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Archive 1

Moved from 110th Congress

When the 110th Congress begins, the following will apply…

Senate Committees

On November 14, 2006, incoming Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced the anticipated committee assignments for Democrats in the 110th Congress. These assignments will be finalized following negotiations between the Majority and Minority leadership. [1]

United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Name Party State Elected Note
Tom Harkin Democrat Iowa 1984 Chairman
Patrick Leahy Democrat Vermont 1974
Kent Conrad Democrat North Dakota 1986
Max Baucus Democrat Montana 1978
Blanche Lincoln Democrat Arkansas 1998
Debbie Stabenow Democrat Michigan 2000
Ben Nelson Democrat Nebraska 2000
Ken Salazar Democrat Colorado 2004
Sherrod Brown Democrat Ohio 2006
Bob Casey, Jr. Democrat Pennsylvania 2006
Amy Klobuchar Democrat Minnesota 2006
United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
Name Party State Elected Note
Robert Byrd Democrat West Virginia 1958 Chairman
Daniel Inouye Democrat Hawaii 1962
Patrick Leahy Democrat Vermont 1974
Tom Harkin Democrat Iowa 1984
Barbara Mikulski Democrat Maryland 1986
Herb Kohl Democrat Wisconsin 1988
Patty Murray Democrat Washington 1992
Byron Dorgan Democrat North Dakota 1992
Diane Feinstein Democrat California 1992
Dick Durbin Democrat Illinois 1996
Tim Johnson Democrat South Dakota 1996
Mary Landrieu Democrat Louisiana 1996
Jack Reed Democrat Rhode Island 1996
Frank Lautenberg Democrat New Jersey 2002 Previously served 1983-2001
Ben Nelson Democrat Nebraska 2000
United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
Name Party State Elected Note
Carl Levin Democrat Michigan 1978 Chairman
Ted Kennedy Democrat Massachusetts 1962
Robert Byrd Democrat West Virginia 1958
Joe Lieberman Independent Democrat Connecticut 1988
Jack Reed Democrat Rhode Island 1996
Daniel Akaka Democrat Hawaii 1990
Bill Nelson Democrat Florida 2000
Ben Nelson Democrat Nebraska 2000
Evan Bayh Democrat Indiana 1998
Hillary Rodham Clinton Democrat New York 2000
Mark Pryor Democrat Arkansas 2002
Jim Webb Democrat Virginia 2006
Claire McCaskill Democrat Missouri 2006
United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Name Party State Elected Note
Chris Dodd Democrat Connecticut 1980 Chairman
Tim Johnson Democrat South Dakota 1996
Jack Reed Democrat Rhode Island 1996
Charles Schumer Democrat New York 1998
Evan Bayh Democrat Indiana 1998
Thomas R. Carper Democrat Delaware 2000
Bob Menendez Democrat New Jersey 2006
Daniel Akaka Democrat Hawaii 1990
Sherrod Brown Democrat Ohio 2006
Bob Casey, Jr. Democrat Pennsylvania 2006
Jon Tester Democrat Montana 2006
United States Senate Committee on Budget
Name Party State Elected Note
Kent Conrad Democrat North Dakota 1986 Chairman
Patty Murray Democrat Washington 1992
Ron Wyden Democrat Oregon 1996
Russ Feingold Democrat Wisconsin 1996
Tim Johnson Democrat South Dakota 1996
Robert Byrd Democrat West Virginia 1958
Bill Nelson Democrat Florida 2000
Debbie Stabenow Democrat Michigan 2000
Bob Menendez Democrat New Jersey 2006
Benjamin L. Cardin Democrat Maryland 2006
Bernie Sanders Independent Vermont 2006
Sheldon Whitehouse Democrat Rhode Island 2006
United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
Name Party State Elected Note
Daniel Inouye Democrat Hawaii 1962 Chairman
Jay Rockefeller Democrat West Virginia 1984
John Kerry Democrat Massachusetts 1984
Byron Dorgan Democrat North Dakota 1992
Barbara Boxer Democrat California 1992
Bill Nelson Democrat Florida 2000
Maria Cantwell Democrat Washington 2000
Frank Lautenberg Democrat New Jersey 2002 Previously Served: 1983-2001
Mark Pryor Democrat Arkansas 2002
Thomas Carper Democrat Delaware 2000
Claire McCaskill Democrat Missouri 2006
Amy Klobuchar Democrat Minnesota 2006
United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Name Party State Elected Note
Jeff Bingaman Democrat New Mexico 1982 Chairman
Daniel Akaka Democrat Hawaii 1990
Byron Dorgan Democrat North Dakota 1992
Ron Wyden Democrat Oregon 1996
Tim Johnson Democrat South Dakota 1996
Mary Landrieu Democrat Louisiana 1996
Maria Cantwell Democrat Washington 2000
Ken Salazar Democrat Colorado 2004
Bob Menendez Democrat New Jersey 2006
Blanche Lincoln Democrat Arkansas 1998
Bernie Sanders Independent Vermont 2006
Jon Tester Democrat Montana 2006
United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Name Party State Elected Note
Barbara Boxer Democrat California 1992 Chairwoman
Max Baucus Democrat Montana 1978
Joe Lieberman Independent Democrat Connecticut 1988
Thomas R. Carper Democrat Delaware 2000
Hillary Clinton Democrat New York 2000
Frank Lautenberg Democrat New Jersey 2002 Previously Served 1983-2001
Benjamin L. Cardin Democrat Maryland 2006
Bernie Sanders Independent Vermont 2006
Amy Klobuchar Democrat Minnesota 2006
Sheldon Whitehouse Democrat Rhode Island 2006
United States Senate Committee on Finance
Name Party State Elected Note
Max Baucus Democrat Montana 1978 Chairman
Jay Rockefeller Democrat West Virignia 1984
Kent Conrad Democrat North Dakota 1992
Jeff Bingaman Democrat New Mexico 1982
John Kerry Democrat Massachusetts 1984
Blanche Lincoln Democrat Arkansas 1998
Ron Wyden Democrat Oregon 1996
Charles Schumer Democrat New York 1998
Debbie Stabenow Democrat Michigan 2000
Maria Cantwell Democrat Washington 2000
Ken Salazar Democrat Colorado 2004
United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Name Party State Elected Note
Joe Biden Democrat Delaware 1972 Chairman
Christopher Dodd Democrat Connecticut 1980
John Kerry Democrat Massachusetts 1984
Russ Feingold Democrat Wisconsin 1992
Barbara Boxer Democrat California 1992
Bill Nelson Democrat Florida 2000
Barack Obama Democrat Illinois 2004
Bob Menendez Democrat New Jersey 2006
Benjamin L. Cardin Democrat Maryland 2006
Bob Casey, Jr. Democrat Pennsylvania 2006
Jim Webb Democrat Virginia 2006
United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Name Party State Elected Note
Ted Kennedy Democrat Massachusetts 1962 Chairman
Christopher Dodd Democrat Connecticut 1980
Tom Harkin Democrat Iowa 1984
Barbara Mikulski Democrat Maryland 1986
Jeff Bingaman Democrat New Mexico 1982
Patty Murray Democrat Washington 1992
Jack Reed Democrat Rhode Island 1996
Hillary Clinton Democrat New York 2000
Barack Obama Democrat Illinois 2004
Bernie Sanders Independent Vermont 2006
Sherrod Brown Democrat Ohio 2006
United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Name Party State Elected Note
Joe Lieberman Independent Democrat Connecticut 1988 Chairman
Carl Levin Democrat Michigan 1978
Daniel Akaka Democrat Hawaii 1990
Thomas R. Carper Democrat Delaware 2000
Mark Pryor Democrat Arkansas 2002
Mary Landrieu Democrat Louisiana 1996
Barack Obama Democrat Illinois 2004
Claire McCaskill Democrat Missouri 2006
Jon Tester Democrat Montana 2006
United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Name Party State Elected Note
Byron Dorgan Democrat North Dakota 1992 Chairman
Daniel Inouye Democrat Hawaii 1962
Kent Conrad Democrat North Dakota 1992
Daniel Akaka Democrat Hawaii 1990
Tim Johnson Democrat South Dakota 1998
Maria Cantwell Democrat Washington 2000
Claire McCaskill Democrat Missouri 2006
Jon Tester Democrat Montana 2006
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Name Party State Elected Note
Patrick Leahy Democrat Vermont 1974 Chairman
Ted Kennedy Democrat Massachusetts 1962
Joe Biden Democrat Delaware 1972
Herb Kohl Democrat Wisconsin 1988
Dianne Feinstein Democrat California 1992
Russ Feingold Democrat Wisconsin 1996
Charles Schumer Democrat New York 1998
Dick Durbin Democrat Illinois 1996
Benjamin L. Cardin Democrat Maryland 2006
Sheldon Whitehouse Democrat Rhode Island 2006
United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
Name Party State Elected Note
Dianne Feinstein Democrat California 1992 Chairwoman
Christopher Dodd Democrat Connecticut 1980
Robert Byrd Democrat West Virginia 1958
Daniel Inouye Democrat Hawaii 1962
Charles Schumer Democrat New York 2000
Dick Durbin Democrat Illinois 1998
Ben Nelson Democrat Nebraska 2000
Byron Dorgan Democrat North Dakota 1992
Patty Murray Democrat Washington 1992
Mark Pryor Democrat Arkansas 2002
United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Name Party State Elected Note
John Kerry Democrat Massachusetts 1984 Chairman
Carl Levin Democrat Michigan 1978
Tom Harkin Democrat Iowa 1984
Joe Lieberman Independent Democrat Connecticut 1988
Mary Landrieu Democrat Louisiana 1996
Maria Cantwell Democrat Washington 2000
Evan Bayh Democrat Indiana 1998
Mark Pryor Democrat Arkansas 2002
Benjamin L. Cardin Democrat Maryland 2006
Jon Tester Democrat Montana 2006
United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Name Party State Elected Note
Daniel Akaka Democrat Hawaii 1990 Chairman
Jay Rockefeller Democrat West Virginia 1984
Patty Murray Democrat Washington 1992
Barack Obama Democrat Illinois 2004
Bernie Sanders Independent Vermont 2006
Sherrod Brown Democrat Ohio 2006
Jim Webb Democrat Virginia 2006
Jon Tester Democrat Montana 2006
United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Name Party State Elected Note
Jay Rockefeller Democrat West Virginia 1984 Chairman
Carl Levin Democrat Michigan 1978
Dianne Feinstein Democrat California 1992
Ron Wyden Democrat Oregon 1996
Evan Bayh Democrat Indiana 1998
Barbara Mikulski Democrat Maryland 1986
Russ Feingold Democrat Wisconsin 1996
Sheldon Whitehouse Democrat Rhode Island 2006
United States Senate Special Committee on Aging
Name Party State Elected Note
Herb Kohl Democrat Wisconsin 1988 Chairman
Ron Wyden Democrat Oregon 1996
Blanche Lincoln Democrat Arkansas 1998
Evan Bayh Democrat Indiana 1998
Thomas R. Carper Democrat Delaware 2000
Hillary Clinton Democrat New York 2000
Bill Nelson Democrat Florida 2000
Bob Casey, Jr. Democrat Pennsylvania 2006
Claire McCaskill Democrat Missouri 2006
Sheldon Whitehouse Democrat Rhode Island 2006
United States Congress Joint Economic Committee
Name Party State Elected Note
Charles Schumer Democrat New York 1998 Chairman
Ted Kennedy Democrat Massachusetts 1962
Jeff Bingaman Democrat New Mexico 1982
Amy Klobuchar Democrat Minnesota 2006
Bob Casey, Jr. Democrat Pennsylvania 2006
Jim Webb Democrat Virignia 2006
  1. ^ "REID ANNOUNCES DEMOCRATS ANTICIPATED COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS FOR 110th CONGRESS" (Press release). Senate Democratic Conference. 2006-11-14. Retrieved 2006-11-15. {{cite press release}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)