List of United States Senators in the 96th Congress by seniority
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This is a classification of United States Senators by seniority during the 96th Congress, from January 3, 1979 to January 3, 1981.
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]
Senators who were sworn in in the middle of the two-year congressional term (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 1980 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.
U.S. Senate Seniority List
| Rank | Name (Party-State) | Seniority Date | Other Factors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warren G. Magnuson[4] (D-WA) | December 14, 1944 | |
| 2 | Milton Young[4] (R-ND) | March 12, 1945 | |
| 3 | John C. Stennis (D-MS) | November 17, 1947 | |
| 4 | Russell B. Long (D-LA) | December 31, 1948 | |
| 5 | Henry M. Jackson (D-WA) | January 3, 1953 | |
| 6 | Strom Thurmond (R-SC) | November 7, 1956 | |
| 7 | Herman Talmadge[4] (D-GA) | January 3, 1957 | Former Governor |
| 8 | Frank Church[4] (D-ID) | ||
| 9 | Jacob K. Javits[4] (R-NY) | January 9, 1957 | |
| 10 | William Proxmire (D-WI) | August 28, 1957 | |
| 11 | Jennings Randolph (D-WV) | November 5, 1958 | |
| 12 | Robert Byrd (D-WV) | January 3, 1959 | Former Rep (6 years) |
| 13 | Harrison A. Williams (D-NJ) | Former Rep (4 years) | |
| 14 | Edmund Muskie[5] (D-ME) | Former Governor | |
| 15 | Howard Cannon (D-NV) | ||
| 16 | Quentin Northrup Burdick (D-ND) | August 8, 1960 | |
| 17 | Claiborne Pell (D-RI) | January 3, 1961 | |
| 18 | John Tower (R-TX) | June 15, 1961 | |
| 19 | Ted Kennedy (D-MA) | November 7, 1962 | |
| 20 | Abraham A. Ribicoff[4] (D-CT) | January 3, 1963 | Former Rep (14 Years) - Former Cabinet Secretary - Former Governor |
| 21 | George McGovern[4] (D-SD) | Former Rep (14 Years) | |
| 22 | Daniel Inouye (D-HI) | Former Rep (4 Years) | |
| 23 | Birch Bayh[4] (D-IN) | ||
| 24 | Gaylord Nelson[4] (D-WI) | January 7, 1963 | |
| 25 | Harry F. Byrd, Jr. (I-VA) | November 12, 1965 | |
| 26 | Ernest Hollings (D-SC) | November 9, 1966 | |
| 27 | Charles H. Percy (R-IL) | January 3, 1967 | Illinois 4th Population (1960) |
| 28 | Howard Baker (R-TN) | Tennessee 17th Population (1960) | |
| 29 | Mark Hatfield (R-OR) | January 10, 1967 | |
| 30 | Ted Stevens (R-AK) | December 24, 1968 | |
| 31 | Thomas Eagleton (D-MO) | December 28, 1968 | |
| 32 | Barry Goldwater (R-AZ) | January 3, 1969 | Previously a Senator |
| 33 | Richard Schweiker[4] (R-PA) | Former Rep (8 years) - Pennsylvania 3rd Population (1960) | |
| 34 | Charles Mathias (R-MD) | Former Rep (8 years) - Maryland 21st Population (1960) | |
| 35 | Bob Dole (R-KS) | Former Rep (8 years) - Kansas 29th Population (1960) | |
| 36 | Henry Bellmon[4] (R-OK) | Former Governor | |
| 37 | Alan Cranston (D-CA) | California 2nd Population (1960) | |
| 38 | Bob Packwood (R-OR) | Oregon 32nd Population (1960) | |
| 39 | Mike Gravel[4] (D-AK) | Alaska 50th Population (1960) | |
| 40 | Adlai Stevenson III[4] (D-IL) | November 17, 1970 | |
| 41 | Bill Roth (R-DE) | January 3, 1971 | |
| 42 | Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX) | Former Rep (6 Years) | |
| 43 | Lowell Weicker (R-CT) | Former Rep (2 Years) | |
| 44 | Lawton Chiles (D-FL) | ||
| 45 | Robert Stafford (R-VT) | September 16, 1971 | |
| 46 | Sam Nunn (D-GA) | November 8, 1972 | |
| 47 | Bennett Johnston Jr. (D-LA) | November 14, 1972 | |
| 48 | James A. McClure (R-ID) | January 3, 1973 | Former Rep (4 Years) |
| 49 | Jesse Helms (R-NC) | North Carolina 12th Population (1970) | |
| 50 | Walter Huddleston (D-KY) | Kentucky 23rd Population (1970) | |
| 51 | Pete Domenici (R-NM) | New Mexico 37th Population (1970) | |
| 52 | Joe Biden (D-DE) | Delaware 46th Population (1970) | |
| 53 | Paul Laxalt (R-NV) | December 18, 1974 | |
| 54 | Jake Garn (R-UT) | December 21, 1974 | |
| 55 | John Glenn (D-OH) | December 24, 1974 | |
| 56 | Wendell H. Ford (D-KY) | December 28, 1974 | |
| 57 | Richard Stone[4] (D-FL) | January 1, 1975 | |
| 58 | John Culver[4] (D-IA) | January 3, 1975 | Former Rep (10 years) |
| 59 | Dale Bumpers (D-AR) | Former Governor | |
| 60 | Robert Burren Morgan (D-NC) | North Carolina 12th Population (1970) | |
| 61 | Gary Hart (D-CO) | Colorado 30th Population (1970) | |
| 62 | Patrick Leahy (D-VT) | Vermont 48th Population (1970) | |
| 63 | John Durkin[4] (D-NH) | September 18, 1975 | |
| 64 | John Danforth (R-MO) | December 27, 1976 | |
| 65 | Edward Zorinsky (D-NE) | December 28, 1976 | |
| 66 | Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH) | December 29, 1976 | Previously a Senator |
| 67 | John Chafee (R-RI) | ||
| 68 | Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (D-MI) | December 30, 1976 | |
| 69 | Samuel Hayakawa (R-CA) | January 2, 1977 | |
| 70 | Spark Matsunaga (D-HI) | January 3, 1977 | Former Rep (14 Years) |
| 71 | John Melcher (D-MT) | Former Rep (7 years, 7 months) | |
| 72 | H. John Heinz III (R-PA) | Former Rep (6 Years) | |
| 73 | Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) | Former Rep (6 Years) | |
| 74 | Pat Moynihan (D-NY) | New York 2nd Population (1970) | |
| 75 | Richard Lugar (R-IN) | Indiana 11th Population (1970) | |
| 76 | Jim Sasser (D-TN) | Tennessee 17th Population (1970) | |
| 77 | Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ) | Arizona 33rd Population (1970) | |
| 78 | Orrin Hatch (R-UT) | Utah 36th Population (1970) | |
| 79 | Harrison Schmitt (R-NM) | New Mexico 37th Population (1970) | |
| 80 | Malcolm Wallop (R-WY) | Wyoming 29th Population (1970) | |
| 81 | David Durenberger (R-MN) | November 8, 1978 | Minnesota 19th Population (1970) |
| 82 | Donald W. Stewart[4] (D-AL) | Alabama 21st Population (1970) | |
| 83 | Max Baucus (D-MT) | December 15, 1978 | |
| 84 | Nancy Kassebaum Baker (R-KS) | December 23, 1978 | |
| 85 | Thad Cochran (R-MS) | December 27, 1978 | |
| 86 | Rudy Boschwitz (R-MN) | December 30, 1978 | |
| 87 | Alan K. Simpson (R-WY) | January 1, 1979 | |
| 88 | John Warner (R-VA) | January 2, 1979 | |
| 89 | David Pryor (D-AR) | January 3, 1979 | Former Rep (6 years, 2 months) |
| 90 | William Cohen (R-ME) | Former Rep (6 years) | |
| 91 | Paul Tsongas (D-MA) | Former Rep (4 years) | |
| 92 | William L. Armstrong (R-CO) | Former Rep (4 years) - Colorado 30th Population (1970) | |
| 93 | Larry Pressler (R-SD) | Former Rep (4 years) - South Dakota 44th Population (1970) | |
| 94 | David L. Boren (D-OK) | Former Governor - Oklahoma 27th Population (1970) | |
| 95 | J. James Exon (D-NE) | Former Governor - Nebraska 35th Population (1970) | |
| 96 | Carl Levin (D-MI) | Michigan 7th Population (1970) | |
| 97 | Bill Bradley (D-NJ) | New Jersey 8th Population (1970) | |
| 98 | Howell Heflin (D-AL) | Alabama 21st Population (1970) | |
| 99 | Roger Jepsen (R-IA) | Iowa 25th Population (1970) | |
| 100 | Gordon J. Humphrey (R-NH) | New Hampshire 41st Population (1970) | |
| George J. Mitchell (D-ME) | May 17, 1980 | ||
| Warren Rudman (R-NH) | December 31, 1980 | ||
| Paula Hawkins (R-FL) | January 1, 1981 | ||
| Jeremiah Denton (R-AL) | January 2, 1981 |
See also
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Notes
- ↑ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
- ↑ 1961 U.S Census Report Contains 1960 Census results.
- ↑ 1971 U.S Census Report Contains 1970 Census results.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 Retired or defeated after 1980 Election
- ↑ Senator Muskie stepped down on May 7, 1980 to become Secretary of State.
