Democratic Conference Chairman of the United States Senate

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The Democratic caucus of the United States Senate chooses a conference chairman, or caucus chairman. The office of conference chairman was created in the 19th century, but it was informal until 1903. The office of party floor leader was not created until 1920. Since then, the Senate Democratic leader has also held the position of conference chairman.

[edit] List of Democratic Conference Chairmen in the United States Senate

Dates	Senator	State	Notes
…	…	…
-1877	John W. Stevenson	Kentucky
1877-1881	William A. Wallace	Pennsylvania
1881-1885	George H. Pendleton	Ohio
1885-1890	James B. Beck	Kentucky
1890-1898	Arthur P. Gorman	Maryland
1898-1899	David Turpie	Indiana
1899-1903	James K. Jones	Arkansas
1903-1906	Arthur P. Gorman	Maryland
1906-1907	Joseph C. S. Blackburn	Kentucky
1907-1909	Charles A. Culberson	Texas
1909-1911	Hernando D. Money	Mississippi
1911-1913	Thomas S. Martin	Virginia
1913-1917	John Worth Kern	Indiana
1917-1919	Thomas S. Martin	Virginia
1920-1923	Oscar W. Underwood	Alabama	Also Democratic floor leader
1923-1937	Joseph T. Robinson	Arkansas	Also Democratic floor leader
1937-1949	Alben W. Barkley	Kentucky	Also Democratic floor leader
1949-1951	Scott W. Lucas	Illinois	Also Democratic floor leader
1951-1953	Ernest W. McFarland	Arizona	Also Democratic floor leader
1953-1961	Lyndon Johnson	Texas	Also Democratic floor leader
1961-1977	Mike Mansfield	Montana	Also Democratic floor leader
1977-1989	Robert Byrd	West Virginia	Also Democratic floor leader
1989-1995	George J. Mitchell	Maine	Also Democratic floor leader
1995-2005	Tom Daschle	South Dakota	Also Democratic floor leader
2005-present	Harry Reid	Nevada	Also Democratic floor leader

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Senate Republican Conference	Senate	Senate Democratic Caucus
Conference Chairman	Chairperson	Caucus Chairperson
Conference Vice-Chair/Secretary	Secretary	Caucus Secretary
Policy Committee Chair	Policy Committee	Policy Committee Chair

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Vice-Chair	Vice Chairman	Vice-Chair / Secretary
Conference Secretary	Secretary	Vice-Chair / Secretary
Policy Committee Chair	Policy Committee	Policy Committee Co-Chair

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