This is a complete list of United States senators during the 118th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 2023, to January 3, 2025. 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.
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]
In this Congress, the most junior senior senator is Jon Ossoff, and Maria Cantwell is the most senior junior senator.
Terms of service
Class | Terms of service of senators that will expire in years |
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Class 1 | Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2025[6] |
Class 2 | Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2027[7] |
Class 3 | Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2029[8] |
U.S. Senate seniority list
Rank | Historical rank |
Senator | Party | State | Seniority date | Other factors |
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1 | 1743 | Chuck Grassley | Republican | Iowa | January 3, 1981 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years) |
2 | 1766 | Mitch McConnell | Republican | Kentucky | January 3, 1985 | |
3 | 1801 | Dianne Feinstein[9] | Democratic | California | November 4, 1992 | |
4 | 1812 | Patty Murray | Democratic | Washington | January 3, 1993 | |
5 | 1827 | Ron Wyden | Democratic | Oregon | February 5, 1996 | |
6 | 1831 | Dick Durbin | Democratic | Illinois | January 3, 1997 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years) |
7 | 1835 | Jack Reed | Democratic | Rhode Island | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years) | |
8 | 1842 | Susan Collins | Republican | Maine | ||
9 | 1844 | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | New York | January 3, 1999 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (18 years) |
10 | 1846 | Mike Crapo | Republican | Idaho | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years) | |
11 | 1855 | Tom Carper | Democratic | Delaware | January 3, 2001 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years) |
12 | 1856 | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | Michigan | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years) | |
13 | 1859 | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | Washington | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2 years) | |
14 | 1867 | John Cornyn | Republican | Texas | December 1, 2002 | |
15 | 1868 | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | Alaska | December 20, 2002 | |
16 | 1870 | Lindsey Graham | Republican | South Carolina | January 3, 2003 | |
17 | 1879 | John Thune | Republican | South Dakota | January 3, 2005 | |
18 | 1885 | Bob Menendez | Democratic | New Jersey | January 18, 2006 | |
19 | 1886 | Ben Cardin | Democratic | Maryland | January 3, 2007 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (20 years) |
20 | 1887 | Bernie Sanders | Independent | Vermont | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (16 years) | |
21 | 1888 | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | Ohio | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years) | |
22 | 1889 | Bob Casey Jr. | Democratic | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania 6th in population (2000) | |
23 | 1893 | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | Minnesota | Minnesota 21st in population (2000) | |
24 | 1894 | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | Rhode Island | Rhode Island 43rd in population (2000) | |
25 | 1895 | Jon Tester | Democratic | Montana | Montana 44th in population (2000) | |
26 | 1896 | John Barrasso | Republican | Wyoming | June 25, 2007 | |
27 | 1897 | Roger Wicker | Republican | Mississippi | December 31, 2007 | |
28 | 1901 | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | New Hampshire | January 3, 2009 | Former governor (6 years) |
29 | 1902 | Mark Warner | Democratic | Virginia | Former governor (4 years) | |
30 | 1903 | Jim Risch | Republican | Idaho | Former governor (7 months) | |
31 | 1905 | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | Oregon | ||
32 | 1909 | Michael Bennet | Democratic | Colorado | January 21, 2009 | |
33 | 1910 | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | New York | January 26, 2009 | |
34 | 1916 | Joe Manchin | Democratic | West Virginia | November 15, 2010 | Former governor |
35 | 1917 | Chris Coons | Democratic | Delaware | ||
36 | 1920 | Jerry Moran | Republican | Kansas | January 3, 2011 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years) |
37 | 1922 | John Boozman | Republican | Arkansas | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (9 years) | |
38 | 1924 | John Hoeven | Republican | North Dakota | Former governor | |
39 | 1925 | Marco Rubio | Republican | Florida | Florida 4th in population (2000) | |
40 | 1926 | Ron Johnson | Republican | Wisconsin | Wisconsin 18th in population (2000) | |
41 | 1927 | Rand Paul | Republican | Kentucky | Kentucky 25th in population (2000) | |
42 | 1928 | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | Connecticut | Connecticut 29th in population (2000) | |
43 | 1929 | Mike Lee | Republican | Utah | Utah 34th in population (2000) | |
44 | 1932 | Brian Schatz | Democratic | Hawaii | December 27, 2012 | |
45 | 1933 | Tim Scott | Republican | South Carolina | January 2, 2013 | |
46 | 1934 | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | Wisconsin | January 3, 2013 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years) |
47 | 1937 | Chris Murphy | Democratic | Connecticut | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Connecticut 29th in population (2010) | |
48 | 1938 | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | Hawaii | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Hawaii 42nd in population (2010) | |
49 | 1939 | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | New Mexico | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years) | |
50 | 1940 | Angus King | Independent | Maine | Former governor (8 years) | |
51 | 1941 | Tim Kaine | Democratic | Virginia | Former governor (4 years) | |
52 | 1942 | Ted Cruz | Republican | Texas | Texas 2nd in population (2010) | |
53 | 1943 | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | Massachusetts | Massachusetts 15th in population (2010) | |
54 | 1944 | Deb Fischer | Republican | Nebraska | Nebraska 38th in population (2010) | |
55 | 1948 | Ed Markey | Democratic | Massachusetts | July 16, 2013 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (36 years) |
56 | 1949 | Cory Booker | Democratic | New Jersey | October 31, 2013 | |
57 | 1951 | Shelley Moore Capito | Republican | West Virginia | January 3, 2015 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years) |
58 | 1952 | Gary Peters | Democratic | Michigan | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Michigan 9th in population (2010) | |
59 | 1953 | Bill Cassidy | Republican | Louisiana | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Louisiana 25th in population (2010) | |
60 | 1955 | James Lankford | Republican | Oklahoma | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years) | |
61 | 1956 | Tom Cotton | Republican | Arkansas | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2 years); Arkansas 32nd in population (2010) | |
62 | 1957 | Steve Daines | Republican | Montana | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2 years); Montana 44th in population (2010) | |
63 | 1958 | Mike Rounds | Republican | South Dakota | Former governor | |
64 | 1960 | Thom Tillis | Republican | North Carolina | North Carolina 10th in population (2010) | |
65 | 1961 | Joni Ernst | Republican | Iowa | Iowa 30th in population (2010) | |
66 | 1962 | Ben Sasse[10] | Republican | Nebraska | Nebraska 38th in population (2010) | |
67 | 1963 | Dan Sullivan | Republican | Alaska | Alaska 47th in population (2010) | |
68 | 1964 | Chris Van Hollen | Democratic | Maryland | January 3, 2017 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years) |
69 | 1965 | Todd Young | Republican | Indiana | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years) | |
70 | 1966 | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | Illinois | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years) | |
71 | 1967 | Maggie Hassan | Democratic | New Hampshire | Former governor | |
72 | 1969 | John Kennedy | Republican | Louisiana | Louisiana 25th in population (2010) | |
73 | 1970 | Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | Nevada | Nevada 35th in population (2010) | |
74 | 1972 | Tina Smith | Democratic | Minnesota | January 3, 2018 | |
75 | 1974 | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | Mississippi | April 2, 2018 | |
76 | 1975 | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | Tennessee | January 3, 2019 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (16 years) |
77 | 1976 | Kyrsten Sinema | Independent | Arizona | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Arizona 16th in population (2010) | |
78 | 1977 | Kevin Cramer | Republican | North Dakota | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); North Dakota 48th in population (2010) | |
79 | 1979 | Jacky Rosen | Democratic | Nevada | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2 years) | |
80 | 1980 | Mitt Romney | Republican | Utah | Former governor | |
81 | 1981 | Mike Braun | Republican | Indiana | Indiana 15th in population (2010) | |
82 | 1982 | Josh Hawley | Republican | Missouri | Missouri 18th in population (2010) | |
83 | 1983 | Rick Scott | Republican | Florida | January 8, 2019 | |
84 | 1985 | Mark Kelly | Democratic | Arizona | December 2, 2020 | |
85 | 1986 | Ben Ray Luján | Democratic | New Mexico | January 3, 2021 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (12 years) |
86 | 1987 | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | Wyoming | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (8 years) | |
87 | 1988 | Roger Marshall | Republican | Kansas | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years) | |
88 | 1989 | John Hickenlooper | Democratic | Colorado | Former governor | |
89 | 1990 | Bill Hagerty | Republican | Tennessee | Tennessee 17th in population (2010) | |
90 | 1991 | Tommy Tuberville | Republican | Alabama | Alabama 23rd in population (2010) | |
91 | 1992 | Alex Padilla | Democratic | California | January 20, 2021 | California 1st in population (2010) |
92 | 1993 | Jon Ossoff | Democratic | Georgia | Georgia 9th in population (2010); "O" 15th in alphabet | |
93 | 1994 | Raphael Warnock | Democratic | Georgia 9th in population (2010); "W" 23rd in alphabet | ||
94 | 1995 | Peter Welch | Democratic | Vermont | January 3, 2023 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (16 years) |
95 | 1996 | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | Oklahoma | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years) | |
96 | 1997 | Ted Budd | Republican | North Carolina | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years) | |
97 | 1998 | John Fetterman | Democratic | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania 5th in population (2020) | |
98 | 1999 | J. D. Vance | Republican | Ohio | Ohio 7th in population (2020) | |
99 | 2000 | Eric Schmitt | Republican | Missouri | Missouri 19th in population (2020) | |
100 | 2001 | Katie Britt | Republican | Alabama | Alabama 24th in population (2020) | |
101 | 2002 | Pete Ricketts[10] | Republican | Nebraska | January 23, 2023 | |
102 | 2003 | Laphonza Butler[9] | Democratic | California | October 1, 2023 |
See also
Notes
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.
- ↑ Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2025.
- ↑ Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2027.
- ↑ Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2029.
- 1 2 In California, Dianne Feinstein (D) died September 28, 2023. She was replaced by Laphonza Butler (D), who was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom.
- 1 2 In Nebraska, Ben Sasse (R) resigned January 8, 2023. He was replaced by Pete Ricketts (R), who was appointed by Governor Jim Pillen.