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Vice Chairman

Senator Brian Schatz

Brian Schatz is Hawai‘i’s senior United States Senator. As Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Schatz is committed to advancing Native priorities and honoring the federal trust responsibility to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. He has been a member of the Committee since 2013 and served as Chairman from 2021-2025. Senator Schatz also serves as Chief Deputy Whip and Deputy Conference Secretary on the Senate Democratic Caucus’s leadership team.

In addition to the Indian Affairs Committee, Senator Schatz serves on the Appropriations Committee; the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee; the Foreign Relations Committee; and the Select Committee on Ethics. 

Senator Schatz was Hawai‘i’s Lieutenant Governor and served for eight years in the Hawai‘i State House of Representatives prior to joining the Senate in 2012. 

Current & Former Vice Chairs of the Committee

Daniel Evans (R-Washington) 1987-1988 Table Header
Brian Schatz
(D - Hawaii)
2025 - Present
Lisa Murkowski
(R - Alaska)
2021 - 2024
Tom Udall
(D - New Mexico)
2017 - 2020
Jon Tester
(D - Montana)
2015 - 2016
John Barrasso
(R - Wyoming)
2009 - 2014
Craig Thomas
(R - Wyoming)
Jan - Jun 2007
Lisa Murkowski
(R - Alaska)
July 2007 - 2008
Byron L. Dorgan
(D - North Dakota)
2005 - 2006
Daniel Inouye
(D - Hawai'i)
2005 - 2007
Ben Nighthorse Campbell
(R - Colorado)
May 2001 - 2002
Daniel Inouye
(D - Hawai'i)
Jan 1995 - May 2001
John McCain
(R - Arizona)
1989 - 1995