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Secretary of the United States Senate

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  • Felton M. Johnston (1909 - 1973)
    M. Johnston, Secretary of the Senate, 1955-1965Majorities may come and majorities may go but Skeeter is always the 97th Senator on the floor on our side. -- Senator John C. Stennis (D-MS), 1955Under th...
  • Carl A. Loeffler (1873 - 1968)
    A. Loeffler, Secretary of the Senate, 1947-1949"In Conference" The Secretary of the Senate is a very busy man, He sees as many callers as he possibly can. He also invites Senators and quite a lot of fr...
  • Leslie Biffle (1889 - 1966)
    Biffle, Secretary of the Senate, 1945-1947; 1949-1953This secretary of the Senate became nationally famous for his well-timed poll of chicken farmers. He also grabbed news headlines for exercising a fu...
  • Edwin Alexander Halsey, Sr. (1881 - 1945)
    A. Halsey, Secretary of the Senate, 1933-1945Behind the fanfare, oratory, and glamour of senatorial prestige, a clock works to keep the Senators running. The man who winds the clock is Colonel Halsey.N...
  • James Marion Baker (1861 - 1940)
    James M. Baker, Secretary of the Senate, 1913-1919M. Baker (18 August 1861 – 1940) was an American political figure, who held the position of Secretary of the United States Senate from 1913 to 1919.Lif...

The Secretary of the Senate is an elected officer of the United States Senate. The Secretary supervises an extensive array of offices and services to expedite the day-to-day operations of that body. The office is somewhat analogous to that of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives.

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Complete List of Secretaries of the Senate

Note: Additional information is available for some Secretaries of the Senate. Click on the name of the individual in the link below to view an accompanying essay.

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  • Samuel Allyne Otis (April 8, 1789 – April 22, 1814)
  • Charles Cutts (October 12, 1814 – December 12, 1825)
  • Walter Lowrie (December 12, 1825 – December 5, 1836)
  • Asbury Dickins (December 13, 1836 – July 15, 1861)
  • John W. Forney (July 15, 1861 – June 4, 1868)
  • George C. Gorham (June 6, 1868 – March 24, 1879)
  • John C. Burch (March 24, 1879 – July 28, 1881)
  • Anson G. McCook (December 18, 1883 – August 7, 1893)
  • William Ruffin Cox (August 7, 1893 – January 31, 1900)
  • Charles G. Bennett (February 1, 1900 – March 13, 1913)
  • James M. Baker (March 13, 1913 – May 19, 1919)
  • George A. Sanderson (May 19, 1919 – April 24, 1925)
  • Edwin Pope Thayer (December 7, 1925 – March 9, 1933)
  • Edwin A. Halsey (March 9, 1933 – January 29, 1945)
  • Leslie Biffle (February 8, 1945 – January 4, 1947)
  • Carl A. Loeffler (January 4, 1947 – January 3, 1949)
  • Leslie Biffle (January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953)
  • J. Mark Trice (January 3, 1953 – January 5, 1955)
  • Felton M. Johnston (January 5, 1955 – December 30, 1965)
  • Emery L. Frazier (January 1, 1966 – September 30, 1966)
  • Francis R. Valeo (October 1, 1966 – March 31, 1977)
  • J. Stanley Kimmitt (April 1, 1977 – January 4, 1981)
  • William F. Hildenbrand (January 5, 1981 – January 2, 1985)
  • Jo-Anne L. Coe (January 3, 1985 – January 6, 1987)
  • Walter J. Stewart (January 6, 1987 – April 15, 1994)
  • Martha S. Pope (April 15, 1994 – January 3, 1995)
  • Sheila P. Burke (January 4, 1995 – June 7, 1995)
  • Kelly D. Johnston (June 8, 1995 – September 30, 1996)
  • Gary Lee Sisco (October 1, 1996 – July 11, 2001)
  • Jeri Thomson (July 12, 2001 – January 6, 2003)
  • Emily J. Reynolds (January 7, 2003 – January 3, 2007)
  • Nancy Erickson (January 4, 2007 – January 5, 2015)
  • Julie E. Adams (January 6, 2015 – present)