Parliamentarian of the United States Senate

Parliamentarian of the United States Senate
Seal of the United States Senate
Incumbent Elizabeth MacDonough since 2012
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.

List of Parliamentarians

The following have served as Senate Parliamentarian:^[2]

No.	Years	Parliamentarian
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]

References

1. Brudnick, Ida A. (April 11, 2018). "Congressional Salaries and Allowances: In Brief" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
2. Gold, Martin (2008). Senate procedure and practice. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-7425-6305-6.
3. Heitshusen, Valerie. "Parliamentarian_of_the_United_States_Senate" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Congressional Research Service. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
4. "First Official Parliamentarian". United States Senate.
5. "Murray Zweben". Washington Post. September 24, 2000.
6. Rogers, David (February 6, 2012). "Elizabeth MacDonough is Senate's first female parliamentarian". Politico. Retrieved April 12, 2014.