List of Republican Policy Committee Chairmen in The United States Senate
Dates | Name | State | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1947-1952 | Robert A. Taft I | Ohio | |
1953 | William F. Knowland | California | |
1954 | Homer Ferguson | Michigan | |
1955-1961 | H. Styles Bridges | New Hampshire | |
1962-1968 | Bourke B. Hickenlooper | Iowa | |
1969-1972 | Gordon Allott | Colorado | |
1973-1985 | John Tower | Texas | |
1985-1990 | William L. Armstrong | Colorado | |
1991-1996 | Donald Lee Nickles | Oklahoma | |
1996-2003 | Larry Craig | Idaho | |
2003-2007 | Jon L. Kyl | Arizona | |
2007-2009 | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Texas | First woman to hold position |
2009 | John Ensign | Nevada | Resigned |
2009-2011 | John Thune | South Dakota | |
2012- | John Barrasso | Wyoming |
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