Current party leaders of the United States Senate

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. Each party is led by a floor leader who directs the legislative agenda of his caucus in the Senate, and who is augmented by an Assistant Leader or Whip, and several other officials who work together to manage the floor schedule of legislation, enforce party discipline, and oversee efforts to maintain and grow the party's seats in the Senate.[1]

The titular, non-partisan leaders of the Senate itself are the Vice President of the United States, who serves as President of the Senate, and the President pro tempore, the seniormost member of the majority, who theoretically presides in the absence of the Vice President.[2]

Unlike committee chairmanships, leadership positions are not traditionally conferred on the basis of seniority, but are elected in closed-door caucuses.[3]

Republican leadership

Since January 20, 2021, the Republican Party has constituted a minority in the United States Senate.

Position	Name	State	Notes[4][5][6]
Floor Leader	Mitch McConnell	Kentucky	The Senate Minority Leader, who serves as leader of the Senate Republican Conference and manages the legislative business of the Senate
Minority Whip	John Thune	South Dakota	The Senate Minority Whip, who manages votes and communicates with individual senators and ensures passage of bills relevant to the agenda and policy goals of the Senate Republican Conference
Republican Conference Chair	John Barrasso	Wyoming	Oversees floor leader election, helps lead policy initiatives and policy proposals
Republican Policy Committee Chair	Roy Blunt	Missouri	Policy liaison between committees and conference legislation
Republican Conference Vice Chair	Joni Ernst	Iowa	Takes minutes and assists chair with conference operations
Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee	Rick Scott	Florida	Responsible for overseeing efforts to elect Republicans to the Senate
Senate President Pro Tempore Emeritus	Chuck Grassley	Iowa	The longest-serving Republican senator, honorary member of Republican leadership

Democratic leadership

Since January 20, 2021, the Democratic Party has constituted a majority in the United States Senate.

Position	Name	State	Notes[7][5]
Floor Leader	Chuck Schumer	New York	Senate Majority Leader
Majority Whip	Dick Durbin	Illinois	Senate Majority Whip; Position traditionally the same as Assistant Floor Leader, but split into two so that Patty Murray could become Assistant Floor Leader (Hoyer-Clyburn 2010 House Democratic Caucus)
Assistant Floor Leader	Patty Murray	Washington (state)	Assistant Majority Leader; third-ranking democrat in the Senate Democratic Caucus. Position created in 2016 after Reid's retirement to settle possible rivalry between Murray and Durbin for the whip post.
Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus	Mark Warner Elizabeth Warren	Virginia Massachusetts	Position created for Schumer after successful tenure as DSCC chairman
Chair of Policy and Communications Committee	Debbie Stabenow	Michigan	Responsible for relations between Senate committees and the Senate Democratic Conference
Steering Chair of the Steering and Outreach Committee	Amy Klobuchar	Minnesota	Responsible for fostering relations between Senate Democrats and community leaders and interest groups - chair split with Senator Sanders
Outreach Chair of the Steering and Outreach Committee	Bernie Sanders	Vermont	Responsible for fostering relations between Senate Democrats and community leaders and interest groups - chair split with Senator Klobuchar
Outreach Vice Chair of the Steering and Outreach Committee	Catherine Cortz Masto	Nevada
Vice Chair of Policy and Communications Committee	Joe Manchin Cory Booker	West Virginia New Jersey	Assists caucus with policy proposals, outreach, legislative research, and party unity
Senate Democratic Conference Secretary	Tammy Baldwin	Wisconsin	Responsible for managing the policy agenda for the Senate Democratic Conference
Senate President Pro Tempore	Patrick Leahy	Vermont	Honorary member of the leadership team
President of the Senate	Kamala Harris	(California)	Not a Senator; see Vice President of the United States In practicality, only an ex officio leadership member due to the Vice President's Executive Branch nature

References

"U.S. Senate: Responsibilities of Majority and Minority Leaders". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
"U.S. Senate: President Pro Tempore". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
"U.S. Senate: Majority and Minority Leaders". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
Republican.Senate.Gov. Republican.Senate.Gov (2012-09-04). Retrieved on 2013-08-16.
U.S. Senate: Senators Home > Senate Organization. Senate.gov (2013-05-31). Retrieved on 2013-08-16.
"Republican Senators | Republican Leader". www.republicanleader.senate.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
Leadership | Senate Democrats. Democrats.senate.gov (2013-01-18). Retrieved on 2013-08-16.

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[1] "U.S. Senate: Responsibilities of Majority and Minority Leaders". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-09.

[2] "U.S. Senate: President Pro Tempore". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-09.

[3] "U.S. Senate: Majority and Minority Leaders". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-09.

[4] Republican.Senate.Gov. Republican.Senate.Gov (2012-09-04). Retrieved on 2013-08-16.

[senate1-5] U.S. Senate: Senators Home > Senate Organization. Senate.gov (2013-05-31). Retrieved on 2013-08-16.

[6] "Republican Senators | Republican Leader". www.republicanleader.senate.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-09.

[7] Leadership | Senate Democrats. Democrats.senate.gov (2013-01-18). Retrieved on 2013-08-16.