Floor Services Chief
Floor Services Chief of United States House of Representatives | |
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Incumbent Timothy J. Harroun (Republican Cloakroom), Barry K. Sullivan (Democratic Cloakroom) since Appointed by Speaker John Boehner (Harroun), Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Sullivan) | |
Office of the Speaker or Majority Leader | |
Appointer | Speaker of the House or Majority Leader |
Floor Services Chief is the title of the staff member in the speaker's or majority leader's office who runs the majority cloakroom in the United States House of Representatives.[1][2] The current floor services chief for the Republican Cloakroom is Timothy J. Harroun, appointed by Republican Speaker John Boehner. The Democratic floor chief is Barry K. Sullivan, who was appointed by Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi.[3] Sullivan's predecessor was Donald Anderson, who was appointed by Speaker Thomas P O'Neill. When Harroun is floor services chief, Sullivan is minority cloakroom manager. Similarly, when Sullivan was floor services chief, Harroun was minority cloakroom manager.
The position is informally known as the "cloakroom manager",[4] as it has traditionally included responsibility for overseeing the operations of the majority party's cloakroom, such as the snack bar,[5][6] telephones,[7] and clothing storage.[7]
Added responsibilities, 2007–2010
From the 2007 State of the Union Address through the 2010 State of the Union Address (i.e. the 110th and 111th Congresses), the floor services chief announced the entry of the:
- vice president and Senate
- dean of the diplomatic corps(or acting dean)
- chief justice of the United States and the associate justices
- the Cabinet
at each
When the president spoke at a joint session, the floor services chief and the
During the six
References
- ^ Andie Coller, 25 people you should know on the Hill, Politico, January 6, 2009 Archived September 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bridget Johnson, Tonight's State of the Union schedule, The Hill - Blog Briefing Room, January 27, 2010
- ^ Mike Allen, Mike Allen's Playbook, January 27, 2010
- ^ a b c S. Boston native gets the call, Boston Globe, January 24, 2007
- ^ House Clerk, Historical Highlights: Longtime House employee Helen Sewell, July 18, 2006
- ^ House Clerk, Oral History of the U.S. House of Representatives - Donnald K. Anderson Audio and Video, 2006
- ^ a b House Clerk, Oral History of the U.S. House of Representatives - Glenn Rupp Interview 2 - April 28, 2005, 2005
- ^ a b Congressional Record, January 27, 2010, H415
- ^ See transcript at C-SPAN, Electoral Vote Count Certification
- ^ a b See Transcript at C-SPAN, German Chancellor Address to Joint Meeting of Congress