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)
Chuck Schumer
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Charles Ellis Schumer is an American politician serving since 1999 as a United States senator from New York. A member of the Democratic Party, he has led the Senate Democratic Caucus since 2017 and se
Party leaders of the United States Senate
…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 Senators John Barrasso (Republican) of Wyoming and Dick Durbin (Democrat) of Illinois. At…
Official portrait, 2017
Schumer during the 100th Congress
Schumer during the 107th Congress
Schumer with his fellow congressional leaders in January 2020