Senate Seniority
Senate Seniority
Senate Seniority List: 118th Congress
Source: https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/chronlist.pdf
Senate rank is first determined by the length of consecutive service in the Senate. For senators who entered the Senate on the same day, several tie-breaking procedures determine seniority. In order of precedence, these factors are: previous Senate service, service as the vice president, previous House service; service in the Cabinet, service as a state governor. If a tie still exists, senators are ranked according to the population of their state at the time of swearing in.
| Rank | All 100 Senators | Date Service Began |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles E. Grassley, R-IA | Jan. 3, 1981 |
| 2 | Mitch McConnell, R-KY | Jan. 3, 1985 |
| 3 | Patty Murray, D-WA | Jan. 3, 1993 |
| 4 | Ron Wyden, D-OR | Feb. 6, 1996 |
| 5 | Richard J. Durbin, D-IL | Jan. 3, 1997 |
| 6 | Jack Reed, D-RI | Jan. 3, 1997 |
| 7 | Susan Collins, R-ME | Jan. 3, 1997 |
| 8 | Charles E. Schumer, D-NY | Jan. 3, 1999 |
| 9 | Michael D. Crapo, R-ID | Jan. 3, 1999 |
| 10 | Thomas R. Carper, D-DE | Jan. 3, 2001 |
| 11 | Debbie Stabenow, D-MI | Jan. 3, 2001 |
| 12 | Maria Cantwell, D-WA | Jan. 3, 2001 |
| 13 | John Cornyn, R-TX | Dec. 2, 2002 |
| 14 | Lisa Murkowski, R-AK | Dec. 20, 2002 |
| 15 | Lindsey Graham, R-SC | Jan. 3, 2003 |
| 16 | John Thune, R-SD | Jan. 3, 2005 |
| 17 | Robert Menendez, D-NJ | Jan. 17, 2006 |
| 18 | Benjamin L. Cardin, D-MD | Jan. 3, 2007 |
| 19 | Bernie Sanders, I-VT | Jan. 3, 2007 |
| 20 | Sherrod Brown, D-OH | Jan. 3, 2007 |
| 21 | Bob Casey, D-PA | Jan. 3, 2007 |
| 22 | Amy Klobuchar, D-MN | Jan. 3, 2007 |
| 23 | Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI | Jan. 3, 2007 |
| 24 | Jon Tester, D-MT | Jan. 3, 2007 |
| 25 | John A. Barrasso, R-WY | Jun. 22, 2007 |
| 26 | Roger Wicker, R-MS | Dec. 31, 2007 |
| 27 | Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH | Jan. 3, 2009 |
| 28 | Mark Warner, D-VA | Jan. 3, 2009 |
| 29 | Jim Risch, R-ID | Jan. 3, 2009 |
| 30 | Jeff Merkley, D-OR | Jan. 3, 2009 |
| 31 | Michael Bennet, D-CO | Jan. 21, 2009 |
| 32 | Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY | Jan. 26, 2009* |
| 33 | Joe Manchin, D-WV | Nov. 15, 2010 |
| 34 | Chris Coons, D-DE | Nov. 15, 2010 |
| 35 | Jerry Moran, R-KS | Jan. 3, 2011 |
| 36 | John Boozman, R-AR | Jan. 3, 2011 |
| 37 | John Hoeven, R-ND | Jan. 3, 2011 |
| 38 | Marco Rubio, R-FL | Jan. 3, 2011 |
| 39 | Ron Johnson, R-WI | Jan. 3, 2011 |
| 40 | Rand Paul, R-KY | Jan. 3, 2011 |
| 41 | Richard Blumenthal, D-CT | Jan. 3, 2011 |
| 42 | Mike Lee, R-UT | Jan. 3, 2011 |
| 43 | Brian Schatz, D-HI | Dec. 26, 2012 |
| 44 | Tim Scott, R-SC | Jan. 2, 2013** |
| 45 | Tammy Baldwin, D-WI | Jan. 3, 2013 |
| 46 | Chris Murphy, D-CT | Jan. 3, 2013 |
| 47 | Mazie Hirono, D-HI | Jan. 3, 2013 |
| 48 | Martin Heinrich, D-NM | Jan. 3, 2013 |
| 49 | Angus King, I-ME | Jan. 3, 2013 |
| 50 | Tim Kaine, D-VA | Jan. 3, 2013 |
| 51 | Ted Cruz, R-TX | Jan. 3, 2013 |
| 52 | Elizabeth Warren, D-MA | Jan. 3, 2013 |
| 53 | Deb Fischer, R-NE | Jan. 3, 2013 |
| 54 | Edward Markey, D-MA | Jul. 16, 2013 |
| 55 | Cory Booker, D-NJ | Oct. 31, 2013 |
| 56 | Shelley Moore Capito, R-WV | Jan. 3, 2015 |
| 57 | Gary Peters, D-MI | Jan. 3, 2015 |
| 58 | Bill Cassidy, R-LA | Jan. 3, 2015 |
| 59 | James Lankford, R-OK | Jan. 3, 2015 |
| 60 | Tom Cotton, R-AR | Jan. 3, 2015 |
| 61 | Steve Daines, R-MT | Jan. 3, 2015 |
| 62 | Mike Rounds, R-SD | Jan. 3, 2015 |
| 63 | Thom Tillis, R-NC | Jan. 3, 2015 |
| 64 | Joni Ernst, R-IA | Jan. 3, 2015 |
| 65 | Dan Sullivan, R-AK | Jan. 3, 2015 |
| 66 | Chris Van Hollen, D-MD | Jan. 3, 2017 |
| 67 | Todd Young, R-IN | Jan. 3, 2017 |
| 68 | Tammy Duckworth, D-IL | Jan. 3, 2017 |
| 69 | Maggie Hassan, D-NH | Jan. 3, 2017 |
| 70 | John Kennedy, R-LA | Jan. 3, 2017 |
| 71 | Catherine Cortez Masto, D-NV | Jan. 3, 2017 |
| 72 | Tina Smith, D-MN | Jan. 3, 2018 |
| 73 | Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-MS | Apr. 2, 2018 |
| 74 | Marsha Blackburn, R-TN | Jan. 3, 2019 |
| 75 | Kyrsten Sinema, I-AZ | Jan. 3, 2019 |
| 76 | Kevin Cramer, R-ND | Jan. 3, 2019 |
| 77 | Jacky Rosen, D-NV | Jan. 3, 2019 |
| 78 | Mitt Romney, R-UT | Jan. 3, 2019 |
| 79 | Mike Braun, R-IN | Jan. 3, 2019 |
| 80 | Josh Hawley, R-MO | Jan. 3, 2019 |
| 81 | Rick Scott, R-FL | Jan. 8, 2019 |
| 82 | Mark Kelly, D-AZ | Dec. 2, 2020 |
| 83 | Ben Ray Luján, (D-NM) | Jan. 3, 2021 |
| 84 | Cynthia M. Lummis, (R-WY) | Jan. 3, 2021 |
| 85 | Roger W. Marshall, (R-KS) | Jan. 3, 2021 |
| 86 | John W. Hickenlooper, Jr., (D-CO) | Jan. 3, 2021 |
| 87 | William F.Hagerty, IV, (R-TN) | Jan. 3, 2021 |
| 88 | Thomas H. Tuberville, (R-AL) | Jan. 3, 2021 |
| 89 | Alex Padilla, (D-CA) | Jan. 18, 2021 |
| 90 | Jon Ossoff, (D-GA) | Jan. 20, 2021 |
| 91 | Raphael G. Warnock, (D-GA) | Jan. 20, 2021 |
| 92 | Peter Welch, (D-VT) | Jan. 3, 2023 |
| 93 | Markwayne Mullin, (R-OK) | Jan. 3, 2023 |
| 94 | Ted Budd, (R-NC) | Jan. 3, 2023 |
| 95 | John Fetterman, (D-PA) | Jan. 3, 2023 |
| 96 | JD Vance, (R-OH) | Jan. 3, 2023 |
| 97 | Eric Schmitt, (R-MO) | Jan. 3, 2023 |
| 98 | Katie Boyd Britt, (R-AL) | Jan. 3, 2023 |
| 99 | Pete Ricketts (R-NE) | Jan. 12, 2023 |
| 100 | Laphonza Butler (D-CA) | Oct. 1, 2023 |
* Kirsten Gillibrand was appointed on January 23, 2009. She resigned her House seat on January 26, and was sworn into office on January 27, 2009.
** Tim Scott was appointed on January 2, 2013, and resigned his House seat that same day. He was sworn into office on January 3, 2013.
