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House Republican Conference
Party caucus in the US House of Representatives
Party caucus in the US House of Representatives
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | House Republican Conference |
| logo | House GOP logo.png |
| colorcode | |
| leader1_title | Part of |
| leader1_name | United States House of Representatives |
| leader2_title | House Speaker |
| leader2_name | Mike Johnson (LA–4) |
| leader3_title | Floor Leader |
| leader3_name | Steve Scalise (LA–1) |
| leader4_title | Floor Whip |
| leader4_name | Tom Emmer (MN–6) |
| leader5_title | Chair |
| leader5_name | Lisa McClain (MI–9) |
| ideology | Right-wing populism |
| Conservatism | |
| affiliation1_title | Affiliation |
| affiliation1 | Republican Party |
| seats1_title | Seats |
| seats1 | |
| colors | Red |
| position | Right-wing |
| footnotes | |
| website | |
| country | the United States |
Conservatism
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.
When the conference holds the majority of seats, it is usually led by the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives who is assisted on the floor by the House majority leader and the party's chief whip. When in the minority, it is led by the House minority leader, assisted by the chief whip. The conference has a chair who directs day-to-day operations and who is assisted by an elected vice chair and a secretary.
In the 118th Congress, the conference is led by Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana, assisted by Majority Leader Steve Scalise (also of Louisiana), and Majority Whip Tom Emmer. The current chair is Lisa McClain of Michigan, who assumed the position in 2024. Former chairs include Gerald Ford, John Boehner, Mike Pence, John Bayard Anderson, Dick Cheney, Jack Kemp, Liz Cheney, Kevin McCarthy and Elise Stefanik. As a result of the 2024 elections, the party holds a narrow majority in the House of Representatives in the 119th Congress.
Current hierarchy
As of January 3, 2024, the conference leadership has been as follows:
- Mike Johnson (LA–4) as Speaker of the House (conference leader)
- Steve Scalise (LA–1) as House majority leader
- Tom Emmer (MN–6) as House majority whip
- Lisa McClain (MI–9) as chair of the House Republican Conference
- Blake Moore (UT–1) as vice chair of the House Republican Conference
- Erin Houchin (IN–9) as secretary of the House Republican Conference
- Kevin Hern (OK–1) as chair of the House Republican Policy Committee
- Richard Hudson (NC–9) as chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee
- Guy Reschenthaler (PA–14) as House Republican chief deputy whip
Leaders of the House Republican Conference
| Congress | Leader | District | Took office | Left office | House Speaker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36th | [[File:William Pennington portrait.jpg | 150px]] | William Pennington | |||
| (1796–1862) | New Jersey 5 | |||||
| 37th | [[File:Galusha A. Grow restored.jpg | 150px]] | Galusha A. Grow | |||
| (1823–1907) | Pennsylvania 14 | |||||
| 38th | [[File:Schuyler Colfax, photo portrait seated, c1855-1865.jpg | 150px]] | Schuyler Colfax | |||
| (1823–1885) | Indiana 9 | |||||
| 39th | ||||||
| 40th | ||||||
| 40th | [[File:Theodore Medad Pomeroy - Brady-Handy.jpg | 150px]] | Theodore M. Pomeroy | |||
| (1824–1905) | New York 24 | |||||
| 41st | [[File:James G. Blaine - Brady-Handy.jpg | 150px]] | James G. Blaine | |||
| (1830–1893) | Maine 3 | |||||
| 42nd | ||||||
| 43rd | ||||||
| 44th | [[File:George Washington McCrary, Brady-Handy bw photo portrait, ca1860-1875.jpg | 150px]] | George W. McCrary | |||
| (1835–1890) | Iowa 1 | |||||
| Democratic Party (US)}};" | Randall 1876–1881 | |||||
| 45th | [[File:Eugene Hale - Brady-Handy.jpg | 150px]] | Eugene Hale | |||
| (1836–1918) | Maine 5 | |||||
| 46th | [[File:William P. Frye - Brady-Handy.jpg | 150px]] | William P. Frye | |||
| (1830–1911) | Maine 2 | |||||
| 47th | [[File:J. Warren Keifer - Brady-Handy.jpg | 150px]] | J. Warren Keifer | |||
| (1836–1932) | Ohio 8 | |||||
| 48th | [[File:SpeakerCannon.png | 150px]] | Joseph Gurney Cannon | |||
| (1836–1926) | Illinois 15 | |||||
| 49th | ||||||
| 50th | ||||||
| 51st | [[File:Thomas Brackett Reed by John Singer Sargent.jpg | 150px]] | Thomas Brackett Reed | |||
| (1839–1902) | Maine 1 | |||||
| 52nd | [[File:ThomasJHenderson.jpg | 150px]] | Thomas J. Henderson | |||
| (1824–1911) | Illinois 7 | |||||
| 53rd | ||||||
| 54th | [[File:Thomas Brackett Reed by John Singer Sargent.jpg | 150px]] | Thomas Brackett Reed | |||
| (1839–1902) | Maine 1 | |||||
| 55th | ||||||
| 56th | [[File:DavidBremmerHenderson.jpg | 150px]] | David B. Henderson | |||
| (1840–1906) | Iowa 3 | |||||
| 57th | ||||||
| 58th | [[File:SpeakerCannon.png | 150px]] | Joseph Gurney Cannon | |||
| (1836–1926) | Illinois 18 | |||||
| 59th | ||||||
| 60th | ||||||
| 61st | ||||||
| 62nd | [[File:James Robert Mann (Illinois) in 1916 (cropped).jpg | 150px]] | James Robert Mann | |||
| (1856–1922) | Illinois 2 | |||||
| 63rd | ||||||
| 64th | ||||||
| 65th | ||||||
| 66th | [[File:Frederick Gillett.jpg | 150px]] | Frederick H. Gillett | |||
| (1851–1935) | Massachusetts 2 | |||||
| 67th | ||||||
| 68th | ||||||
| 69th | [[File:Nick Longworth Portrait.JPG | 150px]] | Nicholas Longworth | |||
| (1869–1931) | Ohio 1 | |||||
| 70th | ||||||
| 71st | ||||||
| 72nd | [[File:Bertrand Snell cph.3c04408.jpg | 150px]] | Bertrand Snell | |||
| (1870–1958) | New York 31 | |||||
| 73rd | Democratic Party (US)}};" | Rainey 1933–1934 | ||||
| 74th | Democratic Party (US)}};" | Byrns 1935–1936 | ||||
| Democratic Party (US)}};" | Bankhead 1936–1940 | |||||
| 75th | ||||||
| 76th | [[File:SPEAKER JWMartin.jpg | 150px]] | Joseph W. Martin Jr. | |||
| (1884–1968) | Massachusetts 14 | |||||
| Democratic Party (US)}};" | Rayburn 1940–1947 | |||||
| 77th | ||||||
| 78th | ||||||
| 79th | ||||||
| 80th | Republican Party (US)}};" | Himself 1947–1949 | ||||
| 81st | Democratic Party (US)}};" | Rayburn 1949–1953 | ||||
| 82nd | ||||||
| 83rd | Republican Party (US)}};" | Himself 1953–1955 | ||||
| 84th | Democratic Party (US)}};" | Rayburn 1955–1961 | ||||
| 85th | ||||||
| 86th | [[File:Rep. Charles A. Halleck of Ind., member of the Committee investigating the Nat'l Labor Relations Board, Sept. 1939 LCCN2016876179 (cropped).jpg | 150px]] | Charles A. Halleck | |||
| (1900–1986) | Indiana 2 | |||||
| 87th | ||||||
| Democratic Party (US)}};" | McCormack 1962–1971 | |||||
| 88th | ||||||
| 89th | [[File:Gerald Ford presidential portrait (cropped).jpg | 150px]] | Gerald Ford | |||
| (1913–2006) | Michigan 5 | |||||
| 90th | ||||||
| 91st | ||||||
| 92nd | Democratic Party (US)}};" | Albert 1971–1977 | ||||
| 93rd | ||||||
| 93rd | [[File:JohnRhodes.jpg | 150px]] | John Jacob Rhodes | |||
| (1916–2003) | Arizona 1 | |||||
| 94th | ||||||
| 95th | Democratic Party (US)}};" | O'Neill 1977–1987 | ||||
| 96th | ||||||
| 97th | [[File:Robert H Michel.jpg | 150px]] | Robert H. Michel | |||
| (1923–2017) | Illinois 18 | |||||
| 98th | ||||||
| 99th | ||||||
| 100th | Democratic Party (US)}};" | Wright 1987–1989 | ||||
| 101st | ||||||
| Democratic Party (US)}};" | Foley 1989–1995 | |||||
| 102nd | ||||||
| 103rd | ||||||
| 104th | [[File:SpeakerGingrich.jpg | 150px]] | Newt Gingrich | |||
| (born 1943) | Georgia 6 | |||||
| 105th | ||||||
| 106th | [[File:SpeakerHastert.jpg | 150px]] | Dennis Hastert | |||
| (born 1942) | Illinois 14 | |||||
| 107th | ||||||
| 108th | ||||||
| 109th | ||||||
| 110th | [[File:John Boehner Speaker Portrait Full.png | 150px]] | John Boehner | |||
| (born 1949) | Ohio 8 | |||||
| 111th | ||||||
| 112th | Republican Party (US)}};" | Himself 2011–2015 | ||||
| 113th | ||||||
| 114th | ||||||
| 114th | [[File:Speaker Paul D. Ryan Official Painting.jpg | 150px]] | Paul Ryan | |||
| (born 1970) | Wisconsin 1 | |||||
| 115th | ||||||
| 116th | [[File:Kevin McCarthy, official portrait, speaker.jpg | 150px]] | Kevin McCarthy | |||
| (born 1965) | California 23 | |||||
| 117th | ||||||
| 118th | California 20 | Republican Party (US)}};" | Himself 2023 | |||
| 118th | Vacant | ** | ** | Republican Party (US)}};" | McHenry 2023 | |
| 118th | [[File:Mike Johnson official portrait, 118th Congress.jpg | 150px]] | Mike Johnson | |||
| (born 1972) | Louisiana 4 | Incumbent | ||||
| 119th |
Notes
Conference chairs
The conference chair is elected each Congress.
| 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 |
| Elise Stefanik | NY | 117th—118th | 2021–2025 |
| Lisa McClain | MI | 119th | 2025–present |
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.
- 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 (2021–2023)
- Blake Moore of Utah (2023–present)
Secretaries
| Congress | Name | State | Term start | Term end | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position established | ||||||
| 90th | Dick Poff | Virginia | January 3, 1967 | August 29, 1972 | ||
| 91st | ||||||
| 92nd | ||||||
| Jack Edwards{{cite web | url=https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/document/0054/12130699.pdf | title=Ford Press Releases, September - December 1972 | access-date=29 June 2023}} | 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 | January 3, 2023 | ||
| 118th | Lisa McClain | Michigan | January 3, 2023 | January 3, 2025 | ||
| 119th | Erin Houchin | Indiana | January 3, 2025 | Present |
References
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.
- "Republican Conference Chairmen {{!}} US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives".
- "House Leadership Structure: Overview of Party Organization".
- (1972-09-12). "Anniston Star, Sep 12, 1972, p. 10 {{!}} NewspaperArchive®".
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