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Leadership Positions in State Legislatures

November 16, 2022

Listed below are the various leadership positions and the number of people holding those positions in the state legislatures.

Leadership Positions in State Legislatures
State Legislature Totals Senate Positions House Positions
Alabama 35 senators
105 representatives
President
President pro tem
Majority leader
Minority leader
Speaker
Speaker pro tem
Majority leader
Minority leader
Alaska 20 senators
40 representatives
President
Majority leader
Minority leader
Speaker
Majority leader
Majority whip
Minority leader
Minority whip
Arizona 30 senators
60 representatives
President
President pro tem
Majority leader
Majority whip
Minority leader
Assistant minority leader
Minority whip
Speaker
Speaker pro tem
Majority leader
Majority whip
Minority leader
Assistant majority leader
Minority whip
Arkansas 35 senators
100 representatives
President
President pro tem
Speaker
Speaker pro tem
Majority leader
Minority leader
California 40 senators
80 assembly members
President
President pro tem
Majority leader
Minority leader
Speaker
Speaker pro tem
Majority floor leader
Majority whip (2)
Majority caucus chair
Minority leader
Assistant minority leader (3)
Minority caucus chair
Minority whip (3)
Colorado 35 senators
65 representatives
President
President pro tem
Majority leader
Assistant majority leader
Majority caucus chair
Minority leader
Assistant minority leader
Minority caucus chair
Speaker
Speaker pro tem
Majority leader
Assistant majority leader
Majority caucus chair
Majority whip
Minority leader
Assistant minority leader
Minority caucus chair
Connecticut 36 senators
151 representatives
President
President pro tem
Majority leader
Deputy president pro tem
Deputy majority leader (2)
Majority whip
Deputy majority whip
Chief assistant pro tem (4)
Assistant majority leader (5)
Minority leader
Deputy minority leader
Chief deputy pro tem
Minority whip
Assistant minority leader (4)
Speaker
Deputy speaker (2)
Majority leader
Deputy majority leader (5)
Majority whip at large
Assistant majority leader (16)
Minority leader
Deputy minority leader (2)
Deputy minority leader at large
Minority whip (3/4)
Assistant minority leader (7)
Speaker pro tem
Deputy majority whip
Delaware 21 senators
41 representatives
President
President pro tem
Majority leader
Majority whip
Minority leader
Minority whip
Speaker
Majority leader
Majority whip
Minority leader
Minority whip
Florida 40 senators
120 representatives
President
President pro tem
Majority leader
Minority leader
Speaker
Speaker pro tem
Majority leader
Democratic leader
Democratic leader pro tem
Democratic floor whip (2)
Democratic caucus chair
Democratic caucus vice chair
Democratic message chair
Georgia 56 senators
180 representatives
President
President pro tem
Majority leader
Majority whip
Majority caucus chair
Minority leader
Minority whip
Minority caucus chair
Speaker
Speaker pro tem
Majority leader
Majority whip
Majority caucus chair
Majority caucus secretary
Minority leader
Minority whip
Minority caucus chair
Minority caucus vice chair
Minority caucus secretary
Hawaii 25 senators
51 representatives
President
Vice president
Majority leader
Majority floor leader
Majority caucus leader
Majority whip
Minority leader
Speaker
Vice speaker
Majority leader
Majority floor leader
Majority whip
Assistant majority floor leader (10)
Minority leader
Minority floor leader
Assistant minority floor leader
Idaho 35 senators
70 representatives
President
President pro tem
Majority leader
Assistant majority leader
Majority caucus chair
Minority leader
Assistant minority leader
Minority caucus chair
Speaker
Majority leader
Assistant majority leader
Majority caucus chair
Minority leader
Assistant minority leader
Minority caucus chair
Illinois 59 senators
118 representatives
President
Majority leader
Assistant majority leader (5)
Majority caucus chair
Majority whip
Minority leader
Assistant minority leader (5)
Minority caucus chair
Deputy minority caucus chair
Minority caucus whip (2)
Speaker
Majority leader
Deputy majority leader (2)
Assistant majority leader (6)
Majority conference chair
Minority leader
Deputy minority leader (2)
Assistant minority leader (6)
Minority conference chair
Indiana 50 senators
100 representatives
President
President pro tem
Assistant president pro tem
Majority floor leader
Assistant majority floor leader
Majority whip
Assistant majority whip
Majority caucus chair
Assistant majority caucus chair (2)
Minority floor leader
Assistant minority floor leader
Minority whip
Assistant minority whip
Minority caucus chair
Assistant minority caucus chair (2)
Speaker
Speaker pro tem
Speaker pro tem emeritis
Deputy speaker pro tem
Majority floor leader
Assistant majority floor leader
Majority caucus chair
Assistant majority caucus chair
Majority whip
Assistant majority whip
Minority floor leader
Assistant minority floor leader
Minority caucus chair
Assistant minority caucus chair
Minority whip
Iowa 50 senators
100 representatives
Democratic President
Republican President
Democratic President pro tem
Republican President pro tem
Democratic floor leader
Republican floor leader
Democratic Whip
Democratic Assistant leader (4)
Republican Assistant leader (5)
Speaker
Speaker pro tem
Majority floor leader
Assistant majority floor leader (4)
Majority whip
Minority floor leader
Assistant minority floor leader (5)
Kansas 40 senators
125 representatives
President
Vice president
Majority leader/caucus chair
Assistant majority leader (2)
Minority leader
Assistant minority leader
Minority whip
Minority caucus chair
Minority policy agenda chair
Speaker
Speaker pro tem
Majority leader
Assistant majority floor leader
Majority caucus chair
Minority floor leader
Assistant minority leader
Minority whip
Minority agenda chair
Minority caucus chair
Kentucky 38 senators
100 representatives
President
President pro tem
Majority floor leader
Majority whip
Majority caucus chair
Minority floor leader
Minority whip
Minority caucus chair
Speaker
Speaker pro tem
Majority floor leader
Majority whip
Majority caucus chair
Minority floor leader
Minority whip
Minority caucus chair
Louisiana 39 senators
105 representatives
President
President pro tem
Speaker
Speaker pro tem
Maine 35 senators
151 representatives
President
Majority leader
Assistant majority leader
Minority leader
Assistant minority leader
Speaker
Majority leader
Assistant majority leader
Minority leader
Assistant minority leader
Maryland 47 senators
141 delegates
President
President pro tem
Majority leader
Deputy majority leader
Assistant deputy majority leader
Majority whip
Deputy majority whip
Assistant deputy majority whip (2)
Minority leader
Minority whip
Speaker
Speaker pro tem
Majority leader
Deputy majority leader
Deputy speaker pro tem
Majority whip
Deputy majority whip (13)
Assistant majority floor leader
Minority leader
Minority whip
Massachusetts 40 senators
160 representatives
President
Majority leader
Majority whip
Assistant majority leader
2nd assistant majority leader
Minority leader
1st assistant minority leader
2nd assistant minority leader/whip
3rd assistant minority leader/
assistant whip
Speaker
Majority leader
1st assistant majority leader
2nd assistant majority leader
Minority leader
1st assistant minority leader
2nd assistant minority leader
3rd assistant minority leader
Michigan 48 senators
120 representatives
President
President pro tem
Assistant president pro tem
Associate president pro tem
Majority leader
Assistant majority leader
Majority floor leader
Assistant majority floor leader
Majority caucus chair
Assistant majority caucus chair
Majority whip
Assistant majority whip
Democratic leader
Assistant Democratic leader
Democratic floor leader
Assistant Democratic floor leader
Democratic caucus chair
Assistant Democratic caucus chair
Democratic whip
Assistant Democratic whip
Speaker
Speaker pro tem
Associate speaker pro tem (2)
Majority floor leader
Assistant majority floor leader (2)
Majority caucus chair
Assistant majority caucus chair
Majority whip
Minority leader
Assistant minority leader
Assistant associate minority leader
Minority floor leader
Assistant minority floor leader
Assistant associate minority floor leader
Minority caucus chair
Minority caucus vice chair
Minority caucus secretary
Minority whip (14)
Minnesota 67 senators
134 representatives
President
Majority leader
Assistant majority leader
Majority whip (4)
Minority leader
Assistant minority leader (5)
Speaker
Speaker pro tem (2)
Majority leader
Assistant majority leader (8)
Minority leader
Assistant minority leader (8)
Mississippi 52 senators
122 representatives
President
President pro tem
Speaker
Speaker pro tem
Missouri 34 senators
163 representatives
President
President pro tem
Majority floor leader
Assistant majority floor leader
Majority caucus chair
Majority caucus secretary
Minority floor leader
Assistant minority floor leader
Minority caucus chair
Minority caucus secretary
Minority caucus whip
Speaker
Speaker pro tem
Majority floor leader
Assistant majority floor leader
Majority whip
Majority caucus chair
Majority caucus secretary
Minority floor leader
Assistant minority leader
Minority whip
Minority caucus chair
Minority caucus secretary
Montana 50 senators
100 representatives
President (1)
President pro tem (1)
Majority leader (1)
Majority whip (2)
Minority leader (1)
Minority whip (2)
Speaker (1)
Democratic leader (1)
Republican leader (1)
Democratic floor leader (1)
Republican floor leader (1)
Democratic whip (2)
Republican whip (2)
Nebraska 49 senators President
Speaker
Not applicable-unicameral
Nevada 21 senators
42 assemblymen
President
President pro tem
Majority floor leader
Assistant majority floor leader
Majority whip
Assistant majority whip
Minority floor leader
Assistant minority floor leader
Minority whip
Speaker
Speaker pro tem (vacant-deceased)
Majority leader
Assistant majority floor leader
Majority whip
Assistant majority whip
Minority floor leader
Assistant minority floor leader
Minority whip
New Hampshire 24 senators
400 representatives
President
President pro tem
Vice president (3)
Dean of the Senate
Majority leader
Deputy majority leaders
Assistant majority leader (4)
Minority leader
Assistant minority leader
Minority whip
Assistant minority whip
Speaker
Deputy Speaker
Majority leader
Assistant majority leader (3)
Majority whip
Assistant majority whip (6)
Republican leader (20)
Minority leader
Deputy minority leader
Senior assistant minority leader
Assistant minority leader (7)
Democratic whip
Deputy minority whip
Assistant minority whip
New Jersey 40 senators
80 assembly members
President
President pro tem
Majority leader
Deputy majority leader
Assistant majority leader (4)
Majority whip
Majority conference leader
Minority leader
Assistant minority leader (2)
Minority leader pro tem
Associate minority leader
Deputy minority leader
Minority whip
Speaker
Majority leader
Speaker pro temp
Majority conference leader
Deputy speakers (5)
Assistant majority leader (2)
Majority whip
Assistant majority whip (2)
Parliamentarian
Minority leader
Minority conference leader
Minority leader pro tem
Deputy minority leader (2)
Associate minority leader (4)
Minority whip
Deputy minority conference leader
Assistant minority leader (3)
Parliamentarian to minority caucus
New Mexico 42 senators
70 representatives
President
President pro tem
Majority floor leader
Majority whip
Majority caucus chair
Minority floor leader
Minority whip
Minority caucus chair
Speaker
Majority floor leader
Majority whip
Majority caucus chair
Minority floor leader
Minority whip
Minority caucus chair
New York 61 senators
150 assembly members
President
President pro tem/majority leader
Vice president pro tem
Senate finance committee chair
Deputy majority leader (4)
Majority whip
Deputy majority whip
Assistant majority whip
Majority committee chair (2)
Majority conference chair
Majority conference vice chair
Majority conference secretary
Senior assistant majority leader
Assistant majority leader (2)
Minority leader
Deputy minority leader
Minority conference chair
Minority conference vice chair
Minority conference secretary
Assistant minority leader (4)
Minority whip
Assistant minority whip
Deputy minority whip
Minority policy comte chair
Minority program development chair
Speaker
Speaker pro tem
Assistant speaker pro tem
Majority leader
Deputy speaker
Assistant speaker
Deputy majority leader
Assistant majority leader
Majority whip
Deputy majority whip
Assistant majority whip
Majority conference chair
Majority conference vice chair
Majority conference secretary
Majority committee chair (5)
Minority leader
Minority leader pro tem
Ranking minority member
Assistant minority leader pro tem
Deputy minority leader
Assistant minority leader (2)
Minority whip
Assistant minority whip
Minority conference chair
Minority conference vice-chair
Minority conference secretary
Minority committee chair (3)
Minority committee vice-chair (3)
North Carolina 50 senators
120 representatives
President
President pro tem
Deputy president pro tem
Majority leader
Majority whip
Minority leader
Minority whip
Speaker
Speaker pro tem
Majority leader
Majority whip
Minority leader
Minority whip (2)
North Dakota 49 senators
98 representatives
President
President pro tem
Majority leader
Assistant majority leader
Majority caucus chair
Minority leader
Assistant minority leader
Minority caucus chair
Speaker
Majority leader
Assistant majority leader
Majority caucus chair
Minority leader
Assistant minority leader
Minority caucus chair
Ohio 33 senators
99 representatives
President/caucus chair
President pro tem
Assistant president pro tem
Majority whip
Minority leader
Assistant minority leader
Minority whip
Assistant minority whip
Speaker
Speaker pro tem
Majority floor leader
Assistant majority floor leader
Majority whip
Assistant majority whip
Minority leader
Assistant minority leader
Minority whip
Assistant minority whip
Oklahoma 48 senators
101 representatives
President
President pro tem
Majority floor leader
Assistant majority floor leader
Majority whip (2)
Majority caucus chair
Minority floor leader
Speaker
Speaker pro tem
Majority floor leader
Executive majority leader
Minority leader
Oregon 30 senators
60 representatives
President
President pro tem
Majority leader
Majority whip/asst. majority leader
Minority leader
Assistant minority leader (3)
Minority whip
Speaker
Speaker pro tem
Majority leader
Majority whip
Minority leader (2)
Minority whip
Assistant minority leader (5)
Pennsylvania 50 senators
203 representatives
President
President pro tem
Majority floor leader
Majority whip
Majority caucus chair
Majority caucus secretary
Majority caucus administrator
Minority floor leader
Minority whip
Minority caucus chair
Minority caucus secretary
Minority caucus administrator
Speaker
Majority leader
Majority whip
Majority caucus chair
Majority appropriations chair
Majority caucus secretary
Majority caucus administrator
Minority leader
Minority whip
Minority caucus chair
Minority appropriations chair
Minority caucus secretary
Minority caucus administrator
Rhode Island 50 senators
100 representatives
President
President pro tem
Deputy president pro tem
Majority leader
1st deputy majority leader
Senior deputy majority leader
Deputy majority leader (6)
Majority whip
Deputy majority whip
Minority leader
Deputy minority leader (2)
Speaker
Deputy speaker
Speaker pro tem
Deputy speaker pro tem
Majority leader
Majority whip
Deputy majority whip
Deputy majority leader (11)
Minority leader
Deputy minority leader (2)
South Carolina 46 senators
124 representatives
President
President pro tem
Speaker
Speaker pro tem
Majority leader
Minority leader
South Dakota 35 senators
70 representatives
President
President pro tem
Majority leader
Assistant majority leader
Majority whip (2)
Minority leader
Assistant minority leader
Minority whip (2)
Speaker
Speaker pro tem
Majority leader
Assistant majority leader
Majority whip (4)
Minority leader
Assistant minority leader
Minority whip
Tennessee 33 senators
99 representatives
Speaker
Speaker pro tem
Majority leader
Majority caucus chair
Minority leader
Minority caucus chair
Speaker
Speaker pro tem
Deputy speaker
Majority leader
Majority caucus chair
Minority leader
Minority caucus chair
Texas 31 senators
150 representatives
President
President pro tem
Speaker
Speaker pro tem
Utah 29 senators
75 representatives
President
Majority leader
Majority whip
Assistant majority whip
Minority leader
Minority whip
Assistant minority whip
Speaker
Majority leader
Majority whip
Majority assistant whip
Minority leader
Minority whip
Minority assistant whip
Fourth member
Vermont 30 senators
150 representatives
President
President pro tem
Majority leader
Assistant majority leader
Minority leader
Assistant minority leader
Speaker
Majority leader
Assistant majority leader
Minority leader
Assistant minority leader
Virginia 40 senators
100 delegates
President
President pro tem
Majority leader/
Majority caucus chair
Minority leader
Speaker
Majority leader
Majority caucus chair
Minority leader
Joint minority caucus chair
Washington 49 senators
98 representatives
President
President pro tem
Vice president pro tem
Majority leader
Majority floor leader
Assistant majority floor leader
Majority whip
Assistant majority whip
Majority caucus chair
Majority caucus vice chair
Minority leader
Minority floor leader
Assistant minority floor leader
Minority whip
Assistant minority whip
Deputy minority leader
Minority caucus chair
Minority caucus vice chair
Speaker
Speaker Pro tem
Majority leader
Majority caucus chair
Majority whip
Majority floor leader
Majority caucus vice chair
Majority assistant floor leader
Majority assistant whip (3)
Minority leader
Minority deputy leader
Minority caucus chair
Minority whip
Minority floor leader
Minority caucus vice chair
Minority assistant floor leader (2)
Minority assistant whip (3)
West Virginia 34 senators
100 delegates
President
President pro tem
Majority leader
Majority whip
Minority leader
Minority whip
Speaker (1)
Speaker pro tem (1)
Majority leader (1)
Majority whip (1)
Majority assistant whip (5)
Minority leader (1)
Minority whip (1)
Wisconsin 33 senators
99 representatives
President (1)
President pro tem (1)
Majority leader (1)
Assistant majority leader (1)
Majority caucus chair (1)
Minority caucus secretary 1)
Minority leader (1)
Assistant minority leader (1)
Minority caucus chair (1)
Minority caucus secretary (1)
Speaker
Speaker pro tem
Majority leader
Assistant majority leader
Majority caucus chair
Majority caucus vice chair
Majority caucus secretary
Majority caucus sergeant
Minority leader
Assistant minority leader
Minority caucus chair
Minority caucus vice chair
Minority caucus secretary
Minority caucus sergeant
Wyoming 30 senators
60 representatives
President
Vice president
Majority floor leader
Minority floor leader
Minority whip
Speaker
Speaker pro tem
Majority floor leader
Majority whip
Minority floor leader
Minority whip
Minority caucus leader

 

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