This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 113th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 2013, to January 3, 2015. 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]
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Class | Terms of service of senators that will expire in years |
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Class 2 | Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2015 [6] |
Class 3 | Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2017 [7] |
Class 1 | Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2019 [8] |
Current rank | Historical rank | Senator (party-state) | Seniority date | Other factors |
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1 | 1692 | Patrick Leahy (D-VT) | January 3, 1975 | |
2 | 1708 | Orrin Hatch (R-UT) | January 3, 1977 | |
3 | 1717 | Max Baucus (D-MT) [9] | December 15, 1978 | |
4 | 1719 | Thad Cochran (R-MS) | December 27, 1978 | |
5 | 1730 | Carl Levin (D-MI) | January 3, 1979 | |
6 | 1743 | Chuck Grassley (R-IA) | January 3, 1981 | |
7 | 1761 | John Kerry (D-MA) [10] | January 2, 1985 | |
8 | 1763 | Tom Harkin (D-IA) | January 3, 1985 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives |
9 | 1766 | Mitch McConnell (R-KY) | ||
10 | 1767 | Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) | January 15, 1985 | |
11 | 1773 | Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) | January 3, 1987 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years) |
12 | 1775 | Richard Shelby (R-AL) | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (8 years) | |
13 | 1777 | John McCain (R-AZ) | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years); Arizona 29th in population (1980) | |
14 | 1778 | Harry Reid (D-NV) | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years); Nevada 43rd in population (1980) | |
15 | 1801 | Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) | November 10, 1992 | |
16 | 1804 | Barbara Boxer (D-CA) | January 3, 1993 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives |
17 | 1810 | Patty Murray (D-WA) | ||
18 | 1816 | Jim Inhofe (R-OK) | November 17, 1994 | |
19 | 1827 | Ron Wyden (D-OR) | February 6, 1996 | |
20 | 1830 | Pat Roberts (R-KS) | January 3, 1997 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (16 years) |
21 | 1831 | Richard Durbin (D-IL) | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years) | |
22 | 1833 | Tim Johnson (D-SD) | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years) | |
23 | 1835 | Jack Reed (D-RI) | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years) | |
24 | 1838 | Mary Landrieu (D-LA) | Louisiana 21st in population (1990) | |
25 | 1839 | Jeff Sessions (R-AL) | Alabama 22nd in population (1990) | |
26 | 1842 | Susan Collins (R-ME) | Maine 38th in population (1990) | |
27 | 1843 | Mike Enzi (R-WY) | Wyoming 50th in population (1990) | |
28 | 1844 | Chuck Schumer (D-NY) | January 3, 1999 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (18 years) |
29 | 1856 | Mike Crapo (R-ID) | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years) | |
30 | 1854 | Bill Nelson (D-FL) | January 3, 2001 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (12 years) |
31 | 1855 | Tom Carper (D-DE) | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years) | |
32 | 1856 | Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years) | |
33 | 1859 | Maria Cantwell (D-WA) | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2 years) | |
34 | 1873 | John Cornyn | December 2, 2002 | |
35 | 1867 | Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) | December 20, 2002 | |
36 | 1755 [11] | Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) [11] | January 3, 2003 | Former U.S. Senator |
37 | 1868 | Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (8 years); Georgia 10th in population (2000) | |
38 | 1869 | Lindsey Graham (R-SC) | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (8 years); South Carolina 26th in population (2000) | |
39 | 1871 | Lamar Alexander (R-TN) | Former cabinet member | |
40 | 1875 | Mark Pryor (D-AR) | ||
41 | 1876 | Richard Burr (R-NC) | January 3, 2005 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years) |
42 | 1878 | Tom Coburn (R-OK) | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Oklahoma 27th in population (2000) | |
43 | 1879 | John Thune (R-SD) | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); South Dakota 46th in population (2000) | |
44 | 1880 | Johnny Isakson (R-GA) | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (5 years, 10 months) | |
45 | 1881 | David Vitter (R-LA) | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (5 years, 7 months) | |
46 | 1885 | Bob Menendez (D-NJ) | January 17, 2006 | |
47 | 1886 | Ben Cardin (D-MD) | January 3, 2007 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (20 years) |
48 | 1887 | Bernie Sanders (I-VT) | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (16 years) | |
49 | 1888 | Sherrod Brown (D-OH) | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years) | |
50 | 1890 | Bob Casey, Jr. (D-PA) | Pennsylvania 6th in population (2000) | |
51 | 1891 | Bob Corker (R-TN) | Tennessee 16th in population (2000) | |
52 | 1892 | Claire McCaskill (D-MO) | Missouri 17th in population (2000) | |
53 | 1893 | Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) | Minnesota 21st in population (2000) | |
54 | 1894 | Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) | Rhode Island 43rd in population (2000) | |
55 | 1895 | Jon Tester (D-MT) | Montana 44th in population (2000) | |
56 | 1896 | John Barrasso (R-WY) | June 25, 2007 | |
57 | 1897 | Roger Wicker (R-MS) | December 31, 2007 | |
58 | 1898 | Mark Udall (D-CO) | January 3, 2009 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years); Colorado 24th in population (2000) |
59 | 1899 | Tom Udall (D-NM) | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years); New Mexico 36th in population (2000) | |
60 | 1900 | Mike Johanns (R-NE) | Former cabinet member | |
61 | 1901 | Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) | Former governor (6 years) | |
62 | 1902 | Mark Warner (D-VA) | Former governor (4 years) | |
63 | 1903 | Jim Risch (R-ID) | Former governor (7 months) | |
64 | 1904 | Kay Hagan (D-NC) | North Carolina 11th in population (2000) | |
65 | 1905 | Jeff Merkley (D-OR) | Oregon 28th in population (2000) | |
66 | 1906 | Mark Begich (D-AK) | Alaska 48th in population (2000) | |
67 | 1909 | Michael Bennet (D-CO) | January 21, 2009 | |
68 | 1910 | Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) | January 26, 2009 | |
69 | 1911 | Al Franken (D-MN) | July 7, 2009 | |
70 | 1916 | Joe Manchin (D-WV) | November 15, 2010 | Former governor |
71 | 1917 | Chris Coons (D-DE) | ||
72 | 1918 | Mark Kirk (R-IL) | November 29, 2010 | |
73 | 1785 [12] | Dan Coats (R-IN) | January 3, 2011 | Former U.S. Senator |
74 | 1919 | Roy Blunt (R-MO) | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years); Missouri 17th in population (2010) | |
75 | 1920 | Jerry Moran (R-KS) | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years); Kansas 32nd in population (2010) | |
76 | 1921 | Rob Portman (R-OH) | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (12 years) | |
77 | 1922 | John Boozman (R-AR) | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (9 years) | |
78 | 1923 | Pat Toomey (R-PA) | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years) | |
79 | 1924 | John Hoeven (R-ND) | Former governor | |
80 | 1925 | Marco Rubio (R-FL) | Florida 4th in population (2010) | |
81 | 1926 | Ron Johnson (R-WI) | Wisconsin 18th in population (2010) | |
82 | 1927 | Rand Paul (R-KY) | Kentucky 25th in population (2010) | |
83 | 1928 | Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) | Connecticut 29th in population (2010) | |
84 | 1929 | Michael S. Lee (R-UT) | Utah 34th in population (2010) | |
85 | 1930 | Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) | New Hampshire 41st in population (2010) | |
86 | 1931 | Dean Heller (R-NV) | May 9, 2011 | |
87 | 1932 | Brian Schatz (D-HI) | December 27, 2012 | |
88 | 1933 | Tim Scott (R-SC) | January 2, 2013 | |
89 | 1934 | Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) | January 3, 2013 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years) |
90 | 1935 | Jeff Flake (R-AZ) | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (12 years) | |
91 | 1936 | Joe Donnelly (D-IN) | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Indiana 16th in population (2010) | |
92 | 1937 | Chris Murphy (D-CT) | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Connecticut 29th in population (2010) | |
93 | 1938 | Mazie Hirono (D-HI) | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Hawaii 42nd in population (2010) | |
94 | 1939 | Martin Heinrich (D-NM) | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years) | |
95 | 1940 | Angus King (I-ME) | Former governor (8 years) | |
96 | 1941 | Tim Kaine (D-VA) | Former governor (4 years) | |
97 | 1942 | Ted Cruz (R-TX) | Texas 2nd in population (2010) | |
98 | 1943 | Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) | Massachusetts 15th in population (2010) | |
99 | 1944 | Deb Fischer (R-NE) | Nebraska 38th in population (2010) | |
100 | 1945 | Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) | North Dakota 48th in population (2010) | |
1946 | Mo Cowan (D-MA) [13] | February 1, 2013 | ||
1947 | Jeffrey Chiesa (R-NJ) [14] | June 6, 2013 | ||
1948 | Ed Markey (D-MA) | July 16, 2013 | ||
1949 | Cory Booker (D-NJ) | October 31, 2013 | ||
1950 | John Walsh (D-MT) [15] | February 9, 2014 |