FACTBOX: Congress to hold leadership elections
(Reuters) - Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate are expected to hold leadership ballots next week following the November 4 elections that widened Democratic majorities in both chambers.
Here is the lineup for various Democratic and Republican leadership positions for the 111th Congress which will be seated on January 6, 2009:
SENATE LEADERSHIP TEAMS
Senate Democratic leadership is expected to remain the same as follows:
- Harry Reid of Nevada, Senate majority leader
- Dick Durbin of Illinois, assistant majority leader
- Charles Schumer of New York, vice chairman of the Democratic Conference and chairman of the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee
- Patty Murray of Washington, secretary of the Democratic Conference
- Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, chairman of the Democratic Policy Committee
While the top Senate Republicans are expected to remain, some change in leadership positions are likely:
- Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, expected to remain Senate minority leader
- Jon Kyl of Arizona, expected to remain minority whip
- Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, expected to remain Republican Conference chairman
- Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas is stepping down as head of the Republican Policy Committee to prepare for a possible run for Texas governor in 2010
- John Ensign of Nevada, chairman of the Republican Senate Campaign Committee, is in line to head the Senate Republican Policy Committee
- John Cornyn of Texas, currently vice chairman of the Republican Conference Committee, is seeking to head the Republican Senate Campaign Committee Continued...




