16 November 2016 Senate elects leaders, names some committee posts Senate leaders of both parties were elected on November 16, 2016 for the 115th Congress that begins in January, in addition to top Committee members on the Democratic side, and House Republican leaders were named previously. House Democratic leadership elections were postponed until November 30. The Senate Republican Conference elected as its leadership team for the 115th Congress: — Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) as Senate Republican leader — Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) as Senate Republican whip — Senator John Thune (R-SD) as Senate Republican Conference chairman — Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) as Senate Republican Policy Committee chairman — Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) as Senate Republican Conference vice chairman — Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) as National Republican Senatorial Committee chairman Senate committee chairmen and party ratios have not yet been announced. Senate Democratic Leader-elect Charles Schumer (D-NY) announced the Senate Democratic Leadership and committee ranking members for the 115th Congress following Senate Democratic leadership elections. The Senate Democratic Leadership for the 115th Congress is as follows: — Senate Democratic Leader and Chair of the Conference: Senator Schumer — Minority Whip: Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) — Assistant Democratic Leader: Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) — Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee: Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) — Vice Chair of the Conference: Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) — Vice Chair of the Conference: Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) — Chair of Steering Committee: Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) — Chair of Outreach: Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) — Vice Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee: Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) — Senate Democratic Conference Secretary: Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) The committee ranking members for the 115th Congress are: — Agriculture: Senator Stabenow — Armed Services: Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) — Appropriations: Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) — Banking: Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) — Budget: Senator Sanders — Commerce: Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) — Energy: Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) — EPW: Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) — Finance: Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) — Foreign Relations: Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) — HELP: Senator Murray — HSGAC: Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) — Indian Affairs: Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) — Judiciary: Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) — Rules: Senator Klobuchar — Small Business: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) — Veterans Affairs: Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) — Aging: Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) — Ethics: Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) — Intelligence: Senator Warner — JEC: Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) On November 15, 2016, House Republicans elected their leadership team for the 115th Congress: — Speaker of the House: Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) — Majority Leader: Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) — Majority Whip: Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) — Conference Chair: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) — NRCC Chairman: Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) — Policy Committee Chairman: Rep. Luke Messer (R-IN) — Conference Vice-Chair: Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) — Conference Secretary: Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) Document ID: 2016-1969 |