List of Party Leaders
The Democratic Party first selected a leader in 1920. The Republican Party first formally designated a leader in 1925.
| Congress | Dates | Democratic Leader | Majority | Republican Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66th | 1920–1921 | Oscar Underwood (AL) | R Maj → | Henry Cabot Lodge (MA) (unofficial) |
| 67th | 1921–1923 | |||
| 68th | 1923 – November 9, 1924 | Joseph Taylor Robinson (AR) | ||
| 1925 | Charles Curtis (KS) | |||
| 69th | 1925–1927 | |||
| 70th | 1927–1929 | |||
| 71st | 1929–1931 | James E. Watson (IN) | ||
| 72nd | 1931–1933 | |||
| 73rd | 1933–1935 | ← D Maj | Charles L. McNary (OR) | |
| 74th | 1935–1937 | |||
| 75th | 1937 – July 14, 1937 | |||
| July 22, 1937–1939 | Alben W. Barkley (KY) | |||
| 76th | 1939 | |||
| 1940 | Warren Austin (VT) (acting) | |||
| 77th | 1941–1943 | Charles L. McNary (OR) | ||
| 78th | 1943–1945 | Wallace H. White Jr. (ME) (acting) | ||
| 79th | 1945–1947 | Wallace H. White Jr. | ||
| 80th | 1947–1949 | R Maj → | ||
| 81st | 1949–1951 | Scott W. Lucas (IL) | ← D Maj | Kenneth S. Wherry (NE) |
| 82nd | 1951–1952 | Ernest McFarland (AZ) | ||
| 1952–1953 | Styles Bridges (NH) | |||
| 83rd | January 3, 1953 – July 31, 1953 | Lyndon B. Johnson (TX) | R Maj → | Robert A. Taft (OH) |
| August 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 | William F. Knowland (CA) | |||
| 84th | 1955–1957 | ← D Maj | ||
| 85th | 1957–1959 | |||
| 86th | 1959–1961 | Everett M. Dirksen (IL) | ||
| 87th | 1961–1963 | Mike Mansfield (MT) | ||
| 88th | 1963–1965 | |||
| 89th | 1965–1967 | |||
| 90th | 1967–1969 | |||
| 91st | 1969 – September 7, 1969 | |||
| September 24, 1969–1971 | Hugh Scott (PA) | |||
| 92nd | 1971–1973 | |||
| 93rd | 1973–1975 | |||
| 94th | 1975–1977 | |||
| 95th | 1977–1979 | Robert Byrd (WV) | Howard Baker (TN) | |
| 96th | 1979–1981 | |||
| 97th | 1981–1983 | R Maj → | ||
| 98th | 1983–1985 | |||
| 99th | 1985–1987 | Bob Dole (KS) | ||
| 100th | 1987–1989 | ← D Maj | ||
| 101st | 1989–1991 | George Mitchell (ME) | ||
| 102nd | 1991–1993 | |||
| 103rd | 1993–1995 | |||
| 104th | January 3, 1995 – June 12, 1996 | Tom Daschle (SD) | R Maj → | |
| June 12, 1996–1997 | Trent Lott (MS) | |||
| 105th | 1997–1999 | |||
| 106th | 1999–2001 | |||
| 107th | January 3 – 20, 2001 | ← D Maj | ||
| January 20 – June 6, 2001 | R Maj → | |||
| June 6, 2001–2003 | ← D Maj | |||
| 108th | 2003–2005 | R Maj → | Bill Frist (TN) | |
| 109th | 2005–2007 | Harry Reid (NV) | ||
| 110th | 2007–2009 | ← D Maj | Mitch McConnell (KY) | |
| 111th | 2009–2011 | |||
| 112th | 2011–Present | |||
| Congress | Dates | Democratic Leader | Majority | Republican Leader |
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