Maria Ellen Cantwell is an American politician who is the junior United States senator from Washington since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party,she served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1987 to 1993,and in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995.
Jesse Francis "Jeff" Bingaman Jr. is an American retired politician who served as a United States Senator from New Mexico from 1983 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as the 25th Attorney General of New Mexico from 1979 to 1983. During his time in the Senate,Bingaman served as Chairman of Committee Outreach for the Senate Democratic Caucus and was the longtime chair of the Senate Energy Committee.
Susan Margaret Collins is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Maine. A member of the Republican Party,she has held her seat since 1997 and is Maine's longest-serving member of Congress.
Charles Ernest Grassley is an American politician serving as the president pro tempore of the United States Senate. He was also president pro tempore from 2019 to 2021. Grassley is the senior United States senator from Iowa,serving since 1981. He is in his eighth term.
Michael Dean Crapo is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Idaho,a seat he has held since 1999. A member of the Republican Party,Crapo served as the U.S. representative for Idaho's 2nd congressional district from 1993 to 1999. He is the dean of Idaho's congressional delegation,having served since 1993.
John Nichols Boozman is an American politician and former optometrist serving as the senior United States senator from Arkansas,a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party,he was the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 3rd congressional district from 2001 to 2011. He is the dean of Arkansas's congressional delegation.
Kenneth Lee Salazar is an American lawyer,politician,and diplomat who had served United States ambassador to Mexico. He previously served as the 50th United States Secretary of the Interior in the administration of President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously was a United States Senator from Colorado from 2005 to 2009. He and Mel Martínez (R-Florida) were the first Hispanic U.S. senators since 1977;they were joined by Bob Menendez in 2006. Prior to his election to the U.S. Senate,he served as Attorney General of Colorado from 1999 to 2005.
John Lester Hubbard Chafee was an American politician and officer in the United States Marine Corps. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the 66th Governor of Rhode Island,as the Secretary of the Navy,and as a United States Senator.
Timothy Michael Kaine is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Virginia since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the 70th governor of Virginia from 2006 to 2010,and as the 38th lieutenant governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006. Kaine was the Democratic nominee for vice president of the United States in the 2016 election as Hillary Clinton's running mate.
Christopher Scott Murphy is an American lawyer,author,and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Connecticut since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served in the United States House of Representatives,representing Connecticut's 5th congressional district from 2007 to 2013. Before being elected to Congress,Murphy was a member of both chambers of the Connecticut General Assembly,serving two terms each in the Connecticut House of Representatives (1999–2003) and the Connecticut Senate (2003–2007).
Norman Frederick Lent was an American politician from New York. Under both the Republican and Conservative Party banners,he served in the New York State Senate from 1963 to 1970 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1993.
Margaret Coldwell Wood Hassan is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator for New Hampshire since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,Hassan was the 81st governor of New Hampshire,from 2013 to 2017.
Dennis Alan Ross is an American businessman and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019. A Republican from Florida,his district was numbered as Florida's 12th congressional district during his first two years in Congress,and it was numbered as the 15th district during his last six years in Congress.
Cory Scott Gardner is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Colorado from 2015 to 2021. A Republican,he was the U.S. representative for Colorado's 4th congressional district from 2011 to 2015 and a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011.
Todd Christopher Young is an American politician,attorney,and Marine Corps veteran serving as the senior United States senator from Indiana,a seat he has held since 2017. A member of the Republican Party,Young previously served as the U.S. representative for Indiana's 9th congressional district. He was elected to the United States Senate in the November 8,2016,general election,succeeding retiring Republican Dan Coats. From 2019 to 2021,he served as the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Young was reelected in 2022.
Jeff Irwin is an American activist,progressive and politician serving as a member of the Michigan Senate. A member of the Democratic Party,he served on the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners from 1999 to 2010,and in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2011 to 2017.
Eric Brakey is the current Executive Director of the Free State Project,and an American politician,who served as a Maine state senator from 2014 to 2018,and again from 2022 to 2024.
John Daniel Bailey is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Maryland Senate from the 29th district,based in Calvert County and St. Mary's County,since 2019.
Scott Baldwin is an American politician,businessman,and law enforcement officer. A Republican,he represents District 20 in the Indiana Senate. He assumed office on November 18,2020,succeeding Victoria Spartz.
The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is a United States federal law,passed in 2022. It implemented several changes to the mental health system,school safety programs,and gun control laws. Gun control laws in the bill include extended background checks for firearm purchasers under the age of 21,clarification of federal firearms license (FFL) requirements,funding for state red flag laws and other crisis intervention programs,further criminalization of arms trafficking and straw purchases,and partial closure of the gun show loophole and boyfriend loophole. It was the first federal gun control legislation enacted in 28 years.
