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Samuel Gompers (1850–1924), labor leader, founder and first president of the American Federation of Labor; Jane Addams (1860–1935), social worker and activist; W.E.B. DuBois (1868–1963), Black leader [35] [better source needed] [dubious – discuss] William Monroe Trotter (1872–1934), civil rights leader and founder of the Boston ...
This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of January 20, 2025, the 119th Congress). [1] The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as six seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
Nancy Pelosi is the most recent example of an outgoing Speaker seeking the Minority Leader post to retain the House party leadership, as the Democrats lost control of the House in the 2010 elections. She ran successfully for Minority Leader in the 112th Congress. [9] In 2014, Eric Cantor became the first House Majority Leader to lose a primary ...
Liberal Party: New Mexico Classical Liberalism [27] 2022 Center: 15,940 ... Held national office or elected to Congress. Party Years in national office Other names ...
Senate Majority Leader: John Thune: SD: January 3, 2025 Party leader since January 3, 2025: Senate Majority Whip: John Barrasso: WY: January 3, 2025 Party whip since January 3, 2025: Chair of the Senate Republican Conference: Tom Cotton: AR: January 3, 2025: Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee: Shelley Moore Capito: WV: January 3, 2025
Replacing McConnell, who served in his leadership role for 17 years, was one of several leadership elections that occurred Wednesday in the House and Senate, and led to a visit with Republicans ...
By at least 1850, parties in each chamber of Congress began naming chairs, and while conference and caucus chairs carried very little authority, the Senate party floor leader positions arose from the position of conference chair. [2] Senate Democrats began electing their floor leaders in 1920 while they were in the minority.
2 Current and former members of the U.S. Congress. 3 Judicial officeholders. ... This is a list of leaders and office-holders of United States of America.