Congressional Profile

Total Membership:

435 Representatives

2 Delegates

2 Resident Commissioners

Party Divisions:*

222 Democrats

209 Republicans

2 Progressives

1 American-Labor

1 Farmer-Labor

*Party division totals are based on election day results.

Leadership & Officers

Speaker of the House:

Sam Rayburn (D-Texas)

Majority Leader:

John W. McCormack (D-Massachusetts)

Minority Leader:

Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (R-Massachusetts)

DemocraticWhip:

Robert Ramspeck (D-Georgia)

RepublicanWhip:

Harry L. Englebright (R-California) Died in office, May 13, 1943.

Leslie C. Arends (R-Illinois)

Democratic Caucus Chairman:

Harry R. Sheppard (D-California)

Republican Conference Chairman:

Roy O. Woodruff (R-Michigan)

Clerk of the House:

South Trimble

Doorkeeper:

Joseph J. Sinnot

Postmaster:

Finis E. Scott

Sergeant at Arms:

Kenneth Romney

Chaplain of the House:

Rev. James Shera Montgomery - Methodist

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