Chief Deputy Whips Of The United States House Of Representatives
The chief deputy whip is the primary assistant to the whip, who is the chief vote counter for his or her party.
The current Chief Deputy Majority (Republican) Whip since 2011 is Peter Roskam of Illinois.
The Democrats have a senior chief deputy whip, currently John Lewis of Georgia, who leads a team of chief deputy whips. Lewis has held his post since 1991.
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