This is a complete list of United States senators during the 115th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 2017, to January 3, 2019. 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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1 2 In Arizona, John McCain (R) died August 25, 2018. He was replaced September 4, 2018 by Jon Kyl (R).
1 2 3 In Alabama, Jeff Sessions (R) resigned February 8, 2017. He was replaced February 9, 2017 by Luther Strange (R). Strange lost the election to finish Sessions's term and was replaced January 3, 2018 by Doug Jones (D).
↑ Although Sanders was a candidate for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, and votes with the Democrats for organizational purposes, he has been elected and classified as an Independent throughout his time in Congress.
1 2 In Minnesota, Al Franken (D) resigned January 2, 2018. He was replaced January 3, 2018 by Tina Smith (D).
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United States senators are conventionally ranked by the length of their tenure in the Senate. The senator in each U.S. state with the longer time in office is known as the senior senator; the other is the junior senator. This convention has no official standing, though seniority confers several benefits, including preference in the choice of committee assignments and physical offices. When senators have been in office for the same length of time, a number of tiebreakers, including previous offices held, are used to determine seniority.
