This is a complete list of United States senators during the 116th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 2019, to January 3, 2021. It is a historical listing and will contain people who have not served the entire two-year Congress should anyone resign, die, or be expelled.
In this Congress, Kyrsten Sinema is the most junior senior senator and Maria Cantwell is the most senior junior senator.
Order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term. Behind this is former service as a senator (only giving the senator seniority within his or her new incoming class), service as vice president, a House member, a cabinet secretary, or a governor of a state. The final factor is the population of the senator's state.[1][2][3][4][5]
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Terms of service
| Class | Terms of service of senators that expired or will expire in years |
|---|---|
| Class 2 | Terms of service of senators that expired in 2021 |
| Class 3 | Terms of service of senators that expired in 2023 |
| Class 1 | Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2025 |
U.S. Senate seniority list
| Rank | Historical rank |
Senator | Party | State | Seniority date | Other factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1692 | Patrick Leahy | Democratic | Vermont | January 3, 1975 | |
| 2 | 1743 | Chuck Grassley | Republican | Iowa | January 3, 1981 | |
| 3 | 1766 | Mitch McConnell | Republican | Kentucky | January 3, 1985 | |
| 4 | 1775 | Richard Shelby | Republican | Alabama | January 3, 1987 | |
| 5 | 1801 | Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | California | November 10, 1992 | |
| 6 | 1812 | Patty Murray | Democratic | Washington | January 3, 1993 | |
| 7 | 1816 | Jim Inhofe | Republican | Oklahoma | November 17, 1994 | |
| 8 | 1827 | Ron Wyden | Democratic | Oregon | February 6, 1996 | |
| 9 | 1830 | Pat Roberts | Republican | Kansas | January 3, 1997 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (16 years) |
| 10 | 1831 | Dick Durbin | Democratic | Illinois | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years) | |
| 11 | 1835 | Jack Reed | Democratic | Rhode Island | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years) | |
| 12 | 1842 | Susan Collins | Republican | Maine | Maine 38th in population (1990) | |
| 13 | 1843 | Mike Enzi | Republican | Wyoming | Wyoming 50th in population (1990) | |
| 14 | 1844 | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | New York | January 3, 1999 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (18 years) |
| 15 | 1846 | Mike Crapo | Republican | Idaho | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years) | |
| 16 | 1855 | Tom Carper | Democratic | Delaware | January 3, 2001 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years) |
| 17 | 1856 | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | Michigan | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years) | |
| 18 | 1859 | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | Washington | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2 years) | |
| 19 | 1873 | John Cornyn | Republican | Texas | December 1, 2002 | |
| 20 | 1867 | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | Alaska | December 20, 2002 | |
| 21 | 1869 | Lindsey Graham | Republican | South Carolina | January 3, 2003 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives |
| 22 | 1871 | Lamar Alexander | Republican | Tennessee | ||
| 23 | 1876 | Richard Burr | Republican | North Carolina | January 3, 2005 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years) |
| 24 | 1879 | John Thune | Republican | South Dakota | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years) | |
| 25 | 1880 | Johnny Isakson[a] | Republican | Georgia | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (5 years, 10 months) | |
| 26 | 1885 | Bob Menendez | Democratic | New Jersey | January 18, 2006 | |
| 27 | 1886 | Ben Cardin | Democratic | Maryland | January 3, 2007 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (20 years) |
| 28 | 1887 | Bernie Sanders | Independent | Vermont | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (16 years)[b] | |
| 29 | 1888 | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | Ohio | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years) | |
| 30 | 1889 | Bob Casey Jr. | Democratic | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania 6th in population (2000) | |
| 31 | 1893 | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | Minnesota | Minnesota 21st in population (2000) | |
| 32 | 1894 | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | Rhode Island | Rhode Island 43rd in population (2000) | |
| 33 | 1895 | Jon Tester | Democratic | Montana | Montana 44th in population (2000) | |
| 34 | 1896 | John Barrasso | Republican | Wyoming | June 25, 2007 | |
| 35 | 1897 | Roger Wicker | Republican | Mississippi | December 31, 2007 | |
| 36 | 1899 | Tom Udall | Democratic | New Mexico | January 3, 2009 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives |
| 37 | 1901 | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | New Hampshire | Former governor (6 years) | |
| 38 | 1902 | Mark Warner | Democratic | Virginia | Former governor (4 years) | |
| 39 | 1903 | Jim Risch | Republican | Idaho | Former governor (7 months) | |
| 40 | 1905 | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | Oregon | ||
| 41 | 1909 | Michael Bennet | Democratic | Colorado | January 21, 2009 | |
| 42 | 1910 | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | New York | January 26, 2009 | |
| 43 | 1916 | Joe Manchin | Democratic | West Virginia | November 15, 2010 | Former governor |
| 44 | 1917 | Chris Coons | Democratic | Delaware | ||
| 45 | 1919 | Roy Blunt | Republican | Missouri | January 3, 2011 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years); Missouri 17th in population (2000) |
| 46 | 1920 | Jerry Moran | Republican | Kansas | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years); Kansas 32nd in population (2000) | |
| 47 | 1921 | Rob Portman | Republican | Ohio | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (12 years) | |
| 48 | 1922 | John Boozman | Republican | Arkansas | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (9 years) | |
| 49 | 1923 | Pat Toomey | Republican | Pennsylvania | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years) | |
| 50 | 1924 | John Hoeven | Republican | North Dakota | Former governor | |
| 51 | 1925 | Marco Rubio | Republican | Florida | Florida 4th in population (2000) | |
| 52 | 1926 | Ron Johnson | Republican | Wisconsin | Wisconsin 18th in population (2000) | |
| 53 | 1927 | Rand Paul | Republican | Kentucky | Kentucky 25th in population (2000) | |
| 54 | 1928 | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | Connecticut | Connecticut 29th in population (2000) | |
| 55 | 1929 | Mike Lee | Republican | Utah | Utah 34th in population (2000) | |
| 56 | 1932 | Brian Schatz | Democratic | Hawaii | December 27, 2012 | |
| 57 | 1933 | Tim Scott | Republican | South Carolina | January 2, 2013 | |
| 58 | 1934 | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | Wisconsin | January 3, 2013 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years) |
| 59 | 1937 | Chris Murphy | Democratic | Connecticut | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Connecticut 29th in population (2010) | |
| 60 | 1938 | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | Hawaii | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Hawaii 42nd in population (2010) | |
| 61 | 1939 | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | New Mexico | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years) | |
| 62 | 1940 | Angus King | Independent | Maine | Former governor (8 years) | |
| 63 | 1941 | Tim Kaine | Democratic | Virginia | Former governor (4 years) | |
| 64 | 1942 | Ted Cruz | Republican | Texas | Texas 2nd in population (2010) | |
| 65 | 1943 | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | Massachusetts | Massachusetts 15th in population (2010) | |
| 66 | 1944 | Deb Fischer | Republican | Nebraska | Nebraska 38th in population (2010) | |
| 67 | 1948 | Ed Markey | Democratic | Massachusetts | July 16, 2013 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives |
| 68 | 1949 | Cory Booker | Democratic | New Jersey | October 31, 2013 | |
| 69 | 1951 | Shelley Moore Capito | Republican | West Virginia | January 3, 2015 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years) |
| 70 | 1952 | Gary Peters | Democratic | Michigan | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Michigan 9th in population (2010) | |
| 71 | 1953 | Bill Cassidy | Republican | Louisiana | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Louisiana 25th in population (2010) | |
| 72 | 1954 | Cory Gardner | Republican | Colorado | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years); Colorado 22nd in population (2010) | |
| 73 | 1955 | James Lankford | Republican | Oklahoma | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years); Oklahoma 28th in population (2010) | |
| 74 | 1956 | Tom Cotton | Republican | Arkansas | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2 years); Arkansas 32nd in population (2010) | |
| 75 | 1957 | Steve Daines | Republican | Montana | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2 years); Montana 44th in population (2010) | |
| 76 | 1958 | Mike Rounds | Republican | South Dakota | Former governor | |
| 77 | 1959 | David Perdue | Republican | Georgia | Georgia 8th in population (2010) | |
| 78 | 1960 | Thom Tillis | Republican | North Carolina | North Carolina 10th in population (2010) | |
| 79 | 1961 | Joni Ernst | Republican | Iowa | Iowa 30th in population (2010) | |
| 80 | 1962 | Ben Sasse | Republican | Nebraska | Nebraska 38th in population (2010) | |
| 81 | 1963 | Dan Sullivan | Republican | Alaska | Alaska 47th in population (2010) | |
| 82 | 1964 | Chris Van Hollen | Democratic | Maryland | January 3, 2017 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years) |
| 83 | 1965 | Todd Young | Republican | Indiana | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years) | |
| 84 | 1966 | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | Illinois | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years) | |
| 85 | 1967 | Maggie Hassan | Democratic | New Hampshire | Former governor | |
| 86 | 1968 | Kamala Harris | Democratic | California | California 1st in population (2010) | |
| 87 | 1969 | John Neely Kennedy | Republican | Louisiana | Louisiana 25th in population (2010) | |
| 88 | 1970 | Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | Nevada | Nevada 35th in population (2010) | |
| 89 | 1972 | Tina Smith | Democratic | Minnesota | January 3, 2018 | Minnesota 21st in population (2010) |
| 90 | 1973 | Doug Jones | Democratic | Alabama | Alabama 23rd in population (2010) | |
| 91 | 1974 | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | Mississippi | April 2, 2018 | |
| 92 | 1975 | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | Tennessee | January 3, 2019 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (16 years) |
| 93 | 1976 | Kyrsten Sinema | Democratic | Arizona | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Arizona 16th in population (2010) | |
| 94 | 1977 | Kevin Cramer | Republican | North Dakota | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); North Dakota 48th in population (2010) | |
| 95 | 1978 | Martha McSally[c] | Republican | Arizona | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years) | |
| 96 | 1979 | Jacky Rosen | Democratic | Nevada | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2 years) | |
| 97 | 1980 | Mitt Romney | Republican | Utah | Former governor | |
| 98 | 1981 | Mike Braun | Republican | Indiana | Indiana 15th in population (2010) | |
| 99 | 1982 | Josh Hawley | Republican | Missouri | Missouri 18th in population (2010) | |
| 100 | 1983 | Rick Scott | Republican | Florida | January 8, 2019 | |
| 101 | 1984 | Kelly Loeffler[a] | Republican | Georgia | January 6, 2020 | |
| 102 | 1985 | Mark Kelly[c] | Democratic | Arizona | December 2, 2020 |
See also
- Seniority in the United States Senate
- 116th United States Congress
- List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 116th Congress by seniority
Notes
- ^ a b In Georgia, Johnny Isakson (R) resigned December 31, 2019. He was replaced on January 6, 2020, by Kelly Loeffler (R), who was appointed by Governor Brian Kemp.[6]
- ^ Although Sanders was a candidate for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, and votes with the Democrats for organizational purposes, he has been elected and classified as an Independent throughout his time in Congress.
- ^ a b In Arizona, John McCain (R) had died August 25, 2018. Governor Doug Ducey appointed retired U.S. Senator Jon Kyl (R) as McCain's replacement on September 4, 2018,[7][8] but Kyl only agreed to serve until December 31, 2018.[9] In the regular November 2018 election to replace Jeff Flake (R), who had declined to run for reelection, Martha McSally (R) lost to Kyrsten Sinema (D), but was instead appointed by Governor Ducey to replace Kyl on January 3, 2019.[10] Sinema and McSally were sworn in on the same day. In the 2020 special election required by Arizona law to finish McCain's term, McSally lost to Mark Kelly (D), who was sworn in as her replacement on December 2, 2020.
References
- ^ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.senate.gov
- ^ 1971 U.S Census Report Contains 1970 census results.
- ^ 1981 U.S Census Report Contains 1980 census results.
- ^ 1991 U.S Census Report Contains 1990 census results.
- ^ "2000 Census State Population Rankings". Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
- ^ Bluestein, Greg (December 4, 2019). "Kemp taps Kelly Loeffler, financial exec, to US Senate seat". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ "Former U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl will be John McCain's successor in the U.S. Senate". The Arizona Republic. September 4, 2018.
- ^ "Jon Kyl, Former Senator, Will Replace McCain in Arizona". The New York Times. September 4, 2018.
- ^ Wingett Sanchez, Yvonne (December 14, 2018). "Jon Kyl will resign from the U.S. Senate on Dec. 31, setting up another appointment by Ducey to John McCain's seat". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ Wingett Sanchez, Yvonne (December 18, 2018). "Martha McSally appointed to John McCain's Senate seat". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
External links
- "SENATORS OF THE UNITED STATES / 1789-present / A chronological list of senators since the First Congress in 1789" (PDF). senate.gov. United States Senate.
This page was last edited on 28 October 2023, at 04:14