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United States Senate Democratic Whip - Definition and Overview
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A whip in the United States Senate is a member of the party leadership who comes second in line after the party's floor leader.

See also: United States Senate Republican Whip.

List of Democratic Whips in the United States Senate

Term Name State Comments
1913-1919 J. Hamilton Lewis Illinois  
1919-1929 Peter G. Gerry Rhode Island  
1929-1933 Morris Sheppard Texas  
1933-1939 J. Hamilton Lewis Illinois  
1939-1941 Sherman Minton Indiana  
1941-1947 Joseph Lister Hill Alabama  
1947-1949 Scott W. Lucas Illinois Became floor leader
1949-1951 Francis J. Myers Pennsylvania  
1951-1953 Lyndon B. Johnson Texas Became floor leader
1953-1957 Earle C. Clements Kentucky  
1957-1961 Michael J. Mansfield Montana Became floor leader
1961-1965 Hubert H. Humphrey II Minnesota  
1965-1969 Russell B. Long Louisiana  
1969-1971 Edward M. Kennedy Massachusetts  
1971-1977 Robert C. Byrd West Virginia Became floor leader
1977-1991 Alan Cranston California  
1991-1999 Wendell H. Ford Kentucky  
1999-2005 Harry M. Reid Nevada Became floor leader;
2005-present Richard Durbin Illinois  

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