POLITICO Sign up for 2020 Elections news Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. 01/06/2021 05:09 PM EST His victory resets the Senate’s balance of power at 50-50, securing a Democratic majority for the first time since 2014 due to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’s ability to cast tie-breaking votes in the chamber once she is inaugurated. The first of those will make Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) the majority leader, relegating current Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to the minority after six years in charge of the Senate.