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Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines

The Minority leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines (also called as the House of Representatives Minority Floor Leader) is the leader elected by the minority bloc of the House of Representatives of the Philippines that serves as their official leader in the body.


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Charles B. Tanksley

During his time in the Senate, Tanksley was the Senate floor leader for Governor Roy E. Barnes from 1998 to 2002, who was a member of the United States Democratic Party and was Tankley’s former law partner.

Compromise of 1850

During the heated debates, Compromise floor leader Henry S. Foote of Mississippi drew a pistol on Senator Benton.

Congress of the Philippines

Through the leadership of then Speaker Sergio Osmeña and then Floor Leader Manuel L. Quezon, the Rules of the 59th United States Congress was substantially adopted as the Rules of the Philippine Legislature.

George Hooks

A veteran legislator, Hooks served five terms in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1980 to 1990 where he was assistant administration floor leader for former Governor Joe Frank Harris and was responsible for sponsoring and working for passage of the Governor's legislative proposals.

Jacob E. Davis

He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1935 to 1937, serving as speaker pro tempore and majority floor leader in 1937.

John Glenn Beall, Jr.

He served as minority floor leader beginning in 1963, until his 1968 election as a Republican to the 91st Congress.

Jonas Villanueva

But then, he was promoted as the team's starting point guard when former no. 1 draft pick Mike Cortez fell into a season-ending injury and the team's long-time floor leader Olsen Racela's game starting to fade away.

Nova Southeastern University 2006 Workers Unionization Controversy

Elected officials who volunteered as “Janitors for a Day” included State Senator Tony Hill (District 1-Jacksonville; Democratic Floor Leader) and Senior State Representative Yolly Roberson, together with newly elected officials of Broward County, State Representatives Martin Kiar, Ronald Brise, Joe Gibbons.

Progressive Majority

Public officials elected with the help of Progressive Majority include California Secretary of State Debra Bowen, Washington House of Representatives Majority Floor Leader Larry Springer, Washington state senator and 2007 Humane Society of the United States state legislator of the year Brian Weinstein, and Arizona state senator Paula Aboud, one of Arizona's few openly gay elected officials.

Sardinia Tomorrow

The group is led by Mario Diana, who had been the floor leader of the PdL until the very split, and includes Gian Vittorio Campus (ex-PdL), Roberto Capelli (ApI, ex-UDC), Claudia Lombardo (ex-PdL), and Massimo Mulas (UPC, ex-UDS).

Steve Tobocman

Tobocman was elected to be the Democratic Floor Leader for the 2007-2008 legislative session and voiced his support for Rashida Tlaib, as his successor.

Tonisito M.C. Umali

Umali served as a legislative officer to former Philippine Senator Nikki Coseteng and then Philippine House of Representatives Majority Floor Leader (now Secretary of Department of the Interior and Local Government (Philippines) Mar Roxas II.

United States House of Representatives election in the Northern Mariana Islands, 2010

Joe Camacho (Cov), former Covenant Floor Leader in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives

Virginia Ratifying Convention

James Madison, elected to Congress from his home district was a floor leader in the first session of the First Congress.

Wallace H. White, Jr.

According to John Gunther's 1947 book Inside U.S.A., as the titular party floor leader, "his chief function is to hold the balance between two much more dominant and vivid men, Taft and Vandenberg...Everybody likes White; few people pay much attention to him."