United States Senate Majority Whip

The U.S. Senate Majority Whip is the second ranking member of the United States Senate.

The main function of the Majority (and Minority) Whip is to gather votes on major issues. Because they are the second ranking member of the Senate, if there is no floor leader present, they may become acting floor leader.

The current Senate Majority Whip is Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY).

Majority Whips, 1913-present

J. Hamilton Lewis (D-IL) 1913-1919
Charles Curtis (R-KS) 1919-1924
Wesley L. Jones (R-WA) 1924-1929
Simeon D. Fess (R-OH) 1929-1933
J. Hamilton Lewis (D-IL) 1933-1939
Lister Hill (D-AL) 1941-1947
Kenneth S. Wherry (R-NE) 1947-1949
Francis J. Myers (D-PA) 1949-1951
Lyndon B. Johnson (D-TX) 1951-1953
Leverett Saltonstall (R-MA) 1953-1955
Earle C. Clements (D-KY) 1955-1957
Michael J. Mansfield (D-MT) 1957-1961
Hubert H. Humphrey (D-MN) 1961-1965
Russell B. Long (D-LA) 1965-1969
Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) 1969-1971
Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) 1971-1977
Alan Cranston (D-CA) 1977-1981
Ted Stevens (R-AK) 1981-1985
Alan K. Simpson (R-WY) 1985-1987
Alan Cranston (D-CA) 1987-1991
Wendell Ford (D-KY) 1991-1995
Trent Lott (R-MS) 1995-1996
Don Nickles (R-OK) 1996-2001
Harry Reid (D-NV) 2001
Don Nickles (R-OK) 2001
Harry Reid (D-NV) 2001-2003
Mitch McConnell (R-KY) 2003-

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