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The Assistant Majority and Minority Leaders of the United States Senate (commonly called Senate Majority and Minority Whips) are the second-ranking members of their parties in the United States Senate.
The main function of the Majority and Minority Whips is to gather votes on major issues. Because he or she is the second ranking member of the Senate, if there is no floor leader present, the whip may become acting floor leader.
Before 1969, the official titles were Majority Whip and Minority Whip.
The current Assistant Majority Leader is Republican Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.
The current Assistant Minority Leader is Democrat Richard Durbin of Illinois.
In the 110th Congress set to convene in 2007, Durbin will become Assistant Majority Leader (after the Democratic victory in the 2006 Senate elections). McConnell is ascending to the top Republican post of leader. The new Assistant Minority Leader will be Trent Lott of Mississippi, who was elected by his colleagues over Lamar Alexander by a margin of one vote in November 2006.
[edit] List of assistant leaders
(Names in Bold indicate Majority)
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