House Republican Conference

The House Republican Conference is the party caucus for Republicans in the United States House of Representatives. It hosts meetings and is the primary forum for communicating the party's message to members. The Conference produces a daily publication of political analysis under the title Legislative Digest.

When the conference holds the majority of seats, it is usually led by the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives who is assisted on the floor by the House Majority Leader and the party's Chief Whip. When in the minority, it is led by the House Minority Leader, assisted by the Chief Whip. The conference has a chair who directs day-to-day operations and who is assisted by an elected vice chair and a secretary. The current chair is Elise Stefanik of New York, who assumed the position after a vote of the House Republican Conference on May 14, 2021. Former chairs include Gerald Ford, John Boehner, Mike Pence, John B. Anderson, Dick Cheney, Jack Kemp, J. C. Watts, Deborah D. Pryce, Adam Putnam, Jeb Hensarling, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Liz Cheney, and Kevin McCarthy. As a result of the 2022 elections, the party holds a narrow majority in the House of Representatives in the 118th Congress, which was reduced from 222 to 221 after the expulsion of Republican George Santos on December 1, 2023. It was reduced additionally upon the resignation of Kevin McCarthy on December 31, 2023.

Current hierarchy
As of November 8, 2023, the conference leadership has been as follows:


 * Mike Johnson (LA) as Speaker of the House (Conference leader)
 * Steve Scalise (LA) as House Majority Leader
 * Tom Emmer (MN) as House Majority Whip
 * Elise Stefanik (NY) as Chair of the House Republican Conference
 * Blake Moore (UT) as Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference
 * Lisa McClain (MI) as Secretary of the House Republican Conference
 * Gary Palmer (AL) as Chair of the House Republican Policy Committee
 * Richard Hudson (NC) as Chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee
 * Guy Reschenthaler (PA) as House Republican Chief Deputy Whip

Conference chairs
The conference chair is elected each Congress.

Vice chairs
The vice chair is next in rank after the House Republican Conference Chair. Like the chair, the vice chair is elected by a vote of all Republican House members before each Congress. Among other duties, the vice chair has a seat on both the Steering and Policy Committees.


 * Robert Stafford of Vermont (1971)
 * Samuel L. Devine of Ohio (1971–1979)
 * Jack Edwards of Alabama (1979–1985)
 * Lynn Morley Martin of Illinois (1985–1989)
 * Bill McCollum of Florida (1989–1995)
 * Susan Molinari of New York (1995–1997)
 * Jennifer Dunn of Washington (1997–1999)
 * Tillie Fowler of Florida (1999–2001)
 * Deborah Pryce of Ohio (2001–2003)
 * Jack Kingston of Georgia (2003–2007)
 * Kay Granger of Texas (2007–2009)
 * Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington (2009–2013)
 * Lynn Jenkins of Kansas (2013–2017)
 * Doug Collins of Georgia (2017–2019)
 * Mark Walker of North Carolina (2019–2021)
 * Mike Johnson of Louisiana (2021–2023)
 * Blake Moore of Utah (2023-present)