Talk:List of current United States Senators

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

List of current United States Senators is part of WikiProject U.S. Congress, an attempt to build a comprehensive guide to the United States Congress. You can help by editing this article. This template adds articles to Category:WikiProject U.S. Congress articles.

Contents 1 Turn off HTML 2 110th Congress 3 Class? 4 Corzine 5 Translation in German WP 6 WP:FLC 7 Lieberman Party Status 8 List of current Senators (as from January 3, 2007) 9 Lieberman is ID (according to senate.gov); color is same as Independent (grey). That should satisfy everyone. 10 Merge

[edit] Turn off HTML

Would you please turn off the HTML table? It ruins the article in AmigaOS 4.0 browser. —Anonymous

• This is the standard Wikipedia table and is used in hundreds of articles. You need a new browser. Adam 04:59, 10 Apr 2004 (UTC)

[edit] 110th Congress

Here's a new table with the new Senators. I plan to move it to article space after Jan 3 2005:

Senator	State	Party	First elected	Seat Up
Richard C. Shelby	Alabama	Republican	1986	2010
Jefferson B. Sessions III	Alabama	Republican	1996	2008
Theodore F. Stevens	Alaska	Republican	1968	2008
Lisa Murkowski	Alaska	Republican	2002	2010
John S. McCain III	Arizona	Republican	1986	2010
Jon L. Kyl	Arizona	Republican	1994	2006
Blanche L. Lincoln	Arkansas	Democrat	1998	2010
Mark Pryor	Arkansas	Democrat	2002	2008
Dianne G. B. Feinstein	California	Democrat	1992	2006
Barbara L. Boxer	California	Democrat	1992	2010
A. Wayne Allard	Colorado	Republican	1996	2008
Ken L. Salazar	Colorado	Democrat	2004	2010
Christopher J. Dodd	Connecticut	Democrat	1980	2010
Joseph I. Lieberman	Connecticut	Democrat	1988	2006
Joseph R. Biden Jr.	Delaware	Democrat	1972	2008
Thomas R. Carper	Delaware	Democrat	2000	2006
C. William Nelson	Florida	Democrat	2000	2006
Melquiades R. Martinez	Florida	Republican	2004	2010
C. Saxby Chambliss	Georgia	Republican	2002	2008
Johnny Isakson	Georgia	Republican	2010	2010
Daniel K. Inouye	Hawaii	Democrat	1962	2010
Daniel K. Akaka	Hawaii	Democrat	1990	2006
Larry E. Craig	Idaho	Republican	1990	2008
Michael D. Crapo	Idaho	Republican	1998	2010
Richard J. Durbin	Illinois	Democrat	1996	2008
Barack Obama	Illinois	Democrat	2004	2010
Richard G. Lugar	Indiana	Republican	1976	2006
B. Evans "Evan" Bayh III	Indiana	Democrat	1998	2010
Charles E. Grassley	Iowa	Republican	1980	2010
Thomas R. Harkin	Iowa	Democrat	1984	2008
Samuel D. Brownback	Kansas	Republican	1996	2010
C. Patrick Roberts	Kansas	Republican	1996	2008
A. Mitchell McConnell Jr.	Kentucky	Republican	1984	2008
James P. D. Bunning	Kentucky	Republican	1998	2010
Mary L. Landrieu	Louisiana	Democrat	1996	2008
David Vitter	Louisiana	Republican	2004	2010
Olympia J. Snowe	Maine	Republican	1994	2006
Susan M. Collins	Maine	Republican	1996	2008
Paul S. Sarbanes	Maryland	Democrat	1976	2006
Barbara A. Mikulski	Maryland	Democrat	1986	2010
Edward M. Kennedy	Massachusetts	Democrat	1962	2006
John F. Kerry	Massachusetts	Democrat	1984	2008
Carl M. Levin	Michigan	Democrat	1978	2008
Deborah A. Stabenow	Michigan	Democrat	2000	2006
Mark Dayton	Minnesota	Democrat	2000	2006
Norm Coleman	Minnesota	Republican	2002	2008
W. Thad Cochran	Mississippi	Republican	1978	2008
C. Trent Lott Jr.	Mississippi	Republican	1988	2006
Christopher S. "Kit" Bond	Missouri	Republican	1986	2010
James M. Talent	Missouri	Republican	2002	2006
Max S. Baucus	Montana	Democrat	1978	2008
Conrad R. Burns	Montana	Republican	1988	2006
Charles T. Hagel	Nebraska	Republican	1996	2008
E. Benjamin Nelson	Nebraska	Democrat	2000	2006
Harry M. Reid	Nevada	Democrat	1986	2010
John E. Ensign	Nevada	Republican	2000	2006
Judd A. Gregg	New Hampshire	Republican	1992	2010
John E. Sununu	New Hampshire	Republican	2002	2008
Jon S. Corzine	New Jersey	Democrat	2000	2006
Frank R. Lautenberg	New Jersey	Democrat	2002	2008
Peter V. Domenici	New Mexico	Republican	1972	2008
Jesse F. "Jeff" Bingaman Jr.	New Mexico	Democrat	1982	2006
Charles E. Schumer	New York	Democrat	1998	2010
Hillary Rodham Clinton	New York	Democrat	2000	2006
Elizabeth H. Dole	North Carolina	Republican	2002	2008
Richard Burr	North Carolina	Republican	2004	2010
Kent Conrad	North Dakota	Democrat	1986	2006
Byron L. Dorgan	North Dakota	Democrat	1992	2010
Michael DeWine	Ohio	Republican	1994	2006
George V. Voinovich	Ohio	Republican	1998	2010
James M. Inhofe	Oklahoma	Republican	1994	2008
Thomas A. Coburn	Oklahoma	Republican	2004	2010
Ronald L. Wyden	Oregon	Democrat	1996	2010
Gordon H. Smith	Oregon	Republican	1996	2008
Arlen Specter	Pennsylvania	Republican	1980	2010
Richard J. Santorum	Pennsylvania	Republican	1994	2006
John F. "Jack" Reed	Rhode Island	Democrat	1996	2008
Lincoln D. Chafee	Rhode Island	Republican	1999	2006
Lindsey O. Graham	South Carolina	Republican	2002	2008
James W. DeMint	South Carolina	Republican	2004	2010
Timothy P. Johnson	South Dakota	Democrat	1996	2008
John Thune	South Dakota	Republican	2004	2010
William H. Frist	Tennessee	Republican	1994	2006
Lamar A. Alexander	Tennessee	Republican	2002	2008
Kay Bailey Hutchison	Texas	Republican	1993	2006
John Cornyn	Texas	Republican	2002	2008
Orrin G. Hatch	Utah	Republican	1976	2006
Robert F. Bennett	Utah	Republican	1992	2010
Patrick J. Leahy	Vermont	Democrat	1974	2010
James M. Jeffords	Vermont	Independent	1988	2006
John W. Warner	Virginia	Republican	1978	2008
George F. Allen	Virginia	Republican	2000	2006
Patricia Murray	Washington	Democrat	1992	2010
Maria E. Cantwell	Washington	Democrat	2000	2006
Robert C. Byrd	West Virginia	Democrat	1958	2006
John D. "Jay" Rockefeller IV	West Virginia	Democrat	1984	2008
Herbert H. Kohl	Wisconsin	Democrat	1988	2006
Russell D. Feingold	Wisconsin	Democrat	1992	2010
Craig L. Thomas	Wyoming	Republican	1994	2006
Michael B. Enzi	Wyoming	Republican	1996	2008

Candidates elected on November 2 are not yet Senators and should not be added to the article until January. Adam 08:25, 7 Nov 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Class?

Sorry to bug, but what does class 1 and class 3 mean on certain Senator's pages? I assume it has something to do with election rotation, but I haven't found anything certain. Should this info (if it doesn't already exist) be added to the Senate page? Atrivedi

Your guess is correct. On the U.S. Senate's website, we read:

class - Article I, section 3 of the Constitution requires the Senate to be divided into three classes for purposes of elections. Senators are elected to six-year terms, and every two years the members of one class—approximately one-third of the Senators—face election or reelection. Terms for Senators in Class I expire in 2007, Class II in 2009, and Class III in 2011. [1]

On the Senate site, that definition is linked to from this page, which gives the full Senate roster with each Senator's class. Go ahead and add the information wherever you think appropriate. JamesMLane 08:44, 25 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Corzine

Should Corzine be listed as leaving? If he loses his gubernatorial race this year, he'd presumably still be able to run for reelection in 06, wouldn't he? john k 05:30, 25 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Translation in German WP

Hi!

I (de:Benutzer:Klever) translated this version into German: de:Liste der gegenwärtigen Mitglieder im US-Senat.

Are changes in this article planned??

CU,

Marco(de:Benutzer:Klever)

There will be several important changes in January when the new group of Senators take office. Same goes for any United States House of Representatives articles. --Tim4christ17 ^talk 19:53, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WP:FLC

It strikes me that this list could easily become a featured list. It would need a slightly longer lead, ideally a graphic, and some references (perhaps this list from the Senate website?) -- ALoan (Talk) 11:29, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Lieberman Party Status

I noticed that Lieberman's party status changed to his independent party that he is using to run on for the November General elections. I changed it back to the Democractic Party because he was elected a Democrat and is still listed as a member on the Senate Democrat's page. Any comments, shoot my way. And if you know that I'm wrong, let me know too because this sort of thing hasn't happened in quite sometime.

• Lieberman is a Democrat. At least for the current Congress (109th). —Markles 02:39, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Lieberman is a Democrat for his current term, but an independent for his campaign. Usually you campaign with the same affiliation you're serving with, but Lieberman seems to have created an exception to that rule. --Tim4christ17 ^talk 19:51, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Now the question is, once the new year rolls around and he resumes his seat, what party should he be put under? General "Independent" or should we actually go with his "party's" name?

• Go with whatever he says he is. And I have a hunch he will be back in the Democratic fold by then. But you'll have to wait and see. Wahkeenah 22:03, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Lieberman himself used Independent Democrat "Capital I, Capital D" on Meet the Press, and we have updated the Joseph Lieberman and Connecticut pages accordingly. Please see Talk:Joseph Lieberman#Joe_Lieberman_is_NOT_an_Independent to read how consensus was formed. The quote is sourced in the Joseph Lieberman lead. Now, what color goes with Independent Democrat? I'd rather leave the changes to editors who regularly work on this page. Jd2718 17:02, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Please see the discussions at Talk:Joe_Lieberman and Talk:110th_United_States_Congress. He was officially an ID yesterday, today he's an I. [2] Simon12 03:39, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] List of current Senators (as from January 3, 2007)

Senator		Party	State ↑	Hometown	Class	First took office	Current term expires	Prior Background	Education
	Richard Shelby	Republican	Alabama	Tuscaloosa	3	1987	2011	US Rep (AL-7)	Alabama
	Jeff Sessions	Republican		Mobile	2	1997	2009	AL Atty General	Huntingdon College, Alabama
	Ted Stevens	Republican	Alaska	Girdwood	2	1969	2009	AK House	UCLA, Harvard
	Lisa Murkowski	Republican		Anchorage	3	2003	2011	AK House	Georgetown, Willamette
	John McCain	Republican	Arizona	Phoenix	3	1987	2011	US Rep (AZ-1)	Navy
	Jon Kyl	Republican		Phoenix	1	1995	2013	US Rep (AZ-4)	Arizona
	Blanche Lincoln	Democratic	Arkansas	Helena	3	1999	2011	US Rep (AR-1)	Randolph-Macon
	Mark Pryor	Democratic		Fayetteville	2	2003	2009	AR Atty General	Arkansas
	Dianne Feinstein	Democratic	California	San Francisco	1	1992	2013	Mayor of San Francisco	Stanford
	Barbara Boxer	Democratic		Greenbrae	3	1993	2011	US Rep (CA-6)	Brooklyn College
	Wayne Allard	Republican	Colorado	Loveland	2	1997	2009	US Rep (CO-4)	Colorado State
	Ken Salazar	Democratic		Denver	3	2005	2011	CO Atty General	Colorado College, Michigan
	Christopher Dodd	Democratic	Connecticut	East Haddam	3	1981	2011	US Rep (CT-2)	Providence, Louisville
	Joseph Lieberman	Independent Democratic		New Haven	1	1989	2013	CT Atty General	Yale
	Joe Biden	Democratic	Delaware	Wilmington	2	1973	2009	New Castle County Council	Delaware, Syracuse
	Thomas Carper	Democratic		Wilmington	1	2001	2013	DE Governor	Ohio State, Delaware
	Bill Nelson	Democratic	Florida	Orlando	1	2001	2013	FL Treasurer	Yale, Virginia
	Mel Martinez	Republican		Orlando	3	2005	2011	Secretary of HUD	Florida State
	Saxby Chambliss	Republican	Georgia	Moultrie	2	2003	2009	US Rep (GA-8)	Georgia, Tennessee
	Johnny Isakson	Republican		Marietta	3	2005	2011	US Rep (GA-6)	Georgia
	Daniel Inouye	Democratic	Hawaii	Honolulu	3	1963	2011	US Rep (HI-At Large)	Hawaii, George Washington
	Daniel Akaka	Democratic		Honolulu	1	1991	2013	US Rep (HI-2)	Hawaii
	Larry Craig	Republican	Idaho	Eagle	2	1991	2009	US Rep (ID-1)	Idaho
	Mike Crapo	Republican		Idaho Falls	3	1999	2011	US Rep (ID-2)	Brigham Young, Harvard
	Richard Durbin	Democratic	Illinois	Springfield	2	1997	2009	US Rep (IL-20)	Georgetown
	Barack Obama	Democratic		Chicago	3	2005	2011	IL Senate	Columbia, Harvard
	Richard Lugar	Republican	Indiana	Indianapolis	1	1977	2013	Mayor of Indianapolis	Denison, Oxford
	Evan Bayh	Democratic		Indianapolis	3	1999	2011	IN Governor	Indiana, Virginia
	Chuck Grassley	Republican	Iowa	New Hartford	3	1981	2011	US Rep (IA-3)	Northern Iowa
	Tom Harkin	Democratic		Cumming	2	1985	2009	US Rep (IA-5)	Iowa State, Catholic
	Sam Brownback	Republican	Kansas	Topeka	3	1996	2011	US Rep (KS-2)	Kansas State, Kansas
	Pat Roberts	Republican		Dodge City	2	1997	2009	US Rep (KS-1)	Kansas State
	Mitch McConnell	Republican	Kentucky	Louisville	2	1985	2009	Jefferson County Exec	Louisville, Kentucky
	Jim Bunning	Republican		Southgate	3	1999	2011	US Rep (KY-4)	Xavier
	Mary Landrieu	Democratic	Louisiana	New Orleans	2	1997	2009	LA Treasurer	LSU
	David Vitter	Republican		Metairie	3	2005	2011	US Rep (LA-1)	Harvard, Oxford, Tulane
	Olympia Snowe	Republican	Maine	Auburn	1	1995	2013	US Rep (ME-2)	Maine
	Susan Collins	Republican		Bangor	2	1997	2009	public sector	St. Lawrence
	Ben Cardin	Democratic	Maryland	Baltimore	1	2007	2013	US Rep (MD-3)	Pittsburgh, Maryland
	Barbara Mikulski	Democratic		Baltimore	3	1987	2011	US Rep (MD-3)	Mt. St. Agnes, Maryland
	Edward Kennedy	Democratic	Massachusetts	Hyannis Port	1	1962	2013	law	Harvard, Virginia
	John Kerry	Democratic		Boston	2	1985	2009	MA Lt. Gov.	Yale, Boston College
	Carl Levin	Democratic	Michigan	Detroit	2	1979	2009	Detroit City Council	Swarthmore, Harvard
	Debbie Stabenow	Democratic		Lansing	1	2001	2013	US Rep (MI-8)	Michigan State
	Amy Klobuchar	Democratic	Minnesota	Minneapolis	1	2007	2013	County Attorney of Hennepin County	Yale, Chicago
	Norm Coleman	Republican		Saint Paul	2	2003	2009	Mayor of St. Paul	Hofstra, Iowa
	Thad Cochran	Republican	Mississippi	Jackson	2	1979	2009	US Rep (MS-4)	Mississippi
	Trent Lott	Republican		Pascagoula	1	1989	2013	US Rep (MS-5)	Mississippi
	Kit Bond	Republican	Missouri	Mexico	3	1987	2011	MO Governor	Princeton, Virginia
	Claire McCaskill	Democratic		Columbia	1	2007	2013	State Auditor of Missouri	Missouri
	Max Baucus	Democratic	Montana	Helena	2	1979	2009	US Rep (MT-1)	Stanford
	Jon Tester	Democratic		Big Sandy	1	2007	2013	Montana Senate	University of Great Falls
	Chuck Hagel	Republican	Nebraska	Omaha	2	1997	2009	Banking	Nebraska-Omaha
	Ben Nelson	Democratic		Omaha	1	2001	2013	NE Governor	Nebraska
	Harry Reid	Democratic	Nevada	Searchlight	3	1987	2011	US Rep (NV-1)	Southern Utah State, Utah State, George Washington
	John Ensign	Republican		Las Vegas	1	2001	2013	US Rep (NV-1)	UNLV, Oregon State, Colorado State
	Judd Gregg	Republican	New Hampshire	Rye	3	1993	2011	NH Governor	Columbia, Boston College
	John E. Sununu	Republican		Waterville Valley	2	2003	2009	US Rep (NH-1)	MIT, Harvard
	Frank Lautenberg	Democratic	New Jersey	Cliffside Park	2	2003	2009	United States Senator, NJ, Class 1, from 1983-2001	Columbia
	Bob Menendez	Democratic		Hoboken	1	2006	2013	US Rep (NJ-13)	St. Peter's College, Rutgers
	Pete Domenici	Republican	New Mexico	Albuquerque	2	1973	2009	Albuquerque City Commission Chairman	New Mexico, Denver
	Jeff Bingaman	Democratic		Santa Fe	1	1983	2013	NM Atty General	Harvard, Stanford
	Charles Schumer	Democratic	New York	Brooklyn	3	1999	2011	US Rep (NY-9)	Harvard
	Hillary Clinton	Democratic		Chappaqua	1	2001	2013	First Lady	Wellesley, Yale
	Elizabeth Dole	Republican	North Carolina	Salisbury	2	2003	2009	Secretary of Labor	Duke, Harvard
	Richard Burr	Republican		Winston-Salem	3	2005	2011	US Rep (NC-5)	Wake Forest
	Kent Conrad	Democratic	North Dakota	Bismarck	1	1987	2013	ND Tax Commissioner	Stanford, George Washington
	Byron Dorgan	Democratic		Bismarck	3	1993	2011	US Rep (ND-At Large)	North Dakota, Denver
	Sherrod Brown	Democratic	Ohio	Mansfield	1	2007	2013	US Rep (OH-13)	Yale, Ohio State
	George Voinovich	Republican		Cleveland	3	1999	2011	OH Governor	Ohio, Ohio State
	James Inhofe	Republican	Oklahoma	Tulsa	2	1995	2009	US Rep (OK-1)	Tulsa
	Tom Coburn	Republican		Muskogee	3	2005	2011	US Rep (OK-2)	Oklahoma State, Oklahoma
	Ron Wyden	Democratic	Oregon	Portland	3	1997	2011	US Rep (OR-3)	Stanford, Oregon
	Gordon Smith	Republican		Pendleton	2	1997	2009	OR Senate President	Brigham Young, Southwestern
	Arlen Specter	Republican	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	3	1981	2011	Philadelphia District Attorney	Pennsylvania, Yale
	Bob Casey, Jr.	Democratic		Scranton	1	2007	2013	Treasurer of Pennsylvania	Holy Cross, Catholic
	Jack Reed	Democratic	Rhode Island	Cranston	2	1997	2009	US Rep (RI-2)	Army, Harvard
	Sheldon Whitehouse	Democratic		Providence	1	2007	2013	Attorney-General of Rhode Island	Yale, Virginia
	Lindsey Graham	Republican	South Carolina	Seneca	2	2003	2009	US Rep (SC-3)	South Carolina
	Jim DeMint	Republican		Greenville	3	2005	2011	US Rep (SC-4)	Tennessee, Clemson
	Tim Johnson	Democratic	South Dakota	Vermillion	2	1997	2009	US Rep (SD-At Large)	South Dakota
	John Thune	Republican		Murdo	3	2005	2011	US Rep (SD-At Large)	Biola, South Dakota
	Bob Corker	Republican	Tennessee	Chattanooga	1	2007	2013	Mayor of Chattanooga	Tennessee
	Lamar Alexander	Republican		Maryville	2	2003	2009	Secretary of Education	Vanderbilt, NYU
	Kay Bailey Hutchison	Republican	Texas	Dallas	1	1993	2013	TX Treasurer	Texas
	John Cornyn	Republican		San Antonio	2	2003	2009	TX Atty General	Trinity University, St. Mary's University, Virginia
	Orrin Hatch	Republican	Utah	Salt Lake City	1	1977	2013	law	Brigham Young, Pittsburgh
	Robert Bennett	Republican		Salt Lake City	3	1993	2011	business	Utah
	Patrick Leahy	Democratic	Vermont	Middlesex	3	1975	2011	Chittenden County State's Attorney	St. Michael's College, Georgetown
	Bernie Sanders	Independent		Burlington	1	2007	2013	US Rep (VT-At Large)	University of Chicago
	John Warner	Republican	Virginia	Alexandria	2	1979	2009	Secretary of the Navy	Washington and Lee, Virginia
	Jim Webb	Democratic		Secretary of the Navy	1	2007	2013	Secretary of the Navy	United States Naval Academy
	Patty Murray	Democratic	Washington	Shoreline	3	1993	2011	WA Senate	Washington State
	Maria Cantwell	Democratic		Edmonds	1	2001	2013	US Rep (WA-1)	Miami (Ohio)
	Robert Byrd	Democratic	West Virginia	Sophia	1	1959	2013	US Rep (WV-6)	American
	Jay Rockefeller	Democratic		Charleston	2	1985	2009	WV Governor	Harvard
	Herbert Kohl	Democratic	Wisconsin	Milwaukee	1	1989	2013	retail	Wisconsin, Harvard
	Russ Feingold	Democratic		Middleton	3	1993	2011	WI Senate	Wisconsin, Oxford, Harvard
	Craig Thomas	Republican	Wyoming	Casper	1	1995	2013	US Rep (WY-At Large)	Wyoming
	Michael Enzi	Republican		Gillette	2	1997	2009	WY Senate	George Washington, Denver

I don't know who made that, but it seems to be incorrect. Thomas Carper (DE) was re-elected in the 2006 midterms. Jack Daw 17:18, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Also, Lieberman is officially a Democrat for the term he is finishing (see the Senate website). What party he will have for his upcoming term is yet to be decided...he would normally default into "Connecticut for Lieberman" (because that's how he was elected) but there is virtually no chance he would use that as his official affiliation for his next term. --Tim4christ17 ^talk 07:13, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

I've updated the list to extend the term of office for all of the Class 1 Senators to 2012. It should be ready for cut-and-paste to the mainpage on January 3, 2007. -- Robster2001 02:16, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Lieberman is ID (according to senate.gov); color is same as Independent (grey). That should satisfy everyone.

According to senate.gov, Lieberman is an Independent Democrat. However, since there is no official party called "Independent Democrat", the color is the same as other "independents", grey. user:mnw2000 00:29, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

I have requested from senate.gov the OFFICIAL listing for Joe Lieberman. One web site (a PDF dated 1/3) says it is I-CT and another web site (an dynamic page) says it is ID-CT. Let's wait for the response. user:mnw2000 02:35, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

I have received the following reply:

Senator Lieberman's official listing is ID-CT (Independent Democrat). The pdf you list below only allowed for one letter parties. This problem is being corrected, and when the new phone list is generated in about a week Senator Lieberman's party will be listed as ID. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.

Best Wishes, Liz Horrell, On behalf of the Senate Webmaster

I guess the case is closed on this one for now. user:mnw2000 01:32, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Great job! Can you please post this on Talk:110th United States Congress and Talk:Joe Lieberman? Simon12 03:01, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merge

This page is rather redundant. Just H 01:24, 1 February 2007 (UTC)