United States House Committee on Oversight and Reform
Chairmen

United States House Committee on Oversight and Reform

Section Title: Chairmen
Table Section Text: None

Chairman	Party	State	Years

William Williamson	Republican	South Dakota	1927–1931

John J. Cochran	Democratic	Missouri	1931–1940

James A. O'Leary	Democratic	New York	1940–1944

Carter Manasco	Democratic	Alabama	1944–1947

Clare Hoffman	Republican	Michigan	1947–1949

William L. Dawson	Democratic	Illinois	1949–1953

Clare Hoffman	Republican	Michigan	1953–1955

William L. Dawson	Democratic	Illinois	1955–1970

Chester E. Holifield	Democratic	California	1970–1974

Jack Brooks	Democratic	Texas	1975–1989

John Conyers	Democratic	Michigan	1989–1995

William F. Clinger	Republican	Pennsylvania	1995–1997

Dan Burton	Republican	Indiana	1997–2003

Tom Davis	Republican	Virginia	2003–2007

Henry Waxman	Democratic	California	2007–2009

Edolphus Towns	Democratic	New York	2009–2011

Darrell Issa	Republican	California	2011–2015

Jason Chaffetz	Republican	Utah	2015–2017

Trey Gowdy	Republican	South Carolina	2017–2019

Elijah Cummings	Democratic	Maryland	2019-present

Sentence(s)

In 1997, the Republican Dan Burton (R-Indiana) was the chairman of the United States House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

final_sentence: In 1997, the Republican Dan Burton (R-Indiana) was the chairman of the United States House Committee on Oversight and Reform.