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Senate Organization Chart for the 112th 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 Policy Committee Chair - Charles E. Schumer Democratic Conference Chair - Patty Murray

Minority Leader - Mitch McConnell Minority Whip - Jon Kyl Republican Conference Chair - John Thune Republican Policy Committee Chairman - John Barrasso Republican Conference Vice Chairman - Roy Blunt
Committee Chairman and Ranking Members
    Standing Committees
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee - Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman Appropriations Committee - Daniel K. Inouye, Chairman Armed Services Committee - Carl Levin, Chairman Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee - Tim Johnson, 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 - Patty Murray, Chairwoman
    Special, Select, and Other Committees
Select Committee on Ethics - Barbara Boxer, Chairwoman Select Committee on Intelligence - Dianne Feinstein, Chairwoman Committee on Indian Affairs - Daniel K. Akaka, Chairman Special Committee on Aging - Herb Kohl, Chairman
    Joint Committees
Joint Economic Committee - Robert P. Casey, Jr., Chairman Joint Committee on Printing - Charles E. Schumer, Vice Chairman Joint Committee on Taxation - Max Baucus, Vice Chairman Joint Committee on the Library - Charles E. Schumer, Chairman Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction - Patty Murray, Cochair
Senate Elected Officers and Officials
Secretary - Nancy Erickson Sergeant at Arms - Terrance Gainer Parliamentarian - Elizabeth MacDonough

Majority Secretary - Gary Myrick Minority Secretary - Dave Schiappa Chaplain - Barry Black