Republican Conference Vice-Chair of the United States Senate
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The United States Senate Republican Conference Vice-Chair, also known previously as the Conference Secretary, is the fifth-ranking leadership position (behind the Policy Committee chair) within the Republican Party conference in the United States Senate. The vice-chair/secretary is responsible for keeping the minutes of the Senate Republican Conferences, and serves alongside the Senate Republican Conference Chairperson.
[edit] List of Vice-Chairs/Secretaries
| Vice-Chair/Secretary | State | Term |
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| Charles Curtis | Kansas | 1911-1913 |
| William Squire Kenyon | Iowa | 1913-1915 |
| James W. Wadsworth, Jr. | New York | 1915-1927 |
| Frederick Hale | Maine | 1927-1940 |
| Wallace H. White, Jr. | Maine | 1940-1944 |
| Harold H. Burton | Ohio | 1944-1945 |
| J. Chandler Gurney | South Dakota | 1945-1946 |
| Milton R. Young | North Dakota | 1946-1971 |
| Norris Cotton | New Hampshire | 1971-1972 |
| Wallace F. Bennett | Utah | 1973-1974 |
| Robert T. Stafford | Vermont | 1976-1976 |
| Clifford P. Hansen | Wyoming | 1977-1978 |
| E.J. "Jake" Garn | Utah | 1979-1985 |
| William Thad Cochran | Mississippi | 1985-1991 |
| Robert W. Kasten, Jr. | Wisconsin | 1991-1993 |
| Trent Lott | Mississippi | 1993-1995 |
| Connie Mack | Florida | 1995-1997 |
| Paul Coverdell | Georgia | 1997-2000 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | Texas | 2001-2007 |
| John Cornyn | Texas | 2007-2009 |
| John Thune | South Dakota | 2009 |
| Lisa Murkowski | Alaska | 2009-2010 |
| John Barrasso | Wyoming | 2010-2012 |
| Roy Blunt | Missouri | 2012-Present |
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| Senate Republican Conference | Senate | Senate Democratic Caucus |
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| Conference Vice-Chair/Secretary | Secretary | Caucus Secretary |
| Policy Committee Chair | Policy Committee | Policy Committee Chair |
| House Republican Conference | House of Representatives | House Democratic Caucus |
| Conference Chair | Presiding Officer | Caucus Chair |
| Vice-Chair | Vice Chair | Vice-Chair / Secretary |
| Conference Secretary | Secretary | |
| Policy Committee Chair | Policy Committee | Policy Committee Co-Chair |
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