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Senate Service
Longest Service (24 years or more): Hiram Johnson Alan Cranston

California Senators Who Served in Leadership Positions
Republican Floor Leader: William F. Knowland Party Whips: Thomas H. Kuchel, Alan Cranston Republican Policy Committee Chairman: William F. Knowland Standing Committee Chairs Since 1947: Environment and Public Works: Barbara Boxer Intelligence: Dianne Feinstein Rules and Administration: Dianne Feinstein Veterans' Affairs: Alan Cranston
California Citizens Honored in the Capitol's Art Collection
Statuary: Thomas Starr King by Haig Patigian (Hall of Columns) and Junipero Serra by Ettore Cadorin (Statuary Hall) Busts: Vice President's Collection: Richard M. Nixon by Gualberto Ricchi (outside the Senate Reception Room) Frescos: Discovery of Gold in California by Filippo Costaggini after a design by Brumidi (Rotunda Frieze) Paintings: Entrance into Monterey by Albert Bierstadt (House wing, members' private staircase, west corridor)


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	The National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol has statues donated by individual states. Learn more about your state's statues. Architect's Statuary Hall Web page


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