Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Congress/Senate seniority table sandbox
Notes
- This sandbox is designed to craft the table for the next Congress. In this case, the 117th United States Congress beginning January 3, 2021.
- This list assumes all incumbents are re-elected unless they are retiring.
Current seniority list
The president pro tempore of the Senate is traditionally the most senior member of the majority party. Only relevant factors are listed below. For senators whose seniority is based on their states' respective populations, the state population ranking is given as determined by the relevant United States Census.[1][2][3][4]
| Current rank |
Historical rank[a][5] |
Senator | Party | State | Seniority date | Other factors | Committee and leadership positions
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| 1 | 1692 | Patrick Leahy | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Vermont | January 3, 1975 | Ranking Member: Appropriations President pro tempore emeritus | |
| 2 | 1745 | Chuck Grassley | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Iowa | January 3, 1981 | President pro tempore Chair: Finance | |
| 3 | 1766 | Mitch McConnell | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Kentucky | January 3, 1985 | Majority Leader | |
| 4 | 1775 | Richard Shelby | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican[b] | Alabama | January 3, 1987 | Chair: Appropriations | |
| 5 | 1801 | Dianne Feinstein | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | California | November 4, 1992 | Ranking Member: Judiciary | |
| 6 | 1810 | Patty Murray | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Washington | January 3, 1993 | Ranking Member: HELP Assistant Minority Leader | |
| 7 | 1816 | Jim Inhofe | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Oklahoma | November 16, 1994 | Chair: Armed Services | |
| 8 | 1827 | Ron Wyden | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Oregon | February 6, 1996 | Ranking Member: Finance | |
| 9 | 1831 | Dick Durbin | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Illinois | January 3, 1997 | Former House member (14 years) | Minority Whip |
| 10 | 1835 | Jack Reed | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Rhode Island | Former House member (6 years) | Ranking Member: Armed Services | |
| 11 | 1842 | Susan Collins | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Maine | Chair: Aging | ||
| 12 | 1844 | Chuck Schumer | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | New York | January 3, 1999 | Former House member (18 years) | Minority Leader |
| 13 | 1846 | Mike Crapo | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Idaho | Former House member (6 years) | Chair: Banking | |
| 14 | 1855 | Tom Carper | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Delaware | January 3, 2001 | Former House member (10 years) | Ranking Member: Environment |
| 15 | 1856 | Debbie Stabenow | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Michigan | Former House member (4 years) | Ranking Member: Agriculture Democratic Policy Committee Chair | |
| 16 | 1859 | Maria Cantwell[c] | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Washington | Former House member (2 years) | Ranking Member: Commerce | |
| 17 | 1867 | John Cornyn | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Texas | December 2, 2002[d] |
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| 18 | 1868 | Lisa Murkowski | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Alaska | December 20, 2002[d] | Chair: Energy | |
| 19 | 1870 | Lindsey Graham | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | South Carolina | January 3, 2003 | Chair: Judiciary | |
| 20 | 1876 | Richard Burr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | North Carolina | January 3, 2005 | Former House member (10 years) | Chair: Intelligence |
| 21 | 1879 | John Thune | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | South Dakota | Former House member (6 years) | Majority Whip | |
| 22 | 1885 | Bob Menendez | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | New Jersey | January 17, 2006[d] | Ranking Member: Foreign Relations | |
| 23 | 1886 | Ben Cardin | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Maryland | January 3, 2007 | Former House member (20 years) | Ranking Member: Small Business |
| 24 | 1887 | Bernie Sanders | style="background-color:Template:Independent (United States)/meta/color" | | Independent | Vermont | Former House member (16 years) | Ranking Member: Budget | |
| 25 | 1888 | Sherrod Brown | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Ohio | Former House member (14 years) | Ranking Member: Banking | |
| 26 | 1890 | Bob Casey Jr. | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania 6th in population (2000) | Ranking Member: Aging | |
| 27 | 1893 | Amy Klobuchar | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Minnesota | Minnesota 21st in population (2000) | Ranking Member: Rules | |
| 28 | 1894 | Sheldon Whitehouse | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Rhode Island | Rhode Island 43rd in population (2000) | ||
| 29 | 1895 | Jon Tester | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Montana | Montana 44th in population (2000) | Ranking Member: Veterans' Affairs | |
| 30 | 1896 | John Barrasso | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Wyoming | June 22, 2007[d] | Chair: Environment Republican Conference Chair | |
| 31 | 1897 | Roger Wicker | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Mississippi | December 31, 2007[d] | Chair: Commerce | |
| 32 | 1901 | Jeanne Shaheen | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | New Hampshire | January 3, 2009 | Former governor (6 years) | |
| 33 | 1902 | Mark Warner | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Virginia | Former governor (4 years) | Vice Chair: Intelligence Democratic Caucus Vice Chair | |
| 34 | 1903 | Jim Risch | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Idaho | Former governor (7 months) | Chair: Foreign Relations | |
| 35 | 1905 | Jeff Merkley | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Oregon | |||
| 36 | 1909 | Michael Bennet | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Colorado | January 21, 2009[d] | ||
| 37 | 1910 | Kirsten Gillibrand | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | New York | January 26, 2009[d] | ||
| 38 | 1916 | Joe Manchin | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | West Virginia | November 15, 2010 | Former governor | Ranking Member: Energy |
| 39 | 1917 | Chris Coons | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Delaware | Vice Chair: Ethics | ||
| 40 | 1919 | Roy Blunt | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Missouri | January 3, 2011 | Former House member (14 years); Missouri 17th in population (2000) |
Chair: Rules Republican Policy Committee Chair |
| 41 | 1920 | Jerry Moran | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Kansas | Former House member (14 years); Kansas 33rd in population (2000) |
Chair: Veterans' Affairs | |
| 42 | 1921 | Rob Portman | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Ohio | Former House member (12 years) | ||
| 43 | 1922 | John Boozman | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Arkansas | Former House member (10 years) | ||
| 44 | 1923 | Pat Toomey | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Pennsylvania | Former House member (6 years) | ||
| 45 | 1924 | John Hoeven | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | North Dakota | Former governor | Chair: Indian Affairs | |
| 46 | 1925 | Marco Rubio | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Florida | Florida 4th in population (2000) | Chair: Small Business | |
| 47 | 1926 | Ron Johnson | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Wisconsin | Wisconsin 20th in population (2000) | Chair: Homeland Security | |
| 48 | 1927 | Rand Paul | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Kentucky | Kentucky 25th in population (2000) | ||
| 49 | 1928 | Richard Blumenthal | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Connecticut | Connecticut 29th in population (2000) | ||
| 50 | 1929 | Mike Lee | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Utah | Utah 34th in population (2000) | ||
| 51 | 1932 | Brian Schatz | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Hawaii | December 26, 2012[d] | ||
| 52 | 1933 | Tim Scott | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | South Carolina | January 2, 2013[d] | ||
| 53 | 1934 | Tammy Baldwin | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Wisconsin | January 3, 2013 | Former House member (14 years) | Democratic Caucus Secretary |
| 54 | 1937 | Chris Murphy | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Connecticut | Former House member (6 years); Connecticut 29th in population (2010) |
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| 55 | 1938 | Mazie Hirono | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Hawaii | Former House member (6 years); Hawaii 40th in population (2010) | ||
| 56 | 1939 | Martin Heinrich | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | New Mexico | Former House member (4 years) | ||
| 57 | 1940 | Angus King | style="background-color:Template:Independent (United States)/meta/color" | | Independent | Maine | Former governor (8 years) | ||
| 58 | 1941 | Tim Kaine | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Virginia | Former governor (4 years) | ||
| 59 | 1942 | Ted Cruz | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Texas | Texas 2nd in population (2010) | ||
| 60 | 1943 | Elizabeth Warren | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Massachusetts | Massachusetts 14th in population (2010) | Democratic Caucus Vice Chair | |
| 61 | 1944 | Deb Fischer | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Nebraska | Nebraska 38th in population (2010) | ||
| 62 | 1948 | Ed Markey | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Massachusetts | July 16, 2013 | ||
| 63 | 1949 | Cory Booker | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | New Jersey | October 31, 2013 | ||
| 64 | 1951 | Shelley Moore Capito | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | West Virginia | January 3, 2015 | Former House member (14 years) | |
| 65 | 1952 | Gary Peters | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Michigan | Former House member (6 years); Michigan 8th in population (2010) |
Ranking Member: Homeland Security | |
| 66 | 1953 | Bill Cassidy | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Louisiana | Former House member (6 years); Louisiana 25th in population (2010) |
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| 67 | 1955 | James Lankford | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Oklahoma | Former House member (4 years) | Chair: Ethics | |
| 68 | 1956 | Tom Cotton | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Arkansas | Former House member (2 years); Arkansas 32nd in population (2010) |
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| 69 | 1957 | Steve Daines | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Montana | Former House member (2 years); Montana 44th in population (2010) | ||
| 70 | 1958 | Mike Rounds | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | South Dakota | Former governor | ||
| 71 | 1960 | Thom Tillis | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | North Carolina | North Carolina 10th in population (2010) | ||
| 72 | 1961 | Joni Ernst | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Iowa | Iowa 30th in population (2010) | Republican Conference Vice Chair | |
| 73 | 1962 | Ben Sasse | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Nebraska | Nebraska 38th in population (2010) | ||
| 74 | 1963 | Dan Sullivan | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Alaska | Alaska 47th in population (2010) | ||
| 75 | 1964 | Chris Van Hollen | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Maryland | January 3, 2017 | Former House member (14 years) | |
| 76 | 1965 | Todd Young | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Indiana | Former House member (6 years) | NRSC Chair | |
| 77 | 1966 | Tammy Duckworth | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Illinois | Former House member (4 years) | ||
| 78 | 1967 | Maggie Hassan | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | New Hampshire | Former governor | ||
| 79 | 1969 | John Neely Kennedy | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Louisiana | Louisiana 25th in population (2010) | ||
| 80 | 1970 | Catherine Cortez Masto | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Nevada | Nevada 35th in population (2010) | ||
| 81 | 1972 | Tina Smith | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Minnesota | January 3, 2018 | ||
| 82 | 1974 | Cindy Hyde-Smith | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Mississippi | April 2, 2018[d] | ||
| 83 | 1975 | Marsha Blackburn | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Tennessee | January 3, 2019 | Former House member (16 years) | |
| 84 | 1976 | Kyrsten Sinema[e] | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Arizona | Former House member (6 years); Arizona 16th in population (2010) | ||
| 85 | 1977 | Kevin Cramer | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | North Dakota | Former House member (6 years); North Dakota 48th in population (2010) | ||
| 86 | 1979 | Jacky Rosen | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Nevada | Former House member (2 years) | ||
| 87 | 1980 | Mitt Romney | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Utah | Former governor | ||
| 88 | 1981 | Mike Braun | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Indiana | Indiana 15th in population (2010) | ||
| 89 | 1982 | Josh Hawley | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Missouri | Missouri 18th in population (2010) | ||
| 90 | 1983 | Rick Scott | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Florida | January 8, 2019 | ||
| 91 | 1985 | Mark Kelly | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Arizona | December 2, 2020 | ||
| 92 | 1986 | Ben Ray Luján | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | New Mexico | January 3, 2021 | Former House member (12 years) | |
| 93 | 1987 | Cynthia Lummis | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Wyoming | Former House member (8 years) | ||
| 94 | 1988 | Roger Marshall | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Kansas | Former House member (4 years) | ||
| 95 | 1989 | John Hickenlooper | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Colorado | Former governor | ||
| 96 | 1990 | Bill Hagerty | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Tennessee | Tennessee 17th in population (2010) | ||
| 97 | 1991 | Tommy Tuberville | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican | Alabama | Alabama 23rd in population (2010) | ||
| 98 | 1992 | Alex Padilla | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | California | TBD | California 1st in population (2010) | |
| 99 | 1993 | Jon Ossoff | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Georgien | Surname O | ||
| 100 | 1994 | Raphael Warnock | style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic | Surname W | |||
| Rank | Historical rank |
Senator | Party | State | Seniority date | Other factors | Committee and leadership positions | |
Notes
- ^ "Historical rank" refers to the Senator's seniority over the entire history of the Senate since 1789. This is an absolute number that does not change from one Congress to the next.
- ^ Richard Shelby's 1994 party change did not break his service or seniority.
- ^ Maria Cantwell (#16) is the Senate's most senior junior senator.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j The seniority date for an appointed senator is the date of the appointment, not necessarily the date of taking the oath of office. See Determining the beginning of a term, above.
- ^ Kyrsten Sinema (#86) is the Senate's most junior senior senator.
References
- ^ 1981 U.S Census Report Contains 1980 Census results.
- ^ 1991 U.S Census Report Contains 1990 Census results.
- ^ American FactFinder, United States Census Bureau. "2000 Census State Population Rankings". Factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
- ^ Resident Population Data (Text Version) - 2010 Census Contains 1910 to 2010 results by state and census region
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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