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The Vice President is considered to be president over the Senate and holds the deciding vote. The true leader of the senate, however, is the leader of the majority.
the current Senate Majority Leader is Harry Reid (D) of Nevada
The Democratic party currently holds a majority in the senate, and therefore selects the senate majority leader and the senate committee chairs.
Senate Majority Leader.
the senate majority leader
The real political leader of the Senate is the Senate Majority Leader. As of October 2021, the Senate Majority Leader is Charles Schumer, a Democrat from New York. However, it is worth noting that the Vice President of the United States, who serves as the President of the Senate, also holds significant influence and power in the Senate.
Harry Reid (D-NV) has been the majority leader in the Senate since 2007.
The U.S. Senate Majority leader is Harry Reid, a Democrat. He has been at this position in the Senate since 2007. The Minority Leader of the Senate is Mitch McConnell.
In the November 2014 midterm elections, the Democrats lost control of the majority in the Senate. As of January 2015, when the new congress is officially seated, the Speaker of the House will continue to be a Republican, but the new majority leader of the Senate will be a Republican too (Mitch McConnell of Kentucky).In the fall of 2014, the Senate Majority Leader is Democrat Harry Reid of Nevada, and the House Majority Leader is Republican Kevin McCarthy of California.(The Senators and Representatives who were elected on November 4, 2014 begin their terms on January 3, 2015.)Prior to November 2014, Kevin McCarthy is the current majority leader (House of Representatives), and is a Republican. Harry Reid is the majority leader of the Senate, and he is a Democrat.
No, the leader of the senate is called the majority leader.
The Speaker dominates the House, which is strongly partisan. In the Senate, the Majority Leader shares power with the Minority Leader.
No. The president pro tempore of the Senate, the longest- serving member of the Senate, is third in the line of succession but the Senate majority leader is not on the list.