List of United States senators in the 109th Congress

This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 109th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 2005, to January 3, 2007.

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 their new incoming class), Vice President, U.S. Representative, Cabinet secretary, or governor of a state. The final factor is the population of their state.[1][2][3][4][5]

In this congress, Jeff Bingaman was the most senior junior senator and Elizabeth Dole was the most junior senior senator.

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 2006 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.

Terms of service

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Class Terms of service of senators that expired in years
Class 1 Terms of service of senators that expired in 2007 (AZ, CA, CT, DE, FL, HI, IN, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, , WI, WV and WY.)[6]
Class 2 Terms of service of senators that expired in 2009 (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.)[7]
Class 3 Terms of service of senators that expired in 2011 (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.)[8]

U.S. Senate seniority list

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U.S. Senate seniority
Rank Senator (party-state) Seniority date Other factors
1 Robert Byrd (D-WV) January 3, 1959 Former representative
2 Ted Kennedy (D-MA) November 7, 1962
3 Daniel Inouye (D-HI) January 3, 1963 Former representative
4 Ted Stevens (R-AK) December 24, 1968
5 Pete Domenici (R-NM) January 3, 1973 New Mexico 37th in population (1970)
6 Joe Biden (D-DE) Delaware 46th in population (1970)
7 Patrick Leahy (D-VT) January 3, 1975  
8 Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) January 3, 1977 Former representative
9 Richard Lugar (R-IN) Indiana 11th in population (1970)
10 Orrin Hatch (R-UT) Utah 36th in population (1970)
11 Max Baucus (D-MT) December 15, 1978 Former representative
12 Thad Cochran (R-MS) December 27, 1978 Former representative
13 John Warner (R-VA) January 2, 1979 Former cabinet secretary
14 Carl Levin (D-MI) January 3, 1979
15 Chris Dodd (D-CT) January 3, 1981 Former representative (6 years) - Connecticut 24th in population (1970)
16 Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Former representative (6 years) - Iowa 25th in population (1970)
17 Arlen Specter (R-PA)  
18 Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) January 3, 1983
19 John Kerry (D-MA) January 2, 1985
20 Tom Harkin (D-IA) January 3, 1985 Former representative
21 Mitch McConnell (R-KY)  
22 Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) January 15, 1985
23 Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) January 3, 1987 Former representative (10 years)
24 Richard Shelby (R-AL) Former representative (8 years)
25 John McCain (R-AZ) Former representative (4 years) - Arizona 29th in population (1980)
26 Harry Reid (D-NV) Former representative (4 years) - Nevada 43rd in population (1980)
27 Kit Bond (R-MO) Former governor
28 Kent Conrad (D-ND)  
29 Trent Lott (R-MS) January 3, 1989 Former representative (16 years)
30 Jim Jeffords (I-VT) Former representative (14 years)
31 Herb Kohl (D-WI) Wisconsin 16th in population (1980)
32 Joe Lieberman (D-CT) Connecticut 25th in population (1980)
33 Conrad Burns (R-MT) Montana 44th in population (1980)
34 Daniel Akaka (D-HI) May 16, 1990  
35 Larry Craig (R-ID) January 3, 1991
36 Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) November 10, 1992
37 Byron Dorgan (D-ND) December 15, 1992
38 Barbara Boxer (D-CA) January 3, 1993 Former representative (10 years)
39 Judd Gregg (R-NH) Former representative (8 years)
40 Russ Feingold (D-WI) Wisconsin 16th in population (1990)
41 Patty Murray (D-WA) Washington 18th in population (1990)
42 Bob Bennett (R-UT) Utah 35th in population (1990)
43 Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) June 14, 1993  
44 Jim Inhofe (R-OK) November 17, 1994
45 Olympia Snowe (R-ME) January 3, 1995 Former representative (16 years)
46 Mike DeWine (R-OH) Former representative (8 years) - Ohio 7th in population (1990)
47 Jon Kyl (R-AZ) Former representative (8 years) - Arizona 24th in population (1990)
48 Craig L. Thomas (R-WY) Former representative (6 years)
49 Rick Santorum (R-PA) Former representative (4 years)
50 Bill Frist (R-TN)  
51 Ron Wyden (D-OR) February 6, 1996
52 Sam Brownback (R-KS) November 7, 1996
53 Pat Roberts (R-KS) January 3, 1997 Former representative (16 years)
54 Dick Durbin (D-IL) Former representative (14 years)
55 Tim Johnson (D-SD) Former representative (10 years)
56 Wayne Allard (R-CO) Former representative (6 years) - Colorado 26th in population (1990)
57 Jack Reed (D-RI) Former representative (6 years) - Rhode Island 43rd in population (1990)
58 Mary Landrieu (D-LA) Louisiana 21st in population (1990)
59 Jeff Sessions (R-AL) Alabama 22nd in population (1990)
60 Gordon H. Smith (R-OR) Oregon 29th in population (1990)
61 Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Nebraska 36th in population (1990)
62 Susan Collins (R-ME) Maine 38th in population (1990)
63 Mike Enzi (R-WY) Wyoming 50th in population (1990)
64 Chuck Schumer (D-NY) January 3, 1999 Former representative (18 years)
65 Jim Bunning (R-KY) Former representative (12 years)
66 Mike Crapo (R-ID) Former representative (6 years)
67 Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) Former representative (4 years)
68 George Voinovich (R-OH) Former governor - Ohio 7th in population (1990)
69 Evan Bayh (D-IN) Former governor - Indiana 15th in population (1990)
70 Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) November 4, 1999  
71 Bill Nelson (D-FL) January 3, 2001 Former representative (12 years)
72 Tom Carper (D-DE) Former representative (10 years)
73 Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) Former representative (4 years) - Michigan 8th in population (1990)
74 John Ensign (R-NV) Former representative (4 years) - Nevada 39th in population (1990)
75 George Allen (R-VA) Former representative (2 years) - Former governor
76 Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Former representative (2 years)
77 Ben Nelson (D-NE) Former governor
78 Hillary Clinton (D-NY) New York 2nd in population (1990)
79 Jon Corzine[9] (D-NJ) New Jersey 9th in population (1990)
80 Mark Dayton (D-MN) Minnesota 20th in population (1990)
81 Jim Talent (R-MO) November 25, 2002
82 John Cornyn (R-TX) December 2, 2002  
83 Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) December 20, 2002
84 Frank Lautenberg[10] (D-NJ) January 3, 2003 Previously a senator
85 Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) Former representative (8 years) - Georgia 9th in population (2000)
86 Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Former representative (8 years) - South Carolina 24th in population (2000)
87 John E. Sununu (R-NH) Former representative (6 years)
88 Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Former cabinet secretary, former governor
89 Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) Former cabinet secretary
90 Norm Coleman (R-MN) Minnesota 21st in population (2000)
91 Mark Pryor (D-AR) Arkansas 32nd in population (2000)
92 Richard Burr (R-NC) January 3, 2005 Former representative (10 years)
93 Jim DeMint (R-SC) Former representative (6 years) - South Carolina 24th in population (2000)
94 Tom Coburn (R-OK) Former representative (6 years) - Oklahoma 27th in population (2000)
95 John Thune (R-SD) Former representative (6 years) - South Dakota 46th in population (2000)
96 Johnny Isakson (R-GA) Former representative (5 years, 10 months)
97 David Vitter (R-LA) Former representative (5 years, 7 months)
98 Mel Martinez (R-FL) Former cabinet secretary
99 Barack Obama (D-IL) Illinois 5th in population (2000)
100 Ken Salazar (D-CO) Colorado 22nd in population (2000)
101 Bob Menendez[9] (D-NJ) January 17, 2006  

See also

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Notes

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  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 2007-03-12.
  6. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 2007.
  7. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 2009.
  8. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 2011.
  9. ^ a b Jon Corzine resigned January 17, 2006, and Bob Menendez replaced him.
  10. ^ Frank Lautenberg served a previous term as U.S. senator from New Jersey from January 1983 to January 2001, but according to Senate rules, he did not retain seniority from that prior service. Lautenberg sought restoration of his seniority based on his prior service, but did not receive it. "Lieberman says he has been promised seniority" Archived 2007-01-13 at the Wayback Machine, via HillNews.com
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