House Republican Conference

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Template:United States House of Representatives 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.[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.

Current hierarchy

As of January 3, 2024, the conference leadership has been as follows:

Leaders of the House Republican Conference

Congress Leader District Took office Left office House Speaker
36th File:William Pennington portrait.jpg William Pennington
(1796–1862)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		New Jersey 5 Template:Dts Template:Dts style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Himself 1860–1861Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
37th File:Galusha A. Grow restored.jpg Galusha A. Grow
(1823–1907)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Pennsylvania 14 Template:Dts Template:Dts style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Himself 1861–1863Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
38th File:Schuyler Colfax, photo portrait seated, c1855-1865.jpg Schuyler Colfax
(1823–1885)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Indiana 9 Template:Dts Template:DtsTemplate:Efn rowspan="3" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Himself 1863–1869Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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40th File:Theodore Medad Pomeroy - Brady-Handy.jpg Theodore M. Pomeroy
(1824–1905)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		New York 24 Template:Dts Template:Dts style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Himself 1869Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
41st File:James G. Blaine - Brady-Handy.jpg James G. Blaine
(1830–1893)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Maine 3 Template:Dts Template:Dts rowspan="3" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Himself 1869–1875Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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44th File:George Washington McCrary, Brady-Handy bw photo portrait, ca1860-1875.jpg George W. McCrary
(1835–1890)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Iowa 1 Template:Dts Template:Dts style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Kerr 1875–1876Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
rowspan="3" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Randall 1876–1881Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
45th File:Eugene Hale - Brady-Handy.jpg Eugene Hale
(1836–1918)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Maine 5 Template:Dts Template:Dts
46th File:William P. Frye - Brady-Handy.jpg William P. Frye
(1830–1911)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Maine 2 Template:Dts Template:Dts
47th File:J. Warren Keifer - Brady-Handy.jpg J. Warren Keifer
(1836–1932)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Ohio 8 Template:Dts Template:Dts style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Himself 1881–1883Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
48th File:SpeakerCannon.png Joseph Gurney Cannon
(1836–1926)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Illinois 15 Template:Dts Template:Dts rowspan="3" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Carlisle 1883–1889Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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51st File:Thomas Brackett Reed by John Singer Sargent.jpg Thomas Brackett Reed
(1839–1902)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Maine 1 Template:Dts Template:Dts style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Himself 1889–1891Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
52nd File:ThomasJHenderson.jpg Thomas J. Henderson
(1824–1911)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Illinois 7 Template:Dts Template:Dts rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Crisp 1891–1895Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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54th File:Thomas Brackett Reed by John Singer Sargent.jpg Thomas Brackett Reed
(1839–1902)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Maine 1 Template:Dts Template:Dts rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Himself 1895–1899Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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56th File:DavidBremmerHenderson.jpg David B. Henderson
(1840–1906)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Iowa 3 Template:Dts Template:Dts rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Himself 1899–1903Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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58th File:SpeakerCannon.png Joseph Gurney Cannon
(1836–1926)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Illinois 18 Template:Dts Template:Dts rowspan="4" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Himself 1903–1911Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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62nd File:James Robert Mann (Illinois) in 1916 (cropped).jpg James Robert Mann
(1856–1922)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Illinois 2 Template:Dts Template:Dts rowspan="4" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Clark 1911–1919Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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66th File:Frederick Gillett.jpg Frederick H. Gillett
(1851–1935)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Massachusetts 2 Template:Dts Template:Dts rowspan="3" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Himself 1919–1925Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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69th File:Nick Longworth Portrait.JPG Nicholas Longworth
(1869–1931)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Ohio 1 Template:Dts Template:Dts rowspan="3" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Himself 1925–1931Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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72nd File:Bertrand Snell cph.3c04408.jpg Bertrand Snell
(1870–1958)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		New York 31 Template:Dts Template:Dts style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Garner 1931–1933Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
73rd style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Rainey 1933–1934Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
74th style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Byrns 1935–1936Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
rowspan="3" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Bankhead 1936–1940Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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76th File:SPEAKER JWMartin.jpg Joseph W. Martin Jr.
(1884–1968)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Massachusetts 14 Template:Dts Template:Dts
rowspan="4" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Rayburn 1940–1947Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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80th style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Himself 1947–1949Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
81st rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Rayburn 1949–1953Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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83rd style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Himself 1953–1955Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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86th File:Rep. Charles A. Halleck of Ind., member of the Committee investigating the Nat'l Labor Relations Board, Sept. 1939 LCCN2016876179 (cropped).jpg Charles A. Halleck
(1900–1986)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Indiana 2 Template:Dts Template:Dts
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rowspan="5" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   McCormack 1962–1971Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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89th File:Gerald Ford presidential portrait (cropped).jpg Gerald Ford
(1913–2006)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Michigan 5 Template:Dts Template:DtsTemplate:Efn
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92nd rowspan="4" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Albert 1971–1977Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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93rd File:JohnRhodes.jpg John Jacob Rhodes
(1916–2003)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Arizona 1 Template:Dts Template:Dts
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95th rowspan="5" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   O'Neill 1977–1987Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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97th File:Robert H Michel.jpg Robert H. Michel
(1923–2017)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Illinois 18 Template:Dts Template:Dts
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100th rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Wright 1987–1989Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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rowspan="3" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Foley 1989–1995Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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104th File:SpeakerGingrich.jpg Newt Gingrich
(born 1943)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Georgia 6 Template:Dts Template:DtsTemplate:Efn rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Himself 1995–1999Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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106th File:SpeakerHastert.jpg Dennis Hastert
(born 1942)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Illinois 14 Template:Dts Template:Dts rowspan="4" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Himself 1999–2007Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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110th File:John Boehner Speaker Portrait Full.png John Boehner
(born 1949)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Ohio 8 Template:Dts Template:DtsTemplate:Efn rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Pelosi 2007–2011Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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112th rowspan="3" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Himself 2011–2015Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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114th File:Speaker Paul D. Ryan Official Painting.jpg Paul Ryan
(born 1970)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Wisconsin 1 Template:Dts Template:Dts rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Himself
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116th File:Kevin McCarthy, official portrait, speaker.jpg Kevin McCarthy
(born 1965)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		California 23 Template:Dts Template:DtsTemplate:Efn rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Pelosi 2019–2023Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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118th California 20 style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Himself 2023Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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118th File:Mike Johnson official portrait, 118th Congress.jpg Mike Johnson
(born 1972)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Louisiana 4 Template:Dts Incumbent rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |   Himself 2023–presentScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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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 2019–2021Template:Efn
Elise Stefanik NY 117th—118th 2021–2025
Lisa McClain MI 119th 2025–present

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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]

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 January 3, 2023
118th Lisa McClain Michigan January 3, 2023 January 3, 2025
119th Erin Houchin Indiana January 3, 2025 Present

See also

References

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External links

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Senate Republican Conference Senate Senate Democratic Caucus
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