United States Senate Republican Policy Committee
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In the United States Senate, the Republican Policy Committee is the policy research arm of the Republican Conference. It was established in 1947 along with its Democratic counterpart, the Senate Democratic Policy Committee.
Its leader, the Policy Committee chairman, is the fourth-ranking Republican in the Senate, behind the Republican Leader, the Republican Whip, and the Republican Conference Chairman.
According to Congressional Quarterly, "the Policy Committee is in effect a legislative think tank. The committee organizes the prominent Tuesday lunches with summaries of major bills, analysis of roll call votes and distribution of issue papers."[1]
List of chairmen
| Dates | Name | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947–1952 | Robert A. Taft | Ohio | |
| 1953 | William F. Knowland | California | |
| 1954 | Homer S. Ferguson | Michigan | |
| 1955–1961 | Styles Bridges | New Hampshire | |
| 1962–1968 | Bourke B. Hickenlooper | Iowa | |
| 1969–1972 | Gordon Allott | Colorado | |
| 1973–1985 | John Tower | Texas | |
| 1985–1990 | William L. Armstrong | Colorado | |
| 1991–1996 | Don Nickles | Oklahoma | |
| 1996–2003 | Larry Craig | Idaho | |
| 2003–2007 | Jon Kyl | Arizona | |
| 2007–2009 | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Texas | First woman to hold position |
| 2009 | John Ensign | Nevada | Resigned |
| 2009–2011 | John Thune | South Dakota | |
| 2012– | John Barrasso | Wyoming |
References
- ^ [1] Archived November 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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