House of Deputies

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In the Episcopal Church of the United States of America, one of two legislative houses in the denomination's General Convention. The deputies are elected from their dioceses and include both clergy and lay people. The House of Deputies is presided over by a president, who may be either a priest or lay person. The president of the deputies since 2006 is Bonnie Anderson of the Diocese of Michigan. She is the second woman to hold this position, the first being Pamela P. Chinnis of the Diocese of Washington (D.C.) (1991 - 2000).