Parties With Federal Representation
Current United States Congressional seats
Political Party | House of Representatives | Senate |
---|---|---|
Democratic Party | 192 | 53 |
Republican Party | 240 | 45 |
Independent | 0 | 2 |
Vacant | 3 | 0 |
Congressional leadership of the House of Representatives
Position | Representative |
Speaker of the House | John Boehner (R) |
Majority Leader | Eric Cantor (R) |
Minority Leader | Nancy Pelosi (D) |
Congressional leadership of the Senate
Position | Senator |
President of the Senate | Joe Biden (D) |
President Pro Tempore | Daniel Inouye (D) |
Majority Leader | Harry Reid (D) |
Minority Leader | Mitch McConnell (R) |
The Vice President of the United States has the additional duty of President of the Senate. Because the number of seats in the United States Senate is an even number (two senators per state), it is the Vice President's job as President of the Senate to cast a tie-breaking vote in the event that "they be equally divided"--an equal number of Senators voting both for and against a motion.
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