Chief Administrative Officer of the United States House of Representatives

Chief Administrative Officer of the United States House of Representatives (CAO) is the chief administrative officer of the United States House of Representatives, charged with carrying out administrative functions for the House, including human resources, information resources, payroll, finance, procurement, and other business services.

Along with the other House officers, the Chief Administrative Officer is elected every two years when the House organizes for a new Congress. The majority and minority party conferences (the Democratic Caucus of the United States House of Representatives and Republican Conference of the United States House of Representatives) nominate candidates for the House officer positions after the election of the Speaker of the House. The full House adopts a resolution to elect the officers, who will begin serving the Membership after they have taken the oath of office.

The office of the CAO was first created during the 104th Congress, which met from January 3, 1995 to January 3, 1997. It replaced the position of the Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, which was abolished at the same time. Scot Faulkner of West Virginia served as the first CAO. During his tenure he led the reform of the scandal-plagued House financial system, abolished the Folding Room, and privatized Postal operations, printing, and shoe repair. Mr. Faulkner's office also implemented the first House Intranet (CyberCongress) and expanded digital camera coverage of the House Chamber and committee rooms. Faulkner's reform efforts are chronicled in the books Naked Emperors (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., February 2008; ISBN 0-7425-5881-9) and Inside Congress (Pocket Books, August 1998; ISBN 0-671-00386-0].

The current CAO, Phil Kiko, took office on August 1, 2016.

List of Chief Administrative Officers

This table represents those who have served as Chief Administrative Officer of the United States House of Representatives. The table lists the CAO who began each Congress; Term of Service may end before the sitting Congress if they resigned early.

United States Congress	Chief Administrative Officer	State or Territory	Term of Service
104th	Scot Faulkner	Massachusetts	January 3, 1995 – November 22, 1996
104th	Jeff Trandahl	South Dakota	November 22, 1996 – July 31, 1997
105th	Jeff Trandahl	South Dakota	November 22, 1996 – July 31, 1997
105th	James M. Eagen, III	Pennsylvania	July 31, 1997 – February 15, 2007
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
110th	Daniel P. Beard	Washington	February 15, 2007 – July 18, 2010
111th	Daniel P. Beard	Washington	February 15, 2007 – July 18, 2010
111th	Daniel J. Strodel	New York	July 18, 2010 – January 3, 2012
112th	Daniel J. Strodel	New York	July 18, 2010 – January 3, 2012
112th	Daniel J. Strodel	New York	January 3, 2012 – January 6, 2014
113th	Daniel J. Strodel	New York	January 3, 2012 – January 6, 2014
113th	Ed Cassidy	Connecticut	January 6, 2014 – January 3, 2015
114th	Ed Cassidy	Connecticut	January 3, 2015 – December 31, 2015
114th	Will Plaster	Virginia	January 1, 2016 – July 31, 2016
114th	Philip G. Kiko	Ohio	August 1, 2016 - January 3, 2017
115th	Philip G. Kiko	Ohio	January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
116th	Philip G. Kiko	Ohio	January 3, 2019 - Present

References

External links

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