Democratic House and Caucus Leadership

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker

On January 4th, 2007, Nancy Pelosi took a historic step forward, becoming the first female in history to be sworn in as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. She will lead the 110th Congress and our country, in a new direction –– in Iraq, on health care, stem cell research and more to begin making a real difference in the lives of American families.

Rep. Chris Van Hollen, Committee Chair

In December 2006, Speaker Pelosi announced that Congressman Chris Van Hollen of Maryland would be taking over as Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee for the 2008 election cycle. After serving during the 2006 cycle as one of the DCCC’s top lieutenants, heading up candidate recruiting and co-chairing the DCCC's "Red to Blue" program, which gave dozens of winning candidates the resources and support they needed to succeed, Congressman Van Hollen was tapped to lead the DCCC to help strengthen and secure the Democratic Majority in the House.