Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman of the United States House of Representatives
The Vice-Chair of the Democratic Caucus in the United States House of Representatives is a leadership position that ranks just below the Chair of the House Democratic Caucus. In addition to other duties, the Vice-Chair has a seat on the Steering and Policy Committee.[1]
The office of Secretary of the Democratic Caucus preceded the office of Vice-Chair. Until its elimination in 1987, the office of Secretary was reserved for a female member of the House.[2]
List of Secretaries
This list may be incomplete.
- Chase G. Woodhouse (1949–1951)
- Edna F. Kelly (1953–1957, 1964)
- Leonor K. Sullivan (1959–1975, except 1964)
- Patsy Mink (1975–1977)
- Shirley Chisholm (1977–1981)
- Geraldine Ferraro (1981–1985)
- Mary Rose Oakar (1985–1987)
List of Vice-Chairs
- Mary Rose Oakar (1987–1989)[3]
- Steny Hoyer (1989)[4]
- Vic Fazio (1989–1995)
- Barbara B. Kennelly (1995–1999)
- Bob Menendez (1999–2003)
- Jim Clyburn (2003–2005)
- John B. Larson (2006–2009)
- Xavier Becerra (2009–2012)
- Joseph Crowley (2012–2017)
- Linda Sánchez (2017–present)
References
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-11-29. Retrieved 2006-12-21.
- ↑ Congressional Women: On the Secretary position
- ↑ Center for American Women and Politics
- ↑ http://democrats.rules.house.gov/archives/RL30607.pdf
Senate Republican Conference | Senate | Senate Democratic Caucus |
---|---|---|
Conference Chair | Chair | Caucus Chair |
Conference Vice-Chair / Secretary | Secretary | Caucus Secretary |
Policy Committee Chair | Policy Committee | Policy Committee Chair |
House Republican Conference | House of Representatives | House Democratic Caucus |
Conference Chair | Chair | Caucus Chair |
Vice Chair | Vice Chair | Vice-Chair / Secretary |
Conference Secretary | Secretary | |
Policy Committee Chair | Policy Committee | Policy Committee Co-Chair |
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