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This page is about senators serving in the 118th United States Congress. For a list of senators in U.S. state legislatures, see List of U.S. state senators.
118th United States Congress Senators
Senate composition by state and party      2 Democrats      2 Republicans      1 Democrat and 1 Republican
  1 Democrat and 1 Independent caucusing with Democrats
  1 Republican and 1 Independent caucusing with Democrats

The United States Senate consists of 100 members, two from each of the 50 states. This list includes all senators serving in the 118th United States Congress.

Party affiliation

118th United States Senate
Senate composition by party      Democrats      Republicans      Independents caucusing with Democrats
Affiliation Members
Republican Party 49
Democratic Party 48
Independent 3
Total 100

Independent Sens. Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont caucus with the Democratic Party; independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona does not caucus with the Democrats, but is "formally aligned with the Democrats for committee purposes."

Leadership

Presiding officers

Office Party Officer State Since
President of the Senate Democratic Harris, KamalaKamala Harris CA January 20, 2021
President pro tempore Democratic Murray, PattyPatty Murray WA January 3, 2023

Majority leadership

Office Officer State Since
Senate Majority Leader
Chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus		 Schumer, ChuckChuck Schumer NY January 20, 2021
Party leader since January 3, 2017
Senate Majority Whip Durbin, DickDick Durbin IL January 20, 2021
Party whip since January 3, 2005
Chair of the Senate Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Stabenow, DebbieDebbie Stabenow MI January 3, 2017
Chair of the Senate Democratic Steering Committee Klobuchar, AmyAmy Klobuchar MN January 3, 2017
Vice Chairs of the Senate Democratic Caucus Warner, MarkMark Warner VA January 3, 2017
Warren, ElizabethElizabeth Warren MA January 3, 2017
Chair of Senate Democratic Outreach Sanders, BernieBernie Sanders VT January 3, 2017
Vice Chairs of the Senate Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Booker, CoryCory Booker NJ January 3, 2021
Manchin, JoeJoe Manchin WV January 3, 2017
Secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus Baldwin, TammyTammy Baldwin WI January 3, 2017
Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Peters, GaryGary Peters MI January 3, 2021
Vice Chair of Senate Democratic Outreach Cortez Masto, CatherineCatherine Cortez Masto NV January 3, 2021
Deputy Secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus Schatz, BrianBrian Schatz HI January 3, 2023
Senate Democratic Chief Deputy Whip Merkley, JeffJeff Merkley OR January 3, 2017

Minority leadership

Office Officer State Since
Senate Minority Leader McConnell, MitchMitch McConnell KY January 20, 2021
Party leader since January 3, 2007
Senate Minority Whip Thune, JohnJohn Thune SD January 20, 2021
Party whip since January 3, 2019
Chair of the Senate Republican Conference Barrasso, JohnJohn Barrasso WY January 3, 2019
Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee Ernst, JoniJoni Ernst IA January 3, 2023
Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Conference Capito, Shelley MooreShelley Moore Capito WV January 3, 2023
Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee Daines, SteveSteve Daines MT January 3, 2023
Chair of the Senate Republican Steering Committee Lee, MikeMike Lee UT January 3, 2015
Senate Republican Chief Deputy Whip Crapo, MikeMike Crapo ID January 3, 2013
President pro tempore emeritus Grassley, ChuckChuck Grassley IA January 20, 2021
Party dean since January 3, 2019

List of senators

See also

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