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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]
| Conference Secretary | State | Term |
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| 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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| Vice-Chair | Vice Chairman | Vice-Chair / Secretary |
| Conference Secretary | Secretary | |
| Policy Committee Chair | Policy Committee | Policy Committee Co-Chair |
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