4 minute read
Federal Leadership
Advertisement
President of United States Donald J. Trump
The Cabinet
The tradition of the Cabinet dates back to the beginnings of the Presidency itself. Established in Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution, the Cabinet’s role is to advise the President on any subject he may require relating to the duties of each member’s respective offi ce. The Cabinet includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments —the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, as well as the Attorney General.
In order of succession to the Presidency: Jonathan Cohen
Department of State Secretary Mike Pompeo
Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin
Department of Defense Secretary Mark Esper
Department of Justice Attorney General William Barr
Department of the Interior Interior Secretary David Bernhardt
Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue
Department of Commerce of Management and Budget
Secretary Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.
Department of Labor Eugene Scalia Acting Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Benjamin S. Carson, Sr. Acting Administrator of the
Department of Energy
Department of Education Secretary Elisabeth Prince DeVos
Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie
Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer
Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats
Representative of the United States to the United Nations
Acting Director of the Offi ce Russ Vought
Gina Haspel
Andrew Wheeler
Secretary Dan Brouillette Small Business Administration Chris Pilkerton
116th Congress, 2nd Session Minority Leader
The fl oor leaders and whips of each party are elected by a majority vote of all the senators of their party assembled in a conference or, as it sometimes is called, a caucus. The practice has been to choose the leader for a two-year term at the beginning of each Congress. The majority and minority leaders are the elected spokespersons on the Senate fl oor for their respective political parties.
Senator Charles Schumer (NY) Minority Whip Senator Richard J. Durbin (IL)
Speaker of the House 116th Congress, 2nd Session Rep. Nancy Pelosi, CA-12th the Vice President. House Leadership:
United States House of Representatives
Majority Leadership Structure - Democrats
Minority Leadership Structure - Republicans
Elected by the whole of the House of Representatives, the Speaker acts as leader of the House and combines several roles: the institutional role of presiding officer and administrative head of the House, the role of leader of the majority party in the House, and the representative role of an elected member of the House. The Speaker of the House is second in line to succeed the President, after
Assists leadership in managing party’s
116th Congress, 2nd Session
Republican Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, CA-23rd Represents Republicans on the House floor.
Republican Whip Rep. Steve Scalise, LA-1st Assists leadership in managing
The majority party members and the minority party members meet separately to select their leaders. Third parties rarely have had enough members to elect their own leadership, and independents will generally join one of the larger party organizations to receive committee assignments. A party caucus or conference is the name given to a meeting of or organization of all party members in the House.
party’s legislative program.
Heads organization of all Democratic Party members in the House.
Republican Conference Chairman Rep. Liz Cheney, WY-At Large
Heads organization of all Republican Party members in the House.
Republican Policy Committee Chairman Rep. Gary Palmer, AL-6th Heads Conference forum for policy development.
