There are a total of 435 members in the house. The number of Represenatives that are in each state are based on the states total population. The qualifications you have to meet to become a member of the house is you have to be at least 25 years old and you have to be a united states citizen for atleast 7 years/legal resident of the state. The leaders of the house/ represenatives are the speaker of the house, floor leader and than the floor whip.