List of United States senators in the 114th Congress

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This is a complete list of United States senators during the 114th United States Congress listed by seniority from January 3, 2015, to January 3, 2017.

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In this Congress, Barbara Boxer (D-California) was the most senior junior senator and Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska) was the most junior senior senator.

Sometimes a senator is sworn in during the middle of the two-year Congress. This did not occur in this Congress.

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 their 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]

Terms of service

ClassTerms of service of senators that expired in years
Class 3Terms of service of senators that expired in 2017 (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.) [6]
Class 1Terms of service of senators that expired in 2019 (Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.) [7]
Class 2Terms of service of senators that expired in 2021 (Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming.) [8]

U.S. Senate seniority list

Current
rank		Historical
rank		SenatorPartyStateSeniority dateOther factors
11692 Patrick Leahy Democratic Vermont January 3, 1975 
21708 Orrin Hatch Republican Utah January 3, 1977
31719 Thad Cochran Republican Mississippi December 27, 1978
41743 Chuck Grassley Republican Iowa January 3, 1981
51766 Mitch McConnell Republican Kentucky January 3, 1985
61773 Barbara Mikulski Democratic Maryland January 3, 1987Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years)
71775 Richard Shelby Republican Alabama Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (8 years)
81777 John McCain Republican Arizona Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years);
Arizona 29th in population (1980)
91778 Harry Reid Democratic Nevada Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years);
Nevada 43rd in population (1980)
101801 Dianne Feinstein Democratic California November 10, 1992
111804 Barbara Boxer Democratic California January 3, 1993Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
121812 Patty Murray Democratic Washington  
131816 Jim Inhofe Republican Oklahoma November 17, 1994
141827 Ron Wyden Democratic Oregon February 6, 1996
151830 Pat Roberts Republican Kansas January 3, 1997Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (16 years)
161831 Dick Durbin Democratic Illinois Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years)
171835 Jack Reed DemocraticRhode IslandFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
181839 Jeff Sessions Republican Alabama Alabama 22nd in population (1990)
191842 Susan Collins Republican Maine Maine 38th in population (1990)
201843 Mike Enzi Republican Wyoming Wyoming 50th in population (1990)
211844 Chuck Schumer Democratic New York January 3, 1999Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (18 years)
221846 Mike Crapo Republican Idaho Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
231854 Bill Nelson Democratic Florida January 3, 2001Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (12 years)
241855 Tom Carper Democratic Delaware Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years)
251856 Debbie Stabenow Democratic Michigan Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years)
261859 Maria Cantwell Democratic Washington Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2 years)
271873 John Cornyn Republican Texas December 2, 2002 
281867 Lisa Murkowski Republican Alaska December 20, 2002
291869 Lindsey Graham Republican South Carolina January 3, 2003Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
301871 Lamar Alexander Republican Tennessee  
311876 Richard Burr Republican North Carolina January 3, 2005Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years)
321879 John Thune Republican South Dakota Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
331880 Johnny Isakson Republican Georgia Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (5 years, 10 months)
341881 David Vitter Republican Louisiana Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (5 years, 7 months)
351885 Bob Menendez Democratic New Jersey January 18, 2006 
361886 Ben Cardin Democratic Maryland January 3, 2007Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (20 years)
37 [9] 1887 Bernie Sanders Independent Vermont Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (16 years)
381888 Sherrod Brown Democratic Ohio Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years)
391889 Bob Casey Jr Democratic Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 6th in population (2000)
401891 Bob Corker Republican Tennessee Tennessee 16th in population (2000)
411892 Claire McCaskill Democratic Missouri Missouri 17th in population (2000)
421893 Amy Klobuchar Democratic Minnesota Minnesota 21st in population (2000)
431894 Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic Rhode Island Rhode Island 43rd in population (2000)
441895 Jon Tester Democratic Montana Montana 44th in population (2000)
451896 John Barrasso Republican Wyoming June 25, 2007 
461897 Roger Wicker Republican Mississippi December 31, 2007
471899 Tom Udall Democratic New Mexico January 3, 2009Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
481901 Jeanne Shaheen Democratic New Hampshire Former governor (6 years)
491902 Mark Warner Democratic Virginia Former governor (4 years)
501903 Jim Risch Republican Idaho Former governor (7 months)
511905 Jeff Merkley Democratic Oregon  
521909 Michael Bennet Democratic Colorado January 21, 2009
531910 Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic New York January 26, 2009
541911 Al Franken Democratic Minnesota July 7, 2009
551916 Joe Manchin Democratic West Virginia November 15, 2010Former governor
561917 Chris Coons Democratic Delaware  
571918 Mark Kirk Republican Illinois November 29, 2010
581785 [10] Dan Coats Republican Indiana January 3, 2011Previously a senator
591919 Roy Blunt Republican Missouri Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years);
Missouri 17th in population (2000)
601920 Jerry Moran Republican Kansas Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years);
Kansas 32nd in population (2000)
611921 Rob Portman Republican Ohio Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (12 years)
621922 John Boozman Republican Arkansas Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (9 years)
631923 Pat Toomey Republican Pennsylvania Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
641924 John Hoeven Republican North Dakota Former governor
651925 Marco Rubio Republican Florida Florida 4th in population (2000)
661926 Ron Johnson Republican Wisconsin Wisconsin 18th in population (2000)
671927 Rand Paul Republican Kentucky Kentucky 25th in population (2000)
681928 Richard Blumenthal Democratic Connecticut Connecticut 29th in population (2000)
691929 Mike Lee Republican Utah Utah 34th in population (2000)
701930 Kelly Ayotte Republican New Hampshire New Hampshire 41st in population (2000)
711931 Dean Heller Republican Nevada May 9, 2011 
721932 Brian Schatz Democratic Hawaii December 27, 2012
731933 Tim Scott Republican South Carolina January 2, 2013
741934 Tammy Baldwin Democratic Wisconsin January 3, 2013Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years)
751935 Jeff Flake Republican Arizona Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (12 years)
761936 Joe Donnelly Democratic Indiana Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years);
Indiana 16th in population (2010)
771937 Chris Murphy Democratic Connecticut Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years);
Connecticut 29th in population (2010)
781938 Mazie Hirono Democratic Hawaii Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years);
Hawaii 42nd in population (2010)
791939 Martin Heinrich Democratic New Mexico Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years)
801940 Angus King Independent Maine Former governor (8 years)
811941 Tim Kaine Democratic Virginia Former governor (4 years)
821942 Ted Cruz Republican Texas Texas 2nd in population (2010)
831943 Elizabeth Warren Democratic Massachusetts Massachusetts 15th in population (2010)
841944 Deb Fischer Republican Nebraska Nebraska 38th in population (2010)
851945 Heidi Heitkamp Democratic North Dakota North Dakota 48th in population (2010)
861948 Ed Markey Democratic Massachusetts July 16, 2013 
871949 Cory Booker Democratic New Jersey October 31, 2013
881951 Shelley Moore Capito Republican West Virginia January 3, 2015Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years)
891952 Gary Peters Democratic Michigan Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years);
Michigan 9th in population (2010)
901953 Bill Cassidy Republican Louisiana Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years);
Louisiana 25th in population (2010)
911954 Cory Gardner Republican Colorado Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years);
Colorado 22nd in population (2010)
921955 James Lankford Republican Oklahoma Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years);
Oklahoma 28th in population (2010)
931956 Tom Cotton Republican Arkansas Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2 years);
Arkansas 32nd in population (2010)
941957 Steve Daines Republican Montana Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2 years);
Montana 44th in population (2010)
951958 Mike Rounds Republican South Dakota Former governor
961959 David Perdue Republican Georgia Georgia 8th in population (2010)
971960 Thom Tillis Republican North Carolina North Carolina 10th in population (2010)
981961 Joni Ernst Republican Iowa Iowa 30th in population (2010)
991962 Ben Sasse Republican Nebraska Nebraska 37th in population (2010)
1001963 Dan Sullivan Republican Alaska Alaska 47th in population (2010)

The most senior senators by class were Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) from Class 1, Thad Cochran (R-Mississippi) from Class 2, and Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) from Class 3.

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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  6. ↑ Terms of service of senators that expired in 2017.
  7. ↑ Terms of service of senators that expired in 2019.
  8. ↑ Terms of service of senators that expired in 2021.
  9. ↑ Bernie Sanders's 2015–2016 party change did not break his service or seniority.
  10. ↑ Coats previously served as a U.S. senator.
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