Chief Administrative Officer of the United States House of Representatives

Chief Administrative Officer of U.S. House of Representatives
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Incumbent Catherine Szpindor since January 3, 2021
Abbreviation	CAO
Seat	Washington, D.C.
Nominator	Speaker of the House
Appointer	The House with a majority vote
Term length	Elected at the beginning of the new Congress, and upon a vacancy during a Congress.
Constituting instrument	H. Res. 6 (104th Congress, 1st Session)
Precursor	Director of Non-Legislative and Financial Services
Formation	January 4, 1995
First holder	Scot M. Faulkner
Website	https://cao.house.gov/

The chief administrative officer of the United States House of Representatives (CAO) is charged with carrying out administrative functions for the House, including human resources, information resources, payroll, finance, procurement, and other business services.

Along with the other House officers, the chief administrative officer is elected every two years when the House organizes for a new Congress. The majority and minority party conferences (the Democratic Caucus of the United States House of Representatives and Republican Conference of the United States House of Representatives) nominate candidates for the House officer positions after the election of the speaker of the House. The full House adopts a resolution to elect the officers, who will begin serving the membership after they have taken the oath of office.

The office of the chief administrative officer was first created during the 104th Congress, which met from January 3, 1995, to January 3, 1997. It replaced the position of the doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, which was abolished at the same time. Scot Faulkner of West Virginia served as the first CAO. During his tenure he led the reform of the scandal-plagued House financial system, abolished the Folding Room, and privatized postal operations, printing, and shoe repair. Mr. Faulkner's office also implemented the first House Intranet (CyberCongress) and expanded digital camera coverage of the House Chamber and committee rooms. Faulkner's reform efforts are chronicled in the books Naked Emperors (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., February 2008; ISBN 0-7425-5881-9) and Inside Congress (Pocket Books, August 1998; ISBN 0-671-00386-0].

The current CAO, Catherine Szpindor, took office on January 3, 2021. John Clocker is deputy chief administrative officer for the U.S. House of Representatives.

List of chief administrative officers

This table represents those who have served as chief administrative officer of the United States House of Representatives. The table lists the CAO who began each Congress; term of service may end before the sitting Congress if they resigned early.

United States Congress	Chief Administrative Officer	Term of service
104th	Scot M. Faulkner	January 4, 1995 – November 22, 1996
	Jeff Trandahl	November 22, 1996 – July 31, 1997
105th
	James M. Eagen, III	July 31, 1997 – February 15, 2007
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
	Daniel P. Beard	February 15, 2007 – July 18, 2010
111th
	Daniel J. Strodel	July 18, 2010 – January 7, 2014
112th
113th
	Ed Cassidy	January 7, 2014 – January 1, 2016
114th
	Will Plaster	January 1, 2016 – August 1, 2016
	Philip G. Kiko	August 1, 2016 - January 3, 2021
115th
116th
117th	Catherine Szpindor	January 3, 2021 – present
118th

External links

• Official website