Duties: Works with Senate Majority Leader to establish daily agenda; is leader of the Republican Party in the Senate; acts as most powerful liaison between the White House and the Senate; is counterpart to Senate Majority Leader
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Senator Dole (R-KS) has been Senate Minority Leader since 1986, after a two-year term as Senate Majority Leader. He was elected to the Senate in 1968 and is now serving an unprecedented fifth term. Dole is a member of the Senate committees of Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry; Finance; Rules and Administration; and Joint Taxation. In recent years, Senator Dole has been a champion of lower taxes and reduced spending, the family-leave bill, and statehood for Washington, D.C.
Senator Dole is a twice decorated World War II veteran. He is married and has a daughter.