United States Senate Democratic Policy Committee
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The United States Senate Democratic Policy Committee is responsible for the creation of new United States Democratic Party policy proposals, supporting Democratic senators with legislative research, developing reports on legislation and policy, conducting oversight hearings, monitoring roll call votes, differentiating between Democratic and Republican positions, and building party unity.
The committee was established in 1947, by an act signed by President
party leadership of the United States Senate
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List of chairs
Term | Chair(s) | |
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1947–1949 | Alben W. Barkley (KY)
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1949–1951 | Scott W. Lucas (IL)
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1951–1953 | Ernest McFarland (AZ)
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1953–1961 | Lyndon Johnson (TX) | |
1961–1977 | Mike Mansfield (MT)
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1977–1989 | Robert Byrd (WV)
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1989–1995 | Tom Daschle (SD) | George J. Mitchell (ME) |
1995–1999 | Harry Reid (NV) | |
1999–2011 | Byron Dorgan (ND)
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2011–2017 | Chuck Schumer (NY)
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2017–present | Debbie Stabenow (MI)
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113th Congress members
Members | ||
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Senator | State | |
Chuck Schumer, Chairman | New York | |
Jack Reed, Regional Chair | Rhode Island | |
Mary Landrieu, Regional Chair | Louisiana | |
Patty Murray, Regional Chair | Washington | |
Harry Reid | Nevada | |
Dianne Feinstein | California | |
Ron Wyden | Oregon | |
Tim Johnson
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South Dakota | |
Bill Nelson
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Florida | |
Tom Carper | Delaware | |
Barbara Mikulski | Maryland | |
Sherrod Brown | Ohio | |
Ex officio | ||
Dick Durbin, Democratic Whip | Illinois | |
Patty Murray, Assistant Democratic Leader | Washington |