United States House of Representatives: Republican Leadership

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From 1995 to 2007, the Republican party enjoyed the (for them) rare status of holding the majority of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Below you will find information on current and past Republican leadership in the House of Representatives.

Web site for the House Republican Conference

Minority Leader-- John Boehner (R-Ohio-8th District)--Majority Leader from 2002 to September 28, 2005. Currently serves as House Minority Leader

--Elected as the Majority Leader in 2006
--He was first elected to Congress in 1998

--Bohner's leadership website: Majorityleader.gov

--Bohner's Official House website

House Minority Whip--Eric Cantor (R-Virginia 7th District) --Elected as the Republican Whip in December, 2008. Cantor served as Deputy Whip from 2002 to 2008. First elected to the House in 2000.

--Official House website

Deputy Minority Whip--Kevin McCarthy (R-California 22nd District)----Deputy Whip beginning in 2009

Previous Republican Leaders:

Former Speaker of the House--Dennis "Denny" Hastert (R-Illinois)--Speaker from January 6, 1999 to January 3, 2007. First elected to the House in 1986. Hastert resigned his seat in 2007. Hastert has the distinction of serving as Speaker longer than any prior Republican.

Roy Blunt (R-Missouri)--RepublincanWhip from 2002 to 2008. Blunt was first elected to Congress in 1996, and took office in January of 1997. Official House website biography. **Blunt became the interim, or temporary Majority Leader following Tom DeLay's indictment on conspiracy charges on Septmember 28, 2005.

House Leadership WWW Services--The House of Representatives website's leadership page.

**The term "whip" comes from an old English expression used in the fox hunt where the "whipper in" was charged with keeping the dogs together in pursuit of the prize

Hillsource: Home page for the House Republican Conference

Please cite this source when appropriate:

Lee, R. "House Republican Leadership"

http://www.historyguy.com/house_repub_leadership.html