1 Congressional Leadership 111 th, 1 st session. 2 Who Are These People? Focus 3/27/09.

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1 Congressional Leadership 111 th, 1 st session

2 Who Are These People? Focus 3/27/09

3 House of Representatives

4 #1 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi Dem-CA Presiding officer of the House; chief legislative strategist and greatest influence over committee assignments.

5 #2 House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer D-MD Works with the Speaker on legislative strategy.

6 #3 House Minority Leader John Boehner R-OH Leader of the opposition party in the House.

7 #4 House Majority Whip James Clyburn D-SC Assistant to House Majority Leader, Lines up votes for the party.

8 #5 House Minority Whip Eric Cantor R-VA Assistant to House Minority Leader, Lines up votes for the party.

9 Senate

10 #6 President of the Senate Joe Biden Vice President (D-DE) Presiding officer of the Senate according to the Const. Votes only in case of a tie.

11 #7 President Pro Tempore Robert Byrd D-WV Senior member of the Majority Party; presides over the Senate in the absence of the Pres. of the Senate.

12 #8 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid D-NV Greatest influence over committee assignments in the Senate; head of the majority party; considered the true leader of the Senate.

13 #9 Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell R-KY Leader of the Minority party; chief legislative strategist.

14 #10 Senate Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin D-IL Assistant to the Majority leader; lines up votes for the party.

15 #11 Senate Assistant Minority Leader John Kyl R- AZ Assistant to the Minority leader; lines up votes for the party.

16 Salary and Allowances VP/Pres. of Senate $221,000 Senate Leadership Majority Leader - $188,100 Minority Leader - $188,100 House Leadership Speaker of the House – $221,000 Majority Leader - $188,100 Minority Leader - $188,100 Top leaders also get a $2 million dollar office allowance, and $10,000 for official expenses.

17 Representative Michael McCaul 10 th Congressional District, TX (first elected in 2004—3 rd term) Won re-election in REPUBLICAN

18 Sr. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (first elected in 1993—3 rd term) REPUBLICAN Won re-election last November. Up again in 2012, but says she will not run. She currently is exploring the idea of running for Governor in 2010.

19 Jr. Senator John Cornyn (first elected in 2002—2 nd term) REPUBLICAN Won reelection in 2008.

20 Who Are These People? Focus 3/27/09