Effective as of January 3, 2023 , the conference leadership is:
• Mitch McConnell (KY) as Senate Minority Leader (retiring in January 2025)
• John Thune (SD) as Senate Minority Whip See more

The Republican Conference of the United States Senate is a descendant of the early American party caucus that decided party policies, approved appointees, and selected candidates. … See more

The Republican Conference has never been a caucus in the dictionary sense, that is, a "partisan legislative group that uses caucus procedures to make decisions binding on its … See more

The Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Conference, also known previously as the Conference Secretary until 2001, is the fifth-ranking leadership position (behind the Policy Committee chair) within the Republican Party conference in the United States Senate See more

The form and frequency of conference meetings has depended upon leadership personalities and legislative circumstances. Since … See more

The Republican conference of the United States Senate chooses a conference chairperson. The office was created in the mid-19th century with … See more

1. ^ Warren Austin (Vermont) was acting Leader from 1940-1941.
2. ^ Ted Stevens (Alaska) was acting Leader from 1979-1980
3. ^ Resigned in order to run for President of the United States See more