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The one in the Senate is traditionally elected to the position of president pro tempore.

In the House , the leader of the majority party become the Speaker of the House, but he or she is rarely the member with the most seniority. Nationally party members who have a lot of seniority such as ex-presidents and such are called elder statesmen.

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