Global political history

Global political history from 3000 BC to the 21st century – political leaders, elections, and more.

Political Parties of the United States

Current Political Parties

Democratic Party

Democratic Party Nominee for President of the United States
Andrew Jackson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1767; d. June 8 1845.

1828

Andrew Jackson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1767; d. June 8 1845.

1832

Martin Van Buren

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1782; d. July 24 1862.

1836

Martin Van Buren

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1782; d. July 24 1862.

1840

James Knox Polk

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 2 1795; d. June 15 1849.

1844

Lewis Cass

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1782; d. June 17 1866.

1848

Franklin Pierce

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 23 1804; d. October 8 1869.

1852

James Buchanan, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1791; d. June 1 1868.

1856

John Cabell Breckinridge

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1821; d. May 17 1875.

1860

Stephen Arnold Douglas

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1813; d. June 3 1861.

1860

George Brinton McClellan

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 3 1826; d. October 29 1885.

1864

Horatio Seymour

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 31 1810; d. February 12 1886.

1868

Horace Greeley

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1811; d. November 29 1872.

1872

Samuel Jones Tilden

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1814; d. August 4 1886.

1876

Winfield Scott Hancock

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 14 1824; d. February 9 1886.

1880

Stephen Grover Cleveland

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1837; d. June 24 1908

1884

Stephen Grover Cleveland

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1837; d. June 24 1908

1888

Stephen Grover Cleveland

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1837; d. June 24 1908

1892

William Jennings Bryan

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 19 1860; d. July 26 1925.

1896

William Jennings Bryan

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 19 1860; d. July 26 1925.

1900

Alton Brooks Parker

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 14 1852; d. May 10 1926.

1904

William Jennings Bryan

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 19 1860; d. July 26 1925.

1908

Thomas Woodrow Wilson

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 28 1856; d. February 3 1924

1912

Thomas Woodrow Wilson

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 28 1856; d. February 3 1924

1916

James Middleton Cox

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1870; d. July 15 1957.

1920

John William Davis

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1873; d. March 24 1955.

1924

Alfred Emanuel “Al” Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1873; d. October 4 1944.

1928

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1882; d. April 12 1945

1932

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1882; d. April 12 1945

1936

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1882; d. April 12 1945

1940

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1882; d. April 12 1945

1944

Harry S. Truman

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 8 1884; d. December 26 1972

1948

Adlai Ewing Stevenson II

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1900; d. July 14 1965.

1952

Adlai Ewing Stevenson II

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1900; d. July 14 1965.

1956

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 29 1917; d. November 22 1963

1960

Lyndon Baines Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1908; d. January 22 1973

1964

Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1911; d. January 13 1978.

1968

George Stanley McGovern

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1922; d. October 21 2012.

1972

James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 1 1924; d. December 29 2024.

1976

James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 1 1924; d. December 29 2024.

1980

Walter Frederick “Fritz” Mondale

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1928; d. April 19 2021.

1984

Michael Stanley Dukakis

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 3 1933.

1988

William Jefferson “Bill” Clinton

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 19 1946.

1992

William Jefferson “Bill” Clinton

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 19 1946.

1996

Albert Arnold “Al” Gore, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1948.

2000

John Forbes Kerry

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 11 1943.

2004

Barack Hussein Obama II

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 4 1961.

2008

Barack Hussein Obama II

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 4 1961.

2012

Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1947.

2016

Joseph Robinette “Joe” Biden, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1942.

2020

Kamala Devi Harris

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1964.

2024


Democratic Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
John Caldwell Calhoun

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1782; d. March 31 1850.

1828

William Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1762; d. June 26 1840.

1828

Martin Van Buren

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1782; d. July 24 1862.

1832

Richard Mentor Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1780; d. November 19 1850.

1836

William Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1762; d. June 26 1840.

1836

Richard Mentor Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1780; d. November 19 1850.

1840

George Mifflin Dallas

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 10 1792; d. December 31 1864.

1844

William Orlando Butler

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 19 1791; d. August 6 1880.

1848

William Rufus DeVane King

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 7 1786; d. April 18 1853.

1852

John Cabell Breckinridge

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1821; d. May 17 1875.

1856

Joseph Lane

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 14 1801; d. April 19 1881.

1860

George Hunt Pendleton

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1825; d. November 24 1889.

1864

Francis Preston Blair, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 19 1821; d. July 8 1875.

1868

Benjamin Gratz Brown

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1826; d. December 13 1885.

1872

Thomas Andrews Hendricks

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 7 1819; d. November 25 1885.

1876

William Hayden English

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1822; d. February 7 1896.

1880

Thomas Andrews Hendricks

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 7 1819; d. November 25 1885.

1884

Allen Granberry Thurman

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 13 1813; d. December 12 1895.

1888

Adlai Ewing Stevenson I

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 23 1835; d. June 14 1914.

1892

Adlai Ewing Stevenson I

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 23 1835; d. June 14 1914.

1900

Henry Gassaway Davis

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 16 1823; d. March 11 1916.

1904

John Worth Kern

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1849; d. August 17 1917.

1908

Thomas Riley Marshall

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1854; d. June 1 1925.

1912

Thomas Riley Marshall

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1854; d. June 1 1925.

1916

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1882; d. April 12 1945

1920

Charles Wayland Bryan

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 10 1867; d. March 4 1945.

1924

Joseph Taylor Robinson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1872; d. July 14 1937.

1928

John Nance Garner III

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 22 1868; d. November 7 1967.

1932

John Nance Garner III

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 22 1868; d. November 7 1967.

1936

Henry Agard Wallace

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 7 1888; d. November 18 1965.

1940

Harry S. Truman

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 8 1884; d. December 26 1972

1944

Alben William Barkley

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 24 1877; d. April 30 1956.

1948

John Jackson Sparkman

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1899; d. November 16 1985.

1952

Carey Estes Kefauver

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1903; d. August 10 1963.

1956

Lyndon Baines Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1908; d. January 22 1973

1960

Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1911; d. January 13 1978.

1964

Edmund Sixtus Muskie

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1914; d. March 26 1996.

1968

Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 9 1915; d. January 18 2011.

1972

Walter Frederick “Fritz” Mondale

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1928; d. April 19 2021.

1976

Walter Frederick “Fritz” Mondale

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1928; d. April 19 2021.

1980

Geraldine Anne Ferraro

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1835; d. March 26 2011.

1984

Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1921; d. May 23 2006.

1988

Albert Arnold “Al” Gore, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1948.

1992

Albert Arnold “Al” Gore, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1948.

1996

Joseph Isadore “Joe” Lieberman

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1942; d. March 27 2024.

2000

Johnny Reid “John” Edwards

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 10 1953.

2004

Joseph Robinette “Joe” Biden, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1942.

2008

Joseph Robinette “Joe” Biden, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1942.

2012

Timothy Michael “Tim” Kaine

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 26 1958.

2016

Kamala Devi Harris

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1964.

2020

Timothy James “Tim” Walz

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 6 1964.

2024


Chair of the Democratic National Committee
Robert Milligan McLane

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1815; d. April 16 1898.

1852 – 1856

Abram Stevens Hewitt

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 31 1822; d. January 18 1903.

1876 – 1877

William Henry Barnum

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1818; d. April 30 1889.

1877 – 1889

Calvin Stewart Brice

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1845; d. December 15 1898.

1889 – 1892

Thomas Taggart

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 17 1856; d. March 6 1929.

1904 – 1908

Vance Criswell McCormick

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1872; d. June 16 1946.

1916 – 1919

Cordell Hull

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 2 1871; d. July 23 1955.

1921 – 1924

James Aloysius Farley

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1888; d. June 9 1976.

1932 – 1940

Edward Joseph Flynn

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 22 1891; d. August 18 1953.

1940 – 1943

Frank Comerford Walker

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1886; d. September 13 1959.

1943 – 1944

Robert Emmet Hannegan

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 30 1903; d. October 6 1949.

1944 – 1947

James Howard McGrath

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 28 1903; d. September 2 1966.

1947 – 1949

William Marshall Boyle, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1902; d. August 30 1961.

1949 – 1951

Frank Edward McKinney, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 16 1904; d. January 9 1974.

1951 – 1952

Henry Martin “Scoop” Jackson

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 31 1912; d. September 1 1983.

1960 – 1961

Lawrence Francis “Larry” O’Brien, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 7 1917; d. September 28 1990.

1968 – 1969

Fred Roy Harris

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 13 1930; d. November 23 2024.

1969 – 1970

Lawrence Francis “Larry” O’Brien, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 7 1917; d. September 28 1990.

1970 – 1972

Kenneth Merwin Curtis

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 8 1931.

1977 – 1978

Paul Grattan Kirk, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1938.

1985 – 1989

David Wilhelm

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 2 1956.

1993 – 1994

Christopher John “Chris” Dodd

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1944.

1995 – 1997

Edward Gene “Ed” Rendell

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1944.

1999 – 2001

Terence Richard “Terry” McAuliffe

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1957.

2001 – 2005

Howard Brush Dean III

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 17 1948.

2005 – 2009

Timothy Michael “Tim” Kaine

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 26 1958.

2009 – 2011

Donna Lease Brazile (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 15 1959.

2011

Deborah “Debbie” Wasserman Schultz

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 27 1966.

2011 – 2016

Donna Lease Brazile (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 15 1959.

2016 – 2017


Leader of the Democratic Party in the United States Senate
George Hunt Pendleton

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1825; d. November 24 1889.

1881 – 1885

James Burnie Beck

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 13 1822; d. May 3 1890.

1885 – 1890

Arthur Pue Gorman

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1839; d. June 4 1906.

1890 – 1898

David Battle Turpie

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 8 1828; d. April 21 1909.

1898 – 1899

Arthur Pue Gorman

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1839; d. June 4 1906.

1903 – 1906

John Worth Kern

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1849; d. August 17 1917.

1913 – 1917

Oscar Wilder Underwood

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1862; d. January 25 1929.

1920 – 1923

Joseph Taylor Robinson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1872; d. July 14 1937.

1923 – 1937

Alben William Barkley

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 24 1877; d. April 30 1956.

1937 – 1949

Scott Wike Lucas

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 19 1892; d. February 22 1968.

1949 – 1951

Ernest William McFarland

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1894; d. June 8 1984.

1951 – 1953

Lyndon Baines Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1908; d. January 22 1973

1953 – 1961

Michael Joseph “Mike” Mansfield

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1903; d. October 5 2001.

1961 – 1977

Robert Carlyle Byrd

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1917; d. June 28 2010.

1977 – 1989

George John Mitchell, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1933.

1989 – 1995

Thomas Andrew “Tom” Daschle

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 9 1947.

1995 – 2005

Harry Mason Reid, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1939; d. December 28 2021.

2005 – 2017

Charles Ellis “Chuck” Schumer

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 23 1950.

2017 – present


Whip of the Democratic Party in the United States Senate
James Hamilton Lewis

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 18 1863; d. April 9 1939.

1913 – 1919

Peter Goelet Gerry

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 18 1879; d. October 31 1957.

1919 – 1929

John Morris Sheppard

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1875; d. April 9 1941.

1929 – 1933

James Hamilton Lewis

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 18 1863; d. April 9 1939.

1933 – 1939

Sherman “Shay” Minton

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1890; d. April 9 1965.

1939 – 1941

Joseph Lister Hill

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 27 1894; d. Decemeber 20 1984.

1941 – 1947

Scott Wike Lucas

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 19 1892; d. February 22 1968.

1947 – 1949

Francis John Myers

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 18 1901; d. July 5 1956.

1949 – 1951

Lyndon Baines Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1908; d. January 22 1973

1951 – 1953

Earle Chester Clements

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 22 1896; d. March 12 1985.

1953 – 1957

Michael Joseph “Mike” Mansfield

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1903; d. October 5 2001.

1957 – 1961

Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1911; d. January 13 1978.

1961 – 1964

Russell Billiu Long

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 3 1918; d. May 9 2003.

1965 – 1969

Edward Moore “Ted” Kennedy

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1932; d. August 25 2009.

1969 – 1971

Robert Carlyle Byrd

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1917; d. June 28 2010.

1971 – 1977

Alan MacGregor Cranston

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1914; d. December 31 2000.

1977 – 1991

Harry Mason Reid, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1939; d. December 28 2021.

1999 – 2005


Democratic Party Caucus Secretary in the United States Senate
Hugo Lafayette Black

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 27 1886; d. September 25 1971.

1927 – 1937

George Armistead Smathers

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 14 1913; d. January 20 2007.

1960 – 1967

Robert Carlyle Byrd

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1917; d. June 28 2010.

1967 – 1971

David Hampton Pryor

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1934; d. April 20 2024.

1989 – 1995

Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1962.

2017 – present


Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
David Ignatius Walsh

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1872; d. June 11 1947.

1922 – 1924

Edmund Sixtus Muskie

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1914; d. March 26 1996.

1967 – 1969

Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1921; d. May 23 2006.

1973 – 1976

John Bennett Johnston, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 10 1932; d. March 25 2025.

1976 – 1977

Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1921; d. May 23 2006.

1983 – 1985

George John Mitchell, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1933.

1985 – 1987

John Forbes Kerry

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 11 1943.

1987 – 1989

John Berlinger Breaux

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1944.

1989 – 1991

Joseph Robert “Bob” Kerrey

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1943.

1995 – 1999

Charles Ellis “Chuck” Schumer

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 23 1950.

2005 – 2009

Raymond Jon Tester

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 21 1956.

2015 – 2017

Christopher “Chris” Van Hollen, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10 1959.

2017 – 2019

Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 9 1966.

2025 – present


Chair of the United States Senate Democratic Policy Committee
Thomas Andrew “Tom” Daschle

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 9 1947.

1989 – 1999

George John Mitchell, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1933.

1989 – 1995

Harry Mason Reid, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1939; d. December 28 2021.

1995 – 1999

Byron Leslie Dorgan

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 14 1942.

1999 – 2011

Charles Ellis “Chuck” Schumer

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 23 1950.

2011 – 2017


Chair of the United States Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1947.

2005 – 2007

Amy Jean Klobuchar

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1960.

2015 – 2017

Chair of the Senate Democratic Outreach Committee
Bernard “Bernie” Sanders

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1941.

2017 – present

Chair of the Senate Democratic Steering Committee
Amy Jean Klobuchar

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1960.

2017 – 2025

Chair of the Senate Democratic Steering and Policy Committee
Amy Jean Klobuchar

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1960.

2025 – present


Leader of the Democratic Party in the United States House of Representatives
John Winston Jones

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 22 1791; d. January 29 1848.

1843 – 1845

Linn Boyd

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 22 1800; d. December 17 1859.

1851 – 1855

James Lawrence Orr

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1822; d. May 5 1873.

1857 – 1859

Michael Crawford Kerr

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1827; d. August 19 1876.

1875 – 1876

Samuel Jackson Randall

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 10 1828; d. April 13 1890.

1876 – 1881

John Griffin Carlisle

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1834; d. July 31 1910.

1883 – 1889

Charles Frederick Crisp

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1845; d. October 23 1896.

1891 – 1895

James Daniel Richardson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1843; d. July 24 1914.

1899 – 1903

John Sharp Williams

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1854; d. September 27 1932.

1903 – 1908

James Beauchamp “Champ” Clark

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 7 1850; d. March 2 1921.

1908 – 1921

Claude Kitchin

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 24 1869; d. May 31 1923.

1921 – 1923

Finis James Garrett

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1875; d. May 25 1956.

1923 – 1929

John Nance Garner III

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 22 1868; d. November 7 1967.

1929 – 1933

Henry Thomas Rainey

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1860; d. August 19 1934.

1933 – 1934

Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 20 1869; d. June 4 1936.

1935 – 1936

William Brockman Bankhead

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1874; d. September 15 1940.

1936 – 1940

Samuel Taliaferro “Sam” Rayburn

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 6 1882; d. November 16 1961.

1940 – 1961

John William McCormack

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1891; d. November 22 1980.

1962 – 1971

Carl Bert Albert

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1908; d. February 4 2000.

1971 – 1977

Thomas Phillip “Tip” O’Neill, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 9 1912; d. January 5 1994.

1977 – 1987

James Claude “Jim” Wright, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1922; d. May 6 2015.

1987 – 1989

Thomas Stephen “Tom” Foley

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 6 1929; d. October 18 2013.

1989 – 1995

Richard Andrew “Dick” Gephardt

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 31 1941.

1995 – 2003

Nancy Patricia Pelosi

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1940.

2003 – 2023

Hakeem Sekou Jeffries

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 4 1970.

2023 – present


Whip of the Democratic Party in the United States House of Representatives
Oscar Wilder Underwood

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1862; d. January 25 1929.

1899 – 1901

James Tilghman Lloyd

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 28 1857; d. April 3 1944.

1901 – 1908

Thomas Montgomery Bell

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 17 1861; d. March 18 1941.

1913 – 1915

William Allan Oldfield

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 4 1874; d. November 19 1928.

1921 – 1929

John McDuffie

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 25 1883; d. November 1 1950.

1929 – 1933

Arthur Herbert Greenwood

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 31 1880; d. April 26 1963.

1933 – 1935

Patrick Joseph Boland

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1804; d. February 6 1849.

1935 – 1942

Robert C. Word Ramspeck

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1890; d. September 10 1972.

1942 – 1945

John Jackson Sparkman

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1899; d. November 16 1985.

1946

John William McCormack

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1891; d. November 22 1980.

1947 – 1949

James Percy Priest

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 1 1900; d. October 12 1956.

1949 – 1953

John William McCormack

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1891; d. November 22 1980.

1953 – 1955

Carl Bert Albert

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1908; d. February 4 2000.

1955 – 1962

Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 15 1914; d. October 16 1972 (disappeared on this date).

1962 – 1971

Thomas Phillip “Tip” O’Neill, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 9 1912; d. January 5 1994.

1971 – 1973

John Joseph McFall

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1918; d. March 7 2006.

1973 – 1977

Stephen John Brademas, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1927; d. July 11 2016.

1977 – 1981

Thomas Stephen “Tom” Foley

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 6 1929; d. October 18 2013.

1981 – 1987

Anthony Lee “Tony” Coelho

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1942.

1987 – 1989

William Herbert Gray III

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1941; d. July 1 2013.

1989 – 1991

David Edward Bonior

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 6 1945.

1991 – 2002

Nancy Patricia Pelosi

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1940.

2002 – 2003

James Enos “Jim” Clyburn

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1940.

2007 – 2011

James Enos “Jim” Clyburn

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1940.

2019 – 2023

Katherine Marlea Clark

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 17 1963.

2023 – present


House Democratic Caucus

Democratic Party Caucus Chair in the United States House of Representatives
James Thompson

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 1 1806; d. January 28 1874.

1849 – 1851

George Smith Houston

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1811; d. December 31 1879.

1859 – 1861

Samuel Jackson Randall

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 10 1828; d. April 13 1890.

1869 – 1871

Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 15 1810; d. March 24 1885.

1875 – 1877

Hiester Clymer

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 3 1827; d. June 12 1884.

1877 – 1879

John Randolph Tucker

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 24 1823; d. February 13 1897.

1885 – 1887

Samuel Sullivan Cox

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 30 1824; d. September 10 1889.

1887 – 1889

William Steele Holman

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1822; d. April 22 1897.

1889 – 1895

David Browning Culberson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 29 1830; d. May 7 1900.

1895 – 1897

James Daniel Richardson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1843; d. July 24 1914.

1897 – 1899

Samuel Taliaferro “Sam” Rayburn

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 6 1882; d. November 16 1961.

1923 – 1925

Thomas Stephen “Tom” Foley

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 6 1929; d. October 18 2013.

1977 – 1981

Richard Andrew “Dick” Gephardt

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 31 1941.

1985 – 1989

William Herbert Gray III

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1941; d. July 1 2013.

1989

Steny Hamilton Hoyer

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 14 1939.

1989 – 1995

Victor Herbert “Vic” Fazio, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 11 1942; d. March 16 2022.

1995 – 1999

James Enos “Jim” Clyburn

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1940.

2006 – 2007

Rahm Israel Emanuel

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 29 1959.

2007 – 2009

John Barry Larson

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 22 1948.

2009 – 2013

Hakeem Sekou Jeffries

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 4 1970.

2019 – 2023

Peter Rey “Pete” Aguilar

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1979.

2023 – present


Democratic Party Caucus Secretary in the United States House of Representatives
Shirley Anita Chisholm

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 30 1924; d. January 1 2005.

1977 – 1981


Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
James Tilghman Lloyd

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 28 1857; d. April 3 1944.

1909 – 1913

Wayne Levere Hays

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1911; d. February 10 1989.

1973 – 1976

Anthony Lee “Tony” Coelho

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1942.

1981 – 1987

Victor Herbert “Vic” Fazio, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 11 1942; d. March 16 2022.

1991 – 1995

Nita Sue Lowey

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 5 1937; d. March 15 2025.

2001 – 2003

Rahm Israel Emanuel

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 29 1959.

2005 – 2007

Christopher “Chris” Van Hollen, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10 1959.

2007 – 2011

Cheryl Lea “Cheri” Bustos

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1961.

2019 – 2021

Sean Patrick Maloney

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1966.

2021 – 2023

Suzan Kay DelBene

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 17 1962.

2023 – present


House Democratic Policy Committee

Chair of the House Democratic Policy Committee
George Miller III

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 17 1945.

2003 – 2013

George Miller III

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 17 1945.

2014 – 2015

Eric Michael Swalwell

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 16 1980.

2017 – present


Permanent Chair of the Democratic National Convention
Caleb Cushing

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1800; d. January 2 1879.

1860

Joseph Taylor Robinson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1872; d. July 14 1937.

1920

Joseph Taylor Robinson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1872; d. July 14 1937.

1928

Joseph Taylor Robinson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1872; d. July 14 1937.

1936

Samuel Taliaferro “Sam” Rayburn

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 6 1882; d. November 16 1961.

1948

Samuel Taliaferro “Sam” Rayburn

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 6 1882; d. November 16 1961.

1952

Samuel Taliaferro “Sam” Rayburn

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 6 1882; d. November 16 1961.

1956

Thomas LeRoy Collins

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1909; d. March 12 1991.

1960

Carl Bert Albert

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1908; d. February 4 2000.

1968

James Claude “Jim” Wright, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1922; d. May 6 2015.

1988

Dorothy Ann Richards

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1933; d. September 13 2006.

1992

Terence Richard “Terry” McAuliffe

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1957.

2000

Nancy Patricia Pelosi

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1940.

2008

Marcia Louise Fudge

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 29 1952.

2016

Bennie Gordon Thompson

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1948.

2020


Keynote Speaker of the Democratic National Convention
John Sharp Williams

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1854; d. September 27 1932.

1904

Alton Brooks Parker

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 14 1852; d. May 10 1926.

1912

Martin Henry Glynn

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 27 1871; d. December 14 1924.

1916

Byron Patton “Pat” Harrison

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1881; d. June 22 1941.

1924

Claude Gernade Bowers

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1878; d. January 21 1958.

1928

Alben William Barkley

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 24 1877; d. April 30 1956.

1932

Alben William Barkley

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 24 1877; d. April 30 1956.

1936

Joseph Taylor Robinson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1872; d. July 14 1937.

1936

William Brockman Bankhead

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1874; d. September 15 1940.

1940

Robert Samuel Kerr

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1896; d. January 1 1963.

1944

Alben William Barkley

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 24 1877; d. April 30 1956.

1948

Paul Andrew Dever

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1903; d. April 11 1958.

1952

Frank Forrester Church III

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1924; d. April 7 1984.

1960

Reubin O’Donovan Askew

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1928; d. March 13 2014.

1972

John Herschel Glenn, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 18 1921; d. December 8 2016.

1976

Morris King “Mo” Udall

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1922; d. December 12 1998.

1980

Mario Matthew Cuomo

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1932; d. January 1 2015.

1984

Dorothy Ann Richards

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1933; d. September 13 2006.

1988

William Warren “Bill” Bradley

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 28 1943.

1992

Zell Bryan Miller

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1932; d. March 23 2018.

1992

Birch Evans “Evan” Bayh III

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 26 1955.

1996

Harold Eugene Ford, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1970.

2000

Barack Hussein Obama II

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 4 1961.

2004

Julián Castro

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1974.

2012

Elizabeth Ann Warren

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 22 1949.

2016

Stacey Yvonne Abrams

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 9 1973.

2020


Chair of the Democratic Leadership Council
William Jefferson “Bill” Clinton

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 19 1946.

1990 – 1991

Joseph Isadore “Joe” Lieberman

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1942; d. March 27 2024.

1995 – 2001


Republican Party

Republican Party Nominee for President of the United States
John Charles Frémont

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 21 1813; d. July 13 1890.

1856

Abraham Lincoln

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 12 1809; d. April 15 1865.

1860

Abraham Lincoln

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 12 1809; d. April 15 1865.

1864

General of the Army Ulysses S. Grant

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 27 1822; d. July 23 1885

Military ranks: Promoted to Brigadier General, 1861. Promoted to Major General, 1863. Promoted to Lieutenant General, 1864. Promoted to General of the Army, 1866. Retired from the military, 1869.

1868

Ulysses S. Grant

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 27 1822; d. July 23 1885

Military ranks: Promoted to Brigadier General, 1861. Promoted to Major General, 1863. Promoted to Lieutenant General, 1864. Promoted to General of the Army, 1866. Retired from the military, 1869.

1872

Rutherford Birchard Hayes

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 4 1822; d. January 17 1893.

1876

James Abram Garfield

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 19 1831; d. September 19 1881.

1880

James Gillespie Blaine

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 31 1830; d. January 27 1893.

1884

Benjamin Harrison

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1833; d. March 13 1901.

1888

Benjamin Harrison

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1833; d. March 13 1901.

1892

William McKinley

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1843; d. September 14 1901.

1896

William McKinley

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1843; d. September 14 1901.

1900

Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1858; d. January 6 1919

1904

William Howard Taft

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1857; d. March 8 1930

1908

William Howard Taft

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1857; d. March 8 1930

1912

Charles Evans Hughes

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1862; d. August 27 1948.

1916

Warren Gamaliel Harding

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 2 1865; d. August 2 1923.

1920

John Calvin Coolidge, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 4 1872; d. January 5 1933

1924

Herbert Clark Hoover

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1874; d. October 20 1964.

1928

Herbert Clark Hoover

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1874; d. October 20 1964.

1932

Alfred Mossman “Alf” Landon

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1887; d. October 12 1987.

1936

Wendell Lewis Willkie

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 18 1892; d. October 8 1944.

1940

Thomas Edmund Dewey

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 24 1902; d. March 16 1971.

1944

Thomas Edmund Dewey

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 24 1902; d. March 16 1971.

1948

General of the Army Dwight David Eisenhower

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1890; d. March 28 1969

Military ranks: Promoted to Brigadier General, 1941. Promoted to Major General, 1942. Promoted to Lieutenant General, 1942. Promoted to General, 1943. Promoted to General of the Army, 1944.

1952

Dwight David Eisenhower

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1890; d. March 28 1969

Military ranks: Promoted to Brigadier General, 1941. Promoted to Major General, 1942. Promoted to Lieutenant General, 1942. Promoted to General, 1943. Promoted to General of the Army, 1944.

1956

Richard Milhous Nixon

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1913; d. April 22 1994.

1960

Barry Morris Goldwater

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1909; d. May 29 1998.

1964

Richard Milhous Nixon

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1913; d. April 22 1994.

1968

Richard Milhous Nixon

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1913; d. April 22 1994.

1972

Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 14 1913; d. December 26 2006.

1976

Ronald Wilson Reagan

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1911; d. June 5 2004

1980

Ronald Wilson Reagan

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1911; d. June 5 2004

1984

George Herbert Walker Bush

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1924; d. November 30 2018.

1988

George Herbert Walker Bush

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1924; d. November 30 2018.

1992

Robert Joseph “Bob” Dole

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 22 1923; d. December 5 2021.

1996

George Walker Bush

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1946.

2000

George Walker Bush

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1946.

2004

John Sidney McCain III

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1936; d. August 25 2018.

2008

Willard Mitt Romney

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1947.

2012

Donald John Trump

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 14 1946.

2016

Donald John Trump

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 14 1946.

2020

Donald John Trump

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 14 1946.

2024


Republican Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
William Lewis Dayton

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 17 1807; d. December 1 1864.

1856

Hannibal Hamlin

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1809; d. July 4 1891.

1860

Andrew Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1808; d. July 31 1875.

1864

Schuyler Colfax, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 23 1823; d. January 13 1885.

1868

Henry Wilson

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 16 1812; d. November 22 1875.

1872

William Almon Wheeler

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 30 1819; d. June 4 1887.

1876

Chester Alan Arthur

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1829; d. November 18 1886.

1880

John Alexander Logan

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1826; d. December 26 1886.

1884

Levi Parsons Morton

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 16 1824; d. May 16 1920.

1888

Whitelaw Reid

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1837; d. December 15 1912.

1892

Garret Augustus Hobart

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 3 1844; d. November 21 1899.

1896

Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1858; d. January 6 1919

1900

Charles Warren Fairbanks

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1852; d. June 4 1918.

1904

James Schoolcraft Sherman

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1855; d. October 30 1912.

1908

Nicholas Murray Butler

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 2 1862; d. December 7 1947.

1912

Charles Warren Fairbanks

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1852; d. June 4 1918.

1916

John Calvin Coolidge, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 4 1872; d. January 5 1933

1920

Charles Gates Dawes

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1865; d. April 23 1951.

1924

Charles Curtis

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1860; d. February 8 1936.

1928

Charles Curtis

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1860; d. February 8 1936.

1932

William Franklin “Frank” Knox

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1874; d. April 28 1944.

1936

Charles Linza McNary

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1874; d. February 25 1944.

1940

John William Bricker

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1893; d. March 22 1986.

1944

Earl Warren

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 19 1891; d. July 9 1974.

1948

Richard Milhous Nixon

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1913; d. April 22 1994.

1952

Richard Milhous Nixon

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1913; d. April 22 1994.

1956

Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 5 1902; d. February 27 1985.

1960

William Edward Miller

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1914; d. June 24 1983.

1964

Spiro Theodore Agnew

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 9 1918; d. September 17 1996.

1968

Spiro Theodore Agnew

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 9 1918; d. September 17 1996.

1972

Robert Joseph “Bob” Dole

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 22 1923; d. December 5 2021.

1976

George Herbert Walker Bush

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1924; d. November 30 2018.

1980

George Herbert Walker Bush

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1924; d. November 30 2018.

1984

James Danforth “Dan” Quayle

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 4 1947.

1988

James Danforth “Dan” Quayle

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 4 1947.

1992

Jack French Kemp

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 13 1935; d. May 2 2009.

1996

Richard Bruce “Dick” Cheney

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1941.

2000

Richard Bruce “Dick” Cheney

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1941.

2004

Sarah Louise Palin

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1964.

2008

Paul Davis Ryan

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1970.

2012

Michael Richard “Mike” Pence

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1959.

2016

Michael Richard “Mike” Pence

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1959.

2020

James David “JD” Vance

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 2 1984.

2024


Chair of the Republican National Committee
Edwin Denison Morgan

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 8 1811; d. February 14 1883.

1856 – 1864

Edwin Denison Morgan

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 8 1811; d. February 14 1883.

1872 – 1876

Zachariah Chandler

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 10 1813; d. November 1 1879.

1876 – 1879

Marshall Jewell

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1825; d. February 10 1883.

1880 – 1883

Matthew Stanley Quay

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 30 1833; d. May 28 1904.

1888 – 1891

James Sullivan Clarkson

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 17 1842; d. May 30 1918.

1891 – 1892

Marcus Alonzo “Mark” Hanna

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 24 1837; d. February 15 1904.

1896 – 1904

Henry Clay Payne (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 23 1843; d. October 4 1904.

1904

George Bruce Cortelyou

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1862; d. October 23 1940.

1904 – 1907

Harry Stewart New

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1858; d. May 9 1937.

1907 – 1908

Frank Harris Hitchcock

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1867; d. August 5 1935.

1908 – 1909

William Harrison “Will” Hays, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1879; d. March 7 1954.

1918 – 1921

Hubert Work

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1860; d. December 14 1942.

1928 – 1929

Henry Prather Fletcher

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 10 1873; d. July 10 1959.

1934 – 1936

Joseph William Martin, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 3 1884; d. March 6 1968.

1940 – 1942

Herbert Brownell, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1904; d. May 1 1996.

1944 – 1946

Hugh Doggett Scott, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1900; d. July 21 1994.

1948 – 1949

Leonard Wood Hall

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 2 1900; d. June 2 1979.

1953 – 1957

Thruston Ballard Morton

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 19 1907; d. August 14 1982.

1959 – 1961

William Edward Miller

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1914; d. June 24 1983.

1961 – 1964

Rogers Clark Ballard Morton

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 19 1914; d. April 19 1979.

1969 – 1971

Robert Joseph “Bob” Dole

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 22 1923; d. December 5 2021.

1971 – 1973

George Herbert Walker Bush

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1924; d. November 30 2018.

1973 – 1974

Mary Louise Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1914; d. August 22 1997.

1974 – 1977

Harvey LeRoy “Lee” Atwater

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 27 1951; d. March 29 1991.

1989 – 1991

Kenneth Brian “Ken” Mehlman

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 21 1966.

2005 – 2007

Michael Stephen Steele

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 19 1958.

2009 – 2011

Reinhold Richard “Reince” Priebus

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1972.

2011 – 2017


Leader of the Republican Party in the United States Senate
John Parker Hale

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1806; d. November 19 1873.

1859 – 1862

John Sherman

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1823; d. October 22 1900.

1884 – 1885

John Sherman

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1823; d. October 22 1900.

1891 – 1897

William Boyd Allison

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1829; d. August 4 1908.

1897 – 1908

Jacob Harold Gallinger

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1837; d. August 17 1918.

1913 – 1918

Henry Cabot Lodge

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1850; d. November 9 1924.

1918 – 1924

Charles Curtis

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1860; d. February 8 1936.

1924 – 1929

James Eli Watson

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 2 1864; d. July 29 1948.

1929 – 1933

Charles Linza McNary

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1874; d. February 25 1944.

1933 – 1940

Charles Linza McNary

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1874; d. February 25 1944.

1941 – 1944

Wallace Humphrey White, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 6 1877; d. March 31 1952.

1944 – 1949

Kenneth Spicer Wherry

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 28 1892; d. November 29 1951.

1949 – 1951

Henry Styles Bridges

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1898; d. November 26 1961.

1952 – 1953

Robert Alphonso Taft, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1889; d. July 31 1953.

1953

William Fife Knowland

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 26 1908; d. February 23 1974.

1953 – 1959

Everett McKinley Dirksen

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 4 1896; d. September 7 1969.

1959 – 1969

Hugh Doggett Scott, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1900; d. July 21 1994.

1969 – 1977

Howard Henry Baker, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1925; d. June 26 2014.

1977 – 1979

Theodore Fulton “Ted” Stevens, Sr. (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 18 1923; d. August 9 2010.

1979 – 1980

Howard Henry Baker, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1925; d. June 26 2014.

1980 – 1985

Robert Joseph “Bob” Dole

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 22 1923; d. December 5 2021.

1985 – 1996

Chester Trent Lott, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1941.

1996 – 2003

Addison Mitchell “Mitch” McConnell III

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1942.

2007 – 2025


Whip of the Republican Party in the United States Senate
James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 12 1877; d. June 21 1952.

1915

Charles Curtis

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1860; d. February 8 1936.

1915 – 1924

Wesley Livsey Jones

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1863; d. November 19 1932.

1924 – 1929

Simeon Davison Fess

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 11 1861; d. December 23 1936.

1929 – 1933

Kenneth Spicer Wherry

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 28 1892; d. November 29 1951.

1943 – 1949

Leverett Atholville Saltonstall

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1892; d. June 17 1979.

1949 – 1957

Everett McKinley Dirksen

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 4 1896; d. September 7 1969.

1957 – 1959

Thomas Henry Kuchel

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 15 1910; d. November 21 1994.

1959 – 1969

Hugh Doggett Scott, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1900; d. July 21 1994.

1969

Theodore Fulton “Ted” Stevens, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 18 1923; d. August 9 2010.

1977 – 1985

Alan Kooi Simpson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1931; d. March 14 2025.

1985 – 1995

Chester Trent Lott, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1941.

1995 – 1996

Donald Lee “Don” Nickles

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1948.

1996 – 2003

Addison Mitchell “Mitch” McConnell III

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1942.

2003 – 2007

Chester Trent Lott, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1941.

2007

John Cornyn III

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1952.

2013 – 2019

John Anthony Barrasso III

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1952.

2025 – present


Republican Party Conference Chair in the United States Senate
Eugene Hale

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 9 1836; d. October 27 1918.

1908 – 1911

Shelby Moore Cullom

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 22 1829; d. January 28 1914.

1911 – 1913

Jacob Harold Gallinger

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1837; d. August 17 1918.

1913 – 1918

Charles Curtis

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1860; d. February 8 1936.

1925 – 1929

Charles Linza McNary

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1874; d. February 25 1944.

1933 – 1944

Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1884; d. April 18 1951.

1945 – 1947

Leverett Atholville Saltonstall

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1892; d. June 17 1979.

1957 – 1967

Margaret Madeline Chase Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 14 1897; d. May 29 1995.

1967 – 1973

John Lester Hubbard Chafee

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 22 1922; d. October 24 1999.

1985 – 1990

William Thad Cochran

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 7 1937; d. May 30 2019.

1991 – 1997

Andrew Lamar Alexander, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1940.

2007 – 2012

John Anthony Barrasso III

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1952.

2025 – present


Republican Party Conference Vice Chair in the United States Senate
John Cornyn III

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1952.

2007 – 2009

Lisa Ann Murkowski

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 22 1957.

2009 – 2010

James Paul Lankford

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1968.

2025 – present


Republican Party Conference Secretary in the United States Senate
Charles Curtis

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1860; d. February 8 1936.

1911 – 1913

James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 12 1877; d. June 21 1952.

1915 – 1927

Wallace Humphrey White, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 6 1877; d. March 31 1952.

1941 – 1944

William Thad Cochran

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 7 1937; d. May 30 2019.

1985 – 1991

Chester Trent Lott, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1941.

1993 – 1995


Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee
Ralph Owen Brewster

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1888; d. December 25 1961.

1951 – 1952

Everett McKinley Dirksen

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 4 1896; d. September 7 1969.

1953 – 1955

Barry Morris Goldwater

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1909; d. May 29 1998.

1955 – 1957

Everett McKinley Dirksen

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 4 1896; d. September 7 1969.

1957 – 1959

Barry Morris Goldwater

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1909; d. May 29 1998.

1961 – 1963

Thruston Ballard Morton

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 19 1907; d. August 14 1982.

1963 – 1967

John Goodwin Tower

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 29 1925; d. April 5 1991.

1969 – 1971

Theodore Fulton “Ted” Stevens, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 18 1923; d. August 9 2010.

1975 – 1977

Richard Green Lugar

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 4 1932; d. April 28 2019.

1983 – 1985

Donald Lee “Don” Nickles

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1948.

1989 – 1991

Alfonse Marcello “Al” D’Amato

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1937.

1995 – 1997

Addison Mitchell “Mitch” McConnell III

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1942.

1997 – 2001

Mary Elizabeth Alexander Dole

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1936.

2005 – 2007

John Eric Ensign

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 25 1958.

2007 – 2009

John Cornyn III

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1952.

2009 – 2013

Cory Scott Gardner

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 22 1974.

2017 – 2019

Todd Christopher Young

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 24 1972.

2019 – 2021

Timothy Eugene “Tim” Scott

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 19 1965.

2025 – present


Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee
Robert Alphonso Taft, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1889; d. July 31 1953.

1944 – 1953

William Fife Knowland

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 26 1908; d. February 23 1974.

1953

Henry Styles Bridges

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1898; d. November 26 1961.

1955 – 1961

John Goodwin Tower

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 29 1925; d. April 5 1991.

1973 – 1985

Donald Lee “Don” Nickles

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1948.

1991 – 1996

John Eric Ensign

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 25 1958.

2009

John Anthony Barrasso III

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1952.

2012 – 2019

Roy Dean Blunt

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10 1950.

2019 – 2023


Leader of the Republican Party in the United States House of Representatives
William Pennington

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 4 1796; d. February 16 1862.

1860 – 1861

Galusha Aaron Grow

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 31 1823; d. March 31 1907.

1861 – 1863

Schuyler Colfax, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 23 1823; d. January 13 1885.

1863 – 1869

Theodore Medad Pomeroy

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1824; d. March 23 1905.

1869

James Gillespie Blaine

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 31 1830; d. January 27 1893.

1869 – 1875

George Washington McCrary

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1835; d. June 23 1890.

1875 – 1877

George Maxwell Robeson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1829; d. September 27 1897.

1881 – 1883

Thomas Brackett Reed, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 18 1839; d. December 7 1902.

1889 – 1899

David Bremner Henderson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1840; d. February 25 1906.

1899 – 1903

Joseph Gurney Cannon

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1836; d. November 12 1926.

1903 – 1911

James Robert Mann

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1856; d. November 30 1922.

1911 – 1919

Frederick Huntington Gillett

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 16 1851; d. July 31 1935.

1919 – 1925

Nicholas Longworth III

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1869; d. April 9 1931.

1925 – 1931

Bertrand Hollis Snell

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 9 1870; d. February 2 1958.

1931 – 1939

Joseph William Martin, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 3 1884; d. March 6 1968.

1939 – 1959

Charles Abraham Halleck

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 22 1900; d. March 3 1986.

1959 – 1965

Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 14 1913; d. December 26 2006.

1965 – 1973

John Jacob Rhodes, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 18 1916; d. August 24 2003.

1973 – 1981

Robert Henry “Bob” Michel

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1923; d. February 17 2017.

1981 – 1995

Newton Leroy “Newt” Gingrich

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1943.

1995 – 1999

John Dennis Hastert

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1942.

1999 – 2007

John Andrew Boehner

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 17 1949.

2007 – 2015

Paul Davis Ryan

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1970.

2015 – 2019

Kevin Owen McCarthy

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 26 1965.

2019 – 2023

James Michael “Mike” Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1972.

2023 – present


Whip of the Republican Party in the United States House of Representatives
James Albertus Tawney

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1855; d. June 12 1919.

1899 – 1905

James Eli Watson

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 2 1864; d. July 29 1948.

1905 – 1909

John Wilbur Dwight

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 24 1859; d. January 28 1928.

1909 – 1913

Charles Henry Burke

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 1 1861; d. April 7 1944.

1913 – 1915

Charles Mann Hamilton

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 23 1874; d. January 3 1942.

1915 – 1919

Harold Knutson

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1880; d. August 21 1953.

1919 – 1923

Albert Henry Vestal

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1875; d. April 1 1932.

1923 – 1931

Carl G. Bachmann

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 14 1890; d. January 22 1980.

1931 – 1933

Harry Lane Englebright

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1884; d. May 13 1943.

1933 – 1943

Leslie Cornelius Arends

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 27 1895; d. July 17 1985.

1943 – 1974

Robert Henry “Bob” Michel

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1923; d. February 17 2017.

1975 – 1981

Chester Trent Lott, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1941.

1981 – 1989

Richard Bruce “Dick” Cheney

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1941.

1989

Newton Leroy “Newt” Gingrich

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1943.

1989 – 1995

Eric Ivan Cantor

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 6 1963.

2009 – 2011

Kevin Owen McCarthy

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 26 1965.

2011 – 2014

Stephen Joseph “Steve” Scalise

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1965.

2014 – 2023

Thomas Earl “Tom” Emmer, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 3 1961.

2023 – present


House Republican Party Conference

Republican Party Conference Chair in the United States House of Representatives
Robert Cumming Schenck

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 4 1809; d. March 23 1890.

1869 – 1871

Eugene Hale

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 9 1836; d. October 27 1918.

1877 – 1879

Joseph Gurney Cannon

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1836; d. November 12 1926.

1883 – 1889

Charles Henry Grosvenor

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 20 1833; d. October 30 1917.

1895 – 1899

Joseph Gurney Cannon

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1836; d. November 12 1926.

1899 – 1903

William Peters Hepburn

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 30 1895; d. November 9 1980.

1903 – 1909

Charles Bernard Hoeven

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 30 1895; d. November 9 1980.

1957 – 1963

Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 14 1913; d. December 26 2006.

1963 – 1965

Melvin Robert Laird, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1922; d. November 16 2016.

1965 – 1969

John Bayard Anderson

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 15 1922; d. December 3 2017.

1969 – 1979

Samuel Leeper Devine

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1915; d. June 27 1997.

1979 – 1981

Jack French Kemp

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 13 1935; d. May 2 2009.

1981 – 1987

Richard Bruce “Dick” Cheney

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1941.

1987 – 1989

Charles Jeremy “Jerry” Lewis

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 21 1934; d. July 15 2021.

1989 – 1993

Richard Keith “Dick” Armey

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 7 1940.

1993 – 1995

John Andrew Boehner

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 17 1949.

1995 – 1999

Adam Hughes Putnam

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 31 1974.

2007 – 2009

Michael Richard “Mike” Pence

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1959.

2009 – 2011

Thomas Jeb Hensarling

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 29 1957.

2011 – 2013

Cathy Anne McMorris Rodgers

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 22 1969.

2013 – 2019

Elizabeth Lynne “Liz” Cheney

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 28 1966.

2019 – 2021

Lisa Carmella McClain

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 7 1966.

2025 – present


Republican Party Conference Secretary in the United States House of Representatives
Virginia Ann Foxx

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1943.

2013 – 2017


National Republican Congressional Committee

Chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee
Robert Henry “Bob” Michel

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1923; d. February 17 2017.

1973 – 1975

Thomas Milburn “Tom” Davis III

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1949.

1999 – 2003

Thomas Jeffery “Tom” Cole

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1949.

2007 – 2009

Peter Anderson “Pete” Sessions

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1955.

2009 – 2013

Gregory Paul “Greg” Walden

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10 1957.

2013 – 2017

Thomas Earl “Tom” Emmer, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 3 1961.

2019 – 2023


House Republican Policy Committee

Chair of the House Republican Policy Committee
John Jacob Rhodes, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 18 1916; d. August 24 2003.

1965 – 1973

Barber Benjamin Conable, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 2 1922; d. November 30 2003.

1973 – 1977

Elmer Greinert “Bud” Shuster

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 23 1932; d. April 19 2023.

1979 – 1981

Richard Bruce “Dick” Cheney

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1941.

1981 – 1987

Charles Jeremy “Jerry” Lewis

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 21 1934; d. July 15 2021.

1987 – 1989

Marvin Henry “Mickey” Edwards

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 12 1937.

1989 – 1993

Henry John Hyde

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1924; d. November 29 2007.

1993 – 1995

Charles Christopher Cox

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 16 1952.

1995 – 2005

John Barden Shadegg

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 22 1949.

2005 – 2006

Adam Hughes Putnam

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 31 1974.

2006 – 2007

Thomas Edmunds “Tom” Price

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1954.

2011 – 2013

James Paul Lankford

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1968.

2013 – 2015

Allen Lucas “Luke” Messer

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 27 1969.

2015 – 2019

Gary James Palmer

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 14 1954.

2019 – 2025

Kevin Ray Hern

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 4 1961.

2025 – present


Republican Study Committee

Chair of the Republican Study Committee
Philip Miller “Phil” Crane

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 3 1930; d. November 8 2014.

1973 – 1989

Thomas Dale “Tom” DeLay

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 8 1947.

1989 – 1993

Danny Lee “Dan” Burton

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1938.

1993 – 1999

David Martin McIntosh

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 8 1958.

1999 – 2000

John Barden Shadegg

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 22 1949.

2001 – 2003

Sue Ellen Myrick

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1941.

2003 – 2005

Michael Richard “Mike” Pence

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1959.

2005 – 2007

Thomas Jeb Hensarling

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 29 1957.

2007 – 2009

Thomas Edmunds “Tom” Price

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1954.

2009 – 2011

James Daniel “Jim” Jordan

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 17 1964.

2011 – 2013

Stephen Joseph “Steve” Scalise

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1965.

2013 – 2014

William Robert “Rob” Woodall III

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1970.

2014 – 2015

William Hose “Bill” Flores, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1954.

2015 – 2017

Bradley Mark Walker

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 20 1969.

2017 – 2019

James Michael “Mike” Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1972.

2019 – 2021

Kevin Ray Hern

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 4 1961.

2023 – 2025

August Lee Pfluger

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 28 1977.

2025 – present


Republican Governance Group

Chair of the Republican Governance Group
David Goncalves Valadao

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 14 1977.

2025 – present


Keynote Speaker of the Republican National Convention
John Roy Lynch

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 10 1847; d. November 2 1939.

1884

Warren Gamaliel Harding

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 2 1865; d. August 2 1923.

1916

Henry Cabot Lodge

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1850; d. November 9 1924.

1920

Simeon Davison Fess

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 11 1861; d. December 23 1936.

1928

Earl Warren

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 19 1891; d. July 9 1974.

1944

Mark Odom Hatfield

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 12 1922; d. August 7 2011.

1964

Howard Henry Baker, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1925; d. June 26 2014.

1976

Thomas Howard Kean

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 21 1935.

1988

John Sidney McCain III

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1936; d. August 25 2018.

2000

Colin Luther Powell

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 5 1937; d. October 18 2021.

2000

Zell Bryan Miller

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1932; d. March 23 2018.

2004

Rudolph William Louis “Rudy” Giuliani

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1944.

2008

Christopher James “Chris” Christie

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1962.

2012

Timothy Eugene “Tim” Scott

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 19 1965.

2020


Green Party

Green Party Nominee for President of the United States
Cynthia Ann McKinney

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 17 1955.

2008

Jill Ellen Stein

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 14 1950.

2012

Jill Ellen Stein

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 14 1950.

2016

Jill Ellen Stein

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 14 1950.

2024


Green Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Rosa Alicia Clemente

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1972.

2008

Rudolph T. “Butch” Ware III

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1974.

2024


Libertarian Party

Libertarian Party Nominee for President of the United States
Ronald Ernest “Ron” Paul

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1935.

1988

Chase Russell Oliver

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 16 1985.

2024


Libertarian Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Michael “Mike” ter Maat

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 6 1961.

2024


Reform Party

Reform Party Nominee for President of the United States
Henry Ross Perot

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 27 1930; d. July 9 2019.

1996

Patrick Joseph “Pat” Buchanan

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 2 1938.

2000




Defunct Political Parties

American Party (Know-Nothings)

American Party Nominee for President of the United States
Jacob Broom

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1808; d. November 28 1864.

1852

Millard Fillmore

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1800; d. March 8 1874.

1856


American Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Andrew Jackson Donelson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1799; d. June 26 1871.

1856


American Independent Party

American Independent Party Nominee for President of the United States
George Corley Wallace, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1919; d. September 13 1998.

1968

Lester Garfield Maddox, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 30 1915; d. June 25 2003.

1976


American Independent Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Curtis Emerson LeMay

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1906; d. October 1 1990.

1968


Anti-Masonic Party

Anti-Masonic Party Nominee for President of the United States
William Wirt

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 8 1772; d. February 18 1834.

1832

Charles Francis Adams, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1807; d. November 21 1886.

1872


Anti-Masonic Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Amos Ellmaker

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1787; d. November 28 1851.

1832

Francis Granger

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 1 1792; d. August 31 1868.

1836


Constitutional Union Party

Constitutional Union Party Nominee for President of the United States
John Bell

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 18 1796; d. September 10 1869.

1860


Constitutional Union Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Edward Everett

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1794; d. January 15 1865.

1860


Democratic-Republican Party

Democratic-Republican Party Nominee for President of the United States
Thomas Jefferson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1743; d. July 4 1826.

1796

Thomas Jefferson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1743; d. July 4 1826.

1800

Thomas Jefferson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1743; d. July 4 1826.

1804

James Madison

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1751; d. June 28 1836.

1808

James Madison

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1751; d. June 28 1836.

1812

James Monroe

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1758; d. July 4 1831.

1816

James Monroe

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1758; d. July 4 1831.

1820

John Quincy Adams

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 11 1767; d. February 23 1848.

1824

Henry Clay

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1777; d. June 29 1852.

1824

William Harris Crawford

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1772; d. September 15 1834.

1824

Andrew Jackson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1767; d. June 8 1845.

1824


Democratic-Republican Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
George Clinton

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1739; d. April 20 1812.

1792

Aaron Burr, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1756; d. September 14 1836.

1796

Aaron Burr, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1756; d. September 14 1836.

1800

George Clinton

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1739; d. April 20 1812.

1804

George Clinton

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1739; d. April 20 1812.

1808

Elbridge Gerry

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 17 1744; d. November 23 1814.

1812

Daniel D. Tompkins

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1774; d. June 11 1825.

1816

Daniel D. Tompkins

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1774; d. June 11 1825.

1820

John Caldwell Calhoun

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1782; d. March 31 1850.

1824

Nathaniel Macon

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1757; d. June 29 1837.

1824

Nathan Sanford

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1777; d. October 17 1838.

1824


Federalist Party

Federalist Party Nominee for President of the United States
John Adams

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1735; d. July 4 1826.

1796

John Adams

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1735; d. July 4 1826.

1800

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1746; d. August 16 1825.

1804

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1746; d. August 16 1825.

1808

Rufus King

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 24 1755; d. April 29 1827.

1816


Federalist Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Thomas Pinckney

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 23 1750; d. November 2 1828.

1796

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1746; d. August 16 1825.

1800

Rufus King

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 24 1755; d. April 29 1827.

1804

DeWitt Clinton

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1769; d. February 11 1828.

1812

Jared Ingersoll, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1749; d. October 31 1822.

1812

John Eager Howard

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1752; d. October 12 1827.

1816

Richard Stockton

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 17 1764; d. March 7 1828.

1820


Free Soil Party

Free Soil Party Nominee for President of the United States
Martin Van Buren

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1782; d. July 24 1862.

1848

John Parker Hale

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1806; d. November 19 1873.

1852


Free Soil Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Charles Francis Adams, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1807; d. November 21 1886.

1848

George Washington Julian

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 5 1817; d. July 7 1899.

1852


Greenback Party

Greenback Party Nominee for President of the United States
Samuel Fenton Cary

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 18 1814; d. September 19 1900.

1876

James Baird Weaver

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1833; d. February 6 1912.

1880

Benjamin Franklin Butler

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1818; d. January 11 1893.

1884


Liberal Republican Party

Liberal Republican Party Nominee for President of the United States
Horace Greeley

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1811; d. November 29 1872.

1872


Liberal Republican Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Benjamin Gratz Brown

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1826; d. December 13 1885.

1872


Liberty Party

Liberty Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
James Gillespie Birney

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 4 1792; d. November 18 1857.

1840

James Gillespie Birney

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 4 1792; d. November 18 1857.

1844


National Democratic Party

National Democratic Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Simon Bolivar Buckner

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 1 1823; d. January 8 1914.

1896


National Equal Rights Party

National Equal Rights Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Frederick Douglass

Date of birth/date of death: b. c. February 14 1818; d. February 20 1895.

1872


National Democratic Party

National Democratic Party Nominee for President of the United States
John McAuley Palmer

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1817; d. September 25 1900.

1896


National Republican Party

National Republican Party Nominee for President of the United States
John Quincy Adams

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 11 1767; d. February 23 1848.

1828

Henry Clay

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1777; d. June 29 1852.

1832


National Republican Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Richard Rush

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1780; d. July 30 1859.

1828

John Sergeant

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1779; d. November 23 1852.

1832


Populist Party

Populist Party Nominee for President of the United States
James Baird Weaver

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1833; d. February 6 1912.

1892

William Jennings Bryan

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 19 1860; d. July 26 1925.

1896

Wharton Barker

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1846; d. April 9 1921.

1900

Thomas Edward Watson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1856; d. September 26 1922.

1904

Thomas Edward Watson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1856; d. September 26 1922.

1908


Populist Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Thomas Edward Watson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1856; d. September 26 1922.

1896


Progressive Party (1912)

Progressive Party Nominee for President of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1858; d. January 6 1919

1912


Progressive Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Hiram Warren Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1866; d. August 6 1945.

1912


Progressive Party (1924)

Progressive Party Nominee for President of the United States
Robert Marion “Fighting Bob” La Follette, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 14 1855; d. June 18 1925.

1924


Progressive Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Burton Kendall Wheeler

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 27 1882; d. January 6 1975.

1924


Progressive Party (1948)

Progressive Party Nominee for President of the United States
Henry Agard Wallace

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 7 1888; d. November 18 1965.

1948

Vincent William Hallinan

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 16 1896; d. October 2 1992.

1952


Progressive Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Glen Hearst Taylor

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1904; d. April 28 1984.

1948


Prohibition Party

Prohibition Party Nominee for President of the United States
John Bidwell

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 5 1819; d. April 4 1900.

1892

Eugene Wilder Chafin

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 1 1852; d. November 30 1920.

1908

Eugene Wilder Chafin

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 1 1852; d. November 30 1920.

1912


Socialist Party of America

Socialist Party of America Nominee for President of the United States
Eugene Victor Debs

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1855; d. October 20 1926.

1900

Eugene Victor Debs

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1855; d. October 20 1926.

1904

Eugene Victor Debs

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1855; d. October 20 1926.

1908

Eugene Victor Debs

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1855; d. October 20 1926.

1912

Eugene Victor Debs

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1855; d. October 20 1926.

1920

Robert Marion “Fighting Bob” La Follette, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 14 1855; d. June 18 1925.

1924


Socialist Party of America Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Emil Seidel

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 13 1864; d. June 24 1947.

1912


National Chair of the Socialist Party of America
Eugene Victor Debs

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1855; d. October 20 1926.

1924 – 1926


States’ Rights Democratic Party (Dixiecrat Party)

States’ Rights Democratic Party Nominee for President of the United States
James Strom Thurmond, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1902; d. June 26 2003.

1948


Whig Party

Whig Party Nominee for President of the United States
William Henry Harrison

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1773; d. April 4 1841.

1836

Hugh Lawson White

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 30 1773; d. April 10 1840.

1836

William Henry Harrison

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1773; d. April 4 1841.

1840

Henry Clay

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1777; d. June 29 1852.

1844

Zachary Taylor

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 24 1784; d. July 9 1850.

1848

Lieutenant General Winfield Scott

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 13 1786; d. May 29 1866.

1852

Millard Fillmore

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1800; d. March 8 1874.

1856


Whig Party Nominee for Vice President of the United States
Francis Granger

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 1 1792; d. August 31 1868.

1836

John Tyler

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1790; d. January 18 1862.

1836

John Tyler

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1790; d. January 18 1862.

1840

Theodore Frelinghuysen

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1787; d. April 12 1862.

1844

Millard Fillmore

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1800; d. March 8 1874.

1848

William Alexander Graham

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1804; d. August 11 1875.

1852

Andrew Jackson Donelson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1799; d. June 26 1871.

1856