List of United States Senators in the 109th Congress by seniority
This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 109th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 2005 to January 3, 2007.
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), Vice President, U.S. Representative, Cabinet secretary, or governor of a state. The final factor is the population of his or her state.[1][2][3][4][5]
Senators who were sworn in in the middle of the two-year congressional term (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 2006 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.
Terms of Service
This article is about the terms of service of Senators that will expire in years. For A list of special elections to the United States Senate, see List of special elections to the United States Senate.
| Class | Terms of Service of Senators that will expire in years |
|---|---|
| Class 1 | Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 2007[6] |
| Class 2 | Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 2009[7] |
| Class 3 | Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 2011[8] |
U.S. Senate Seniority List
| Rank | Senator (Party-State) | Seniority Date | Other factors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Byrd (D-WV) | January 3, 1959 | |
| 2 | Ted Kennedy (D-MA) | November 7, 1962 | |
| 3 | Daniel Inouye (D-HI) | January 3, 1963 | |
| 4 | Ted Stevens (R-AK) | December 24, 1968 | |
| 5 | Pete Domenici (R-NM) | January 3, 1973 | New Mexico 37th Population (1970) |
| 6 | Joe Biden (D-DE) | Delaware 46th Population (1970) | |
| 7 | Patrick Leahy (D-VT) | January 3, 1975 | |
| 8 | Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) | January 3, 1977 | Former Rep |
| 9 | Richard Lugar (R-IN) | Indiana 11th Population (1970) | |
| 10 | Orrin Hatch (R-UT) | Utah 36th Population (1970) | |
| 11 | Max Baucus (D-MT) | December 15, 1978 | |
| 12 | Thad Cochran (R-MS) | December 27, 1978 | |
| 13 | John Warner (R-VA) | January 2, 1979 | |
| 14 | Carl Levin (D-MI) | January 3, 1979 | |
| 15 | Chris Dodd (D-CT) | January 3, 1981 | Former Representative (6 years) - Connecticut 24th Population (1970) |
| 16 | Chuck Grassley (R-IA) | Former Representative (6 years) - Iowa 25th population (1970) | |
| 17 | Arlen Specter (R-PA) | ||
| 18 | Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) | January 3, 1983 | |
| 19 | John Kerry (D-MA) | January 2, 1985 | |
| 20 | Tom Harkin (D-IA) | January 3, 1985 | Former Rep |
| 21 | Mitch McConnell (R-KY) | ||
| 22 | Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) | January 15, 1985 | |
| 23 | Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) | January 3, 1987 | Former Representative (10 years) |
| 24 | Richard Shelby (R-AL) | Former Representative (8 years) | |
| 25 | John McCain (R-AZ) | Former Representative (4 years) - Arizona 29th Population (1980) | |
| 26 | Harry Reid (D-NV) | Former Representative (4 years) - Nevada 43rd Population (1980) | |
| 27 | Kit Bond (R-MO) | Former Governor | |
| 28 | Kent Conrad (D-ND) | ||
| 29 | Trent Lott (R-MS) | January 3, 1989 | Former Representative (16 Years) |
| 30 | Jim Jeffords (I-VT) | Former Representative (14 Years) | |
| 31 | Herb Kohl (D-WI) | Wisconsin 16th Population (1980) | |
| 32 | Joe Lieberman[9] (ID-CT) | Connecticut 25th Population (1980) | |
| 33 | Conrad Burns (R-MT) | Montana 44th Population (1980) | |
| 34 | Daniel Akaka (D-HI) | May 16, 1990 | |
| 35 | Larry Craig (R-ND) | January 3, 1991 | |
| 36 | Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) | November 10, 1992 | |
| 37 | Byron Dorgan (D-ND) | December 15, 1992 | |
| 38 | Barbara Boxer (D-CA) | January 3, 1993 | Former Representative (10 years) |
| 39 | Judd Gregg (R-NH) | Former Representative (8 years) | |
| 40 | Russ Feingold (D-WI) | Wisconsin 16th Population (1990) | |
| 41 | Patty Murray (D-WA) | Washington 18th Population (1990) | |
| 42 | Bob Bennett (R-UT) | Utah 35th Population (1990) | |
| 43 | Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) | June 14, 1993 | |
| 44 | Jim Inhofe (R-OK) | November 17, 1994 | |
| 45 | Olympia Snowe (R-ME) | January 3, 1995 | Former Representative (16 years) |
| 46 | Mike DeWine (R-OH) | Former Representative (8 years) - Ohio 7th Population (1990) | |
| 47 | Jon Kyl (R-AZ) | Former Representative (8 years) - Arizona 24th Population (1990) | |
| 48 | Craig Thomas (R-WY) | Former Representative (6 years) | |
| 49 | Rick Santorum (R-PA) | Former Representative (4 years) | |
| 50 | Bill Frist (R-TN) | ||
| 51 | Ron Wyden (D-OR) | February 6, 1996 | |
| 52 | Sam Brownback (R-KS) | November 7, 1996 | |
| 53 | Pat Roberts (R-KS) | January 3, 1997 | Former Representative (16 years) |
| 54 | Richard Durbin (D-IL) | Former Representative (14 years) | |
| 55 | Tim Johnson (D-SD) | Former Representative (10 years) | |
| 56 | Wayne Allard (R-CO) | Former Representative (6 years) - Colorado 26th Population (1990) | |
| 57 | Jack Reed (D-RI) | Former Representative (6 years) - Rhode Island 43rd Population (1990) | |
| 58 | Mary Landrieu (D-LA) | Louisiana 21st Population (1990) | |
| 59 | Jeff Sessions (R-AL) | Alabama 22nd Population (1990) | |
| 60 | Gordon Smith (R-OR) | Oregon 29th Population (1990) | |
| 61 | Chuck Hagel (R-NE) | Nebraska 36th Population (1990) | |
| 62 | Susan Collins (R-ME) | Maine 38th Population (1990) | |
| 63 | Mike Enzi (R-WY) | Wyoming 50th Population (1990) | |
| 64 | Chuck Schumer (D-NY) | January 3, 1999 | Former Representative (18 years) |
| 65 | Jim Bunning (R-KY) | Former Representative (12 years) | |
| 66 | Mike Crapo (R-ID) | Former Representative (6 years) | |
| 67 | Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) | Former Representative (4 years) | |
| 68 | George Voinovich (R-OH) | Former Governor - Ohio 7th Population (1990) | |
| 69 | Evan Bayh (D-IN) | Former Governor - Indiana 15th Population (1990) | |
| 70 | Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) | November 4, 1999 | |
| 71 | Bill Nelson (D-FL) | January 3, 2001 | Former Representative (12 years) |
| 72 | Tom Carper (D-DE) | Former Representative (10 years) | |
| 73 | Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) | Former Representative (4 years) - Michigan 8th Population (1990) | |
| 74 | John Ensign (R-NV) | Former Representative (4 years) - Nevada 39th Population (1990) | |
| 75 | George Allen (R-VA) | Former Representative (2 years) - Former Governor | |
| 76 | Maria Cantwell (D-WA) | Former Representative (2 years) | |
| 77 | Ben Nelson (D-NE) | Former Governor | |
| 78 | Hillary Clinton (D-NY) | New York 2nd Population (1990) | |
| 79 | Jon Corzine[10] (D-NJ) | New Jersey 9th Population (1990) | |
| 80 | Mark Dayton (D-MN) | Minnesota 20th Population (1990) | |
| 81 | Jim Talent (R-MO) | November 25, 2002 | |
| 82 | John Cornyn[11] (R-TX) | December 1, 2002 | Texas 2nd Population |
| 83 | Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) | December 20, 2002 | |
| 84 | Frank Lautenberg[12] (D-NJ) | January 3, 2003 | Previously a Senator |
| 85 | Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) | Former Representative (8 years) - Georgia 9th Population | |
| 86 | Lindsey Graham (R-SC) | Former Representative (8 years) - South Carolina 24th Population | |
| 87 | John Sununu (R-NH) | Former Representative (6 years) | |
| 88 | Lamar Alexander (R-TN) | Former Cabinet Secretary, Former Governor | |
| 89 | Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) | Former Cabinet Secretary | |
| 90 | Norm Coleman (R-MN) | Minnesota 21st Population | |
| 91 | Mark Pryor (D-AR) | Arkansas 32nd Population | |
| 92 | Richard Burr (R-NC) | January 3, 2005 | Former Representative (10 years) |
| 93 | Jim DeMint (R-SC) | Former Representative (6 years) - South Carolina 24th Population | |
| 94 | Tom Coburn (R-OK) | Former Representative (6 years) - Oklahoma 27th Population | |
| 95 | John Thune (R-SD) | Former Representative (6 years) - South Dakota 46th Population | |
| 96 | Johnny Isakson (R-GA) | Former Representative (5 years, 10 months) | |
| 97 | David Vitter (R-LA) | Former Representative (5 years, 7 months) | |
| 98 | Mel Martinez (R-FL) | Former Cabinet Secretary | |
| 99 | Barack Obama (D-IL) | Illinois 5th Population | |
| 100 | Ken Salazar (D-CO) | Colorado 22nd Population | |
| Bob Menendez[10] (D-NJ) | January 17, 2006 |
See also
- 109th United States Congress
- List of Members of the United States House of Representatives in the 109th Congress by seniority
Notes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 2007.
- ↑ Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 2009.
- ↑ Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 2011.
- ↑ Joe Lieberman was a Democrat until November 2006. Afterwards, he became an independent, referring to himself as an independent democrat.
- 1 2 Jon Corzine resigned January 17, 2006 and Bob Menendez replaced him.
- ↑ Phil Gramm resigned early, effective November 30, 2002, so that Cornyn could take senate office on December 2, 2002 and move into Gramm's office suite in order to begin organizing his staff. Cornyn did not, however, gain seniority, owing to a 1980 Rules Committee policy that no longer gave seniority to senators who entered Congress early for the purpose of gaining advantageous office space.
- ↑ Frank Lautenberg served a previous term as U.S. Senator from New Jersey from January 1983 to January 2001, but according to Senate rules, he did not retain seniority from that prior service. Lautenberg sought restoration of his seniority based on his prior service, but did not receive it. "Lieberman says he has been promised seniority", via HillNews.com
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