List of United States Senators who were born or died in the 1930s

This is a list of the 79 United States Senators who were born in the 1930s and of the 102 senators who died in the same period. There are 24 senators listed in bold who died in office.

Births

Senator	State	Served	Party	Date of birth	Date of death	Age
Arlen Specter	Pennsylvania	1981–2011	Republican Democratic	February 12, 1930	October 14, 2012
Lawton Chiles	Florida	1971–1989	Democratic	April 3, 1930	December 12, 1998
Nicholas F. Brady	New Jersey	1982	Republican	April 11, 1930	Living
Mike Gravel	Alaska	1969–1981	Democratic	May 13, 1930	Living
Warren Rudman	New Hampshire	1980–1993	Republican	May 18, 1930	November 19, 2012
Adlai Stevenson III	Illinois	1970–1981	Democratic	October 10, 1930	Living
Rudy Boschwitz	Minnesota	1978–1991	Republican	November 7, 1930	Living
Fred R. Harris	Oklahoma	1964–1973	Democratic	November 13, 1930	Living
Bill Brock	Tennessee	1971–1977	Republican	November 23, 1930	Living
Mack Mattingly	Georgia	1981–1987	Republican	January 7, 1931	Living
James Abourezk	South Dakota	1973–1979	Democratic	February 24, 1931	Living
John Porter East	North Carolina	1981–1986	Republican	May 5, 1931	June 29, 1986
Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.	Connecticut	1971–1989	Republican	May 16, 1931	Living
Alan K. Simpson	Wyoming	1979–1997	Republican	September 2, 1931	Living
Jim Bunning	Kentucky	1999–2011	Republican	October 23, 1931	Living
Ted Kennedy	Massachusetts	1962–2009	Democratic	February 22, 1932	August 25, 2009
Zell Miller	Georgia	2000–2005	Democratic	February 24, 1932	Living
Richard Lugar	Indiana	1977–2013	Republican	April 4, 1932	Living
Pete Domenici	New Mexico	1973–2009	Republican	May 7, 1932	Living
Bennett Johnston, Jr.	Louisiana	1972–1997	Democratic	June 10, 1932	Living
Nancy Landon Kassebaum	Kansas	1978–1997	Republican	July 29, 1932	Living
John Culver	Iowa	1975–1981	Democratic	August 8, 1932	Living
Bob Packwood	Oregon	1969–1995	Republican	September 11, 1932	Living
Jake Garn	Utah	1974–1993	Republican	October 12, 1932	Living
Wendell Anderson	Minnesota	1976–1978	Democratic	February 1, 1933	Living
Paul Sarbanes	Maryland	1977–2007	Democratic	February 3, 1933	Living
Craig L. Thomas	Wyoming	1995–2007	Republican	February 17, 1933	June 4, 2007
Malcolm Wallop	Wyoming	1977–1995	Republican	February 27, 1933	September 14, 2011
Frank Murkowski	Alaska	1981–2002	Republican	March 28, 1933	Living
Ben Nighthorse Campbell	Colorado	1993–2005	Republican	April 13, 1933	Living
Dianne Feinstein	California	1992–	Democratic	June 22, 1933	Living
George J. Mitchell	Georgia	1980–1995	Democratic	August 20, 1933	Living
Pete Wilson	California	1983–1991	Republican	August 23, 1933	Living
Chuck Grassley	Iowa	1981–	Republican	September 17, 1933	Living
Bob Bennett	Utah	1993–2011	Republican	September 18, 1933	May 4, 2016
Jean Carnahan	Missouri	2001–2002	Democratic	December 20, 1933	Living
Orrin Hatch	Utah	1977–	Republican	March 22, 1934	Living
Richard Shelby	Alabama	1987–	Democratic Republican	May 6, 1934	Living
Jim Jeffords	Vermont	1989–2007	Republican Independent	May 11, 1934	August 18, 2014
John V. Tunney	California	1971–1977	Democratic	June 26, 1934	Living
Carl Levin	Michigan	1979–2015	Democratic	June 28, 1934	Living
David Durenberger	Minnesota	1978–1995	Republican	August 19, 1934	Living
David Pryor	Arkansas	1979–1997	Democratic	August 29, 1934	Living
Jim Inhofe	Oklahoma	1994–	Republican	November 17, 1934	Living
Conrad Burns	Montana	1989–2007	Republican	January 25, 1935	April 28, 2016
Herb Kohl	Wisconsin	1989–2013	Democratic	February 7, 1935	Living
Harrison Schmitt	New Mexico	1977–1983	Republican	July 3, 1935	Living
Bob Krueger	Texas	1993	Democratic	September 19, 1935	Living
John A. Durkin	New Hampshire	1975–1980	Democratic	March 29, 1936	October 16, 2012
Pat Roberts	Kansas	1997–	Republican	April 20, 1936	Living
George Voinovich	Ohio	1999–2011	Republican	July 15, 1936	Living
Barbara Mikulski	Maryland	1987–	Democratic	July 20, 1936	Living
Elizabeth Dole	North Carolina	2003–2009	Republican	July 29, 1936	Living
John McCain	Arizona	1987–	Republican	August 29, 1936	Living
John Danforth	Missouri	1976–1995	Republican	September 5, 1936	Living
Jim Sasser	Tennessee	1977–1995	Democratic	September 30, 1936	Living
Bob Graham	Florida	1987–2005	Democratic	November 9, 1936	Living
Gary Hart	Colorado	1975–1987	Democratic	November 28, 1936	Living
William L. Armstrong	Colorado	1979–1991	Republican	March 16, 1937	Living
Dennis DeConcini	Arizona	1977–1995	Democratic	May 8, 1937	Living
Jay Rockefeller	West Virginia	1985–2015	Democratic	June 18, 1937	Living
Richard Bryan	Nevada	1989–2001	Democratic	July 16, 1937	Living
Al D'Amato	New York	1981–1999	Republican	August 1, 1937	Living
Roland Burris	Illinois	2009–2010	Democratic	August 3, 1937	Living
John F. Seymour	California	1991–1992	Republican	December 3, 1937	Living
Thad Cochran	Mississippi	1978–	Republican	December 7, 1937	Living
Paul G. Kirk	Massachusetts	2009–2010	Democratic	January 18, 1938	Living
Donald W. Riegle, Jr.	Michigan	1976–1995	Democratic	February 4, 1938	Living
Steve Symms	Idaho	1981–1993	Republican	April 23, 1938	Living
Kaneaster Hodges, Jr.	Arkansas	1977–1979	Democratic	August 20, 1938	Living
Sam Nunn	Georgia	1972–1997	Democratic	September 8, 1938	Living
H. John Heinz III	Pennsylvania	1977–1991	Republican	October 23, 1938	April 4, 1991
Paul Coverdell	Georgia	1993–2000	Republican	January 20, 1939	July 18, 2000
Kit Bond	Missouri	1987–2011	Republican	March 6, 1939	Living
Ted Kaufman	Delaware	2009–2010	Democratic	March 15, 1939	Living
Chuck Robb	Virginia	1989–2001	Democratic	June 26, 1939	Living
Tim Wirth	Colorado	1987–1993	Democratic	September 22, 1939	Living
Tom Harkin	Iowa	1985–2015	Democratic	November 19, 1939	Living
Harry Reid	Nevada	1987–	Democratic	December 2, 1939	Living

Deaths

Senator	State	Served	Party	Date of birth	Date of death	Age
Rebecca Latimer Felton	Georgia	1922	Democratic	June 10, 1835	January 24, 1930
Fred Dubois	Idaho	1891–1897 1901–1907	Republican Silver Republican Democratic	May 29, 1851	February 14, 1930
Charles Fletcher Johnson	Maine	1911–1917	Democratic	February 14, 1859	February 15, 1930
Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo	New Mexico	1928–1929	Republican	December 7, 1859	April 7, 1930
James K. Vardaman	Mississippi	1913–1919	Democratic	July 26, 1861	June 25, 1930
James D. Phelan	California	1915–1921	Democratic	April 20, 1861	August 7, 1930
Thomas Sterling	South Dakota	1913–1925	Republican	February 21, 1851	August 26, 1930
T. Coleman du Pont	Delaware	1921–1922 1925–1928	Republican	December 11, 1863	November 11, 1930
John M. Gearin	Oregon	1905–1907	Democratic	August 15, 1851	November 12, 1930
Clarence D. Clark	Wyoming	1895–1917	Republican	April 16, 1851	November 18, 1930
Lee Slater Overman	North Carolina	1903–1930	Democratic	January 3, 1854	December 12, 1930
Frank L. Greene	Vermont	1923–1930	Republican	February 10, 1870	December 17, 1930
Edward I. Edwards	New Jersey	1923–1929	Democratic	December 1, 1863	January 26, 1931
Xenophon P. Wilfley	Missouri	1918	Democratic	March 18, 1871	May 4, 1931
Richard R. Kenney	Delaware	1897–1901	Democratic	September 9, 1856	August 14, 1931
John F. Nugent	Idaho	1918–1921	Democratic	June 28, 1868	September 18, 1931
Dwight Morrow	New Jersey	1930–1931	Republican	January 11, 1873	October 5, 1931
Thaddeus H. Caraway	Arkansas	1921–1931	Democratic	October 17, 1871	November 6, 1931
M. Hoke Smith	Georgia	1911–1921	Democratic	September 2, 1855	November 27, 1931
George Turner	Washington	1897–1903	Democratic	February 25, 1850	January 26, 1932
William J. Harris	Georgia	1919–1932	Democratic	February 3, 1868	April 18, 1932
George P. McLean	Connecticut	1911–1929	Republican	October 7, 1857	June 6, 1932
Horace Chilton	Texas	1891–1892 1895–1901	Democratic	December 29, 1853	June 12, 1932
Charles W. Waterman	Colorado	1927–1932	Republican	November 2, 1861	August 27, 1932
John Sharp Williams	Mississippi	1911–1923	Democratic	July 30, 1854	September 27, 1932
William Alden Smith	Michigan	1907–1919	Republican	May 12, 1859	October 11, 1932
L. Heisler Ball	Delaware	1903–1905 1919–1925	Republican	September 21, 1861	October 18, 1932
Wesley Livsey Jones	Washington	1909–1932	Republican	October 9, 1863	November 19, 1932
Guy D. Goff	West Virginia	1925–1931	Republican	September 13, 1866	January 7, 1933
Thomas J. Walsh	Montana	1913–1933	Democratic	June 12, 1859	March 2, 1933
Robert B. Howell	Nebraska	1923–1933	Republican	January 21, 1864	March 11, 1933
Adelbert Ames	Mississippi	1870–1874	Republican	October 31, 1835	April 13, 1933
Porter J. McCumber	North Dakota	1899–1923	Republican	February 3, 1858	May 18, 1933
Edwin S. Johnson	South Dakota	1915–1921	Democratic	February 26, 1857	July 19, 1933
Frank J. Cannon	Utah	1896–1899	Republican Silver Republican	January 25, 1859	July 25, 1933
Karl C. Schuyler	Colorado	1932–1933	Republican	April 3, 1877	July 31, 1933
William S. Kenyon	Iowa	1911–1922	Republican	June 10, 1869	September 9, 1933
Porter H. Dale	Vermont	1923–1933	Republican	March 1, 1867	October 6, 1933
John B. Kendrick	Wyoming	1917–1933	Democratic	September 6, 1857	November 3, 1933
Henry C. Hansbrough	North Dakota	1891–1909	Republican	January 30, 1848	November 16, 1933
Henry F. Lippitt	Rhode Island	1911–1917	Republican	October 12, 1856	December 28, 1933
Gilbert Hitchcock	Nebraska	1911–1923	Democratic	September 18, 1859	February 3, 1934
Richard P. Ernst	Kentucky	1921–1927	Republican	February 28, 1858	April 13, 1934
John J. Blaine	Wisconsin	1927–1933	Republican	May 4, 1875	April 16, 1934
Joseph M. Dixon	Montana	1907–1913	Republican	July 31, 1867	May 22, 1934
Charles S. Thomas	Colorado	1913–1921	Democratic	December 6, 1849	June 24, 1934
Chester I. Long	Kansas	1903–1909	Republican	October 12, 1860	July 1, 1934
William F. Kirby	Arkansas	1916–1921	Democratic	November 16, 1867	July 26, 1934
John L. McLaurin	South Carolina	1897–1903	Democratic	May 9, 1860	July 29, 1934
William Scott Vare	Pennsylvania	1927–1929	Republican	December 24, 1867	August 7, 1934
William Lorimer	Illinois	1909–1912	Republican	April 27, 1861	September 13, 1934
John K. Shields	Tennessee	1913–1925	Democratic	August 15, 1858	September 30, 1934
James Taliaferro	Florida	1899–1911	Democratic	September 30, 1847	October 6, 1934
Lee Mantle	Montana	1895–1899	Republican	December 13, 1851	November 18, 1934
Edwin S. Broussard	Louisiana	1921–1933	Democratic	December 4, 1874	November 19, 1934
Joseph Simon	Oregon	1898–1903	Republican	February 7, 1851	February 14, 1935
Patrick Joseph Sullivan	Wyoming	1929–1930	Republican	March 17, 1865	April 8, 1935
Bronson M. Cutting	New Mexico	1927–1928 1929–1935	Republican	June 23, 1888	May 6, 1935
John S. Cohen	Georgia	1932–1933	Democratic	February 26, 1870	May 13, 1935
Elmer Burkett	Nebraska	1905–1911	Republican	December 1, 1867	May 23, 1935
Frederick H. Gillett	Massachusetts	1925–1931	Republican	October 16, 1851	July 31, 1935
Nathan Philemon Bryan	Florida	1911–1917	Democratic	April 23, 1872	August 8, 1935
Huey Long	Louisiana	1932–1935	Democratic	August 30, 1893	September 10, 1935
Thomas D. Schall	Minnesota	1925–1935	Republican	June 4, 1878	December 22, 1935
Charles Curtis	Kansas	1907–1913 1915–1929	Republican	January 25, 1860	February 8, 1936
Park Trammell	Florida	1917–1936	Democratic	April 9, 1876	May 8, 1936
Duncan U. Fletcher	Florida	1909–1936	Democratic	January 6, 1859	June 17, 1936
Richard L. Murphy	Iowa	1933–1936	Democratic	November 6, 1875	July 16, 1936
Charles A. Rawson	Iowa	1922	Republican	May 29, 1867	September 2, 1936
Magnus Johnson	Minnesota	1923–1925	Farmer–Labor	September 19, 1871	September 13, 1936
James J. Couzens	Michigan	1922–1936	Republican	August 26, 1872	October 22, 1936
Elijah S. Grammer	Washington	1932–1933	Republican	April 3, 1868	November 19, 1936
Peter Norbeck	Tennessee	1921–1936	Republican	August 27, 1870	December 20, 1936
Simeon D. Fess	Ohio	1923–1935	Republican	December 11, 1861	December 23, 1936
Robert D. Carey	Wyoming	1930–1937	Republican	August 12, 1878	January 17, 1937
Elihu Root	New York	1909–1915	Republican	February 15, 1845	February 7, 1937
James B. Frazier	Tennessee	1905–1911	Democratic	October 8, 1856	March 28, 1937
William M. Butler	Massachusetts	1924–1926	Republican	January 29, 1861	March 29, 1937
Nathan L. Bachman	Tennessee	1933–1937	Democratic	August 2, 1878	April 23, 1937
Harry Stewart New	Indiana	1917–1923	Republican	December 31, 1858	May 9, 1937
William Henry Thompson	Nebraska	1933–1934	Democratic	December 14, 1853	June 6, 1937
Joseph Taylor Robinson	Arkansas	1913–1937	Democratic	August 26, 1872	July 14, 1937
Atlee Pomerene	Ohio	1911–1923	Democratic	December 6, 1863	November 12, 1937
Frank B. Kellogg	Minnesota	1917–1923	Republican	December 22, 1856	December 21, 1937
Marion Butler	North Carolina	1895–1901	Populist	May 20, 1863	June 3, 1938
Royal S. Copeland	New York	1923–1938	Democratic	November 7, 1868	June 17, 1938
Henry W. Keyes	New Hampshire	1919–1937	Republican	May 23, 1862	June 19, 1938
Obadiah Gardner	Maine	1911–1913	Democratic	September 13, 1852	July 24, 1938
J. Frank Allee	Delaware	1903–1907	Republican	December 2, 1857	October 12, 1938
Henry Heitfeld	Idaho	1897–1903	Populist	January 12, 1859	October 21, 1938
Josiah O. Wolcott	Delaware	1917–1921	Democratic	October 31, 1877	November 11, 1938
Kirtland I. Perky	Idaho	1912–1913	Democratic	February 8, 1867	January 9, 1939
Edward P. Costigan	Colorado	1931–1937	Democratic	July 1, 1874	January 17, 1939
Joseph Irwin France	Maryland	1917–1923	Republican	October 11, 1873	January 26, 1939
Newell Sanders	Tennessee	1912–1913	Republican	July 12, 1850	January 26, 1939
Frederick Steiwer	Oregon	1927–1938	Republican	October 13, 1883	February 3, 1939
William Purnell Jackson	Maryland	1912–1914	Republican	January 11, 1868	March 7, 1939
J. Hamilton Lewis	Illinois	1913–1919 1931–1939	Democratic	May 18, 1863	April 9, 1939
Claude A. Swanson	Virginia	1910–1933	Democratic	March 31, 1862	July 7, 1939
Lawrence Yates Sherman	Illinois	1913–1921	Republican	November 11, 1858	September 15, 1939
M. M. Logan	Kentucky	1931–1939	Democratic	January 7, 1874	October 3, 1939
William E. Chilton	West Virginia	1911–1917	Democratic	March 17, 1858	November 7, 1939

See also

• List of longest-living United States Senators
• List of living former United States Senators
• Earliest serving United States Senator
• List of former United States Senators

External links

• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
• The Political Graveyard