United States Senators by seniority (2005, 2006)
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This is a classification of U.S. Senators by seniority from January 3rd, 2005 to January 2nd, 2007.
Order of service is based on the commencement of the Senator's first term. Behind this is former service as a U.S. Senator (only giving the Senator seniority within his or her new incoming class), service as U.S. Vice President, a House member, a cabinet secretary, a state governor, and then by their state's population, respectively.[1][2][3][4][5]
Senators who were sworn in in the middle of the 2 year Congressional term (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 2006 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.
| Rank | Name | Seniority Date | Other Factors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Byrd (D-WV) | January 3, 1959 | |
| 2 | Ted Kennedy (D-MA) | November 7, 1962 | |
| 3 | Daniel Inouye (D-HI) | January 3, 1963 | |
| 4 | Ted Stevens (R-AK) | December 24, 1968 | |
| 5 | Pete Domenici (R-NM) | January 3, 1973 | New Mexico 37th Population (1970) |
| 6 | Joe Biden (D-DE) | Delaware 46th Population (1970) | |
| 7 | Patrick Leahy (D-VT) | January 3, 1975 | |
| 8 | Paul Sarbanes[6] (D-MD) | January 3, 1977 | Former Rep |
| 9 | Richard Lugar (R-IN) | Indiana 11th Population (1970) | |
| 10 | Orrin Hatch (R-UT) | Utah 36th Population (1970) | |
| 11 | Max Baucus (D-MT) | December 15, 1978 | |
| 12 | Thad Cochran (R-MS) | December 27, 1978 | |
| 13 | John Warner (R-VA) | January 2, 1979 | |
| 14 | Carl Levin (D-MI) | January 3, 1979 | |
| 15 | Chris Dodd (D-CT) | January 3, 1981 | Former Rep (6 years) - Connecticut 24th Population (1970) |
| 16 | Chuck Grassley (R-IA) | Former Rep (6 years) - Iowa 25th population (1970) | |
| 17 | Arlen Specter (R-PA) | ||
| 18 | Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) | January 3, 1983 | |
| 19 | John Kerry (D-MA) | January 2, 1985 | |
| 20 | Tom Harkin (D-IA) | January 3, 1985 | Former Rep |
| 21 | Mitch McConnell (R-KY) | ||
| 22 | Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) | January 15, 1985 | |
| 23 | Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) | January 6, 1987 | Former Rep (10 years) |
| 24 | Richard Shelby (R-AL) | Former Rep (8 years) | |
| 25 | John McCain (R-AZ) | Former Rep (4 years) - Arizona 29th Population (1980) | |
| 26 | Harry Reid (D-NV) | Former Rep (4 years) - Nevada 43rd Population (1980) | |
| 27 | Kit Bond (R-MO) | Former Governor | |
| 28 | Kent Conrad (D-ND) | ||
| 29 | Trent Lott (R-MS) | January 3, 1989 | Former Rep (16 Years) |
| 30 | Jim Jeffords[6] (I-VT) | Former Rep (14 Years) | |
| 31 | Herb Kohl (D-WI) | Wisconsin 16th Population (1980) | |
| 32 | Joe Lieberman[7] (D-CT) | Connecticut 25th Population (1980) | |
| 33 | Conrad Burns[6] (R-MT) | Montana 44th Population (1980) | |
| 34 | Daniel Akaka (D-HI) | May 16, 1990 | |
| 35 | Larry Craig (R-ID) | January 3, 1991 | |
| 36 | Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) | November 10, 1992 | |
| 37 | Byron Dorgan (D-ND) | December 15, 1992 | |
| 38 | Barbara Boxer (D-CA) | January 5, 1993 | Former Rep (10 years) |
| 39 | Judd Gregg (R-NH) | Former Rep (8 years) | |
| 40 | Russ Feingold (D-WI) | Wisconsin 16th Population (1990) | |
| 41 | Patty Murray (D-WA) | Washington 18th Population (1990) | |
| 42 | Bob Bennett (R-UT) | Utah 35th Population (1990) | |
| 43 | Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) | June 14, 1993 | |
| 44 | Jim Inhofe (R-OK) | November 17, 1994 | |
| 45 | Olympia Snowe (R-ME) | January 4, 1995 | Former Rep (16 years) |
| 46 | Mike DeWine[6] (R-OH) | Former Rep (8 years) - Ohio 7th Population (1990) | |
| 47 | Jon Kyl (R-AZ) | Former Rep (8 years) - Arizona 24th Population (1990) | |
| 48 | Craig Thomas (R-WY) | Former Rep (6 years) | |
| 49 | Rick Santorum[6] (R-PA) | Former Rep (4 years) | |
| 50 | Bill Frist[6] (R-TN) | ||
| 51 | Ron Wyden (D-OR) | February 6, 1996 | |
| 52 | Sam Brownback (R-KS) | November 7, 1996 | |
| 53 | Pat Roberts (R-KS) | January 7, 1997 | Former Rep (16 years) |
| 54 | Richard Durbin (D-IL) | Former Rep (14 years) | |
| 55 | Tim Johnson (D-SD) | Former Rep (10 years) | |
| 56 | Wayne Allard (R-CO) | Former Rep (6 years) - Colorado 26th Population (1990) | |
| 57 | Jack Reed (D-RI) | Former Rep (6 years) - Rhode Island 43rd Population (1990) | |
| 58 | Mary Landrieu (D-LA) | Louisiana 21st Population (1990) | |
| 59 | Jeff Sessions (R-AL) | Alabama 22nd Population (1990) | |
| 60 | Gordon Smith (R-OR) | Oregon 29th Population (1990) | |
| 61 | Chuck Hagel (R-NE) | Nebraska 36th Population (1990) | |
| 62 | Susan Collins (R-ME) | Maine 38th Population (1990) | |
| 63 | Mike Enzi (R-WY) | Wyoming 50th Population (1990) | |
| 64 | Chuck Schumer (D-NY) | January 6, 1999 | Former Rep (18 years) |
| 65 | Jim Bunning (R-KY) | Former Rep (12 years) | |
| 66 | Mike Crapo (R-ID) | Former Rep (6 years) | |
| 67 | Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) | Former Rep (4 years) | |
| 68 | George Voinovich (R-OH) | Former Governor - Ohio 7th Population (1990) | |
| 69 | Evan Bayh (D-IN) | Former Governor - Indiana 15th Population (1990) | |
| 70 | Lincoln Chafee[6] (R-RI) | November 4, 1999 | |
| 71 | Bill Nelson (D-FL) | January 3, 2001 | Former Rep (12 years) |
| 72 | Tom Carper (D-DE) | Former Rep (10 years) | |
| 73 | Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) | Former Rep (4 years) - Michigan 8th Population (1990) | |
| 74 | John Ensign (R-NV) | Former Rep (4 years) - Nevada 39th Population (1990) | |
| 75 | George Allen[6] (R-VA) | Former Rep (2 years) - Former Governor | |
| 76 | Maria Cantwell (D-WA) | Former Rep (2 years) | |
| 77 | Ben Nelson (D-NE) | Former Governor | |
| 78 | Hillary Clinton (D-NY) | New York 2nd Population (1990) | |
| 79 | Jon Corzine[8] (D-NJ) | New Jersey 9th Population (1990) | |
| 80 | Mark Dayton[6] (D-MN) | Minnesota 20th Population (1990) | |
| 81 | Jim Talent[6] (R-MO) | November 25, 2002 | |
| 82 | Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) | December 20, 2002 | |
| 83 | Frank Lautenberg[9] (D-NJ) | January 3, 2003 | Previously a Senator |
| 84 | Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) | Former Rep (8 years) - Georgia 9th Population | |
| 85 | Lindsey Graham (R-SC) | Former Rep (8 years) - South Carolina 24th Population | |
| 86 | John Sununu (R-NH) | Former Rep (6 years) | |
| 87 | Lamar Alexander (R-TN) | Former Cabinet Secretary, Former Governor | |
| 88 | Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) | Former Cabinet Secretary | |
| 89 | John Cornyn[10] (R-TX) | Texas 2nd Population | |
| 90 | Norm Coleman (R-MN) | Minnesota 21st Population | |
| 91 | Mark Pryor (D-AR) | Arkansas 32nd Population | |
| 92 | Richard Burr (R-NC) | January 3, 2005 | Former Rep (10 years) |
| 93 | Jim DeMint (R-SC) | Former Rep (6 years) - South Carolina 24th Population | |
| 94 | Tom Coburn (R-OK) | Former Rep (6 years) - Oklahoma 27th Population | |
| 95 | John Thune (R-SD) | Former Rep (6 years) - South Dakota 46th Population | |
| 96 | Johnny Isakson (R-GA) | Former Rep (5 years, 10 months) | |
| 97 | David Vitter (R-LA) | Former Rep (5 years, 7 months) | |
| 98 | Mel Martinez (R-FL) | Former Cabinet Secretary | |
| 99 | Barack Obama (D-IL) | Illinois 5th Population | |
| 100 | Ken Salazar (D-CO) | Colorado 22nd Population | |
| Bob Menendez[11] (D-NJ) | January 18, 2006 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Retired or defeated in 2006 election.
- ^ Lieberman was a Democrat before 2007. Afterwards, he became an independent, referring to himself as an independent democrat.
- ^ Senator Corzine stepped down on January 17 because he was elected the Governor of New Jersey
- ^ Frank Lautenberg served a previous term as U.S. Senator from New Jersey from January 1983 to January 2001, but under the rules, does not retain seniority from that prior service. Lautenberg has sought restoration of his seniority based on his prior service, but has not received it."Lieberman says he has been promised seniority", via HillNews.com
- ^ Phil Gramm resigned early, effective November 30, 2002, so that Cornyn could take senate office on December 2, 2002 and move into Gramm's office suite in order to begin organizing his staff. Cornyn did not, however, gain seniority, owing to a 1980 Rules Committee policy that no longer gave seniority to senators who entered Congress early for the purpose of gaining advantageous office space.
- ^ Senator Menendez replaced Senator Corzine.
[edit] External link
| List of current United States Senators by seniority (and years begun) |
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