LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

This page was last updated January 5, 2006; it covers the 110th Congress (2007-2008).
West Virginia's Delegation to Congress:
(Most of this is copied from the page for the previous Congress for now. It's possible that room assignments may change but the other information will probably be the same.)
There are 100 members of the United States Senate; each State has two Senators, and there are 50 states. Senators' terms of office are 6 years each, and are staggered so that one-third of the Senate is elected every two years. The current Senate membership consists of 51 Republicans, 48 Democrats, and one independent.

The Senators from West Virginia, both Democrats, are:

There are 435 members of the U. S. House of Representatives, apportioned according to the population as of the last Census.  In addition, the District of Columbia and the various territories have Delegates who are permitted to vote in some, but not all, of the House's proceedings. All House terms are for two years and expire January, 2005.
Currently, there are 229 Republicans, 205 Democrats and one independent in the House of Representatives.

West Virginia has 3 Representatives.
A map of the state's three districts is at the West Virginia Secretary of State's web site.

LEADERSHIP OF THE NEW (110TH) CONGRESS
WHICH CONVENED JANUARY 4, 2007
Last updated December 13, 2006

The state from which each person was elected is in parentheses after his or her name.
Offices listed in RED are mentioned in the Constitution and are in the line of succession to the Presidency.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WILL HAVE A MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE
When the new Congress convenes, the House of Representatives will consist of 233 Democrats and 202 Republicans, for a total of 435.

DEMOCRATIC LEADERS IN THE HOUSE WILL BE:
 Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi (California)
 Majority Leader: Steny Hoyer (Maryland)
 Majority Whip: James Clyburn (South Carolina)
 Caucus Chairperson: Rahm Emanuel (Illinois)

REPUBLICAN LEADERS IN THE HOUSE WILL BE:
□ Minority Leader: John Boehner (Ohio)
□ Minority Whip: Roy Blunt (Missouri)
□ Republican Conference Chairman: Adam Putnam (Florida)
□ Republican Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman: Tom Cole (Oklahoma)
□ Minority Chief Deputy Whip: Eric Cantor (Virginia)
□ House Republican Policy Committee Chair: Thaddeus McCotter (Michigan)
□ Republican Conference vice-chair: Kay Granger (Texas)
□ Conference Secretary: John Carter (Texas)



SENATE
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WILL HAVE A MAJORITY IN THE SENATE
(There will be 49 Democrats, 49 Republicans, and 2 Independents -- Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Joe Lieberman of Connecticut -- not elected as members of either major party, both of whom will caucus with the Democrats. This gives the Democrats a working majority of 51-49)

DEMOCRATIC LEADERS IN THE SENATE WILL BE:
 President Pro Tempore: Robert C. Byrd (West Virginia)
 Majority Leader: Harry Reid (Nevada)
 Assistant Majority Leader: ("Majority Whip") Dick Durbin (Illinois)
 Vice Chair of the Conference AND Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: Charles E. Schumer (New York)
 Secretary of the Senate Democratic Conference: Patty Murray (Washington)
 Chair of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee: Byron L. Dorgan (North Dakota)
 Chair of Steering and Outreach Committee: Debbie Stabenow (Michigan)
 Chair of Committee Outreach: Jeff Bingaman (New Mexico)
 Vice-Chair of Committee Outreach: Hillary Rodham Clinton (New York)
 Chair of Rural Outreach: Blanche L. Lincoln (Arkansas)
 Chief Deputy Whip: Barbara Boxer (California)
 Deputy Whips:: Thomas R. Carper (Delaware), Bill Nelson (Florida), and Russell D. Feingold (Wisconsin)

REPUBLICAN LEADERS IN THE SENATE WILL BE:
□ Minority Leader: Mitch McConnell (Kentucky)
□ Assistant Minority Leader (“Minority Whip”): Trent Lott (Mississippi)
□ Senate Republican Conference Chairman: Jon Kyl (Arizona)
□ Senate Republican Conference Vice Chairman: John Cornyn (Texas)
□ Republican Policy Chairman: Kay Bailey Hutchinson (Texas)
□ National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman: John Ensign (Nevada)

COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS AND OTHER COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS FOR THE 110th CONGRESS ARE NOT YET OFFICIAL
When they are, the West Virginia delegation's assignments will be noted here.

OTHER APPOINTMENTS FOR THE 110th CONGRESS
Nancy Erickson will serve as Secretary of the Senate, and former Chief of the U. S. Capitol Police, Terrance Gainer, will serve as Sergeant at Arms

Relevant websites
(a.k.a. "Where does she get this stuff?")
 Yahoo directory of Congressional websites: http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/U_S__Government/Legislative_Branch/
 Google News: http://news.google.com
 Senate Democratic Conference: http://democrats.senate.gov/
 Senate Republican Policy Conference: http://www.senate.gov/~rpc/
 National Republican Senatorial Committee: http://www.nrsc.org/
 House Democratic Conference:
http://www.housedemocrats.gov/
 House Republican Conference: http://www.gop.gov/

For information on the current Congress or past Congresses, see:
Congressional Directory (Government Printing Office)
Congressional Pictorial Directory (Government Printing Office)
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, 1774-2005
House of Representatives official website
Senate official website
Thomas ("In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson, legislative information from the Library of Congress")
United States Government Manual (also available in book form; if you are in our library, ask at the Reference Desk)

Leadership of the 110th Congress, 2007-2008