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Party Secretaries


Chapter 1: Party Secretaries
Chapter 2: Republican Party Secretaries
Chapter 3: Democratic Party Secretaries

Party Secretaries

Both major parties elect a party secretary -- a Secretary for the Majority and a Secretary for the Minority. Seated on either side of the Senate Chamber, the party secretaries see that pages are at their posts and cloakrooms are staffed. They schedule legislation on the floor and inform senators of all pending business, keeping them updated on bills, motions, nominations, and amendments in preparation for roll call votes.

Republican Party Secretaries

Name: Carl A. Loeffler

Years of Service: 1929-1947

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Name: J. Mark Trice

Years of Service: 1947-1953

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Name: William T. Reed

Years of Service: 1953-1955

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Name: J. Mark Trice

Years of Service: 1955-1973

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Name: William Hildenbrand

Years of Service: 1974-1981

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Name: Howard O. Greene

Years of Service: 1981-1995

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Name: Elizabeth Letchworth

Years of Service: 1995-2001

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Name: David J. Schiappa

Years of Service: 2001-present


Democratic Party Secretaries

Name: Edwin A. Halsey

Years of Service: 1929-1933

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Name: Leslie L. Biffle

Years of Service: 1933-1945

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Name: Felton M. Johnston

Years of Service: 1945-1955

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Name: Robert G. Baker

Years of Service: 1955-1963

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Name: Francis R. Valeo

Years of Service: 1963-1966

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Name: J. Stanley Kimmitt

Years of Service: 1966-1977

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Name: James H. Duffy

Years of Service: 1977-1979

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Name: Walter J. Stewart

Years of Service: 1979-1981

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Name: Terence E. Sauvain

Years of Service: 1981-1983

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Name: Patrick J. Griffin

Years of Service: 1983-1985

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Name: David Pratt

Years of Service: 1985-1987

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Name: C. Abbott Saffold

Years of Service: 1987-1995

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Name: Martin P. Paone

Years of Service: 1995-2008

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Name: Lula Johnson Davis

Years of Service: 2008- present


 
  

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