Members of the 110th United States Senate

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The One Hundred Tenth United States Senate was the meeting of the Senate of the United States federal government, between January 3, 2007, and January 3, 2009, during the last two years of the second term of President George W. Bush.

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Although the Democratic Party held fewer than 50 Senate seats, they had an operational majority because the two independent senators caucused with the Democrats for organizational purposes. No Democratic-held seats had fallen to the Republican Party in the 2006 elections.

Overview

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AffiliationMembersNote
Democratic Party 48
Republican Party 49
Independent Democrat1 Joe Lieberman caucuses with the Democrats.
Independent1 Bernie Sanders caucuses with the Democrats.
Vacant Seats1Seat previously held by Barack Obama.
Total99 (with one vacancy)
Senators' party membership by state.
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2 Democrats
1 Democrat and 1 Republican
2 Republicans
1 Independent and 1 Democrat 110th US Congress Senate.svg
Senators' party membership by state.
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  1 Democrat and 1 Republican
  2 Republicans
1 Independent and 1 Democrat

Leadership

Majority leadership
OfficeOfficerStateSince
Senate Majority Leader
Democratic Conference Chairman
Harry Reid Nevada 2006
Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin Illinois 2007
Democratic Policy Committee Chairman Byron Dorgan North Dakota 1999
Democratic Conference Secretary Patty Murray Washington 2007
Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman
and Vice-Chairman of the Democratic Conference
Chuck Schumer New York 2005
Minority leadership
OfficeOfficerStateSince
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Kentucky 2007
Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl Arizona 2007
Republican Conference Chairman Lamar Alexander Tennessee 2007
Republican Policy Committee Chairman Kay Bailey Hutchison Texas 2007
Republican Conference Secretary John Cornyn Texas 2007
Republican Campaign Committee Chairman John Ensign Nevada 2007

Members

ClassEnd of Term
12009
22011
32013
ClassStateNamePartyReligionPrior ExperienceEducationFirst took
office
Born
2Alabama Shelby, Richard Republican Methodist Alabama Senate; U.S. House (AL-7) University of Alabama (BA, JD)19871934
1Alabama Sessions, Jeff Republican Methodist State Attorney General Huntingdon College, University of Alabama 19971946
1Alaska Stevens, Ted [1] Republican Episcopalian military, attorney, State House of Representatives UCLA, Harvard [1] 19681923
2Alaska Murkowski, Lisa [1] Republican Roman Catholic State House of Representatives Georgetown, Willamette 20021957
2Arizona McCain, John [2] Republican Baptist [3] military, U.S. House (AZ-1) U.S. Naval Academy [2] 19871936
3Arizona Kyl, Jon [2] Republican Presbyterian attorney, U.S. House (AZ-4) Arizona (BA, JD)19951942
2Arkansas Lincoln, Blanche [4] Democratic Episcopalian U.S. House (AR-1) Randolph-Macon Women's College, Arkansas 19991960
1Arkansas Pryor, Mark [4] Democratic Christian Arkansas House of Representatives, State Attorney General Arkansas (BA, JD)20031963
3California Feinstein, Dianne Democratic Jewish Mayor of San Francisco Stanford University 19921933
2California Boxer, Barbara Democratic Jewish Marin County Board of Supervisors, U.S. House (CA-6) Brooklyn College 19931940
1Colorado Allard, Wayne Republican Protestant U.S. House (CO-4) Colorado State 19971943
2Colorado Salazar, Ken Democratic Roman Catholic State Attorney General Colorado College, Michigan 20051955
2Connecticut Dodd, Chris Democratic Roman Catholic U.S. House (CT-2) Providence, Louisville 19811944
3Connecticut Lieberman, Joe Independent Democratic Jewish State Attorney General Yale (BA, LLB)19891942
1Delaware Biden, Joe Democratic Roman Catholic New Castle County Council Delaware, Syracuse 19731942
3Delaware Carper, Tom Democratic Presbyterian Governor; U.S. House (DE-At Large);Delaware State Treasurer Ohio State, Delaware 20011947
3Florida Nelson, Bill Democratic Episcopalian U.S. House of Representatives, State Treasurer Yale, Virginia 20011942
2Florida Martinez, Mel Republican Roman Catholic U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Florida State (BA, JD)20051946
1Georgia Chambliss, Saxby Republican Episcopalian U.S. House (GA-8) Georgia, Tennessee 20031943
2Georgia Isakson, Johnny Republican Methodist U.S. House (GA-6) Georgia 20051944
2Hawaii Inouye, Daniel Democratic Methodist U.S. House (HI-At Large) Hawaii, George Washington 19631924
3Hawaii Akaka, Daniel Democratic Congregationalist U.S. House (HI-2) Hawaii (BA, M.Ed.)19911924
1Idaho Craig, Larry Republican Methodist U.S. House (ID-1) Idaho 19911945
2Idaho Crapo, Mike Republican LDS Idaho State Senate, U.S. House (ID-2) Brigham Young, Harvard 19991951
1Illinois Durbin, Dick Democratic Roman Catholic U.S. House (IL-20) Georgetown (BS, JD)19971944
2Illinois Obama, Barack Democratic United Church of Christ Illinois State Senate Columbia, Harvard 20051961
3Indiana Lugar, Richard Republican Methodist Mayor of Indianapolis Denison, Oxford 19771932
2Indiana Bayh, Evan Democratic Episcopalian Indiana Secretary of State, Governor Indiana University, Virginia 19991955
2Iowa Grassley, Chuck Republican Baptist Iowa House of Representatives, U.S. House (IA-3) Northern Iowa (BA, MA)19811933
1Iowa Harkin, Tom Democratic Roman Catholic U.S. House (IA-5) Iowa State, Catholic 19851939
2Kansas Brownback, Sam Republican Roman Catholic U.S. House (KS-2) Kansas State, Kansas 19961956
1Kansas Roberts, Pat Republican Methodist U.S. House (KS-1) Kansas State 19971936
1Kentucky McConnell, Mitch Republican Baptist Jefferson County Executive Louisville, Kentucky 19851942
2Kentucky Bunning, Jim Republican Roman Catholic Fort Thomas City Council, Kentucky State Senate, U.S. House (KY-4) Xavier 19991931
1Louisiana Landrieu, Mary Democratic Roman Catholic State Treasurer Louisiana State 19971955
2Louisiana Vitter, David Republican Roman Catholic U.S. House (LA-1) Harvard, Oxford, Tulane 20051961
3Maine Snowe, Olympia Republican Eastern Orthodox Maine House of Representatives;Maine Senate; U.S. House (ME-2) Maine 19951947
1Maine Collins, Susan Republican Roman Catholic Deputy State Treasurer St. Lawrence 19971952
2Maryland Mikulski, Barbara Democratic Roman Catholic Baltimore City Council, U.S. House (MD-3) Mount Saint Agnes, Maryland 19871936
3Maryland Cardin, Ben Democratic Jewish Maryland House of Delegates, U.S. House (MD-3) Pittsburgh, Maryland 20071943
3Massachusetts Kennedy, Ted Democratic Roman Catholic lawyer Harvard, Virginia 19621932
1Massachusetts Kerry, John Democratic Roman Catholic Lieutenant Governor Yale, Boston College 19851943
1Michigan Levin, Carl Democratic Jewish Detroit City Council Swarthmore, Harvard 19791934
3Michigan Stabenow, Debbie Democratic United Methodist Ingham County Board of Commissioners, Michigan House of Representatives, Michigan Senate, U.S. House (MI-8) Michigan State (BA, MSW)20011950
1Minnesota Coleman, Norm Republican Jewish Mayor of St. Paul Hofstra, Iowa 20031949
3Minnesota Klobuchar, Amy Democratic-Farmer-Labor Congregationalist Hennepin County Attorney Yale, Chicago 20071960
1Mississippi Cochran, Thad Republican Baptist U.S. House (MS-4) Mississippi (BA, JD)19791937
3Mississippi Lott, Trent Republican Baptist U.S. House (MS-5) Mississippi 19891941
3Mississippi Wicker, Roger [I] Republican Southern Baptist U.S. House (MS-1) Mississippi (BA, JD)20071951
2Missouri Bond, Kit Republican Presbyterian State Auditor, Governor Princeton, Virginia 19871939
3Missouri McCaskill, Claire Democratic Roman Catholic State Auditor; Missouri House of Representatives;Jackson County Prosecutor University of Missouri (BS, JD)20071953
1Montana Baucus, Max Democratic United Church of Christ U.S. House (MT-1) Stanford (BS, LLB)19791941
3Montana Tester, Jon Democratic Church of God (Anderson) Montana State Senate President Great Falls 20071956
1Nebraska Hagel, Chuck Republican Episcopalian electronics executive, investment banker Nebraska-Omaha 19971946
3Nebraska Nelson, Ben Democratic Methodist Governor University of Nebraska (BA, MA, JD)20011941
2Nevada Reid, Harry Democratic LDS Nevada Assembly, Lt. Governor of Nevada, U.S. House (NV-1) Southern Utah, Utah State, George Washington 19871939
3Nevada Ensign, John Republican International Church of the Foursquare Gospel U.S. House (NV-1) UNLV, Oregon State, Colorado 20011958
2New Hampshire Gregg, Judd Republican Congregationalist Governor, U.S. House (NH-2) Columbia, Boston University 19931947
1New Hampshire Sununu, John E. Republican Roman Catholic U.S. House (NH-1) MIT, Harvard 20031964
1New Jersey Lautenberg, Frank Democratic Jewish U.S. Senate, Class 1 Columbia 20031924
3New Jersey Menendez, Bob Democratic Roman Catholic Mayor of Union City, New Jersey General Assembly, New Jersey Senate, U.S. House (NJ-13) Saint Peter's College, Rutgers 20061954
1New Mexico Domenici, Pete Republican Roman Catholic Albuquerque City Commission Chairman New Mexico, Denver 19731932
3New Mexico Bingaman, Jeff Democratic Methodist State Attorney General Harvard, Stanford 19831943
2New York Schumer, Chuck Democratic Jewish New York State Assembly, U.S. House (NY-9) Harvard (BA, JD)19991950
3New York Clinton, Hillary Rodham Democratic Methodist First Lady, Lawyer Wellesley, Yale 20011947
1North Carolina Dole, Elizabeth Republican Methodist Secretary of Labor, President of the American Red Cross Duke, Harvard 20031936
2North Carolina Burr, Richard Republican Methodist U.S. House (NC-5) Wake Forest 20051955
3North Dakota Conrad, Kent Democratic Unitarian Universalist State Tax Commissioner Stanford, George Washington 19871948
2North Dakota Dorgan, Byron Democratic Lutheran U.S. House (ND-At Large) North Dakota, Denver 19931942
2Ohio Voinovich, George Republican Roman Catholic Mayor of Cleveland; Governor Ohio, Ohio State 19991936
3Ohio Brown, Sherrod Democratic Lutheran State Secretary of State, U.S. House (OH-13) Yale, Ohio State 20071952
1Oklahoma Inhofe, Jim Republican Presbyterian Oklahoma House of Rep; Oklahoma Senate; Mayor of Tulsa; U.S. House (OK-1) Tulsa 19951934
2Oklahoma Coburn, Tom Republican Baptist Physician, U.S. House (OK-2) Oklahoma State, Oklahoma 20051948
2Oregon Wyden, Ron Democratic Jewish U.S. House (OR-3) Stanford, Oregon 19961949
1Oregon Smith, Gordon Republican LDS State Senate President Brigham Young, Southwestern 19971952
2Pennsylvania Specter, Arlen Republican Jewish Philadelphia District Attorney Pennsylvania, Yale 19811930
3Pennsylvania Casey, Bob, Jr. Democratic Roman Catholic State Treasurer Holy Cross, Catholic 20071960
1Rhode Island Reed, Jack Democratic Roman Catholic State Senate; U.S. House (RI-2) United States Military Academy, Harvard 19971949
3Rhode Island Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic Episcopalian State Attorney General Yale, Virginia 20071955
1South Carolina Graham, Lindsey Republican Southern Baptist U.S. House (SC-3) South Carolina (BA, JD)20031955
2South Carolina DeMint, Jim Republican Presbyterian U.S. House (SC-4) Tennessee, Clemson University 20051951
1South Dakota Johnson, Tim Democratic Lutheran U.S. House (SD-At Large) South Dakota (BA, MPA, JD)19971946
2South Dakota Thune, John Republican Evangelical Christian U.S. House (SD-At Large) Biola, South Dakota 20051961
1Tennessee Alexander, Lamar Republican Presbyterian Governor; U.S. Secretary of Education Vanderbilt, New York University 20031940
3Tennessee Corker, Bob Republican Presbyterian Mayor of Chattanooga Tennessee 20071952
3Texas Hutchison, Kay Bailey Republican Episcopalian State Treasurer Texas (BA, JD)19931943
1Texas Cornyn, John Republican Church of Christ State Attorney General Trinity University, St. Mary's University, Virginia 20031952
3Utah Hatch, Orrin Republican LDS attorney Brigham Young, Pittsburgh 19771934
2Utah Bennett, Robert Republican LDS businessman Utah 19931933
2Vermont Leahy, Patrick Democratic Roman Catholic Chittenden County State's Attorney Saint Michael's College, Georgetown 19751940
3Vermont Sanders, Bernie Independent Jewish U.S. House (VT-At Large) College, Chicago 20071941
1Virginia Warner, John Republican Episcopalian U.S. Secretary of the Navy Washington and Lee, Virginia 19791927
3Virginia Webb, Jim Democratic Protestant U.S. Secretary of the Navy U.S. Naval Academy, Southern California, Georgetown University 20071946
2Washington Murray, Patty Democratic Roman Catholic State Senate Washington State 19931950
3Washington Cantwell, Maria Democratic Roman Catholic Washington State House of Representatives, U.S. House (WA-1) Miami University 20011958
3West Virginia Byrd, Robert Democratic Baptist U.S. House (WV-6) Marshall, American 19591917
1West Virginia Rockefeller, Jay Democratic Presbyterian Governor Harvard 19851937
3Wisconsin Kohl, Herb Democratic Jewish State Democratic Party chairman Wisconsin–Madison, Harvard 19891935
2Wisconsin Feingold, Russ Democratic Jewish State Senate Wisconsin–Madison, Oxford, Harvard 19931953
1Wyoming Enzi, Mike Republican Presbyterian Mayor of Gillette; Wyoming House of Representatives; State Senate George Washington, Denver 19971944
3Wyoming Thomas, Craig Republican Methodist U.S. House (WY-At Large) Wyoming 19951933
3Wyoming Barrasso, John [A] Republican Presbyterian State Senate Georgetown (BS, MD)20071952

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