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The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, elected by the members, serves as the protocol and chief law enforcement officer and is the principal administrative manager for most support services in the United States Senate.
The Senate sergeant at arms and doorkeeper (SAA), elected by the members, serves as the protocol and chief law enforcement officer of the Senate and is the executive officer responsible for most support services in the Senate.
The main office of the sergeant at arms is in the Postal Square Building in Washington, D.C. The core computer operations are in that building, and the staff manages Internet and intranet connections to offices of senators both in the Capitol complex and back in their home states.
The Sergeant At Arms Office performs the following duties: Control of entrance to the Senate Chamber and Public Galleries, enforce dress code, provide name badges, and accomodate Senate Member requests. Authorize and schedule Capitol meeting room reservations.
The sergeant at arms serves the Senate as its chief law enforcement and protocol officer and is the administrative manager for a host of support services in the Senate. Elected by the senators, each sergeant at arms serves until a successor is chosen.
Mathers, who died in office, was originally elected to be Senate doorkeeper. On February 5, 1798, the Senate expanded his duties to include those of sergeant at arms. Being elected just one day after the Senate achieved its first quorum, Mathers became the first Senate officer.
Karen H. Gibson is the Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate and a retired military intelligence officer.
