Democratic Policy Committee Chairman of the United States Senate

Members
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Advice and consent Closed session (list) Cloture · Committees (list) Executive session · Filibuster History · Quorum · Quorum call Recess appointment · Salaries Seal · Standing Rules · Traditions Unanimous consent VPs' tie-breaking votes
Places
United States Capitol Senate office buildings (Dirksen · Hart · Russell)

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 Johnson	Texas	Also Democratic floor leader
1961-1977	Mike Mansfield	Montana	Also Democratic floor leader
1977-1989	Robert Byrd	West Virginia	Also Democratic floor leader
1989-1995 (co-chairs)	George J. Mitchell	Maine	Also Democratic floor leader
1989-1995 (co-chairs)	Tom Daschle	South Dakota
1995-1999 (co-chairs)	Tom Daschle	South Dakota	Also Democratic floor leader
1995-1999 (co-chairs)	Harry Reid	Nevada
1999-present	Byron Dorgan	North Dakota

Party conferences in the United States Congress
Senate Republican Conference	Senate	Senate Democratic Caucus
Conference Chairman	Chairperson	Caucus Chairperson
Conference Vice-Chair/Secretary	Secretary	Caucus Secretary
Policy Committee Chair	Policy Committee	Policy 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	Vice-Chair / Secretary
Policy Committee Chair	Policy Committee	Policy Committee Co-Chair

United States Congress House of Representatives, Senate — 110th Congress
Members	Current, Freshmen – House: Former members \| Senate: Current by age, Current by seniority; Former, Former still living, Expelled/censured, Longest serving, Classes
Leaders	House: Speaker, Party leaders, Party whips, Dem. caucus, Rep. conference, Dean \| Senate: President pro tempore (list), Party leaders, Assistant party leaders, Dem. Caucus (Chair, Secretary, Policy comm. chair), Rep. Conference (Chair, Vice-Chair, Policy comm. chair), Dean
Groups	African Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, Caucuses, Committees, Demographics, Hispanic Americans, Senate Women, House Women
Agencies, Employees & Offices	Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Guide Service (board), Capitol Police (board), Chiefs of Staff, GAO, Government Printing Office, Law Revision Counsel, Librarian of Congress, Poet laureate \| House: Chaplain, Chief Administrative Officer, Clerk, Doorkeeper, Emergency Planning, Preparedness, and Operations, Historian, Page (board), Parliamentarian, Postmaster, Reading clerk, Recording Studio, Sergeant at Arms \| Senate: Chaplain, Curator, Historian, Librarian, Page, Parliamentarian, Secretary, Sergeant at Arms
Politics & Procedure	Act of Congress (list), Caucuses, Committees, Hearings, Joint session, Oversight, Party Divisions, Rider \| House: Committees, History, Jefferson's Manual, Procedures \| Senate: Committees, Filibuster, History, Traditions, VPs' tie-breaking votes
Buildings	Botanic Garden, Capitol, Capitol Complex, Office buildings (House: Cannon, Ford, Longworth, O'Neill, Rayburn, Senate: Dirksen, Hart, Russell)
Research	Biographical directory, Congressional Quarterly, Congressional Record, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, The Hill, Roll Call, THOMAS
Misc	Congressional districts (by area), Mace of the House, Power of enforcement, Scandals, Softball League
Websites: House of Representatives \| Senate

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