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The Majority Whip is an elected member of the U.S. House of Representatives who assists the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader to coordinate ideas on and garner support for proposed legislation. This position, unlike Speaker of the House, was not mandated by the Constitution. Instead, it emerged near the beginning of the 20th century.See: Whip, Minority Whip of the United States House of Representatives
1 Majority Whips, 1897-present
- James A. Tawney (R-MN) 1897-1905
- James E. Watson (R-IN) 1905-1909
- John W. Dwight (R-NY) 1909-1911
- none 1911-1913
- Thomas M. Bell (D-GA) 1913-1915
- none 1915-1919
- Harold Knutson (R-MN) 1919-1923
- Albert H. Vestal (R-IN) 1923-1931
- John McDuffie (D-AL) 1931-1933
- Arthur H. Greenwood (D-AL) 1933-1935
- Patrick J. Boland (D-PA) 1935-1942
- Robert Ramspeck (D-GA) 1942-1945
- John J. Sparkman (D-AL) 1945-1947
- Leslie C. Arends (R-IL) 1947-1949
- J. Percy Priest (D-TN) 1949-1953
- Leslie C. Arends (R-IL) 1953-1955
- Carl AlbertCarl Bert Albert ( May 10, 1908 February 4, 2000) was a lawyer and American politician from Oklahoma. He is most well-known for his service as Speaker of the House from 1971 to 1977. Known as the Little Giant from Little Dixie, he held the highest politic (D-OK) 1955-1961
- Thomas Hale Boggs (D-LA) 1961-1971
- Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. (D-MA) 1971-1973
- John J. McFall (D-CA) 1973-1977
- John W. Brademas (D-IN) 1977-1981
- Thomas S. Foley (D-WA) 1981-1987
- Tony CoelhoAnthony Lee Coelho ( June 15, 1942 ) was a United States Congressman from California. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the Majority Whip until he resigned amidst a scandal. He was born in rural Los Banos, California, and attended public scho (D-CA) 1987-1989
- William H. Gray III (D-PA) 1989-1991
- David E. BoniorDavid Edward Bonior (born June 6, 1945) was a politician from the U. state of Michigan, serving for 26 years in the U. House of Representatives. He was born in Detroit, Michigan and graduated from Notre Dame High School, where he excelled in sports, in Po (D-MI) 1991-1995
- Tom DeLayThomas Dale DeLay (born April 8, 1947) is an American Republican politician from Texas and current Majority Leader of the U. House of Representatives. He is well-known for his conservative stances on foreign and domestic policy issues. Biography and early (R-TX) 1995-2003
- Roy BluntBlunt (born January 10, 1950) is a Representative to the United States House of Representatives from the 7th Congressional District of Missouri, and the current House Majority Whip. Blunt is currently serving his fourth two-year term in the House. He was (R-MO) 2003-
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