List of United States senators in the 119th Congress

For a full description of seniority, an explanation of its rules, and the current list, see Seniority in the United States Senate.

This is a complete list of United States senators during the 119th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 2025, to January 3, 2027. 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.

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. For senators beginning their terms on the same day, with the same previous service, representing the same state, they are ranked alphabetically by their surname.[1][2][3][4][5]

In this Congress, Maria Cantwell is the most senior junior senator. The most junior senior senator is Vice President-elect JD Vance until his expected resignation sometime before January 20, after which Bernie Moreno will hold the distinction.

Alex Padilla is the most junior senator to serve as chair or ranking member of a committee. The most senior senator to not serve as chair or ranking member of a committee is John Cornyn.

Terms of service

This article is about the terms of service of senators that will expire in years. For a list of special elections to the United States Senate, see List of special elections to the United States Senate.
Class Terms of service of senators that will expire in years
Class 1 Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2031[6]
Class 2 Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2027[7]
Class 3 Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2029[8]

U.S. Senate seniority list

Rank Historical

rank

Senator Party State Seniority date Other factors
1 1743 Chuck Grassley Republican Iowa January 3, 1981
2 1766 Mitch McConnell Republican Kentucky January 3, 1985
3 1812 Patty Murray Democratic Washington January 3, 1993
4 1827 Ron Wyden Democratic Oregon February 5, 1996
5 1831 Dick Durbin Democratic Illinois January 3, 1997 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years)
6 1835 Jack Reed Democratic Rhode Island Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
7 1842 Susan Collins Republican Maine
8 1844 Chuck Schumer Democratic New York January 3, 1999 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (18 years)
9 1846 Mike Crapo Republican Idaho Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
10 1859 Maria Cantwell Democratic Washington January 3, 2001
11 1867 John Cornyn Republican Texas December 1, 2002
12 1868 Lisa Murkowski Republican Alaska December 20, 2002
13 1870 Lindsey Graham Republican South Carolina January 3, 2003
14 1879 John Thune Republican South Dakota January 3, 2005
15 1887 Bernie Sanders Independent Vermont January 3, 2007 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
16 1893 Amy Klobuchar Democratic Minnesota Minnesota 21st in population (2000)
17 1894 Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic Rhode Island Rhode Island 43rd in population (2000)
18 1896 John Barrasso Republican Wyoming June 25, 2007
19 1897 Roger Wicker Republican Mississippi December 31, 2007
20 1901 Jeanne Shaheen Democratic New Hampshire January 3, 2009 Former governor (6 years)
21 1902 Mark Warner Democratic Virginia Former governor (4 years)
22 1903 Jim Risch Republican Idaho Former governor (7 months)
23 1905 Jeff Merkley Democratic Oregon
24 1909 Michael Bennet Democratic Colorado January 21, 2009
25 1910 Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic New York January 26, 2009
26 1917 Chris Coons Democratic Delaware November 15, 2010
27 1920 Jerry Moran Republican Kansas January 3, 2011 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years)
28 1922 John Boozman Republican Arkansas Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (9 years)
29 1924 John Hoeven Republican North Dakota Former governor
30 1925 Marco Rubio Republican Florida Florida 4th in population (2000)
31 1926 Ron Johnson Republican Wisconsin Wisconsin 18th in population (2000)
32 1927 Rand Paul Republican Kentucky Kentucky 25th in population (2000)
33 1928 Richard Blumenthal Democratic Connecticut Connecticut 29th in population (2000)
34 1929 Mike Lee Republican Utah Utah 34th in population (2000)
35 1932 Brian Schatz Democratic Hawaii December 27, 2012
36 1933 Tim Scott Republican South Carolina January 2, 2013
37 1934 Tammy Baldwin Democratic Wisconsin January 3, 2013 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years)
38 1937 Chris Murphy Democratic Connecticut Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Connecticut 29th in population (2010)
39 1938 Mazie Hirono Democratic Hawaii Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Hawaii 42nd in population (2010)
40 1939 Martin Heinrich Democratic New Mexico Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years)
41 1940 Angus King Independent Maine Former governor (8 years)
42 1941 Tim Kaine Democratic Virginia Former governor (4 years)
43 1942 Ted Cruz Republican Texas Texas 2nd in population (2010)
44 1943 Elizabeth Warren Democratic Massachusetts Massachusetts 15th in population (2010)
45 1944 Deb Fischer Republican Nebraska Nebraska 38th in population (2010)
46 1948 Ed Markey Democratic Massachusetts July 16, 2013
47 1949 Cory Booker Democratic New Jersey October 31, 2013
48 1951 Shelley Moore Capito Republican West Virginia January 3, 2015 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years)
49 1952 Gary Peters Democratic Michigan Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Michigan 9th in population (2010)
50 1953 Bill Cassidy Republican Louisiana Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Louisiana 25th in population (2010)
51 1955 James Lankford Republican Oklahoma Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years)
52 1956 Tom Cotton Republican Arkansas Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2 years); Arkansas 32nd in population (2010)
53 1957 Steve Daines Republican Montana Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2 years); Montana 44th in population (2010)
54 1958 Mike Rounds Republican South Dakota Former governor
55 1960 Thom Tillis Republican North Carolina North Carolina 10th in population (2010)
56 1961 Joni Ernst Republican Iowa Iowa 30th in population (2010)
57 1963 Dan Sullivan Republican Alaska Alaska 47th in population (2010)
58 1964 Chris Van Hollen Democratic Maryland January 3, 2017 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years)
59 1965 Todd Young Republican Indiana Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
60 1966 Tammy Duckworth Democratic Illinois Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years)
61 1967 Maggie Hassan Democratic New Hampshire Former governor
62 1969 John Kennedy Republican Louisiana Louisiana 25th in population (2010)
63 1970 Catherine Cortez Masto Democratic Nevada Nevada 35th in population (2010)
64 1972 Tina Smith Democratic Minnesota January 3, 2018
65 1974 Cindy Hyde-Smith Republican Mississippi April 2, 2018
66 1975 Marsha Blackburn Republican Tennessee January 3, 2019 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (16 years)
67 1977 Kevin Cramer Republican North Dakota Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
68 1979 Jacky Rosen Democratic Nevada Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2 years)
69 1982 Josh Hawley Republican Missouri
70 1983 Rick Scott Republican Florida January 8, 2019
71 1985 Mark Kelly Democratic Arizona December 2, 2020
72 1986 Ben Ray Luján Democratic New Mexico January 3, 2021 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (12 years)
73 1987 Cynthia Lummis Republican Wyoming Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (8 years)
74 1988 Roger Marshall Republican Kansas Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years)
75 1989 John Hickenlooper Democratic Colorado Former governor
76 1990 Bill Hagerty Republican Tennessee Tennessee 17th in population (2010)
77 1991 Tommy Tuberville Republican Alabama Alabama 23rd in population (2010)
78 1992 Alex Padilla Democratic California January 18, 2021
79 1993 Jon Ossoff Democratic Georgia January 20, 2021 "O" 15th in alphabet
80 1994 Raphael Warnock Democratic "W" 23rd in alphabet
81 1995 Peter Welch Democratic Vermont January 3, 2023 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (16 years)
82 1996 Markwayne Mullin Republican Oklahoma Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years)
83 1997 Ted Budd Republican North Carolina Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
84 1998 John Fetterman Democratic Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 5th in population (2020)
85 1999 JD Vance Republican Ohio Ohio 7th in population (2020)
86 2000 Eric Schmitt Republican Missouri Missouri 19th in population (2020)
87 2001 Katie Britt Republican Alabama Alabama 24th in population (2020)
88 2002 Pete Ricketts Republican Nebraska January 23, 2023
89 2005 Adam Schiff Democratic California December 9, 2024 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (24 years)
90 2006 Andy Kim Democratic New Jersey Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
91 2007 Ruben Gallego Democratic Arizona January 3, 2025 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years)
92 2008 Jim Banks Republican Indiana Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (8 years); Indiana 17th in population (2020)
93 2009 Lisa Blunt Rochester Democratic Delaware Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (8 years); Delaware 45th in population (2020)
94 2010 John Curtis Republican Utah Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (7 years)
95 2011 Elissa Slotkin Democratic Michigan Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
96 2012 David McCormick Republican Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 5th in population (2020)
97 2013 Bernie Moreno Republican Ohio Ohio 7th in population (2020)
98 2014 Angela Alsobrooks Democratic Maryland Maryland 18th in population (2020)
99 2015 Tim Sheehy Republican Montana Montana 44th in population (2020)
100 2016 Jim Justice Republican West Virginia January xx, 2025[9]

The most senior senators by class are Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) from Class 1, Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) from Class 2, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) from Class 3. Cantwell is the most senior senator from her class while being the junior senator from her state.

See also

Notes

References

  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". Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  6. ^ Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2031.
  7. ^ Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2027.
  8. ^ Terms of service of senators that will expire in 2029.
  9. ^ Creitz, Charles (2024-12-27). "WV Gov. Jim Justice to delay US Senate swearing-in, averting brief bedlam in Charleston". Fox News. Retrieved 2024-12-31.