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List of United States senators in the 100th Congress

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This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 100th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 1987, to January 3, 1989.

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]

In this congress, Ernest Hollings (D-South Carolina) was the most senior junior senator and Daniel J. Evans (R-Washington) was the most junior senior senator.

Senators who were sworn in during the middle of the two-year congressional term (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 1988 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.

Terms of service

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Class Terms of service of senators that expired in years
Class 1 Terms of service of senators that expired in 1989 (AZ, CA, CT, DE, FL, HI, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV and WY.)[5]
Class 2 Terms of service of senators that expired in 1991 (AK, AL, AR, CO, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NC, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WV, and WY.)[6]
Class 3 Terms of service of senators that expired in 1993 (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, NC, ND, NH, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, UT, VT, WA, and WI.)[7]

U.S. Senate seniority list

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U.S. Senate seniority
Rank Senator (party-state) Seniority date Other factors
1 John C. Stennis (D-MS) November 17, 1947
2 Strom Thurmond (R-SC) November 7, 1956
3 William Proxmire (D-WI) August 28, 1957
4 Robert Byrd (D-WV) January 3, 1959
5 Quentin Northrup Burdick (D-ND) August 8, 1960
6 Claiborne Pell (D-RI) January 3, 1961
7 Ted Kennedy (D-MA) November 7, 1962
8 Daniel Inouye (D-HI) January 3, 1963
9 Ernest Hollings (D-SC) November 9, 1966
10 Mark Hatfield (R-OR) January 10, 1967
11 Ted Stevens (R-AK) December 24, 1968
12 Bob Dole (R-KS) January 3, 1969 Former representative
13 Alan Cranston (D-CA) California 2nd in population (1960)
14 Bob Packwood (R-OR) Oregon 32nd in population (1960)
15 Bill Roth (R-DE) January 1, 1971
16 Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX) January 3, 1971 Former representative (6 years)
17 Lowell Weicker (R-CT) Former representative (2 years)
18 Lawton Chiles (D-FL)
19 Robert Stafford (R-VT) September 16, 1971
20 Sam Nunn (D-GA) November 8, 1972
21 Bennett Johnston Jr. (D-LA) November 14, 1972
22 James A. McClure (R-ID) January 3, 1973 Former representative
23 Jesse Helms (R-NC) North Carolina 12th in population (1970)
24 Pete Domenici (R-NM) New Mexico 37th in population (1970)
25 Joe Biden (D-DE) Delaware 46th in population (1970)
26 Jake Garn (R-UT) December 21, 1974
27 John Glenn (D-OH) December 24, 1974
28 Wendell H. Ford (D-KY) December 28, 1974
29 Dale Bumpers (D-AR) January 3, 1975 Former governor
30 Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
31 John Danforth (R-MO) December 27, 1976
32 Edward Zorinsky[8] (D-NE) December 28, 1976
33 Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH) December 29, 1976 Previously a senator
34 John Chafee (R-RI)
35 Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (D-MI) December 30, 1976
36 Spark Matsunaga (D-HI) January 3, 1977 Former representative (14 years)
37 John Melcher (D-MT) Former representative (7 years, 7 months)
38 H. John Heinz III (R-PA) Former representative (6 years)
39 Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) Former representative (6 years)
40 Pat Moynihan (D-NY) New York 2nd in population (1970)
41 Richard Lugar (R-IN) Indiana 11th in population (1970)
42 Jim Sasser (D-TN) Tennessee 17th in population (1970)
43 Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ) Arizona 22nd in population (1970)
44 Orrin Hatch (R-UT) Utah 36th in population (1970)
45 Malcolm Wallop (R-WY) Wyoming 49th in population (1970)
46 David Durenberger (R-MN) November 8, 1978
47 Max Baucus (D-MT) December 15, 1978
48 Nancy Kassebaum Baker (R-KS) December 23, 1978
49 Thad Cochran (R-MS) December 27, 1978
50 Rudy Boschwitz (R-MN) December 30, 1978
51 Alan K. Simpson (R-WY) January 1, 1979
52 John Warner (R-VA) January 2, 1979
53 David Pryor (D-AR) January 3, 1979 Former representative (6 years, 2 months)
54 William Cohen (R-ME) Former representative (6 years)
55 William L. Armstrong (R-CO) Former representative (4 years) - Colorado 30th in population (1970)
56 Larry Pressler (R-SD) Former representative (4 years) - South Dakota 44th in population (1970)
57 David L. Boren (D-OK) Former governor - Oklahoma 27th in population (1970)
58 J. James Exon (D-NE) Former governor - Nebraska 35th in population (1970)
59 Carl Levin (D-MI) Michigan 7th in population (1970)
60 Bill Bradley (D-NJ) New Jersey 8th in population (1970)
61 Howell Heflin (D-AL) Alabama 21st in population (1970)
62 Gordon J. Humphrey (R-NH) New Hampshire 41st in population (1970)
63 George J. Mitchell (D-ME) May 17, 1980
64 Warren Rudman (R-NH) December 31, 1980
65 Steve Symms (R-ID) January 3, 1981 Former representative (12 years)
66 Chris Dodd (D-CT) Former representative (6 years) - Connecticut 24th in population (1970)
67 Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Former representative (6 years) - Iowa 25th in population (1970)
68 Dan Quayle (R-IN) Former representative (4 years) - Indiana 11th in population (1970)
69 Bob Kasten (R-WI) Former representative (4 years) - Wisconsin 16th in population (1970)
70 Al D'Amato (R-NY) New York 2nd in population (1970)
71 Arlen Specter (R-PA) Pennsylvania 3rd in population (1970)
72 Alan J. Dixon (D-IL) Illinois 5th in population (1970)
73 Don Nickles (R-OK) Oklahoma 27th in population (1981)
74 Frank Murkowski (R-AK) Alaska 50th in population (1981)
75 Frank Lautenberg[9] (D-NJ) December 27, 1982
76 Paul Trible (R-VA) January 3, 1983 Former representative
77 Pete Wilson (R-CA) California 1st in population (1980)
78 Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) New Mexico 37th in population (1980)
79 Chic Hecht (R-NV) Nevada 43rd in population (1980)
80 Daniel J. Evans (R-WA) September 12, 1983
81 John Kerry (D-MA) January 2, 1985
82 Paul Simon (D-IL) January 3, 1985 Former representative (10 years) - Illinois 5th in population (1980)
83 Tom Harkin (D-IA) Former representative (10 years) - Iowa 27th in population (1980)
84 Al Gore (D-TN) Former representative (8 years)
85 Phil Gramm (R-TX) Former representative (6 years)
86 Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
87 Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) January 15, 1985
88 Terry Sanford (D-NC) November 5, 1986
89 John Breaux (D-LA) January 3, 1987 Former representative (14 years)
90 Brock Adams (D-WA) Former representative (12 years) - Former cabinet secretary
91 Tim Wirth (D-CO) Former representative (12 years)
92 Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) Former representative (10 years)
93 Wyche Fowler (D-GA) Former representative (9 years, 9 months)
94 Richard Shelby (D-AL) Former representative (8 years) - Alabama 22nd in population (1980)
95 Tom Daschle (D-SD) Former representative (8 years) - South Dakota 45th in population (1980)
96 John McCain (R-AZ) Former representative (4 years) - Arizona 29th in population (1980)
97 Harry Reid (D-NV) Former representative (4 years) - Nevada 43rd in population (1980)
98 Bob Graham (D-FL) Former governor - Florida 7th in population (1980)
99 Kit Bond (R-MO) Former governor - Missouri 15th in population (1980)
100 Kent Conrad (D-ND)
101 David Karnes (R-NE) March 13, 1987

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
  2. ^ 1961 U.S Census Report Contains 1960 Census results.
  3. ^ 1971 U.S Census Report Contains 1970 Census results.
  4. ^ 1981 U.S Census Report Contains 1980 Census results.
  5. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1989.
  6. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1991.
  7. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1993.
  8. ^ Senator Zorinsky died on March 6, 1987
  9. ^ Senator Lautenberg left the Senate but returned in 2003, he cannot regain his previous seniority according to Senate Rules.
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