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Notes

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  • This sandbox is designed to craft the table for the next Congress. In this case, the 119th United States Congress beginning January 3, 2025.
  • This list assumes all incumbents are re-elected unless they are retiring of have already lost re-election.

Current seniority list

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The president pro tempore of the Senate is traditionally the most senior member of the majority party. Only relevant factors are listed below. For senators whose seniority is based on their states' respective populations, the state population ranking is given as determined by the relevant United States Census.[1][2][3][4]

Current
rank 		Historical
rank[a][5] 		Senator Party State Seniority date Other factors Committee and leadership positions


1 1743 Chuck Grassley Republican Iowa January 3, 1981 President pro tempore emeritus
Ranking Member: Budget
Ranking Member: Narcotics Caucus
2 1766 Mitch McConnell Kentucky January 3, 1985 Senate Minority Leader
3 1810 Patty Murray Democratic Washington January 3, 1993 President pro tempore
Chair: Appropriations
4 1827 Ron Wyden Oregon February 6, 1996 Chair: Finance
5 1831 Dick Durbin Illinois January 3, 1997 Former House member (14 years) Senate Majority Whip
Chair: Judiciary
6 1835 Jack Reed Rhode Island Former House member (6 years) Chair: Armed Services
7 1842 Susan Collins Republican Maine Ranking Member: Appropriations
8 1844 Chuck Schumer Democratic New York January 3, 1999 Former House member (18 years) Senate Majority Leader
9 1846 Mike Crapo Republican Idaho Former House member (6 years) Republican Chief Deputy Whip
Ranking Member: Finance
10 1859 Maria Cantwell[b] Democratic Washington January 3, 2001 Chair: Commerce
11 1867 John Cornyn Republican Texas December 2, 2002
12 1868 Lisa Murkowski Alaska December 20, 2002[c] Ranking Member: Indian Affairs
13 1870 Lindsey Graham South Carolina January 3, 2003 Ranking Member: Judiciary
14 1879 John Thune South Dakota January 3, 2005 Senate Minority Whip
15 1887 Bernie Sanders Independent Vermont January 3, 2007 Former House member (16 years) Chair: Democratic Outreach Committee
Chair: HELP
16 1893 Amy Klobuchar Democratic Minnesota Minnesota 21st in population (2000) Chair: Democratic Steering Committee
Chair: Rules
17 1894 Sheldon Whitehouse Rhode Island Rhode Island 43rd in population (2000) Chair: Budget
Chair: Narcotics Caucus
18 1896 John Barrasso Republican Wyoming June 22, 2007[c] Chair: Republican Conference
Ranking Member: Energy
19 1897 Roger Wicker Mississippi December 31, 2007[c] Ranking Member: Armed Services
20 1901 Jeanne Shaheen Democratic New Hampshire January 3, 2009 Former governor (6 years) Vice Chair: Democratic Steering Committee
Chair: Small Business
21 1902 Mark Warner Virginia Former governor (4 years) Vice Chair: Democratic Caucus
Chair: Intelligence
22 1903 Jim Risch Republican Idaho Former governor (7 months) Ranking Member: Foreign Relations
23 1905 Jeff Merkley Democratic Oregon Democratic Chief Deputy Whip
24 1909 Michael Bennet Colorado January 21, 2009[c]
25 1910 Kirsten Gillibrand New York January 26, 2009[c]
26 1917 Chris Coons Delaware November 15, 2010 Chair: Ethics
27 1920 Jerry Moran Republican Kansas January 3, 2011 Former House member (14 years) Ranking Member: Veterans' Affairs
28 1922 John Boozman Arkansas Former House member (9 years) Ranking Member: Agriculture
29 1924 John Hoeven North Dakota Former governor
30 1925 Marco Rubio Florida Florida 4th in population (2000) Vice Chair: Intelligence
31 1926 Ron Johnson Wisconsin Wisconsin 20th in population (2000)
32 1927 Rand Paul Kentucky Kentucky 25th in population (2000) Ranking Member: Homeland Security
33 1928 Richard Blumenthal Democratic Connecticut Connecticut 29th in population (2000)
34 1929 Mike Lee Republican Utah Utah 34th in population (2000) Chair: Republican Steering Committee
35 1932 Brian Schatz Democratic Hawaii December 26, 2012[c] Deputy Secretary: Democratic Caucus
Chair: Indian Affairs
36 1933 Tim Scott Republican South Carolina January 2, 2013[c] Ranking Member: Banking
37 1934 Tammy Baldwin Democratic Wisconsin January 3, 2013 Former House member (14 years) Secretary: Democratic Caucus
38 1937 Chris Murphy Connecticut Former House member (6 years);
Connecticut 29th in population (2010)
39 1938 Mazie Hirono Hawaii Former House member (6 years);
Hawaii 40th in population (2010)
40 1939 Martin Heinrich New Mexico Former House member (4 years)
41 1940 Angus King Independent Maine Former governor (8 years)
42 1941 Tim Kaine Democratic Virginia Former governor (4 years)
43 1942 Ted Cruz Republican Texas Texas 2nd in population (2010) Ranking Member: Commerce
44 1943 Elizabeth Warren Democratic Massachusetts Massachusetts 14th in population (2010) Vice Chair: Democratic Caucus
45 1944 Deb Fischer Republican Nebraska Nebraska 38th in population (2010) Ranking Member: Rules
46 1948 Ed Markey Democratic Massachusetts July 16, 2013
47 1949 Cory Booker New Jersey October 31, 2013 Vice Chair: Democratic Policy Committee
48 1951 Shelley Moore Capito Republican West Virginia January 3, 2015 Former House member (14 years) Vice Chair: Republican Conference
Ranking Member: Environment
49 1952 Gary Peters Democratic Michigan Former House member (6 years);
Michigan 8th in population (2010) 		Chair: DSCC
Chair: Homeland Security
50 1953 Bill Cassidy Republican Louisiana Former House member (6 years);
Louisiana 25th in population (2010) 		Ranking Member: HELP
51 1955 James Lankford Oklahoma Former House member (4 years) Ranking Member: Ethics
52 1956 Tom Cotton Arkansas Former House member (2 years);
Arkansas 32nd in population (2010)
53 1957 Steve Daines Montana Former House member (2 years);
Montana 44th in population (2010) 		Chair: NRSC
54 1958 Mike Rounds South Dakota Former governor
55 1960 Thom Tillis North Carolina North Carolina 10th in population (2010)
56 1961 Joni Ernst Iowa Iowa 30th in population (2010) Chair: Republican Policy Committee
Ranking Member: Small Business
57 1963 Dan Sullivan Alaska Alaska 47th in population (2010)
58 1964 Chris Van Hollen Democratic Maryland January 3, 2017 Former House member (14 years)
59 1965 Todd Young Republican Indiana Former House member (6 years)
60 1966 Tammy Duckworth Democratic Illinois Former House member (4 years)
61 1967 Maggie Hassan New Hampshire Former governor
62 1969 John Neely Kennedy Republican Louisiana Louisiana 25th in population (2010)
63 1970 Catherine Cortez Masto Democratic Nevada Nevada 35th in population (2010) Vice Chair: Democratic Outreach Committee
64 1972 Tina Smith Minnesota January 3, 2018[c] Vice Chair: DSCC
65 1974 Cindy Hyde-Smith Republican Mississippi April 2, 2018[c]
66 1975 Marsha Blackburn Tennessee January 3, 2019 Former House member (16 years)
67 1977 Kevin Cramer North Dakota Former House member (6 years)
68 1979 Jacky Rosen Democratic Nevada Former House member (2 years)
69 1982 Josh Hawley Republican Missouri
70 1983 Rick Scott Florida January 8, 2019
71 1985 Mark Kelly Democratic Arizona December 2, 2020
72 1986 Ben Ray Luján New Mexico January 3, 2021 Former House member (12 years)
73 1987 Cynthia Lummis Republican Wyoming Former House member (8 years)
74 1988 Roger Marshall Kansas Former House member (4 years)
75 1989 John Hickenlooper Democratic Colorado Former governor
76 1990 Bill Hagerty Republican Tennessee Tennessee 17th in population (2010)
77 1991 Tommy Tuberville Alabama Alabama 23rd in population (2010)
78 1992 Alex Padilla Democratic California January 18, 2021[c] Vice Chair: DSCC
79 1993 Jon Ossoff[d] Georgia January 20, 2021 'O' 15th letter of the alphabet[6]
80 1994 Raphael Warnock 'W' 23rd letter of the alphabet[6]
81 1995 Peter Welch Vermont January 3, 2023 Former House member (16 years)
82 1996 Markwayne Mullin Republican Oklahoma Former House member (10 years)
83 1997 Ted Budd North Carolina Former House member (6 years)
84 1998 John Fetterman Democratic Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 5th in population (2020)
85 1999 J. D. Vance Republican Ohio Ohio 7th in population (2020)
86 2000 Eric Schmitt Missouri Missouri 19th in population (2020)
87 2001 Katie Britt Alabama Alabama 24th in population (2020)
88 2002 Pete Ricketts Nebraska January 12, 2023[c]
Rank Historical
rank[a][5] 		Senator Party State Seniority date Other factors Committee and leadership positions


Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Historical rank" refers to the Senator's seniority over the entire history of the Senate since 1789. This is an absolute number that does not change from one Congress to the next.
  2. ^ Maria Cantwell (#10) is the Senate's most senior junior senator.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k The seniority date for an appointed senator is the date of the appointment, not necessarily the date of taking the oath of office. See Determining the beginning of a term, above.
  4. ^ Jon Ossoff (#84) is the Senate's most junior senior senator.

References

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  1. ^ 1981 U.S Census Report Contains 1980 Census results.
  2. ^ 1991 U.S Census Report Contains 1990 Census results.
  3. ^ American FactFinder, United States Census Bureau. "2000 Census State Population Rankings". Factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
  4. ^ Resident Population Data (Text Version) - 2010 Census Contains 1910 to 2010 results by state and census region
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference chronolist was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b Wooten, Nick (January 20, 2021). "Will Ossoff or Warnock be Georgia's senior senator? The answer is a simple one". Ledger-Enquirer. Archived from the original on January 23, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
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