Assistant Minority Leader

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The Assistant Minority Leader is a senior leadership position in the United States Senate responsible for helping organize and coordinate the legislative strategy and party activities of the minority party.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Senate position ⓘ
legislative leadership position ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Minority Whip ⓘ
Senate Minority Whip ⓘ
analogousTo House Minority Whip of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
linked to: House Minority Whip

Majority Whip of the United States Senate ⓘ
linked to: Majority Whip
associatedWith Senate party caucus of the minority party ⓘ
party whips system in the United States Congress ⓘ
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of the United States federal government ⓘ
category Parliamentary whips ⓘ
United States Senate leadership positions ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
electedBy Senate minority party conference ⓘ
governingRules rules and practices of the Senate minority party conference ⓘ
hasConstituency Senate minority party members rather than geographic voters ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver members of the Senate minority caucus with respect to party discipline ⓘ
hasTitleStyle Senator ⓘ
inception 20th century ⓘ
involves coordination with party campaign and messaging arms ⓘ
negotiation with Majority Whip and other Senate leaders ⓘ
strategic planning for minority party legislative agenda ⓘ
legalStatus recognized leadership role under Senate party organization, not a constitutionally defined office ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Senate ⓘ
locatedIn United States Capitol ⓘ
officeHolderMustBe United States Senator ⓘ
partOf Senate minority party leadership ⓘ
positionInHierarchy second-ranking leader of the Senate minority party ⓘ
primaryFunction supporting the Minority Leader in developing legislative tactics ⓘ
vote counting and party discipline for the Senate minority party ⓘ
reportsTo Senate Minority Leader ⓘ
requires support of a majority of the Senate minority conference ⓘ
requiresMembershipIn minority party in the United States Senate ⓘ
responsibleFor assisting in organizing legislative strategy for the Senate minority party ⓘ
assisting the Minority Leader in managing the Senate floor schedule for the minority party ⓘ
communicating the minority party’s position to its members ⓘ
counting votes on legislation for the minority party ⓘ
enforcing party discipline in the Senate minority caucus ⓘ
helping coordinate party activities of the Senate minority party ⓘ
liaising between party leadership and rank-and-file minority senators ⓘ
organizing minority party support or opposition to legislation ⓘ
scopeOfAuthority limited to the Senate minority party ⓘ
selectionMethod internal party election within the Senate minority conference ⓘ
termLength varies according to party conference rules ⓘ
typeOfLeadership partisan leadership ⓘ
usedLanguage English ⓘ
workLocation Washington, D.C. ⓘ

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