U.S. SENATE

Republicans
Majority Leader		Trent Lott (MS)
Majority Whip		Don Nickles (OK)
President Pro-Tempore		Strom Thurmond (SC)
Republican Conference Chairman		Connie Mack III (FL)
Republican Conference Secretary		Paul Coverdell (GA)
Republican Policy Committee Chairman		Larry Craig (ID)
NRSC Chairman		Mitch McConnell (KY)

Democrats
Minority Leader		Thomas A. Daschle (SD)
Minority Whip		Wendell H. Ford (KY)
Democratic Policy Committee Chairman		Thomas A. Daschle (SD)
DSCC Chairman		Robert Kerrey (NE)
DSCC Vice Chairman		Robert G. Torricelli (NJ)

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Republicans
Speaker of the House		Newt Gingrich (GA-6)
Majority Leader		Richard K. (Dick) Armey (TX-26)
Majority Whip		Tom DeLay (TX-22)
Chief Deputy Majority Whip		J. Dennis Hastert (IL-14)
Republican Conference Chairman		John A. Boehner (OH-8)
Republican Conference Vice Chairman		Susan Molinari (NY-13)*
Republican Conference Secretary		Jennifer B. Dunn (WA-8)
Republican Policy Committee Chairman		Christopher Cox (CA-47)
NRCC Chairman		John Linder (GA-11)

Democrats
Minority Leader		Richard A. Gephardt (MO-3)
Minority Whip		David E. Bonior (MI-10)
Chief Deputy Minority Whip		Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3)
Chief Deputy Minority Whip		Chet Edwards (TX-11)
Chief Deputy Minority Whip		John Lewis (GA-5)
Chief Deputy Minority Whip		Robert Menendez (NJ-13)
Democratic Caucus Chairman		Vic Fazio (CA-3)
Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman		Barbara B. Kennelly (CT-1)
Democratic Policy Committee Chairman		Richard A. Gephardt (MO-3)
DCCC Chairman		Martin Frost (TX-24)

*Retiring August 1997.

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