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MAJOR EVENTS MAJOR LEGISLATION Key Votes Senate House of Representatives PARTY SUMMARY Senate House of Representatives Total Membership 435 Representatives, 2 Delegates, 1 Resident Commissioner Party Divisions 221 Republicans, 213 Democrats, 1 Independent OFFICERS Senate House of Representatives Speaker of the House Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (R- Massachusetts ) Majority Leader Charles A. Halleck (R- Indiana ) Minority Leader Sam Rayburn (D- Texas ) Democratic Whip John W. McCormack (D- Massachusetts ) Republican Whip Leslie C. Arends (R- Illinois ) Democratic Caucus Chairman Wilbur D. Mills (D- Arkansas ) Republican Conference Chairman Clifford R. Hope (R- Kansas ) MEMBERS Senate House of Representatives EMPLOYEES Senate House of Representatives Clerk of the House Lyle O. Snader Doorkeeper Tom Kennamer - Elected January 3, 1953 Postmaster Beecher Hess Sergeant at Arms William F. Russell - Elected January 3, 1953; died July 7, 1953 Lyle O. Snader - From July 8, 1953, to September 15, 1953 William R. Bonnell - Appointed September 15, 1953 Chaplain of the House Rev. Bernard Braskamp - Presbyterian |
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