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The
Assistant Majority and
Minority Leaders of the United States Senate (commonly called
Senate Majority and
Minority whip (politics)) are the second-ranking members of their parties in the
United States Senate.
The main function of the Majority and Minority Whips is to gather votes on major issues. Because he or she is the second ranking member of the Senate, if there is no
floor leader present, the whip may become acting floor leader.
Before 1969, the official titles were
Majority Whip and
Minority Whip.
The current Assistant Majority Leader is
United States Democratic Party Richard Durbin of Illinois.
The current Assistant Minority Leader is
Republican Party (United States) Trent Lott of Mississippi.
List of assistant leaders
(
Names in Bold indicate
Majority)
{| class=wikitable! Congress(es)! Dates! Democratic Whip! State! Republican Whip! State|-|
63rd United States Congress| 1913-1915| rowspan=3 |
J. Hamilton Lewis]| rowspan=1 | None.| rowspan=1 | None.|-|
64th United States Congress| 1915| rowspan=1 | James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr.| rowspan=1 | List of United States Senators from New York|-| 64th United States Congress-65th United States Congress| 1915-1919| rowspan=1 | Charles Curtis|-| [66th United States Congress-68th United States Congress| 1919-1924| rowspan=2 | Peter G. Gerry| rowspan=2 |
List of United States Senators from Rhode Island| rowspan=1 |
Charles Curtis]|-| 68th United States Congress-
70th United States Congress| 1924-1929| rowspan=1 |
Wesley L. Jones| rowspan=1 | List of United States Senators from Washington|-|
71st United States Congress-72nd United States Congress| 1929-1933| rowspan=1 | Morris Sheppard| rowspan=1 |
[Simeon D. Fess| rowspan=1 | List of United States Senators from Ohio|-| 73rd United States Congress| 1933-1935| rowspan=2 | J. Hamilton Lewis]| rowspan=1 | Felix Hebert|-| [74th United States Congress-75th United States Congress| 1935-1939| rowspan=3 colspan=3 | NoneNo Republican whips were appointed from 1935 to 1944 since only 17 Republicans were in the Senate following the landslide reelection of President Franklin Roosevelt in 1936. Accordingly, the minutes of the Republican Conference of the United States Senate for the period state: "On motion of Senator Hastings, duly seconded and carried, it was agreed that no Assistant Leader or Whip be elected but that the chairman be authorized to appoint Senators from time to time to assist him in taking charge of the interests of the minority." A note attached to the conference minutes added: "The chairman of the conference, Senator McNary, apparently appointed Senator Austin of Vermont as assistant leader in 1943 and 1944, until the conference adopted Rules of Organization." Source: Party Whips, via Senate.gov|-| 76th United States Congress| 1939-1941| rowspan=1 | Sherman Minton
]|-| 77th United States Congress-78th United States Congress| 1941-1944| rowspan=2 | Lister Hill]|-| 78th United States Congress-79th United States Congress| 1944-1947| rowspan=1 | Kenneth S. Wherry| rowspan=1 | List of United States Senators from Nebraska|-| 80th United States Congress| 1947-1949| rowspan=1 | Scott W. Lucas| rowspan=1 | List of United States Senators from Illinois| rowspan=1 | Kenneth S. Wherry| rowspan=1 | List of United States Senators from Nebraska|-| 81st United States Congress| 1949-1951| rowspan=1 | Francis J. Myers| rowspan=1 | List of United States Senators from Pennsylvania| rowspan=2 | Leverett Saltonstall|-| [82nd United States Congress| 1951-1953| rowspan=1 | Lyndon Johnson]|-| 83rd United States Congress| 1953-1955| rowspan=1 | Earle C. Clements| rowspan=1 | List of United States Senators from Kentucky| rowspan=1 | Leverett Saltonstall
]|-| 84th United States Congress| 1955-1957| rowspan=1 | Earle C. Clements
| rowspan=1 | List of United States Senators from Kentucky| rowspan=1 | Leverett Saltonstall|-| [85th United States Congress| 1957-1959| rowspan=2 | Mike Mansfield| rowspan=2 | List of United States Senators from Montana| rowspan=1 | Everett Dirksen|-| [86th United States Congress| 1959-1961| rowspan=3 | Thomas Kuchel|-| [87th United States Congress-88th United States Congress| 1961-1965| rowspan=1 | Hubert Humphrey
]|-| 89th United States Congress-90th United States Congress| 1965-1969| rowspan=2 | Russell Long]|-| 91st United States Congress| 1969| rowspan=1 | Hugh Scott|-| [91st United States Congress| 1969-1971| rowspan=1 | Ted Kennedy]| rowspan=2 | Robert Griffin|-| [92nd United States Congress-94th United States Congress| 1971-1977| rowspan=1 | Robert Byrd]|-| 95th United States Congress-96th United States Congress| 1977-1981| rowspan=1 | Alan Cranston]| rowspan=1 | Ted Stevens|-| [97th United States Congress-98th United States Congress| 1981-1985| rowspan=2 | Alan Cranston| rowspan=1 | [Ted Stevens
]|-| 99th United States Congress| 1985-1987| rowspan=1 | Alan K. Simpson
| rowspan=1 | List of United States Senators from Wyoming|-| 100th United States Congress-101st United States Congress| 1987-1991| rowspan=1 | Alan Cranston]| rowspan=2 | Alan K. Simpson| rowspan=2 | List of United States Senators from Wyoming|-| 102nd United States Congress-103rd United States Congress| 1991-1995| rowspan=1 | Wendell Ford]|-| 104th United States Congress| 1995-1996| rowspan=2 | Wendell Ford| rowspan=1 | [Trent Lott
]|-| 104th United States Congress-105th United States Congress| 1996-1999| rowspan=2 | Don Nickles]|-| 106th United States Congress| 1999-2001| rowspan=1 | Harry Reid|-| rowspan=3 | [107th United States Congress| January 3 2001–
January 202001| rowspan=1 | [List of United States Senators from Nevada| rowspan=1 | Don Nickles|-| [January 202001–
June 62001| rowspan=1 | [List of United States Senators from Nevada| rowspan=1 | Don Nickles]|-| June 62001–
January 32003| rowspan=1 | [List of United States Senators from Nevada| rowspan=1 | Don Nickles|-| [108th United States Congress| 2003-2005| rowspan=1 | Harry Reid| rowspan=2 | [Mitch McConnell]|-| 109th United States Congress| 2005-2007| rowspan=1 | Richard Durbin|-| [110th United States Congress| 2007-2009| rowspan=1 | Richard Durbin]| rowspan=1 | [Trent Lott|}
Notes
The Assistant Majority and Minority Leaders of the United States Senate (commonly called Senate Majority and Minority whip (politics)) are the second-ranking members of their parties in the United States Senate.
The main function of the Majority and Minority Whips is to gather votes on major issues. Because he or she is the second ranking member of the Senate, if there is no floor leader present, the whip may become acting floor leader.
Before 1969, the official titles were Majority Whip and Minority Whip.
The current Assistant Majority Leader is United States Democratic Party Richard Durbin of Illinois.
The current Assistant Minority Leader is Republican Party (United States) Trent Lott of Mississippi.
List of assistant leaders
(Names in Bold indicate Majority)
{| class=wikitable! Congress(es)! Dates! Democratic Whip! State! Republican Whip! State|-| 63rd United States Congress| 1913-1915| rowspan=3 | J. Hamilton Lewis]| rowspan=1 | None.| rowspan=1 | None.|-| 64th United States Congress| 1915| rowspan=1 | James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr.| rowspan=1 | List of United States Senators from New York|-| 64th United States Congress-65th United States Congress| 1915-1919| rowspan=1 | Charles Curtis|-| [66th United States Congress-68th United States Congress| 1919-1924| rowspan=2 | Peter G. Gerry| rowspan=2 | List of United States Senators from Rhode Island| rowspan=1 | Charles Curtis]|-| 68th United States Congress-70th United States Congress| 1924-1929| rowspan=1 | Wesley L. Jones| rowspan=1 | List of United States Senators from Washington|-| 71st United States Congress-72nd United States Congress| 1929-1933| rowspan=1 | Morris Sheppard| rowspan=1 | [Simeon D. Fess| rowspan=1 | List of United States Senators from Ohio|-| 73rd United States Congress| 1933-1935| rowspan=2 | J. Hamilton Lewis]| rowspan=1 | Felix Hebert|-| [74th United States Congress-75th United States Congress| 1935-1939| rowspan=3 colspan=3 | NoneNo Republican whips were appointed from 1935 to 1944 since only 17 Republicans were in the Senate following the landslide reelection of President Franklin Roosevelt in 1936. Accordingly, the minutes of the Republican Conference of the United States Senate for the period state: "On motion of Senator Hastings, duly seconded and carried, it was agreed that no Assistant Leader or Whip be elected but that the chairman be authorized to appoint Senators from time to time to assist him in taking charge of the interests of the minority." A note attached to the conference minutes added: "The chairman of the conference, Senator McNary, apparently appointed Senator Austin of Vermont as assistant leader in 1943 and 1944, until the conference adopted Rules of Organization." Source: Party Whips, via Senate.gov|-| 76th United States Congress| 1939-1941| rowspan=1 | Sherman Minton]|-| 77th United States Congress-78th United States Congress| 1941-1944| rowspan=2 | Lister Hill]|-| 78th United States Congress-79th United States Congress| 1944-1947| rowspan=1 | Kenneth S. Wherry| rowspan=1 | List of United States Senators from Nebraska|-| 80th United States Congress| 1947-1949| rowspan=1 | Scott W. Lucas| rowspan=1 | List of United States Senators from Illinois| rowspan=1 | Kenneth S. Wherry| rowspan=1 | List of United States Senators from Nebraska|-| 81st United States Congress| 1949-1951| rowspan=1 | Francis J. Myers| rowspan=1 | List of United States Senators from Pennsylvania| rowspan=2 | Leverett Saltonstall|-| [82nd United States Congress| 1951-1953| rowspan=1 | Lyndon Johnson]|-| 83rd United States Congress| 1953-1955| rowspan=1 | Earle C. Clements| rowspan=1 | List of United States Senators from Kentucky| rowspan=1 | Leverett Saltonstall]|-| 84th United States Congress| 1955-1957| rowspan=1 | Earle C. Clements| rowspan=1 | List of United States Senators from Kentucky| rowspan=1 | Leverett Saltonstall|-| [85th United States Congress| 1957-1959| rowspan=2 | Mike Mansfield| rowspan=2 | List of United States Senators from Montana| rowspan=1 | Everett Dirksen|-| [86th United States Congress| 1959-1961| rowspan=3 | Thomas Kuchel|-| [87th United States Congress-88th United States Congress| 1961-1965| rowspan=1 | Hubert Humphrey]|-| 89th United States Congress-90th United States Congress| 1965-1969| rowspan=2 | Russell Long]|-| 91st United States Congress| 1969| rowspan=1 | Hugh Scott|-| [91st United States Congress| 1969-1971| rowspan=1 | Ted Kennedy]| rowspan=2 | Robert Griffin|-| [92nd United States Congress-94th United States Congress| 1971-1977| rowspan=1 | Robert Byrd]|-| 95th United States Congress-96th United States Congress| 1977-1981| rowspan=1 | Alan Cranston]| rowspan=1 | Ted Stevens|-| [97th United States Congress-98th United States Congress| 1981-1985| rowspan=2 | Alan Cranston| rowspan=1 | [Ted Stevens]|-| 99th United States Congress| 1985-1987| rowspan=1 | Alan K. Simpson| rowspan=1 | List of United States Senators from Wyoming|-| 100th United States Congress-101st United States Congress| 1987-1991| rowspan=1 | Alan Cranston]| rowspan=2 | Alan K. Simpson| rowspan=2 | List of United States Senators from Wyoming|-| 102nd United States Congress-103rd United States Congress| 1991-1995| rowspan=1 | Wendell Ford]|-| 104th United States Congress| 1995-1996| rowspan=2 | Wendell Ford| rowspan=1 | [Trent Lott]|-| 104th United States Congress-105th United States Congress| 1996-1999| rowspan=2 | Don Nickles]|-| 106th United States Congress| 1999-2001| rowspan=1 | Harry Reid|-| rowspan=3 | [107th United States Congress| January 3 2001–
January 202001| rowspan=1 | [List of United States Senators from Nevada| rowspan=1 | Don Nickles|-| [January 202001–
June 62001| rowspan=1 | [List of United States Senators from Nevada| rowspan=1 | Don Nickles]|-| June 62001–
January 32003| rowspan=1 | [List of United States Senators from Nevada| rowspan=1 | Don Nickles|-| [108th United States Congress| 2003-2005| rowspan=1 | Harry Reid| rowspan=2 | [Mitch McConnell]|-| 109th United States Congress| 2005-2007| rowspan=1 | Richard Durbin|-| [110th United States Congress| 2007-2009| rowspan=1 | Richard Durbin]| rowspan=1 | [Trent Lott|}
Notes