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Democratic Caucus of the United States Senate
Democratic Caucus of the United States Senate
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Senate Majority Leader, Senator Dick Durbin (IL) as Whip or Assistant Majority Leader, Senator Charles Schumer (NY) as Vice-Chairman, and Senator Patty Murray (WA) as Secretary.
Members Current
(by seniority · by age · by class)
History
The Caucus was formally organized on March 6, 1903, electing a chairman to preside over its members and a secretary to keep minutes. Until that time, the caucus was often disorganized, philosophically divided, and had neither firm written rules of governance nor a clear mission.
Former Hill committees (DSCC, NRSC) President pro tempore (list) Dean · Presiding officer Party leaders and Assistants Democratic Caucus Republican Conference Politics and procedure Advice and consent Closed session (list) Cloture · Committees (list) Executive session · Filibuster History · Quorum · Quorum call Recess appointment · Salaries Seal · Standing Rules · Traditions Unanimous consent VPs’ tie-breaking votes Places United States Capitol Senate office buildings
(Dirksen · Hart · Russell)
List of caucus chairpersons
See also: United States Senate Democratic Conference Chairman • John W. Stevenson (inception-1877) • William A. Wallace (1877-1881) • George H. Pendleton (1881-1885) • James B. Beck (1885-1890) • Arthur P. Gorman (1890-1898) • David Turpie (1898-1899) • James K. Jones (1899-1903) • Arthur P. Gorman (1903-1906)[1] • Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (1906-1907) • Charles A. Culberson (1907-1909) • Hernando D. Money (1909-1911) • Thomas S. Martin (1911-1913) • John Worth Kern (1913-1917) • Thomas S. Martin (1917-1919) • Oscar W. Underwood (1920-1923)[2] • Joseph T. Robinson (1923-1937) • Alben W. Barkley (1937-1949) • Scott W. Lucas (1949-1951) • Ernest W. McFarland (1951-1953) • Lyndon B. Johnson (1953-1961) • Mike Mansfield (1961-1977) • Robert C. Byrd (1977-1989) • George J. Mitchell (1989-1995) • Thomas A. Daschle (1995-2005) • Harry M. Reid (2005-present)
The Senate Democratic Caucus (or Conference) is the formal organization of the current 57 Democratic Senators in the United States Senate. In the 111th Congress, the Democratic Caucus includes two independent senators that formally caucus with the Democrats for the purpose of committee assignments and Senate organization, bringing the total membership of the caucus to 59 (after the party change of Arlen Specter) with one vacancy, the seat from Minnesota. The primary organizational front for Democrats in the Senate, its primary function is communicating the party’s message to and unifying all of its members. Caucus leadership consists of Senator Harry Reid (NV) as Chairman and
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Democratic Caucus of the United States Senate
Vice Chairmanship
After the victory of Democrats in the Midterm Elections of 2006, an overwhelming majority of the caucus thought of rewarding Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, a position in the hierarchy after knocking off six incumbent Republicans. In response, Democratic Leader Harry Reid created a position of the Vice Chairman, making it the third ranking Democratic position, after Leader and Whip. • Chuck Schumer (2007-Present)
External links
• Official Home of the Senate Democratic Caucus on the Internet • Senate Party Leadership -- Much of this article’s content was adapted from this useful public domain resource. • First Formal Organization of the Senate Democratic Caucus Party caucuses and conferences in the United States Congress Senate Re- Senate publican Conference Conference Chair Conference Vice-Chair/ Secretary Chairperson Secretary Senate Democratic Caucus Caucus Chair Caucus Secretary
References
• Donald A. Ritchie (ed). Minutes of the Senate Democratic Conference: Fiftyeighth through Eighty-eighth Congress, 1903-1964. Washington, D.C., GPO, 1999. Available online in PDF or Text format. [1] Gorman was the first elected by a formally organized caucus. See Senate.gov [2] Beginning in 1920, the Democratic Conference chairperson also served as Democratic floor leader. In that year, Oscar Underwood became the first officially designated Democratic floor leader, and the tradition of combining the two positions continues to this day.
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