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Questions about the House Committee on Small Business
Who sits on the House Small Business Committee, and who chairs it?
Roger Williams chairs the House Committee on Small Business and Nydia M. Velázquez is the ranking member; its 26 members are 14 Republicans and 12 Democrats, as of Nov 2, 2026.
| Member | Role |
|---|---|
| RRoger Williams | Chair |
| DNydia M. Velázquez | Ranking Member |
| RPete Stauber | Majority |
| RDaniel Meuser | Majority |
| RBeth Van Duyne | Majority |
| RJake Ellzey | Majority |
| RMark Alford | Majority |
| RBrad Finstad | Majority |
| RTony Wied | Majority |
| RRobert P. Bresnahan, Jr. | Majority |
| RBrian Jack | Majority |
| RKimberlyn King-Hinds | Majority |
| RDerek Schmidt | Majority |
| RJimmy Patronis | Majority |
| RClay Fuller | Majority |
| DMorgan McGarvey | Minority |
| DHillary J. Scholten | Minority |
| DLaMonica McIver | Minority |
| DGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Minority |
| DKelly Morrison | Minority |
| DGeorge Latimer | Minority |
| DDerek Tran | Minority |
| DLateefah Simon | Minority |
| DJohnny Olszewski, Jr. | Minority |
| DMaggie Goodlander | Minority |
| DAnalilia Mejia | Minority |
Source: House Clerk’s committee rosters · congress-legislators · Updated Nov 2, 2026
How does the House Small Business Committee vote compared to the full House?
The committee’s members voted with their party on a median 98% of party-line votes (House median 98%) and the same way as the other party on a median 12% of contested votes (House median 12%) in the 119th Congress, as of Nov 2, 2026.
25 of the committee’s members have a long enough record to compare; each figure is the middle value among them, beside the middle value for the whole House.
| Measure | Committee median | House median |
|---|---|---|
| With own party, party-line votes | 98% | 98% |
| Same vote as the other party | 12% | 12% |
| Attendance | 99% | 98% |
| Republicans: with own party | 98% | 98% |
| Democrats: with own party | 99% | 98% |
Source: Voteview roll calls (UCLA) · How we measure · Updated Nov 2, 2026
Which members of the House Small Business Committee are up for reelection?
25 of the committee’s 26 members are running for re-election on Nov 3, 2026 (4 of them on ballots checked against an official list); 1 is not running for their seat again, as of Nov 2, 2026.
“Filed for re-election” means registered with the FEC for the seat; for races outside the open-or-close list Oathstar has not compiled who won the primaries.
Source: FEC candidate filings · state ballot lists (linked per race) · Who is retiring · Updated Nov 2, 2026