Vice Chairman of the United States Senate Republican Conference
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The Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Conference, also known previously as the Conference Secretary until 2001, is the fifth-ranking leadership position (behind the Policy Committee chair) within the Republican Party conference in the United States Senate. The vice-chair/secretary is responsible for keeping the minutes of the Senate Republican Conferences, and serves alongside the Senate Republican Conference Chairperson. The current vice chairwoman is Joni Ernst, serving since 2019.
List of Secretaries/Vice Chairs[edit]
| Officeholder | State | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Curtis | Kansas | 1911–1913 |
| William Kenyon | Iowa | 1913–1915 |
| James Wadsworth | New York | 1915–1927 |
| Frederick Hale | Maine | 1927–1941 |
| Wallace H. White Jr. | Maine | 1941–1944 |
| Harold Burton | Ohio | 1944–1945 |
| Chan Gurney | South Dakota | 1945–1946 |
| Milton Young | North Dakota | 1946–1971 |
| Norris Cotton | New Hampshire | 1971–1973 |
| Wallace F. Bennett | Utah | 1973–1975 |
| Robert Stafford | Vermont | 1975–1977 |
| Clifford Hansen | Wyoming | 1977–1976 |
| Jake Garn | Utah | 1979–1985 |
| Thad Cochran | Mississippi | 1985–1991 |
| Bob Kasten | Wisconsin | 1991–1993 |
| Trent Lott | Mississippi | 1993–1995 |
| Connie Mack | Florida | 1995–1997 |
| Paul Coverdell | Georgia | 1997–2001 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison[1] | Texas | 2001–2007 |
| John Cornyn | Texas | 2007–2009 |
| John Thune | South Dakota | 2009 |
| Lisa Murkowski | Alaska | 2009–2010 |
| John Barrasso | Wyoming | 2010–2012 |
| Roy Blunt | Missouri | 2012–2019 |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa | 2019-Present |
References[edit]
- ^ Position known as Vice Chair from here on.
| Senate Republican Conference | Senate | Senate Democratic Caucus |
|---|---|---|
| Conference Chair | Chair | Caucus Chair |
| Conference Vice-Chair / Secretary | Secretary | Caucus Secretary |
| Policy Committee Chair | Policy Committee | Policy Committee Chair |
| House Republican Conference | House of Representatives | House Democratic Caucus |
| Conference Chair | Chair | Caucus Chair |
| Vice Chair | Vice Chair | Vice-Chair / Secretary |
| Conference Secretary | Secretary | |
| Policy Committee Chair | Policy Committee | Policy Committee Co-Chair |
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