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Listed below are the current leadership and officers for the 118th Congress. Also available on Senate.gov are historical essays on and lists of Senate leadership and Senate officers.
- Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman
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- Qualifications & Terms of Service
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- Ernst Joni
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- Facts & Milestones
Government Service Outside the Senate • Senators who Became...
- Durbin Richard J
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- Officers & Staff
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- Conference Secretaries
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- McConnell Mitch
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- Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman
The party leadership of the United States Senate refers to the officials elected by the Senate Democratic Caucus and the Senate Republican Conference to manage the affairs of each party in the Senate.
Learn about the origins, functions and changes of the party whip positions in the Senate. Find out who are the current whips and assistant leaders of both parties and their terms of service.
The current leaders are Senators Chuck Schumer ( D) of New York and Mitch McConnell ( R) of Kentucky. [1] The current assistant leaders, or whips, are Senators Dick Durbin ( D) of Illinois and John Thune ( R) of South Dakota .
Mar 5, 2024 · WASHINGTON — Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., won’t run for Senate Republican leader and instead will run for the No. 2 position of whip, according to three sources with knowledge of his plans.
Dec 9, 2022 · Senator Dick Durbin will serve as the number two Democrat in the U.S. Senate for the next congress, a position he’s held since 2005. He will also chair the Senate Judiciary Committee and represent Illinois in the Senate.
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In 2021, Durbin became Senate Majority Whip again for the 117th Congress, as well as becoming chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee. This is the first time that the whip of either party has served as chair of this committee.
