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.
In the 61st–62nd and the 64th–66th Congresses, there is no official record in the minutes of the Democratic Caucus or elsewhere of the name of the Democratic Whip.
Congress and Years | Name | State or Territory |
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56th (1899–1901) | UNDERWOOD, Oscar Wilder | AL |
57th (1901–1903) | LLOYD, James Tilghman | MO |
58th (1903–1905) | LLOYD, James Tilghman | MO |
59th (1905–1907) | LLOYD, James Tilghman | MO |
60th (1907–1909) 1 | LLOYD, James Tilghman | MO |
63rd (1913–1915) | BELL, Thomas Montgomery | GA |
67th (1921–1923) | OLDFIELD, William Allan | AR |
68th (1923–1925) | OLDFIELD, William Allan | AR |
69th (1925–1927) | OLDFIELD, William Allan | AR |
70th (1927–1929) 2 | OLDFIELD, William Allan | AR |
70th (1927–1929) 3 | MCDUFFIE, John | AL |
71st (1929–1931) | MCDUFFIE, John | AL |
72nd (1931–1933) | MCDUFFIE, John | AL |
73rd (1933–1935) | GREENWOOD, Arthur Herbert | IN |
74th (1935–1937) | BOLAND, Patrick Joseph | PA |
75th (1937–1939) | BOLAND, Patrick Joseph | PA |
76th (1939–1941) | BOLAND, Patrick Joseph | PA |
77th (1941–1943) 4 | BOLAND, Patrick Joseph | PA |
77th (1941–1943) | RAMSPECK, Robert C. Word | GA |
78th (1943–1945) | RAMSPECK, Robert C. Word | GA |
79th (1945–1947) 5 | RAMSPECK, Robert C. Word | GA |
79th (1945–1947) | SPARKMAN, John Jackson | AL |
80th (1947–1949) | MCCORMACK, John William | MA |
81st (1949–1951) | PRIEST, James Percy | TN |
82nd (1951–1953) | PRIEST, James Percy | TN |
83rd (1953–1955) | MCCORMACK, John William | MA |
84th (1955–1957) | ALBERT, Carl Bert | OK |
85th (1957–1959) | ALBERT, Carl Bert | OK |
86th (1959–1961) | ALBERT, Carl Bert | OK |
87th (1961–1963) | ALBERT, Carl Bert | OK |
87th (1961–1963) | BOGGS, Thomas Hale, Sr. | LA |
88th (1963–1965) | BOGGS, Thomas Hale, Sr. | LA |
89th (1965–1967) | BOGGS, Thomas Hale, Sr. | LA |
90th (1967–1969) | BOGGS, Thomas Hale, Sr. | LA |
91st (1969–1971) | BOGGS, Thomas Hale, Sr. | LA |
92nd (1971–1973) | O'NEILL, Thomas Philip, Jr. (Tip) | MA |
93rd (1973–1975) | MCFALL, John Joseph | CA |
94th (1975–1977) | MCFALL, John Joseph | CA |
95th (1977–1979) | BRADEMAS, John | IN |
96th (1979–1981) | BRADEMAS, John | IN |
97th (1981–1983) | FOLEY, Thomas Stephen | WA |
98th (1983–1985) | FOLEY, Thomas Stephen | WA |
99th (1985–1987) | FOLEY, Thomas Stephen | WA |
100th (1987–1989) | COELHO, Tony | CA |
101st (1989–1991) | COELHO, Tony | CA |
101st (1989–1991) 6 | GRAY, William Herbert, III | PA |
102nd (1991–1993) 7 | GRAY, William Herbert, III | PA |
102nd (1991–1993) 8 | BONIOR, David Edward | MI |
103rd (1993–1995) | BONIOR, David Edward | MI |
104th (1995–1997) | BONIOR, David Edward | MI |
105th (1997–1999) | BONIOR, David Edward | MI |
106th (1999–2001) | BONIOR, David Edward | MI |
107th (2001–2003) 9 | BONIOR, David Edward | MI |
107th (2001–2003) 10 | PELOSI, Nancy | CA |
108th (2003–2005) | HOYER, Steny Hamilton | MD |
109th (2005–2007) | HOYER, Steny Hamilton | MD |
110th (2007–2009) | CLYBURN, James Enos | SC |
111th (2009–2011) | CLYBURN, James Enos | SC |
112th (2011–2013) | HOYER, Steny Hamilton | MD |
113th (2013–2015) | HOYER, Steny Hamilton | MD |
Footnotes
1Resigned from post, 1908.
2Died in office, November 19, 1928.
3Elected Sunday March 3, 1929.
4Died in office, May 18, 1942.
5Resigned from office December 31, 1945.
6Elected Whip on June 14, 1989.
7Resigned from the House, September 11, 1991.
8Elected July 11, 1991, but did not assume office until September 11, 1991.
9Resigned from office, January 15, 2002
10Elected October 10, 2001, but did not assume office until January 15, 2002.