Tom Emmer

Thomas Earl Emmer Jr.^[1] (born March 3, 1961) is an American attorney and politician. He has been the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 6th congressional district since 2015. He has been the House Majority Whip since 2023. Emmer unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Minnesota in the 2010 election, however lost the election to Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party nominee Mark Dayton by less than half of a percentage point.^[2] After the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections, he won the race for House Majority Whip.^[3]

Tom Emmer
House Majority Whip
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023
Leader	Kevin McCarthy Mike Johnson
Preceded by	Jim Clyburn
Chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee
In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023
Leader	Kevin McCarthy
Preceded by	Steve Stivers
Succeeded by	Richard Hudson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 6th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2015
Preceded by	Michele Bachmann
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 19B district
In office January 4, 2005 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by	Dick Borrell
Succeeded by	Joe McDonald
Personal details
Born	Thomas Earl Emmer Jr. (1961-03-03) March 3, 1961 (age 64) South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Jacqueline Emmer ​ (m. 1986)​
Children	7
Education	University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks (BA) William Mitchell College of Law (JD)
Website	House website