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Vermont. Responsible for fostering relations between Senate Democrats and community leaders and interest groups - chair split with Senator Klobuchar. 7. Secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus. Tammy Baldwin. Wisconsin. Responsible for managing the policy agenda for the Senate Democratic Caucus. 8.
In June 2018 he became the longest-serving Senate Republican leader in the history of the United States. [40] McConnell is the second Kentuckian to serve as a party leader in the Senate (after Alben W. Barkley led the Democrats from 1937 to 1949) [15] and is the longest-serving U.S. senator from Kentucky in history. [41]
The Senate is composed of 49 Republicans, 47 Democrats, and 4 independents; all the independents caucus with the Democrats . The leaders are Senators Chuck Schumer ( D) of New York and Mitch McConnell ( R) of Kentucky. [ 1] The assistant leaders, or whips, are Senators Dick Durbin ( D) of Illinois and John Thune ( R) of South Dakota .
In 2023, Trump's closest allies in the Senate mounted a challenge to McConnell's leadership position after Republicans had a weaker than expected showing in the 2022 midterm elections. McConnell ...
February 28, 2024 at 2:41 PM. WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. Senate Republican Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday he will step down this year from his leadership role, ending a record-setting tenure and ceding more influence to ...
Senate Minority Leader: Mitch McConnell: KY: January 20, 2021 Party leader since January 3, 2007: Senate Minority Whip: John Thune: SD: January 20, 2021 Party whip since January 3, 2019: Chair of the Senate Republican Conference: John Barrasso: WY: January 3, 2019: Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee: Joni Ernst: IA: January 3, 2023
The Kentucky Republican, who has served as GOP leader since 2007, made his announcement in a Senate floor speech Wednesday. An election to replace him as leader will occur in November with his ...