CBC CHAIR
U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick now in her sixth term serving Michigan’s 13th Congressional District, Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick’s hard work and thoughtful political style have earned her the confidence and respect of her peers, who have appointed her to the powerful House Appropriations Committee. She is the only Michigan Democrat on this important committee, which authorizes spending for all levels of the federal government. The Congresswoman has secured more than a half billion dollars to revitalize Michigan’s 13th District.


CBC FIRST VICE-CHAIR
U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee came to represent California's ninth Congressional District in 1998, after the retirement Congressman Ron Dellums. She is the most senior Democratic woman on the House International Relations Committee where she serves on the Africa and the Western Hemisphere Subcommittees. She also serves on the House Financial Services Committee, where she sits on the Housing and Domestic and International Monetary Policy Subcommittees. She is the Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Whip for the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and a Senior Democratic Whip. She also serves as Chair of the CBC Task Force on Global HIV/AIDS and Co-Chair of the CBC Haiti Task Force.


U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver - Second Vice-Chair
U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis - Secretary
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee - Whip