List of United States Senators in the 110th Congress by seniority

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This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 110th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 2007, to January 3, 2009. It is meant as a historical listing and thus contains senators who have died or left office (such as Senator Thomas and Senator Lott). For a current listing of senators please go to Seniority in the United States Senate.

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The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprises the legislature of the United States. The Senate chamber is located in the north wing of the Capitol, in Washington, D.C.

110th United States Congress 2007-2009 U.S. Congress

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Craig L. Thomas American politician

Craig Lyle Thomas was an American politician who served as United States Senator from Wyoming from 1995 to 2007. He was a member of the Republican Party. In the Senate, Thomas was considered an expert on agriculture and rural development. He had served in key positions in several state agencies, including a long tenure as Vice President of the Wyoming Farm Bureau from 1965 to 1974. Thomas resided in Casper for twenty-eight years. In 1984, he was elected from Casper to the Wyoming House of Representatives, in which he served until 1989.

Contents

Order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term. Behind this is former service as a U.S. Senator (only giving the senator seniority within his or her new incoming class), service as U.S. Vice President, a House member, a cabinet secretary, a state governor, and then by their state's population, respectively. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Senators who were sworn in in the middle of the two-year congressional term (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 2008 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 2Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2009 [6]
Class 3Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2011 [7]
Class 1Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2013 [8]

U.S. Senate seniority list

U.S. Senate seniority
RankSenator (party-state)Seniority dateOther factors
1 Robert Byrd (D-WV)January 3, 1959 
2 Ted Kennedy (D-MA)November 7, 1962
3 Daniel Inouye (D-HI)January 3, 1963
4 Ted Stevens (R-AK)December 24, 1968
5 Pete Domenici (R-NM)January 3, 1973New Mexico 37th in population (1970)
6 Joe Biden (D-DE)Delaware 46th in population (1970)
7 Patrick Leahy (D-VT)January 3, 1975 
8 Richard Lugar (R-IN)January 3, 1977Indiana 11th in population (1970)
9 Orrin Hatch (R-UT)Utah 36th in population (1970)
10 Max Baucus (D-MT)December 15, 1978 
11 Thad Cochran (R-MS)December 27, 1978
12 John Warner (R-VA)January 2, 1979
13 Carl Levin (D-MI)January 3, 1979
14 Chris Dodd (D-CT)January 3, 1981Former representative (6 years) - Connecticut 24th in population (1970)
15 Chuck Grassley (R-IA)Former representative (6 years) - Iowa 25th in population (1970)
16 Arlen Specter (R-PA) 
17 Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)January 3, 1983
18 John Kerry (D-MA)January 2, 1985
19 Tom Harkin (D-IA)January 3, 1985Former representative
20 Mitch McConnell (R-KY) 
21 Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)January 15, 1985
22 Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)January 3, 1987Former representative (10 years)
23 Richard Shelby (R-AL)Former representative (8 years)
24 John McCain (R-AZ)Former representative (4 years) - Arizona 29th in population (1980)
25 Harry Reid (D-NV)Former representative (4 years) - Nevada 43rd in population (1980)
26 Kit Bond (R-MO)Former governor
27 Kent Conrad (D-ND) 
28 Trent Lott [9] (R-MS)January 3, 1989Former representative
29 Herb Kohl (D-WI)Wisconsin 16th in population (1980)
30 Joe Lieberman [10] (ID-CT)Connecticut 25th in population (1980)
31 Daniel Akaka (D-HI)May 16, 1990 
32 Larry Craig (R-ND)January 3, 1991
33 Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)November 10, 1992
34 Byron Dorgan (D-ND)December 15, 1992
35 Barbara Boxer (D-CA)January 3, 1993Former representative (10 years)
36 Judd Gregg (R-NH)Former representative (8 years)
37 Russ Feingold (D-WI)Wisconsin 16th in population (1990)
38 Patty Murray (D-WA)Washington 18th in population (1990)
39 Bob Bennett (R-UT)Utah 35th in population (1990)
40 Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)June 14, 1993 
41 Jim Inhofe (R-OK)November 17, 1994
42 Olympia Snowe (R-ME)January 3, 1995Former representative (16 years)
43 Jon Kyl (R-AZ)Former representative (8 years)
44 Craig Thomas [11] (R-WY)Former representative (6 years)
45 Ron Wyden (D-OR)February 6, 1996 
46 Sam Brownback (R-KS)November 7, 1996
47 Pat Roberts (R-KS)January 3, 1997Former representative (16 years)
48 Richard Durbin (D-IL)Former representative (14 years)
49 Tim Johnson (D-SD)Former representative (10 years)
50 Wayne Allard (R-CO)Former representative (6 years) - Colorado 26th in population (1990)
51 Jack Reed (D-RI)Former representative (6 years) - Rhode Island 43rd in population (1990)
52 Mary Landrieu (D-LA)Louisiana 21st in population (1990)
53 Jeff Sessions (R-AL)Alabama 22nd in population (1990)
54 Gordon Smith (R-OR)Oregon 29th in population (1990)
55 Chuck Hagel (R-NE)Nebraska 36th in population (1990)
56 Susan Collins (R-ME)Maine 38th in population (1990)
57 Mike Enzi (R-WY)Wyoming 50th in population (1990)
58 Chuck Schumer (D-NY)January 3, 1999Former representative (18 years)
59 Jim Bunning (R-KY)Former representative (12 years)
60 Mike Crapo (R-ID)Former representative (6 years)
61 Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)Former representative (4 years)
62 George Voinovich (R-OH)Former governor - Ohio 7th in population (1990)
63 Evan Bayh (D-IN)Former governor - Indiana 15th in population (1990)
64 Bill Nelson (D-FL)January 3, 2001Former representative (12 years)
65 Tom Carper (D-DE)Former representative (10 years)
66 Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)Former representative (4 years) - Michigan 8th in population (1990)
67 John Ensign (R-NV)Former representative (4 years) - Nevada 39th in population (1990)
68 Maria Cantwell (D-WA)Former representative (2 years)
69 Ben Nelson (D-NE)Former governor
70 Hillary Clinton (D-NY) 
71 John Cornyn (R-TX)December 2, 2002 
72 Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)December 20, 2002
73 Frank Lautenberg [12] (D-NJ)January 3, 2003Previously a senator
74 Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)Former representative (8 years) - Georgia ranked 9th in population (2000)
75 Lindsey Graham (R-SC)Former representative (8 years) - South Carolina ranked 24th in population (2000)
76 John Sununu (R-NH)Former representative (6 years)
77 Lamar Alexander (R-TN)Former cabinet member, former governor
78 Elizabeth Dole (R-NC)Former cabinet member
79 Norm Coleman (R-MN)Minnesota ranked 21st in population (2000)
80 Mark Pryor (D-AR)Arkansas ranked 32nd in population (2000)
81 Richard Burr (R-NC)January 3, 2005Former representative (10 years)
82 Jim DeMint (R-SC)Former representative (6 years) - South Carolina ranked 24th in population (2000)
83 Tom Coburn (R-OK)Former representative (6 years) - Oklahoma ranked 27th in population (2000)
84 John Thune (R-SD)Former representative (6 years) - South Dakota ranked 46th in population (2000)
85 Johnny Isakson (R-GA)Former representative (5 years, 10 months)
86 David Vitter (R-LA)Former representative (5 years, 7 months)
87 Mel Martinez (R-FL)Former cabinet member
88 Barack Obama [13] (D-IL)Illinois ranked 5th in population (2000)
89 Ken Salazar (D-CO)Colorado ranked 22nd in population (2000)
90 Bob Menendez (D-NJ)January 17, 2006 
91 Ben Cardin (D-MD)January 3, 2007Former representative (20 years)
92 Bernie Sanders (I-VT)Former representative (16 years)
93 Sherrod Brown (D-OH)Former representative (14 years)
94 Bob Casey, Jr. (D-PA)Pennsylvania ranked 6th in population (2000)
95 Jim Webb [14] (D-VA)Virginia ranked 12th in population (2000)
96 Bob Corker (R-TN)Tennessee ranked 16th in population (2000)
97 Claire McCaskill (D-MO)Missouri ranked 17th in population (2000)
98 Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)Minnesota ranked 21st in population (2000)
99 Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)Rhode Island ranked 43rd in population (2000)
100 Jon Tester (D-MT)Montana ranked 44th in population (2000)
  John Barrasso (R-WY)June 25, 2007 
  Roger Wicker (R-MS)December 31, 2007

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
  6. ↑ Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2009.
  7. ↑ Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2011.
  8. ↑ Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2013.
  9. ↑ Trent Lott resigned December 18, 2007
  10. ↑ Joe Lieberman won re-election as an independent in 2006 and caucused with the Democratic Party. However, he chose to refer to himself as an "Independent Democrat." Despite the party change, Lieberman retained his seniority as there was no break in his Senate service.
  11. ↑ Craig Thomas died June 4, 2007
  12. ↑ Frank Lautenberg served a previous term as U.S. Senator from New Jersey from January 1983 to January 2001, but under the rules, did not retain seniority from that prior service. Lautenberg sought restoration of his seniority based on his prior service, but did not receive it."Lieberman says he has been promised seniority" at the Wayback Machine (archive index), via HillNews.com
  13. ↑ Barack Obama was elected President of the United States on November 4, 2008 and resigned on November 16.
  14. ↑ Jim Webb served as Secretary of the Navy; however, that had not been a Cabinet-level position since 1947.

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