List of United States senators in the 119th Congress
This is a complete list of United States senators during the 119th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 2025, to January 3, 2027. 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.
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. For senators beginning their terms on the same day, with the same previous service, representing the same state, they are ranked alphabetically by their surname.[1][2][3][4][5]
In this Congress, Maria Cantwell is the most senior junior senator. JD Vance was the junior senior senator at the start of the Congress until his resignation on January 10, 2025, to become vice president; the distinction is now held by Bernie Moreno.
Alex Padilla is the most junior senator to serve as chair or ranking member of a committee. The most senior senator to not serve as chair or ranking member of a committee is John Cornyn.
Terms of service
[edit]| Class | Terms of service of senators that will expire in years |
|---|---|
| Class 1 | Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2031[6] |
| Class 2 | Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2027[7] |
| Class 3 | Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2029[8] |
U.S. Senate seniority list
[edit]| Rank | Historical
rank |
Senator | Party | State | Seniority date | Other factors | Leadership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1743 | Chuck Grassley | Republican | Iowa | January 3, 1981 | Chair: Judiciary | |
| 2 | 1766 | Mitch McConnell | Republican | Kentucky | January 3, 1985 | Chair: Rules and Administration | |
| 3 | 1812 | Patty Murray | Democratic | Washington | January 3, 1993 | Ranking Member: Appropriations | |
| 4 | 1827 | Ron Wyden | Democratic | Oregon | February 5, 1996 | Ranking Member: Finance | |
| 5 | 1831 | Dick Durbin | Democratic | Illinois | January 3, 1997 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years) | Ranking Member: Judiciary |
| 6 | 1835 | Jack Reed | Democratic | Rhode Island | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years) | Ranking Member: Armed Services | |
| 7 | 1842 | Susan Collins | Republican | Maine | Chair: Appropriations | ||
| 8 | 1844 | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | New York | January 3, 1999 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (18 years) | Minority Leader |
| 9 | 1846 | Mike Crapo | Republican | Idaho | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years) | Chair: Finance | |
| 10 | 1859 | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | Washington | January 3, 2001 | Chair: Commerce | |
| 11 | 1867 | John Cornyn | Republican | Texas | December 1, 2002 | ||
| 12 | 1868 | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | Alaska | December 20, 2002 | Chair: Indian Affairs | |
| 13 | 1870 | Lindsey Graham | Republican | South Carolina | January 3, 2003 | Chair: Budget | |
| 14 | 1879 | John Thune | Republican | South Dakota | January 3, 2005 | Majority Leader | |
| 15 | 1887 | Bernie Sanders | Independent | Vermont | January 3, 2007 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives | Ranking Member: HELP |
| 16 | 1893 | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | Minnesota | Minnesota 21st in population (2000) | Ranking Member: Agriculture | |
| 17 | 1894 | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | Rhode Island | Rhode Island 43rd in population (2000) | Ranking Member: Environment | |
| 18 | 1896 | John Barrasso | Republican | Wyoming | June 25, 2007 | Majority Whip | |
| 19 | 1897 | Roger Wicker | Republican | Mississippi | December 31, 2007 | Chair: Armed Services | |
| 20 | 1901 | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | New Hampshire | January 3, 2009 | Former governor (6 years) | Ranking Member: Foreign Relations |
| 21 | 1902 | Mark Warner | Democratic | Virginia | Former governor (4 years) | Ranking Member: Intelligence | |
| 22 | 1903 | Jim Risch | Republican | Idaho | Former governor (7 months) | Chair: Foreign Relations | |
| 23 | 1905 | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | Oregon | Ranking Member: Budget | ||
| 24 | 1909 | Michael Bennet | Democratic | Colorado | January 21, 2009 | ||
| 25 | 1910 | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | New York | January 26, 2009 | Ranking Member: Aging | |
| 26 | 1917 | Chris Coons | Democratic | Delaware | November 15, 2010 | Ranking Member: Ethics | |
| 27 | 1920 | Jerry Moran | Republican | Kansas | January 3, 2011 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years) | Chair: Veterans Affairs |
| 28 | 1922 | John Boozman | Republican | Arkansas | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (9 years) | Chair: Agriculture | |
| 29 | 1924 | John Hoeven | Republican | North Dakota | Former governor | ||
| 30 | 1925 | Marco Rubio[a] | Republican | Florida | Florida 4th in population (2000) | ||
| 31 | 1926 | Ron Johnson | Republican | Wisconsin | Wisconsin 18th in population (2000) | ||
| 32 | 1927 | Rand Paul | Republican | Kentucky | Kentucky 25th in population (2000) | Chair: Homeland Security | |
| 33 | 1928 | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | Connecticut | Connecticut 29th in population (2000) | Ranking Member: Veterans Affairs | |
| 34 | 1929 | Mike Lee | Republican | Utah | Utah 34th in population (2000) | Chair: Energy | |
| 35 | 1932 | Brian Schatz | Democratic | Hawaii | December 27, 2012 | Ranking Member: Indian Affairs | |
| 36 | 1933 | Tim Scott | Republican | South Carolina | January 2, 2013 | Chair: Banking | |
| 37 | 1934 | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | Wisconsin | January 3, 2013 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years) | |
| 38 | 1937 | Chris Murphy | Democratic | Connecticut | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Connecticut 29th in population (2010) | ||
| 39 | 1938 | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | Hawaii | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Hawaii 42nd in population (2010) | ||
| 40 | 1939 | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | New Mexico | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years) | Ranking Member: Energy | |
| 41 | 1940 | Angus King | Independent | Maine | Former governor (8 years) | ||
| 42 | 1941 | Tim Kaine | Democratic | Virginia | Former governor (4 years) | ||
| 43 | 1942 | Ted Cruz | Republican | Texas | Texas 2nd in population (2010) | Chair: Commerce | |
| 44 | 1943 | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | Massachusetts | Massachusetts 15th in population (2010) | Ranking Member: Banking | |
| 45 | 1944 | Deb Fischer | Republican | Nebraska | Nebraska 38th in population (2010) | ||
| 46 | 1948 | Ed Markey | Democratic | Massachusetts | July 16, 2013 | Ranking Member: Small Business | |
| 47 | 1949 | Cory Booker | Democratic | New Jersey | October 31, 2013 | ||
| 48 | 1951 | Shelley Moore Capito | Republican | West Virginia | January 3, 2015 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years) | Chair: Environment |
| 49 | 1952 | Gary Peters | Democratic | Michigan | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Michigan 9th in population (2010) | Ranking Member: Homeland Security | |
| 50 | 1953 | Bill Cassidy | Republican | Louisiana | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Louisiana 25th in population (2010) | Chair: HELP | |
| 51 | 1955 | James Lankford | Republican | Oklahoma | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years) | Chair: Ethics | |
| 52 | 1956 | Tom Cotton | Republican | Arkansas | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2 years); Arkansas 32nd in population (2010) | Chair: Intelligence | |
| 53 | 1957 | Steve Daines | Republican | Montana | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2 years); Montana 44th in population (2010) | ||
| 54 | 1958 | Mike Rounds | Republican | South Dakota | Former governor | ||
| 55 | 1960 | Thom Tillis | Republican | North Carolina | North Carolina 10th in population (2010) | ||
| 56 | 1961 | Joni Ernst | Republican | Iowa | Iowa 30th in population (2010) | Chair: Small Business | |
| 57 | 1963 | Dan Sullivan | Republican | Alaska | Alaska 47th in population (2010) | ||
| 58 | 1964 | Chris Van Hollen | Democratic | Maryland | January 3, 2017 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years) | |
| 59 | 1965 | Todd Young | Republican | Indiana | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years) | ||
| 60 | 1966 | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | Illinois | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years) | ||
| 61 | 1967 | Maggie Hassan | Democratic | New Hampshire | Former governor | ||
| 62 | 1969 | John Kennedy | Republican | Louisiana | Louisiana 25th in population (2010) | ||
| 63 | 1970 | Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | Nevada | Nevada 35th in population (2010) | ||
| 64 | 1972 | Tina Smith | Democratic | Minnesota | January 3, 2018 | ||
| 65 | 1974 | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | Mississippi | April 2, 2018 | ||
| 66 | 1975 | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | Tennessee | January 3, 2019 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (16 years) | |
| 67 | 1977 | Kevin Cramer | Republican | North Dakota | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years) | ||
| 68 | 1979 | Jacky Rosen | Democratic | Nevada | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2 years) | ||
| 69 | 1982 | Josh Hawley | Republican | Missouri | |||
| 70 | 1983 | Rick Scott | Republican | Florida | January 8, 2019 | Chair: Aging | |
| 71 | 1985 | Mark Kelly | Democratic | Arizona | December 2, 2020 | ||
| 72 | 1986 | Ben Ray Luján | Democratic | New Mexico | January 3, 2021 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (12 years) | |
| 73 | 1987 | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | Wyoming | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (8 years) | ||
| 74 | 1988 | Roger Marshall | Republican | Kansas | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years) | ||
| 75 | 1989 | John Hickenlooper | Democratic | Colorado | Former governor | ||
| 76 | 1990 | Bill Hagerty | Republican | Tennessee | Tennessee 17th in population (2010) | ||
| 77 | 1991 | Tommy Tuberville | Republican | Alabama | Alabama 23rd in population (2010) | ||
| 78 | 1992 | Alex Padilla | Democratic | California | January 18, 2021 | Ranking Member: Rules | |
| 79 | 1993 | Jon Ossoff | Democratic | Georgia | January 20, 2021 | "O" 15th in alphabet | |
| 80 | 1994 | Raphael Warnock | Democratic | "W" 23rd in alphabet | |||
| 81 | 1995 | Peter Welch | Democratic | Vermont | January 3, 2023 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (16 years) | |
| 82 | 1996 | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | Oklahoma | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years) | ||
| 83 | 1997 | Ted Budd | Republican | North Carolina | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years) | ||
| 84 | 1998 | John Fetterman | Democratic | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania 5th in population (2020) | ||
| 85 | 1999 | JD Vance[b] | Republican | Ohio | Ohio 7th in population (2020) | ||
| 86 | 2000 | Eric Schmitt | Republican | Missouri | Missouri 19th in population (2020) | ||
| 87 | 2001 | Katie Britt | Republican | Alabama | Alabama 24th in population (2020) | ||
| 88 | 2002 | Pete Ricketts | Republican | Nebraska | January 23, 2023 | ||
| 89 | 2005 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | California | December 9, 2024 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (24 years) | |
| 90 | 2006 | Andy Kim | Democratic | New Jersey | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years) | ||
| 91 | 2007 | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | Arizona | January 3, 2025 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years) | |
| 92 | 2008 | Jim Banks | Republican | Indiana | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (8 years); Indiana 17th in population (2020) | ||
| 93 | 2009 | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | Delaware | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (8 years); Delaware 45th in population (2020) | ||
| 94 | 2010 | John Curtis | Republican | Utah | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (7 years) | ||
| 95 | 2011 | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic | Michigan | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years) | ||
| 96 | 2012 | David McCormick | Republican | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania 5th in population (2020) | ||
| 97 | 2013 | Bernie Moreno | Republican | Ohio | Ohio 7th in population (2020) | ||
| 98 | 2014 | Angela Alsobrooks | Democratic | Maryland | Maryland 18th in population (2020) | ||
| 99 | 2015 | Tim Sheehy | Republican | Montana | Montana 44th in population (2020) | ||
| 100 | 2016 | Jim Justice[c] | Republican | West Virginia | January 14, 2025 | ||
| 101 | 2017 | Jon Husted | Republican | Ohio | January 18, 2025 | ||
| 102 | 2018 | Ashley Moody | Republican | Florida | January 21, 2025 |
The most senior senators by class are Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) from Class 1, Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) from Class 2, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) from Class 3. Cantwell is the most senior senator from her class while being the junior senator from her state.
See also
[edit]- 119th United States Congress
- List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 119th Congress by seniority
- Seniority in the United States Senate
Notes
[edit]- ^ In Florida, Marco Rubio (R) resigned on January 20, 2025 after Senate approval of his nomination as U.S. Secretary of State. On January 21, 2025, Florida's governor Ron DeSantis formally appointed Ashley Moody to the seat.
- ^ In Ohio, JD Vance (R) resigned January 10, 2025 in anticipation of becoming Vice President of the United States. Governor Mike DeWine formally appointed Jon Husted to the seat on January 18, 2025.
- ^ In West Virgina, Gov. Jim Justice delayed his US Senate swearing-in.
References
[edit]- ^ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789–Present, via www.senate.gov
- ^ 1971 U.S Census Report Contains 1970 Census results.
- ^ 1981 U.S Census Report Contains 1980 Census results.
- ^ 1991 U.S Census Report Contains 1990 Census results.
- ^ "2000 Census State Population Rankings". Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- ^ Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2031.
- ^ Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2027.
- ^ Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2029.