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Senate Organization Chart for the 111th Congress
The Virtual Reference Desk provides resources about Senate leadership, committees, and officers.
Constitutionally Mandated Officers
Vice President - Joseph R. Biden, Jr. President Pro Tempore - Daniel K. Inouye
Political Party Leaders
Majority Leader - Harry Reid Majority Whip - Dick Durbin Democratic Conference Chair - Harry Reid Democratic Conference Chair - Patty Murray Democratic Policy Committee Chair - Byron Dorgan

Minority Leader - Mitch McConnell Minority Whip - Jon Kyl Republican Conference Chair - Lamar Alexander Republican Conference Vice Chairwoman - John Barrasso Republican Policy Committee Chairman - John Thune
Committee Chairman and Ranking Members
    Standing Committees
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee - Blanche L. Lincoln, Chairwoman Appropriations Committee - Daniel K. Inouye, Chairman Armed Services Committee - Carl Levin, Chairman Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee - Christopher J. Dodd, Chairman
Budget Committee - Kent Conrad, Chairman Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee - John D. Rockefeller IV, Chairman Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Jeff Bingaman, Chairman Environment and Public Works Committee - Barbara Boxer, Chairwoman
Finance Committee - Max Baucus, Chairman Foreign Relations Committee - John Kerry, Chairman Help, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Tom Harkin, Chairman Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee - Joseph I. Lieberman, Chairman
Judiciary Committee - Patrick J. Leahy, Chairman Rules and Administration Committee - Charles E. Schumer, Chairman Small Business Committee - Mary L. Landrieu, Chairwoman Veterans' Affairs Committee - Daniel K. Akaka, Chairman
    Special, Select, and Other Committees
Select Committee on Ethics - Barbara Boxer, Chairwoman Select Committee on Intelligence - Dianne Feinstein, Chairwoman Committee on Indian Affairs - Byron L. Dorgan, Chairman Special Committee on Aging - Herb Kohl, Chairman
    Joint Committees
Joint Economic Committee - Charles E. Schumer, Vice Chairman Joint Committee on Printing - Dianne Feinstein, Vice-Chairwoman Joint Committee on Taxation - Max Baucus, Chairman Joint Committee on the Library - Dianne Feinstein, Chairwoman
Senate Elected Officers and Officials
Secretary - Nancy Erickson Sergeant at Arms - Terrance Gainer Parliamentarian - Alan Frumin

Majority Secretary - Martin Paone Minority Secretary - Dave Schiappa Chaplain - Barry Black