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The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is the law enforcer for the United States Senate. One of the chief roles of the Sergeant is to hold the gavel used at every session. The Sergeant can also compel the attendance of absent Senators.
With the Architect of the Capitol and the House Sergeant at Arms, he serves on the Capitol Police Board, responsible for security around the building.
The Sergeant at Arms of the Senate can arrest any person upon their violating Senate rules upon orders from the Senate.[1]
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| Sergeant at Arms | Term of Service |
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| James Mathers | April 7, 1789 – September 2, 1811 |
| Mountjoy Bayly | November 6, 1811 – December 9, 1833 |
| John Shackford | December 9, 1833 – 1837 |
| Stephen Haight | September 4, 1837 – June 7, 1841 |
| Edward Dyer | June 7, 1841 – December 9, 1845 |
| Robert Beale | December 9, 1845 – March 17, 1853 |
| Dunning R. McNair | March 17, 1853 – July 6, 1861 |
| George T. Brown | July 6, 1861 – March 22, 1869 |
| John R. French | March 22, 1869 – March 24, 1879 |
| Richard J. Bright | March 24, 1879 – December 18, 1883 |
| William P. Canaday | December 18, 1883 – June 30, 1890 |
| Edward K. Valentine | June 30, 1890 – August 7, 1893 |
| Richard J. Bright | August 8, 1893 – February 1, 1900 |
| Daniel M. Ransdell | February 1, 1900 – August 26, 1912 |
| E. Livingston Cornelius | December 10, 1912 – March 4, 1913 |
| Charles P. Higgins | March 13, 1913 – March 3, 1919 |
| David S. Barry | May 19, 1919 – February 7, 1933 |
| Chesley W. Jurney | March 9, 1933 – January 31, 1943 |
| Wall Doxey | February 1, 1943 – January 3, 1947 |
| Edward F. McGinnis | January 4, 1947 – January 2, 1949 |
| Joseph C. Duke | January 3, 1949 – January 2, 1953 |
| Forest A. Harness | January 3, 1953 – January 4, 1955 |
| Joseph C. Duke | January 5, 1955 – December 30, 1965 |
| Robert G. Dunphy | January 14, 1966 – June 30, 1972[2] |
| William H. Wannall | July 1, 1972 – December 17, 1975 |
| Frank "Nordy" Hoffmann | December 18, 1975 – January 4, 1981 |
| Howard S. Liebengood | January 5, 1981 – September 12, 1983 |
| Larry E. Smith | September 13, 1983 – June 2, 1985 |
| Ernest E. Garcia | June 3, 1985 – January 5, 1987 |
| Henry K. Giugni | January 6, 1987 – December 31, 1990 |
| Martha S. Pope | January 3, 1991 – April 14, 1994 |
| Robert Laurent Benoit | April 15, 1994 – January 3, 1995 |
| Howard O. Greene, Jr | January 4, 1995 – September 6, 1996 |
| Gregory S. Casey | September 6, 1996 – November 9, 1998 |
| James W. Ziglar | November 9, 1998 – September 3, 2001 |
| Alfonso E. Lenhardt | September 4, 2001 – March 16, 2003 |
| William H. Pickle | March 17, 2003 – January 3, 2007 |
| Terrance W. Gainer | January 4, 2007 – present |