As of October 2017 California representative Kevin McCarthy (R) is the majority leader in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The current Majority Leader, called the Speaker of the House, in the US House of Representatives is John Boehner.
John Boehner is the Speaker of the House and the senior Republican in the House of Representative. Eric Cantor is the House Majority Leader.
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As of October 2017 California representative Kevin McCarthy (R) is the majority leader in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Congressional leadership is a follows: House of Representative: Speaker of the House Majority Leader Minority Leader Majority Whip Minority Whip Senate: President of the Senate (vice president of the U. S.) Majority Leader Minority Leader President pro tempore of the Senate Assistant Majority Leader (Majority Whip) Assistant Minority Leader (Minority Whip)
The Vice President is not a part of the House of Representatives. The Vice President is Chairman of the Senate. The leader of the House of Representatives is called the Speaker of the House. He is the most prominent member of the majority party. Beneath him is the Whip Majority Leader, or the Representative who presides over the House's meetings in the Speaker's absence. The minority party also has a leader and whip leader; by tradition, these would instantly become the Speaker and Whip Majority Leader if, in the next election, the minority party became the majority.
The Speaker of the House is the leader of the House of Representatives. As of June 2014, it is Speaker John Boehner.
The name of the U.S representative is Eric Cantor. The U.S. House of Representatives does not officially use the term "Minority Leader", although the media frequently does. The House instead uses the terms "Republican Leader" or "Democratic Leader" depending on which party holds a minority of seats. The current House Majority Leader is Republican Eric Cantor, while the current House Minority Leader is Democrat Nancy Pelosi.
The lower house of Congress is the House of Representatives. The majority leader in this house is the Speaker of the House.
The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives is a member of the party with the majority of seats in the House, and is chosen by the members of the party. The House members themselves will use the term "Democratic Leader" or "Republican Leader" to designate the majority and minority leaders. Whichever party is in the majority will also elect the Speaker of the House, virtually always a senior congressman, who will be the highest-ranking member of that party in the House. As of June 2014, the House Majority Leader is Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and the House Minority leader is Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). The Speaker of the House for the 113th Congress is John Boehner (R-OH).
The leader of the US House of Representatives is called the Speaker of the House. As of January 2011, the Speaker is Republican John Boehner of Ohio. The Speaker is elected by the members of the House and historically will be chosen from the majority party in the House. The equivalent position for the opposition party is the Minority Leader.
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I believe the second ranking leader in the House is the majority leader.
The name of the U.S representative is Eric Cantor. The U.S. House of Representatives does not officially use the term "Minority Leader", although the media frequently does. The House instead uses the terms "Republican Leader" or "Democratic Leader" depending on which party holds a minority of seats. The current House Majority Leader is Republican Eric Cantor, while the current House Minority Leader is Democrat Nancy Pelosi.