United States Senate Democratic Policy Committee Chairman
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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
| Dates | Name | State | Notes |
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| 1947-1949 | Alben W. Barkley | Kentucky | Also Democratic floor leader |
| 1949-1951 | Scott W. Lucas | Illinois | Also Democratic floor leader |
| 1951-1953 | Ernest W. McFarland | Arizona | Also Democratic floor leader |
| 1953-1961 | Lyndon B. Johnson | Texas | Also Democratic floor leader |
| 1961-1977 | Michael J. Mansfield | Montana | Also Democratic floor leader |
| 1977-1989 | Robert C. Byrd | West Virginia | Also Democratic floor leader |
| 1989-1995 | George J. Mitchell | Maine | Also Democratic floor leader |
| 1989-1995 | Thomas A. Daschle | South Dakota | co-chairman |
| 1995-1999 | Thomas A. Daschle | South Dakota | Also Democratic floor leader |
| 1995-1999 | Harry Reid | Nevada | co-chairman |
| 1999-present | Byron L. Dorgan | North Dakota |