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Awaiting leadership results --Avelino 15:40, 17 November 2008 (EST)

Leadership & Committees

U.S. House leadership

Democratic Leadership

The following members were selected by House Democrats to serve in the leadership during the 110th Congress:

PositionMember
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (Calif.)
Majority LeaderSteny Hoyer (Md.)
Majority WhipJames Clyburn (S.C.)
Caucus ChairRahm Emanuel (Ill.)
Caucus Vice-chairJohn Larson (Ct.)
DCCC ChairmanChris Van Hollen (Md)

Republican Leadership

The following members were selected by House Republicans to serve in the leadership during the 110th Congress:

PositionMember
Minority LeaderJohn Boehner (Ohio)
Minority WhipRoy Blunt (Mo.)
Conference ChairAdam Putnam (Fla.)
Policy Committee ChairmanThad McCotter (Mich)
Conference Vice-chairKay Granger (Texas)
Conference SecretaryJohn Carter (Texas)
Chairman of NRCCTom Cole (Okla.)

Committee chairmanships

The following members were selected to serve as committee chairs during the 110th Congress. Also listed are the members who previously headed the respective committees during the 109th Congress.

CommitteeFormer ChairpersonIncoming Chairperson
Agriculture Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) Rep. Collin Peterson, (D-Minn.)
Appropriations Rep. Jerry Lewis, (R-Calif.) Rep. David Obey, (D-Wis.)
Armed Services Rep. Duncan Hunter, (R-Calif.) Rep. Ike Skelton, (D-Mo.)
Budget Rep. Jim Nussle, (R-Iowa) Rep. John Spratt, (D-S.C.)
Education and Labor (formerly "Education and the Workforce")* Rep. Howard McKeon, (R-Calif.) Rep. George Miller, (D-Calif.)
Energy and Commerce Rep. Joe Barton, (R-Texas) Rep. John Dingell, (D-Mich.)
Ethics Rep. Doc Hastings, (R-Wash.) Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, (D-Ohio)
Financial Services Rep. Michael Oxley, (R-Ohio) Rep. Barney Frank, (D-Mass.)
Foreign Affairs (formerly "International Relations")* Rep. Henry Hyde, (R-Ill.) Rep. Tom Lantos, (D-Calif.)
Homeland Security Rep. Peter King, (R-N.Y.) Rep. Bennie Thompson, (D-Miss.)
House Administration Rep. Vernon Ehlers, (R-Mich.) Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald, (D-Calif.)
Intelligence Rep. Peter Hoekstra, (R. Mich.) Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas)
Judiciary Rep. James Sensenbrenner, (R-Wis.) Rep. John Conyers, (D-Mich.)
Natural Resources (formerly "Resources")* Rep. Richard Pombo, (R-Calif.) Rep. Nick Rahall, (D-W.Va.)
Oversight and Government Reform (formerly "Government Reform")* Rep. Tom Davis, (R-Va.) Rep. Henry A. Waxman, (D-Calif.)
Rules Rep. David Dreier, (R-Calif.) Rep. Louise Slaughter, (D-N.Y.)
Science and Technology (formerly "Science")* Rep. Sherwood Boehlert, (R-N.Y.) Rep. Bart Gordon, (D-Tenn.)
Small Business Rep. Donald Manzullo, (R-Ill.) Rep. Nydia Velazquez, (D-N.Y.)
Transportation and Infrastructure Rep. Don Young, (R-Alaska) Rep. James Oberstar, (D-Minn.)
Veterans' Affairs Rep. Steve Buyer, (R-Ind.) Rep. Bob Filner, (D-Calif.)
Ways and Means Rep. Bill Thomas, (R-Calif.) Rep. Charles Rangel, (D-N.Y.)


* Committee names changed at the beginning of the 110th Congress.

Main article: U.S. House of Representatives Committees

U.S. Senate leadership

Democratic Leadership

On November 14, 2006, the Democratic caucus met in the Old Senate Chamber to decide on party leaders. The following members were selected to serve in the leadership:

PositionMember
Majority Leader
Chairman of Democratic Caucus
Harry Reid (Nev.)
Majority WhipDick Durbin (Ill.)
Chairman of DSCC
Vice-chair of Democratic Caucus
Charles Schumer (N.Y)
Conference secretaryPatty Murray (Wash.)
Chair of the steering committeeDebbie Stabenow (Mich.)

Republican Leadership

On November 15, 2006, the Senate Republican caucus met to determine Senate Minority leadership. The following members were selected:

PositionMember
Minority LeaderMitch McConnell (Ky.)
Minority WhipTrent Lott (Miss.)
Conference ChairJon Kyl (Ariz.)
Conference Vice-ChairJohn Cornyn (Texas)
Policy Committee ChairmanKay Bailey Hutchison (Texas)
Chairman of the NRSCJohn Ensign (Nev.)

Committee Assignments

The following members were selected to serve as committee chairs during the 110th Congress. Also listed are the members who previously headed the respective committees during the 109th Congress.

CommitteeFormer ChairpersonIncoming Chairperson
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Sen. Saxby Chambliss, (R-Ga.) Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)
Appropriations Sen. Thad Cochran, (R-Miss.) Sen. Robert Byrd, (D-W.Va.)
Armed Services Committee Sen. John Warner, (R-Va.) Sen. Carl Levin, (D-Mich.)
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Sen. Richard Shelby, (R-Ala.) Sen. Christopher Dodd, (D-Conn.)
Budget Sen. Judd Gregg, (R-N.H.) Sen. Kent Conrad, (D-N.D.)
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Sen. Ted Stevens, (R-Alaska) Sen. Daniel Inouye, (D-Hawaii)
Energy and Natural Resources Sen. Pete Domenici, (R-N.M.) Sen. Jeff Bingaman, (D-N.M.)
Environment and Public Works Sen. James Inhofe, (R-Okla.) Sen. Barbara Boxer, (D-Calif.)
Ethics Sen. Charles Grassley, (R-Iowa) Sen. Tim Johnson, (D-S.D.)*
Finance Sen. Charles Grassley, (R-Iowa) Sen. Max Baucus, (D-Mont.)
Foreign Relations Sen. Pete Domenici, (R-N.M.) Sen. Joe Biden, (D-Del.)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Sen. Mike Enzi, (R-Wyo.) Sen. Ted Kennedy, (D-Mass.)
Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Sen. Susan Collins, (R-Maine) Sen. Joe Lieberman, (I/D-Conn.)
Indian Affairs Sen. John McCain, (R-Ariz.) Sen. Byron Dorgan, (D-N.D.)
Intelligence Sen. Pat Roberts, (R-Kan.) Sen. Jay Rockefeller, (D-W.Va.)
Judiciary Sen. Arlen Specter, (R-Pa.) Sen. Patrick Leahy, (D-Vt.)
Rules and Administration Sen. Trent Lott, (R-Miss.) Sen. Dianne Feinstein, (D-Calif.)
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Sen. Olympia Snowe, (R-Maine) Sen. John Kerry, (D-Mass.)
Special Committee on Aging Sen. Gordon Smith, (R-Ore.) Sen. Herb Kohl, (D-Wis.)
Veterans' Affairs Sen. Larry Craig, (R-Idaho) Sen. Daniel Akaka, (D-Hawaii)