Assistant Minority Leader
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The Assistant Minority Leader is a senior leadership position in the United States Senate responsible for helping organize and coordinate the legislative strategy and party activities of the minority party.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Assistant Minority Leader canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Senate position
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legislative leadership position ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Minority Whip
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Senate Minority Whip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| analogousTo |
House Minority Whip of the United States House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
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Majority Whip of the United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Senate party caucus of the minority party
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party whips system in the United States Congress ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch of the United States federal government ⓘ |
| category |
Parliamentary whips
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United States Senate leadership positions ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| electedBy | Senate minority party conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingRules | rules and practices of the Senate minority party conference ⓘ |
| hasConstituency | Senate minority party members rather than geographic voters ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | members of the Senate minority caucus with respect to party discipline ⓘ |
| hasTitleStyle | Senator ⓘ |
| inception | 20th century ⓘ |
| involves |
coordination with party campaign and messaging arms
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negotiation with Majority Whip and other Senate leaders ⓘ strategic planning for minority party legislative agenda ⓘ |
| legalStatus | recognized leadership role under Senate party organization, not a constitutionally defined office ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Senate ⓘ |
| locatedIn | United States Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolderMustBe | United States Senator ⓘ |
| partOf | Senate minority party leadership ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy | second-ranking leader of the Senate minority party ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
supporting the Minority Leader in developing legislative tactics
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vote counting and party discipline for the Senate minority party ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Senate Minority Leader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | support of a majority of the Senate minority conference ⓘ |
| requiresMembershipIn | minority party in the United States Senate ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
assisting in organizing legislative strategy for the Senate minority party
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assisting the Minority Leader in managing the Senate floor schedule for the minority party ⓘ communicating the minority party’s position to its members ⓘ counting votes on legislation for the minority party ⓘ enforcing party discipline in the Senate minority caucus ⓘ helping coordinate party activities of the Senate minority party ⓘ liaising between party leadership and rank-and-file minority senators ⓘ organizing minority party support or opposition to legislation ⓘ |
| scopeOfAuthority | limited to the Senate minority party ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | internal party election within the Senate minority conference ⓘ |
| termLength | varies according to party conference rules ⓘ |
| typeOfLeadership | partisan leadership ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | English ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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