The positions of majority leader and minority leader are held by two United States senators and people of the party leadership of the United States Senate. They serve as chief spokespersons for their respective political parties,holding the majority and the minority in the United States Senate. They are each elected as majority leader and minority leader by the senators of their party caucuses:the Senate Democratic Caucus and the Senate Republican Conference.
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is a political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota affiliated with the national Democratic Party. The party was formed by a merger between the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party in 1944. The DFL is one of two state Democratic Party affiliates with a different name from that of the national party,the other is the neighboring North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party.
Spencer Thomas Bachus III is an American politician. He is a former U.S. Representative for the state of Alabama,serving from 1993 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party,he served as ranking member (2007–2011) and chairman (2011–2013) of the House Financial Services Committee. On September 30,2013,Bachus announced his retirement from Congress. His term ended in 2015.
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is made up of Black members of the United States Congress. Representative Steven Horsford from Nevada,the current chairperson,succeeded Joyce Beatty from Ohio in 2023. Although most members belong to the Democratic Party,the CBC founders envisioned it as a non-partisan organization,and there have been several instances of bipartisan collaboration with Republicans.
The Kentucky Senate is the upper house of the Kentucky General Assembly. The Kentucky Senate is composed of 38 members elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. There are no term limits for Kentucky senators. The Kentucky Senate meets at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort annually beginning in January. Sessions last for 60 legislative days in even-numbered years and 30 legislative days in odd-numbered years.
The Alabama State Senate is the upper house of the Alabama Legislature,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alabama. The body is composed of 35 members representing an equal number of districts across the state,with each district containing at least 127,140 citizens. Similar to the lower house,the Alabama House of Representatives,the senate serves both without term limits and with a four-year term.
The U.S. state of Alabama is currently divided into seven congressional districts,each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives.
In U.S. politics,an independent Democrat is an individual who loosely identifies with the ideals of the Democratic Party but chooses not to be a formal member of the party or is denied the Democratic nomination in a caucus or primary election. Independent Democrat is not a political party. Several elected officials,including members of Congress,have identified as independent Democrats.
The Alabama Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Alabama. It is chaired by Randy Kelley.
Wayne D. Fontana is an American politician who serves as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate,representing the 42nd District since 2005.
Emil Jones III is the Illinois State Senator for the 14th Senate District since 2010. The 14th district covers all or parts of Palos Heights,Oak Forest,Crestwood,Blue Island,Alsip,Midlothian,and Riverdale. Jones is the son of former Illinois Senate President Emil Jones.
Timothy P. Briggs is an American lawyer who serves as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 149th District since 2009.
Cam Ward is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Alabama Senate,representing District 14 from 2010 to 2020. He previously represented District 49 of the Alabama House of Representatives from 2002 to 2010.
Gloria Singleton Butler is an American politician from the state of Georgia. A member of the Democratic Party,Butler has been a member of the Georgia State Senate since 1999. She represents the 55th district,which encompasses parts of DeKalb County and Gwinnett County. Butler has served as Minority Leader since January 2021.
Jamilah Nasheed is an American politician from the state of Missouri. Nasheed formerly represented the fifth district in the Missouri Senate,and formerly served in the Missouri House of Representatives. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 8,2016,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Alabama,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Christopher John England is an American politician and the former chair of the Alabama Democratic Party. He serves in the Alabama House of Representatives. England was the first black chairman of either major political party in the history of the state of Alabama.
The 2018 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the governor of Alabama. Incumbent Governor Kay Ivey (R),who took office on April 10,2017,upon the resignation of Robert Bentley (R) ran for election to a full term and won over Tuscaloosa mayor Walt Maddox. Ivey was sworn in for her first full term on January 14,2019. This was the first time since 1966 that a woman was elected Governor of Alabama.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Alabama on November 6,2018. All Alabama executive officers were up for election along with all of Alabama's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections took place on June 5,2018,for both major parties.
