List of United States senators in the 103rd Congress

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This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 103rd United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 1993, to January 3, 1995.

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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 state governor. The final factor is the population of the senator's state. [1] [2] [3] [4]

In this congress, Ernest Hollings (D-South Carolina) was the most senior junior senator and Dianne Feinstein (D-California) was the most junior senior senator.

Senators who were sworn in during the middle of the two-year congressional term (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 1994 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.

Terms of service

ClassTerms of service of senators that expired in years
Class 1Terms of service of senators that expired in 1995 (AZ, CA, CT, DE, FL, HI, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY.) [5]
Class 2Terms of service of senators that expired in 1997 (AK, AL, AR, CO, DE, GA, ID, IL, IA, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WV, and WY.) [6]
Class 3Terms of service of senators that expired in 1999 (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, NC, ND, New Hampshire, NV, New York, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, UT, VT, WA, and WI.) [7]

U.S. Senate seniority list

U.S. Senate seniority
RankSenator (party-state)Seniority dateOther factors
1 Strom Thurmond (R-SC)November 7, 1956Former governor, Previously a senator
2 Robert Byrd (D-WV)January 3, 1959Former representative
3 Claiborne Pell (D-RI)January 3, 1961
4 Ted Kennedy (D-MA)November 7, 1962
5 Daniel Inouye (D-HI)January 3, 1963Former representative
6 Ernest Hollings (D-SC)November 9, 1966Former governor
7 Mark Hatfield (R-OR)January 10, 1967Former governor
8 Ted Stevens (R-AK)December 24, 1968
9 Bob Dole (R-KS)January 3, 1969Former representative
10 Bob Packwood (R-OR)
11 Bill Roth (R-DE)January 1, 1971Former representative
12 Sam Nunn (D-GA)November 8, 1972
13 Bennett Johnston Jr. (D-LA)November 14, 1972
14 Jesse Helms (R-NC)January 3, 1973North Carolina 12th in population (1970)
15 Pete Domenici (R-NM)New Mexico 37th in population (1970)
16 Joe Biden (D-DE)Delaware 46th in population (1970)
17 John Glenn (D-OH)December 24, 1974
18 Wendell H. Ford (D-KY)December 28, 1974
19 Dale Bumpers (D-AR)January 3, 1975Former governor
20 Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
21 John Danforth (R-MO)December 27, 1976
22 Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH)December 29, 1976Previously a senator
23 John Chafee (R-RI)Former governor, Former cabinet secretary
24 Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (D-MI)December 30, 1976Former representative
25 Paul Sarbanes (D-MD)January 3, 1977Former representative
26 Pat Moynihan (D-NY)New York 2nd in population (1970)
27 Richard Lugar (R-IN)Indiana 11th in population (1970)
28 Jim Sasser (D-TN)Tennessee 17th in population (1970)
29 Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ)Arizona 22nd in population (1970)
30 Orrin Hatch (R-UT)Utah 36th in population (1970)
31 Malcolm Wallop (R-WY)Wyoming 49th in population (1970)
32 David Durenberger (R-MN)November 8, 1978
33 Max Baucus (D-MT)December 15, 1978Former representative
34 Nancy Kassebaum Baker (R-KS)December 23, 1978
35 Thad Cochran (R-MS)December 27, 1978Former representative
36 Alan K. Simpson (R-WY)January 1, 1979
37 John Warner (R-VA)January 2, 1979Former cabinet secretary
38 David Pryor (D-AR)January 3, 1979Former representative (6 years, 2 months)
39 William Cohen (R-ME)Former representative (6 years)
40 Larry Pressler (R-SD)Former representative (4 years)
41 David L. Boren [8] (D-OK)Former governor - Oklahoma 27th in population (1970)
42 J. James Exon (D-NE)Former governor - Nebraska 35th in population (1970)
43 Carl Levin (D-MI)Michigan 7th in population (1970)
44 Bill Bradley (D-NJ)New Jersey 8th in population (1970)
45 Howell Heflin (D-AL)Alabama 21st in population (1970)
46 George J. Mitchell (D-ME)May 17, 1980
47 Chris Dodd (D-CT)January 3, 1981Former representative (6 years) - Connecticut 24th in population
48 Chuck Grassley (R-IA)Former representative (6 years) - Iowa 25th in population (1970)
49 Al D'Amato (R-NY)New York 2nd in population (1970)
50 Arlen Specter (R-PA)Pennsylvania 3rd in population (1970)
51 Don Nickles (R-OK)Oklahoma 27th in population (1970)
52 Frank Murkowski (R-AK)Alaska 50th in population (1970)
53 Frank Lautenberg [9] (D-NJ)December 27, 1982
54 Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)January 3, 1983
55 John Kerry (D-MA)January 2, 1985
56 Paul Simon (D-IL)January 3, 1985Former representative (10 years) - Illinois 5th in population (1980)
57 Tom Harkin (D-IA)Former representative (10 years) - Iowa 27th in population (1980)
58 Phil Gramm (R-TX)Former representative (6 years)
59 Mitch McConnell (R-KY) 
60 Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)January 15, 1985
61 John Breaux (D-LA)January 3, 1987Former representative (14 years)
62 Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)Former representative (10 years)
63 Richard Shelby (D, R-AL [10] )Former representative (8 years) - Alabama 22nd in population (1980)
64 Tom Daschle (D-SD)Former representative (8 years) - South Dakota 45th in population (1980)
65 John McCain (R-AZ)Former representative (4 years) - Arizona 29th in population (1980)
66 Harry Reid (D-NV)Former representative (4 years) - Nevada 43rd in population (1980)
67 Bob Graham (D-FL)Former governor - Florida 7th in population (1980)
68 Kit Bond (R-MO)Former governor - Missouri 15th in population (1980)
69 Kent Conrad (D-ND)
70 Slade Gorton (R-WA)January 3, 1989Previously a senator
71 Trent Lott (R-MS)Former representative (16 years)
72 Jim Jeffords (R-VT)Former representative (14 years)
73 Dan Coats (R-IN)Former representative (8 years)
74 Connie Mack (R-FL)Former representative (6 years)
75 Richard Bryan (D-NV)Former governor (6 years)
76 Chuck Robb (D-VA)Former governor (4 years) - Virginia 14th in population (1980)
77 Bob Kerrey (D-NE)Former governor (4 years) - Nebraska 35th in population (1980)
78 Herb Kohl (D-WI)Wisconsin 16th in population (1980)
79 Joe Lieberman (D-CT)Connecticut 25th in population (1980)
80 Conrad Burns (R-MT)Montana 44th in population (1980)
81 Daniel Akaka (D-HI)May 16, 1990
82 Bob Smith (R-NH)December 7, 1990
83 Hank Brown (R-CO)January 3, 1991Former representative (10 years)
84 Larry Craig (R-ID)Former representative (6 years)
85 Paul Wellstone (D-MN)
86 Harris Wofford (D-PA)May 9, 1991
87 Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)November 10, 1992
88 Byron Dorgan (D-ND)December 15, 1992
89 Harlan Mathews (D-TN) [11] January 2, 1993
90 Barbara Boxer (D-CA)January 3, 1993Former representative (10 years)
91 Judd Gregg (R-NH)Former representative (8 years)
92 Ben Nighthorse Campbell [12] (D-CO)Former representative (6 years)
93 Bob Krueger [13] (D-TX)Former representative (4 years)
94 Carol Moseley Braun (D-IL)Illinois 6th in population (1990)
95 Lauch Faircloth (R-NC)North Carolina 10th in population (1990)
96 Paul Coverdell (R-GA)Georgia 11th in population (1990)
97 Russ Feingold (D-WI)Wisconsin 16th in population (1990)
98 Patty Murray (D-WA)Washington 18th in population (1990)
99 Bob Bennett (R-UT)Utah 35th in population (1990)
100 Dirk Kempthorne (R-ID)Idaho 42nd in population (1990)
101 Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)June 14, 1993
102 Jim Inhofe (R-OK)November 17, 1994
103 Fred Thompson (R-TN)December 2, 1994

See also

Notes

  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. Terms of service of senators that expired in 1995.
  6. Terms of service of senators that expired in 1997.
  7. Terms of service of senators that expired in 1999.
  8. Senator Boren retired from the Senate on November 16, 1994
  9. Senator Lautenberg left the Senate but returned in 2003, he cannot regain his previous seniority according to Senate Rules.
  10. Senator Shelby was previously a Democrat but switched parties to Republican on November 9, 1994.
  11. Mathews did not seek election to a full term. Thompson elected on November 8, 1994.
  12. Senator Campbell switched to the Republican party sometime during 1995.
  13. Bob Krueger was appointed to the Senate by Governor Ann Richards when Lloyd Bentsen stepped down to become Secretary of the Treasury. He was appointed the same day as the incoming freshmen senators from the 1992 election. He lost the special election that ensued to Kay Bailey Hutchison and was replaced on June 14, 1993.