- Party whips of the United States House of Representatives
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A whip in the United States House of Representatives manages his party's legislative program on the House floor. The Whip keeps track of all legislation and ensures that all party members are present when important measures are to be voted upon.
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Current role
The Majority Whip is an elected member of the majority party who assists the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader to coordinate ideas on, and garner support for, proposed legislation. This position, unlike Speaker of the House, is not mandated by the Constitution.
The Minority Whip is a member of the minority party who assists the Minority Leader in coordinating the party caucus in its responses to legislation and other matters. However, the United States House of Representatives does not use the term "Minority Whip." The House of Representatives uses the terms "Republican Whip" or "Democratic Whip" depending on the Minority Party.
List of party whips, 1897–present
(Names in Bold indicate Majority)
Dates Democratic Whip State Republican Whip State 1897-1899 None James Albertus Tawney Minnesota 1899-1901 Oscar W. Underwood[1] Alabama 1901-1905 James T. Lloyd Missouri 1905-1909 James E. Watson Indiana 1909-1913 None John W. Dwight New York 1913-1915 Thomas M. Bell Georgia Charles H. Burke South Dakota 1915-1919 None Charles M. Hamilton New York 1919-1921 None Harold Knutson Minnesota 1921-1923 William A. Oldfield Arkansas 1923-1931 Albert H. Vestal Indiana 1931-1933 John McDuffie Alabama Carl G. Bachmann West Virginia 1933-1935 Arthur H. Greenwood Indiana Harry L. Englebright California 1935-1942 Patrick J. Boland Pennsylvania 1942-1943 Robert Ramspeck Georgia 1943-1945 Leslie C. Arends Illinois 1945-1947 John J. Sparkman Alabama 1947-1949 John W. McCormack Massachusetts Leslie C. Arends Illinois 1949-1953 J. Percy Priest Tennessee Leslie C. Arends Illinois 1953-1955 John W. McCormack Massachusetts Leslie C. Arends Illinois 1955-1962 Carl Albert Oklahoma Leslie C. Arends Illinois 1962-1971 Thomas Hale Boggs Louisiana 1971-1973 Tip O'Neill Massachusetts 1973-1975 John J. McFall California 1975-1977 Robert H. Michel Illinois 1977-1981 John W. Brademas Indiana 1981-1987 Thomas S. Foley Washington Trent Lott Mississippi 1987-1989 Tony Coelho California 1989 William H. Gray, III Pennsylvania Dick Cheney Wyoming 1989-1991 Newt Gingrich Georgia 1991-1995 David E. Bonior Michigan 1995-2002 David E. Bonior Michigan Tom DeLay Texas 2002-2003 Nancy Pelosi California 2003-2007 Steny Hoyer Maryland Roy Blunt Missouri 2007–2009 Jim Clyburn South Carolina Roy Blunt Missouri 2009–2011 Eric Cantor Virginia 2011– Steny Hoyer Maryland Kevin McCarthy California See also
References
- ^ Sources differ on the dates that Underwood served as Whip:
- One indicates that he served from 1899–1901. See "Democratic Whips". Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. http://clerk.house.gov/art_history/house_history/dem_whips.html. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
- Another indicates that he served only during 1901. See Heitshusen, Valerie (February 27, 2007). Party Leaders in Congress, 1789-2007: Vital Statistics. Congressional Research Service. p. CRS–11. http://www.rules.house.gov/archives/RL30567.pdf. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
- According to a contemporary newspaper article, "Representative Underwood has been voluntarily filling that position [Democratic whip] since Congress convened" (December 4, 1899). See "Call for a Democratic Caucus". The New York Times: p. 8. January 9, 1900.
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- ^ Sources differ on the dates that Underwood served as Whip:
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