United States Senate Republican Whip
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A whip in the United States Senate is a member of the party leadership who comes second in line after the party's floor leader.
Since 1969, the official title of the Republican Whip has been Assistant Majority Leader or Assistant Minority Leader.
See also: United States Senate Democratic Whip.
List of Republican Whips in the United States Senate
| Term | Name | State | Comments |
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| 1915 | James W. Wadsworth Jr. | New York | |
| 1915-1924 | Charles Curtis | Kansas | Became floor leader |
| 1924-1929 | Wesley L. Jones | Washington | |
| 1929-1933 | Simeon D. Fess | Ohio | |
| 1933-1935 | Felix Hebert | Rhode Island | |
| 1935-1944 | None (Only 17 Republicans in total in the Senate) | ||
| 1944-1949 | Kenneth S. Wherry | Nebraska | Became floor leader |
| 1949-1957 | Leverett Saltonstall | Massachusetts | |
| 1947-1959 | Everett M. Dirksen | Illinois | Became floor leader |
| 1959-1969 | Thomas H. Kuchel | California | |
| 1969 | Hugh D. Scott Jr. | Pennsylvania | Became floor leader |
| 1969-1977 | Robert P. Griffin | Michigan | |
| 1977-1985 | Theodore F. Stevens | Alaska | |
| 1985-1995 | Alan K. Simpson | Wyoming | |
| 1995-1996 | C. Trent Lott | Mississippi | Became floor leader |
| 1996-2003 | Don Nickles | Oklahoma | |
| 2003-present | A. Mitchell McConnell Jr. | Kentucky |