Congressional Leadership - 2021-22

Effective congressional leadership requires a particular temperament and set of skills. The big four, at the top for the 117th Congress, are Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D) and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R) in the House and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) 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. McCarthy has been House Minority Leader since Jan. 2019. Schumer started as Senate Democratic Leader in Jan. 2017, and has served as Majority Leader since Jan. 2021. McConnell has served as Senate Republican Leader since Jan. 2007.

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*Speaker - Nancy Pelosi (CA)     twitter


*Majority Leader - Steny H. Hoyer (MD)     twitter


*Majority Whip - James Clyburn (SC)     twitter

Assistant Speaker - Katherine M. Clark (MA)


*Democratic Caucus     twitter

Chair - Hakeem Jeffries (NY)
Vice Chair - Pete Aguilar (CA)


DCCC Chairman - Patrick Maloney (NY)


*Policy and Communications Committee
Co-Chairs - Matt Cartwright (PA), Debbie Dingell (MI), Ted Lieu (CA), Joe Neguse (CO)

Caucus Leadership Rep. - Colin Allred (TX)



groupings

Progressive Caucus    twitter
New Democrat Coalition    twitter
Blue Dog Coalition     twitter


*Minority Leader - Kevin McCarthy (CA)     twitter

*Minority Whip - Steve Scalise (LA)    twitter


*Chair, Republican Conference - Elise Stefanik (NY)     twitter


NRCC Chairman - Tom Emmer (MN)


*Chair, Republican Policy Committee - Gary Palmer (AL)   twitter


Conference Vice-Chair - Mike Johnson (LA)

Conference Secretary - Richard Hudson (NC)




groupings

Republican Study Committee - Jim Banks (IN)    twitter
House Freedom Caucus




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*Senate Democrats     twitter

Majority Leader - Chuck Schumer (NY)

Majority Whip - Dick Durbin (IL)


Assistant Democratic Leader - Patty Murray (WA)

*Chair, Democratic Policy and Communications Committee - Debbie Stabenow (MI)

*Chair, Steering Committee - Amy Klobuchar (MN)


Vice Chairs of the Conference -
Elizabeth Warren (MI) and Mark Warner (VA)

Chair of Outreach - Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
VIce Chair of Outreach - Catherine Cortez-Masto (NV)


Vice Chairs of DPCC - Joe Manchin (WV) and Cory Booker (NJ)


Secretary of the Conference - Tammy Baldwin (WI)

DSCC Chair - Gary Peters (MI)

*Senate Republicans     twitter

*Minority Leader - Mitch McConnell (KY)*

Minority 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 - Rick Scott (FL)


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