Democratic Conference Chairman of the United States Senate
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The Democratic caucus of the United States Senate chooses a conference chairman, or caucus chairman. The office of conference chairman was created in the 19th century, but it was informal until 1903. The office of party floor leader was not created until 1920. Since then, the Senate Democratic leader has also held the position of conference chairman.
[edit] List of Democratic Conference Chairmen in the United States Senate
| Dates | Senator | State | Notes |
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| -1877 | John W. Stevenson | Kentucky | |
| 1877-1881 | William A. Wallace | Pennsylvania | |
| 1881-1885 | George Pendleton | Ohio | |
| 1885-1890 | James B. Beck | Kentucky | |
| 1890-1898 | Arthur P. Gorman | Maryland | |
| 1898-1899 | David Turpie | Indiana | |
| 1899-1903 | James K. Jones | Arkansas | |
| 1903-1906 | Arthur P. Gorman | Maryland | |
| 1906-1907 | Joseph C. S. Blackburn | Kentucky | |
| 1907-1909 | Charles A. Culberson | Texas | |
| 1909-1911 | Hernando D. Money | Mississippi | |
| 1911-1913 | Thomas S. Martin | Virginia | |
| 1913-1917 | John Worth Kern | Indiana | |
| 1917-1919 | Thomas S. Martin | Virginia | |
| 1920-1923 | Oscar W. Underwood | Alabama | Also Democratic floor leader |
| 1923-1937 | Joseph T. Robinson | Arkansas | Also Democratic floor leader |
| 1937-1949 | Alben W. Barkley | Kentucky | Also Democratic floor leader |
| 1949-1951 | Scott W. Lucas | Illinois | Also Democratic floor leader |
| 1951-1953 | Ernest W. McFarland | Arizona | Also Democratic floor leader |
| 1953-1961 | Lyndon Johnson | Texas | Also Democratic floor leader |
| 1961-1977 | Mike Mansfield | Montana | Also Democratic floor leader |
| 1977-1989 | Robert Byrd | West Virginia | Also Democratic floor leader |
| 1989-1995 | George J. Mitchell | Maine | Also Democratic floor leader |
| 1995-2005 | Tom Daschle | South Dakota | Also Democratic floor leader |
| 2005-present | Harry Reid | Nevada | Also Democratic floor leader |
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