Effective as of January 3, 2023 , the conference leadership is as follows:
• 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 … 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 … See more

The form and frequency of conference meetings has depended upon leadership personalities and legislative circumstances. Since the late 1950s, the conference has met … See more

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

1. ^ Warren Austin (Vermont) was acting Leader from 1940-1941.
2. ^ Ted Stevens (Alaska) was acting Leader from 1979-1980 See more