Democratic Caucus Vice-Chairman of the United States House of Representatives

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The Vice-Chair of the Democratic Caucus in the United States House of Representatives is a leadership position that ranks just below the Chair of the House Democratic Caucus. In addition to other duties, the Vice-Chair has a seat on the Steering and Policy Committee.[1]

[edit] Vice-Chairs

This list is incomplete. Note that the office of Vice-Chair was formerly the office of Caucus Secretary.

• Chase G. Woodhouse (1949-1951)
• Edna F. Kelly (1953-1957)
• Leonor K. Sullivan (1959-1975)
• Shirley Chisholm (1981-1983)
• Geraldine Ferraro (1983-1985)
• Barbara B. Kennelly of Connecticut (1995-1999) [2]
• Jim Clyburn of South Carolina (Jan. 2003-December 2005)
• John Larson of Connecticut (Feb. 2006-)

Party conferences in the United States Congress
Senate Republican Conference	Senate	Senate Democratic Caucus
Conference Chairman	Chairperson	Caucus Chairperson
Conference Vice-Chair/Secretary	Secretary	Caucus Secretary
Policy Committee Chair	Policy Committee	Policy Committee Chair
House Republican Conference	House of Representatives	House Democratic Caucus
Conference Chairperson	Presiding Officer	Caucus Chairperson
Vice-Chair	Vice Chairman	Vice-Chair / Secretary
Conference Secretary	Secretary
Policy Committee Chair	Policy Committee	Policy Committee Co-Chair

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