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One of the pro-seniority power centers in the caucus has been the Congressional Black Caucus, or CBC. Decades ago, Black lawmakers often struggled to secure coveted committee leadership posts.
Seniority also affects access to more desirable office space in the House Office Buildings: [3] after an office is vacated, members next in seniority can choose whether to move into it. Only after allocations for existing members are complete can incoming members be assigned offices via the congressional office lottery .
Seniority in the House, for Congressmen with unbroken service, depends on the date on which the members first term began. That date is either the start of the Congress (March 4 in odd numbered years, for the era up to and including the 73rd Congress starting in 1933) or the date of a special election during the Congress.
The United States order of precedence is an advisory document maintained by the Ceremonials Division of the Office of the Chief of Protocol of the United States which lists the ceremonial order, or relative preeminence, for domestic and foreign government officials (military and civilian) at diplomatic, ceremonial, and social events within the United States and abroad.
U.S. House of Representatives seniority Rank Representative Party District Seniority date Previous service [2] Notes 1 Don Young: R Alaska at-large: March 6, 1973 Dean of the House: 2 Jim Sensenbrenner: R Wisconsin 5: January 3, 1979 3 Hal Rogers: R Kentucky 5: January 3, 1981 4 Chris Smith: R New Jersey 4: 5 Steny Hoyer: D Maryland 5: May 19, 1981
Seniority date Previous service [b] Committee and leadership positions 1 Hal Rogers: R Kentucky 5: January 3, 1981 Dean of the House: 2 Chris Smith: R New Jersey 4 3 Steny Hoyer: D Maryland 5: May 19, 1981 4 Marcy Kaptur: D Ohio 9: January 3, 1983 5 Nancy Pelosi: D California 11: June 2, 1987 6 Frank Pallone: D New Jersey 6: November 8, 1988
The seniority date for an appointed senator is usually the date of the appointment, [citation needed] although the actual term does not begin until they take the oath of office. An incoming senator who holds another office, including membership in the U.S. House of Representatives , must resign from that office before becoming a senator.
Lateral or fraternal system of succession mandates principles of seniority among members of a dynasty or dynastic clan, with a purpose of election a best qualified candidate for the leadership. The leaders are elected as being the most mature elders of the clan, already in possession of military power and competence.