Democratic Whip (Senate)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:political_office
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Democratic_Party_(United_States)
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Senate_Democratic_Whip
Assistant Leader of the Senate Democratic Caucus
gptkbp:currentHolder gptkb:Dick_Durbin
2005
gptkbp:elects gptkb:Senate_Democratic_Caucus
gptkbp:established 1913
gptkbp:firstHolder gptkb:J._Hamilton_Lewis
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Democratic Whip (Senate)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkbp:predecessor none
gptkbp:rankInParty second highest-ranking position in Senate Democratic leadership
gptkbp:reportsTo Senate Minority Leader (if Democrats are in minority)
Senate Majority Leader (if Democrats hold majority)
gptkbp:responsibleFor party discipline
counting votes
assisting party leadership
mobilizing party members
gptkbp:seatInChamber gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkbp:successor none
gptkbp:termLength no fixed term; serves at the pleasure of the caucus
gptkbp:website https://www.democrats.senate.gov/leadership
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Democratic_Party_leadership
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7