The secretary is responsible for the records of senators' elections and for receiving and transmitting official messages to and from the president and the House of Representatives. The secretary is also the chief financial officer of the Senate.

Jackie Barber was sworn in as the 35th secretary of the United States Senate on January 3, 2025. Barber previously served as staff director for the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration for Senator Deb Fischer.

The secretary of the Senate is an officer of the United States Senate. The secretary supervises an extensive array of offices and services to expedite the day-to-day operations of that body. The office is somewhat analogous to that of the clerk of the United States House of Representatives.

Listed below are the current leadership and officers for the 118th Congress. Also available on Senate.gov are historical essays on and lists of Senate leadership and Senate officers.

The United States Senate consists of 100 members, two from each of the 50 states. This list includes all senators serving in the 119th United States Congress . Party affiliation

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today announced that Jennifer Hemingway will serve as Senate Sergeant at Arms and Jackie Barber will serve as Secretary of the Senate in the 119th Congress.

Jan 21, 2025 · Secretary Rubio was the first cabinet member who was confirmed in the second Trump Administration. He received a historic unanimous vote of 99-0 in the U.S. Senate. Rubio was sworn in as the 72 nd Secretary of State on January 21, 2025.

Sonceria "Ann" Bishop Berry [1] [2] (born July 24, 1955) [3] is an American political aide serving as the 34th Secretary of the United States Senate from 2021 to 2025.

Oct 26, 2022 · SONCERIA ANN BERRY, Secretary of the Senate; sworn in as the 34th secretary of the United States Senate on March 1, 2021. Berry is the first African American to serve in this position and the eighth woman to hold the office. Berry first came to the Senate in 1979, and served 18 years in many positions on Senator Howell Heflin’s staff. After

1 day ago · Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs called on Secretary Scott Bessent to do his job and convene the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) to contain the damage from President Donald Trump’s worldwide tariffs.