Congressional Profile

Total Membership:

435 Representatives

2 Delegates

2 Resident Commissioners

Party Divisions:*

334 Democrats

88 Republicans

8 Progressives

5 Farmer-Labor

*Party division totals are based on election day results.

Leadership & Officers

Speaker of the House:

William B. Bankhead (D-Alabama)

Majority Leader:

Sam Rayburn (D-Texas)

Minority Leader:

Bertrand H. Snell (R-New York)

DemocraticWhip:

Patrick J. Boland (D-Pennsylvania)

RepublicanWhip:

Harry L. Englebright (R-California)

Democratic Caucus Chairman:

Robert L. Doughton (D-North Carolina)

Republican Conference Chairman:

Roy O. Woodruff (R-Michigan)

Clerk of the House:

South Trimble

Doorkeeper:

Joseph J. Sinnott

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.