List of United States Senators in the 105th Congress by seniority

This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 105th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 1997 to January 3, 1999.

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 state governor. The final factor is the population of the senator's state.[1][2][3][4]

Senators who were sworn in during the middle of the two-year congressional term (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 1998 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.

Terms of Service

ClassTerms of Service of Senators that will expire in years
Class 3Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1999[5]
Class 1Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 2001[6]
Class 2Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 2003[7]

U.S. Senate Seniority List

U.S. Senate Seniority
RankSenator (Party-State)Seniority DateOther Factors
1Strom Thurmond (R-SC)November 7, 1956
2Robert Byrd (D-WV)January 3, 1959
3Ted Kennedy (D-MA)November 7, 1962
4Daniel Inouye (D-HI)January 3, 1963
5Ernest Hollings (D-SC)November 9, 1966
6Ted Stevens (R-AK)December 24, 1968
7Bill Roth (R-DE)January 1, 1971
8Jesse Helms (R-NC)January 3, 1973North Carolina 12th population (1970)
9Pete Domenici (R-NM)New Mexico 37th population (1970)
10Joe Biden (D-DE)Delaware 46th population (1970)
11John Glenn[8] (D-OH)December 24, 1974
12Wendell H. Ford[8] (D-KY)December 28, 1974
13Dale Bumpers[8] (D-AR)January 3, 1975Former Governor
14Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
15John Chafee (R-RI)December 29, 1976
16Paul Sarbanes (D-MD)January 3, 1977Former Rep
17Pat Moynihan (D-NY)New York 2nd population (1970)
18Richard Lugar (R-IN)Indiana 11th population (1970)
19Orrin Hatch (R-UT)Utah 36th population (1970)
20Max Baucus (D-MT)December 15, 1978
21Thad Cochran (R-MS)December 27, 1978
22John Warner (R-VA)January 2, 1979
23Carl Levin (D-MI)January 3, 1979
24Chris Dodd (D-CT)January 3, 1981Former Rep (6 years) - Connecticut 24th population (1970)
25Chuck Grassley (R-IA)Former Rep (6 years) - Iowa 25th population (1970)
26Al D'Amato[8] (R-NY)New York 2nd population (1970)
27Arlen Specter (R-PA)Pennsylvania 3rd population (1970)
28Don Nickles (R-OK)Oklahoma 27th population (1970)
29Frank Murkowski (R-AL)Alaska 50th population (1970)
30Frank Lautenberg[9] (D-NJ)December 27, 1982
31Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)January 3, 1983
32John Kerry (D-MA)January 2, 1985
33Tom Harkin (D-IA)January 3, 1985Former Rep (10 years)
34Phil Gramm (R-TX)Former Rep (6 years)
35Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
36Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)January 15, 1985
37John Breaux (D-LA)January 3, 1987Former Rep (14 years)
38Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)Former Rep (10 years)
39Richard Shelby (R-AL)Former Rep (8 years) - Alabama 22nd population (1980)
40Tom Daschle (D-SD)Former Rep (8 years) - South Dakota 45th population (1980)
41John McCain (R-AZ)Former Rep (4 years) - Arizona 29th population (1980)
42Harry Reid (D-NV)Former Rep (4 years) - Nevada 43rd population (1980)
43Bob Graham (D-FL)Former Governor - Florida 7th population (1980)
44Kit Bond (R-MO)Former Governor - Missouri 15th population (1980)
45Kent Conrad (D-ND)
46Slade Gorton (R-WA)January 3, 1989Previously a Senator
47Trent Lott (R-MS)Former Rep (16 Years)
48Jim Jeffords (R-VT)Former Rep (14 Years)
49Dan Coats[8] (R-IN)Former Rep (8 Years)
50Connie Mack (R-FL)Former Rep (6 Years)
51Chuck Robb (D-VA)Former Governor - Virginia 14th population (1980)
52Richard Bryan (D-NV)Former Governor - Nevada 43rd population (1980)
53Bob Kerrey (D-NE)Former Governor - Nebraska 35th population (1980)
54Herb Kohl (D-WI)Wisconsin 16th population (1980)
55Joe Lieberman (ID-CT)Connecticut 25th population (1980)
56Conrad Burns (R-MT)Montana 44th population (1980)
57Daniel Akaka (D-HI)May 16, 1990
58Bob Smith (R-NH)December 7, 1990
59Larry Craig (R-ID)January 3, 1991Former Rep (6 years)
60Paul Wellstone (D-MN)
61Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)November 10, 1992
62Byron Dorgan (D-ND)December 15, 1992
63Barbara Boxer (D-CA)January 3, 1993Former Rep (10 years)
64Judd Gregg (R-NH)Former Rep (8 years) Former Governor
65Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-CO)Former Rep (6 years)
66Carol Moseley Braun[8] (D-IL)Illinois 6th population (1990)
67Lauch Faircloth[8] (R-NC)North Carolina 10th population (1990)
68Paul Coverdell (R-GA)Georgia 11th population (1990)
69Russ Feingold (D-WI)Wisconsin 16th population (1990)
70Patty Murray (D-WA)Washington 18th population (1990)
71Bob Bennett (R-UT)Utah 35th population (1990)
72Dirk Kempthorne[8] (R-ID)Idaho 42nd population (1990)
73Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)June 14, 1993
74Jim Inhofe (R-OK)November 17, 1994
75Fred Thompson (R-TN)December 2, 1994
76Olympia Snowe (R-ME)January 3, 1995Former Rep (16 years)
77Mike DeWine (R-OH)Former Rep (8 years) - Ohio 7th population (1990)
78Jon Kyl (R-AZ)Former Rep (8 years) - Arizona 24th population (1990)
79Craig Thomas (R-WY)Former Rep (6 years)
80Rick Santorum (R-PA)Former Rep (4 years)
81Rod Grams (R-MN)Former Rep (2 years)
82John Ashcroft (R-MO)Former Governor
83Spencer Abraham (R-MI)Michigan 8th population (1990)
84Bill Frist (R-TN)Tennessee 17th population (1990)
85Ron Wyden (D-OR)February 6, 1996
86Sam Brownback (R-KS)November 7, 1996
87Pat Roberts (R-KS)January 3, 1997Former Rep (16 years)
88Richard Durbin (D-IL)Former Rep (14 years)
89Robert Torricelli (D-NJ)Former Rep (13 years)
90Tim Johnson (D-SD)Former Rep (10 years)
91Wayne Allard (R-CO)Former Rep (6 years) - Colorado 26th population (1990)
92Jack Reed (D-RI)Former Rep (6 years) - Rhode Island 43rd population (1990)
93Tim Hutchinson (R-AR)Former Rep (4 years)
94Max Cleland (D-GA)Georgia 11th population (1990)
95Mary Landrieu (D-LA)Louisiana 21st population (1990)
96Jeff Sessions (R-AL)Alabama 22nd population (1990)
97Gordon H. Smith (R-OR)Oregon 29th population (1990)
98Chuck Hagel (R-NE)Nebraska 36th population (1990)
99Susan Collins (R-ME)Maine 38th population (1990)
100Mike Enzi (R-WY)Wyoming 50th population (1990)

See also

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. Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1999.
  6. Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 2001.
  7. Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 2003.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Retired or defeated in 1998 Election
  9. Senator Lautenberg returned to the Senate in 2003 but cannot regain his previous seniority according to Senate Rules.
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