United States Senate Democratic Policy Committee Chairman

Since 1947, the Democratic members of the United States Senate have elected a policy committee chairman. From 1947 to 2000, the Democratic leader was also the policy committee chairman. From 1989 to 1999, there was a co-chairman. Starting in 1999, the co-chairman was dropped and the position of policy committee chairman became a separate elected position.

List of Democratic Policy Committee Chairmen in the United States Senate

Dates	Name	State	Notes
1947-1949	Alben W. Barkley	Kentucky	Also Democratic floor leader
1949-1951	Scott W. Lucas	Illinois	Also Democratic floor leader
1951-1953	Ernest W. McFarland	Arizona	Also Democratic floor leader
1953-1961	Lyndon B. Johnson	Texas	Also Democratic floor leader
1961-1977	Michael J. Mansfield	Montana	Also Democratic floor leader
1977-1989	Robert C. Byrd	West Virginia	Also Democratic floor leader
1989-1995	George J. Mitchell	Maine	Also Democratic floor leader
1989-1995	Thomas A. Daschle	South Dakota	co-chairman
1995-1999	Thomas A. Daschle	South Dakota	Also Democratic floor leader
1995-1999	Harry Reid	Nevada	co-chairman
1999-present	Byron L. Dorgan	North Dakota