Party leaders of the United States House of RepresentativesCurrent House leaders below speakerMajority LeaderSteve Scalise (R-LA)Majority WhipTom Emmer (R-MN)Minority LeaderHakeem Jeffries (D-NY)Minority WhipKatherine Clark (D-MA)Party leaders of the U.S. House of RepresentativesParty leaders of the United States House of Representatives, also known as floor leaders, are congresspeople who coordinate legislative initiatives and serve as the chief spokespersons for their parties on the House floor.
2004 Democratic Party presidential primariesPresidential primaries and caucuses were organized by the Democratic Party to select delegates to the 2004 Democratic National Convention to determine the party's nominee for president in the 2004 election. Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts won the nomination by securing more than the required 2,162 delegates on March 11, 2004. He was formally nominated by the Democratic National Convention on July 29, 2004, in Boston.
1988 Democratic Party presidential primariesFirst place by initial contest resultFirst place by initial pledged delegate allocationFirst place by convention roll callFrom February 8 to June 14, 1988, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1988 United States presidential election.
1988 United States presidential electionElection of George H. W. BushPresidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Bush/Quayle and blue denotes those won by Dukakis/Bentsen. Light blue represents the sole electoral vote for Bentsen/Dukakis by a West Virginiafaithless elector.2000 United States presidential electionElection of George W. BushPresidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Bush/Cheney and blue denotes those won by Gore/Lieberman. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia. One of D.C.'s three electors cast a blank ballot for president and vice president.Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 7, 2000.2004 United States presidential electionPresidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Bush/Cheney and blue denotes those won by Kerry/Edwards. Light blue represents the sole electoral vote for John Edwards by a Minnesotafaithless elector. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 2, 2004.
United States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the United States Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Article One of the Constitution of the United States in enumerated matters to pass or defeat federal legislation, known as bills. Those that are also passed by the Senate are sent to the president for signature or veto.1992 United States presidential electionElection of Bill ClintonPresidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Clinton/Gore and red denotes those won by Bush/Quayle. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.George H. W. Bush, the incumbent president in 1992, whose term expired at noon on January 20, 1993Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 3, 1992.
Democratic Party (United States)Political partyThe Democratic Party is a liberal political party in the United States, sitting on the center to center-left of the political spectrum. Founded in 1828, it is the world's oldest active political party. Its main rival is the Republican Party, and since the 1850s, both have dominated American politics. The Democratic Party initially supported Jacksonian democracy, agrarianism, and geographical expansionism, while opposing a national bank and high tariffs.
2008 United States presidential electionPresidential elections were held in the United States on November 4, 2008. The Democratic ticket of Illinois junior senator Barack Obama and Delaware senior senator Joe Biden, defeated the Republican ticket of Arizona senior senator John McCain and Alaska governor Sarah Palin. Obama became the first African American to be elected to the presidency.Missouri's 3rd congressional districtMissouri's third congressional district is in the eastern and central portion of the state. It stretches from the southern part of Columbia (including the University of Missouri) and the state capital of Jefferson City in the west to St. Charles County (including the large suburbs of St. Charles, St. Peters and Wentzville) and western Jefferson County in the east.
LobbyingLobbying is a form of advocacy that legally attempts to influence policy decisions made by legislators, members of regulatory agencies in the executive branch, or in some cases judges. Lobbying, the main and most well known component of government relations on the other hand, consists of "directly advocating for or against particular legislation or regulations."*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.