Who is the current Senate minority leader?
Chuck Schumer Democrat from New York – 119th Congress session 2025-2027
Charles Ellis Schumer is an American politician serving since 1999 as a United States Senator from New York. He is the Minority leader for the 119th Congress session from (2025–2027)
Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer has served as a United States Senator and a Representative from New York
A member of the Democratic Party, he has served two stints as Senate minority leader, from 2017 to 2021 and since January 2025 and two sessions as majority leader between 2021-2023 and 2023-2025.
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The Roles of Minority leaders in Congress
With each new Congress, the Democratic and Republican Conferences elect one of their members to serve as party leader. Depending on which party is in power, one party leader serves as majority leader and the other as minority leader. Both party leaders, also called floor leaders, serve as the spokesperson for their party’s positions on the issues and coordinate their respective legislative strategies.
The position of party floor leader is not included in the Constitution. It evolved gradually in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.