Democratic Conference Secretary of the United States Senate

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The United States Senate Democratic Conference Secretary, also called the Caucus Secretary, is a ranking leadership position within the Democratic Party in the United States Senate. It was previously considered the number-three position, behind the party's floor leader and the party's whip, until in 2006, when Democratic leader Harry Reid created the new position of Vice-Chairman of the caucus. Now, the secretary is the fourth-highest ranking position. The conference secretary is responsible for taking notes and aiding the party leadership when senators of the party meet or caucus together.^[1]

The first conference secretary was Sen. Edward W. Carmack of Tennessee, who was elected in March 1903.^[2]

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Conference Secretary	State	Term
Edward W. Carmack	Tennessee	1903-1907
Robert L. Owen	Oklahoma	1907-1911
William E. Chilton	West Va.	1911-1913
Willard Saulsbury, Jr.	Delaware	1913-1916
Key Pittman	Nevada	1916-1917 (act.)
William H. King	Utah	1917-1927
Hugo Black	Alabama	1927-1937
Joshua B. Lee	Oklahoma	1937-1942
Francis T. Maloney	Connecticut	1943-1945
Brien McMahon	Connecticut	1945-1952
Thomas Hennings	Missouri	1953-1960
George Smathers	Florida	1960-1966
Robert C. Byrd	West Va.	1967-1971
Frank Moss	Utah	1971-1976
Daniel Inouye	Hawaii	1977-1989
David Pryor	Arkansas	1989-1995
Barbara A. Mikulski	Maryland	1995-2005
Debbie Stabenow	Michigan	109th Congress
Patty Murray	Washington	110th Congress^[3]

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Senate History: Conference Secretaries

Party conferences in the United States Congress
Senate Republican Conference	Senate	Senate Democratic Caucus
Conference Chairman	Chairperson	Caucus Chairperson
Conference Vice-Chair/Secretary	Secretary	Caucus Secretary
Policy Committee Chair	Policy Committee	Policy Committee Chair

House Republican Conference	House of Representatives	House Democratic Caucus
Conference Chairperson	Presiding Officer	Caucus Chairperson
Vice-Chair	Vice Chairman	Vice-Chair / Secretary
Conference Secretary	Secretary	Vice-Chair / Secretary
Policy Committee Chair	Policy Committee	Policy Committee Co-Chair

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