Parliamentarian of the United States Senate | |
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United States Senate | |
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] |
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.
The following have served as Senate Parliamentarian:[2]
No. | Years | Parliamentarian |
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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] |