- Democratic Policy Committee Chairman of the United States Senate
Since 1947, the Democratic members of the
United States Senate have elected a policy committee chairman. From 1947 to 2000, the Democratic leader was also the policy committee chairman. From 1989 to 1999, there was a co-chairman. Starting in 1999, the co-chairman was dropped and the position of policy committee chairman became a separate elected position.List of Democratic Policy Committee Chairmen in the United States Senate
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