Democratic Whips (1899 to present)
About this object A ten-term Member of the House, Oscar Underwood of Alabama served as the first Democratic Whip in 1899.
In the 61st–62nd and the 64th–66th Congresses, there is no official record in the minutes of the Democratic Caucus or elsewhere of the name of the Democratic Whip.
| Congress and Years | Name | State or Territory |
|---|---|---|
| 56th (1899–1901) | UNDERWOOD, Oscar Wilder | AL |
| 57th (1901–1903) | LLOYD, James Tilghman | MO |
| 58th (1903–1905) | LLOYD, James Tilghman | MO |
| 59th (1905–1907) | LLOYD, James Tilghman | MO |
| 60th (1907–1909) | LLOYD, James Tilghman 1 | MO |
| 63rd (1913–1915) | BELL, Thomas Montgomery | GA |
| 67th (1921–1923) | OLDFIELD, William Allan | AR |
| 68th (1923–1925) | OLDFIELD, William Allan | AR |
| 69th (1925–1927) | OLDFIELD, William Allan | AR |
| 70th (1927–1929) | OLDFIELD, William Allan 2 | AR |
| 70th (1927–1929) | MCDUFFIE, John 3 | AL |
| 71st (1929–1931) | MCDUFFIE, John | AL |
| 72nd (1931–1933) | MCDUFFIE, John | AL |
| 73rd (1933–1935) | GREENWOOD, Arthur Herbert | IN |
| 74th (1935–1937) | BOLAND, Patrick Joseph | PA |
| 75th (1937–1939) | BOLAND, Patrick Joseph | PA |
| 76th (1939–1941) | BOLAND, Patrick Joseph | PA |
| 77th (1941–1943) | BOLAND, Patrick Joseph 4 | PA |
| 77th (1941–1943) | RAMSPECK, Robert C. Word 5 | GA |
| 78th (1943–1945) | RAMSPECK, Robert C. Word | GA |
| 79th (1945–1947) | RAMSPECK, Robert C. Word 6 | GA |
| 79th (1945–1947) | SPARKMAN, John Jackson 7 | AL |
| 80th (1947–1949) | MCCORMACK, John William | MA |
| 81st (1949–1951) | PRIEST, James Percy | TN |
| 82nd (1951–1953) | PRIEST, James Percy | TN |
| 83rd (1953–1955) | MCCORMACK, John William | MA |
| 84th (1955–1957) | ALBERT, Carl Bert | OK |
| 85th (1957–1959) | ALBERT, Carl Bert | OK |
| 86th (1959–1961) | ALBERT, Carl Bert | OK |
| 87th (1961–1963) | ALBERT, Carl Bert | OK |
| 87th (1961–1963) | BOGGS, Thomas Hale, Sr. | LA |
| 88th (1963–1965) | BOGGS, Thomas Hale, Sr. | LA |
| 89th (1965–1967) | BOGGS, Thomas Hale, Sr. | LA |
| 90th (1967–1969) | BOGGS, Thomas Hale, Sr. | LA |
| 91st (1969–1971) | BOGGS, Thomas Hale, Sr. | LA |
| 92nd (1971–1973) | O'NEILL, Thomas Philip, Jr. (Tip) | MA |
| 93rd (1973–1975) | MCFALL, John Joseph | CA |
| 94th (1975–1977) | MCFALL, John Joseph | CA |
| 95th (1977–1979) | BRADEMAS, John | IN |
| 96th (1979–1981) | BRADEMAS, John | IN |
| 97th (1981–1983) | FOLEY, Thomas Stephen | WA |
| 98th (1983–1985) | FOLEY, Thomas Stephen | WA |
| 99th (1985–1987) | FOLEY, Thomas Stephen | WA |
| 100th (1987–1989) | COELHO, Tony | CA |
| 101st (1989–1991) | COELHO, Tony 8 | CA |
| 101st (1989–1991) | GRAY, William Herbert, III 9 | PA |
| 102nd (1991–1993) | GRAY, William Herbert, III 10 | PA |
| 102nd (1991–1993) | BONIOR, David Edward 11 | MI |
| 103rd (1993–1995) | BONIOR, David Edward | MI |
| 104th (1995–1997) | BONIOR, David Edward | MI |
| 105th (1997–1999) | BONIOR, David Edward | MI |
| 106th (1999–2001) | BONIOR, David Edward | MI |
| 107th (2001–2003) | BONIOR, David Edward 12 | MI |
| 107th (2001–2003) | PELOSI, Nancy 13 | CA |
| 108th (2003–2005) | HOYER, Steny Hamilton | MD |
| 109th (2005–2007) | HOYER, Steny Hamilton | MD |
| 110th (2007–2009) | CLYBURN, James Enos | SC |
| 111th (2009–2011) | CLYBURN, James Enos | SC |
| 112th (2011–2013) | HOYER, Steny Hamilton | MD |
| 113th (2013–2015) | HOYER, Steny Hamilton | MD |
| 114th (2015–2017) | HOYER, Steny Hamilton | MD |
Footnotes
1Resigned as Democratic Whip in February 1908.
2Died in office, November 19, 1928.
3Elected Democratic Whip on March 3, 1929, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Democratic Whip William Allan Oldfield.
4Died in office, May 18, 1942.
5Appointed Democratic Whip on June 8, 1942, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Democratic Whip Patrick Joseph Boland.
6Resigned from the House of Representatives on December 31, 1945.
7Appointed Democratic Whip on November 27, 1945, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Democratic Whip Robert C. Word Ramspeck.
8Resigned as Democratic Whip on June 14, 1989.
9Elected Democratic Whip on June 14, 1989.
10Resigned from the House of Representatives on September 11, 1991.
11Elected Democratic Whip on July 11, 1991, but did not assume office until September 11, 1991.
12Resigned from the House of Representatives on January 15, 2002.
13Elected Democratic Whip on October 10, 2001, but did not assume office until January 15, 2002.