- Democratic Caucus Chairman of the United States House of Representatives
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The following is a list of members of the U.S. House of Representatives who have served as chair of the House Democratic Caucus. Chairs are currently limited to two consecutive terms.
Chairman State Congress Dates James Thompson Pennsylvania 31st 1849-1851 N/A[1] 32nd 1851-1853 Edson B. Olds Ohio 33rd 1853-1855 George Washington Jones Tennessee 34th 1855-1857 N/A[2] 35th 1857-1859 George S. Houston Alabama 36th 1859-1861 N/A[3] 37th-40th 1861-1869 William E. Niblack,
Samuel J. Randall[4]Indiana,
Pennsylvania41st 1869-1871 N/A[5] 42nd 1871-1873 William E. Niblack Indiana 43rd 1873-1875 Lucius Q.C. Lamar Mississippi 44th 1875-1877 Hiester Clymer Pennsylvania 45th 1877-1879 John F. House Tennessee 46th 1879-1881 N/A[6] 47th 1881-1883 George W. Geddes Ohio 48th 1883-1885 J. Randolph Tucker Virginia 49th 1885-1887 Samuel S. Cox[7] New York 50th 1887-1889 William S. Holman Indiana 51st-53rd 1889-1895 David B. Culberson Texas 54th 1895-1897 James D. Richardson Tennessee 55th 1897-1899 James Hay Virginia 56th-58th 1899-1905 Robert L. Henry Texas 59th 1905-1907 Henry D. Clayton[8] Alabama 60th-61st 1907-1911 Albert S. Burleson Texas 62nd 1911-1913 A. Mitchell Palmer Pennsylvania 63rd 1913-1915 Edward W. Saunders Virginia 64th-65th 1915-1919 Arthur G. DeWalt Pennsylvania 66th 1919-1921 Sam Rayburn Texas 67th 1921-1923 Henry T. Rainey Illinois 68th 1923-1925 Charles D. Carter Oklahoma 69th 1925-1927 Arthur H. Greenwood Indiana 70th 1927-1929 David H. Kincheloe Kentucky 71st 1929-1930[9] William W. Arnold Illinois 72nd 1931-1933 Clarence F. Lea California 73rd 1933-1935 Edward T. Taylor Colorado 74th 1935-1937 Robert L. Doughton North Carolina 75th 1937-1939 John W. McCormack Massachusetts 76th 1939-1940[10] Richard M. Duncan Missouri 77th 1941-1943 Harry R. Sheppard California 78th 1943-1945 Jere Cooper Tennessee 79th 1945-1947 Aime J. Forand Rhode Island 80th 1947-1949 Francis E. Walter Pennsylvania 81st 1949-1951 Jere Cooper Tennessee 82nd 1951-1953 Wilbur D. Mills Arkansas 83rd 1953-1955 John J. Rooney New York 84th 1955-1957 Melvin Price Illinois 85th-86th 1957-1961 Francis E. Walter[11] Pennsylvania 87th-88th 1961-1963 Albert Thomas Texas 88th 1964-1965 Eugene Keogh New York 89th 1965-1967 Dan Rostenkowski Illinois 90th-91st 1967-1971 Olin Teague Texas 92nd-93rd 1971-1975 Phillip Burton California 94th 1976-1977 Thomas S. Foley Washington 95th-96th 1977-1981 Gillis W. Long Louisiana 97th-98th 1981-1985 Richard A. Gephardt Missouri 99th-100th 1985-1989 William H. Gray, III Pennsylvania 101st 1989 Steny H. Hoyer Maryland 101st-103rd 1989-1995[12] Vic Fazio California 104th-105th 1995-1999 Martin Frost Texas 106th-107th 1999-2003 Bob Menendez New Jersey 108th-109th 2003-2006[13] James Clyburn South Carolina 109th 2006-2007 Rahm Emanuel Illinois 110th 2007-2009 John B. Larson Connecticut 111th 2009- Notes
- ^ No clear records remain for this Congress.
- ^ No clear records remain for this Congress.
- ^ No clear records remain for these Congresses.
- ^ Caucus records show Representative Niblack and Representative Randall as both having served as chairman during the Congress, but no dates of service were specified.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Resigned from the House, October 5, 1930; there is no record of an election to fill the vacancy as caucus chair.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Died in office, May 31, 1963. Caucus chairman post vacant until January 21, 1964.
- ^ 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.
- ^ On January 16, 2006, Representative Menendez resigned from the House after he was appointed to the Senate.
Source
- Official House history (Public domain)
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