Parliamentarian of the United States Senate
The Parliamentarian of the United States Senate is the official advisor to the United States Senate. Their job is to talk about and protect the original meaning of the Standing Rules of the United States Senate and parliamentary procedure.
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| Type | Parliamentarian |
| Member of | Senate Dais |
| Appointer | Senate Majority Leader |
| Term length | Serves at the pleasure of the Majority Leader |
| Constituting instrument | Standing Rules of the United States Senate |
| Formation | 1935 |
| First holder | Charles Watkins |
| Salary | $172,500[1] |
List of Parliamentarians
The following have served as Senate Parliamentarian:[2]
| No. | Years | Parliamentarian |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1935–1964[3] | Charles L. Watkins[4] |
| 2 | 1964–1974 | Floyd Riddick |
| 3 | 1974–1981 | Murray Zweben[5] |
| 4a | 1981–1987 | Robert Dove |
| 5a | 1987–1995 | Alan Frumin |
| 4b | 1995–2001 | Robert Dove |
| 5b | 2001–2012 | Alan Frumin |
| 6 | 2012–present | Elizabeth MacDonough[6] |
Parliamentarian Of The United States Senate Media
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Will run senate machine while Vice President Garner is absent. Washington, D.C. June 14. While Vice President Garner is vacationing in Texas during the next few weeks, Senator Key Pittman, LCCN2016871837 (Watkins cropped)
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Robert Dove 106th Congress
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Alan Frumin, Parliamentarian of the U.S. Senate, in a picture from the Congressional Pictorial Directory: 111th Congress
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Robert Dove 106th Congress
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Alan Frumin, Parliamentarian of the U.S. Senate, in a picture from the Congressional Pictorial Directory: 111th Congress
- Elizabeth MacDonough official portrait.jpg
Elizabeth MacDonough official portrait
References
- ↑ Brudnick, Ida A. (April 11, 2018). "Congressional Salaries and Allowances: In Brief" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ↑ Gold, Martin (2008). Senate procedure and practice. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-7425-6305-6.
- ↑ Heitshusen, Valerie. "Parliamentarian_of_the_United_States_Senate" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Congressional Research Service. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ↑ "First Official Parliamentarian". United States Senate.
- ↑ Murray Zweben. September 24, 2000. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2000/09/18/murray-zweben/271a5d52-814f-45f9-af26-9dfbb1907451/.
- ↑ Rogers, David (February 6, 2012). "Elizabeth MacDonough is Senate's first female parliamentarian". Politico. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
