The One Hundred Tenth United States Senate was the meeting of the Senate of the United States federal government, between January 3, 2007, and January 3, 2009, during the last two years of the second term of President George W. Bush.
Although the Democratic Party held fewer than 50 Senate seats, they had an operational majority because the two independent senators caucused with the Democrats for organizational purposes. No Democratic-held seats had fallen to the Republican Party in the 2006 elections.
Overview Affiliation Members Note Democratic Party 48 Republican Party 49 Independent Democrat 1 Joe Lieberman caucuses with the Democrats. Independent 1 Bernie Sanders caucuses with the Democrats. Vacant Seats 1 Seat previously held by Barack Obama. Total 99 (with one vacancy)
Leadership + Majority leadership Office Officer State Since Senate Majority LeaderDemocratic Conference Chairman Harry Reid Nevada 2006 Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin Illinois 2007 Democratic Policy Committee Chairman Byron Dorgan North Dakota 1999 Democratic Conference Secretary Patty Murray Washington 2007 Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Democratic Conference Chuck Schumer New York 2005+Minority leadership Office Officer State Since Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Kentucky 2007 Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl Arizona 2007 Republican Conference Chairman Lamar Alexander Tennessee 2007 Republican Policy Committee Chairman Kay Bailey Hutchison Texas 2007 Republican Conference Secretary John Cornyn Texas 2007 Republican Campaign Committee Chairman John Ensign Nevada 2007
Members Class End of Term 1 2009 2 2011 3 2013