Leadership & Officers

Listed below are the current leadership and officers for the 117th Congress. Also available on Senate.gov are historical essays on and lists of Senate leadership and Senate officers.

Constitutionally Mandated Officers

Vice President
Harris,
Kamala D.

Leahy, Patrick J.

President Pro Tempore
Leahy,
Patrick J.
(D-VT)

Political Party Leaders

Democratic Leadership

Schumer, Charles E.

Democratic Leader Chairman of the Conference
Schumer,
Charles E.
(D-NY)

Durbin, Richard J.

Majority Whip
Durbin,
Richard J.
(D-IL)

Murray, Patty

Assistant Democratic Leader
Murray,
Patty
(D-WA)

Stabenow, Debbie

Chairwoman of Policy & Communications Committee
Stabenow,
Debbie
(D-MI)

Warren, Elizabeth

Vice Chair of Conference
Warren,
Elizabeth
(D-MA)

Warner, Mark R.

Vice Chair of Conference
Warner,
Mark R.
(D-VA)

Klobuchar, Amy

Chair of Steering Committee
Klobuchar,
Amy
(D-MN)

Sanders, Bernard

Chairman of Outreach
Sanders,
Bernard
(I-VT)

Cortez Masto, Catherine

Vice Chair of Outreach
Cortez Masto,
Catherine
(D-NV)

Manchin, Joe, III

Vice Chairman of Policy & Communications Committee
Manchin,
Joe, III
(D-WV)

Booker, Cory A.

Vice Chair of Policy and Communications Committee
Booker,
Cory A.
(D-NJ)

Baldwin, Tammy

Secretary of the Conference
Baldwin,
Tammy
(D-WI)

Republican Leadership

McConnell, Mitch

Republican Leader
McConnell,
Mitch
(R-KY)

Thune, John

Republican Whip
Thune,
John
(R-SD)

Barrasso, John

Republican Conference Chairman
Barrasso,
John
(R-WY)

Blunt, Roy

Republican Policy Committee Chairman
Blunt,
Roy
(R-MO)

Ernst, Joni

Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference
Ernst,
Joni
(R-IA)

Scott, Rick

Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman
Scott,
Rick
(R-FL)

Committee Chairmen

Standing Committees

Stabenow, Debbie

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Chairwoman
Stabenow,
Debbie
(D-MI)

Leahy, Patrick J.

Chairman
Leahy,
Patrick J.
(D-VT)

Reed, Jack

Chairman
Reed,
Jack
(D-RI)

Brown, Sherrod

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Chairman
Brown,
Sherrod
(D-OH)

Sanders, Bernard

Chairman
Sanders,
Bernard
(I-VT)

Cantwell, Maria

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Chairwoman
Cantwell,
Maria
(D-WA)

Manchin, Joe, III

Energy and Natural Resources

Chairman
Manchin,
Joe, III
(D-WV)

Carper, Thomas R.

Environment and Public Works

Chairman
Carper,
Thomas R.
(D-DE)

Wyden, Ron

Chairman
Wyden,
Ron
(D-OR)

Menendez, Robert

Foreign Relations

Chairman
Menendez,
Robert
(D-NJ)

Murray, Patty

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Chairwoman
Murray,
Patty
(D-WA)

Peters, Gary C.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Chairman
Peters,
Gary C.
(D-MI)

Durbin, Richard J.

Chairman
Durbin,
Richard J.
(D-IL)

Klobuchar, Amy

Rules and Administration

Chairwoman
Klobuchar,
Amy
(D-MN)

Cardin, Benjamin L.

Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Chairman
Cardin,
Benjamin L.
(D-MD)

Tester, Jon

Veterans' Affairs

Chairman
Tester,
Jon
(D-MT)

Special, Select, and Other Committees

Coons, Christopher A.

Select Committee on Ethics

Chairman
Coons,
Christopher A.
(D-DE)

Warner, Mark R.

Select Committee on Intelligence

Chairman
Warner,
Mark R.
(D-VA)

Schatz, Brian

Chairman
Schatz,
Brian
(D-HI)

Casey, Robert P., Jr.

Special Committee on Aging

Chairman
Casey,
Robert P., Jr.
(D-PA)

Senate-Elected Officers & Officials

Sonceria Ann Berry

Secretary of the Senate
Berry,
Sonceria Ann

Jennifer Hemingway

Acting Sergeant at Arms
Hemingway,
Jennifer A.

Image: Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough

Parliamentarian
MacDonough,
Elizabeth

Gary Myrick

Secretary for the Majority
Myrick,
Gary

Photograph of Mr. Duncan

Secretary for the Minority
Duncan,
Robert M.

Chaplain Barry C. Black

Chaplain
Black,
Barry