Senate Minority Whip
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The Senate Minority Whip is the second-ranking leader of the minority party in the U.S. Senate, responsible for mobilizing votes and maintaining party discipline on key legislative issues.
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Statements (48)
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| instanceOf |
United States Senate position
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legislative leadership position → party leadership role → |
| appointedBy |
Senate minority party conference
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| canBeHeldBy |
any sitting United States senator of the minority party
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| category |
United States Senate leadership positions
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United States federal government positions → |
| chamber |
upper house of the United States Congress
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| country |
United States
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| establishedIn |
20th century
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| governmentBranch |
legislative branch of the United States
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| hasOppositeRole |
Senate Majority Whip
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| hasTitleVariant |
Assistant Minority Leader
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Minority Whip → |
| influences |
voting behavior of minority party senators
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| isAnalogousTo |
House Minority Whip
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| isCounterpartOf |
Senate Majority Whip
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| jurisdiction |
federal legislature of the United States
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| legislativeBody |
United States Senate
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| location |
United States Capitol
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| officeType |
partisan office
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| participatesIn |
Senate floor proceedings
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party leadership meetings → |
| partyRoleInChamber |
minority party leadership
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| powerDependsOn |
internal party rules
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size of the minority party caucus → |
| primaryGoal |
advance the minority party’s legislative and political objectives
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| rankInMinorityParty |
second-ranking leader
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| reportsTo |
Senate Minority Leader
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| requires |
affiliation with the Senate minority party
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membership in the United States Senate → |
| responsibility |
assisting in managing the minority party’s legislative agenda
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communicating party strategy to members → counting votes → enforcing party discipline on key legislative issues → gathering information on member positions → liaison between party leadership and rank-and-file senators → maintaining party discipline → mobilizing votes on legislation → negotiating vote commitments → organizing party members for key floor votes → |
| scopeOfAuthority |
members of the Senate minority party
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| seat |
Washington, D.C.
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| selectionMethod |
elected by the Senate minority party members
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| supports |
Senate Minority Leader
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| termLength |
depends on party conference rules
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| worksOn |
legislative strategy for the minority party
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| worksWith |
committee chairs and ranking members of the minority party
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Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Alan K. Simpson
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Harry Reid → Ted Stevens → |
positionHeld |
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Senate minority party conference
("Senate minority whip")
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elects |
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Senate minority party conference
("Senate minority whip")
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hasPart |
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United States Senate leadership
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hasRole |
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Senate Minority Whip
("Minority Whip")
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hasTitleVariant |
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Senate leadership offices
("Senate party whips")
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occupantRole |
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Senate Minority Leader
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subordinatePosition |