Republican Whips
(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.
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Congress
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Name
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State
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Years of Service
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55th-58th
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James A. Tawney
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Minnesota
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1897-1905
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59th-60th
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James E. Watson
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Indiana
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1905-1909
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61st-62nd
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John W. Dwight
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New York
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1909-1913
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63rd
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Charles H. Burke
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South Dakota
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1913-1915
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64th-65th
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Charles M. Hamilton
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New York
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1915-1919
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66th-67th
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Harold Knutson
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Minnesota
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1919-1923
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68th-72nd
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Albert H. Vestal1
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Indiana
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1923-1932
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72nd
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Carl G. Bachmann
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West Virginia
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1932-1933
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73rd-78th
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Harry L. Englebright
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California
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1933-19432
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78th-93rd
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Leslie C. Arends
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Illinois
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1943-1975
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94th-96th
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Robert H. Michel
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Illinois
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1975-1981
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97th-100th
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Trent Lott
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Mississippi
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1981-1989
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101st
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Dick Cheney
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Wyoming
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19893
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101st-103rd
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Newt Gingrich
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Georgia
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1989-19953
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104th-107th
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Tom DeLay
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Texas
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1995-2003
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108th-110th
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Roy Blunt
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Missouri
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2003-2009
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111th
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Eric Cantor
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Virginia
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2009-2011
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112th
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Kevin McCarthy
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California
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2011-present
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