List of United States senators in the 113th Congress by seniority

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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.

Contents

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 2014 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.

In this Congress, Tom Harkin (Iowa) was the most senior junior senator. Brian Schatz (Hawaii) was the most junior senior senator until February 1, 2013, when John Kerry's resignation to become Secretary of State made Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts) the most junior senior Senator.

The 113th Congress was the first Congress since the 103rd Congress (1993–95) without a senator who had served for at least 40 years. The most senior senator, Patrick Leahy, did not reach the 40-year mark until January 3, 2015. From November 7, 1996, when Strom Thurmond reached the 40-year mark during the 104th Congress, until Daniel Inouye died on December 17, 2012, there was always at least one senator who had served for 40 years.

Terms of service

ClassTerms of service of senators that will expire in years
Class 2Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2015 [6]
Class 3Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2017 [7]
Class 1Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2019 [8]

U.S. Senate seniority list

U.S. Senate seniority
Current
rank
Historical
rank
Senator (party-state)Seniority dateOther factors
11692 Patrick Leahy (D-VT)January 3, 1975 
21708 Orrin Hatch (R-UT)January 3, 1977
31717 Max Baucus (D-MT) [9] December 15, 1978
41719 Thad Cochran (R-MS)December 27, 1978
51730 Carl Levin (D-MI)January 3, 1979
61743 Chuck Grassley (R-IA)January 3, 1981
71761 John Kerry (D-MA) [10] January 2, 1985
81763 Tom Harkin (D-IA)January 3, 1985Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
91766 Mitch McConnell (R-KY) 
101767 Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)January 15, 1985
111773 Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)January 3, 1987Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years)
121775 Richard Shelby (R-AL)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (8 years)
131777 John McCain (R-AZ)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years); Arizona 29th in population (1980)
141778 Harry Reid (D-NV)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years); Nevada 43rd in population (1980)
151801 Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)November 10, 1992
161804 Barbara Boxer (D-CA)January 3, 1993Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
171810 Patty Murray (D-WA) 
181816 Jim Inhofe (R-OK)November 17, 1994
191827 Ron Wyden (D-OR)February 6, 1996
201830 Pat Roberts (R-KS)January 3, 1997Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (16 years)
211831 Dick Durbin (D-IL)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years)
221833 Tim Johnson (D-SD)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years)
231835 Jack Reed (D-RI)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
241838 Mary Landrieu (D-LA)Louisiana 21st in population (1990)
251839 Jeff Sessions (R-AL)Alabama 22nd in population (1990)
261842 Susan Collins (R-ME)Maine 38th in population (1990)
271843 Mike Enzi (R-WY)Wyoming 50th in population (1990)
281844 Chuck Schumer (D-NY)January 3, 1999Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (18 years)
291856 Mike Crapo (R-ID)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
301854 Bill Nelson (D-FL)January 3, 2001Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (12 years)
311855 Tom Carper (D-DE)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years)
321856 Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years)
331859 Maria Cantwell (D-WA)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2 years)
341873 John Cornyn (R-TX)December 2, 2002 
351867 Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)December 20, 2002
361755 [11] Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) [11] January 3, 2003Former U.S. senator
371868 Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (8 years); Georgia 10th in population (2000)
381869 Lindsey Graham (R-SC)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (8 years); South Carolina 26th in population (2000)
391871 Lamar Alexander (R-TN)Former cabinet member
401875 Mark Pryor (D-AR) 
411876 Richard Burr (R-NC)January 3, 2005Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years)
421878 Tom Coburn (R-OK)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Oklahoma 27th in population (2000)
431879 John Thune (R-SD)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); South Dakota 46th in population (2000)
441880 Johnny Isakson (R-GA)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (5 years, 10 months)
451881 David Vitter (R-LA)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (5 years, 7 months)
461885 Bob Menendez (D-NJ)January 17, 2006
471886 Ben Cardin (D-MD)January 3, 2007Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (20 years)
481887 Bernie Sanders (I-VT)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (16 years)
491888 Sherrod Brown (D-OH)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years)
501890 Bob Casey, Jr. (D-PA)Pennsylvania 6th in population (2000)
511891 Bob Corker (R-TN)Tennessee 16th in population (2000)
521892 Claire McCaskill (D-MO)Missouri 17th in population (2000)
531893 Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)Minnesota 21st in population (2000)
541894 Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)Rhode Island 43rd in population (2000)
551895 Jon Tester (D-MT)Montana 44th in population (2000)
561896 John Barrasso (R-WY)June 25, 2007 
571897 Roger Wicker (R-MS)December 31, 2007
581898 Mark Udall (D-CO)January 3, 2009Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years); Colorado 24th in population (2000)
591899 Tom Udall (D-NM)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years); New Mexico 36th in population (2000)
601900 Mike Johanns (R-NE)Former cabinet member
611901 Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)Former governor (6 years)
621902 Mark Warner (D-VA)Former governor (4 years)
631903 Jim Risch (R-ID)Former governor (7 months)
641904 Kay Hagan (D-NC)North Carolina 11th in population (2000)
651905 Jeff Merkley (D-OR)Oregon 28th in population (2000)
661906 Mark Begich (D-AK)Alaska 48th in population (2000)
671909 Michael Bennet (D-CO)January 21, 2009 
681910 Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)January 26, 2009
691911 Al Franken (D-MN)July 7, 2009
701916 Joe Manchin (D-WV)November 15, 2010Former governor
711917 Chris Coons (D-DE) 
721918 Mark Kirk (R-IL)November 29, 2010
731785 [12] Dan Coats (R-IN)January 3, 2011Former U.S. senator
741919 Roy Blunt (R-MO)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years); Missouri 17th in population (2010)
751920 Jerry Moran (R-KS)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years); Kansas 32nd in population (2010)
761921 Rob Portman (R-OH)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (12 years)
771922 John Boozman (R-AR)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (9 years)
781923 Pat Toomey (R-PA)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
791924 John Hoeven (R-ND)Former governor
801925 Marco Rubio (R-FL)Florida 4th in population (2010)
811926 Ron Johnson (R-WI)Wisconsin 18th in population (2010)
821927 Rand Paul (R-KY)Kentucky 25th in population (2010)
831928 Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)Connecticut 29th in population (2010)
841929 Mike Lee (R-UT)Utah 34th in population (2010)
851930 Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)New Hampshire 41st in population (2010)
861931 Dean Heller (R-NV)May 9, 2011 
871932 Brian Schatz (D-HI)December 27, 2012
881933 Tim Scott (R-SC)January 2, 2013
891934 Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)January 3, 2013Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years)
901935 Jeff Flake (R-AZ)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (12 years)
911936 Joe Donnelly (D-IN)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Indiana 16th in population (2010)
921937 Chris Murphy (D-CT)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Connecticut 29th in population (2010)
931938 Mazie Hirono (D-HI)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Hawaii 42nd in population (2010)
941939 Martin Heinrich (D-NM)Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years)
951940 Angus King (I-ME)Former governor (8 years)
961941 Tim Kaine (D-VA)Former governor (4 years)
971942 Ted Cruz (R-TX)Texas 2nd in population (2010)
981943 Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)Massachusetts 15th in population (2010)
991944 Deb Fischer (R-NE)Nebraska 38th in population (2010)
1001945 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

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 2013-01-08.
  6. Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2015.
  7. Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2017.
  8. Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2019.
  9. Max Baucus resigned his seat on February 6, 2014, to become United States Ambassador to China.
  10. John Kerry resigned his seat on February 1, 2013, to become United States Secretary of State.
  11. 1 2 Frank Lautenberg served a previous term as U.S. senator from New Jersey from January 1983 to January 2001, but did not retain seniority from that prior service. Lautenberg had sought restoration of his seniority based on his prior service, but did not receive it. Second Time Isn't as Lovely for Lautenberg, New York Times
  12. Coats previously served as a U.S. senator.
  13. Cowan was appointed to succeed Kerry and served until a successor was elected.
  14. Chiesa was appointed to succeed Lautenberg and served until a successor was elected.
  15. John Walsh withdrew from the senate election on August 7, 2014, due to a plagiarism scandal.