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This is a classification of United States Senators by seniority during the 112th Congress, from January 3, 2011 to January 3, 2013. It is a historical listing and will contain people who have not served the entire two-year Congress.

Order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term. Following this is former service as a U.S. senator (only giving the senator seniority within his or her new incoming class), service as Vice President of the United States, a U.S. Representative, a Cabinet secretary, a state governor. Others are separated by his or her state's population.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Senators who were sworn in in the middle of the two-year Congress will be listed at the end of the list with no number.

Tom Harkin was the most senior junior senator upon the opening of the 112th Congress. Jeanne Shaheen was the most junior senior senator.

Rank	Name	Seniority date	Other factors
1	Daniel Inouye (D-HI)	January 3, 1963
2	Patrick Leahy (D-VT)	January 3, 1975
3	Richard Lugar (R-IN)	January 3, 1977	Indiana 11th in population (1970)
4	Orrin Hatch (R-UT)	January 3, 1977	Utah 36th in population (1970)
5	Max Baucus (D-MT)	December 15, 1978
6	Thad Cochran (R-MS)	December 27, 1978
7	Carl Levin (D-MI)	January 3, 1979
8	Chuck Grassley (R-IA)	January 3, 1981
9	Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)	January 3, 1983
10	John Kerry (D-MA)	January 2, 1985
11	Tom Harkin (D-IA)	January 3, 1985	Former U.S. representative
12	Mitch McConnell (R-KY)	January 3, 1985
13	Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)	January 15, 1985
14	Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)	January 3, 1987	Former U.S. representative (10 years)
15	Richard Shelby (R-AL)		Former U.S. representative (8 years)
16	John McCain (R-AZ)		Former U.S. representative (4 years); Arizona 29th in population (1980)
17	Harry Reid (D-NV)		Former U.S. representative (4 years); Nevada 43rd in population (1980)
18	Kent Conrad (D-ND)
19	Herb Kohl (D-WI)	January 3, 1989	Wisconsin 16th in population (1980)
20	Joe Lieberman (ID-CT)^[6]	January 3, 1989	Connecticut 25th in population (1980)
21	Daniel Akaka (D-HI)	May 16, 1990
22	Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)	November 10, 1992
23	Barbara Boxer (D-CA)	January 3, 1993	Former U.S. representative
24	Patty Murray (D-WA)	January 3, 1993
25	Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)	June 14, 1993
26	Jim Inhofe (R-OK)	November 17, 1994
27	Olympia Snowe (R-ME)	January 3, 1995	Former U.S. representative (16 years)
28	Jon Kyl (R-AZ)	January 3, 1995	Former U.S. representative (8 years)
29	Ron Wyden (D-OR)	February 6, 1996
30	Pat Roberts (R-KS)	January 3, 1997	Former U.S. representative (16 years)
31	Dick Durbin (D-IL)		Former U.S. representative (14 years)
32	Tim Johnson (D-SD)		Former U.S. representative (10 years)
33	Jack Reed (D-RI)		Former U.S. representative (6 years)
34	Mary Landrieu (D-LA)		Louisiana 21st in population (1990)
35	Jeff Sessions (R-AL)		Alabama 22nd in population (1990)
36	Susan Collins (R-ME)		Maine 38th in population (1990)
37	Mike Enzi (R-WY)		Wyoming 50th in population (1990)
38	Chuck Schumer (D-NY)	January 3, 1999	Former U.S. representative (18 years)
39	Mike Crapo (R-ID)	January 3, 1999	Former U.S. representative (6 years)
40	Bill Nelson (D-FL)	January 3, 2001	Former U.S. representative (12 years)
41	Tom Carper (D-DE)		Former U.S. representative (10 years)
42	Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)		Former U.S. representative (4 years); Michigan 8th in population (1990)
43	John Ensign (R-NV)		Former U.S. representative (4 years); Nevada 39th in population (1990)
44	Maria Cantwell (D-WA)		Former U.S. representative (2 years)
45	Ben Nelson (D-NE)		Former governor
46	Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)	December 20, 2002
47	Frank Lautenberg^[7] (D-NJ)	January 3, 2003	Previous Senate service
48	Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)		Former U.S. representative (8 years); Georgia 10th in population (2000)
49	Lindsey Graham (R-SC)		Former U.S. representative (8 years); South Carolina 26th in population (2000)
50	Lamar Alexander (R-TN)		Former Cabinet member
51	John Cornyn^[8] (R-TX)		Texas 2nd in population (2000)
52	Mark Pryor (D-AR)		Arkansas 33nd in population (2000)
53	Richard Burr (R-NC)	January 3, 2005	Former U.S. representative (10 years)
54	Jim DeMint (R-SC)		Former U.S. representative (6 years); South Carolina 26th in population (2000)
55	Tom Coburn (R-OK)		Former U.S. representative (6 years); Oklahoma 27th in population (2000)
56	John Thune (R-SD)		Former U.S. representative (6 years); South Dakota 46th in population (2000)
57	Johnny Isakson (R-GA)		Former U.S. representative (5 years, 10 months)
58	David Vitter (R-LA)		Former U.S. representative (5 years, 7 months)
59	Bob Menendez (D-NJ)	January 18, 2006
60	Ben Cardin (D-MD)	January 3, 2007	Former U.S. representative (20 years)
61	Bernie Sanders (I-VT)		Former U.S. representative (16 years)
62	Sherrod Brown (D-OH)		Former U.S. representative (14 years)
63	Bob Casey, Jr. (D-PA)		Pennsylvania 6th in population (2000)
64	Jim Webb^[9] (D-VA)		Virginia 12th in population (2000)
65	Bob Corker (R-TN)		Tennessee 16th in population (2000)
66	Claire McCaskill (D-MO)		Missouri 17th in population (2000)
67	Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)		Minnesota 21st in population (2000)
68	Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)		Rhode Island 43rd in population (2000)
69	Jon Tester (D-MT)		Montana 44th in population (2000)
70	John Barrasso (R-WY)	June 25, 2007
71	Roger Wicker (R-MS)	December 31, 2007
72	Mark Udall (D-CO)	January 3, 2009	Former U.S. representative (10 years); Colorado 24th in population (2000)
73	Tom Udall (D-NM)		Former U.S. representative (10 years); New Mexico 36th in population (2000)
74	Mike Johanns (R-NE)		Former Cabinet member
75	Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)		Former governor (6 years)
76	Mark Warner (D-VA)		Former governor (4 years)
77	Jim Risch (R-ID)		Former governor (7 months)
78	Kay Hagan (D-NC)		North Carolina 11th in population (2000)
79	Jeff Merkley (D-OR)		Oregon 28th in population (2000)
80	Mark Begich (D-AK)		Alaska 48th in population (2000)
81	Michael Bennet (D-CO)	January 21, 2009
82	Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)	January 26, 2009
83	Al Franken (D-MN)	July 7, 2009
84	Scott Brown (R-MA)	February 4, 2010
85	Mark Kirk (R-IL)	November 15, 2010	Former U.S. representative
86	Joe Manchin (D-WV)		Former governor
87	Chris Coons (D-DE)
88	Dan Coats^[10] (R-IN)	January 3, 2011	Previous Senate service
89	Roy Blunt (R-MO)		Former U.S. representative (14 years); Missouri 17th in population (2000)
90	Jerry Moran (R-KS)		Former U.S. representative (14 years); Kansas 32nd in population (2000)
91	Rob Portman (R-OH)		Former U.S. representative (12 years)
92	John Boozman (R-AR)		Former U.S. representative (9 years)
93	Pat Toomey (R-PA)		Former U.S. representative (6 years)
94	John Hoeven (R-ND)		Former governor
95	Marco Rubio (R-FL)		Florida 4th in population (2000)
96	Ron Johnson (R-WI)		Wisconsin 18th in population (2000)
97	Rand Paul (R-KY)		Kentucky 25th in population (2000)
98	Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)		Connecticut 29th in population (2000)
99	Mike Lee (R-UT)		Utah 34th in population (2000)
100	Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)		New Hampshire 41st in population (2000)

Notes[edit]

^ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.senate.gov
^ 1971 U.S Census Report Contains 1970 Census results.
^ 1981 U.S Census Report Contains 1980 Census results.
^ 1991 U.S Census Report Contains 1990 Census results.
^ 2000 Census State Population Rankings
^ Despite Joe Lieberman's 2006 party change, he retains his seniority since there is no break in his Senate service.
^ Frank Lautenberg served a previous term as U.S. Senator from New Jersey from January 1983 to January 2001, but does not retain seniority from that prior service. Lautenberg has sought restoration of his seniority based on his prior service, but has not received it. Second Time Isn't as Lovely for Lautenberg, New York Times
^ John Cornyn's predecessor, Phil Gramm, resigned early so Cornyn could take office early, and move into Gramm's office suite to begin organizing his staff. Cornyn did not, however, gain seniority, owing to a 1980 Rules Committee policy that no longer gave seniority to senators who entered Congress early for the purpose of gaining advantageous office space. See Note 1, above.
^ Jim Webb's service as Secretary of the Navy does not affect his Seniority because it was not been a Cabinet-level position during or after his term.
^ Dan Coates served a previous term as U.S. Senator from Indiana from January 1989 to January 1999, but does not retain seniority from that prior service.

External links[edit]

Senate Seniority List

111 Senate Seniority

--Tim Thomason 21:25, 10 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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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

[6] Despite Joe Lieberman's 2006 party change, he retains his seniority since there is no break in his Senate service.

[7] Frank Lautenberg served a previous term as U.S. Senator from New Jersey from January 1983 to January 2001, but does not retain seniority from that prior service. Lautenberg has sought restoration of his seniority based on his prior service, but has not received it. Second Time Isn't as Lovely for Lautenberg, New York Times

[8] John Cornyn's predecessor, Phil Gramm, resigned early so Cornyn could take office early, and move into Gramm's office suite to begin organizing his staff. Cornyn did not, however, gain seniority, owing to a 1980 Rules Committee policy that no longer gave seniority to senators who entered Congress early for the purpose of gaining advantageous office space. See Note 1, above.

[9] Jim Webb's service as Secretary of the Navy does not affect his Seniority because it was not been a Cabinet-level position during or after his term.

[10] Dan Coates served a previous term as U.S. Senator from Indiana from January 1989 to January 1999, but does not retain seniority from that prior service.

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