Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee

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The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) is the Democratic Hill committee for the United States Senate. It is the only organization solely dedicated to electing Democrats to the United States Senate. The DSCC's current chair is Sen. Patty Murray, who succeeded Sen. Robert Menendez following the 2010 elections. The DSCC's current Executive Director is Guy Cecil.

List of Chairs

Chuck Schumer, flanked by Democratic Senate challengers, speaks during the third day of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, in his capacity as chair of the DSCC.

Name	State	Term of Service
Bennett Johnston, Jr.	LA	1976-1977
Wendell H. Ford	KY	1977-1983
Lloyd Bentsen	TX	1983-1985
George Mitchell	ME	1985-1987
John Kerry	MA	1987-1989
John Breaux	LA	1989-1991
Chuck Robb	VA	1991-1993
Bob Graham	FL	1993-1995
Bob Kerrey	NE	1995-1999
Robert Torricelli	NJ	1999-2001
Patty Murray	WA	2001-2003
Jon Corzine	NJ	2003-2005
Chuck Schumer	NY	2005-2009
Bob Menendez	NJ	2009-2011
Patty Murray	WA	2011-

See also

DSCC has long focused on direct mail fundraising. Here, excerpts from a 2008 example with a plea from Senator and Vice-Presidential candidate Joe Biden.

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
• National Republican Senatorial Committee

• Green Senatorial Campaign Committee

External links

• Official web site
• Official blog
• Official YouTube channel
• Official Facebook page
• Official Twitter feed