Editing House Republican Conference (section)

==Leaders of the House Republican Conference==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:75%;"
|-
! style="width:5%;" | Congress
! colspan="2" | Leader
! District
! Took office
! Left office
! colspan="2" | House Speaker
|-
| [[36th United States Congress|36th]]
| [[File:William Pennington portrait.jpg|150px]]
| '''[[William Pennington]]'''<br>{{small|(1796–1862)}}
| [[New Jersey's 5th congressional district|New Jersey 5]]
| {{dts|February 1, 1860}}
| {{dts|March 3, 1861}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| ''Himself'' {{small|1860–1861}}
|-
| [[37th United States Congress|37th]]
| [[File:Galusha A. Grow restored.jpg|150px]]
| '''[[Galusha A. Grow]]'''<br>{{small|(1823–1907)}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district|Pennsylvania 14]]
| {{dts|July 4, 1861}}
| {{dts|March 4, 1863}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| ''Himself'' {{small|1861–1863}}
|-
| [[38th United States Congress|38th]]
| rowspan="3" | [[File:Schuyler Colfax, photo portrait seated, c1855-1865.jpg|150px]]
| rowspan="3" | '''[[Schuyler Colfax]]'''<br>{{small|(1823–1885)}}
| rowspan="3" | [[Indiana's 9th congressional district|Indiana 9]]
| rowspan="3" | {{dts|December 7, 1863}}
| rowspan="3" | {{dts|March 3, 1869}}{{efn|name=resigned veep}}
| rowspan="3" style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| rowspan="3" | ''Himself'' {{small|1863–1869}}
|-
| [[39th United States Congress|39th]]
|-
| [[40th United States Congress|40th]]
|-
| 40th
| [[File:Theodore Medad Pomeroy - Brady-Handy.jpg|150px]]
| '''[[Theodore M. Pomeroy]]'''<br>{{small|(1824–1905)}}
| [[New York's 24th congressional district|New York 24]]
| {{dts|March 3, 1869}}
| {{dts|March 4, 1869}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| ''Himself'' {{small|1869}}
|-
| [[41st United States Congress|41st]]
| rowspan="3" | [[File:James G. Blaine - Brady-Handy.jpg|150px]]
| rowspan="3" | '''[[James G. Blaine]]'''<br>{{small|(1830–1893)}}
| rowspan="3" | [[Maine's 3rd congressional district|Maine 3]]
| rowspan="3" | {{dts|March 4, 1869}}
| rowspan="3" | {{dts|March 4, 1875}}
| rowspan="3" style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| rowspan="3" | ''Himself'' {{small|1869–1875}}
|-
| [[42nd United States Congress|42nd]]
|-
| [[43rd United States Congress|43rd]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[44th United States Congress|44th]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:George Washington McCrary, Brady-Handy bw photo portrait, ca1860-1875.jpg|150px]]
| rowspan="2" | '''[[George W. McCrary]]'''<br>{{small|(1835–1890)}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Iowa's 1st congressional district|Iowa 1]]
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|March 4, 1875}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|March 3, 1877}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | [[Michael C. Kerr|Kerr]] {{small|1875–1876}}
|-
| rowspan="3" style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| rowspan="3" style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | [[Samuel J. Randall|Randall]] {{small|1876–1881}}
|-
| [[45th United States Congress|45th]]
| [[File:Eugene Hale - Brady-Handy.jpg|150px]]
| '''[[Eugene Hale]]'''<br>{{small|(1836–1918)}}
| [[Maine's 5th congressional district|Maine 5]]
| {{dts|March 4, 1877}}
| {{dts|March 4, 1879}}
|-
| [[46th United States Congress|46th]]
| [[File:William P. Frye - Brady-Handy.jpg|150px]]
| '''[[William P. Frye]]'''<br>{{small|(1830–1911)}}
| [[Maine's 2nd congressional district|Maine 2]]
| {{dts|March 4, 1879}}
| {{dts|March 3, 1881}}
|-
| [[47th United States Congress|47th]]
| [[File:J. Warren Keifer - Brady-Handy.jpg|150px]]
| '''[[J. Warren Keifer]]'''<br>{{small|(1836–1932)}}
| [[Ohio's 8th congressional district|Ohio 8]]
| {{dts|December 5, 1881}}
| {{dts|March 4, 1883}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| ''Himself'' {{small|1881–1883}}
|-
| [[48th United States Congress|48th]]
| rowspan="3" | [[File:SpeakerCannon.png|150px]]
| rowspan="3" | '''[[Joseph Gurney Cannon]]'''<br>{{small|(1836–1926)}}
| rowspan="3" | [[Illinois's 15th congressional district|Illinois 15]]
| rowspan="3" | {{dts|March 4, 1883}}
| rowspan="3" | {{dts|March 3, 1889}}
| rowspan="3" style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| rowspan="3" style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | [[John G. Carlisle|Carlisle]] {{small|1883–1889}}
|-
| [[49th United States Congress|49th]]
|-
| [[50th United States Congress|50th]]
|-
| [[51st United States Congress|51st]]
| [[File:Thomas Brackett Reed by John Singer Sargent.jpg|150px]]
| '''[[Thomas Brackett Reed]]'''<br>{{small|(1839–1902)}}
| [[Maine's 1st congressional district|Maine 1]]
| {{dts|December 4, 1889}}
| {{dts|March 3, 1891}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| ''Himself'' {{small|1889–1891}}
|-
| [[52nd United States Congress|52nd]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:ThomasJHenderson.jpg|150px]]
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Thomas J. Henderson (politician)|Thomas J. Henderson]]'''<br>{{small|(1824–1911)}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Illinois's 7th congressional district|Illinois 7]]
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|March 4, 1891}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|March 3, 1895}}
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | [[Charles Frederick Crisp|Crisp]] {{small|1891–1895}}
|-
| [[53rd United States Congress|53rd]]
|-
| [[54th United States Congress|54th]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Thomas Brackett Reed by John Singer Sargent.jpg|150px]]
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Thomas Brackett Reed]]'''<br>{{small|(1839–1902)}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Maine's 1st congressional district|Maine 1]]
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|December 2, 1895}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|March 4, 1899}}
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| rowspan="2" | ''Himself'' {{small|1895–1899}}
|-
| [[55th United States Congress|55th]]
|-
| [[56th United States Congress|56th]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:DavidBremmerHenderson.jpg|150px]]
| rowspan="2" | '''[[David B. Henderson]]'''<br>{{small|(1840–1906)}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Iowa's 3rd congressional district|Iowa 3]]
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|December 4, 1899}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|March 4, 1903}}
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| rowspan="2" | ''Himself'' {{small|1899–1903}}
|-
| [[57th United States Congress|57th]]
|-
| [[58th United States Congress|58th]]
| rowspan="4" | [[File:SpeakerCannon.png|150px]]
| rowspan="4" | '''[[Joseph Gurney Cannon]]'''<br>{{small|(1836–1926)}}
| rowspan="4" | [[Illinois's 18th congressional district|Illinois 18]]
| rowspan="4" | {{dts|November 9, 1903}}
| rowspan="4" | {{dts|March 4, 1911}}
| rowspan="4" style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| rowspan="4" | ''Himself'' {{small|1903–1911}}
|-
| [[59th United States Congress|59th]]
|-
| [[60th United States Congress|60th]]
|-
| [[61st United States Congress|61st]]
|-
| [[62nd United States Congress|62nd]]
| rowspan="4" | [[File:James Robert Mann (Illinois) in 1916 (cropped).jpg|150px]]
| rowspan="4" | '''[[James Robert Mann (Illinois politician)|James Robert Mann]]'''<br>{{small|(1856–1922)}}
| rowspan="4" | [[Illinois's 2nd congressional district|Illinois 2]]
| rowspan="4" | {{dts|March 4, 1911}}
| rowspan="4" | {{dts|March 3, 1919}}
| rowspan="4" style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| rowspan="4" style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | [[Champ Clark|Clark]] {{small|1911–1919}}
|-
| [[63rd United States Congress|63rd]]
|-
| [[64th United States Congress|64th]]
|-
| [[65th United States Congress|65th]]
|-
| [[66th United States Congress|66th]]
| rowspan="3" | [[File:Frederick Gillett.jpg|150px]]
| rowspan="3" | '''[[Frederick H. Gillett]]'''<br>{{small|(1851–1935)}}
| rowspan="3" | [[Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district|Massachusetts 2]]
| rowspan="3" | {{dts|May 19, 1919}}
| rowspan="3" | {{dts|March 3, 1925}}
| rowspan="3" style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| rowspan="3" | ''Himself'' {{small|1919–1925}}
|-
| [[67th United States Congress|67th]]
|-
| [[68th United States Congress|68th]]
|-
| [[69th United States Congress|69th]]
| rowspan="3" | [[File:Nick Longworth Portrait.JPG|150px]]
| rowspan="3" | '''[[Nicholas Longworth]]'''<br>{{small|(1869–1931)}}
| rowspan="3" | [[Ohio's 1st congressional district|Ohio 1]]
| rowspan="3" | {{dts|December 7, 1925}}
| rowspan="3" | {{dts|March 4, 1931}}
| rowspan="3" style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| rowspan="3" | ''Himself'' {{small|1925–1931}}
|-
| [[70th United States Congress|70th]]
|-
| [[71st United States Congress|71st]]
|-
| [[72nd United States Congress|72nd]]
| rowspan="5" | [[File:Bertrand Snell cph.3c04408.jpg|150px]]
| rowspan="5" | '''[[Bertrand Snell]]'''<br>{{small|(1870–1958)}}
| rowspan="5" | [[New York's 31st congressional district|New York 31]]
| rowspan="5" | {{dts|March 4, 1931}}
| rowspan="5" | {{dts|January 3, 1939}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | [[John Nance Garner|Garner]] {{small|1931–1933}}
|-
| [[73rd United States Congress|73rd]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | [[Henry Thomas Rainey|Rainey]] {{small|1933–1934}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[74th United States Congress|74th]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | [[Jo Byrns|Byrns]] {{small|1935–1936}}
|-
| rowspan="3" style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| rowspan="3" style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | [[William B. Bankhead|Bankhead]] {{small|1936–1940}}
|-
| [[75th United States Congress|75th]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[76th United States Congress|76th]]
| rowspan="11" | [[File:SPEAKER JWMartin.jpg|150px]]
| rowspan="11" | '''[[Joseph W. Martin Jr.]]'''<br>{{small|(1884–1968)}}
| rowspan="11" | [[Massachusetts's 14th congressional district|Massachusetts 14]]
| rowspan="11" | {{dts|January 3, 1939}}
| rowspan="11" | {{dts|January 3, 1959}}
|-
| rowspan="4" style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| rowspan="4" style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | [[Sam Rayburn|Rayburn]] {{small|1940–1947}}
|-
| [[77th United States Congress|77th]]
|-
| [[78th United States Congress|78th]]
|-
| [[79th United States Congress|79th]]
|-
| [[80th United States Congress|80th]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| ''Himself'' {{small|1947–1949}}
|-
| [[81st United States Congress|81st]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | [[Sam Rayburn|Rayburn]] {{small|1949–1953}}
|-
| [[82nd United States Congress|82nd]]
|-
| [[83rd United States Congress|83rd]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| ''Himself'' {{small|1953–1955}}
|-
| [[84th United States Congress|84th]]
| rowspan="4" style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| rowspan="4" style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | [[Sam Rayburn|Rayburn]] {{small|1955–1961}}
|-
| [[85th United States Congress|85th]]
|-
| [[86th United States Congress|86th]]
| rowspan="4" | [[File:Rep. Charles A. Halleck of Ind., member of the Committee investigating the Nat'l Labor Relations Board, Sept. 1939 LCCN2016876179 (cropped).jpg|150px]]
| rowspan="4" | '''[[Charles A. Halleck]]'''<br>{{small|(1900–1986)}}
| rowspan="4" | [[Indiana's 2nd congressional district|Indiana 2]]
| rowspan="4" | {{dts|January 3, 1959}}
| rowspan="4" | {{dts|January 3, 1965}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[87th United States Congress|87th]]
|-
| rowspan="5" style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| rowspan="5" style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | [[John W. McCormack|McCormack]] {{small|1962–1971}}
|-
| [[88th United States Congress|88th]]
|-
| [[89th United States Congress|89th]]
| rowspan="5" | [[File:Gerald Ford presidential portrait (cropped).jpg|150px]]
| rowspan="5" | '''[[Gerald Ford]]'''<br>{{small|(1913–2006)}}
| rowspan="5" | [[Michigan's 5th congressional district|Michigan 5]]
| rowspan="5" | {{dts|January 3, 1965}}
| rowspan="5" | {{dts|December 6, 1973}}{{efn|name=resigned veep|Resigned to become [[Vice President of the United States]].}}
|-
| [[90th United States Congress|90th]]
|-
| [[91st United States Congress|91st]]
|-
| [[92nd United States Congress|92nd]]
| rowspan="4" style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| rowspan="4" style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | [[Carl Albert|Albert]] {{small|1971–1977}}
|-
| [[93rd United States Congress|93rd]]
|-
| 93rd
| rowspan="4" | [[File:JohnRhodes.jpg|150px]]
| rowspan="4" | '''[[John Jacob Rhodes]]'''<br>{{small|(1916–2003)}}
| rowspan="4" | [[Arizona's 1st congressional district|Arizona 1]]
| rowspan="4" | {{dts|December 7, 1973}}
| rowspan="4" | {{dts|January 3, 1981}}
|-
| [[94th United States Congress|94th]]
|-
| [[95th United States Congress|95th]]
| rowspan="5" style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| rowspan="5" style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | [[Tip O'Neill|O'Neill]] {{small|1977–1987}}
|-
| [[96th United States Congress|96th]]
|-
| [[97th United States Congress|97th]]
| rowspan="8" | [[File:Robert H Michel.jpg|150px]]
| rowspan="8" | '''[[Robert H. Michel]]'''<br>{{small|(1923–2017)}}
| rowspan="8" | [[Illinois's 18th congressional district|Illinois 18]]
| rowspan="8" | {{dts|January 3, 1981}}
| rowspan="8" | {{dts|January 3, 1995}}
|-
| [[98th United States Congress|98th]]
|-
| [[99th United States Congress|99th]]
|-
| [[100th United States Congress|100th]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | [[Jim Wright|Wright]] {{small|1987–1989}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[101st United States Congress|101st]]
|-
| rowspan="3" style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| rowspan="3" style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | [[Tom Foley|Foley]] {{small|1989–1995}}
|-
| [[102nd United States Congress|102nd]]
|-
| [[103rd United States Congress|103rd]]
|-
| [[104th United States Congress|104th]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:SpeakerGingrich.jpg|150px]]
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Newt Gingrich]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1943)}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Georgia's 6th congressional district|Georgia 6]]
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|January 3, 1995}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|January 3, 1999}}{{efn|name=resigned|Resigned from office and from Congress.}}
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| rowspan="2" | ''Himself'' {{small|1995–1999}}
|-
| [[105th United States Congress|105th]]
|-
| [[106th United States Congress|106th]]
| rowspan="4" | [[File:SpeakerHastert.jpg|150px]]
| rowspan="4" | '''[[Dennis Hastert]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1942)}}
| rowspan="4" | [[Illinois's 14th congressional district|Illinois 14]]
| rowspan="4" | {{dts|January 6, 1999}}
| rowspan="4" | {{dts|January 3, 2007}}
| rowspan="4" style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| rowspan="4" | ''Himself'' {{small|1999–2007}}
|-
| [[107th United States Congress|107th]]
|-
| [[108th United States Congress|108th]]
|-
| [[109th United States Congress|109th]]
|-
| [[110th United States Congress|110th]]
| rowspan="5" | [[File:John Boehner Speaker Portrait Full.png|150px]]
| rowspan="5" | '''[[John Boehner]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1949)}}
| rowspan="5" | [[Ohio's 8th congressional district|Ohio 8]]
| rowspan="5" | {{dts|January 3, 2007}}
| rowspan="5" | {{dts|October 29, 2015}}{{efn|name=resigned}}
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | [[Nancy Pelosi|Pelosi]] {{small|2007–2011}}
|-
| [[111th United States Congress|111th]]
|-
| [[112th United States Congress|112th]]
| rowspan="3" style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| rowspan="3" | ''Himself'' {{small|2011–2015}}
|-
| [[113th United States Congress|113th]]
|-
| [[114th United States Congress|114th]]
|-
| 114th
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Speaker Paul D. Ryan Official Painting.jpg|150px]]
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Paul Ryan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1970)}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Wisconsin's 1st congressional district|Wisconsin 1]]
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|October 29, 2015}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|January 3, 2019}}
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| rowspan="2" | ''Himself''
|-
| [[115th United States Congress|115th]]
|-
| [[116th United States Congress|116th]]
| rowspan="3" | [[File:Kevin McCarthy, official portrait, speaker.jpg|150px]]
| rowspan="3" | '''[[Kevin McCarthy]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1965)}}
| rowspan="2" | [[California's 23rd congressional district|California 23]]
| rowspan="3" | {{dts|January 3, 2019}}
| rowspan="3" | {{dts|October 3, 2023}}{{efn|Kevin McCarthy was [[Removal of Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House|vacated as speaker]] and House Republican Leader on October 3, 2023, until the [[October 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election|election]] of Mike Johnson on October 25.}}
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | [[Nancy Pelosi|Pelosi]] {{small|2019–2023}}
|-
| [[117th United States Congress|117th]]
|-
| [[118th United States Congress|118th]]
| [[California's 20th congressional district|California 20]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| ''Himself'' {{small|2023}}
|-
| 118th
| colspan="3" | ''Vacant''
| ''{{dts|October 3, 2023}}''
| ''{{dts|October 25, 2023}}''
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| style="background-color:#E6E6AA;" | [[Patrick McHenry|McHenry]]{{efn|name=protem|This person served as speaker ''[[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives#Speaker pro tempore|pro tempore]]''.}} {{small|2023}}
|-
| 118th
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Mike Johnson official portrait, 118th Congress.jpg|150px]]
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Mike Johnson]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1972)}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Louisiana's 4th congressional district|Louisiana 4]]
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|October 25, 2023}}
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Incumbent]]''
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | &nbsp;
| rowspan="2" | ''Himself'' {{small|2023–present}}
|-
|[[119th United States Congress|119th]]
|}

===Notes===
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