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Each party is led by a floor leader who directs the legislative agenda of their caucus in the Senate, and who is augmented by an Assistant Leader or Whip, and several other officials who work together to manage the floor schedule of legislation, enforce party discipline, and oversee efforts to maintain and grow the party's seats in the Senate. [1]
Senate Majority Leader: John Thune: SD: January 3, 2025 Party leader since January 3, 2025: Senate Majority Whip: John Barrasso: WY: January 3, 2025 Party whip since January 3, 2025: Chair of the Senate Republican Conference: Tom Cotton: AR: January 3, 2025: Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee: Shelley Moore Capito: WV: January 3, 2025
The Senate of the 119th Congress is composed in 2025 of 53 Republicans, 45 Democrats, and 2 independents; both the independents caucus with the Democrats. The leaders are Senators John Thune of South Dakota and Chuck Schumer of New York. [1] The assistant leaders, or whips, are Senators John Barrasso of Wyoming and Dick Durbin of Illinois.
Thune, the Senate Republican whip, ran against two other senators: John Cornyn of Texas, a former whip, and Rick Scott of Florida, an underdog candidate who just won a second term.
A spirited contest is underway between the current Senate GOP No. 2, Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD); his predecessor in that role, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas); and Scott.
Thune, who served as Senate whip starting in 2019, now leads a Republican-dominated Senate, which will possess a GOP trifecta with President-elect Donald Trump entering the White House in 2025 and ...
He has served as the Senate Democratic whip since 2005—under Harry Reid until 2017, and under Chuck Schumer since 2017. During that time, he had two stints as Senate majority whip (from 2007 to 2015, and since 2021), and two as minority whip (from 2005 to 2007 and from 2015 to 2021). As of 2024, Durbin is the longest-serving Senate party whip ...
Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected John Thune to be the next Republican leader to succeed Mitch McConnell in a position he's held for 17 years. ... the current Republican whip, was running ...