Editing House Republican Conference

{{Short description|Party caucus in the US House of Representatives}}
{{Infobox political party
| name             = House Republican Conference
| logo             = Republican Disc.svg
| colorcode        = {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}
| leader1_title    = Part of
| leader1_name     = [[United States House of Representatives]]
| leader2_title    = [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|House Speaker]]
| leader2_name     = [[Mike Johnson]] ([[Louisiana|LA]])
| leader3_title    = Floor Leader
| leader3_name     = [[Steve Scalise]] ([[Louisiana|LA]])
| leader4_title    = Floor Whip
| leader4_name     = [[Tom Emmer]] ([[Minnesota|MN]])
| leader5_title    = [[Chairman of the House Republican Conference|Chair]]
| leader5_name     = [[Lisa McClain]] ([[Michigan|MI]])
| ideology         = [[Right-wing populism]]{{cref|A}}<br />[[Conservatism in the United States|Conservatism]]
| affiliation1_title = Affiliation
| affiliation1     = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
| seats1_title     = Seats
| seats1           = {{Composition bar|220|435|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}}
| colors           = {{color box|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} Red
| position         =[[Right-wing politics|Right-wing]]
| footnotes        = {{Cnote|A|Includes [[Trumpism]]}}
| website          = {{URL|https://gop.gov}}
| country          = the United States
}}

{{United States House of Representatives}}
The '''House Republican Conference''' is the [[Congressional caucus|party caucus]] for [[United States Republican Party|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 [[List of chairmen of the House Republican Conference|chair]] who directs day-to-day operations and who is assisted by an elected [[Republican Conference Vice Chairman of the United States House of Representatives|vice chair]] and a [[Republican Conference Secretary of the United States House of Representatives|secretary]].

In the [[118th United States Congress|118th Congress]], the conference is led by Speaker [[Mike Johnson]] of [[Louisiana]], assisted by Majority Leader [[Steve Scalise]] (also of Louisiana), and Majority Whip [[Tom Emmer]]. The current chair is [[Lisa McClain]] of [[United States congressional delegations from Michigan|Michigan]], who assumed the position .<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|last=Milman|first=Oliver|date=2021-05-14|title=Trump loyalist Elise Stefanik wins Republican vote to replace Liz Cheney|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/14/elise-stefanik-republican-vote-liz-cheney-trump}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Republican Conference Chairmen |url=https://history.house.gov/People/Office/Republican-Conference-Chairmen/ |publisher=US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives |access-date=7 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> 
Former chairs include [[Gerald Ford]], [[John Boehner]], [[Mike Pence]], [[John Bayard Anderson|John B. Anderson]], [[Dick Cheney]], [[Jack Kemp]], [[J. C. Watts]], [[Deborah Pryce|Deborah D. Pryce]], [[Adam Putnam]], [[Jeb Hensarling]], [[Cathy McMorris Rodgers]], [[Liz Cheney]], [[Kevin McCarthy]] and [[Elise Stefanik]]. As a result of the [[2024 United States House of Representatives elections|2024 elections]], the party holds a narrow majority in the House of Representatives in the [[119th United States Congress|119th Congress]].

==Current hierarchy==
As of January 3, 2024, the conference leadership has been as follows:

*[[Mike Johnson]] ([[Louisiana|LA]]) as [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]] (conference leader)
*[[Steve Scalise]] ([[Louisiana|LA]]) as [[Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives|House majority leader]]
*[[Tom Emmer]] ([[Minnesota|MN]]) as [[Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives|House majority whip]]
*[[Lisa McClain]] ([[Michigan|MI]]) as chair of the House Republican Conference
*[[Blake Moore]] ([[Utah|UT]]) as vice chair of the House Republican Conference
*[[Erin Houchin]] ([[Indiana|IN]]) as secretary of the House Republican Conference
*[[Kevin Hern]] ([[Oklahoma|OK]]) as chair of the [[Steering and Policy Committees of the United States House of Representatives|House Republican Policy Committee]]
*[[Richard Hudson (American politician)|Richard Hudson]] ([[North Carolina|NC]]) as chair of the [[National Republican Congressional Committee]]
*[[Guy Reschenthaler]] ([[Pennsylvania|PA]]) as [[Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives|House Republican chief deputy whip]]

==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===
{{Notelist}}

==Conference chairs==
The conference chair is elected each Congress.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Republican Conference Chairmen {{!}} US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives|url=https://history.house.gov/People/Office/Republican-Conference-Chairmen/|access-date=2021-02-04|website=history.house.gov|language=en}}</ref>
{| class=wikitable
! Chairman
! State
! Congress
! Dates
|-
| [[Justin S. Morrill]]
| VT
| [[38th United States Congress|38th]]–[[39th United States Congress|39th]]
| 1863–1867
|-
| colspan="2" |<small>N/A</small>
| [[40th United States Congress|40th]]
| 1867–1869
|-
| [[Robert C. Schenck]]
| OH
| rowspan="2" | [[41st United States Congress|41st]]
| rowspan="2" | 1869–1871
|-
|[[Nathaniel P. Banks]]
| MA
|-
| [[Austin Blair]]
| MI
| [[42nd United States Congress|42nd]]
| 1871–1873
|-
| [[Horace Maynard]]
| TN
| [[43rd United States Congress|43rd]]
| 1873–1875
|-
| [[George W. McCrary]]
| IA
| [[44th United States Congress|44th]]
| 1875–1877
|-
| [[Eugene Hale]]
| ME
| [[45th United States Congress|45th]]
| 1877–1879
|-
| [[William P. Frye]]
| ME
| [[46th United States Congress|46th]]
| 1879–1881
|-
| [[George M. Robeson]]
| NJ
| [[47th United States Congress|47th]]
| 1881–1883
|-
| [[Joseph G. Cannon]]
| IL
| [[48th United States Congress|48th]]–[[50th United States Congress|50th]]
| 1883–1889
|-
| [[Thomas J. Henderson (politician)|Thomas J. Henderson]]
| IL
| [[51st United States Congress|51st]]–[[53rd United States Congress|53rd]]
| 1889–1895
|-
| [[Charles H. Grosvenor]]
| OH
| [[54th United States Congress|54th]]–[[55th United States Congress|55th]]
| 1895–1899
|-
| [[Joseph G. Cannon]]
| IL
| [[56th United States Congress|56th]]–[[57th United States Congress|57th]]
| 1899–1903
|-
| [[William P. Hepburn]]
| IA
| [[58th United States Congress|58th]]–[[60th United States Congress|60th]]
| 1903–1909
|-
| [[Frank Dunklee Currier|Frank D. Currier]]
| NH
| [[61st United States Congress|61st]]–[[62nd United States Congress|62nd]]
| 1909–1913
|-
| [[William S. Greene]]
| MA
| [[63rd United States Congress|63rd]]–[[65th United States Congress|65th]]
| 1913–1919
|-
| [[Horace M. Towner]]
| IA
| [[66th United States Congress|66th]]–[[67th United States Congress|67th]]
| 1919–1923
|-
| [[Sydney Anderson]]
| MN
| [[68th United States Congress|68th]]
| 1923–1925
|-
| [[Willis C. Hawley]]
| OR
| [[69th United States Congress|69th]]–[[72nd United States Congress|72nd]]
| 1925–1933
|-
| [[Robert Luce]]
| MA
| [[73rd United States Congress|73rd]]
| 1933–1935
|-
| [[Frederick R. Lehlbach]]
| NJ
| [[74th United States Congress|74th]]
| 1935–1937
|-
| [[Roy Woodruff]]
| MI
| [[75th United States Congress|75th]]–[[81st United States Congress|81st]]
| 1937–1951
|-
| [[Clifford Hope]]
| KS
| [[82nd United States Congress|82nd]]–[[84th United States Congress|84th]]
| 1951–1957
|-
| [[Charles B. Hoeven]]
| IA
| [[85th United States Congress|85th]]–[[87th United States Congress|87th]]
| 1957–1963
|-
| [[Gerald Ford]]
| MI
| [[88th United States Congress|88th]]
| 1963–1965
|-
| [[Melvin Laird]]
| WI
| [[89th United States Congress|89th]]–[[90th United States Congress|90th]]
| 1965–1969
|-
| [[John B. Anderson]]
| IL
| [[91st United States Congress|91st]]–[[95th United States Congress|95th]]
| 1969–1979
|-
| [[Samuel L. Devine]]
| OH
| [[96th United States Congress|96th]]
| 1979–1981
|-
| [[Jack Kemp]]
| NY
| [[97th United States Congress|97th]]–[[99th United States Congress|99th]]
| 1981–1987
|-
| [[Dick Cheney]]
| WY
| [[100th United States Congress|100th]]
| 1987–1989
|-
| [[Jerry Lewis (California politician)|Jerry Lewis]]
| CA
| [[101st United States Congress|101st]]–[[102nd United States Congress|102nd]]
| 1989–1993
|-
| [[Dick Armey]]
| TX
| [[103rd United States Congress|103rd]]
| 1993–1995
|-
| [[John Boehner]]
| OH
| [[104th United States Congress|104th]]–[[105th United States Congress|105th]]
| 1995–1999
|-
| [[J. C. Watts]]
| OK
| [[106th United States Congress|106th]]–[[107th United States Congress|107th]]
| 1999–2003
|-
| [[Deborah Pryce]]
| OH
| [[108th United States Congress|108th]]–[[109th United States Congress|109th]]
| 2003–2007
|-
| [[Adam Putnam]]
| FL
| [[110th United States Congress|110th]]
| 2007–2009
|-
| [[Mike Pence]]
| IN
| [[111th United States Congress|111th]]
| 2009–2011
|-
| [[Jeb Hensarling]]
| TX
| [[112th United States Congress|112th]]
| 2011–2013
|-
| [[Cathy McMorris Rodgers]]
| WA
| [[113th United States Congress|113th]]—[[115th United States Congress|115th]]
| 2013–2019
|-
|[[Liz Cheney]]
| WY
|[[116th United States Congress|116th]]—[[117th United States Congress|117th]]
|2019–2021{{Efn|[[Liz Cheney#Removal as conference chair|Removal as conference chair]]}}
|-
|[[Elise Stefanik]]
|NY
|[[117th United States Congress|117th]]—[[118th United States Congress|118th]]
|2021–2025
|-
|[[Lisa McClain]]
|MI
|[[119th United States Congress|119th]]
|2025–present
|}
{{notelist}}

== 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 of the United States House of Representatives|Steering and Policy Committees]].<ref>{{cite web|title=House Leadership Structure: Overview of Party Organization|url=http://www.rules.house.gov/archives/RS20930.pdf|url-status=dead|format=PDF|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061129223815/http://www.rules.house.gov/archives/RS20930.pdf|archivedate=November 29, 2006}}</ref>

* [[Robert Stafford]] of Vermont (1971)
* [[Samuel L. Devine]] of Ohio (1971–1979)
* [[Jack Edwards (American politician)|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 (politician)|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 (politician)|Doug Collins]] of Georgia (2017–2019)
* [[Mark Walker (North Carolina politician)|Mark Walker]] of North Carolina (2019–2021)
* [[Mike Johnson]] of Louisiana (2021–2023)
* [[Blake Moore]] of Utah (2023–present)

== Secretaries ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+List of successive secretaries of the House Republican Conference
!Congress
!Name
!State
!Term start
!Term end
|-
| colspan="5" |''Position established''
|-
|[[90th United States Congress|90th]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Richard Harding Poff|Dick Poff]] 
| rowspan="3" |[[Virginia]]
| rowspan="3" |January 3, 1967
| rowspan="3" |August 29, 1972
|-
|[[91st United States Congress|91st]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[92nd United States Congress|92nd]]
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Jack Edwards (American politician)|Jack Edwards]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=1972-09-12|title=Anniston Star, Sep 12, 1972, p. 10 {{!}} NewspaperArchive®|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/anniston-star-sep-12-1972-p-10/|access-date=2021-02-04|website=newspaperarchive.comn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/document/0054/12130699.pdf|title=Ford Press Releases, September - December 1972
|website=fordlibrarymuseum.gov|access-date=29 June 2023}}</ref>
| rowspan="4" |[[Alabama]]
| rowspan="4" |August 29, 1972
| rowspan="4" |January 3, 1979
|-
|[[93rd United States Congress|93rd]]
|-
|[[94th United States Congress|94th]]
|-
|[[95th United States Congress|95th]]
|-
|[[96th United States Congress|96th]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Clair Burgener]]
| rowspan="5" |[[California]]
| rowspan="3" |January 3, 1979
| rowspan="3" |January 3, 1985
|-
|[[97th United States Congress|97th]]
|-
|[[98th United States Congress|98th]]
|-
|[[99th United States Congress|99th]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Robert J. Lagomarsino]] 
| rowspan="2" |January 3, 1985
| rowspan="2" |January 3, 1989
|-
|[[100th United States Congress|100th]]
|-
|[[101st United States Congress|101st]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Vin Weber]] 
| rowspan="2" |[[Minnesota]]
| rowspan="2" |January 3, 1989
| rowspan="2" |January 3, 1993
|-
|[[102nd United States Congress|102nd]]
|-
|[[103rd United States Congress|103rd]]
|[[Tom DeLay]]
|[[Texas]]
|January 3, 1993
|January 3, 1995
|-
|[[104th United States Congress|104th]] 
|[[Barbara Vucanovich]]
|[[Nevada]]
|January 3, 1995
|January 3, 1997
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[105th United States Congress|105th]] 
|[[Jennifer Dunn (politician)|Jennifer Dunn]]
|[[Washington (state)|Washington]]
|January 3, 1997
|July 17, 1997
|-
|[[Tillie Fowler]] 
|[[Florida]]
|July 17, 1997
|January 3, 1999
|-
|[[106th United States Congress|106th]]
|[[Deborah Pryce]] 
|[[Ohio]]
|January 3, 1999
|January 3, 2001
|-
|[[107th United States Congress|107th]]
|[[Barbara Cubin]]
|[[Wyoming]]
|January 3, 2001
|January 3, 2003
|-
|[[108th United States Congress|108th]]
| rowspan="2" |[[John Doolittle]]
| rowspan="2" |[[California]]
| rowspan="2" |January 3, 2003
| rowspan="2" |January 3, 2007
|-
|[[109th United States Congress|109th]]
|-
|[[110th United States Congress|110th]]
| rowspan="3" |[[John Carter (Texas politician)|John Carter]] 
| rowspan="3" |[[Texas]]
| rowspan="3" |January 3, 2007
| rowspan="3" |January 3, 2013
|-
|[[111th United States Congress|111th]]
|-
|[[112th United States Congress|112th]]
|-
|[[113th United States Congress|113th]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Virginia Foxx]]
| rowspan="2" |[[North Carolina]]
| rowspan="2" |January 3, 2013
| rowspan="2" |January 3, 2017
|-
|[[114th United States Congress|114th]]
|-
|[[115th United States Congress|115th]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Jason Smith (American politician)|Jason Smith]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Missouri]]
| rowspan="2" |January 3, 2017
| rowspan="2" |January 3, 2021
|-
|[[116th United States Congress|116th]]
|-
|[[117th United States Congress|117th]]
|[[Richard Hudson (American politician)|Richard Hudson]]
|[[North Carolina]]
|January 3, 2021
|January 3, 2023
|-
|[[118th United States Congress|118th]]
|[[Lisa McClain]]
|[[Michigan]]
|January 3, 2023
|January 3, 2025
|-
|[[119th United States Congress|119th]]
|[[Erin Houchin]]
|[[Indiana]]
|January 3, 2025
|Present
|}

== See also ==
* [[House Democratic Caucus]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.gop.gov/ Republican Conference]

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