1. Who are your members of Congress?
2017 (115th Session) Edition

2. Partisan Breakdown
House
Senate

3. Partisan Breakdown House Senate Nonvoting members: currently 6
-DC, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, US Virgin Islands
-Nonvoting members can introduce legislation and vote in committee, but not in the full House
Reasons for vacancies—Resignations (health, other office, etc.) or death! 
NOTE: Dems actually gained votes in House & Senate!
Independent senators: Bernie Sanders (Vermont) and Angus King (Maine)

4. House of Reps Leadership
2017 (115th Session) Edition

5. Speaker of the House: Paul Ryan (R) Wisconsin

6. Speaker of the House Full member in the House
Presiding officer over the House (bipartisan)
Selected by the majority party
Sets the legislative agenda
2nd in succession to the presidency

7. Majority Leader: Kevin McCarthy(R) California

8. House Majority Leader Elected by the Speaker of the House
Planning daily, weekly, and annual legislative agendas
Directs party to support or defeat legislation

9. Majority Whip: Steve Scalise (R) Louisiana

10. Majority Whips
Ensures party discipline in the legislature
Party “enforcers”
2nd in line after the floor leader
Gets people to vote!
Usage comes from the hunting term whipping in: preventing hounds from wandering away from the pack

11. Minority Leader: Nancy Pelosi(D) California

12. House Minority Leader Elected by the party
Represents party on the House floor
Conducts business for party

13. Democratic Whip: Steny Hoyer (D) Maryland

14. Minority party whip
Helps coordinate the party caucus in response to legislation and other matters
Helps leadership manage legislative programs
Gets people to vote!

15. Idaho Representatives
Raul Labrador (R) – District 1
Mike Simpson (R) – District 2

16. Senate Leadership
2017 (115th Session) Edition

17. Vice President: Mike Pence(R) Indiana

18. President of the senate
Vice President
Not a member of the body
Holds a tie-breaking vote
Presides over Senate

19. President Pro Tempore: Orrin Hatch (R) Utah

20. President pro tempore Most senior senator from majority party
Presides over Senate in the absence of VP
3rd in line of succession

21. Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell (R) Kentucky

22. Majority Leader Elected from party Spokesman for party
Manage & schedule legislative business

23. Majority Whip: John Cornyn (R) Texas

24. Majority whip Gather votes on major issues
2nd highest member in the party
Assistant floor leader

25. Minority Leader: Chuck Schumer(D) New York

26. Minority leader Elected from party Spokesman for party
Manage & schedule legislative business

27. Minority Whip: Dick Durbin (D) Illinois

28. Minority whip Gather votes on major issues
2nd highest member in the party
Assistant floor leader

29. Idaho Senators
Mike Crapo, R
Jim Risch, R