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This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 113th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 2013, to January 3, 2015. 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.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Senators who were sworn in during the middle of the two-year Congress (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 2014 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.

In this Congress, Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) was the most senior junior senator. Brian Schatz (Hawaii) was the most junior senior senator until February 1, 2013, when John Kerry's resignation to become Secretary of State made freshwoman Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) the most junior senior Senator.

The 113th Congress was the first Congress since the 103rd Congress (1993–95) without a senator who had served for at least 40 years. The most senior senator, Patrick Leahy, did not reach the 40-year mark until January 3, 2015. From November 7, 1996, when Strom Thurmond reached the 40-year mark during the 104th Congress, until Daniel Inouye died on December 17, 2012, there was always at least one senator who had served for 40 years.

In the 113th Congress, 17 states (Nevada, Alaska, New Hampshire, Maine, Florida, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana) had split delegations (1 senator caucusing with Democrats & 1 caucusing with Republicans). Maine had a Republican up for re-election in 2014 & a Democrat up in 2018. Nevada had a Democrat up in 2016 & a Republican up in 2018. All 15 other states with split delegations had a Republican up in 2016 and a Democrat up in either 2014 or 2018. This is a stark difference from the 118th Congress, which has only 5 split Senate delegations.

Terms of service[edit]

Class	Terms of service of senators that expired in years
Class 2	Terms of service of senators that expired in 2015 (AK, AL, AR, CO, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WV, and WY.)^[6]
Class 3	Terms of service of senators that expired in 2017 (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, NC, ND, NH, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, UT, VT, WA, and WI.)^[7]
Class 1	Terms of service of senators that expired in 2019 (AZ, CA, CT, DE, FL, HI, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY.)^[8]

U.S. Senate seniority list[edit]

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	1717	Max Baucus (D-MT)^[9]	December 15, 1978	Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
4	1719	Thad Cochran (R-MS)	December 27, 1978	Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
5	1730	Carl Levin (D-MI)	January 3, 1979
6	1743	Chuck Grassley (R-IA)	January 3, 1981
7	1761	John Kerry (D-MA)^[10]	January 2, 1985
8	1763	Tom Harkin (D-IA)	January 3, 1985	Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
9	1766	Mitch McConnell (R-KY)	January 3, 1985
10	1767	Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)	January 15, 1985
11	1773	Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)	January 3, 1987	Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years)
12	1775	Richard Shelby (R-AL)		Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (8 years)
13	1777	John McCain (R-AZ)		Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years); Arizona 29th in population (1980)
14	1778	Harry Reid (D-NV)		Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years); Nevada 43rd in population (1980)
15	1801	Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)	November 10, 1992
16	1804	Barbara Boxer (D-CA)	January 3, 1993	Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
17	1812	Patty Murray (D-WA)	January 3, 1993
18	1816	Jim Inhofe (R-OK)	November 17, 1994
19	1827	Ron Wyden (D-OR)	February 6, 1996
20	1830	Pat Roberts (R-KS)	January 3, 1997	Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (16 years)
21	1831	Dick Durbin (D-IL)		Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years)
22	1833	Tim Johnson (D-SD)		Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years)
23	1835	Jack Reed (D-RI)		Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
24	1838	Mary Landrieu (D-LA)		Louisiana 21st in population (1990)
25	1839	Jeff Sessions (R-AL)		Alabama 22nd in population (1990)
26	1842	Susan Collins (R-ME)		Maine 38th in population (1990)
27	1843	Mike Enzi (R-WY)		Wyoming 50th in population (1990)
28	1844	Chuck Schumer (D-NY)	January 3, 1999	Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (18 years)
29	1846	Mike Crapo (R-ID)	January 3, 1999	Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
30	1854	Bill Nelson (D-FL)	January 3, 2001	Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (12 years)
31	1855	Tom Carper (D-DE)		Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years)
32	1856	Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)		Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years)
33	1859	Maria Cantwell (D-WA)		Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2 years)
34	1867	John Cornyn (R-TX)	December 2, 2002
35	1868	Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)	December 20, 2002
36	1755^[11]	Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)^[11]^[a]	January 3, 2003	Previously a senator
37	1869	Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)		Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (8 years); Georgia 10th in population (2000)
38	1870	Lindsey Graham (R-SC)		Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (8 years); South Carolina 26th in population (2000)
39	1872	Lamar Alexander (R-TN)		Former cabinet member
40	1875	Mark Pryor (D-AR)
41	1876	Richard Burr (R-NC)	January 3, 2005	Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years)
42	1878	Tom Coburn (R-OK)		Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Oklahoma 27th in population (2000)
43	1879	John Thune (R-SD)		Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); South Dakota 46th in population (2000)
44	1880	Johnny Isakson (R-GA)		Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (5 years, 10 months)
45	1881	David Vitter (R-LA)		Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (5 years, 7 months)
46	1885	Bob Menendez (D-NJ)	January 17, 2006
47	1886	Ben Cardin (D-MD)	January 3, 2007	Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (20 years)
48	1887	Bernie Sanders (I-VT)		Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (16 years)
49	1888	Sherrod Brown (D-OH)		Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years)
50	1889	Bob Casey, Jr. (D-PA)		Pennsylvania 6th in population (2000)
51	1891	Bob Corker (R-TN)		Tennessee 16th in population (2000)
52	1892	Claire McCaskill (D-MO)		Missouri 17th in population (2000)
53	1893	Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)		Minnesota 21st in population (2000)
54	1894	Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)		Rhode Island 43rd in population (2000)
55	1895	Jon Tester (D-MT)		Montana 44th in population (2000)
56	1896	John Barrasso (R-WY)	June 25, 2007
57	1897	Roger Wicker (R-MS)	December 31, 2007
58	1898	Mark Udall (D-CO)	January 3, 2009	Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years); Colorado 24th in population (2000)
59	1899	Tom Udall (D-NM)		Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years); New Mexico 36th in population (2000)
60	1900	Mike Johanns (R-NE)		Former cabinet member
61	1901	Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)		Former governor (6 years)
62	1902	Mark Warner (D-VA)		Former governor (4 years)
63	1903	Jim Risch (R-ID)		Former governor (7 months)
64	1904	Kay Hagan (D-NC)		North Carolina 11th in population (2000)
65	1905	Jeff Merkley (D-OR)		Oregon 28th in population (2000)
66	1906	Mark Begich (D-AK)		Alaska 48th in population (2000)
67	1909	Michael Bennet (D-CO)	January 21, 2009
68	1910	Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)	January 26, 2009
69	1911	Al Franken (D-MN)	July 7, 2009
70	1916	Joe Manchin (D-WV)	November 15, 2010	Former governor
71	1917	Chris Coons (D-DE)	November 15, 2010
72	1918	Mark Kirk (R-IL)	November 29, 2010
73	1785^[12]	Dan Coats (R-IN)	January 3, 2011	Previously a senator
74	1919	Roy Blunt (R-MO)		Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years); Missouri 17th in population (2010)
75	1920	Jerry Moran (R-KS)		Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years); Kansas 32nd in population (2010)
76	1921	Rob Portman (R-OH)		Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (12 years)
77	1922	John Boozman (R-AR)		Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (9 years)
78	1923	Pat Toomey (R-PA)		Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
79	1924	John Hoeven (R-ND)		Former governor
80	1925	Marco Rubio (R-FL)		Florida 4th in population (2010)
81	1926	Ron Johnson (R-WI)		Wisconsin 18th in population (2010)
82	1927	Rand Paul (R-KY)		Kentucky 25th in population (2010)
83	1928	Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)		Connecticut 29th in population (2010)
84	1929	Mike Lee (R-UT)		Utah 34th in population (2010)
85	1930	Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)		New Hampshire 41st in population (2010)
86	1931	Dean Heller (R-NV)	May 9, 2011
87	1932	Brian Schatz (D-HI)	December 27, 2012
88	1933	Tim Scott (R-SC)	January 2, 2013
89	1934	Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)	January 3, 2013	Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years)
90	1935	Jeff Flake (R-AZ)		Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (12 years)
91	1936	Joe Donnelly (D-IN)		Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Indiana 16th in population (2010)
92	1937	Chris Murphy (D-CT)		Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Connecticut 29th in population (2010)
93	1938	Mazie Hirono (D-HI)		Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Hawaii 42nd in population (2010)
94	1939	Martin Heinrich (D-NM)		Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years)
95	1940	Angus King (I-ME)		Former governor (8 years)
96	1941	Tim Kaine (D-VA)		Former governor (4 years)
97	1942	Ted Cruz (R-TX)		Texas 2nd in population (2010)
98	1943	Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)		Massachusetts 15th in population (2010)
99	1944	Deb Fischer (R-NE)		Nebraska 38th in population (2010)
100	1945	Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND)		North Dakota 48th in population (2010)
101	1946	Mo Cowan (D-MA)^[13]	February 1, 2013
102	1947	Jeffrey Chiesa (R-NJ)^[14]	June 6, 2013
103	1948	Ed Markey (D-MA)	July 16, 2013
104	1949	Cory Booker (D-NJ)	October 31, 2013
105	1950	John Walsh (D-MT)^[15]	February 9, 2014

Notes[edit]

^ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.senate.gov
^ 1971 U.S Census Report Contains 1970 Census results.
^ 1981 U.S Census Report Contains 1980 Census results.
^ 1991 U.S Census Report Contains 1990 Census results.
^ "2000 Census State Population Rankings". Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 2015.
^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 2017.
^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 2019.
^ Max Baucus resigned his seat on February 6, 2014, to become United States Ambassador to China.
^ John Kerry resigned his seat on February 1, 2013, to become United States Secretary of State.
^ ^a ^b Frank Lautenberg served a previous term as U.S. senator from New Jersey from January 1983 to January 2001, but did not retain seniority from that prior service. Lautenberg had sought restoration of his seniority based on his prior service, but did not receive it. Second Time Isn't as Lovely for Lautenberg, New York Times
^ Coats previously served as a U.S. senator.
^ Cowan was appointed to succeed Kerry and served until a successor was elected.
^ Chiesa was appointed to succeed Lautenberg and served until a successor was elected.
^ John Walsh withdrew from the senate election on August 7, 2014, due to a plagiarism scandal.

^ Died in office on June 3, 2013. Jeffrey Chiesa appointed replacement June 6, 2013

External links[edit]

Senate Seniority List

[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 2013-01-08.

[class_2-6] Terms of service of senators that expired in 2015.

[class_3-7] Terms of service of senators that expired in 2017.

[class_1-8] Terms of service of senators that expired in 2019.

[9] Max Baucus resigned his seat on February 6, 2014, to become United States Ambassador to China.

[10] John Kerry resigned his seat on February 1, 2013, to become United States Secretary of State.

[Lautenberg-11] Frank Lautenberg served a previous term as U.S. senator from New Jersey from January 1983 to January 2001, but did not retain seniority from that prior service. Lautenberg had sought restoration of his seniority based on his prior service, but did not receive it. Second Time Isn't as Lovely for Lautenberg, New York Times

[13] Coats previously served as a U.S. senator.

[14] Cowan was appointed to succeed Kerry and served until a successor was elected.

[15] Chiesa was appointed to succeed Lautenberg and served until a successor was elected.

[16] John Walsh withdrew from the senate election on August 7, 2014, due to a plagiarism scandal.

[12] Died in office on June 3, 2013. Jeffrey Chiesa appointed replacement June 6, 2013

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+In the 113th Congress, 17 states (Nevada, Alaska, New Hampshire, Maine, Florida, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana) had split delegations (1 senator caucusing with Democrats & 1 caucusing with Republicans). Maine had a Republican up for re-election in 2014 & a Democrat up in 2018. Nevada had a Democrat up in 2016 & a Republican up in 2018. All 15 other states with split delegations had a Republican up in 2016 and a Democrat up in either 2014 or 2018. This is a stark difference from the [[118th Congress]], which has only 5 split Senate delegations.
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 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Max Baucus]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[List of United States senators from Montana|MT]])<ref>Max Baucus resigned his seat on February 6, 2014, to become [[United States Ambassador to China]].</ref>
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-| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Frank Lautenberg]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[List of United States senators from New Jersey|NJ]])<ref name="Lautenberg">[[Frank Lautenberg]] served a previous term as U.S. senator from New Jersey from January 1983 to January 2001, but did not retain seniority from that prior service. Lautenberg had sought restoration of his seniority based on his prior service, but did not receive it. [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/16/nyregion/the-second-time-isn-t-as-lovely-for-lautenberg.html Second Time Isn't as Lovely for Lautenberg], New York Times</ref>
+| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Frank Lautenberg]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[List of United States senators from New Jersey|NJ]])<ref name="Lautenberg">[[Frank Lautenberg]] served a previous term as U.S. senator from New Jersey from January 1983 to January 2001, but did not retain seniority from that prior service. Lautenberg had sought restoration of his seniority based on his prior service, but did not receive it. [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/16/nyregion/the-second-time-isn-t-as-lovely-for-lautenberg.html Second Time Isn't as Lovely for Lautenberg], New York Times</ref>{{efn|Died in office on June 3, 2013. Jeffrey Chiesa appointed replacement June 6, 2013}}
 | rowspan=5 | January 3, 2003
 | Previously a senator
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 ! 37
-! 1868
+! 1869
 | {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Saxby Chambliss]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[List of United States senators from Georgia|GA]])
 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (8 years); Georgia 10th in population ([[2000 United States Census|2000]])
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-! 1869
+! 1870
 | {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Lindsey Graham]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[List of United States senators from South Carolina|SC]])
 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (8 years); South Carolina 26th in population ([[2000 United States Census|2000]])
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-! 1871
+! 1872
 | {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Lamar Alexander]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[List of United States senators from Tennessee|TN]])
 | Former cabinet member
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 ! 50
-! 1890
+! 1889
 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Bob Casey, Jr.]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[List of United States senators from Pennsylvania|PA]])
 | Pennsylvania 6th in population ([[2000 United States Census|2000]])
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 ! 92
 ! 1937
-| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Chris Murphy (Connecticut politician)|Chris Murphy]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[List of United States senators from Connecticut|CT]])
+| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Chris Murphy]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[List of United States senators from Connecticut|CT]])
 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Connecticut 29th in population ([[2010 United States Census|2010]])
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 ==Notes==
 {{reflist}}
+{{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
 ==External links==
 *[https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/chronlist.pdf Senate Seniority List]
-{{United States senators by seniority| state=expanded}}
+{{United States senators by seniority}}
-{{United States Senate elections}}
-{{United States Congress}}
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