House Leadership Positions: Methods of Selection

Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore (appointed by the Speaker); Assistant Majority Leader for Policy and Research (appointed by the Speaker); Assistant Majority Whip (appointed by the Speaker).

Additional positions include deputy majority caucus chair (EC) and deputy majority whip (EC).

Official titles: deputy speakrer pro tem (2 individuals); assistant deputy pro tem (2 individuals); deputy speaker (12 individuals); assistant deputy speaker (2 individuals). Official titles: deputy majority leader (9 individuals); assistant majority leader (24 individuals). Official titles: chief majority whip (1 individual); majority whip-at-large (2 individuals); deputy majority whip-at-large (2 individuals); assistant majority whip (3 individuals). Official titles: majority caucus chair; deputy majority caucus chair. Official titles: deputy minority leader (2 individuals); deputy minority leaders-at-large (3 individuals); assistant minority leader (8 individuals). 9 individuals, including 1 chief whip and 2 senior whips. Official title: Republican caucus chairman. Republican policy chairman (2 individuals).

Speaker Pro Tempore is the Senior Mmeber of the majority party.

The position of assistant majority leader is known as deputy majority leader. In addition to a majority whip, deputy whips are also appointed by the speaker. The position of assistant minority leader is known as minority leader pro tem. In addition to a minority whip, deputy whips are appointed by the party leader. There is no minority caucus chair — instead there is a policy chair, 15 additional positions.

Currently four majority whips.

Vice Speaker elected by all members of the House, and Minority Policy Leader elected by party caucus.

The two deputy majority leaders appointed by the speaker are among eight assistant majority leaders; and the two deputy Republican (minority) leaders.

Additional positions include minority agenda chair (EC) and minority policy chair (EC).

In each chamber, the membership elects chief clerk; assistant chief clerk; enrolling clerk; sergeant-at-arms; doorkeeper; janitor; cloakroom keeper; and pages.

Speaker pro tem each occurrence.

Clerk of the House and Assistant Clerk of the House are elected by the House membership.

There is a parliamentarian for the majority appointed by the Speaker and a minority parliamentarian elected by the minority party caucus.

There is also a deputy speaker pro tem.

Majority leader also serves as majority floor leader. Official title of assistant majority leader is deputy majority leader. There are also an assistant majority floor leader, majority whip, chief deputy majority whips, and deputy majority whips.

Speaker and minority leader are also caucus chairs.

Minority leader also serves as the minority floor leader. There are also a minority whip, assistant minority leader, a chief deputy minority whip, an assistant minority whip, and several deputy minority whips.

Other positions include: two associate speakers pro tempore (EH); majority caucus chair (EC); assistant majority whip (EC); assistant associate minority floor leader (EC); minority assistant caucus chair (EC); assistant minority whip (EC).

Additional positions of minority and majority caucus secretaries (EC).

One Assistant Majority Whip Elected for the 2021 Session; Two Assistant Minority Whips (North and South) Elected for 2021 Session.

Following Speaker is Deputy Speaker.

Position of Speaker Emeritus follows.

Positions Deputy Majority Floor Leaders (2) follow.

Deputy Majority Leader follows.

Assistant Majority Whip positions (2) follow.

Position is Democratic Leader.

Position is Deputy Democratic Leader followed by Democratic Leader Pro Tempore.

Position is Democratic Floor Leader.

Position is Senior Democratic Advisors (2) followed by Democratic Advisors (2).

Other AS Democratic Leadership positions: Senior Assistant Democratic Leaders (3); Assistant Democratic Leaders (10); Assistant Democratic Floor Leaders (14).

Majority leader also serves as majority floor leader; minority leader also serves as minority floor leader.

Majority floor leader duties assumed by majority leader. Minority floor leader duties assumed by minority leader pro tem.

The majority caucus chair is majority conference chair. The minority caucus chair is minority conference chair.

Voting along conference lines, member with the secondhighest number of votes.

Additional Majority positions appointed by the speaker: deputy speaker, assistant speaker, deputy majority leader, Ways and Means committee chair, Democratic Program Committee Chair, Democratic Steering Committee chair, various deputies and assistants. Additional minority positions appointed by the minority leader: deputy minority leader, Ways and Means Committee ranking member, Republican Steering Committee chair, Republican Program Committee chair, various deputies and assistants.

Also known as Deputy Majority Leader or Deputy Minority Leader.

New Member Leader – EC-Elected by party caucus; New Member Whip – EC-Elected by party caucus.

Speaker and minority leader are also caucus chairs; the sixth ranking majority leadership position is assistant majority whip.

Additional positions are assistant majority whip, the 6th ranking majority leadership position, and assistant minority whip, the fourth ranking minority leadership position.

Assistant majority leader is known as majority assistant whip; assistant minority floor leader known as minority asisstant whip; minority caucus chair known as minority caucus manager.

Vt. Const. Ch. II, sec. 14.

Only if nec. via House Rule 16.

House Rule 24.

Majority leader also serves as majority floor leader and majority caucus chair; assistant majority leader also serves as assistant majority floor leader and majority whip; minority leader serves as minority floor leader and minority caucus chair; assistant minority leader serves as assistant minority floor leader and minority whip.

The title of majority leader is not used in Virginia; the title is majority floor leader.

The title of minority leader is not used in Virginia; the title is minority floor leader.

The majority caucus also has a secretary, who is appointed by the speaker; the minority caucus has 2 vice-chairs, 1 vice-chair/treasurer and an interim sergeant-at-arms.

Caucus nominee elected by whole membership.