House of Representatives Leadership
House Majority Leadership
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Newton Leroy “Newt” Gingrich
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1943.
Republican Party
1995 – 1999
Nancy Patricia Pelosi
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1940.
Democratic Party
2007 – 2011
Nancy Patricia Pelosi
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1940.
Democratic Party
2019 – 2023
Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives
Richard Keith “Dick” Armey
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 7 1940.
Republican Party
1995 – 2003
Roy Dean Blunt*
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10 1950.
Republican Party
2005 – 2006
Majority Whip of the United States House of Representatives
Roy Dean Blunt
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10 1950.
Republican Party
2003 – 2007
House Minority Leadership
Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives
Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr.
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 14 1913; d. December 26 2006.
Republican Party
1965 – 1973
Nancy Patricia Pelosi
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1940.
Democratic Party
2003 – 2007
Nancy Patricia Pelosi
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1940.
Democratic Party
2011 – 2019
Minority Whip of the United States House of Representatives
Richard Bruce “Dick” Cheney
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1941.
Republican Party
1989
Newton Leroy “Newt” Gingrich
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1943.
Republican Party
1989 – 1995
Nancy Patricia Pelosi
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1940.
Democratic Party
2002 – 2003
Roy Dean Blunt
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10 1950.
Republican Party
2007 – 2009
House Committee Leadership
Chair of the United States House Committee on the Budget
Jodey Cook Arrington
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1972.
Republican Party
2023 – present
Chair of the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Henry John Hyde
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1924; d. November 29 2007.
Republican Party
2001 – 2007
United States House Committee on Homeland Security
Chair of the United States House Committee on Homeland Security
Richard Keith “Dick” Armey
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 7 1940.
Republican Party
2002 – 2003
Chair of the United States House Committee on the Judiciary
Henry John Hyde
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1924; d. November 29 2007.
Republican Party
1995 – 2001
Chair of the United States House Committee on Ways and Means
William McKinley
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1843; d. September 14 1901.
Republican Party
1889 – 1891
House Representatives
Arizona
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Arizona’s 1st Congressional District
John Sidney McCain III
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1936; d. August 25 2018.
Republican Party
1983 – 1987
Paul Anthony Gosar
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 27 1958.
Republican Party
2011 – 2013
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District
Stewart Lee Udall
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 31 1920; d. March 20 2010.
Democratic Party
1955 – 1961
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District
George Frederick Senner, Jr.
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 24 1921; d. October 6 2007.
Democratic Party
1963 – 1967
Samuel “Sam” Steiger
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1929; d. September 26 2012.
Republican Party
1967 – 1977
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Arizona’s 4th Congressional District
John Bertrand Conlan
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1930; d. June 18 2021.
Republican Party
1973 – 1977
Paul Anthony Gosar
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 27 1958.
Republican Party
2013 – 2023
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Arizona’s 9th Congressional District
Kyrsten Lea Sinema
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 12 1976.
Democratic Party
2013 – 2019
Paul Anthony Gosar
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 27 1958.
Republican Party
2023 – present
California
Member of the United States House of Representatives from California’s 5th Congressional District
Nancy Patricia Pelosi
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1940.
Democratic Party
1987 – 1993
Member of the United States House of Representatives from California’s 8th Congressional District
Nancy Patricia Pelosi
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1940.
Democratic Party
1993 – 2013
Member of the United States House of Representatives from California’s 11th Congressional District
Nancy Patricia Pelosi
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1940.
Democratic Party
2023 – present
Member of the United States House of Representatives from California’s 12th Congressional District
Richard Milhous Nixon
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1913; d. April 22 1994.
Republican Party
1947 – 1950
Nancy Patricia Pelosi
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1940.
Democratic Party
2013 – 2023
Connecticut
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut’s 4th Congressional District
Albert Elmer Austin
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1877; d. January 26 1942.
Republican Party
1939 – 1941
Clare Booth Luce
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1903; d. October 9 1987.
Republican Party
1943 – 1947
Georgia
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia’s 6th Congressional District
Newton Leroy “Newt” Gingrich
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1943.
Republican Party
1979 – 1999
Hawaii
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District
Daniel Kahikina Akaka
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1924; d. April 6 2018.
Democratic Party
1977 – 1990
Mazie Keiko Hirono
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 3 1947.
Democratic Party
2007 – 2013
Illinois
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 1st Congressional District
Bobby Lee Rush
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 23 1946.
Democratic Party
1993 – 2023
Jonathan Luther Jackson
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1966.
Democratic Party
2023 – present
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District
Augustus Alexander “Gus” Savage
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 30 1925; d. October 31 2015.
Democratic Party
1981 – 1993
Melvin “Mel” Reynolds
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 8 1952.
Democratic Party
1993 – 1995
Jesse Louis Jackson, Jr.
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1965.
Democratic Party
1995 – 2012
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 4th Congressional District
Luis Vicente Gutiérrez
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 10 1953.
Democratic Party
1993 – 2019
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 5th Congressional District
Rod R. Blagojevich
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 10 1956.
Democratic Party
1997 – 2003
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 6th Congressional District
Henry John Hyde
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1924; d. November 29 2007.
Republican Party
1975 – 2007
Peter James Roskam
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1961.
Republican Party
2007 – 2019
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 7th Congressional District
Daniel K. “Danny” Davis
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1941.
Democratic Party
1997 – present
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 8th Congressional District
Melissa Bean
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 22 1962.
Democratic Party
2005 – 2011
William Joseph “Joe” Walsh
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 27 1961.
Republican Party
2011 – 2013
Ladda Tammy Duckworth
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1968.
Democratic Party
2013 – 2017
Subramanian Raja Krishnamoorthi
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1968.
Democratic Party
2017 – present
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 9th Congressional District
Janice “Jan” Schakowsky
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1944.
Democratic Party
1999 – present
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 10th Congressional District
Mark Steven Kirk
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1959.
Republican Party
2001 – 2010
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 11th Congressional District
Deborah L. “Debbie” Halvorson
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1958.
Democratic Party
2009 – 2011
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 15th Congressional District
Mary E. Miller
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1959.
Republican Party
2021 – present
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 19th Congressional District
Glendal William “Glenn” Poshard
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 30 1945.
Democratic Party
1993 – 1999
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 22nd Congressional District
Glendal William “Glenn” Poshard
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 30 1945.
Democratic Party
1989 – 1993
Indiana
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana’s 7th Congressional District
Louis Leon Ludlow
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1873; d. November 28 1950.
Democratic Party
1929 – 1933
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana’s 11th Congressional District
Louis Leon Ludlow
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1873; d. November 28 1950.
Democratic Party
1943 – 1949
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana’s 12th Congressional District
Louis Leon Ludlow
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1873; d. November 28 1950.
Democratic Party
1933 – 1943
Maine
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Maine’s 2nd Congressional District
Margaret Madeline Chase Smith
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 14 1897; d. May 29 1995.
Republican Party
1940 – 1949
Jared Forrest Golden
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1982.
Democratic Party
2019 – present
Maryland
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District
Benjamin Louis “Ben” Cardin
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1943.
Democratic Party
1987 – 2007
Massachusetts
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts’ 6th Congressional District
Henry Cabot Lodge
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1850; d. November 9 1924.
Republican Party
1887 – 1893
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts’ 11th Congressional District
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 29 1917; d. November 22 1963
Democratic Party
1947 – 1953
Michigan
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan’s 5th Congressional District
Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr.
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 14 1913; d. December 26 2006.
Republican Party
1949 – 1973
Mississippi
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi’s 4th Congressional District
William Thad Cochran
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 7 1937; d. May 30 2019.
Republican Party
1973 – 1978
Missouri
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri’s 7th Congressional District
Roy Dean Blunt
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10 1950.
Republican Party
1997 – 2011
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri’s 9th Congressional District
William Leonard “Bill” Hungate
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 14 1922; d. June 22 2007.
Democratic Party
1964 – 1977
New York
Member of the United States House of Representatives from New York’s 20th Congressional District
Joseph John “Joe” DioGuardi
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 20 1940.
Republican Party
1985 – 1989
Ohio
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio’s 16th Congressional District
William McKinley
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1843; d. September 14 1901.
Republican Party
1879 – 1881
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio’s 17th Congressional District
William McKinley
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1843; d. September 14 1901.
Republican Party
1877 – 1879
William McKinley
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1843; d. September 14 1901.
Republican Party
1881 – 1883
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio’s 18th Congressional District
William McKinley
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1843; d. September 14 1901.
Republican Party
1883 – 1884
William McKinley
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1843; d. September 14 1901.
Republican Party
1887 – 1891
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio’s 20th Congressional District
William McKinley
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1843; d. September 14 1901.
Republican Party
1885 – 1887
Oklahoma
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma’s 2nd Congressional District
Thomas Allen “Tom” Coburn
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1948; d. March 28 2020.
Republican Party
1995 – 2001
Bradley Rogers “Brad” Carson
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1967.
Democratic Party
2001 – 2005
David Daniel “Dan” Boren
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 2 1973.
Democratic Party
2005 – 2013
Pennsylvania
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania’s 4th Congressional District
Melissa Ann Hart
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 4 1962.
Republican Party
2001 – 2007
Jason Altmire
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 7 1968.
Democratic Party
2007 – 2013
Tennessee
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee’s 3rd Congressional District
Zachary Paul “Zach” Wamp
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 28 1957.
Republican Party
1995 – 2011
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee’s 4th Congressional District
Albert Arnold “Al” Gore, Jr.
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1948.
Democratic Party
1977 – 1983
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District
Albert Arnold “Al” Gore, Jr.
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1948.
Democratic Party
1983 – 1985
Texas
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 7th Congressional District
George Herbert Walker Bush
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1924; d. November 30 2018.
Republican Party
1967 – 1971
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 10th Congressional District
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1908; d. January 22 1973
Democratic Party
1937 – 1949
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 18th Congressional District
George Thomas “Mickey” Leland III
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 27 1944; d. August 7 1989.
Democratic Party
1979 – 1989
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 19th Congressional District
Robert Randolph “Randy” Neugebauer
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1972.
Republican Party
2003 – 2017
Jodey Cook Arrington
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1972.
Republican Party
2017 – present
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 26th Congressional District
Richard Keith “Dick” Armey
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 7 1940.
Republican Party
1985 – 2003
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 34th Congressional District
Filemón Bartolomé Vela Jr.
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 13 1963.
Democratic Party
2013 – 2022
Wyoming
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Wyoming’s At-Large Congressional District
Richard Bruce “Dick” Cheney
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1941.
Republican Party
1979 – 1989
Craig Lyle Thomas
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 17 1933; d. June 4 2007.
Republican Party
1989 – 1995
Cynthia Marie Lummis Wiederspahn
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1952.
Republican Party
2009 – 2017