine
December 4, 1899 – March 4, 1903 David B. Henderson Iowa
November 9, 1903 – March 4, 1911 Joseph Gurney Cannon Illinois
March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1919 James Robert Mann Illinois
May 19, 1919 – March 3, 1925 Frederick H. Gillett Massachusetts
December 7, 1925 – March 4, 1931 Nicholas Longworth Ohio
March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1939 Bertrand Snell New York
January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1959 Joseph W. Martin Jr. Massachusetts
January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1965 Charles A. Halleck Indiana
January 3, 1965 – December 6, 1973 Gerald Ford Michigan
December 7, 1973 – January 3, 1981 John Jacob Rhodes Arizona
January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1995 Robert H. Michel Illinois
January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1999 Newt Gingrich Georgia
January 6, 1999 – January 3, 2007 Dennis Hastert Illinois
January 3, 2007 – October 29, 2015 John Boehner Ohio
October 29, 2015 – January 3, 2019 Paul Ryan Wisconsin
January 3, 2019 – present Kevin McCarthy California

Conference chairs[]

The conference chair is elected each Congress.[3]

Chairman State Congress Dates
Justin S. Morrill VT 38th–39th 1863–1867
N/A 40th 1867–1869
Robert C. Schenck OH 41st 1869–1871
Nathaniel P. Banks MA
Austin Blair MI 42nd 1871–1873
Horace Maynard TN 43rd 1873–1875
George W. McCrary IA 44th 1875–1877
Eugene Hale ME 45th 1877–1879
William P. Frye ME 46th 1879–1881
George M. Robeson NJ 47th 1881–1883
Joseph G. Cannon IL 48th–50th 1883–1889
Thomas J. Henderson IL 51st–53rd 1889–1895
Charles H. Grosvenor OH 54th–55th 1895–1899
Joseph G. Cannon IL 56th–57th 1899–1903
William P. Hepburn IA 58th–60th 1903–1909
Frank D. Currier NH 61st–62nd 1909–1913
William S. Greene MA 63rd–65th 1913–1919
Horace M. Towner IA 66th–67th 1919–1923
Sydney Anderson MN 68th 1923–1925
Willis C. Hawley OR 69th–72nd 1925–1933
Robert Luce MA 73rd 1933–1935
Frederick R. Lehlbach NJ 74th 1935–1937
Roy Woodruff MI 75th–81st 1937–1951
Clifford Hope KS 82nd–84th 1951–1957
Charles B. Hoeven IA 85th–87th 1957–1963
Gerald Ford MI 88th 1963–1965
Melvin Laird WI 89th–90th 1965–1969
John B. Anderson IL 91st–95th 1969–1979
Samuel L. Devine OH 96th 1979–1981
Jack Kemp NY 97th–99th 1981–1987
Dick Cheney WY 100th 1987–1989
Jerry Lewis CA 101st–102nd 1989–1993
Dick Armey TX 103rd 1993–1995
John Boehner OH 104th–105th 1995–1999
J. C. Watts OK 106th–107th 1999–2003
Deborah Pryce OH 108th–109th 2003–2007
Adam Putnam FL 110th 2007–2009
Mike Pence IN 111th 2009–2011
Jeb Hensarling TX 112th 2011–2013
Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA 113th—115th 2013–2019
Liz Cheney WY 116th—117th 2019–2021[a]
Elise Stefanik NY 117th 2021–present
  1. ^ Removal as conference chair

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[]

List of successive secretaries of the House Republican Conference
Congress Name State Term start Term end
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

References[]

  1. ^ Milman, Oliver (2021-05-14). "Trump loyalist Elise Stefanik wins Republican vote to replace Liz Cheney". The Guardian.
  2. ^ "Republican Conference Chairmen". US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Republican Conference Chairmen | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  4. ^ "House Leadership Structure: Overview of Party Organization" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2006.
  5. ^ "Anniston Star, Sep 12, 1972, p. 10 | NewspaperArchive®". newspaperarchive.com. 1972-09-12. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  6. ^ [1]

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