Congressional Leadership - 2019-20

Effective congressional leadership requires a particular temperament and set of skills. The big four, at the top for the 116th Congress, are Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D) and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R) in the House and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D) in the Senate. These leaders serve as the faces of their respective parties. Pelosi was sworn in as Speaker on Jan. 3, 2019, reclaiming the gavel which she had held from Jan. 2007-Jan. 2011; she has led House Democrats since Jan. 2003. McConnell became Minority Leader in Jan. 2007 and Majority Leader in Jan. 2015.

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Minority Leader - Kevin McCarthy (CA)* twitter Minority Whip - Steve Scalise (LA)* twitter Chair, Republican Conference - Liz Cheney (WY)* twitter NRCC Chairman - Tom Emmer (MN) Chair, Republican Policy Committee - Gary Palmer (AL)* twitter Conference Vice-Chair - Mark Walker (NC) Conference Secretary - Jason Smith (MO) Note: Leadership elections held Nov. 14, 2018. groupings Republican Study Committee - Mike Johnson (LA) twitter	Speaker - Nancy Pelosi (CA)* twitter Majority Leader - Steny H. Hoyer (MD)* twitter Majority Whip - James Clyburn (SC)* twitter Assistant Speaker - Ben Ray Luján (NM) twitter Democratic Caucus twitter Chair - Hakeem Jeffries (NY) Vice Chair - Katherine M. Clark (MA) Steering and Policy Committee Co-Chairs - Rosa DeLauro (CT), Eric Swalwell (CA), Barbara Lee (CA) DCCC Chairman - Cheri Bustos (IL) Policy and Communications Committee Chair - David Cicilline (RI) Co-Chairs - Ted Lieu (CA), Debbie Dingell (MI), Matt Cartwright (PA) junior class rep. - Jamie Raskin (MD) freshman class reps. - Katie Hill (CA), Joe Neguse (CO) Note: Leadership elections Nov. 29, 2018 and Nov. 30, 2018. groupings Progressive Caucus twitter New Democrat Coalition twitter Blue Dog Coalition twitter

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Senate Republicans twitter Majority Leader - Mitch McConnell (KY)* Majority Whip - John Thune (SD) Chair, Senate Republican Conference - John Barrasso (WY)* Chair, Republican Policy Committee - Roy Blunt (MO) Vice Chair, Senate Republican Conference - Joni Ernst (IA) NRSC Chair - Todd Young (IN) Note: Leadership elections held Nov. 14, 2018.	Senate Democrats twitter Minority Leader - Chuck Schumer (NY) Minority Whip - Dick Durbin (IL) Assistant Democratic Leader - Patty Murray (WA) Chair, Democratic Policy and Communications Committee - Debbie Stabenow (MI)* Vice Chairs of the Conference - Elizabeth Warren (MI) and Mark Warner (VA) Chair, Steering Committee - Amy Klobuchar (MN)* Chair, Outreach Committee - Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Vice Chairman, DPCC - Joe Manchin (WV) Senate Democratic Conference Secretary - Tammy Baldwin (WI) DSCC Chair - Catherine Cortez-Masto (NV) Note: Leadership elections held Nov. 14, 2018.

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