House Republican Conference | |
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Chairperson | Lisa McClain (MI) |
Part of | United States House of Representatives |
House Speaker | Mike Johnson (LA) |
Floor Leader | Steve Scalise (LA) |
Floor Whip | Tom Emmer (MN) |
Chair | Lisa McClain (MI) |
Ideology | Conservatism |
Political position | Center-right to right-wing |
Affiliation | Republican Party |
Colors | Red |
Seats | 218 / 435 |
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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 .
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 . [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, 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.
As of January 3, 2024, the conference leadership has been as follows:
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 | Himself1860–1861 | ||
37th | Galusha A. Grow (1823–1907) | Pennsylvania 14 | July 4, 1861 | March 4, 1863 | Himself1861–1863 | ||
38th | Schuyler Colfax (1823–1885) | Indiana 9 | December 7, 1863 | March 3, 1869 [a] | Himself1863–1869 | ||
39th | |||||||
40th | |||||||
40th | Theodore M. Pomeroy (1824–1905) | New York 24 | March 3, 1869 | March 4, 1869 | Himself1869 | ||
41st | James G. Blaine (1830–1893) | Maine 3 | March 4, 1869 | March 4, 1875 | Himself1869–1875 | ||
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 | Himself1881–1883 | ||
48th | Joseph Gurney Cannon (1836–1926) | Illinois 15 | March 4, 1883 | March 3, 1889 | Carlisle 1883–1889 | ||
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50th | |||||||
51st | Thomas Brackett Reed (1839–1902) | Maine 1 | December 4, 1889 | March 3, 1891 | Himself1889–1891 | ||
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 | Himself1895–1899 | ||
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56th | David B. Henderson (1840–1906) | Iowa 3 | December 4, 1899 | March 4, 1903 | Himself1899–1903 | ||
57th | |||||||
58th | Joseph Gurney Cannon (1836–1926) | Illinois 18 | November 9, 1903 | March 4, 1911 | Himself1903–1911 | ||
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61st | |||||||
62nd | James Robert Mann (1856–1922) | Illinois 2 | March 4, 1911 | March 3, 1919 | Clark 1911–1919 | ||
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65th | |||||||
66th | Frederick H. Gillett (1851–1935) | Massachusetts 2 | May 19, 1919 | March 3, 1925 | Himself1919–1925 | ||
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68th | |||||||
69th | Nicholas Longworth (1869–1931) | Ohio 1 | December 7, 1925 | March 4, 1931 | Himself1925–1931 | ||
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 | Himself1947–1949 | ||||||
81st | Rayburn 1949–1953 | ||||||
82nd | |||||||
83rd | Himself1953–1955 | ||||||
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 [a] | |||
90th | |||||||
91st | |||||||
92nd | Albert 1971–1977 | ||||||
93rd | |||||||
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 | |||||||
101st | Foley 1989–1995 | ||||||
102nd | |||||||
103rd | |||||||
104th | Newt Gingrich (born 1943) | Georgia 6 | January 3, 1995 | January 3, 1999 [b] | Himself1995–1999 | ||
105th | |||||||
106th | Dennis Hastert (born 1942) | Illinois 14 | January 6, 1999 | January 3, 2007 | Himself1999–2007 | ||
107th | |||||||
108th | |||||||
109th | |||||||
110th | John Boehner (born 1949) | Ohio 8 | January 3, 2007 | October 29, 2015 [b] | Pelosi 2007–2011 | ||
111th | |||||||
112th | Himself2011–2015 | ||||||
113th | |||||||
114th | |||||||
114th | Paul Ryan (born 1970) | Wisconsin 1 | October 29, 2015 | January 3, 2019 | Himself2015–2019 | ||
115th | |||||||
116th | Kevin McCarthy (born 1965) | California 23 | January 3, 2019 | October 3, 2023 [c] | Pelosi 2019–2023 | ||
117th | |||||||
118th | California 20 | Himself2023 | |||||
118th | Vacant | October 3, 2023 | October 25, 2023 | McHenry [d] 2023 | |||
118th | Mike Johnson (born 1972) | Louisiana 4 | October 25, 2023 | Incumbent | Himself2023–present | ||
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The conference chair is elected each Congress. [3]
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]
Congress | Name | State | Term start | Term end |
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Position established | ||||
90th | Dick Poff | Virginia | January 3, 1967 | August 29, 1972 |
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Jack Edwards [5] [6] | Alabama | August 29, 1972 | January 3, 1979 | |
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95th | ||||
96th | Clair Burgener | California | January 3, 1979 | January 3, 1985 |
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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 |
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