Congressional Profile

Total Membership:

435 Representatives

2 Delegates

3 Resident Commissioners

Party Divisions:*

291 Democrats

134 Republicans

9 Progressives

1 Independent

*Party division totals are based on election day results.

Member Information

• Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, (1774–2005), Official Annotated Membership Roster by State with Vacancy and Special Election Information for the 63rd Congress [PDF]
  Visit the online Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress for more information on Members.

Leadership & Officers

Speaker of the House:

James Beauchamp Clark (D-Missouri)

Majority Leader:

Oscar W. Underwood (D-Alabama)

Minority Leader:

James R. Mann (R-Illinois)

DemocraticWhip:

Thomas M. Bell (D-Georgia)

RepublicanWhip:

Charles H. Burke (R-South Dakota)

Democratic Caucus Chairman:

A. Mitchell Palmer (D-Pennsylvania)

Republican Conference Chairman:

William S. Greene (R-Massachusetts)

Clerk of the House:

South Trimble

Doorkeeper:

Joseph J. Sinnott

Postmaster:

William M. Dunbar

Sergeant at Arms:

Charles F. Riddell

Robert B. Gordon Elected April 7, 1913

Chaplain of the House:

Rev. Henry N. Couden - Universalist

To view complete lists of individuals who have served in these leadership and official positions since the 1st Congress, return to House History.