Alice in Wonderland would boast the greatest number of songs included in any Disney film, but because some of them last for mere seconds ( like " How Do You Do and Shake Hands ", " We'll Smoke the Monster Out ", "' Twas Brillig ", " The Caucus Race ", and others ), this fact is frequently overlooked.

Bracks ' Treasurer John Brumby was elected unopposed by the Victorian Labor Caucus as Premier, while Attorney-General Rob Hulls was elected Deputy Premier.

** The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is established by the 5 Latinos in the United States Congress: Herman Badillo of the Bronx, E. de la Garza and Henry B. Gonzalez of Texas, Edward R. Roybal of California, and the nonvoting Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, Baltasar Corrada del Rio.

ALEC first came into being in Chicago as the " Conservative Caucus of State Legislators ", a project initiated by Mark Rhoads, an assistant to an Illinois state senator.

The eastern portion of Lucas County lies in Ohio's 9th congressional district, and it is represented by Marcy Kaptur who is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

She was nominated by Rahm Emanuel of Illinois, the incoming chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, and sworn in by her longtime friend John Dingell of Michigan as the Dean of the House of Representatives traditionally does.

Despite the electoral setback suffered by her party, Pelosi sought to continue leading the House Democratic Caucus in the position of Minority Leader, the office she held prior to becoming Speaker.

Believing the post to be " the first professorship of its kind in the country ," Harvard President Drew G. Faust called it “ an important milestone .” Funded by a $ 1. 5 million gift from the members and supporters of the Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus, the F. O. Matthiessen Visiting Professorship of Gender and Sexuality is named for a mid-20th century gay Harvard American studies scholar and literary critic who chaired the undergraduate program in history and literature.

However this myth was started by the factions within the Labor Caucus, most notably from the Industrialist movements of men such as Frank Anstey.

His leadership position was contested by the centrist Martin Frost, the outgoing Democratic Caucus Chair, and the liberal Nancy Pelosi, the Minority Whip, who was elected as Gephardt's successor.

In addition to participating in an international array of group exhibitions such as the Venice Biennale ( 1997, 1980, 1976 ), the Whitney Biennial ( 1995, 1977 ), and Documenta, Kassel, Germany ( 1972 ), Martin has been the recipient of multiple honors including the Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of the Women ’ s Caucus for Art of the College Art Association ( 2005 ); the Governor ’ s Award for Excellence and Achievement in the Arts given by Governor Gary Johnson, Santa Fe, New Mexico ( 1998 ); the National Medal of Arts awarded by President Bill Clinton and the National Endowment for the Arts ( 1998 ); the Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement by the College Art Association ( 1998 ); the Golden Lion for Contribution to Contemporary Art at the Venice Biennale ( 1997 ); the Oskar Kokoschka Prize awarded by the Austrian government ( 1992 ); the Alexej von Jawlensky Prize awarded by the city of Wiesbaden, Germany ( 1991 ); and election to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York ( 1989 ).

Hanlon died on 15 January 1952 and Gair, having been acting premier since the previous August, was elected by the ALP Caucus to succeed him on 17 January.

At the start of each Congress the Clerk of the House of the previous session creates a roll of those who have been elected to serve in the House of Representatives of that Congress ( current Congress is the 112th ) and calls the House to order, conducts opening ceremonies, and determines whether a quorum is present by electronic roll call, and seeks and recognizes nominations for Speaker from the Chairmen of the Democratic Caucus and the Republican Conference, and presides over the House until the election of a Speaker has occurred.

Funding is managed by the Student Activities Organization ( SAO ), which oversees both the Caucus of Clubs and Organizations ( CCO ), and the Student Activities Committee ( SAC ), which is in charge of all large on-campus events.

It was relocated to another room, which is now frequently used by the Legislative Black Caucus.

Liberal Party whips are appointed by the leader of the party, while Australian Labor Party whips are elected by the Caucus.

The socially liberal segment of the ELCA is represented by independent organizations such as Lutherans Concerned / North America, Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries, and the Evangelical and Ecumenical Women's Caucus A socially conservative Lutheran organization, once within, and now departed from the ELCA opposed to the denomination's stance on openly-gay clergy is the Lutheran Coalition For Renewal ( Lutheran CORE ).

* Populist Caucus, a Democratic Congressional caucus founded by Bruce Braley of Iowa

The movement was split into factions by political ideology early on, however ( NOW on the left, the Women's Equity Action League ( WEAL ) on the right, the National Women's Political Caucus ( NWPC ) in the center, and more radical groups formed by younger women on the far left ).

Carroll ultimately replaced this scene in the book with the Caucus race, as he felt that it would only have been funny to the people familiar with the incident.

While the title was not official, he is considered to be the first Senate Majority leader ( and in turn, the first Senate Democratic Leader ), while serving concurrently as Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus.

The Minority Caucus, meanwhile, is composed entirely of members of the Democratic Party.

Sanchez has a strong record on supporting human rights and is a member of the bipartisan Congressional Human Rights Caucus.

Promoting the more liberal ideas — including changing the name of the church because it is seen to be exclusionary of women, acceptance of homosexuals as members and ministers, and increased social and political activity — are groups such as Womaen's Caucus, Voices for an Open Spirit, and the Brethren Mennonite Council on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Interests.

The extent to which this power can be exercised varies between different parties ; the Labour Party, for example, places most of this responsibility in the hands of the Caucus, leaving the Prime Minister only with the power to choose which portfolios a minister is given.

After the Clerk takes a roll call to ensure a quorum is present, he recognizes the Chairman of the Democratic Caucus and the Chairman of the Republican Conference to nominate a candidate for Speaker.

It is important to note that the Rules of the Democratic Caucus and the Republican Conference determines the nomination procedure of its own members.

CWS is made up of Association for Pacific and Asian Women, Black Women's Caucus, Mujeres Unidas, Native American Women's Association, and the YWCA of WSU.

Thus, the Australian Federal Parliamentary Labor Party is commonly called " the Labor Caucus.

Of the many Congressional caucuses, one of the best-known is the Congressional Black Caucus, a group of African-American members of Congress.

Another prominent example is the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, whose members voice and advance issues affecting Hispanics in the United States, including Puerto Rico.

In a different vein, the Congressional Internet Caucus is a bipartisan group of Members who wish to promote the growth and advancement of the Internet.

The First Tier of Model Assembly is the Regional Training Session or Online Caucus.

The Hispanic Caucus Controversy ( see above ) was parodied on The Colbert Report on February 7, 2007.

Although he began the race with a full war-chest and tied for first place with Dole in the 1995 Iowa Straw Poll, his campaign was fatally wounded when in an upset he lost the Louisiana Caucus on February 7, 1996 to Pat Buchanan ( the final delegate count was 13-8 ).

She has been honored with various awards, including the Champion of Democracy Award from the National Women's Political Caucus ; the Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award from the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession ; and the Rosa Parks Award from the American Association of Affirmative Action.

During his four-plus years in Congress he was a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, and he was involved in several debates regarding foreign relations including the decision to stop supporting the Portuguese attempts to hold on to their colonies in southern Africa.

Under the House Rules the Chairman and members of standing committees are selected through a two-step procedure where the Democratic Caucus and the Republican Conference recommends members to serve on Committees, the majority party recommends a Chairman, and the Minority Party recommends a Ranking Member and finally the full House approves the recommendation of the Party Caucuses.

Independent members of the House may caucus with either the Republican Conference or the Democratic Caucus and thus be appointed to and serve on Committees.

In 1999, Sweatshop Watch, Global Exchange, Asian Law Caucus, Unite, and the garment workers themselves filed three separate lawsuits in class-action suits on behalf of roughly 30, 000 garment workers in Saipan.

MacKay was appointed House Leader of the new PC-DR Parliamentary Coalition Caucus when it was formally recognized as a political body on September 10, 2001.

* Congressional Caucus on Women's Issues

Beazley immediately announced that he would be contesting the leadership when the Labor Caucus met on 2 December 2003.

Beazley was re-elected as federal Labor Leader when the Labor Caucus met on 28 January 2005 following the withdrawal of the other potential candidates, Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard.

Lincoln served on the Senate Finance Committee ; Special Committee on Aging ; Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ; Senate Social Security Task Force ; Rural Health Caucus ; Senate New Democrat Coalition and chair of the Rural Outreach for the Senate Democratic Caucus.