The positions of majority leader and minority leader are held by two United States senators and people of the party leadership of the United States Senate. They serve as chief spokespersons for their
Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD)
Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY)
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL)
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John Randolph Thune is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Dakota, a seat he has held since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, Thune has served since 202
Party leaders of the United States Senate
…composed in 2025 of 53 Republicans, 45 Democrats, and 2 independents; both the independents caucus with the Democrats. The current Majority Leader is Senator John Thune (Republican) of South Dakota, and the current Minority Leader is Senator Chuck Schumer (Democrat) of New York. The assistant leaders, or whips, are…
Official portrait, 2021
Thune surveys tornado damage in Spencer, South Dakota, in 1998, alongside Bill Janklow, Tom Daschle, Al Gore, Tim Johnson, James Lee Witt, and Rick Weiland.
Thune and his wife Kimberley with Vice President Dick Cheney in 2005
Thune in 2010 during the 111th Congress