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The Minority Whip is a member of the minority party in the U.S. House of Representatives who assists the Minority Leader in coordinating the party caucus in its responses to legislation and other matters.

[edit]Minority Whips, 1899-present
Oscar W. Underwood (D-AL) 1899-1901
James T. Lloyd (D-MO) 1901-1909
none 1909-1911
John W. Dwight (R-NY) 1911-1913
Charles H. Burke (R-NY) 1913-1915
Charles M. Hamilton (R-NY) 1915-1919
none 1919-1921
William A. Oldfield (D-AR) 1921-1928
John McDuffie (D-SC) 1928-1931
Carl G. Bachmann (R-WV) 1931-1933
Harry L. Englebright (R-CA) 1933-1943
Leslie C. Arends (R-IL) 1943-1947
John W. McCormack (D-MA) 1947-1949
Leslie C. Arends (R-IL) 1949-1953
John W. McCormack (D-MA) 1953-1955
Leslie C. Arends (R-IL) 1955-1975
Robert H. Michel (R-IL) 1975-1981
Trent Lott (R-MS) 1981-1989
Dick Cheney (R-WY) 1989
Newt Gingrich (R-GA) 1989-1995
David E. Bonior (D-MI) 1995-2002
Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) 2002-2003
Steny Hoyer (D-MD) 2003-


396 posted on 11/15/2006 9:14:18 AM PST by Lucky9teen (Where are we going? And why are we in this handbasket?)
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To: Lucky9teen
The House Minority Whip is a member of the minority party in the U.S. House of Representatives . . .

The Senate has a Majority Whip and a Minority Whip too.

411 posted on 11/15/2006 9:18:48 AM PST by Petronski (BRABANTIO: Thou art a villain. IAGO: You are--a senator. ---Othello I.i.)
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