The Vice-Chair of the Democratic Caucus in the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...

 is a leadership position that ranks just below the Chair

Democratic Caucus Chairman of the United States House of Representatives

The following is a list of members of the U.S. House of Representatives who have served as chair of the House Democratic Caucus. Chairs are currently limited to two consecutive terms.-Source:*...

 of the House Democratic Caucus. In addition to other duties, the Vice-Chair has a seat on the Steering and Policy Committee

Steering and Policy Committee of the United States House of Representatives

In the United States House of Representatives, the House Democratic Caucus includes a Steering and Policy Committee. Its primary purpose is to assign fellow party members to other House committees, and it also advises party leaders on policy...

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The office of Secretary of the Democratic Caucus preceded the office of Vice-Chair. Until its elimination in 1987, the office of Secretary was reserved for a female member of the House.

List of Secretaries

This list may be incomplete.

• Chase G. Woodhouse
  Chase G. Woodhouse
  Chase Going Woodhouse was an educator and Congresswoman from the Second Congressional District in Connecticut. She was the second woman elected to Congress from Connecticut, and the first elected as a Democrat.Woodhouse graduated from Science Hill School, Shelbyville, Kentucky, 1908...
  
   (1949–1951)
• Edna F. Kelly
  Edna F. Kelly
  Edna Flannery Kelly was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Kelly was born in East Hampton, New York. She graduated from Hunter College in 1928...
  
   (1953–1957, 1964)
• Leonor K. Sullivan (1959–1975, except 1964)
• Patsy Mink
  Patsy Mink
  Patsy Matsu Takemoto Mink was an American politician from the U.S. state of Hawaii. Mink was a third generation Japanese American and member of the Democratic Party. She also was the Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.Mink served in the U.S...
  
   (1975–1977)
• Shirley Chisholm
  Shirley Chisholm
  Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was an American politician, educator, and author. She was a Congresswoman, representing New York's 12th Congressional District for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. In 1968, she became the first black woman elected to Congress...
  
   (1977–1981)
• Geraldine Ferraro
  Geraldine Ferraro
  Geraldine Anne Ferraro was an American attorney, a Democratic Party politician, and a member of the United States House of Representatives. She was the first female Vice Presidential candidate representing a major American political party....
  
   (1981–1985)
• Mary Rose Oakar
  Mary Rose Oakar
  Mary Rose Oakar is an American Democratic politician and former member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio, the first Democratic woman elected to the United States Congress from that state....
  
   (1985–1987)

List of Vice-Chairs

• Mary Rose Oakar
  Mary Rose Oakar
  Mary Rose Oakar is an American Democratic politician and former member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio, the first Democratic woman elected to the United States Congress from that state....
  
   (1987-1989)
• Steny Hoyer
  Steny Hoyer
  Steny Hamilton Hoyer is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1981. The district includes a large swath of rural and suburban territory southeast of Washington, D.C.. He is a member of the Democratic Party....
  
   (1989)
• Vic Fazio (1989-1995)
• Barbara B. Kennelly
  Barbara B. Kennelly
  Barbara Bailey Kennelly was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut.-Family and Education:...
  
   of Connecticut (1995-1999)
• Bob Menendez of New Jersey (1999-2003)
• Jim Clyburn
  Jim Clyburn
  James Enos "Jim" Clyburn is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993, and the Assistant Democratic Leader since 2011. He was previously House Majority Whip, serving in that post from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party...
  
   of South Carolina (Jan. 2003-December 2005)
• John B. Larson of Connecticut (Feb. 2006-Jan. 2009)
• Xavier Becerra
  Xavier Becerra
  Xavier Becerra is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in Los Angeles.-Early life, education and career:...
  
  of California (Jan. 2009-present)