The United States Senate consists of 100 members, two from each of the 50 states. This list includes all senators serving in the 118th United States Congress.
Affiliation | Members | |
---|---|---|
Republican Party | 49 | |
Democratic Party | 48 | |
Independent | 3 | |
Total | 100 |
Independent Sens. Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont caucus with the Democratic Party;[1][2][3] independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona does not caucus with the Democrats, but is "formally aligned with the Democrats for committee purposes."[4]
Office | Party | Officer | State | Since |
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President of the Senate[a] | Democratic | Kamala Harris | CA[b] | January 20, 2021 |
President pro tempore | Democratic | Patty Murray | WA | January 3, 2023 |
Office | Officer | State | Since |
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Senate Minority Leader | Mitch McConnell | KY | January 20, 2021 Party leader since January 3, 2007 |
Senate Minority Whip | John Thune | SD | January 20, 2021 Party whip since January 3, 2019 |
Chair of the Senate Republican Conference | John Barrasso | WY | January 3, 2019 |
Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee | Joni Ernst | IA | January 3, 2023 |
Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Conference | Shelley Moore Capito | WV | January 3, 2023 |
Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee | Steve Daines | MT | January 3, 2023 |
Chair of the Senate Republican Steering Committee | Mike Lee | UT | January 3, 2015 |
Senate Republican Chief Deputy Whip | Mike Crapo | ID | January 3, 2013 |
President pro tempore emeritus | Chuck Grassley | IA | January 20, 2021 Party dean since January 3, 2019 |
Angus King of Maine, who cruised to victory last week running as an independent, said Wednesday that he will caucus with Senate Democrats. [...] The Senate's other independent, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, also caucuses with the Democrats.
Angus King of Maine, who cruised to victory last week running as an independent, said Wednesday that he will caucus with Senate Democrats... The Senate's other independent, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, also caucuses with the Democrats.