Representatives Leadership Senate President: Hubert Humphrey (D), until January 20, 1969 Spiro Agnew (R), from January 20, 1969 President pro tempore: Richard Russell Jr. (D) Permanent Acting President pro tempore: Lee Metcalf (D) Majority (Democratic) leadership Majority Leader: Mike Mansfield Majority Whip: Ted Kennedy Caucus Secretary: Robert Byrd Minority (Republican) leadership Minority Leader: Everett Dirksen, until September 7, 1969 Hugh Scott, from September 24, 1969 Minority Whip: Hugh Scott, until September 24, 1969 Robert P. Griffin, from September 24, 1969 Republican Conference Chairman: Margaret Chase Smith Republican Conference Secretary: Milton Young National Senatorial Committee Chair: John Tower Policy Committee Chairman: Gordon Allott House of Representatives Speaker: John W. McCormack (D) Majority (Democratic) leadership Majority Leader: Carl Albert Majority Whip: Hale Boggs Democratic Caucus Chairman: Dan Rostenkowski Democratic Caucus Secretary: Leonor Sullivan Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Michael A. Feighan Minority (Republican) leadership Minority Leader: Gerald Ford Minority Whip: Leslie C. Arends Republican Conference Chairman: John B. Anderson Republican Conference Secretary: Richard H. Poff Policy Committee Chairman: John Jacob Rhodes Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Bob Wilson Caucuses House Democratic Caucus Senate Democratic Caucus Members This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and Members of the House are listed by district. Senate Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1970; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1972; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 1974. Alabama 2. John Sparkman (D) 3. James Allen (D) Alaska 2. Ted Stevens (R) 3. Mike Gravel (D) Arizona 1. Paul Fannin (R) 3. Barry Goldwater (R) Arkansas 2. John L. McClellan (D) 3. J. William Fulbright (D) California 1. George Murphy (R), until January 2, 1971 John V. Tunney (D), from January 2, 1971 3. Alan Cranston (D) Colorado 2. Gordon Allott (R) 3. Peter H. Dominick (R) Connecticut 1. Thomas J. Dodd (D) 3. Abraham Ribicoff (D) Delaware 1. John J. Williams (R), until December 30, 1970 William Roth (R), from January 1, 1971 2. J. Caleb Boggs (R) Florida 1. Spessard Holland (D) 3. Edward Gurney (R) Georgia 2. Richard Russell Jr.