Republican Conference Vice-Chair of the United States Senate

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The United States Senate Republican Conference Vice-Chair, also known previously as the Conference Secretary, is the fifth-ranking leadership position (behind the Policy Committee chair) within the Republican Party conference in the United States Senate. The vice-chair/secretary is responsible for keeping the minutes of the Senate Republican Conferences, and serves alongside the Senate Republican Conference Chairperson.

[edit] List of Vice-Chairs/Secretaries

Vice-Chair/Secretary	State	Term
Charles Curtis	Kansas	1911-1913
William Squire Kenyon	Iowa	1913-1915
James W. Wadsworth, Jr.	New York	1915-1927
Frederick Hale	Maine	1927-1940
Wallace H. White, Jr.	Maine	1940-1944
Harold H. Burton	Ohio	1944-1945
J. Chandler Gurney	South Dakota	1945-1946
Milton R. Young	North Dakota	1946-1971
Norris Cotton	New Hampshire	1971-1972
Wallace F. Bennett	Utah	1973-1974
Robert T. Stafford	Vermont	1976-1976
Clifford P. Hansen	Wyoming	1977-1978
E.J. "Jake" Garn	Utah	1979-1985
William Thad Cochran	Mississippi	1985-1991
Robert W. Kasten, Jr.	Wisconsin	1991-1993
Trent Lott	Mississippi	1993-1995
Connie Mack	Florida	1995-1997
Paul Coverdell	Georgia	1997-2000
Kay Bailey Hutchison	Texas	2001-2007
John Cornyn	Texas	2007-present

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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Leaders	House: Speaker (list), Party leaders, Party whips, Dem. caucus, Rep. conference, Dean \| Senate: President pro tempore (list), Party leaders, Assistant party leaders, Dem. Caucus (Chair, Secretary, Policy comm. chair), Rep. Conference (Chair, Vice-Chair, Policy comm. chair), Dean

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