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Senate Minority Leader: Mitch McConnell: KY: January 20, 2021 Party leader since January 3, 2007: Senate Minority Whip: John Thune: SD: January 20, 2021 Party whip since January 3, 2019: Chair of the Senate Republican Conference: John Barrasso: WY: January 3, 2019: Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee: Joni Ernst: IA: January 3, 2023
Control of the Congress from 1855 to 2025 Popular vote and house seats won by party. Party divisions of United States Congresses have played a central role on the organization and operations of both chambers of the United States Congress—the Senate and the House of Representatives—since its establishment as the bicameral legislature of the Federal government of the United States in 1789.
The numbers refer to their Senate classes. All class 1 senators are in the middle of their term (2019–2025), having been elected in 2018 and facing re-election in 2024. Class 2 senators are at the beginning of their term (2021–2027), having been elected in 2020 and facing re-election in 2026.
Here's a breakdown of the current party control. 2024 U.S. Senate Election Results: See the map. Who controls the Senate? Democrats currently have majority control of the Senate.
The GOP was on course to begin the 119th Congress with 55 Senate seats as of midnight Wednesday. ... The last time either party had a filibuster-proof majority was in early 2010 when Democrats had ...
This is a complete list of United States senators during the 117th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 2021, to January 3, 2023. It is a historical listing and will contain people who have not served the entire two-year Congress should anyone resign, die, or be expelled.
Each party elects Senate party leaders. Floor leaders act as the party chief spokesmen. The Senate majority leader is responsible for controlling the agenda of the chamber by scheduling debates and votes. Each party elects an assistant leader (whip), who works to ensure that his party's senators vote as the party leadership desires.
In 1986, 59 percent of Senate races were won by the party that lost the 1984 presidential contest in that state. That was the peak year for presidential/Senate mismatches, but through the late ...