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United States Senate Democratic Whip

A whip in the United States Senate is a member of the party leadership who comes second in line after the party's floor leader. See also: United States Senate Republican Whip.

List of Democratic Whips in the United States Senate

{| table border="1" cellpadding="2"\n! Term !! Name !! State !! Comments\n|-\n| 1913-1919 || J. Hamilton Lewis ||
Illinois ||  \n|-\n| 1919-1929 || Peter G. Gerry || Rhode Island ||  \n|-\n| 1929-1933 || Morris Sheppard || Texas ||  \n|-\n| 1933-1939 || J. Hamilton Lewis || Illinois ||  \n|-\n| 1939-1941 || Sherman Minton || Indiana ||  \n|-\n| 1941-1947 || Joseph Lister Hill || Alabama ||  \n|-\n| 1947-1949 || Scott W. Lucas || Illinois || Became floor leader\n|-\n| 1949-1951 || Francis J. Myers || Pennsylvania ||  \n|-\n| 1951-1953 || Lyndon B. Johnson || Texas || Became floor leader\n|-\n| 1953-1957 || Earle C. Clements || Kentucky ||  \n|-\n| 1957-1961 || Michael J. Mansfield || Montana || Became floor leader\n|-\n| 1961-1965 || Hubert H. Humphrey II || Minnesota ||  \n|-\n| 1965-1969 || Russell B. Long || Louisiana ||  \n|-\n| 1969-1971 || Edward M. Kennedy || Massachusetts ||  \n|-\n| 1971-1977 || Robert C. Byrd || West Virginia || Became floor leader\n|-\n| 1977-1981 || Alan Cranston || California ||  \n|-\n| 1991-1999 || Wendell H. Ford || Kentucky ||  \n|-\n| 1999-present || Harry M. Reid || Nevada ||  \n|}

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