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List of United States senators in the 114th Congress

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This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 114th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 2015, to January 3, 2017.

In this Congress, Barbara Boxer (D-California) was the most senior junior senator and Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska) was the most junior senior senator.

Sometimes a Senator is sworn in during the middle of the two-year Congress. This did not occur in this Congress.

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]

Terms of service

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Class Terms of service of senators that expired in years
Class 3 Terms of service of senators that expired in 2017 (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.)[6]
Class 1 Terms of service of senators that expired in 2019 (Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.)[7]
Class 2 Terms of service of senators that expired in 2021 (Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming.)[8]

U.S. Senate seniority list

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Current
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Historical
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Senator Party State Seniority date Other factors
1 1692 Patrick Leahy Democratic Vermont January 3, 1975
2 1708 Orrin Hatch Republican Utah January 3, 1977
3 1719 Thad Cochran Republican Mississippi December 27, 1978 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
4 1743 Chuck Grassley Republican Iowa January 3, 1981 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
5 1766 Mitch McConnell Republican Kentucky January 3, 1985
6 1773 Barbara Mikulski Democratic Maryland January 3, 1987 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years)
7 1775 Richard Shelby Republican Alabama Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (8 years)
8 1777 John McCain Republican Arizona Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years);
Arizona 29th in population (1980)
9 1778 Harry Reid Democratic Nevada Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years);
Nevada 43rd in population (1980)
10 1801 Dianne Feinstein Democratic California November 10, 1992
11 1804 Barbara Boxer Democratic California January 3, 1993 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
12 1812 Patty Murray Democratic Washington  
13 1816 Jim Inhofe Republican Oklahoma November 17, 1994
14 1827 Ron Wyden Democratic Oregon February 6, 1996
15 1830 Pat Roberts Republican Kansas January 3, 1997 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (16 years)
16 1831 Dick Durbin Democratic Illinois Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years)
17 1835 Jack Reed Democratic Rhode Island Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
18 1839 Jeff Sessions Republican Alabama Alabama 22nd in population (1990)
19 1842 Susan Collins Republican Maine Maine 38th in population (1990)
20 1843 Mike Enzi Republican Wyoming Wyoming 50th in population (1990)
21 1844 Chuck Schumer Democratic New York January 3, 1999 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (18 years)
22 1846 Mike Crapo Republican Idaho Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
23 1854 Bill Nelson Democratic Florida January 3, 2001 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (12 years)
24 1855 Tom Carper Democratic Delaware Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years)
25 1856 Debbie Stabenow Democratic Michigan Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years)
26 1859 Maria Cantwell Democratic Washington Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2 years)
27 1873 John Cornyn Republican Texas December 2, 2002  
28 1867 Lisa Murkowski Republican Alaska December 20, 2002  
29 1869 Lindsey Graham Republican South Carolina January 3, 2003 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
30 1871 Lamar Alexander Republican Tennessee  
31 1876 Richard Burr Republican North Carolina January 3, 2005 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years)
32 1879 John Thune Republican South Dakota Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
33 1880 Johnny Isakson Republican Georgia Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (5 years, 10 months)
34 1881 David Vitter Republican Louisiana Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (5 years, 7 months)
35 1885 Bob Menendez Democratic New Jersey January 18, 2006  
36 1886 Ben Cardin Democratic Maryland January 3, 2007 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (20 years)
37[9] 1887 Bernie Sanders Independent Vermont Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (16 years)
38 1888 Sherrod Brown Democratic Ohio Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years)
39 1889 Bob Casey Jr Democratic Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 6th in population (2000)
40 1891 Bob Corker Republican Tennessee Tennessee 16th in population (2000)
41 1892 Claire McCaskill Democratic Missouri Missouri 17th in population (2000)
42 1893 Amy Klobuchar Democratic Minnesota Minnesota 21st in population (2000)
43 1894 Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic Rhode Island Rhode Island 43rd in population (2000)
44 1895 Jon Tester Democratic Montana Montana 44th in population (2000)
45 1896 John Barrasso Republican Wyoming June 25, 2007  
46 1897 Roger Wicker Republican Mississippi December 31, 2007
47 1899 Tom Udall Democratic New Mexico January 3, 2009 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
48 1901 Jeanne Shaheen Democratic New Hampshire Former governor (6 years)
49 1902 Mark Warner Democratic Virginia Former governor (4 years)
50 1903 Jim Risch Republican Idaho Former governor (7 months)
51 1905 Jeff Merkley Democratic Oregon  
52 1909 Michael Bennet Democratic Colorado January 21, 2009
53 1910 Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic New York January 26, 2009
54 1911 Al Franken Democratic Minnesota July 7, 2009
55 1916 Joe Manchin Democratic West Virginia November 15, 2010 Former governor
56 1917 Chris Coons Democratic Delaware  
57 1918 Mark Kirk Republican Illinois November 29, 2010
58 1785[10] Dan Coats Republican Indiana January 3, 2011 Previously a senator
59 1919 Roy Blunt Republican Missouri Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years);
Missouri 17th in population (2000)
60 1920 Jerry Moran Republican Kansas Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years);
Kansas 32nd in population (2000)
61 1921 Rob Portman Republican Ohio Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (12 years)
62 1922 John Boozman Republican Arkansas Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (9 years)
63 1923 Pat Toomey Republican Pennsylvania Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
64 1924 John Hoeven Republican North Dakota Former governor
65 1925 Marco Rubio Republican Florida Florida 4th in population (2000)
66 1926 Ron Johnson Republican Wisconsin Wisconsin 18th in population (2000)
67 1927 Rand Paul Republican Kentucky Kentucky 25th in population (2000)
68 1928 Richard Blumenthal Democratic Connecticut Connecticut 29th in population (2000)
69 1929 Mike Lee Republican Utah Utah 34th in population (2000)
70 1930 Kelly Ayotte Republican New Hampshire New Hampshire 41st in population (2000)
71 1931 Dean Heller Republican Nevada May 9, 2011  
72 1932 Brian Schatz Democratic Hawaii December 27, 2012
73 1933 Tim Scott Republican South Carolina January 2, 2013
74 1934 Tammy Baldwin Democratic Wisconsin January 3, 2013 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years)
75 1935 Jeff Flake Republican Arizona Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (12 years)
76 1936 Joe Donnelly Democratic Indiana Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years);
Indiana 16th in population (2010)
77 1937 Chris Murphy Democratic Connecticut Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years);
Connecticut 29th in population (2010)
78 1938 Mazie Hirono Democratic Hawaii Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years);
Hawaii 42nd in population (2010)
79 1939 Martin Heinrich Democratic New Mexico Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years)
80 1940 Angus King Independent Maine Former governor (8 years)
81 1941 Tim Kaine Democratic Virginia Former governor (4 years)
82 1942 Ted Cruz Republican Texas Texas 2nd in population (2010)
83 1943 Elizabeth Warren Democratic Massachusetts Massachusetts 15th in population (2010)
84 1944 Deb Fischer Republican Nebraska Nebraska 38th in population (2010)
85 1945 Heidi Heitkamp Democratic North Dakota North Dakota 48th in population (2010)
86 1948 Ed Markey Democratic Massachusetts July 16, 2013 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
87 1949 Cory Booker Democratic New Jersey October 31, 2013  
88 1951 Shelley Moore Capito Republican West Virginia January 3, 2015 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years)
89 1952 Gary Peters Democratic Michigan Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years);
Michigan 9th in population (2010)
90 1953 Bill Cassidy Republican Louisiana Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years);
Louisiana 25th in population (2010)
91 1954 Cory Gardner Republican Colorado Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years);
Colorado 22nd in population (2010)
92 1955 James Lankford Republican Oklahoma Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years);
Oklahoma 28th in population (2010)
93 1956 Tom Cotton Republican Arkansas Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2 years);
Arkansas 32nd in population (2010)
94 1957 Steve Daines Republican Montana Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2 years);
Montana 44th in population (2010)
95 1958 Mike Rounds Republican South Dakota Former governor
96 1959 David Perdue Republican Georgia Georgia 8th in population (2010)
97 1960 Thom Tillis Republican North Carolina North Carolina 10th in population (2010)
98 1961 Joni Ernst Republican Iowa Iowa 30th in population (2010)
99 1962 Ben Sasse Republican Nebraska Nebraska 37th in population (2010)
100 1963 Dan Sullivan Republican Alaska Alaska 47th in population (2010)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.senate.gov
  2. ^ 1971 U.S Census Report Contains 1970 Census results.
  3. ^ 1981 U.S Census Report Contains 1980 Census results.
  4. ^ 1991 U.S Census Report Contains 1990 Census results.
  5. ^ "2000 Census State Population Rankings". Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2014-11-08.
  6. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 2017.
  7. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 2019.
  8. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 2021.
  9. ^ Bernie Sanders's 2015–2016 party change did not break his service or seniority.
  10. ^ Coats previously served as a U.S. senator.
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