COMMITTEE
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DEMOCRAT LEADER
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REPUBLICAN LEADER
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NOTES
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Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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Debbie Stabenow (MI)
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John Boozman (AR)
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Current Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) is retiring, and Boozman is next in line by seniority.
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Appropriations
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Patrick Leahy (VT)
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Richard Shelby (AL)
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No change.
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Armed Services
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Jack Reed (RI)
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James Inhofe (OH)
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No change.
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Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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Sherrod Brown (OH)
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Pat Toomey (PA)
Mike Crapo (ID)
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Toomey can lead Banking if Crapo takes Finance.
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Budget
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Bernie Sanders (VT)
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Lindsey Graham (SC)
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Current Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) is retiring, and the senior members to Graham are expected to take the top spots on other committees.
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Commerce, Science, Transportation
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Maria Cantwell (WA)
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Roger Wicker (MS)
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No change.
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Energy & Natural Resources
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Joe Manchin (WV)
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John Barrasso (WY)
James Risch (ID)
Mike Lee (UT)
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Current Chairwoman Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) is term limited, leaving it open for Barrasso who may choose EPW.
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Environment & Public Works (EPW)
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Tom Carper (DE)
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John Barrasso (WY)
Shelley Moore Capito (WV)
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Barrasso acts as the current chairman but may leave to take the top spot on Energy & Natural Resources.
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Finance
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Ron Wyden (OR)
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Mike Crapo (ID)
Pat Toomey (PA)
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Current Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is term limited as both chairman and ranking member, and Crapo is widely expected to choose Finance over Banking.
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Foreign Relations
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Bob Menendez (NJ)
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James Risch (ID)
Marco Rubio (FL)
Ron Johnson (WI)
Mitt Romney (UT)
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Risch serves as the current chairman but may leave to take the top spot on Intelligence. Rubio is next in line for the top spot but may remain at Small Business, leaving open other possibilities depending on other committee shifts.
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Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP)
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Patty Murray (WA)
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Richard Burr (NC)
Rand Paul (KY)
Susan Collins (ME, race is undecided as of November 4)
Bill Cassidy (LA)
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Current Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) is retiring. Paul is next in line by seniority but has had a rough relationship with leadership. Burr is widely expected to get the slot, but Cassidy could also be considered if Collins loses her reelection.
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Homeland Security
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Gary Peters (MI, race is undecided as of November 4)
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Ron Johnson (WI)
Rob Portman (OH)
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Current Chairman Ron Johnson (R-WI) is term limited as chairman but can serve as ranking member.
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Indian Affairs
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Catherine Cortez Masto (NV)
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John Hoeven (ND)
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Current Ranking Member Tom Udall (D-NM) is retiring, and Masto is next in line by seniority given that Cantwell will take the top spot on Commerce.
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Intelligence
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Mark Warner (VA)
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Marco Rubio (FL)
Richard Burr (NC, race is undecided as of November 4)
James Risch (ID)
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Richard Burr served as the chairman of the committee until he stepped down amid an FBI investigation into his finances, but it’s uncertain he would return to the top spot once cleared. Rubio may need to choose between Intelligence, Small Business, and Foreign Affairs. And Risch would need to choose between Foreign Affairs and Intelligence.
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Judiciary
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Diane Feinstein (CA)
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Chuck Grassley (IA)
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Current Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is expected to return the gavel to Grassley who left to take the gavel on Finance.
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Small Business
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Ben Carden (MD)
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Marco Rubio (FL)
Rand Paul (KY)
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Rubio will choose between Small Business, Intelligence, and potentially Foreign Affairs.
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Veterans Affairs
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Jon Tester (MT)
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Jerry Moran (KS)
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No change.
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