1. U.S. Congressional Leadership
Kelly Walker
AP US Government

2. Leadership in The House of Representatives
Speaker of the House (Presiding Officer)
Majority Leader
Majority Whip
Minority Leader
Minority Whip

3. Speaker of the House Republican (Ohio) John Boehner (Bay-ner),
Member since 1991
Most important leadership position in the house

4. Speaker of the House Recognizing members who wish to speak
Ruling on questions of parliamentary procedure
Appointing members to select conference committees
Directing business on the floor
Exercising political and behind-the-scenes influence
Appointing members of the committees
Control over which bills get assigned to which committees
Appointing the party’s legislative leaders

5. House Majority Floor Leader
Eric cantor Republican (Virginia)
Stepping-stone to Speaker
Schedules bills and rounding-up votes for party favors

6. House Majority Whip Kevin Mccarthyy Republican (Californina)
Member since 1981
Assist floor leader
Serve as go-betweens for members of the house and leadership
Inform members when important bills come up for a vote and do nose-counts for the leadership, and pressure members to support the leadership

7. House Minority Floor Leader
Nancy Pelosi
Democrat (California)
12th term in office
Schedules bills and rounding-up votes for party favors

8. House Majority Whip James Clyburn Democrat (South Carolina)
Member since 1993
Serve as go-betweens for members of the house and leadership
Inform members when important bills come up for a vote and do nose-counts for the leadership, and pressure members to support the leadership

9. House Leadership Majority Party (Republicans)
Speaker of the House
Majority Floor Leader
Majority Floor Whip
Minority Party (Democrats)
Minority Floor Leader
Minority Floor Whip

10. Senate Leadership President of the Senate (U.S. Vice-President)
President Pro-Tempore (Presides in the President’s absence)
Senate Majority Leader
Senate Majority Whip
Senate Minority Leader
Senate Minority Whip

11. President of the Senate
U.S. Vice-President: Joe Biden
Democrat
(Delaware)

12. President Pro Tempore Daniel Inouye Democrat (Hawaii)
Senior member of the Democratic party in the Senate

13. Senate Majority Floor Leader
Harry Reid Democrat (Nevada)
Most powerful member of the Senate
Sets the agenda and appoints committee members
MAY consult the minority leader in setting the agenda…

14. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin Democrat (Illinois)
Serve as go-betweens for members of the house and leadership
Inform members when important bills come up for a vote and do nose-counts for the leadership, and pressure members to support the leadership

15. Senate Minority Leader
Mitch McConnell
Republican (Kentucky)
Appoints his party members to committee
Works with majority leader to set agenda..

16. Senate Minority Whip John Kyle Republican (Arizona)
Serve as go-betweens for members of the house and leadership
Inform members when important bills come up for a vote and do nose-counts for the leadership, and pressure members to support the leadership

17. Senate Leadership President of the Senate
(The Vice President of the United States)
President Pro Tempore (in VP’s absence
Majority Party
Majority Floor Leader
Majority Floor Whip
Minority Party
Minority Floor Leader
Minority Floor Whip