List of United States Senators in the 114th Congress by seniority

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This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 114th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 2015, to January 3, 2017. 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.

Currently, Barbara Boxer (California) is the most senior junior senator and Deb Fischer (Nebraska) is the most junior senior senator.

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][5]

U.S. Senate seniority list

U.S. Senate seniority
Current
rank
Historical
rank
Senator (Party-State) Seniority date Other factors
1 1692 Patrick Leahy (D-VT) January 3, 1975  
2 1708 Orrin Hatch (R-UT) January 3, 1977
3 1719 Thad Cochran (R-MS) December 27, 1978
4 1745 Chuck Grassley (R-IA) January 3, 1981
5 1766 Mitch McConnell (R-KY) January 3, 1985
6 1773 Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) January 3, 1987 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years)
7 1775 Richard Shelby (R-AL) Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (8 years)
8 1777 John McCain (R-AZ) Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years); Arizona 29th in population (1980)
9 1778 Harry Reid (D-NV) Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years); Nevada 43rd in population (1980)
10 1801 Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) November 10, 1992
11 1804 Barbara Boxer (D-CA) January 3, 1993 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
12 1810 Patty Murray (D-WA)  
13 1816 Jim Inhofe (R-OK) November 17, 1994
14 1827 Ron Wyden (D-OR) February 6, 1996
15 1830 Pat Roberts (R-KS) January 3, 1997 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (16 years)
16 1831 Dick Durbin (D-IL) Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years)
17 1835 Jack Reed (D-RI) Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
18 1839 Jeff Sessions (R-AL) Alabama 22nd in population (1990)
19 1842 Susan Collins (R-ME) Maine 38th in population (1990)
20 1843 Mike Enzi (R-WY) Wyoming 50th in population (1990)
21 1844 Chuck Schumer (D-NY) January 3, 1999 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (18 years)
22 1846 Mike Crapo (R-ID) Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
23 1854 Bill Nelson (D-FL) January 3, 2001 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (12 years)
24 1855 Tom Carper (D-DE) Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years)
25 1856 Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years)
26 1859 Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2 years)
27 1873 John Cornyn[6] (R-TX) December 1, 2002  
28 1867 Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) December 20, 2002  
29 1869 Lindsey Graham (R-SC) January 3, 2003 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
30 1871 Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Former Cabinet member and Governor of Tennessee (2 terms)
31 1876 Richard Burr (R-NC) January 3, 2005 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years)
32 1879 John Thune (R-SD) Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
33 1880 Johnny Isakson (R-GA) Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (5 years, 10 months)
34 1881 David Vitter (R-LA) Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (5 years, 7 months)
35 1885 Bob Menendez (D-NJ) January 18, 2006  
36 1886 Ben Cardin (D-MD) January 3, 2007 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (20 years)
37 1887 Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (16 years)
38 1888 Sherrod Brown (D-OH) Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years)
39 1890 Bob Casey, Jr. (D-PA) Pennsylvania 6th in population (2000)
40 1891 Bob Corker (R-TN) Tennessee 16th in population (2000)
41 1892 Claire McCaskill (D-MO) Missouri 17th in population (2000)
42 1893 Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Minnesota 21st in population (2000)
43 1894 Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) Rhode Island 43rd in population (2000)
44 1895 Jon Tester (D-MT) Montana 44th in population (2000)
45 1896 John Barrasso (R-WY) June 25, 2007  
46 1897 Roger Wicker (R-MS) December 31, 2007
47 1899 Tom Udall (D-NM) January 3, 2009 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
48 1901 Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) Former governor (6 years)
49 1902 Mark Warner (D-VA) Former governor (4 years)
50 1903 Jim Risch (R-ID) Former governor (7 months)
51 1905 Jeff Merkley (D-OR)  
52 1909 Michael Bennet (D-CO) January 21, 2009
53 1910 Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) January 26, 2009
54 1911 Al Franken (D-MN) July 7, 2009
55 1916 Joe Manchin (D-WV) November 15, 2010 Former governor
56 1917 Chris Coons (D-DE)  
57 1918 Mark Kirk (R-IL) November 29, 2010
58 1785[7] Dan Coats (R-IN) January 3, 2011 Former U.S. Senator
59 1919 Roy Blunt (R-MO) Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years); Missouri 17th in population (2000)
60 1920 Jerry Moran (R-KS) Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years); Kansas 32nd in population (2000)
61 1921 Rob Portman (R-OH) Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (12 years)
62 1922 John Boozman (R-AR) Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (9 years)
63 1923 Pat Toomey (R-PA) Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
64 1924 John Hoeven (R-ND) Former governor
65 1925 Marco Rubio (R-FL) Florida 4th in population (2000)
66 1926 Ron Johnson (R-WI) Wisconsin 18th in population (2000)
67 1927 Rand Paul (R-KY) Kentucky 25th in population (2000)
68 1928 Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) Connecticut 29th in population (2000)
69 1929 Mike Lee (R-UT) Utah 34th in population (2000)
70 1930 Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) New Hampshire 41st in population (2000)
71 1931 Dean Heller (R-NV) May 9, 2011  
72 1932 Brian Schatz (D-HI) December 27, 2012
73 1933 Tim Scott (R-SC) January 2, 2013
74 1934 Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) January 3, 2013 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years)
75 1935 Jeff Flake (R-AZ) Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (12 years)
76 1936 Joe Donnelly (D-IN) Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Indiana 16th in population (2010)
77 1937 Chris Murphy (D-CT) Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Connecticut 29th in population (2010)
78 1938 Mazie Hirono (D-HI) Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Hawaii 42nd in population (2010)
79 1939 Martin Heinrich (D-NM) Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years)
80 1940 Angus King (I-ME) Former governor (8 years)
81 1941 Tim Kaine (D-VA) Former governor (4 years)
82 1942 Ted Cruz (R-TX) Texas 2nd in population (2010)
83 1943 Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) Massachusetts 15th in population (2010)
84 1944 Deb Fischer (R-NE) Nebraska 38th in population (2010)
85 1945 Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) North Dakota 48th in population (2010)
86 1948 Ed Markey (D-MA) July 16, 2013  
87 1949 Cory Booker (D-NJ) October 31, 2013
88 1951 Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) January 3, 2015 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years)
89 1952 Gary Peters (D-MI) Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Michigan 9th in population (2010)
90 1953 Bill Cassidy (R-LA) Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Louisiana 25th in population (2010)
91 1954 Cory Gardner (R-CO) Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years); Colorado 22nd in population (2010)
92 1955 James Lankford (R-OK) Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years); Oklahoma 28th in population (2010)
93 1956 Tom Cotton (R-AR) Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2 years); Arkansas 32nd in population (2010)
94 1957 Steve Daines (R-MT) Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2 years); Montana 44th in population (2010)
95 1958 Mike Rounds (R-SD) Former governor
96 1959 David Perdue (R-GA) Georgia 8th in population (2010)
97 1960 Thom Tillis (R-NC) North Carolina 10th in population (2010)
98 1961 Joni Ernst (R-IA) Iowa 30th in population (2010)
99 1962 Ben Sasse (R-NE) Nebraska 37th in population (2010)
100 1963 Dan Sullivan (R-AK) Alaska 47th in population (2010)

Notes

  1. A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.senate.gov
  2. 1971 U.S Census Report Contains 1970 Census results.
  3. 1981 U.S Census Report Contains 1980 Census results.
  4. 1991 U.S Census Report Contains 1990 Census results.
  5. 2000 Census State Population Rankings
  6. John Cornyn's predecessor, Phil Gramm, resigned early so Cornyn could be seated on December 2, 2002, and move into Gramm's office suite 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.
  7. Coats previously served as a U.S. Senator.

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