ranking member
Minority party head
The ranking member is the most senior politician from the minority party on a legislative committee.
In the U.S.
Congress, while the majority party's senior member chairs the committee, the ranking member leads the opposition: The ranking member questioned the witness aggressively.
If party control shifts, the ranking member typically becomes chair.
- committeeAppointed group for duties
- committee hearingOfficial legislative questioning session
- quorumMinimum for valid proceedings
- seniorityRank from length of service
- minority leaderHeads the smaller party
minority whip · party line · senator · hearings · opening statement · subpoena power · congressional oversight · oversight · markup · closed door session · debate · agenda · minority party · congressperson · whip · order · rule · vote
- representativesrepresentative, delegate, lawyer, deputy, rep
- Congresssenator, representative, senators, House, bill
- legislaturebill, senators, senator, state legislature, legislators
- congressional hearingscommittee, confirmation hearings, subcommittee, legislative hearings, witnesses
- federal budgetfederal budget, appropriations, deficit, national budget, surplus
- hearingscongressional hearing, congressional hearings, committee hearing, confirmation hearing, public hearings
committee seniority/leadership
ranking memberchair
Single-person sitting furniture
chairman · chairwoman · chairperson · committee chair · presiding officer