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Alaska[edit]

Senior members of Alaska's congressional delegation
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean[A]
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
86th January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1961
Bob Bartlett
Seniority from January 3, 1959[a]
(9 years, 343 days)
(died) 		None
Ralph Rivers
Seniority from January 3, 1959
(7 years, 361 days)
(resigned)
87th January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1963
88th January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965
89th January 3, 1965 –
December 30, 1966
December 30, 1966 –
January 3, 1967 		Bartlett
(Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1959
(9 years, 343 days)

Vacant
90th January 3, 1967 –
December 11, 1968
Howard Pollock
Seniority from January 3, 1967
(4 years, 0 days)
(ran for Alaska governor)
December 11, 1968 –
January 3, 1969
Ernest Gruening
Seniority from January 3, 1959
(10 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election) 		Gruening
(Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1959
(10 years, 0 days)

91st January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1971
Ted Stevens[B]
Seniority from December 24, 1968[b]
(40 years, 10 days)
(lost re-election) 		Pollock
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1967
(4 years, 0 days)

92nd January 3, 1971 –
December 29, 1972 		Stevens
(Senate)

Seniority from December 24, 1968
(40 years, 10 days)


Nick Begich
Seniority from January 3, 1971
(1 year, 361 days)
(declared dead)
December 29, 1972 –
January 3, 1973 		Vacant
93rd January 3, 1973 –
March 6, 1973
March 6, 1973 –
January 3, 1975
Don Young[C]
Seniority from March 6, 1973[c]
(49 years, 12 days)
(died)
94th January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1977
95th January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1979
96th January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1981
97th January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983
98th January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1985
99th January 3, 1985 –
January 3, 1987
100th January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1989
101st January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 1991
102nd January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1993
103rd January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995
104th January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997
105th January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 1999
106th January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2001
107th January 3, 2001 –
January 3, 2003
108th January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2005
109th January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2007
110th January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2009
111th January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011
Lisa Murkowski
Seniority from December 20, 2002[b]
(21 years, 127 days)
(Incumbent) 		Young
(House)

Seniority from March 6, 1973
(49 years, 12 days)

112th January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013
113th January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015
114th January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2017
115th January 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2019
116th January 3, 2019 –
January 3, 2021
117th January 3, 2021 –
March 18, 2022
March 18, 2022 –
September 13, 2022 		Murkowski
(Senate)

Seniority from December 20, 2002
(21 years, 127 days)

Vacant
September 13, 2022 –
January 3, 2023
Mary Peltola
Seniority from August 16, 2022[c]
(1 year, 253 days)
(Incumbent)
118th January 3, 2023 –
present
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean[A]
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)

Hawaii[edit]

Senior members of Hawaii's congressional delegation
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
86th August 21, 1959 –
January 3, 1961
Oren Long
Seniority from August 21, 1959[d]
(3 years, 135 days)
(retired) 		None
Daniel Inouye[D]
Seniority from August 21, 1959
(3 years, 135 days)
(elected to Senate)
87th January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1963
88th January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965
Hiram Fong
Seniority from August 21, 1959
(17 years, 135 days)
(retired) 		Co-deans:
Fong (Senate)
Inouye[E] (House and Senate)

Seniority from August 21, 1959
(17 years, 135 days)

No clear dean[e][f]
89th January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967
Spark Matsunaga
Seniority from January 3, 1963
(14 years, 0 days)
(elected to Senate)
90th January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1969
91st January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1971
92nd January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1973
93rd January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975
94th January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1977
95th January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1979
Daniel Inouye[F][G]
Seniority from January 3, 1963
(49 years, 349 days)
(died) 		Inouye
(House and Senate)

Seniority from August 21, 1959
(53 years, 118 days)

No clear dean[e][g]
96th January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1981
97th January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983
98th January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1985
99th January 3, 1985 –
July 11, 1986
July 11, 1986 –
January 3, 1987
Daniel Akaka
Seniority from January 3, 1977
(13 years, 133 days)
(appointed to Senate)
100th January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1989
101st January 3, 1989 –
May 16, 1990
May 16, 1990 –
January 3, 1991
Pat Saiki
Seniority from January 3, 1987
(4 years, 0 days)
(ran for Senate)
102nd January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1993
Patsy Mink[H]
Seniority from September 22, 1990[c]
(12 years, 6 days)
(died)
103rd January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995
104th January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997
105th January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 1999
106th January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2001
107th January 3, 2001 –
September 28, 2002
September 28, 2002 –
January 3, 2003
Neil Abercrombie[H]
Seniority from January 3, 1991
(19 years, 56 days)
(ran for Hawaii governor)
108th January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2005
109th January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2007
110th January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2009
111th January 3, 2009 –
February 28, 2010
February 28, 2010 –
January 3, 2011
Mazie Hirono
Seniority from January 3, 2007
(6 years, 0 days)
(elected to Senate)
112th January 3, 2011 –
December 17, 2012
December 17, 2012 –
January 3, 2013
Daniel Akaka[G]
Seniority from May 16, 1990[b]
(22 years, 232 days)
(retired) 		Akaka
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1977
(36 years, 0 days)

113th January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015
Brian Schatz
Seniority from December 26, 2012[b]
(11 years, 121 days)
(Incumbent) 		Hirono[E]
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 2007
(17 years, 113 days)


Colleen Hanabusa
Seniority from January 3, 2011
(4 years, 0 days)
(ran for Senate)
114th January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2017
Tulsi Gabbard
Seniority from January 3, 2013
(8 years, 0 days)
(retired)
115th January 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2019
116th January 3, 2019 –
January 3, 2021
117th January 3, 2021 –
January 3, 2023
Ed Case[H]
Seniority from January 3, 2019
(5 years, 113 days)
(Incumbent)
118th January 3, 2023 –
present
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)

Michigan[edit]

Senior members of Michigan's congressional delegation
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean(s)
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean(s)
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
24th January 26, 1837 –
March 4, 1837
Lucius Lyon[G]
Seniority from January 26, 1837[h]
(2 years, 36 days)
(retired) 		None
Isaac E. Crary[D]
Seniority from January 26, 1837
(4 years, 36 days)
(retired)
25th March 4, 1837 –
March 4, 1839
26th March 4, 1839 –
March 4, 1841
John Norvell
Seniority from January 26, 1837
(4 years, 36 days)
(retired)
27th March 4, 1841 –
March 4, 1843
Augustus Porter
Seniority from January 20, 1840[i]
(5 years, 42 days)
(retired) 		Porter
(Senate)

Seniority from January 20, 1840
(5 years, 42 days)


Jacob M. Howard[D]
Seniority from March 4, 1841
(1 year, 364 days)
(retired)
28th March 4, 1843 –
March 4, 1845
Lucius Lyon[I]
Seniority from March 4, 1843[j]
(1 year, 364 days)
(retired)
29th March 4, 1845 –
March 4, 1847
William Woodbridge
Seniority from March 4, 1841
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired) 		Woodbridge
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1841
(5 years, 364 days)

Co-deans:

James B. Hunt,
Robert McClelland
Seniority from March 4, 1843
(3 years, 364 days)
(Hunt retired)
30th March 4, 1847 –
May 29, 1848
Lewis Cass
Seniority from March 4, 1845
(3 years, 86 days)
(ran for President) 		McClelland
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1843
(5 years, 364 days)


Robert McClelland
Seniority from March 4, 1843
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
May 29, 1848 –
March 4, 1849
Alpheus Felch
Seniority from March 4, 1847
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
31st March 4, 1849 –
March 4, 1851 		Co-deans:
Felch (Senate)
Bingham (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1847
(3 years, 364 days)


Kinsley Bingham
Seniority from March 4, 1847
(3 years, 364 days)
(retired)
32nd March 4, 1851 –
March 4, 1853 		Felch
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1847
(5 years, 364 days)


Charles E. Stuart
Seniority from March 4, 1851[j]
(1 year, 364 days)
(elected to Senate)
33rd March 4, 1853 –
March 4, 1855
Lewis Cass[J][K]
Seniority from March 4, 1849[k]
(7 years, 364 days)
(appointed Secretary of State) 		Cass
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1849
(7 years, 364 days)


Samuel Clark
Seniority from March 4, 1853[j]
(1 year, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
34th March 4, 1855 –
March 4, 1857 		No clear dean[e]
35th March 4, 1857 –
March 4, 1859
Charles E. Stuart[L][G]
Seniority from March 4, 1853
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired) 		Stuart
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1851
(7 years, 364 days)


William Howard
Seniority from March 4, 1855[l]
(3 years, 364 days)
(retired)
36th March 4, 1859 –
March 4, 1861
Zachariah Chandler[M]
Seniority from March 4, 1857
(17 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election) 		Waldron
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1855
(5 years, 364 days)


Henry Waldron
Seniority from March 4, 1855
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
37th March 4, 1861 –
March 4, 1863 		Chandler
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1857
(17 years, 364 days)


Francis W. Kellogg
Seniority from March 4, 1859
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
38th March 4, 1863 –
March 4, 1865
39th March 4, 1865 –
March 4, 1867
Fernando C. Beaman
Seniority from March 4, 1861
(9 years, 364 days)
(retired)
40th March 4, 1867 –
March 4, 1869
41st March 4, 1869 –
March 4, 1871
42nd March 4, 1871 –
March 4, 1873
Austin Blair
Seniority from March 4, 1867
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
43rd March 4, 1873 –
March 4, 1875
Omar D. Conger
Seniority from March 4, 1869
(11 years, 364 days)
(elected to Senate)
44th March 4, 1875 –
March 4, 1877
Thomas W. Ferry[N][G]
Seniority from March 4, 1871
(11 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election) 		Ferry
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1865
(17 years, 364 days)

45th March 4, 1877 –
March 4, 1879
46th March 4, 1879 –
March 4, 1881
47th March 4, 1881 –
March 4, 1883
Jay Abel Hubbell
Seniority from March 4, 1873
(9 years, 364 days)
(retired)
48th March 4, 1883 –
March 4, 1885
Omar D. Conger[G]
Seniority from March 4, 1881
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination) 		Conger
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1869
(17 years, 364 days)


Roswell G. Horr
Seniority from March 4, 1879
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
49th March 4, 1885 –
March 4, 1887
Ezra C. Carleton
Seniority from March 4, 1883[l]
(3 years, 364 days)
(retired)
50th March 4, 1887 –
March 4, 1889
Thomas W. Palmer
Seniority from March 4, 1883
(5 years, 364 days)
(appointed Minister to Spain) 		Co-deans:
Palmer (Senate)
Cutcheon (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1883
(5 years, 364 days)


Byron M. Cutcheon
Seniority from March 4, 1883
(7 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
51st March 4, 1889 –
March 4, 1891
Francis B. Stockbridge
Seniority from March 4, 1887
(7 years, 57 days)
(died) 		Cutcheon
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1883
(7 years, 364 days)

52nd March 4, 1891 –
March 4, 1893 		Burrows
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1885
(25 years, 364 days)


Julius C. Burrows[H]
Seniority from March 4, 1885
(9 years, 325 days)
(elected to Senate)
53rd March 4, 1893 –
April 30, 1894
April 30, 1894 –
January 24, 1895
James McMillan
Seniority from March 4, 1889
(13 years, 159 days)
(died)
January 24, 1895 –
March 4, 1895
Justin Rice Whiting
Seniority from March 4, 1887
(7 years, 364 days)
(retired)
54th March 4, 1895 –
March 4, 1897
Samuel M. Stephenson
Seniority from March 4, 1889
(7 years, 364 days)
(retired)
55th March 4, 1897 –
March 4, 1899
Roswell P. Bishop
Seniority from March 4, 1895[l]
(11 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)
56th March 4, 1899 –
March 4, 1901
57th March 4, 1901 –
August 10, 1902
August 10, 1902 –
March 4, 1903
Julius C. Burrows[G]
Seniority from January 24, 1895[k]
(16 years, 38 days)
(lost renomination)
58th March 4, 1903 –
March 4, 1905
59th March 4, 1905 –
March 4, 1907
60th March 4, 1907 –
March 4, 1909
Edward L. Hamilton
Seniority from March 4, 1897
(23 years, 364 days)
(retired)
61st March 4, 1909 –
March 4, 1911
62nd March 4, 1911 –
March 4, 1913
William Alden Smith[G]
Seniority from February 9, 1907[k]
(12 years, 22 days)
(retired) 		Smith
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1895
(23 years, 364 days)

63rd March 4, 1913 –
March 4, 1915
64th March 4, 1915 –
March 4, 1917
65th March 4, 1917 –
March 4, 1919
66th March 4, 1919 –
March 4, 1921
Charles E. Townsend[G]
Seniority from March 4, 1911
(11 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election) 		Hamilton
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1897
(23 years, 364 days)

67th March 4, 1921 –
March 4, 1923 		Fordney
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1899
(23 years, 364 days)


Joseph W. Fordney
Seniority from March 4, 1899
(23 years, 364 days)
(retired)
68th March 4, 1923 –
March 4, 1925
James Couzens
Seniority from November 29, 1922[b]
(13 years, 328 days)
(died) 		McLaughlin
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1907
(25 years, 270 days)


James C. McLaughlin
Seniority from March 4, 1907
(25 years, 270 days)
(died)
69th March 4, 1925 –
March 4, 1927
70th March 4, 1927 –
March 4, 1929
71st March 4, 1929 –
March 4, 1931
72nd March 4, 1931 –
November 29, 1932
November 29, 1932 –
March 4, 1933 		Mapes
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1913
(26 years, 283 days)


Carl E. Mapes
Seniority from March 4, 1913
(26 years, 283 days)
(died)
73rd March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935
74th January 3, 1935 –
October 22, 1936
October 22, 1936 –
January 3, 1937
Arthur Vandenberg[O]
Seniority from March 31, 1928[b]
(23 years, 18 days)
(died)
75th January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939
76th January 3, 1939 –
December 12, 1939
December 12, 1939 –
January 3, 1941 		Woodruff
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1921
(31 years, 305 days)


Roy O. Woodruff[H]
Seniority from March 4, 1921
(31 years, 305 days)
(retired)
77th January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1943
78th January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945
79th January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947
80th January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949
81st January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1951
82nd January 3, 1951 –
April 18, 1951
April 18, 1951 –
January 3, 1953
Homer S. Ferguson
Seniority from January 3, 1943
(12 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
83rd January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1955 		Wolcott
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1931
(25 years, 305 days)


Jesse P. Wolcott
Seniority from March 4, 1931
(25 years, 305 days)
(retired)
84th January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1957
Charles E. Potter[G]
Seniority from November 5, 1952[m]
(6 years, 59 days)
(lost re-election)
85th January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1959 		Hoffman
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1935
(28 years, 0 days)


Clare Hoffman
Seniority from January 3, 1935
(28 years, 0 days)
(retired)
86th January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1961
Patrick V. McNamara
Seniority from January 3, 1955
(11 years, 117 days)
(died)
87th January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1963
88th January 3, 1963 –
August 9, 1964 		Bennett
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1947
(17 years, 219 days)


John B. Bennett[H]
Seniority from January 3, 1947
(17 years, 219 days)
(died)
August 9, 1964 –
January 3, 1965 		Ford
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1949
(24 years, 337 days)


Gerald Ford[P]
Seniority from January 3, 1949
(24 years, 337 days)
(became Vice President)
89th January 3, 1965 –
April 30, 1966
April 30, 1966 –
January 3, 1967
Philip Hart
Seniority from January 3, 1959
(17 years, 358 days)
(died)
90th January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1969
91st January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1971
92nd January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1973
93rd January 3, 1973 –
December 6, 1973
December 6, 1973 –
January 3, 1975 		Cederberg
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1953
(25 years, 362 days)


Al Cederberg
Seniority from January 3, 1953
(25 years, 362 days)
(resigned)
94th January 3, 1975 –
December 26, 1976
December 26, 1976 –
January 3, 1977
Robert P. Griffin[G]
Seniority from May 11, 1966[b]
(12 years, 237 days)
(lost re-election)
95th January 3, 1977 –
December 31, 1978
December 31, 1978 –
January 3, 1979 		Diggs
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1955
(25 years, 152 days)


Charles Diggs
Seniority from January 3, 1955
(25 years, 152 days)
(resigned)
96th January 3, 1979 –
June 3, 1980
Donald Riegle[G]
Seniority from December 30, 1976[b]
(18 years, 4 days)
(retired)
June 3, 1980 –
January 3, 1981 		Dingell
(House)

Seniority from December 13, 1955
(59 years, 21 days)


John Dingell[Q]
Seniority from December 13, 1955[c]
(59 years, 21 days)
(retired)
97th January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983
98th January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1985
99th January 3, 1985 –
January 3, 1987
100th January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1989
101st January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 1991
102nd January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1993
103rd January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995
104th January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997
Carl Levin
Seniority from January 3, 1979
(36 years, 0 days)
(retired)
105th January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 1999
106th January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2001
107th January 3, 2001 –
January 3, 2003
108th January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2005
109th January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2007
110th January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2009
111th January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011
112th January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013
113th January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015
114th January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2017
Debbie Stabenow[G]
Seniority from January 3, 2001
(23 years, 113 days)
(Incumbent) 		Conyers
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1965
(52 years, 336 days)


John Conyers[R]
Seniority from January 3, 1965
(52 years, 346 days)
(resigned)
115th January 3, 2017 –
December 5, 2017
December 5, 2017 –
January 3, 2019 		Levin
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1983
(36 years, 0 days)


Sander Levin
Seniority from January 3, 1983
(36 years, 0 days)
(retired)
116th January 3, 2019 –
January 3, 2021 		Upton
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1987
(36 years, 0 days)


Fred Upton
Seniority from January 3, 1987
(36 years, 0 days)
(retired)
117th January 3, 2021 –
January 3, 2023
118th January 3, 2023 –
present 		Stabenow
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1997
(27 years, 113 days)


Tim Walberg
Seniority from January 3, 2011[j]
(13 years, 113 days)
(Incumbent)
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean(s)
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean(s)
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)

New York[edit]

Senior members of New York's congressional delegation
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean(s)
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean(s)
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
1st March 4, 1789 –
July 25, 1789 		Vacant
(not yet elected) 		None None
(same seniority)
July 25, 1789 –
March 4, 1791
Rufus King[S]
Seniority from July 16, 1789[n]
(6 years, 312 days)
(appointed Minister to the
United Kingdom) 		Benson[o]
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1789
(1 year, 364 days)

2nd March 4, 1791 –
March 4, 1793
Egbert Benson
Seniority from March 4, 1789[l]
(1 year, 364 days)
(retired)
3rd March 4, 1793 –
March 4, 1795 		King
(Senate)

Seniority from July 16, 1789
(6 years, 312 days)


James Gordon
Seniority from March 4, 1791
(3 years, 364 days)
(retired)
4th March 4, 1795 –
May 23, 1796
Theodorus Bailey
Seniority from March 4, 1793[l]
(3 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
May 23, 1796 –
March 4, 1797
Aaron Burr
Seniority from March 4, 1791
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination) 		Burr
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1791
(5 years, 364 days)

5th March 4, 1797 –
March 4, 1799
John Laurance[T][G]
Seniority from November 9, 1796[k]
(3 years, 265 days)
(resigned) 		Glen
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1793
(5 years, 364 days)


Henry Glen
Seniority from March 4, 1793[l]
(5 years, 364 days)
(co-dean after
Van Alen's retirement)
6th March 4, 1799 –
August 1, 1800 		Co-deans:
Glen, Van Cortlandt
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1793
(7 years, 364 days)

Co-deans:

Henry Glen (F),
Philip Van Cortlandt (DR)
Seniority from March 4, 1793
(7 years, 364 days)
(Glen lost re-election)
August 1, 1800 –
March 4, 1801
Gouverneur Morris
Seniority from April 3, 1800[k]
(2 years, 212 days)
(lost re-election)
7th March 4, 1801 –
March 4, 1803 		Van Cortlandt
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1793
(15 years, 364 days)


Philip Van Cortlandt
Seniority from March 4, 1793
(15 years, 364 days)
(retired)
8th March 4, 1803 –
November 4, 1803
DeWitt Clinton
Seniority from February 9, 1802[k][4]
(1 year, 268 days)
(appointed New York City
mayor)
November 4, 1803 –
January 16, 1804
Theodorus Bailey
Seniority from March 4, 1803
(318 days)
(appointed NYC Postmaster
General)
January 16, 1804 –
February 23, 1804
John Armstrong Jr.[U]
Seniority from November 10, 1803[b][5]
(105 days)
(elected to Class 1 seat)
February 23, 1804 –
February 25, 1804 		Vacant
February 25, 1804 –
June 30, 1804
John Armstrong Jr.[J][U]
Seniority from February 3, 1804[k][5]
(148 days)
(appointed Minister to France)
June 30, 1804 –
March 3, 1805
John Smith[G]
Seniority from February 23, 1804[k]
(9 years, 8 days)
(lost re-election)
9th March 4, 1805 –
March 4, 1807
10th March 4, 1807 –
March 4, 1809
11th March 4, 1809 –
March 4, 1811 		Smith
(House and Senate)

Seniority from December 29, 1799[c]
(13 years, 64 days)


Killian K. Van Rensselaer
Seniority from March 4, 1801
(9 years, 364 days)
(retired)
12th March 4, 1811 –
March 4, 1813
Thomas Sammons[H]
Seniority from March 4, 1809[p]
(3 years, 364 days)
(retired)
13th March 4, 1813 –
March 4, 1815
Obadiah German
Seniority from March 4, 1809
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired) 		Co-deans:
German (Senate)
Sage (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1809
(5 years, 364 days)


Ebenezer Sage
Seniority from March 4, 1809
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
14th March 4, 1815 –
March 4, 1817
Rufus King[J][U]
Seniority from March 4, 1813[q]
(11 years, 364 days)
(retired) 		Grosvenor
(House)

Seniority from December 17, 1812
(4 years, 76 days)


Thomas P. Grosvenor
Seniority from December 17, 1812[c]
(4 years, 76 days)
(retired)
15th March 4, 1817 –
March 4, 1819 		Co-deans:
King[J] (Senate)
Comstock, Taylor (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1813
(5 years, 364 days)

Co-deans:

Oliver Comstock,
John W. Taylor
Seniority from March 4, 1813
(5 years, 364 days)
(Comstock retired)
16th March 4, 1819 –
March 4, 1821 		Co-deans:
King[J] (Senate)
Taylor (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1813
(11 years, 364 days)


John W. Taylor[V][W]
Seniority from March 4, 1813
(19 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
17th March 4, 1821 –
March 4, 1823
18th March 4, 1823 –
March 4, 1825
19th March 4, 1825 –
March 4, 1827
Martin Van Buren
Seniority from March 4, 1821
(7 years, 291 days)
(elected New York governor) 		Taylor
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1813
(19 years, 364 days)

20th March 4, 1827 –
December 20, 1828
December 20, 1828 –
March 4, 1829
Nathan Sanford[U]
Seniority from January 14, 1826[i]
(5 years, 48 days)
(retired)
21st March 4, 1829 –
March 4, 1831
22nd March 4, 1831 –
March 4, 1833
Charles E. Dudley
Seniority from January 15, 1829[k]
(4 years, 47 days)
(lost renomination)
23rd March 4, 1833 –
March 4, 1835
Silas Wright[X][G]
Seniority from January 4, 1833[k]
(11 years, 327 days)
(elected New York governor) 		Cambreleng
(House)

Seniority from December 3, 1821
(17 years, 90 days)


Churchill C. Cambreleng[X]
Seniority from December 3, 1821
(17 years, 90 days)
(lost re-election)
24th March 4, 1835 –
March 4, 1837
25th March 4, 1837 –
March 4, 1839
26th March 4, 1839 –
March 4, 1841 		Wright
(Senate)

Seniority from January 4, 1833
(11 years, 327 days)


David Abel Russell
Seniority from March 4, 1835
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
27th March 4, 1841 –
March 4, 1843 		Co-deans:

John C. Clark,[H]
Millard Filmore[H]
Seniority from March 4, 1837
(5 years, 364 days)
(both retired)
28th March 4, 1843 –
November 26, 1844
Daniel D. Barnard[H]
Seniority from March 4, 1839
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
November 26, 1844 –
November 30, 1844 		Vacant Barnard
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1839
(5 years, 364 days)

November 30, 1844 –
January 27, 1845
Henry A. Foster[G]
Seniority from November 30, 1844[b]
(58 days)
(lost re-election)
January 27, 1845 –
March 4, 1845
Daniel S. Dickinson
Seniority from November 30, 1844[b][6]
(6 years, 93 days)
(lost re-election)
29th March 4, 1845 –
March 4, 1847 		Anderson
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1843
(3 years, 364 days)


Joseph H. Anderson
Seniority from March 4, 1843[l]
(3 years, 364 days)
(retired)
30th March 4, 1847 –
March 4, 1849 		Co-deans:
Hunt, Maclay
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1843
(5 years, 364 days)

Co-deans:

Washington Hunt (W),
William B. Maclay (D)
Seniority from March 4, 1843
(5 years, 364 days)
(both retired)
31st March 4, 1849 –
March 4, 1851 		Dickinson
(Senate)

Seniority from November 30, 1844
(6 years, 93 days)


Hugh White
Seniority from March 4, 1845
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
32nd March 4, 1851 –
March 4, 1853
William H. Seward[Y]
Seniority from March 4, 1849
(11 years, 364 days)
(appointed Secretary of State) 		Co-deans:
Seward (Senate)
Bennett (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1849
(9 years, 364 days)


Henry Bennett[Z]
Seniority from March 4, 1849[l]
(9 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
33rd March 4, 1853 –
March 4, 1855
34th March 4, 1855 –
March 4, 1857
35th March 4, 1857 –
March 4, 1859
36th March 4, 1859 –
March 4, 1861 		Seward
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1849
(11 years, 364 days)


Francis E. Spinner
Seniority from March 4, 1855
(5 years, 364 days)
(appointed U.S. Treasurer)
37th March 4, 1861 –
March 4, 1863
Preston King[G]
Seniority from March 4, 1857
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination) 		Co-deans:
King (Senate)
Fenton (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1857
(3 years, 364 days)


Reuben Fenton[H]
Seniority from March 4, 1857[j]
(7 years, 291 days)
(elected New York governor)
38th March 4, 1863 –
December 20, 1864
Ira Harris
Seniority from March 4, 1861
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination) 		Fenton
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1857
(7 years, 291 days)

December 20, 1864 –
March 4, 1865 		Frank
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1859
(5 years, 364 days)


Augustus Frank
Seniority from March 4, 1859
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
39th March 4, 1865 –
March 4, 1867 		Co-deans:
Harris (Senate)
Pomeroy (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1861
(5 years, 364 days)


Theodore M. Pomeroy[AA]
Seniority from March 4, 1861
(7 years, 364 days)
(retired)
40th March 4, 1867 –
March 4, 1869
Edwin D. Morgan
Seniority from March 4, 1863
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination) 		Pomeroy
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1861
(7 years, 364 days)

41st March 4, 1869 –
March 4, 1871
Roscoe Conkling[G]
Seniority from March 4, 1867
(14 years, 73 days)
(resigned) 		Co-deans:
Conkling (House and Senate)
Ketcham (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1865
(7 years, 364 days)


John H. Ketcham
Seniority from March 4, 1865[l]
(7 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
42nd March 4, 1871 –
March 4, 1873
43rd March 4, 1873 –
April 30, 1873 		Conkling
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1865
(16 years, 73 days)


James Brooks[H]
Seniority from March 4, 1867[r]
(6 years, 57 days)
(died)
April 30, 1873 –
March 4, 1875
Fernando Wood[H]
Seniority from March 4, 1867
(13 years, 346 days)
(died)
44th March 4, 1875 –
March 4, 1877
45th March 4, 1877 –
March 4, 1879
46th March 4, 1879 –
February 13, 1881
February 13, 1881 –
March 4, 1881
Samuel S. Cox[H]
Seniority from November 4, 1873
(11 years, 197 days)[c]
(appointed envoy to Ottoman
Empire)
47th March 4, 1881 –
May 16, 1881
May 16, 1881 –
July 27, 1881 		Vacant Cox
(House)

Seniority from November 4, 1873
(11 years, 197 days)

July 27, 1881 –
March 4, 1883
Warner Miller[G]
Seniority from July 27, 1881[k]
(5 years, 219 days)
(lost renomination)
48th March 4, 1883 –
March 4, 1885
49th March 4, 1885 –
May 20, 1885
May 20, 1885 –
March 4, 1887 		Co-deans:
Hiscock (Senate)
Ketcham[J] (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1877
(15 years, 364 days)


John H. Ketcham[J][H]
Seniority from March 4, 1877
(15 years, 364 days)
(retired)
50th March 4, 1887 –
March 4, 1889
William M. Evarts
Seniority from March 4, 1885
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
51st March 4, 1889 –
March 4, 1891
52nd March 4, 1891 –
March 4, 1893
Frank Hiscock[G]
Seniority from March 4, 1887
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
53rd March 4, 1893 –
December 26, 1893
David B. Hill
Seniority from January 7, 1892
(5 years, 55 days)
(lost re-election) 		Fitch
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1887
(6 years, 236 days)


Ashbel P. Fitch
Seniority from March 4, 1887
(6 years, 236 days)
(ran for NYC Comptroller)
December 26, 1893 –
March 4, 1895 		Co-deans:
Belden, Tracey
(House)

Seniority from November 8, 1887
(7 years, 115 days)

Co-deans:

James J. Belden (R),
Charles Tracey (D)
Seniority from November 8, 1887[c]
(7 years, 115 days)
(Belden retired, Tracey
lost re-election)
54th March 4, 1895 –
March 4, 1897 		Payne
(House)

Seniority from November 5, 1889
(25 years, 35 days)


Sereno E. Payne[AB][H]
Seniority from November 5, 1889[c]
(25 years, 35 days)
(died)
55th March 4, 1897 –
March 4, 1899
Edward Murphy Jr.
Seniority from March 4, 1893
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
56th March 4, 1899 –
March 4, 1901
Thomas C. Platt[U][G]
Seniority from March 4, 1897
(11 years, 364 days)
(retired)
57th March 4, 1901 –
March 4, 1903
58th March 4, 1903 –
March 4, 1905
59th March 4, 1905 –
March 4, 1907
60th March 4, 1907 –
March 4, 1909
61st March 4, 1909 –
March 4, 1911
Chauncey Depew
Seniority from March 4, 1899
(11 years, 364 days)
(retired)
62nd March 4, 1911 –
March 4, 1913
Elihu Root
Seniority from March 4, 1909
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
63rd March 4, 1913 –
December 10, 1914
December 10, 1914 –
March 4, 1915 		Fitzgerald
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1899
(18 years, 302 days)


John J. Fitzgerald
Seniority from March 4, 1899
(18 years, 302 days)
(resigned)
64th March 4, 1915 –
March 4, 1917
James A. O'Gorman
Seniority from March 31, 1911[k]
(5 years, 337 days)
(retired)
65th March 4, 1917 –
December 31, 1917
James W. Wadsworth Jr.
Seniority from March 4, 1915
(11 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
December 31, 1917 –
March 4, 1919 		Riordan
(House)

Seniority from November 6, 1906
(16 years, 173 days)


Daniel J. Riordan[H]
Seniority from November 6, 1906[c]
(16 years, 173 days)
(died)
66th March 4, 1919 –
March 4, 1921
67th March 4, 1921 –
March 4, 1923
68th March 4, 1923 –
April 28, 1923
April 28, 1923 –
July 10, 1823 		Mott
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1911
(12 years, 128 days)


Luther W. Mott
Seniority from March 4, 1911
(12 years, 128 days)
(died)
July 10, 1923 –
March 4, 1925 		Co-deans:
Carew, Parker
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1913
(16 years, 299 days)

Co-deans:

John F. Carew (D)
James S. Parker (R)
Seniority from March 4, 1913
(16 years, 299 days)
(Carew appointed NY
Supreme Court judge)
69th March 4, 1925 –
March 4, 1927
70th March 4, 1927 –
March 4, 1929
Royal S. Copeland
Seniority from March 4, 1923
(15 years, 105 days)
(died)
71st March 4, 1929 –
December 28, 1929
December 28, 1929 –
March 4, 1931 		Parker
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1913
(20 years, 290 days)


James S. Parker
Seniority from March 4, 1913
(20 years, 290 days)
(died)
72nd March 4, 1931 –
March 4, 1933
73rd March 4, 1933 –
December 19, 1933
December 19, 1933 –
January 3, 1935 		Snell
(House)

Seniority from November 2, 1915
(23 years, 62 days)


Bertrand Snell[AC]
Seniority from November 2, 1915[c]
(23 years, 62 days)
(retired)
74th January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937
75th January 3, 1937 –
June 17, 1938
June 17, 1938 –
January 3, 1939
Robert F. Wagner
Seniority from March 4, 1927
(22 years, 116 days)
(resigned)
76th January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1941 		Sullivan
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1917
(23 years, 305 days)


Christopher D. Sullivan
Seniority from March 4, 1917
(23 years, 305 days)
(retired)
77th January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1943 		Co-deans:
Mead[E] (House and Senate)
Crowther (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1919
(23 years, 305 days)


Frank Crowther
Seniority from March 4, 1919[l]
(23 years, 305 days)
(retired)
78th January 3, 1943 –
March 1, 1944 		Co-deans:
Mead (House and Senate)
Cullen, Reed (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1919
(24 years, 363 days)

Co-deans:

Thomas H. Cullen (D),
Daniel A. Reed (R)
Seniority from March 4, 1919
(24 years, 363 days)
(Cullen died)
March 1, 1944 –
January 3, 1945 		Co-deans:
Mead (House and Senate)
Reed (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1919
(27 years, 305 days)


Daniel A. Reed
Seniority from March 4, 1919
(39 years, 352 days)
(died)
79th January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947
80th January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949 		Reed
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1919
(39 years, 352 days)

81st January 3, 1949 –
June 28, 1949
June 28, 1949 –
January 3, 1951
Irving Ives
Seniority from January 3, 1947
(12 years, 0 days)
(retired)
82nd January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1953
83rd January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1955
84th January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1957
85th January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1959
86th January 3, 1959 –
February 19, 1959
Jacob K. Javits[G]
Seniority from January 9, 1957[s]
(23 years, 360 days)
(lost re-election)
February 19, 1959 –
January 3, 1961 		Co-deans:
Celler, Taber
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1923
(39 years, 305 days)

Co-deans:

Emanuel Celler (D)
John Taber (R)
Seniority from March 4, 1923
(39 years, 305 days)
(Taber retired)
87th January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1963
88th January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965 		Celler
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1923
(49 years, 305 days)


Emanuel Celler[AD]
Seniority from March 4, 1923
(49 years, 305 days)
(lost renomination)
89th January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967
90th January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1969
91st January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1971
92nd January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1973
93rd January 3, 1973 –
December 31, 1974 		Rooney
(House)

Seniority from June 6, 1944
(30 years, 208 days)


John J. Rooney
Seniority from June 6, 1944[c]
(30 years, 208 days)
(resigned)
December 31, 1974 –
January 3, 1975 		Delaney
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1949
(29 years, 362 days)


James J. Delaney[H]
Seniority from January 3, 1949
(29 years, 362 days)
(resigned)
94th January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1977
95th January 3, 1977 –
December 31, 1978
December 31, 1978 –
January 3, 1979 		Javits
(Senate)

Seniority from January 9, 1957
(23 years, 360 days)


Samuel S. Stratton
Seniority from January 3, 1959
(30 years, 0 days)
(retired)
96th January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1981
97th January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Seniority from January 3, 1977
(24 years, 0 days)
(retired) 		Stratton
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1959
(30 years, 0 days)

98th January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1985
99th January 3, 1985 –
January 3, 1987
100th January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1989
101st January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 1991 		Horton
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1963
(30 years, 0 days)


Frank Horton
Seniority from January 3, 1963
(30 years, 0 days)
(retired)
102nd January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1993
103rd January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995 		Fish
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1969
(26 years, 0 days)


Hamilton Fish IV
Seniority from January 3, 1969
(26 years, 0 days)
(retired)
104th January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997 		Rangel
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1971
(46 years, 0 days)


Charles Rangel
Seniority from January 3, 1971
(46 years, 0 days)
(retired)
105th January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 1999
106th January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2001
107th January 3, 2001 –
January 3, 2003
Chuck Schumer[AE][G]
Seniority from January 3, 1999
(25 years, 113 days)
(Incumbent)
108th January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2005
109th January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2007
110th January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2009
111th January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011
112th January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013
113th January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015
114th January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2017
115th January 3, 2017 –
March 16, 2018 		Schumer
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1981
(43 years, 113 days)


Louise Slaughter
Seniority from January 3, 1987
(31 years, 72 days)
(died)
March 16, 2018 –
January 3, 2019 		Co-deans:

Eliot Engel, Nita Lowey
Seniority from January 3, 1989
(32 years, 0 days)
(Engel lost renomination,
Lowey retired)
116th January 3, 2019 –
January 3, 2021
117th January 3, 2021 –
January 3, 2023
Jerry Nadler
Seniority from November 3, 1992[c]
(31 years, 162 days)
(Incumbent)
118th January 3, 2023 –
present
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean(s)
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean(s)
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)

West Virginia[edit]

Senior members of West Virginia's congressional delegation
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean(s)
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean(s)
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
38th August 4, 1863 –
December 7, 1863
Waitman T. Willey[AF][U]
Seniority from August 4, 1863[t]
(7 years, 211 days)
(retired) 		None Vacant
December 7, 1863 –
March 4, 1865 		Willey
(Senate)

Seniority from August 4, 1863
(7 years, 211 days)


William G. Brown Sr.[H]
Seniority from December 7, 1863[j]
(1 year, 86 days)
(retired)
39th March 4, 1865 –
March 4, 1867
Kellian Whaley[H]
Seniority from December 7, 1863
(3 years, 86 days)
(retired)
40th March 4, 1867 –
March 4, 1869
Chester D. Hubbard
Seniority from March 4, 1865
(3 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)
41st March 4, 1869 –
March 4, 1871 		No clear dean[e]
42nd March 4, 1871 –
March 4, 1873
Arthur I. Boreman
Seniority from March 4, 1869
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired) 		Co-deans:
Boreman (Senate)
McGrew (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1869
(3 years, 364 days)


James McGrew
Seniority from March 4, 1869
(3 years, 364 days)
(retired)
43rd March 4, 1873 –
March 4, 1875 		Boreman
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1869
(5 years, 364 days)

Co-deans:

John J. Davis,
Frank Hereford
Seniority from March 4, 1871
(3 years, 364 days)
(Davis retired)
44th March 4, 1875 –
January 31, 1877
Henry G. Davis
Seniority from March 4, 1871
(11 years, 364 days)
(retired) 		Co-deans:
Davis (Senate)
Hereford[E] (House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1871
(9 years, 364 days)


Frank Hereford
Seniority from March 4, 1871
(5 years, 333 days)
(elected to Senate)
January 31, 1877 –
March 4, 1877
Charles J. Faulkner (I)[H]
Seniority from March 4, 1875
(1 year, 364 days)
(ran for Senate)
45th March 4, 1877 –
March 4, 1879
Benjamin Wilson
Seniority from March 4, 1877
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
46th March 4, 1879 –
March 4, 1881
47th March 4, 1881 –
March 4, 1883 		Davis
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1871
(11 years, 364 days)

48th March 4, 1883 –
May 15, 1883
Johnson N. Camden
Seniority from March 4, 1881
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired) 		Kenna
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1877
(15 years, 313 days)

No clear dean[e]
May 15, 1883 –
March 4, 1885
Eustace Gibson
Seniority from March 4, 1883[l]
(3 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)
49th March 4, 1885 –
March 4, 1887
50th March 4, 1887 –
March 4, 1889
John E. Kenna[G]
Seniority from March 4, 1883
(9 years, 313 days)
(died) 		Co-deans:

Nathan Goff Jr. (R),
William Lyne Wilson (D)
Seniority from March 4, 1883
(5 years, 364 days)
(Goff retired)
51st March 4, 1889 –
March 4, 1891
William Lyne Wilson
Seniority from March 4, 1883
(11 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
52nd March 4, 1891 –
January 11, 1893
January 11, 1893 –
March 4, 1893
Charles J. Faulkner (II)
Seniority from March 4, 1887
(11 years, 364 days)
(retired) 		Wilson
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1883
(11 years, 364 days)

53rd March 4, 1893 –
March 4, 1895
54th March 4, 1895 –
March 4, 1897 		Faulkner
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1887
(11 years, 364 days)

No clear dean[e]
55th March 4, 1897 –
March 4, 1899
56th March 4, 1899 –
March 4, 1901
Stephen B. Elkins[G]
Seniority from March 4, 1895
(15 years, 306 days)
(died) 		Co-deans:
Elkins (Senate)
Dayton, Dovener (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1895
(10 years, 12 days)

Co-deans:

Alston G. Dayton,
Blackburn B. Dovener
Seniority from March 4, 1895
(10 years, 12 days)
(Dayton appointed district court judge)
57th March 4, 1901 –
March 4, 1903
58th March 4, 1903 –
March 4, 1905
59th March 4, 1905 –
March 16, 1905
March 16, 1905 –
March 4, 1907 		Co-deans:
Elkins (Senate)
Dovener (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1895
(11 years, 364 days)


Blackburn B. Dovener
Seniority from March 4, 1895
(11 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)
60th March 4, 1907 –
March 4, 1909 		Elkins
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1895
(15 years, 306 days)

Co-deans:

Joseph H. Gaines,
James A. Hughes
Seniority from March 4, 1901
(9 years, 364 days)
(Gaines lost re-election)
61st March 4, 1909 –
January 4, 1911
January 4, 1911 –
March 4, 1911
Nathan B. Scott
Seniority from March 4, 1899
(11 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination) 		Scott
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1899
(11 years, 364 days)

62nd March 4, 1911 –
March 4, 1913
Clarence W. Watson
Seniority from February 1, 1911[k]
(1 year, 337 days)
(lost re-election) 		Hughes
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1901
(13 years, 364 days)


James A. Hughes
Seniority from March 4, 1901
(13 years, 364 days)
(retired)
63rd March 4, 1913 –
March 4, 1915
William E. Chilton
Seniority from March 4, 1911
(5 years, 305 days)
(lost re-election)
64th March 4, 1915 –
March 9, 1916 		Co-deans:
Chilton (Senate)
Brown (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1911
(5 years, 5 days)


William G. Brown Jr.
Seniority from March 4, 1911
(5 years, 5 days)
(died)
March 9, 1916 –
July 15, 1916 		Chilton
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1911
(5 years, 364 days)

Co-deans:

Hunter H. Moss Jr.,
Howard Sutherland
Seniority from March 4, 1913
(3 years, 133 days)
(Moss died)
July 15, 1916 –
March 4, 1917
Howard Sutherland
Seniority from March 4, 1913
(3 years, 364 days)
(elected to Senate)
65th March 4, 1917 –
March 4, 1919
Nathan Goff Jr.[G]
Seniority from April 1, 1913[s]
(5 years, 336 days)
(retired) 		Sutherland
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1913
(9 years, 364 days)


Matthew M. Neely
Seniority from October 14, 1913[c]
(7 years, 140 days)
(lost re-election)
66th March 4, 1919 –
March 4, 1921
Howard Sutherland[G]
Seniority from March 4, 1917
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
67th March 4, 1921 –
March 4, 1923
George Meade Bowers
Seniority from May 9, 1916[c]
(6 years, 298 days)
(lost re-election)
68th March 4, 1923 –
March 4, 1925
Davis Elkins[U]
Seniority from March 4, 1919
(5 years, 305 days)
(retired) 		Reed
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1917
(7 years, 364 days)


Stuart F. Reed
Seniority from March 4, 1917
(7 years, 364 days)
(retired)
69th March 4, 1925 –
March 4, 1927
Matthew M. Neely[G]
Seniority from March 4, 1923
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election) 		Co-deans:
Neely (Senate)
Taylor (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1923
(3 years, 364 days)


J. Alfred Taylor
Seniority from March 4, 1923
(3 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
70th March 4, 1927 –
March 4, 1929 		Neely
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1923
(5 years, 364 days)


Carl G. Bachmann
Seniority from March 4, 1925[l]
(7 years, 364 days)
(co-dean after Strother's
retirement)
71st March 4, 1929 –
March 4, 1931
Guy D. Goff
Seniority from March 4, 1925
(5 years, 305 days)
(retired) 		Co-deans:
Goff (Senate)
Bachmann, Bowman (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1925
(5 years, 364 days)

Co-deans:

Carl G. Bachmann,
Frank Bowman
Seniority from March 4, 1925
(7 years, 364 days)
(both lost re-election)
72nd March 4, 1931 –
March 4, 1933
Henry D. Hatfield
Seniority from March 4, 1929
(5 years, 305 days)
(lost re-election) 		Co-deans:
Bachmann, Bowman
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1925
(7 years, 364 days)

73rd March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935 		Co-deans:
Hatfield (Senate)
Smith (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1929
(5 years, 305 days)


Joe L. Smith
Seniority from March 4, 1929
(15 years, 305 days)
(retired)
74th January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937
Matthew M. Neely[J][U]
Seniority from March 4, 1931
(9 years, 314 days)
(elected West Virginia governor) 		Smith
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1929
(15 years, 305 days)

75th January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939
76th January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1941
77th January 3, 1941 –
January 12, 1941
January 12, 1941 –
January 3, 1943
Harley M. Kilgore
Seniority from January 3, 1941
(15 years, 56 days)
(died)
78th January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945
79th January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947 		Co-deans:
Kee, Randolph
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1933
(13 years, 305 days)

Co-deans:

John Kee,
Jennings Randolph
Seniority from March 4, 1933
(13 years, 305 days)
(Randolph lost re-election)
80th January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949 		Kee
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1933
(18 years, 65 days)


John Kee
Seniority from March 4, 1933
(18 years, 65 days)
(died)
81st January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1951
82nd January 3, 1951 –
May 8, 1951
May 8, 1951 –
January 3, 1953 		Kilgore
(Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1941
(15 years, 56 days)


E. H. Hedrick
Seniority from January 3, 1945
(8 years, 0 days)
(ran for West Virginia governor)
83rd January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1955
Cleveland M. Bailey[H]
Seniority from January 3, 1949[j]
(14 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
84th January 3, 1955 –
February 28, 1956
February 28, 1956 –
January 3, 1957
Matthew M. Neely[AG][U]
Seniority from January 3, 1949
(9 years, 15 days)
(died) 		Co-deans:
Neely[J] (Senate)
Bailey (House)

Seniority from January 3, 1949
(9 years, 15 days)

85th January 3, 1957 –
January 18, 1958
January 18, 1958 –
January 3, 1959
Chapman Revercomb[U]
Seniority from November 7, 1956[m]
(2 years, 57 days)
(lost re-election) 		Bailey
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1949
(14 years, 0 days)

86th January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1961
Jennings Randolph[G]
Seniority from November 5, 1958[m]
(26 years, 59 days)
(retired)
87th January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1963
88th January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965 		Staggers
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1949
(32 years, 0 days)


Harley Orrin Staggers
Seniority from January 3, 1949
(32 years, 0 days)
(retired)
89th January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967
90th January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1969
91st January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1971
92nd January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1973
93rd January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975
94th January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1977
95th January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1979
96th January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1981
97th January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983 		Byrd
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1953
(57 years, 176 days)


Bob Mollohan[H]
Seniority from January 3, 1969
(14 years, 0 days)
(retired)
98th January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1985
Nick Rahall
Seniority from January 3, 1977
(38 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
99th January 3, 1985 –
January 3, 1987
Robert Byrd[AH][G]
Seniority from January 3, 1959
(51 years, 176 days)
(died)
100th January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1989
101st January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 1991
102nd January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1993
103rd January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995
104th January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997
105th January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 1999
106th January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2001
107th January 3, 2001 –
January 3, 2003
108th January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2005
109th January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2007
110th January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2009
111th January 3, 2009 –
June 28, 2010
June 28, 2010 –
January 3, 2011
Jay Rockefeller
Seniority from January 15, 1985[s]
(29 years, 353 days)
(retired) 		Rahall
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1977
(38 years, 0 days)

112th January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013
113th January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015
114th January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2017
Joe Manchin
Seniority from November 15, 2010[m]
(13 years, 162 days)
(Incumbent) 		Capito[E]
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 2001
(23 years, 113 days)


David McKinley
Seniority from January 3, 2011
(12 years, 0 days)
(lost renomination)
115th January 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2019
116th January 3, 2019 –
January 3, 2021
117th January 3, 2021 –
January 3, 2023
118th January 3, 2023 –
present
Alex Mooney
Seniority from January 3, 2015
(9 years, 113 days)
(Incumbent)
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean(s)
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean(s)
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "For Alaska's first senators, an epic battle of ego came down to a coin flip". Juneau Empire. November 1, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Chapter 7 § 2. Seniority and Derivative Rights". Deschler's Precedents, Volume 2 (PDF). U.S. Government Publishing Office. January 1, 1994. p. 670. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  3. ^ Davis, Christopher (September 16, 2015). The President Pro Tempore of the Senate: History and Authority of the Office (PDF). Congressional Research Service. p. 6. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "CLINTON, De Witt (1769 – 1828)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "ARMSTRONG, John, Jr. (1758 – 1843)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  6. ^ "DICKINSON, Daniel Stevens (1800 – 1856)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 10, 2023.

Footnotes (positional)[edit]

  1. ^ a b As an at-large congressional district, Alaska has been represented by one member in the House of Representatives since statehood.
  2. ^ President pro tempore from 2003 to 2007
  3. ^ Dean of the House from 2017 to 2022
  4. ^ a b c Sole representative (at-large district)
  5. ^ a b c d e as junior senator
  6. ^ President pro tempore and Dean of the Senate from 2010 to 2012
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae Senator who previously served in the House of Representatives
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Previously served non-consecutive term(s) in the House
  9. ^ Previously served as a senator from 1837 to 1839
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i Second time
  11. ^ President pro tempore from December 4 to December 5, 1854
  12. ^ President pro tempore from June 9 to June 10, 1856
  13. ^ Dean of the Senate from 1874 to 1875
  14. ^ President pro tempore from 1875 to 1879
  15. ^ President pro tempore from 1947 to 1949[3]
  16. ^ House Republican Leader from 1965 to 1973
  17. ^ Dean of the House from 1995 to 2015
  18. ^ Dean of the House from 2015 to 2017
  19. ^ Formally elected as a Federalist from 1795, previously Pro-Administration
  20. ^ President pro tempore from December 4 to December 27, 1798
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Previously served non-consecutive term(s) in the Senate
  22. ^ Speaker of the House from 1820 to 1821, 1825 to 1827
  23. ^ Elected as Democratic-Republican until 1825
  24. ^ a b Elected as Jacksonian Democrat until 1837
  25. ^ Elected as Whig until 1855
  26. ^ Whig from 1851 to 1853, Opposition from 1853 to 1857
  27. ^ Speaker of the House and House Republican Leader from March 3 to March 4, 1869
  28. ^ Dean of the House from 1913 to 1914
  29. ^ House Republican Leader from 1931 to 1939
  30. ^ Dean of the House from 1965 to 1973
  31. ^ Senate Democratic Leader since 2017
  32. ^ Elected as Unconditional Unionist until 1865
  33. ^ Third time
  34. ^ Various positions:

Footnotes (seniority)[edit]

  1. ^ Seniority over Ernest Gruening decided by coin flip[1]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Senator appointed to fill intra-term vacancy; seniority calculated from date of appointment
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Representative elected to fill vacancy; seniority calculated from date of special election (if different from date the seat was filled)[2] Cite error: The named reference "housevacancy" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  4. ^ Seniority over Hiram Fong due to tenure as Hawaii territorial governor
  5. ^ a b c d e f Preceding election(s) resulted in turnover of all sitting incumbents; successors share a seniority date with no distinctions Cite error: The named reference "turnover" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  6. ^ Spark Matsunaga shared seniority with Thomas Gill until January 3, 1965
  7. ^ Daniel Akaka shared seniority with Cecil Heftel until July 11, 1986
  8. ^ Seniority over John Norvell due to tenure as delegate to the House of Representatives
  9. ^ a b Elected late
  10. ^ a b c d e f g Shares seniority date with other officeholder(s); credited as sole dean by past non-consecutive terms in Congress
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Senator elected by state legislature intra-term prior to ratification of Seventeenth Amendment; seniority calculated from election date (if different from date the seat was filled)
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Shares seniority date with more than two other Representatives (thus unable to count as co-deans); credited as sole dean due to surname coming first alphabetically
  13. ^ a b c d Senator elected to fill intra-term vacancy after ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment; seniority calculated from date the individual assumed office
  14. ^ Seniority over Philip Schuyler as King assumed his seat two days before Schuyler
  15. ^ Seniority only in relation to Rufus King; no House dean until 1791
  16. ^ Served more terms in total (four) than Uri Tracy (three)
  17. ^ De jure; break in term from March 4, 1819 to January 25, 1820 due to state legislature's failure to elect
  18. ^ Served more terms in total (eight) than Fernando Wood (six)
  19. ^ a b c Seated late
  20. ^ Seniority over Peter G. Van Winkle due to past tenure as a senator from Virginia

Bibliography[edit]

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