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Since 1947, the Republican members of the United States Senate have elected a policy committee chairman, who is the fourth-ranking Republican, behind the Republican Leader, Republican Whip, and Republican Conference Chairman.

According to Congressional Quarterly, "Created in 1947, the Policy Committee is in effect a legislative think tank. The committee organizes the prominent Tuesday lunches with summaries of major bills, analysis of roll call votes and distribution of issue papers." [1]

List of Republican Policy Committee Chairmen in the United States Senate

Dates	Name	State	Notes
1947-1952	Robert A. Taft I	Ohio
1953	William F. Knowland	California
1954	Homer Ferguson	Michigan
1955-1961	H. Styles Bridges	New Hampshire
1962-1968	Bourke B. Hickenlooper	Iowa
1969-1972	Gordon Allott	Colorado
1973-1985	John Tower	Texas
1985-1990	William L. Armstrong	Colorado
1991-1996	Donald Lee Nickles	Oklahoma
1996-2003	Larry Craig	Idaho
2003-2007	Jon L. Kyl	Arizona
2007-2009	Kay Bailey Hutchison	Texas	First woman to hold position
2009-2009	John Ensign	Nevada	Resigned after extra-marital affair

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