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Current Congresspeople

Senate composition by state and party
  2 Democrats
  1 Democrat and 1 Republican
  1 Democrat and 1 Independent caucusing with Democrats
  1 Republican and 1 Independent caucusing with Democrats

The United States Senate consists of 100 members, two from each of the 50 states. This list includes all senators serving in the 118th United States Congress.

Party affiliation

Senate composition by party
  Independents caucusing with Democrats
AffiliationMembers
Republican Party49
Democratic Party48
Independent3
Total100

Independent Sens. Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont caucus with the Democratic Party;[1][2][3] independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona does not caucus with the Democrats, but is "formally aligned with the Democrats for committee purposes."[4]

Leadership

Presiding officers

OfficePartyOfficerStateSince
President of the Senate[a]DemocraticKamala HarrisCA[b]January 20, 2021
President pro temporeDemocraticPatty MurrayWAJanuary 3, 2023

Majority leadership

OfficeOfficerStateSince
Senate Majority Leader
Chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus
Chuck SchumerNYJanuary 20, 2021
Party leader since January 3, 2017
Senate Majority WhipDick DurbinILJanuary 20, 2021
Party whip since January 3, 2005
Chair of the Senate Democratic Policy and Communications CommitteeDebbie StabenowMIJanuary 3, 2017
Chair of the Senate Democratic Steering CommitteeAmy KlobucharMNJanuary 3, 2017
Vice Chairs of the Senate Democratic CaucusMark WarnerVAJanuary 3, 2017
Elizabeth WarrenMAJanuary 3, 2017
Chair of Senate Democratic OutreachBernie SandersVTJanuary 3, 2017
Vice Chairs of the Senate Democratic Policy and Communications CommitteeCory BookerNJJanuary 3, 2021
Joe ManchinWVJanuary 3, 2017
Secretary of the Senate Democratic CaucusTammy BaldwinWIJanuary 3, 2017
Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign CommitteeGary PetersMIJanuary 3, 2021
Vice Chair of Senate Democratic OutreachCatherine Cortez MastoNVJanuary 3, 2021
Deputy Secretary of the Senate Democratic CaucusBrian SchatzHIJanuary 3, 2023
Senate Democratic Chief Deputy WhipJeff MerkleyORJanuary 3, 2017

Minority leadership

OfficeOfficerStateSince
Senate Minority LeaderMitch McConnellKYJanuary 20, 2021
Party leader since January 3, 2007
Senate Minority WhipJohn ThuneSDJanuary 20, 2021
Party whip since January 3, 2019
Chair of the Senate Republican ConferenceJohn BarrassoWYJanuary 3, 2019
Chair of the Senate Republican Policy CommitteeJoni ErnstIAJanuary 3, 2023
Vice Chair of the Senate Republican ConferenceShelley Moore CapitoWVJanuary 3, 2023
Chair of the National Republican Senatorial CommitteeSteve DainesMTJanuary 3, 2023
Chair of the Senate Republican Steering CommitteeMike LeeUTJanuary 3, 2015
Senate Republican Chief Deputy WhipMike CrapoIDJanuary 3, 2013
President pro tempore emeritusChuck GrassleyIAJanuary 20, 2021
Party dean since January 3, 2019

List of senators

See also

Notes

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