Sachs, Jeffrey, 26

Sasser, James, 61, 63

Scowcroft, Brent, 147, 180

Secretary of Defense, 143–144

selection of Senate majority leaders

committee chairmanships, 63–64

contested selections, 23, 50–57, 66, 68, 71, 174

factors in

ideology, 2, 23, 29, 31–32, 53–58, 62–63, 67–69, 71

prior leadership or seniority, 23, 58–62, 155–156

region, 23, 62–64, 156

spokesman, 64–68, 156

processes, 6, 50, 53, 58

Senate

Appropriations Committee, 12, 30, 58, 132–133, 147

Armed Services Committee, 30, 145

careers, 55–56, 62, 71–73, 75, 82, 93, 127, 135, 148, 157–158, 174

Democratic Communications Center, 44

Democratic leadership, 18, 27–31, 33, 35–36, 44, 50, 57, 60–61, 67, 80–82, 86–87, 89, 98, 107, 110, 171, 174

Democrats, 31, 103, 106, 108–110, 113, 171

exceptionalism, 4

floor, 37–39

majority leaders

office, 27–29, 160–161

modern, 5, 108–109

Senate (continued)

papers, 19, 33, 39, 136, 140, 159, 170, 174, 179

Policy Committees, 34–37, 39, 154

procedure, 5, 47, 52–53, 99, 121

Republican Conference, 30, 45, 62

Republicans, 28, 30, 32, 41, 44, 56–57, 62, 64, 67, 89, 92, 96, 116–117

Rules Committee, 37

Senate majority leader

contested selection of candidates, 23, 50–57, 66, 68, 71, 174

factors in selection

ideology, 2, 23, 29, 31–32, 41, 53–58, 62–63, 67–69, 71

prior leadership or seniority, 23, 58–62, 155–156

region, 23, 62–64, 156

spokesman, 64–68, 156

ideological comparison of candidates for contested selections, 55

ideological placement of Senate majority leaders, 79, 81

job description

agenda-setting, 32–37

campaigning and fundraising, 40–41

managing the floor, 37–39

mobilizing the majority, 39–40

networking, 45–46

organizing the chamber, 29–32

speaking for the party, 42–45

median voting scores at first Congress, 55

number and amount of earmarks by Senate majority leader, 125