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House Republican Conference

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House Republican Conference
Part ofUnited States House of Representatives
House SpeakerMike Johnson (LA)
Floor LeaderSteve Scalise (LA)
Floor WhipTom Emmer (MN)
ChairLisa McClain (MI)
IdeologyConservatism
Political positionCenter-right to right-wing
AffiliationRepublican Party
Colors     Red
Seats
218 / 435
Website
gop.gov

The House Republican Conference is the party caucus for Republicans in the United States House of Representatives. It holds meetings, and is the main meeting group for communicating the party's message to members.

When the conference has 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.[1][2]

Current leadership

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Leaders of the House Republican Conference

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Congress Leader District Took office Left office House Speaker
36th William Pennington
(1796–1862) 		New Jersey 5 February 1, 1860 March 3, 1861   Himself 1860–1861
37th Galusha A. Grow
(1823–1907) 		Pennsylvania 14 July 4, 1861 March 4, 1863   Himself 1861–1863
38th Schuyler Colfax
(1823–1885) 		Indiana 9 December 7, 1863 March 3, 1869[a]   Himself 1863–1869
39th
40th
40th Theodore M. Pomeroy
(1824–1905) 		New York 24 March 3, 1869 March 4, 1869   Himself 1869
41st James G. Blaine
(1830–1893) 		Maine 3 March 4, 1869 March 4, 1875   Himself 1869–1875
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   Himself 1881–1883
48th Joseph Gurney Cannon
(1836–1926) 		Illinois 15 March 4, 1883 March 3, 1889   Carlisle 1883–1889
49th
50th
51st Thomas Brackett Reed
(1839–1902) 		Maine 1 December 4, 1889 March 3, 1891   Himself 1889–1891
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   Himself 1895–1899
55th
56th David B. Henderson
(1840–1906) 		Iowa 3 December 4, 1899 March 4, 1903   Himself 1899–1903
57th
58th Joseph Gurney Cannon
(1836–1926) 		Illinois 18 November 9, 1903 March 4, 1911   Himself 1903–1911
59th
60th
61st
62nd James Robert Mann
(1856–1922) 		Illinois 2 March 4, 1911 March 3, 1919   Clark 1911–1919
63rd
64th
65th
66th Frederick H. Gillett
(1851–1935) 		Massachusetts 2 May 19, 1919 March 3, 1925   Himself 1919–1925
67th
68th
69th Nicholas Longworth
(1869–1931) 		Ohio 1 December 7, 1925 March 4, 1931   Himself 1925–1931
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   Himself 1947–1949
81st   Rayburn 1949–1953
82nd
83rd   Himself 1953–1955
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]   Himself 1995–1999
105th
106th Dennis Hastert
(born 1942) 		Illinois 14 January 6, 1999 January 3, 2007   Himself 1999–2007
107th
108th
109th
110th John Boehner
(born 1949) 		Ohio 8 January 3, 2007 October 29, 2015[b]   Pelosi 2007–2011
111th
112th   Himself 2011–2015
113th
114th
114th Paul Ryan
(born 1970) 		Wisconsin 1 October 29, 2015 January 3, 2019   Himself 2015–2019
115th
116th Kevin McCarthy
(born 1965) 		California 23 January 3, 2019 October 3, 2023[c]   Pelosi 2019–2023
117th
118th California 20   Himself 2023
118th Vacant October 3, 2023 October 25, 2023   McHenry[d] 2023
118th Mike Johnson
(born 1972) 		Louisiana 4 October 25, 2023 Incumbent   Himself 2023–present
119th

Notes

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Resigned to become Vice President of the United States.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Resigned from office and from Congress.
  3. ↑ Kevin McCarthy was vacated as speaker and House Republican Leader on October 3, 2023, until the election of Mike Johnson on October 25.
  4. ↑ This person served as speaker pro tempore.

References

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  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.
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