House+of+Representatives

There are 151 members in the House. They are elected to a two-year term, and each representative serves the people of a specific congressional district by introducing bills and serving on committees, among other duties. Elected by their peers, certain representatives hold positions that combine institutional, administrative and partisan roles. The Speaker of the House is Rep. John Boehner. The Democratic Representatives from Maine are Chellie Pingree and Michael H. Michaud.

__**Republican Leadership**__
 * Majority Leader:** Eric Cantor
 * Majority Whip:** Kevin McCarthy
 * Conference Chairman:** Jeb Hensarling
 * Policy Committee Chairman:** Tom Price


 * __Democratic Leadership__**
 * Democratic Leader:** Nancy Pelosi
 * Democratic Whip:** Steny Hoyer
 * Assistant Democratic Leader:** James Clyburn
 * Democratic Caucus:** John Larson



works cited: http://www.house.gov/ http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Chellie_Pingree.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Michael_Michaud.jpg