The vice chair of the Senate Republican Conference, also known previously as the conference secretary until 2001, is the fifth-ranking leadership position (behind the Policy Committee chair) within the Republican Party conference in the United States Senate.

Listed below are the current leadership and officers for the 118th Congress. Also available on Senate.gov are historical essays on and lists of Senate leadership and Senate officers.

The Senate Republican Conference is a leadership office chaired by Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas. The Conference focuses on communicating Republican priorities to the American people. Through television, radio, digital, and other resources, Republican Senators are …

The Democratic floor leader serves as chair of the party conference, but the Republicans—in a practice dating back to 1945—divide those duties, electing one person to serve as conference chair and another to serve as floor leader.

Nov 13, 2024 · Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) earned the Senate GOP conference chair position Wednesday, defeating Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) for the coveted spot. Cotton defeated the Iowa Republican in what was...

Nov 13, 2024 · WASHINGTON, D.C – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, today released the following statement after meeting with Pete Hegseth, President-Elect Donald J. Read More...

Today the Senate Republican Conference helps Republican Senators by giving them communications services including graphics, radio, television, and the Internet. Its current Chairman is Senator John Barrasso, [5] and its Vice Chairwoman is …

Mitch McConnell is the United States Senate Republican Leader. On January 3, 2023, he became the longest-serving Senate Party Leader in American history, elected to lead the Republican conference nine times since 2006. From 2015 to 2021, …

Shelley Moore Capito was elected by the people of West Virginia to the United States Senate in 2014, and re-elected in 2020. Shelley became the first female Senator in West Virginia’s history and in 2020, was reelected with the largest margin of victory for a Republican in state history— winning more than 70 percent of the vote and all 55 ...

Senator Barrasso is the third-ranking member in the Senate Republican leadership as Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference. Senator Barrasso is also the top Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, which directly impacts Wyoming’s economy.