House Democratic Caucus

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House Democratic Caucus
Part of United States House of Representatives
Floor Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY)
Floor Whip Katherine Clark (MA)
Chair Pete Aguilar (CA)
Ideology Modern liberalism
Political position Center-left
Affiliation Democratic Party
Colors  Blue
Seats
213 / 435
Website
dems.gov

The House Democratic Caucus is a congressional caucus composed of all Democratic representatives in the United States House of Representatives, voting and non-voting, [1] and is responsible for nominating and electing the Democratic Party leadership in the chamber. In its roles as a party conference, the caucus writes and enforces rules of conduct and discipline for its members, approves committee assignments, and serves as the primary forum for development of party policy and legislative priorities. It hosts weekly meetings for these purposes and to communicate the party's message to members.

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When the caucus 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 caucus has a Caucus Chairman and Caucus Vice-Chair (formerly called the Secretary). For the 118th Congress, Hakeem Jeffries was elected as the Minority Leader, Katherine Clark became the Minority Whip and Pete Aguilar was chosen as the Caucus Chairman.

Current hierarchy

Effective with the start of the 118th Congress, the chain of command conference leadership is as follows (from highest to lowest):

Leadership history

The House Democratic Caucus, through its institutional antecedent, the Democratic-Republican caucus, was established on April 2, 1796, to stop a treaty with Great Britain which unfairly treated American sailors. For many years, through 1820, it nominated presidential candidates (before the era of national nominating conventions).

Since 2023, the House Democratic Leader has been Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York (the first African-American congressional party leader in U.S. history). [2] He was elected to succeed longtime Democratic leader and the first woman Speaker of the House in U.S. history Nancy Pelosi.

At the Organizational Meeting on November 18, 2008, of the Democratic Caucus for the 111th Congress, Representative John B. Larson (D-Connecticut) was elected Caucus Chairman by acclamation. The election was presided over by the outgoing chairman of the Democratic Caucus for the 110th Congress, former Representative Rahm Emanuel (D-Illinois). Rep. Larson officially assumed the position of chairman on the first day of the 111th Congress, January 3, 2009.

After his election as chairman at the Organizational Meeting on November 18, Chairman Larson presided over the election of Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-California), who defeated Representative Marcy Kaptur of Ohio by a vote count of 175 to 67. Rep. Becerra likewise assumed his vice-chairmanship on January 3.

Leaders of the House Democratic Caucus

CongressLeaderDistrictTook officeLeft officeHouse Speaker
20th SpeakerStevenson.png Andrew Stevenson
(1784–1857)		 Virginia 9 December 3, 1827June 2, 1834 [a]  Himself1827–1834
21st
22nd
23rd Virginia 11
23rd John Bell.jpg John Bell
(1796–1869)		 Tennessee 7 June 2, 1834March 4, 1835 Himself1834–1835
24th James Knox Polk by GPA Healy, 1858.jpg James K. Polk
(1795–1849)		 Tennessee 9 December 7, 1835March 4, 1839 Himself1835–1839
25th  
26th Unknown [b]   Hunter 1839–1841
27th Unknown [b]   White 1841–1843
28th JohnWinstonJones.jpg John Winston Jones
(1791–1848)		 Virginia 6 December 4, 1843March 4, 1845 Himself1843–1845
29th John Wesley Davis.jpg John Wesley Davis
(1799–1859)		 Indiana 6 December 1, 1845March 4, 1847 Himself1845–1847
30th Unknown [b]   Winthrop 1847–1849
31st Cobb, Howell2.jpg Howell Cobb
(1815–1868)		 Georgia 6 December 22, 1849March 4, 1851 Himself1849–1851
32nd LinnBoyd.jpg Linn Boyd
(1800–1859)		 Kentucky 1 December 1, 1851March 4, 1855 Himself1851–1855
33rd
34th Hon. Jones - NARA - 528402 (3x4a).jpg George Washington Jones
(1806–1884)		 Tennessee 6 March 4, 1855March 4, 1857  Banks 1856–1857
35th James Lawrence Orr - Brady-Handy.jpg James Lawrence Orr
(1822–1873)		 South Carolina 5 December 7, 1857March 3, 1859 Himself1857–1859
36th George S. Houston - Brady-Handy.jpg George S. Houston
(1811–1879)		 Alabama 5 March 4, 1859January 21, 1861 [c]   Pennington 1860–1861
37th Unknown [d]   Grow 1861–1863
38th Unknown [d]   Colfax 1863–1869
39th Unknown [d]
40th Unknown [d]
40th  Pomeroy 1869
41st Samuel J. Randall Brady-Handy.tif Samuel J. Randall
(1828–1890)		 Pennsylvania 1 March 4, 1869March 3, 1871  Blaine 1869–1875
William E. Niblack, Representative from Indiana, Thirty-fifth Congress, half-length portrait LCCN2010649380 (1).jpg William E. Niblack
(1822–1893)		 Indiana 1
42nd Unknown [b]
43rd William E. Niblack, Representative from Indiana, Thirty-fifth Congress, half-length portrait LCCN2010649380 (1).jpg William E. Niblack
(1822–1893)		 Indiana 1 March 4, 1873March 3, 1875
44th Michael C. Kerr - Brady-Handy (1).jpg Michael C. Kerr
(1827–1876)		 Indiana 3 December 6, 1875August 19, 1876 [e]  Himself1875–1876
44th Samuel J. Randall Brady-Handy.tif Samuel J. Randall
(1828–1890)		 Pennsylvania 3 December 4, 1876March 3, 1881 Himself1876–1881
45th
46th
47th Unknown [b]   Keifer 1881–1883
48th John Griffin Carlisle, Brady-Handy photo portrait, ca1870-1880.jpg John G. Carlisle
(1834–1910)		 Kentucky 6 December 3, 1883March 3, 1889 Himself1883–1889
49th
50th
51st WSHolman.jpg William S. Holman
(1822–1897)		 Indiana 4 March 4, 1889March 3, 1891  Reed 1889–1891
52nd CharlesFrederickCrisp.jpg Charles Frederick Crisp
(1845–1896)		 Georgia 3 December 8, 1891March 3, 1895 Himself1891–1895
53rd
54th D.B. Culberson.jpg David B. Culberson
(1830–1900)		 Texas 4 March 4, 1895March 3, 1897  Reed 1895–1899
55th James D Richardson.jpg James D. Richardson
(1843–1914)		 Tennessee 5 March 4, 1897March 3, 1903
56th   Henderson 1899–1903
57th
58th John Sharp Williams 1923.jpg John Sharp Williams
(1854–1932)		 Mississippi 8 March 4, 1903March 3, 1909  Cannon 1903–1911
59th
60th
61st James Beauchamp Clark.jpg Champ Clark
(1850–1921)		 Missouri 9 March 4, 1909March 2, 1921 [e]
62nd  Himself1911–1919
63rd
64th
65th
66th   Gillett 1919–1925
67th Claude Kitchin.jpg Claude Kitchin
(1869–1923)		 North Carolina 2 March 4, 1921March 4, 1923
68th Finis J. Garrett (Tennessee Congressman).jpg Finis J. Garrett
(1875–1956)		 Tennessee 9 March 4, 1923March 3, 1929
69th   Longworth 1925–1931
70th
71st John n garner.jpg John Nance Garner
(1868–1967)		 Texas 15 March 4, 1929March 3, 1933 [f]
72nd  Himself1931–1933
73rd SpeakerRainey.png Henry Thomas Rainey
(1860–1934)		 Illinois 20 March 9, 1933August 19, 1934 [e]  Himself1933–1934
74th Joseph Byrns.jpg Jo Byrns
(1869–1936)		 Tennessee 5 January 3, 1935June 4, 1936 [e]  Himself1935–1936
74th SpeakerBankhead.png William B. Bankhead
(1874–1940)		 Alabama 7 June 4, 1936September 15, 1940 [e]  Himself1936–1940
75th
76th
76th Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn.jpg Sam Rayburn
(1882–1961)		 Texas 4 September 16, 1940November 16, 1961 [e]  Himself1940–1947
77th
78th
79th
80th   Martin 1947–1949
81st  Himself1949–1953
82nd
83rd   Martin 1953–1955
84th  Himself1955–1961
85th
86th
87th
87th Speaker John McCormack.jpg John W. McCormack
(1891–1980)		 Massachusetts 12 January 10, 1962January 3, 1971 Himself1962–1971
88th Massachusetts 9
89th
90th
91st
92nd Speaker Albert - portrait.jpg Carl Albert
(1908–2000)		 Oklahoma 3 January 21, 1971January 3, 1977 Himself1971–1977
93rd
94th
95th SpeakerO'Neill.jpg Tip O'Neill
(1912–1994)		 Massachusetts 8 January 4, 1977January 3, 1987 Himself1977–1987
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th SpeakerWright.jpg Jim Wright
(1922–2015)		 Texas 12 January 6, 1987June 6, 1989 [a]  Himself1987–1989
101st
101st SpeakerFoley.jpg Tom Foley
(1929–2013)		 Washington 5 June 6, 1989January 3, 1995 Himself1989–1995
102nd
103rd
104th Dick Gephardt portrait.jpg Dick Gephardt
(born 1941)		 Missouri 3 January 3, 1995January 3, 2003  Gingrich 1995–1999
105th
106th   Hastert 1999–2007
107th
108th Nancy Pelosi Official Painting.jpg Nancy Pelosi
(born 1940)		 California 8 January 3, 2003January 3, 2023
109th
110th  Herself2007–2011
111th
112th   Boehner 2011–2015
113th California 12
114th
  Ryan 2015–2019
115th
116th  Herself2019–2023
117th
118th Rep-Hakeem-Jeffries-Official-Portrait.jpg Hakeem Jeffries
(born 1970)		 New York 8 January 3, 2023 Incumbent   McCarthy 2023
  McHenry [g] 2023
  Johnson 2023–present

Notes

  1. 1 2 Resigned from office and from Congress.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Whoever held this office during this Congress is unknown.
  3. ↑ Alabama seceded from the Union on January 11, 1861, and Houston withdrew from Congress ten days later on January 21.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Whoever held this office during this Congress is unknown, although it was likely vacant due to the American Civil War.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Died in office.
  6. ↑ Resigned to become Vice President of the United States.
  7. ↑ This person served as speaker pro tempore .

List of chairs

Chairs are currently limited to two consecutive terms.

OfficeholderStateCongressTerm
James Thompson Pennsylvania 31st1849–1851
N/A [3] 32nd1851–1853
Edson B. Olds Ohio 33rd1853–1855
George Washington Jones Tennessee 34th1855–1857
N/A [4] 35th1857–1859
George S. Houston Alabama 36th1859–1861
N/A [5] 37th–40th1861–1869
William E. Niblack,
Samuel J. Randall [6] 		Indiana,
Pennsylvania 		41st1869–1871
N/A [7] 42nd1871–1873
William E. Niblack Indiana 43rd1873–1875
Lucius Q.C. Lamar Mississippi 44th1875–1877
Hiester Clymer Pennsylvania 45th1877–1879
John F. House Tennessee 46th1879–1881
N/A [8] 47th1881–1883
George W. Geddes Ohio 48th1883–1885
J. Randolph Tucker Virginia 49th1885–1887
Samuel S. Cox [9] New York 50th1887–1889
William S. Holman Indiana 51st–53rd1889–1895
David B. Culberson Texas 54th1895–1897
James D. Richardson Tennessee 55th1897–1899
James Hay Virginia 56th–58th1899–1905
Robert L. Henry Texas 59th1905–1907
Henry D. Clayton [10] Alabama 60th–61st1907–1911
Albert S. Burleson Texas 62nd1911–1913
A. Mitchell Palmer Pennsylvania 63rd1913–1915
Edward W. Saunders Virginia 64th–65th1915–1919
Arthur G. DeWalt Pennsylvania 66th1919–1921
Sam Rayburn Texas 67th1921–1923
Henry T. Rainey Illinois 68th1923–1925
Charles D. Carter Oklahoma 69th1925–1927
Arthur H. Greenwood Indiana 70th1927–1929
David H. Kincheloe Kentucky 71st1929–1930 [11]
William W. Arnold Illinois 72nd1931–1933
Clarence F. Lea California 73rd1933–1935
Edward T. Taylor Colorado 74th1935–1937
Robert L. Doughton North Carolina 75th1937–1939
John W. McCormack Massachusetts 76th1939–1940 [12]
Richard M. Duncan Missouri 77th1941–1943
Harry R. Sheppard California 78th1943–1945
Jere Cooper Tennessee 79th1945–1947
Aime J. Forand Rhode Island 80th1947–1949
Francis E. Walter Pennsylvania 81st1949–1951
Jere Cooper Tennessee 82nd1951–1953
Wilbur D. Mills Arkansas 83rd1953–1955
John J. Rooney New York 84th1955–1957
Melvin Price Illinois 85th–86th1957–1961
Francis E. Walter [13] Pennsylvania 87th–88th1961–1963
Albert Thomas Texas 88th1964–1965
Eugene Keogh New York 89th1965–1967
Dan Rostenkowski Illinois 90th–91st1967–1971
Olin Teague Texas 92nd–93rd1971–1975
Phillip Burton California 94th1976–1977
Thomas S. Foley Washington 95th–96th1977–1981
Gillis W. Long Louisiana 97th–98th1981–1985
Richard A. Gephardt Missouri 99th–100th1985–1989
William H. Gray III Pennsylvania 101st1989
Steny H. Hoyer Maryland 101st–103rd1989–1995 [14]
Vic Fazio California 104th–105th1995–1999
Martin Frost Texas 106th–107th1999–2003
Bob Menendez New Jersey 108th–109th2003–2006 [15]
James Clyburn South Carolina 109th2006–2007
Rahm Emanuel Illinois 110th2007–2009
John B. Larson Connecticut 111th–112th2009–2013
Xavier Becerra California 113th–114th2013–2017
Joe Crowley New York 115th2017–2019
Hakeem Jeffries New York 116th-117th2019–2023 [16]
Pete Aguilar California 118th2023–present

List of vice-chairs

The vice-chair of the Democratic Caucus ranks just below the Chair of the House Democratic Caucus. In addition to other duties, the vice-chair has a seat on the Steering and Policy Committee. [17]

List of secretaries

The office of Secretary of the Democratic Caucus preceded the office of vice-chair. Until its elimination in 1987, the office of Secretary was reserved for a female member of the House. [20]

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References

  1. ↑ "Rules of the Democratic Caucus". House Democrats. p. 5. Retrieved March 9, 2023. Rule 1. Caucus Membership A. All Members of the House of Representatives, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and the Delegates from American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands who are Members of the Democratic Party shall be prima facie Members of the Democratic Caucus of the House of Representatives.
  2. ↑ Mizelle, Shawna (January 4, 2023). "Hakeem Jeffries to make history as the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  3. ↑ No clear records remain for this Congress.
  4. ↑ No clear records remain for this Congress.
  5. ↑ No clear records remain for these Congresses.
  6. ↑ Caucus records show Representative Niblack and Representative Randall as both having served as chairman during the Congress, but no dates of service were specified.
  7. ↑ Representative Fernando Wood of New York nominated the Democratic leadership slate in the House, but there is no other evidence to show he was elected caucus chairman.
  8. ↑ Available data show that Representative John F. House nominated Samuel J. Randall as the Democratic candidate for Speaker, the traditional role of the caucus chairman. Later data show W.S. Rosecrans issuing the next call for a Democratic Caucus meeting, but there is no evidence to suggest that Rosecrans was actually elected caucus chairman.
  9. ↑ Former Parliamentarian Clarence Cannon's notes state "Cox died during this Congress and [Representative James B.] McCreary evidently succeeded or acted for him." However, Representative Cox died on September 10, 1889, six months after the sine die adjournment of the 50th Congress and the convening of the 51st Congress.
  10. ↑ Caucus records are contradictory for this period. They show the election of Representative James Hay as chairman on January 19, 1911, but do not mention a resignation by incumbent chairman Clayton, nor do they specify that Hay was elected chairman for the new Congress. Later, they show the election of Representative Albert S. Burleson on April 11, 1911.
  11. ↑ Resigned from the House, October 5, 1930; there is no record of an election to fill the vacancy as caucus chair.
  12. ↑ Resigned following election as majority (floor) leader, September 16, 1940; records do not indicate that a successor was chosen during the remainder of the Congress.
  13. ↑ Died in office, May 31, 1963. Caucus chairman post vacant until January 21, 1964.
  14. ↑ Representative Hoyer was elected Caucus Chairman on June 21, 1989, following the June 14, 1989, election of Representative William (Bill) H. Gray III as Majority Whip.
  15. ↑ On January 16, 2006, Representative Menendez resigned from the House after he was appointed to the Senate.
  16. ↑ "Hakeem Jeffries defeats Barbara Lee in battle for Dem Caucus chair". Politico. November 28, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2006. Retrieved December 21, 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. ↑ "Center for American Women and Politics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2009. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
  19. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 4, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  20. ↑ Congressional Women: On the Secretary position
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