Democratic Policy Committee Chairman of the United States Senate

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Since 1947, the Democratic members of the United States Senate have elected a policy committee chairman. From 1947 to 2000, the Democratic leader was also the policy committee chairman. From 1989 to 1999, there was a co-chairman. Starting in 1999, the co-chairman was dropped and the position of policy committee chairman became a separate elected position.

List of Democratic Policy Committee Chairmen in the United States Senate

Dates	Name	State	Notes
1947-1949	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 B. Johnson	Texas	Also Democratic floor leader
1961-1977	Michael J. Mansfield	Montana	Also Democratic floor leader
1977-1989	Robert C. Byrd	West Virginia	Also Democratic floor leader
1989-1995	George J. Mitchell	Maine	Also Democratic floor leader
1989-1995	Thomas A. Daschle	South Dakota	co-chairman
1995-1999	Thomas A. Daschle	South Dakota	Also Democratic floor leader
1995-1999	Harry Reid	Nevada	co-chairman
1999-present	Byron L. Dorgan	North Dakota

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Senate Republican Conference	Senate	Senate Democratic Caucus
Conference Chairman	Chairperson	Caucus Chairperson
Conference Secretary	Secretary	Caucus Secretary
Rep. Committee Chair	Policy Committee	Dem. Committee Chair
House Republican Conference	House of Representatives	House Democratic Caucus
Conference Chairperson	Presiding Officer	Caucus Chairperson
Vice-Chair	Vice Chairman	Vice-Chair / Secretary
Conference Secretary	Secretary
Rep. Committee Chair	> Policy Committee	Dem. Committee Co-Chair

 

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