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|description=Directs day-to-day operations in the party caucus for [[Republicans]].
 
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}}The Chair of the House Republican Conference leads the party caucus (party group) for [[United States Republican Party|Republicans]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]].  
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}}The '''House Republican Conference Chairman''' presides over conference meetings, which are composed of all members of the Republican party. The chair is elected by the conference and is the third-ranking Republican in the House of Representatives, after the [[House Minority Leader]] and [[House Minority Whip]].  
  
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==As a minority leader==
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The House Republican Conference serves as the organizational forum to elect party leaders at the outset of each new Congress. The conference meets on a weekly basis to discuss party policy, pending legislative issues, and other matters of mutual concern.  
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When the Democrats have a majority in the House of Representatives, or when the Republicans are in the minority, Republican MPs elect a spokesperson for their party. This is then the minority leader and thus the opposition leader. The office of minority leader is the highest office that the Republican faction can hold if they are in the minority. When the Republicans win a majority in an election, the minority leader is usually elected as the next speaker.
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No clear evidence exists of formal chairmanships of Republican organizations before the 38th Congress (1863–1865).<ref>https://history.house.gov/People/Office/Republican-Conference-Chairmen/</ref>
  
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If the Republicans have a majority in the House of Representatives, they provide the House Speaker, which means that the majority leader is only the second highest office in the Republican parliamentary group, although it then depends very much on the House Speaker how much power he gives him. For example, [[Tom DeLay]] was more powerful than [[Dennis Hastert]], even though he was the speaker. If the Republicans lose the majority in an election, the majory leader usually becomes the new minority whip if the leadership as a whole is re-elected.
 
 
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Latest revision as of 13:04, 17 May 2021


Employment.png House Republican Conference/Chair 
DeputyHouse Republican Conference/Vice chair
Directs day-to-day operations in the party caucus for Republicans.Boss of the House Republican Conference/Vice chair.

The House Republican Conference Chairman presides over conference meetings, which are composed of all members of the Republican party. The chair is elected by the conference and is the third-ranking Republican in the House of Representatives, after the House Minority Leader and House Minority Whip.

The House Republican Conference serves as the organizational forum to elect party leaders at the outset of each new Congress. The conference meets on a weekly basis to discuss party policy, pending legislative issues, and other matters of mutual concern.

No clear evidence exists of formal chairmanships of Republican organizations before the 38th Congress (1863–1865).[1]


 

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References

  1. ↑ https://history.house.gov/People/Office/Republican-Conference-Chairmen/
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