Picking the Plumb Assignments

The leadership elections are done. Here's how things shook out.

Democratic Leadership

• Majority Leader: Sen Harry Reid, D-NV
• President Pro Temp: Sen Robert Byrd, D-WV
• Assistant Majority Leader: Sen Dick Durbin, D-IL
• Vice-Chair of the Conference: Charles Schumer, D-NY
• Secretary of the Conference: Sen Patty Murray, D-WA
• Policy Committee Chairman: Byron Dorgan, D-ND
• Chief Deputy Whip: Barbara Boxer, D-CA

Republican Leadership

• Minority Leader: Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-KY
• Minority Whip: Sen. Trent Lott, R-MS
• GOP Conference Chairman: Sen. John Kyle, R-AZ
• GOP Conference Vice Chairman: Sen. John Cornyn, R-TX
• Policy Committee Chairman: Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-TX
• National Republican Senatorial Committee: John Ensign, R-NV

Democratic Committee Chairs

• Agriculture: Sen. Tom Harkin, D-IA
• Appropriations: Sen. Robert Byrd, D-WV
• Armed Services: Sen. Carl Levin, D-MI
• Banking: Sen. Chris Dodd, D-CT
• Commerce: Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-HI
• Energy: Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-NM
• Environment Public Works: Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-CA
• Finance: Sen. Max Baucus, D-MT
• Foreign Relations: Sen. Joe Biden, D-DE
• Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-MA
• Homeland and Government Affairs: Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-CT
• Judiciary: Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-VT
• Intelligence: Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-WV
• Budget: Sen. Kent Conrad, D-ND
• Aging: Sen. Herb Kohl, D-WI
• Veterans: Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-HI
• Small Business: Sen. John Kerry, D-MA
• Rules: Sen. Diane Feinstein, D-CA
• Joint Economic: Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY
• Indian Affairs: Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-ND

Committee Assignments for new Democratic Senators

• Jim Webb, D-VA: Armed Services, Foreign Relations, Veterans
• Jon Tester, D-MT: Banking, Energy, Homeland and Government Affairs, Veterans, Small Business, Indian Affairs
• Claire McCaskill, D-MO: Armed Services, Commerce, Homeland and Government Affairs, Aging, Indian Affairs
• Sherrod Brown, D-OH: Agriculture, Banking, Health Education Labor and Pension, Veterans
• Ben Cardin, D-MD: Environment Public Works, Foreign Relations, Judiciary, Budget, Small Business
• Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI: Environment Public Works, Judiciary, Intelligence, Budget, Aging
• Bob Casey, Jr., D-PA: Agriculture, Banking, Foreign Relations, Aging, Joint Economic
• Amy Klobuchar, D-MN: Agriculture, Commerce, Environment Public Works, Joint Economic