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As of January 20, 2021:
Democrat: 48
Independent: 2 (Both Senators King and Sanders caucus with the Democrats)
Republican: 50
Baldwin, Tammy (D-WI) |
Brown, Sherrod (D-OH) |
Cantwell, Maria (D-WA) |
Cardin, Benjamin L. (D-MD) |
Carper, Thomas R. (D-DE) |
Casey, Robert P., Jr. (D-PA) |
Feinstein, Dianne (D-CA) |
Gillibrand, Kirsten E. (D-NY) |
Heinrich, Martin (D-NM) |
Hirono, Mazie K. (D-HI) |
Kaine, Tim (D-VA) |
Klobuchar, Amy (D-MN) |
Manchin, Joe, III (D-WV) |
Menendez, Robert (D-NJ) |
Murphy, Christopher (D-CT) |
Rosen, Jacky (D-NV) |
Sinema, Kyrsten (D-AZ) |
Stabenow, Debbie (D-MI) |
Tester, Jon (D-MT) |
Warren, Elizabeth (D-MA) |
Whitehouse, Sheldon (D-RI) |
Barrasso, John (R-WY) |
Blackburn, Marsha (R-TN) |
Braun, Mike (R-IN) |
Cramer, Kevin (R-ND) |
Cruz, Ted (R-TX) |
Fischer, Deb (R-NE) |
Hawley, Josh (R-MO) |
Romney, Mitt (R-UT) |
Scott, Rick (R-FL) |
Wicker, Roger F. (R-MS) |
Independents (2) |
King, Angus S., Jr. (I-ME) |
Sanders, Bernard (I-VT) |
From 1789 to 1958, senators whose terms began on the same day are listed alphabetically. Beginning in 1959, senators are listed according to commencement of first Senate term by order of service, determined by former service in order as senator, vice president, House member, cabinet secretary, governor, and then by state population. This latter system for calculating order of service has been used by the modern Senate for many years for the purposes of office assignment. It is unclear just when the Senate first began applying such criteria.
- Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, January 3, 1975
- Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, January 3, 1981
- Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, January 3, 1985
- Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, January 3, 1987
- Dianne Feinstein, D-California, November 4, 1992
- Patty Murray, D-Washington, January 3, 1993
- James Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, November 16, 1994
- Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, February 6, 1996
- Richard Durbin, D-Illinois, January 3, 1997
- Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, January 3,1997
- Susan Collins, R-Maine, January 3, 1997
- Chuck Schumer, D-New York, January 3, 1999
- Michael Crapo, R-Idaho, January 3, 1999
- Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, January 3, 2001
- Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, January 3, 2001
- Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, January 3, 2001
- Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, December 20, 2002
- Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, January 3, 2003
- John Cornyn, R-Texas, December 2, 2002
- Richard M. Burr, R-North Carolina, January 3, 2005
- John Thune, R-South Dakota, January 3, 2005
- Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, January 18, 2006
- Benjamin L. Cardin, D-Maryland, January 3, 2007
- Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, January 3, 2007
- Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, January 3, 2007
- Bob Casey, D-Pennsylvania, January 3, 2007
- Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, January 3, 2007
- Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, January 3, 2007
- Jon Tester, D-Montana, January 3, 2007
- John A. Barrasso, R-Wyoming, June 22, 2007
- Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, December 31, 2007
- Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, January 3, 2009
- Mark Warner, D-Virginia, January 3, 2009
- Jim Risch, R-Idaho, January 3, 2009
- Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, January 3, 2009
- Michael Bennet, D-Colorado, January 22, 2009
- Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, January 27, 2009
- Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, November 15, 2010
- Chris Coons, D-Delaware, November 15, 2010
- Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, January 3, 2011
- Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, January 3, 2011
- Rob Portman, R-Ohio, January 3, 2011
- John Boozman, R-Arkansas, January 3, 2011
- Pat Toomey, R-Pennsylvania, January 3, 2011
- John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, January 3, 2011
- Marco Rubio, R-Florida, January 3, 2011
- Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, January 3, 2011
- Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, January 3, 2011
- Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, January 3, 2011
- Mike Lee, R-Utah, January 3, 2011
- Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, December 27, 2012
- Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, January 3, 2013
- Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, January 3, 2013
- Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, January 3, 2013
- Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, January 3, 2013
- Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, January 3, 2013
- Angus King, I-Maine, January 3, 2013
- Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, January 3, 2013
- Ted Cruz, R-Texas, January 3, 2013
- Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, January 3, 2013
- Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, January 3, 2013
- Edward Markey, D-Massachusetts, July 16, 2013
- Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, October 31, 2013
- Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, January 3, 2015
- Gary Peters, D-Michigan, January 3, 2015
- Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, January 3, 2015
- James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, January 3, 2015
- Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, January 3, 2015
- Steve Daines, R-Montana, January 3, 2015
- Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, January 3, 2015
- Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, January 3, 2015
- Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, January 3, 2015
- Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, January 3, 2015
- Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, January 3, 2015
- Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, January 3, 2017
- Todd Young, R-Indiana, January 3, 2017
- Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, January 3, 2017
- Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, January 3, 2017
- John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, January 3, 2017
- Catherine Cortez-Masto, D-Nevada, January 3, 2017
- Tina Smith, D-Minnesota, January 3, 2018
- Cindy Hyde Smith, R-Mississippi, April 9, 2018
- Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, January 3, 2019
- Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, January 3, 2019
- Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, January 3, 2019
- Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, January 3, 2019
- Mitt Romney, R-Utah, January 3, 2019
- Mike Braun, R-Indiana, January 3, 2019
- Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, January 3, 2019
- Rick Scott, R-Florida, January 8, 2019
- Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, December 2, 2020
- Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, January 3, 2021
- Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyoming, January 3, 2021
- Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, January 3, 2021
- John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, January 3, 2021
- Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, January 3, 2021
- Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, January 3, 2021
- Alex Padilla, D-California, January 20, 2021
- Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, January 20, 2021
- Raphael Warnock D-Georgia, January 20, 2021
As of January 20, 2021:
Democrat: 48
Independent: 2 (Both Senators King and Sanders caucus with the Democrats)
Republican: 50
Democrats (14)
- Michael Bennet (Colorado)
- Richard Blumenthal (Connecticut)
- Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada)
- Tammy Duckworth (Illinois)
- Maggie Hassan (New Hampshire)
- Mark Kelly (Arizona)
- Patrick Leahy (Vermont)
- Patty Murray (Washington)
- Alex Padilla (California)
- Brian Schatz (Hawaii)
- Chuck Schumer (New York)
- Chris Van Hollen (Maryland)
- Raphael Warnock (Georgia)
- Ron Wyden (Oregon)
Republicans (20)
- Roy Blunt (Missouri) Has announced he will retire at end of term.
- John Boozman (Arkansas)
- Richard Burr (North Carolina) Has announced he will retire at end of term.
- Mike Crapo (Idaho)
- Chuck Grassley (Iowa)
- John Hoeven (North Dakota)
- Ron Johnson (Wisconsin)
- John Kennedy (Louisiana)
- James Lankford (Oklahoma)
- Mike Lee (Utah)
- Jerry Moran (Kansas)
- Lisa Murkowski (Alaska)
- Rand Paul (Kentucky)
- Rob Portman (Ohio) Has announced he will retire at end of term.
- Marco Rubio (Florida)
- Tim Scott (South Carolina)
- Richard Shelby (Alabama) Has announced he will retire at end of term.
- John Thune (South Dakota)
- Patrick Toomey (Pennsylvania) Has announced he will retire at end of term.
- Todd Young (Indiana)
From 1789 to 1958, senators whose terms began on the same day are listed alphabetically. Beginning in 1959, senators are listed according to commencement of first Senate term by order of service, determined by former service in order as senator, vice president, House member, cabinet secretary, governor, and then by state population. This latter system for calculating order of service has been used by the modern Senate for many years for the purposes of office assignment. It is unclear just when the Senate first began applying such criteria.
- Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, January 3, 1975
- Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, January 3, 1981
- Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, January 3, 1985
- Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, January 3, 1987
- Dianne Feinstein, D-California, November 4, 1992
- Patty Murray, D-Washington, January 3, 1993
- James Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, November 16, 1994
- Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, February 6, 1996
- Richard Durbin, D-Illinois, January 3, 1997
- Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, January 3,1997
- Susan Collins, R-Maine, January 3, 1997
- Chuck Schumer, D-New York, January 3, 1999
- Michael Crapo, R-Idaho, January 3, 1999
- Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, January 3, 2001
- Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, January 3, 2001
- Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, January 3, 2001
- Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, December 20, 2002
- Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, January 3, 2003
- John Cornyn, R-Texas, December 2, 2002
- Richard M. Burr, R-North Carolina, January 3, 2005
- John Thune, R-South Dakota, January 3, 2005
- Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, January 18, 2006
- Benjamin L. Cardin, D-Maryland, January 3, 2007
- Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, January 3, 2007
- Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, January 3, 2007
- Bob Casey, D-Pennsylvania, January 3, 2007
- Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, January 3, 2007
- Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, January 3, 2007
- Jon Tester, D-Montana, January 3, 2007
- John A. Barrasso, R-Wyoming, June 22, 2007
- Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, December 31, 2007
- Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, January 3, 2009
- Mark Warner, D-Virginia, January 3, 2009
- Jim Risch, R-Idaho, January 3, 2009
- Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, January 3, 2009
- Michael Bennet, D-Colorado, January 22, 2009
- Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, January 27, 2009
- Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, November 15, 2010
- Chris Coons, D-Delaware, November 15, 2010
- Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, January 3, 2011
- Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, January 3, 2011
- Rob Portman, R-Ohio, January 3, 2011
- John Boozman, R-Arkansas, January 3, 2011
- Pat Toomey, R-Pennsylvania, January 3, 2011
- John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, January 3, 2011
- Marco Rubio, R-Florida, January 3, 2011
- Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, January 3, 2011
- Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, January 3, 2011
- Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, January 3, 2011
- Mike Lee, R-Utah, January 3, 2011
- Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, December 27, 2012
- Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, January 3, 2013
- Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, January 3, 2013
- Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, January 3, 2013
- Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, January 3, 2013
- Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, January 3, 2013
- Angus King, I-Maine, January 3, 2013
- Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, January 3, 2013
- Ted Cruz, R-Texas, January 3, 2013
- Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, January 3, 2013
- Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, January 3, 2013
- Edward Markey, D-Massachusetts, July 16, 2013
- Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, October 31, 2013
- Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, January 3, 2015
- Gary Peters, D-Michigan, January 3, 2015
- Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, January 3, 2015
- James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, January 3, 2015
- Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, January 3, 2015
- Steve Daines, R-Montana, January 3, 2015
- Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, January 3, 2015
- Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, January 3, 2015
- Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, January 3, 2015
- Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, January 3, 2015
- Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, January 3, 2015
- Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, January 3, 2017
- Todd Young, R-Indiana, January 3, 2017
- Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, January 3, 2017
- Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, January 3, 2017
- John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, January 3, 2017
- Catherine Cortez-Masto, D-Nevada, January 3, 2017
- Tina Smith, D-Minnesota, January 3, 2018
- Cindy Hyde Smith, R-Mississippi, April 9, 2018
- Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, January 3, 2019
- Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, January 3, 2019
- Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, January 3, 2019
- Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, January 3, 2019
- Mitt Romney, R-Utah, January 3, 2019
- Mike Braun, R-Indiana, January 3, 2019
- Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, January 3, 2019
- Rick Scott, R-Florida, January 8, 2019
- Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, December 2, 2020
- Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, January 3, 2021
- Cynthia Loomis, R-Wyoming, January 3, 2021
- Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, January 3, 2021
- John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, January 3, 2021
- Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, January 3, 2021
- Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, January 3, 2021
- Alex Padilla, D-California, January 20, 2021
- Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, January 20, 2021
- Raphael Warnock D-Georgia, January 20, 2021