United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
The United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship is a committee of the United States Senate . He is responsible for small and medium-sized businesses , related legislation, and oversight of the US government's Small Business Administration .
Members of the 115th Congress
Chairman of the 115th Congress , the Republican Jim Risch of Idaho , ranking highest opposition member ( Ranking Member ), the Democrat Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire .
republican
Democrats
| senator | Country |
| Jeanne Shaheen , Ranking Member | New Hampshire |
| Maria Cantwell | Washington |
| Ben Cardin | Maryland |
| Heidi Heitkamp | North Dakota |
| Ed Markey | Massachusetts |
| Cory Booker | New Jersey |
| Mazie Hirono | Hawaii |
| Chris Coons | Delaware |
| Tammy Duckworth | Illinois |
Former Chair
Senate Select Committee on Small Business
| senator | Political party | Country | Years |
| John Sparkman | Democrats | Alabama | 1950-1953 |
| Edward John Thye | republican | Minnesota | 1953-1955 |
| John Sparkman | Democrats | Alabama | 1955-1967 |
| George Smathers | Democrats | Florida | 1967-1969 |
| Alan Bible | Democrats | Nevada | 1969-1974 |
| Gaylord Nelson | Democrats | Wisconsin | 1974-1981 |
Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship
| senator | Political party | Country | Years |
| Lowell P. Weicker | republican | Connecticut | 1981-1987 |
| Dale Bumpers | Democrats | Arkansas | 1987-1995 |
| Kit Bond | republican | Missouri | 1995-2001 |
| John Kerry | Democrats | Massachusetts | 2001 |
| Kit Bond | republican | Missouri | 2001 |
| John Kerry | Democrats | Massachusetts | 2001-2003 |
| Olympia Snowe | republican | Maine | 2003-2007 |
| John Kerry | Democrats | Massachusetts | 2007-2009 |
| Mary Landrieu | Democrats | Louisiana | 2009-2014 |
| Maria Cantwell | Democrats | Washington | 2014-2015 |
| David Vitter | republican | Louisiana | 2015-2017 |