List of United States senators in the 114th Congress explained

This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 114th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 2015, to January 3, 2017.

In this Congress, Barbara Boxer (D-California) was the most senior junior senator and Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska) was the most junior senior senator.

Sometimes a Senator is sworn in during the middle of the two-year Congress. This did not occur in this Congress.

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]

Terms of service

ClassTerms of service of senators that expired in years
Class 3Terms of service of senators that expired in 2017 (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.)[6]
Class 1Terms of service of senators that expired in 2019 (Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.)[7]
Class 2Terms of service of senators that expired in 2021 (Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming.)[8]

U.S. Senate seniority list

Current
rank		Historical
rank		SenatorPartyStateSeniority dateOther factors
11692DemocraticVermontJanuary 3, 1975
21708RepublicanUtahJanuary 3, 1977
31719RepublicanMississippiDecember 27, 1978Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
41743RepublicanIowaJanuary 3, 1981Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
51766RepublicanKentuckyJanuary 3, 1985
61773DemocraticMarylandJanuary 3, 1987Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years)
71775RepublicanAlabamaFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (8 years)
81777RepublicanArizonaFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years);
Arizona 29th in population (1980)
91778DemocraticNevadaFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years);
Nevada 43rd in population (1980)
101801DemocraticCaliforniaNovember 10, 1992
111804DemocraticCaliforniaJanuary 3, 1993Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
121812DemocraticWashington 
131816RepublicanOklahomaNovember 17, 1994
141827DemocraticOregonFebruary 6, 1996
151830RepublicanKansasJanuary 3, 1997Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (16 years)
161831DemocraticIllinoisFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years)
171835DemocraticRhode IslandFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
181839RepublicanAlabamaAlabama 22nd in population (1990)
191842RepublicanMaineMaine 38th in population (1990)
201843RepublicanWyomingWyoming 50th in population (1990)
211844DemocraticNew YorkJanuary 3, 1999Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (18 years)
221846RepublicanIdahoFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
231854DemocraticFloridaJanuary 3, 2001Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (12 years)
241855DemocraticDelawareFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years)
251856DemocraticMichiganFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years)
261859DemocraticWashingtonFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2 years)
271873RepublicanTexasDecember 2, 2002 
281867RepublicanAlaskaDecember 20, 2002  
291869RepublicanSouth CarolinaJanuary 3, 2003 Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
301871RepublicanTennessee 
311876RepublicanNorth CarolinaJanuary 3, 2005Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (10 years)
321879RepublicanSouth DakotaFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
331880RepublicanGeorgiaFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (5 years, 10 months)
341881RepublicanLouisianaFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (5 years, 7 months)
351885DemocraticNew JerseyJanuary 18, 2006 
361886DemocraticMarylandJanuary 3, 2007Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (20 years)
37[9] 1887IndependentVermontFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (16 years)
381888DemocraticOhioFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years)
391889DemocraticPennsylvaniaPennsylvania 6th in population (2000)
401891RepublicanTennesseeTennessee 16th in population (2000)
411892DemocraticMissouriMissouri 17th in population (2000)
421893DemocraticMinnesotaMinnesota 21st in population (2000)
431894DemocraticRhode IslandRhode Island 43rd in population (2000)
441895DemocraticMontanaMontana 44th in population (2000)
451896RepublicanWyomingJune 25, 2007 
461897RepublicanMississippiDecember 31, 2007
471899DemocraticNew MexicoJanuary 3, 2009Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
481901DemocraticNew HampshireFormer governor (6 years)
491902DemocraticVirginiaFormer governor (4 years)
501903RepublicanIdahoFormer governor (7 months)
511905DemocraticOregon 
521909DemocraticColoradoJanuary 21, 2009
531910DemocraticNew YorkJanuary 26, 2009
541911DemocraticMinnesotaJuly 7, 2009
551916DemocraticWest VirginiaNovember 15, 2010 Former governor
561917DemocraticDelaware 
571918RepublicanIllinoisNovember 29, 2010
581785[10] RepublicanIndianaJanuary 3, 2011Previously a senator
591919RepublicanMissouriFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years);
Missouri 17th in population (2000)
601920RepublicanKansasFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years);
Kansas 32nd in population (2000)
611921RepublicanOhioFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (12 years)
621922RepublicanArkansasFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (9 years)
631923RepublicanPennsylvaniaFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years)
641924RepublicanNorth DakotaFormer governor
651925RepublicanFloridaFlorida 4th in population (2000)
661926RepublicanWisconsinWisconsin 18th in population (2000)
671927RepublicanKentuckyKentucky 25th in population (2000)
681928DemocraticConnecticutConnecticut 29th in population (2000)
691929RepublicanUtahUtah 34th in population (2000)
701930RepublicanNew HampshireNew Hampshire 41st in population (2000)
711931RepublicanNevadaMay 9, 2011 
721932DemocraticHawaiiDecember 27, 2012
731933RepublicanSouth CarolinaJanuary 2, 2013
741934DemocraticWisconsinJanuary 3, 2013Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years)
751935RepublicanArizonaFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (12 years)
761936DemocraticIndianaFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years);
Indiana 16th in population (2010)
771937DemocraticConnecticutFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years);
Connecticut 29th in population (2010)
781938DemocraticHawaiiFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years);
Hawaii 42nd in population (2010)
791939DemocraticNew MexicoFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years)
801940IndependentMaineFormer governor (8 years)
811941DemocraticVirginiaFormer governor (4 years)
821942RepublicanTexasTexas 2nd in population (2010)
831943DemocraticMassachusettsMassachusetts 15th in population (2010)
841944RepublicanNebraskaNebraska 38th in population (2010)
851945DemocraticNorth DakotaNorth Dakota 48th in population (2010)
861948DemocraticMassachusettsJuly 16, 2013Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
871949DemocraticNew JerseyOctober 31, 2013 
881951RepublicanWest VirginiaJanuary 3, 2015Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years)
891952DemocraticMichiganFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years);
Michigan 9th in population (2010)
901953RepublicanLouisianaFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years);
Louisiana 25th in population (2010)
911954RepublicanColoradoFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years);
Colorado 22nd in population (2010)
921955RepublicanOklahomaFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 years);
Oklahoma 28th in population (2010)
931956RepublicanArkansasFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2 years);
Arkansas 32nd in population (2010)
941957RepublicanMontanaFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2 years);
Montana 44th in population (2010)
951958RepublicanSouth DakotaFormer governor
961959RepublicanGeorgiaGeorgia 8th in population (2010)
971960RepublicanNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina 10th in population (2010)
981961RepublicanIowaIowa 30th in population (2010)
991962RepublicanNebraskaNebraska 37th in population (2010)
1001963RepublicanAlaskaAlaska 47th in population (2010)

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/senators_chronological.htm A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present
  2. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/statcomp/documents/1971-02.pdf 1971 U.S Census Report
  3. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/statcomp/documents/1981-02.pdf 1981 U.S Census Report
  4. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/statcomp/documents/1991-01.pdf 1991 U.S Census Report
  5. Web site: 2000 Census State Population Rankings . 2014-11-08 . https://archive.today/20200212040040/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=n&_lang=en&mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_GCTPH1R_US9S&format=US-9S&_box_head_nbr=GCT-PH1-R&ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&geo_id=01000US . 2020-02-12 . dead .
  6. Terms of service of senators that expired in 2017.
  7. Terms of service of senators that expired in 2019.
  8. Terms of service of senators that expired in 2021.
  9. Bernie Sanders's 2015–2016 party change did not break his service or seniority.
  10. Coats previously served as a U.S. senator.

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