Floor Leaders of the Senate
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
| Democratic |
|---|
| Gilbert M. Hitchcock, Neb. (Min. 1919–20) |
| Oscar W. Underwood, Ala. (Min. 1920–23) |
| Joseph T. Robinson, Ark. (Min. 1923–33, Maj. 1933–37) |
| Alben W. Barkley, Ky. (Maj. 1937–46, Min. 1947–48) |
| Scott W. Lucas, Ill. (Maj. 1949–50) |
| Ernest W. McFarland, Ariz. (Maj. 1951–52) |
| Lyndon B. Johnson, Tex. (Min. 1953–54, Maj. 1955–60) |
| Mike Mansfield, Mont. (Maj. 1961–77) |
| Robert C. Byrd, W. Va. (Maj. 1977–81, Min. 1981–86, Maj. 1987–88) |
| George John Mitchell, Maine (Maj. 1989–1994) |
| Thomas A. Daschle, S.D. (Min. 1995–2001, Maj. 2001–2002, Min. 2003–2004) |
| Harry Reid, Nev. (Min. 2005–2006, 2014– Maj. 2007–2013) |
| Republican |
|---|
| Charles Curtis, Kan. (Maj. 1925–29) |
| James E. Watson, Ind. (Maj. 1929–33) |
| Charles L. McNary, Ore. (Min. 1933–44) |
| Wallace H. White, Jr., Maine (Min. 1944–47, Maj. 1947–48) |
| Kenneth S. Wherry, Neb. (Min. 1949–51) |
| Styles Bridges, N.H. (Min. 1951–52) |
| Robert A. Taft, Ohio (Maj. 1953) |
| William F. Knowland, Calif. (Maj. 1953–54, Min. 1955–58) |
| Everett M. Dirksen, Ill. (Min. 1959–69) |
| Hugh Scott, Pa. (Min. 1969–1977) |
| Howard H. Baker, Jr., Tenn. (Min. 1977–81, Maj. 1981–84) |
| Robert J. Dole, Kan. (Maj. 1985–86, Min. 1987–94, Maj. 1995–96) |
| Trent Lott, Miss. (Maj. 1996–2001, Min. 2001–2002) |
| Bill Frist, Tenn. (Maj. 2003–2006) |
| Mitch McConnell, Ky. (Min. 2007–2013; Maj. 2014–) |
NOTE: Min. = Minority Leader; Maj. = Majority Leader.
Source: United States Senate, Secretary for the Majority.
| Speakers of the House of Representatives | U.S. Government | Democratic National Committee Chairs Since 1944 |
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