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Senator | Term |
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Trent Lott (R-MS) | 2007 |
Jon L. Kyl (R-AZ) | 2008-2013 |
John Cornyn (R-TX) | 2013-2019 |
John Thune (R-SD) | 2019-present |
The current leaders are Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. The current Assistant Majority Leader is Democrat Dick Durbin of Illinois. The current Assistant Minority Leader is Republican John Thune of South Dakota.
Majority Leader: Hoyer (D), MD | Minority Leader: McCarthy (R), CA |
Majority Whip: Clyburn (D), SC | Minority Whip: Scalise (R), LA |
Chief Deputy Whips: Schakowsky (D), IL and Butterfield (D), NC | Chief Deputy Whip: Ferguson (R), GA |
In the Senate, the majority whip is the third-highest ranking individual in the majority party (the party with the most seats). The majority whip is outranked by the majority leader and, unofficially, the president pro tempore.
Congress and Years | Name | State or Territory |
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114th (2015–2017) | PELOSI, Nancy | CA |
115th (2017–2019) | PELOSI, Nancy | CA |
116th (2019–2021) | MCCARTHY, Kevin | CA |
117th (2021–2023) | MCCARTHY, Kevin | CA |
With the Democrats holding a majority of seats and the Republicans holding a minority, the current leaders are Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Minority Whip Steve Scalise.
Senator | Term |
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Trent Lott (R-MS) | 2007 |
Jon L. Kyl (R-AZ) | 2008-2013 |
John Cornyn (R-TX) | 2013-2019 |
John Thune (R-SD) | 2019-present |
In the 2018 midterm elections, the Democrats regained a majority in the House. On November 28, House Democrats nominated Pelosi to once again serve as Speaker. She was reelected to the speakership at the start of the 116th Congress on January 3, 2019.
The floor leaders and whips of each party are elected by a majority vote of all the senators of their party assembled in a conference or, as it sometimes is called, a caucus. … The majority and minority leaders are the elected spokespersons on the Senate floor for their respective political parties.
81 years (April 15, 1940)
1.64 m
Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D) | Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D) |
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Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R) | Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R) |
March 26, 1940 (age 81 years)
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American
Representative (D-CA 12th District) since 2013
The 2022 United States Senate election in New York will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of New York. Incumbent four-term Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer, who has served as Senate Majority Leader since 2021, is running for a fifth term.
56 years (January 26, 1965)
California’s 12th congressional district | |
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California’s 12th congressional district since 2013 | |
Representative | Nancy Pelosi D–San Francisco |
Distribution | 100.0% urban 0.0% rural |
Population (2019) | 779,824 |
New York, New York, United States
Nancy Pelosi (Democratic Party)
Deceased (1914–2010)
You couldn’t ask for a better cousin than Jenny McCarthy. Back in the ’90s, The View host helped older cousin Melissa land her first TV role as a guest star in the former’s short-lived sitcom.
California’s 23rd congressional district | |
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California’s 23rd congressional district since January 3, 2013 | |
Representative | Kevin McCarthy R–Bakersfield |
Population (2019) | 741,557 |
Median household income | $63,550 |
Representative (R-CA 23rd District) since 2013
California’s 37th District encompasses many neighborhoods in the City of Los Angeles, including South Los Angeles, Crenshaw, Baldwin Hills, Miracle Mile, Pico-Robertson, Century City, Cheviot Hills, West Los Angeles, and Mar Vista.
Sumter, South Carolina, U.S. James Enos Clyburn (born July 21, 1940) is an American politician and retired educator serving as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina. He has served as House Majority Whip since 2019.
82 years (June 14, 1939)
Congress | Majority Leader |
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114th Congress (2015–2017) | Mitch McConnell (R-KY) |
115th Congress (2017–2019) | Mitch McConnell (R-KY) 31 |
116th Congress (2019–2021) | Mitch McConnell (R-KY) |
117th Congress (2021–2023)32 | Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) |
United States Senate | |
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Leadership | |
President of the Senate | Kamala Harris (D) since January 20, 2021 |
President pro tempore | Patrick Leahy (D) since January 20, 2021 |
Majority Leader | Chuck Schumer (D) since January 20, 2021 |