Democratic Whips
(1899 to Present)
The Democratic Whip assists the Democratic 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 Democratic Whip is available at the
House Democratic Whip's Web site.
Congress
|
Name
|
State
|
Years of Service
|
56th
|
Oscar W. Underwood
|
Alabama
|
1899-1901
|
57th
|
James T. Lloyd
|
Missouri
|
1901-1903
|
58th
|
James T. Lloyd
|
Missouri
|
1903-1905
|
59th
|
James T. Lloyd
|
Missouri
|
1905-1907
|
60th
|
James T. Lloyd
|
Missouri
|
1907-1909 1
|
61st
|
N/A
|
|
1909-1911 2
|
62nd
|
N/A
|
|
1911-1913 3
|
63rd
|
Thomas M. Bell
|
Georgia
|
1913-1915
|
64th
|
N/A
|
|
1915-1917 4
|
65th
|
N/A
|
|
1917-1919 5
|
66th
|
N/A
|
|
1919-1921 6
|
67th
|
William A. Oldfield
|
Arkansas
|
1921-1923
|
68th
|
William A. Oldfield
|
Arkansas
|
1923-1925
|
69th
|
William A. Oldfield
|
Arkansas
|
1925-1927
|
70th
|
William A. Oldfield
|
Arkansas
|
1927-1929 7
|
70th
|
John McDuffie
|
Alabama
|
1927-1929 8
|
71st
|
John McDuffie
|
Alabama
|
1929-1931
|
72nd
|
John McDuffie
|
Alabama
|
1931-1933
|
73rd
|
Arthur H. Greenwood
|
Indiana
|
1933-1935
|
74th
|
Patrick J. Boland
|
Pennsylvania
|
1935-1937
|
75th
|
Patrick J. Boland
|
Pennsylvania
|
1937-1939
|
76th
|
Patrick J. Boland
|
Pennsylvania
|
1939-1941
|
77th
|
Patrick J. Boland
|
Pennsylvania
|
1941-1943 9
|
77th
|
Robert Ramspeck
|
Georgia
|
1941-1943
|
78th
|
Robert Ramspeck
|
Georgia
|
1943-1945
|
79th
|
Robert Ramspeck
|
Georgia
|
1945-1947 10
|
79th
|
John J. Sparkman
|
Alabama
|
1945-1947
|
80th
|
John W. McCormack
|
Massachusetts
|
1947-1949
|
81st
|
J. Percy Priest
|
Tennessee
|
1949-1951
|
82nd
|
J. Percy Priest
|
Tennessee
|
1951-1953
|
83rd
|
John W. McCormack
|
Massachusetts
|
1953-1955
|
84th
|
Carl Albert
|
Oklahoma
|
1955-1957
|
85th
|
Carl Albert
|
Oklahoma
|
1957-1959
|
86th
|
Carl Albert
|
Oklahoma
|
1959-1961
|
87th
|
Carl Albert
|
Oklahoma
|
1961-1963
|
87th
|
Thomas Hale Boggs
|
Louisiana
|
1961-1963
|
88th
|
Thomas Hale Boggs
|
Louisiana
|
1963-1965
|
89th
|
Thomas Hale Boggs
|
Louisiana
|
1965-1967
|
90th
|
Thomas Hale Boggs
|
Louisiana
|
1967-1969
|
91st
|
Thomas Hale Boggs
|
Louisiana
|
1969-1971
|
92nd
|
Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr.
|
Massachusetts
|
1971-1973
|
93rd
|
John J. McFall
|
California
|
1973-1975
|
94th
|
John J. McFall
|
California
|
1975-1977
|
95th
|
John W. Brademas
|
Indiana
|
1977-1979
|
96th
|
John W. Brademas
|
Indiana
|
1979-1981
|
97th
|
Thomas S. Foley
|
Washington
|
1981-1983
|
98th
|
Thomas S. Foley
|
Washington
|
1983-1985
|
99th
|
Thomas S. Foley
|
Washington
|
1985-1987
|
100th
|
Tony Coelho
|
California
|
1987-1989
|
101st
|
Tony Coelho
|
California
|
1989
|
101st
|
William (Bill) H. Gray, III
|
Pennsylvania
|
1989-1991 12
|
102nd
|
William (Bill) H. Gray, III
|
Pennsylvania
|
1991-1993 13
|
102nd
|
David E. Bonior
|
Michigan
|
1991-1993 14
|
103rd
|
David E. Bonior
|
Michigan
|
1993-1995
|
104th
|
David E. Bonior
|
Michigan
|
1995-1997
|
105th
|
David E. Bonior
|
Michigan
|
1997-1999
|
106th
|
David E. Bonior
|
Michigan
|
1999-2001
|
107th
|
David E. Bonior
|
Michigan
|
2001-2003 15
|
107th
|
Nancy Pelosi
|
California
|
2001-2003 16
|
108th
|
Steny Hoyer
|
Maryland
|
2003-2005
|
109th
|
Steny Hoyer
|
Maryland
|
2005-2007
|
110th
|
James Clyburn
|
South Carolina
|
2007-2009
|
111th
|
James Clyburn
|
South Carolina
|
2009-2011
|
112th
|
Steny Hoyer
|
Maryland
|
2011-2013
|