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A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline (that members of the party vote according to the party platform rather than their individual beliefs or that of donors or constituents) in a legislature.
The assistant majority leader and assistant minority leader of the United States Senate, commonly called whips, are the second-ranking members of each party's leadership. The main function of the majority and minority whips is to gather votes of their respective parties on major issues.
The Chief Deputy Whip is the primary assistant to the whip, who is the chief vote counter for their party. The current chief deputy majority whip is Republican Guy Reschenthaler . Within the House Republican Conference, the chief deputy whip is the highest appointed position and often a launching pad for future positions in the House Leadership.
In the U.S. Congress, it is the function of the party whip of each party in each house to ensure that members adhere to party policies and in particular that members vote for or against bills, amendments, and (in the case of the U.S. Senate) for or against treaties and administration appointments as determined by senior party leadership.
The Tory whips’ office said action was taken against Tobias Ellwood after he failed to support the Government in a confidence vote. PM removes whip – and leadership vote – from Mordaunt ...
Wendy Morton is returning to the back benches almost a week after speculation she resigned in fury at the handling of a vote in the Commons, with the chaos leading to the fall of Liz Truss.
Senate Democratic Chief Deputy Whip: Brian Schatz: Hawaii: Is the Chief Deputy to the Democratic Whip and chief of the democratic whip organization. They are responsible for aiding in gathering the votes (or "whip up" support for the party position) of the Democratic party on major issues. [12] – Senate President pro tempore emerita: Patty ...
As he aims to turn the nation's capital upside down, President-elect Trump is turning to allies and supporters of his MAGA movement and America First agenda as he quickly moves to assemble his ...