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(1897 to present)

The Republican Whip assists the Republican leadership in managing the party's legislative program on the House floor. The Whip keeps track of all legislation and ensures that all party members are present when important measures are to be voted upon. Information on the current activities of the Republican Whip is available at the House Republican Whip's Web site.

Congress Name State Years of Service
55th-58thJames A. Tawney Minnesota1897-1905
59th-60thJames E. Watson Indiana1905-1909
61st-62ndJohn W. Dwight New York1909-1913
63rdCharles H. Burke South Dakota1913-1915
64th-65thCharles M. Hamilton New York1915-1919
66th-67thHarold Knutson Minnesota1919-1923
68th-71stAlbert H. Vestal Indiana1923-1931
72ndCarl G. Bachmann West Virginia1931-1933
73rd-78thHarry L. Englebright California1933-19431
78th-93rdLeslie C. Arends Illinois1943-1975
94th-96thRobert H. Michel Illinois1975-1981
97th-100thTrent Lott Mississippi1981-1989
101stDick Cheney Wyoming19892
101st-103rdNewt Gingrich Georgia1989-19952
104th-107thTom DeLay Texas1995-2003
108th-presentRoy Blunt Missouri2003-present

1 Died in office, May 13, 1943.
2 Representative Gingrich was elected Whip on March 22, 1989, following Representative Cheney's resignation from the House on March 17, 1989 to become Secretary of Defense.

 


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