The term Floor Leaders refers to both the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader.
The current Majority Leader is Bill Frist. Majority leaders since 1980:
Howard Baker (R-TN) |
1981-1985 |
Bob Dole (R-KS) | 1985-1987 |
Robert Byrd (D-WV) | 1987-1989 |
George Mitchell (D-ME) |
1989-1995 |
Bob Dole (R-KS) | 1995-1996 |
Trent Lott (R-MS) | 1996-January 3, 2001 |
Tom Daschle (D-SD) | January 3-January 20, 20011 |
Trent Lott (R-MS) | January 20-June 6, 20012 |
Tom Daschle (D-SD) | June 6, 2001-20033 |
Bill Frist (R-TN) | 2003-present |
This information is from Senate.gov.
1 Before the swearing in of George W. Bush, The Democrats held the Majority in a split Senate, due to Al Gore's deciding vote.Footnotes
2 After the swearing in of George W. Bush, The Republicans held the Majority in a split Senate, due to Dick Cheney's deciding vote.
3 Jim Jeffords became an Independent who caucuses with Democrats on May 24, 2001. The change took effect on June 6, 2001. This gave the Democrats a working majority of 51 seats.