Democratic Caucus Chairman of the United States House of Representatives


The following is a list of members of the U.S. House of Representatives who have served as chair of the House Democratic Caucus. Chairs are currently limited to two consecutive terms.

OfficeholderStateCongressTerm
James ThompsonPennsylvania31st1849–1851
N/A32nd1851–1853
Edson B. OldsOhio33rd1853–1855
George Washington JonesTennessee34th1855–1857
N/A35th1857–1859
George S. HoustonAlabama36th1859–1861
N/A37th–40th1861–1869
William E. Niblack,
Samuel J. Randall		Indiana,
Pennsylvania		41st1869–1871
N/A42nd1871–1873
William E. NiblackIndiana43rd1873–1875
Lucius Q.C. LamarMississippi44th1875–1877
Hiester ClymerPennsylvania45th1877–1879
John F. HouseTennessee46th1879–1881
N/A47th1881–1883
George W. GeddesOhio48th1883–1885
J. Randolph TuckerVirginia49th1885–1887
Samuel S. CoxNew York50th1887–1889
William S. HolmanIndiana51st–53rd1889–1895
David B. CulbersonTexas54th1895–1897
James D. RichardsonTennessee55th1897–1899
James HayVirginia56th–58th1899–1905
Robert L. HenryTexas59th1905–1907
Henry D. ClaytonAlabama60th–61st1907–1911
Albert S. BurlesonTexas62nd1911–1913
A. Mitchell PalmerPennsylvania63rd1913–1915
Edward W. SaundersVirginia64th–65th1915–1919
Arthur G. DeWaltPennsylvania66th1919–1921
Sam RayburnTexas67th1921–1923
Henry T. RaineyIllinois68th1923–1925
Charles D. CarterOklahoma69th1925–1927
Arthur H. GreenwoodIndiana70th1927–1929
David H. KincheloeKentucky71st1929–1930
William W. ArnoldIllinois72nd1931–1933
Clarence F. LeaCalifornia73rd1933–1935
Edward T. TaylorColorado74th1935–1937
Robert L. DoughtonNorth Carolina75th1937–1939
John W. McCormackMassachusetts76th1939–1940
Richard M. DuncanMissouri77th1941–1943
Harry R. SheppardCalifornia78th1943–1945
Jere CooperTennessee79th1945–1947
Aime J. ForandRhode Island80th1947–1949
Francis E. WalterPennsylvania81st1949–1951
Jere CooperTennessee82nd1951–1953
Wilbur D. MillsArkansas83rd1953–1955
John J. RooneyNew York84th1955–1957
Melvin PriceIllinois85th–86th1957–1961
Francis E. WalterPennsylvania87th–88th1961–1963
Albert ThomasTexas88th1964–1965
Eugene KeoghNew York89th1965–1967
Dan RostenkowskiIllinois90th–91st1967–1971
Olin TeagueTexas92nd–93rd1971–1975
Phillip BurtonCalifornia94th1976–1977
Thomas S. FoleyWashington95th–96th1977–1981
Gillis W. LongLouisiana97th–98th1981–1985
Richard A. GephardtMissouri99th–100th1985–1989
William H. Gray IIIPennsylvania101st1989
Steny H. HoyerMaryland101st–103rd1989–1995
Vic FazioCalifornia104th–105th1995–1999
Martin FrostTexas106th–107th1999–2003
Bob MenendezNew Jersey108th–109th2003–2006
James ClyburnSouth Carolina109th2006–2007
Rahm EmanuelIllinois110th2007–2009
John B. LarsonConnecticut111th–112th2009–2013
Xavier BecerraCalifornia113th–114th2013–2017
Joe CrowleyNew York115th2017–2019
Hakeem JeffriesNew York116th2019–present