List of United States Senators in the 105th Congress by seniority

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This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 105th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 1997, to January 3, 1999.

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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]

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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 1998 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.

Terms of service

ClassTerms of service of senators that will expire in years
Class 3Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1999 [5]
Class 1Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2001 [6]
Class 2Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2003 [7]

U.S. Senate seniority list

U.S. Senate seniority
RankSenator (party-state)Seniority dateOther factors
1 Strom Thurmond (R-SC)November 7, 1956
2 Robert Byrd (D-WV)January 3, 1959
3 Ted Kennedy (D-MA)November 7, 1962
4 Daniel Inouye (D-HI)January 3, 1963
5 Ernest Hollings (D-SC)November 9, 1966
6 Ted Stevens (R-AK)December 24, 1968
7 Bill Roth (R-DE)January 1, 1971
8 Jesse Helms (R-NC)January 3, 1973 North Carolina 12th in population (1970)
9 Pete Domenici (R-NM) New Mexico 37th in population (1970)
10 Joe Biden (D-DE) Delaware 46th in population (1970)
11 John Glenn [8] (D-OH)December 24, 1974
12 Wendell H. Ford [8] (D-KY)December 28, 1974
13 Dale Bumpers [8] (D-AR)January 3, 1975Former governor
14 Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
15 John Chafee (R-RI)December 29, 1976
16 Paul Sarbanes (D-MD)January 3, 1977Former representative
17 Pat Moynihan (D-NY) New York 2nd in population (1970)
18 Richard Lugar (R-IN) Indiana 11th in population (1970)
19 Orrin Hatch (R-UT) Utah 36th in population (1970)
20 Max Baucus (D-MT)December 15, 1978
21 Thad Cochran (R-MS)December 27, 1978
22 John Warner (R-VA)January 2, 1979
23 Carl Levin (D-MI)January 3, 1979
24 Chris Dodd (D-CT)January 3, 1981Former representative (6 years) - Connecticut 24th in population (1970)
25 Chuck Grassley (R-IA)Former representative (6 years) - Iowa 25th in population (1970)
26 Al D'Amato [8] (R-NY) New York 2nd in population (1970)
27 Arlen Specter (R-PA) Pennsylvania 3rd in population (1970)
28 Don Nickles (R-OK) Oklahoma 27th in population (1970)
29 Frank Murkowski (R-AL) Alaska 50th in population (1970)
30 Frank Lautenberg [9] (D-NJ)December 27, 1982
31 Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)January 3, 1983
32 John Kerry (D-MA)January 2, 1985
33 Tom Harkin (D-IA)January 3, 1985Former representative (10 years)
34 Phil Gramm (R-TX)Former representative (6 years)
35 Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
36 Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)January 15, 1985
37 John Breaux (D-LA)January 3, 1987Former representative (14 years)
38 Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)Former representative (10 years)
39 Richard Shelby (R-AL)Former representative (8 years) - Alabama 22nd in population (1980)
40 Tom Daschle (D-SD)Former representative (8 years) - South Dakota 45th in population (1980)
41 John McCain (R-AZ)Former representative (4 years) - Arizona 29th in population (1980)
42 Harry Reid (D-NV)Former representative (4 years) - Nevada 43rd in population (1980)
43 Bob Graham (D-FL)Former governor - Florida 7th in population (1980)
44 Kit Bond (R-MO)Former governor - Missouri 15th in population (1980)
45 Kent Conrad (D-ND)
46 Slade Gorton (R-WA)January 3, 1989Previously a senator
47 Trent Lott (R-MS)Former representative (16 Years)
48 Jim Jeffords (R-VT)Former representative (14 Years)
49 Dan Coats [8] (R-IN)Former representative (8 Years)
50 Connie Mack (R-FL)Former representative (6 Years)
51 Chuck Robb (D-VA)Former governor - Virginia 14th in population (1980)
52 Richard Bryan (D-NV)Former governor - Nevada 43rd in population (1980)
53 Bob Kerrey (D-NE)Former governor - Nebraska 35th in population (1980)
54 Herb Kohl (D-WI) Wisconsin 16th in population (1980)
55 Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) Connecticut 25th in population (1980)
56 Conrad Burns (R-MT) Montana 44th in population (1980)
57 Daniel Akaka (D-HI)May 16, 1990
58 Bob Smith (R-NH)December 7, 1990
59 Larry Craig (R-ID)January 3, 1991Former representative (6 years)
60 Paul Wellstone (D-MN)
61 Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)November 10, 1992
62 Byron Dorgan (D-ND)December 15, 1992
63 Barbara Boxer (D-CA)January 3, 1993Former representative (10 years)
64 Judd Gregg (R-NH)Former representative (8 years) Former governor
65 Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-CO)Former representative (6 years)
66 Carol Moseley Braun [8] (D-IL) Illinois 6th in population (1990)
67 Lauch Faircloth [8] (R-NC) North Carolina 10th in population (1990)
68 Paul Coverdell (R-GA) Georgia 11th in population (1990)
69 Russ Feingold (D-WI)Wisconsin 16th in population (1990)
70 Patty Murray (D-WA) Washington 18th in population (1990)
71 Bob Bennett (R-UT) Utah 35th in population (1990)
72 Dirk Kempthorne [8] (R-ID) Idaho 42nd in population (1990)
73 Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)June 14, 1993
74 Jim Inhofe (R-OK)November 17, 1994
75 Fred Thompson (R-TN)December 2, 1994
76 Olympia Snowe (R-ME)January 3, 1995Former representative (16 years)
77 Mike DeWine (R-OH)Former representative (8 years) - Ohio 7th in population (1990)
78 Jon Kyl (R-AZ)Former representative (8 years) - Arizona 24th in population (1990)
79 Craig Thomas (R-WY)Former representative (6 years)
80 Rick Santorum (R-PA)Former representative (4 years)
81 Rod Grams (R-MN)Former representative (2 years)
82 John Ashcroft (R-MO)Former governor
83 Spencer Abraham (R-MI) Michigan 8th in population (1990)
84 Bill Frist (R-TN) Tennessee 17th in population (1990)
85 Ron Wyden (D-OR)February 6, 1996
86 Sam Brownback (R-KS)November 7, 1996
87 Pat Roberts (R-KS)January 3, 1997Former representative (16 years)
88 Richard Durbin (D-IL)Former representative (14 years)
89 Robert Torricelli (D-NJ)Former representative (13 years)
90 Tim Johnson (D-SD)Former representative (10 years)
91 Wayne Allard (R-CO)Former representative (6 years) - Colorado 26th in population (1990)
92 Jack Reed (D-RI)Former representative (6 years) - Rhode Island 43rd in population (1990)
93 Tim Hutchinson (R-AR)Former representative (4 years)
94 Max Cleland (D-GA) Georgia 11th in population (1990)
95 Mary Landrieu (D-LA) Louisiana 21st in population (1990)
96 Jeff Sessions (R-AL) Alabama 22nd in population (1990)
97 Gordon H. Smith (R-OR) Oregon 29th in population (1990)
98 Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Nebraska 36th in population (1990)
99 Susan Collins (R-ME) Maine 38th in population (1990)
100 Mike Enzi (R-WY) Wyoming 50th in population (1990)

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 will expire in 1999.
  6. ↑ Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2001.
  7. ↑ Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2003.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Retired or defeated in 1998 Election
  9. ↑ Senator Lautenberg returned to the Senate in 2003 but cannot regain his previous seniority according to Senate Rules.
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