| A | B |
|---|
| Tom Daschle D-South Dakota | Majority Leader |
| Trent Lott R-Mississippi | Minority Leader |
| Phil Gramm R-Texas | Former candidate for President who has recently announced he is retiring |
| James Jeffords I-Vermont | This senator's defection from the GOP gave control of the chamber to the Democrats |
| John McCain R-Arizona | This former Navy flyer and prisoner of war recently ran for President |
| Fred Thompson R-Tennessee | He is a former actor whose first dramatic role was playing himself |
| J. Strom Thurmond R-South Carolina | He is the oldest member of the Senate |
| Carl Levin: D-Michigan | Chair Armed Services Committee |
| Joseph Biden Jr. D-Delaware | Chair Foreign Relations Committee |
| Patrick J. Leahy D-Vermont | Chair Judiciary Committee |
| Harry Reid D-Nevada | Democratic Whip |
| Don Nickles R-Oklahoma | Republican Whip |
| Byron Dorgan D-North Dakota | Chair Democratic Policy Committee |
| Rick Santorum R-Pennsylvania | Chair Republican Conference |
| Larry Craig R-Idaho | Chair Republican Policy Committee |
