List of United States senators in the 112th Congress

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This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 112th United States Congress listed by seniority from January 3, 2011, to January 3, 2013. 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.

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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 governor of a state. The final factor is the population of the senator's state. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Senators who were sworn in during the middle of the two-year Congress (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 2012 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.

In the 112th Congress, Tom Harkin is the most senior junior senator, and Jeanne Shaheen is the most junior senior senator.

Terms of service

ClassTerms of service of senators that expired in years
Class 1Terms of service of senators that expired in 2013 (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.) [6]
Class 2Terms of service of senators that expired in 2015 (AK, AL, AR, CO, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, 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.) [7]
Class 3Terms of service of senators that expired in 2017 (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, NC, ND, NH, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, UT, VT, WA, and WI.) [8]

U.S. Senate seniority list

U.S. Senate seniority
RankHistorical rankSenator (party-state)Seniority dateOther factors
11614 Daniel Inouye [9] (D-HI)January 3, 1963
21692 Patrick Leahy (D-VT)January 3, 1975
31705 Richard Lugar (R-IN)January 3, 1977Indiana 11th in population (1970)
41708 Orrin Hatch (R-UT)Utah 36th in population (1970)
51717 Max Baucus (D-MT)December 15, 1978 
61719 Thad Cochran (R-MS)December 27, 1978
71730 Carl Levin (D-MI)January 3, 1979
81743 Chuck Grassley (R-IA)January 3, 1981
91758 Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)January 3, 1983 
101761 John Kerry (D-MA)January 2, 1985
111763 Tom Harkin (D-IA)January 3, 1985Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
121766 Mitch McConnell (R-KY) 
131767 Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)January 15, 1985
141773 Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)January 3, 1987Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years)
151775 Richard Shelby (R-AL)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (8 years)
161777 John McCain (R-AZ)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years); Arizona 29th in population (1980)
171778 Harry Reid (D-NV)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years); Nevada 43rd in population (1980)
181781 Kent Conrad (D-ND) 
191790 Herb Kohl (D-WI)January 3, 1989Wisconsin 16th in population (1980)
201791 Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) [10] Connecticut 25th in population (1980)
211793 Daniel Akaka (D-HI)May 16, 1990 
221801 Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)November 10, 1992
231804 Barbara Boxer (D-CA)January 3, 1993Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
241812 Patty Murray (D-WA) 
251815 Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)June 14, 1993 
261816 Jim Inhofe (R-OK)November 17, 1994
271818 Olympia Snowe (R-ME)January 3, 1995Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (16 years)
281819 Jon Kyl (R-AZ)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (8 years)
291827 Ron Wyden (D-OR)February 6, 1996 
301830 Pat Roberts (R-KS)January 3, 1997Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (16 years)
311831 Dick Durbin (D-IL)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years)
321833 Tim Johnson (D-SD)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years)
331835 Jack Reed (D-RI)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
341838 Mary Landrieu (D-LA)Louisiana 21st in population (1990)
351839 Jeff Sessions (R-AL)Alabama 22nd in population (1990)
361842 Susan Collins (R-ME)Maine 38th in population (1990)
371843 Mike Enzi (R-WY)Wyoming 50th in population (1990)
381844 Chuck Schumer (D-NY)January 3, 1999Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (18 years)
391846 Mike Crapo (R-ID)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
401854 Bill Nelson (D-FL)January 3, 2001Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (12 years)
411855 Tom Carper (D-DE)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years)
421856 Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years); Michigan 8th in population (1990)
431857 John Ensign [11] (R-NV)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years); Nevada 39th in population (1990)
441859 Maria Cantwell (D-WA)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2 years)
451860 Ben Nelson (D-NE) 
461867 John Cornyn (R-TX)December 2, 2002
471868 Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)December 20, 2002
481755 [12] Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)January 3, 2003Former senator
491869 Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (8 years); Georgia 10th in population (2000)
501870 Lindsey Graham (R-SC)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (8 years); South Carolina 26th in population (2000)
511872 Lamar Alexander (R-TN)Former cabinet member
521875 Mark Pryor (D-AR)Arkansas 33rd in population (2000)
531876 Richard Burr (R-NC)January 3, 2005Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years)
541877 Jim DeMint (R-SC)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); South Carolina 26th in population (2000)
551878 Tom Coburn (R-OK)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Oklahoma 27th in population (2000)
561879 John Thune (R-SD)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); South Dakota 46th in population (2000)
571880 Johnny Isakson (R-GA)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (5 years, 10 months)
581881 David Vitter (R-LA)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (5 years, 7 months)
591885 Bob Menendez (D-NJ)January 17, 2006 
601886 Ben Cardin (D-MD)January 3, 2007Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (20 years)
611887 Bernie Sanders (I-VT)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (16 years)
621888 Sherrod Brown (D-OH)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years)
631889 Bob Casey, Jr. (D-PA)Pennsylvania 6th in population (2000)
641890 Jim Webb [13] (D-VA)Virginia 12th in population (2000)
651891 Bob Corker (R-TN)Tennessee 16th in population (2000)
661892 Claire McCaskill (D-MO)Missouri 17th in population (2000)
671893 Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)Minnesota 21st in population (2000)
681894 Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)Rhode Island 43rd in population (2000)
691895 Jon Tester (D-MT)Montana 44th in population (2000)
701896 John Barrasso (R-WY)June 25, 2007 
711897 Roger Wicker (R-MS)December 31, 2007
721898 Mark Udall (D-CO)January 3, 2009Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years); Colorado 24th in population (2000)
731899 Tom Udall (D-NM)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years); New Mexico 36th in population (2000)
741900 Mike Johanns (R-NE)Former cabinet member
751901 Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)Former governor (6 years)
761902 Mark Warner (D-VA)Former governor (4 years)
771903 Jim Risch (R-ID)Former governor (7 months)
781904 Kay Hagan (D-NC)North Carolina 11th in population (2000)
791905 Jeff Merkley (D-OR)Oregon 28th in population (2000)
801906 Mark Begich (D-AK)Alaska 48th in population (2000)
811909 Michael Bennet (D-CO)January 21, 2009 
821910 Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)January 26, 2009
831911 Al Franken (D-MN)July 7, 2009
841914 Scott Brown (R-MA)February 4, 2010
851916 Joe Manchin (D-WV)November 15, 2010Former governor
861917 Chris Coons (D-DE) 
871918 Mark Kirk (R-IL)November 29, 2010
881785 [14] Dan Coats (R-IN)January 3, 2011Former U.S. senator
891919 Roy Blunt (R-MO)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years); Missouri 17th in population (2000)
901920 Jerry Moran (R-KS)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years); Kansas 32nd in population (2000)
911921 Rob Portman (R-OH)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (12 years)
921922 John Boozman (R-AR)Former U.S. Representative (9 years)
931923 Pat Toomey (R-PA)Former U.S. Representative (6 years)
941924 John Hoeven (R-ND)Former governor
951925 Marco Rubio (R-FL)Florida 4th in population (2000)
961926 Ron Johnson (R-WI)Wisconsin 18th in population (2000)
971927 Rand Paul (R-KY)Kentucky 25th in population (2000)
981928 Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)Connecticut 29th in population (2000)
991929 Mike Lee (R-UT)Utah 34th in population (2000)
1001930 Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)New Hampshire 41st in population (2000)
1011931 Dean Heller (R-NV)May 9, 2011 
1021932 Brian Schatz (D-HI)December 26, 2012 
1031933 Tim Scott (R-SC)January 2, 2013 

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. "2000 Census State Population Rankings". Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
  6. Terms of service of senators that expired in 2013.
  7. Terms of service of senators that expired in 2015.
  8. Terms of service of senators that expired in 2017.
  9. Senator Inouye died on December 17, 2012
  10. Despite Joe Lieberman's 2006 party change, he retains his seniority since there is no break in his Senate service.
  11. Senator Ensign resigned on May 3, 2011
  12. Lautenberg served a previous term as U.S. senator from New Jersey from January 1983 to January 2001, but does not retain seniority from that prior service. Lautenberg has sought restoration of his seniority based on his prior service, but has not received it. Second Time Isn't as Lovely for Lautenberg, New York Times
  13. Jim Webb's service as Secretary of the Navy does not affect his seniority because it was not a cabinet-level position during or after his term.
  14. Coates previously served as a U.S. senator from January 1989 to January 1999.