List of current United States senators
The United States Senate consists of 100 members, two from each of the 50 states. Below is a list of U.S. senators in the 117th United States Congress.
Party affiliation
Affiliation | Members | |
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Republican Party | 50 | |
Democratic Party | 48 | |
Independent | 2[lower-alpha 1] | |
Total | 100 |
Leadership
Presiding officers
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Office | Party | Officer | State | Since | |
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President of the Senate[lower-alpha 2] | Democratic | Kamala Harris | California[lower-alpha 3] | January 20, 2021 | |
President pro tempore | Democratic | Patrick Leahy | Vermont | January 20, 2021 Party dean since December 17, 2012 | |
Majority leadership
Office | Officer | State | Since |
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Senate Majority Leader Chair, Senate Democratic Caucus |
Chuck Schumer | New York | January 20, 2021 Party leader since January 3, 2017 |
Senate Majority Whip | Dick Durbin | Illinois | January 20, 2021 Party whip since January 3, 2005 |
Senate Assistant Democratic Leader | Patty Murray | Washington | January 20, 2021 |
Chair, Senate Democratic Policy and Communications Committee | Debbie Stabenow | Michigan | January 20, 2021 |
Vice Chairs, Senate Democratic Caucus | Mark Warner | Virginia | January 20, 2021 |
Elizabeth Warren | Massachusetts | January 20, 2021 | |
Chair, Senate Democratic Steering Committee | Amy Klobuchar | Minnesota | January 20, 2021 |
Chair, Senate Democratic Outreach | Bernie Sanders | Vermont | January 3, 2017 |
Vice Chairs, Senate Democratic Policy and Communications Committee | Joe Manchin | West Virginia | January 20, 2021 |
Cory Booker | New Jersey | January 20, 2021 | |
Secretary, Democratic Caucus | Tammy Baldwin | Wisconsin | January 20, 2021 |
Chair, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee | Gary Peters | Michigan | January 28, 2021 |
Vice Chair, Senate Democratic Outreach | Vacant | TBD | January 20, 2021 |
Senate Democratic Chief Deputy Whips | Jeff Merkley | Oregon | January 20, 2021 |
Brian Schatz | Hawaii | January 20, 2021 |
Minority leadership
Office | Officer | State | Since |
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Senate Minority Leader | Mitch McConnell | Kentucky | January 20, 2021 Party leader since January 3, 2007 |
Senate Minority Whip | John Thune | South Dakota | January 20, 2021 Party whip since January 3, 2019 |
Chair, Senate Republican Conference | John Barrasso | Wyoming | January 20, 2021 |
Chair, Senate Republican Policy Committee | Roy Blunt | Missouri | January 20, 2021 |
Vice Chair, Senate Republican Conference | Joni Ernst | Iowa | January 20, 2021 |
Chair, National Republican Senatorial Committee | Rick Scott | Florida | January 20, 2021 |
Chair, Senate Republican Steering Committee | Mike Lee | Utah | January 20, 2021 |
Senate Republican Chief Deputy Whip | Mike Crapo | Idaho | January 20, 2021 |
President pro tempore emeritus | Chuck Grassley | Iowa | January 20, 2021 Party dean since January 3, 2019 |
List of senators
See also
Notes
- The independent senators, Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont, caucus with the Democrats.[1]
- The Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate, but not a member of the Senate itself.
- As Vice President, Harris represents no state, but her home state is California.
- Appointed to the seat following the resignation of her father Frank Murkowski, who had become Governor of Alaska.
- Elected to the seat to succeed Martha McSally, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of John McCain and the resignation of Jon Kyl.[7][8]
- Elected to the seat to succeed John Seymour, who had been appointed to the seat after Pete Wilson elected Governor of California.
- Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.
- Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.
- Elected to the seat to succeed Ted Kaufman, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Joe Biden, who had become Vice President of the United States.
- Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.
- Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following Johnny Isakson's resignation.
- Appointed to the seat following the death of Daniel Inouye.
- Elected to the seat to succeed Mo Cowan, who had been appointed to replace John Kerry, who had become Secretary of State.[30]
- Appointed to the seat after Al Franken's resignation.[33]
- Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Trent Lott.
- Appointed to the seat after Thad Cochran's resignation.
- Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Jon Corzine, who had become Governor of New Jersey.
- Elected to the seat to succeed Jeffrey Chiesa, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Frank Lautenberg.[39]
- Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Hillary Clinton, who had become Secretary of State.
- Elected to the seat following the resignation of David Boren.
- Elected to the seat to succeed Tom Coburn, who had to resign at the eve of 113th Congress.
- Elected to the seat following the resignation of Bob Packwood.
- Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Jim DeMint.
- Elected to the seat to succeed Carte Goodwin, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Robert Byrd.
- Appointed to the seat following the death of Craig L. Thomas.
References
- "Maine Independent Angus King To Caucus With Senate Democrats". Politico. November 14, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
Angus King of Maine, who cruised to victory last week running as an independent, said Wednesday that he will caucus with Senate Democrats ... The Senate's other independent, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, also caucuses with the Democrats.
- Until 1994, Richard Shelby won election as a member of the Democratic Party.
- "States in the Senate – AL Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "U.S. Senate: States in the Senate | Alaska". www.senate.gov. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- "States in the Senate – AK Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "State Sen. Kyrsten Sinema pursues House seat". The Arizona State Press. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- Edmondson, Catie (November 4, 2020). "Mark Kelly Defeats Martha McSally in Crucial Arizona Senate Race". The New York Times. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- Pathé, Simone (December 18, 2018). "Arizona Governor to Appoint Martha McSally to McCain's Senate Seat". Roll Call. FiscalNote. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- "States in the Senate – AR Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "States in the Senate – CA Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "U.S. Senate: States in the Senate | California". www.senate.gov. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- "States in the Senate – CO Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "States in the Senate – CT Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "States in the Senate – DE Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "Meet Governor Scott". Flgov.com. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- "U.S. Senate: States in the Senate | Georgia". www.senate.gov. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- "States in the Senate – HI Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "States in the Senate – ID Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "States in the Senate – IL Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- Davey, Monica (November 28, 2008). "The New Team: Tammy Duckworth". The New York Times. New York, NY.
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- "About". Mike Braun for Indiana. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- "States in the Senate – IA Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "U.S. Senate: States in the Senate | Kansas". www.senate.gov. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- "States in the Senate – KY Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
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- "States in the Senate – ME Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "States in the Senate – MD Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "States in the Senate – MA Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
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- "States in the Senate – MI Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "States in the Senate – MN Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "Franken to make announcement Thursday as chorus grows for his resignation". ABC7 Chicago. December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
- "States in the Senate – MS Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "U.S. Senate: States in the Senate | Missouri". www.senate.gov. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- "Congressional candidate Jacky Rosen a newcomer, unknown to most Southern Nevadans". Reviewjournal.com. July 5, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- "About Congresswoman Jacky Rosen". Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "U.S. Senate: States in the Senate | New Jersey". www.senate.gov. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- "Booker Wins New Jersey Senate Seat". Politico. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- "U.S. Senate: States in the Senate | New York". www.senate.gov. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- "RollCall.com – Member Profile – Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D." Media.cq.com. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- "U.S. Senate: States in the Senate | Ohio". www.senate.gov. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- "U.S. Senate: States in the Senate | South Carolina". www.senate.gov. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- "Biography Martha Blackburn". Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "U.S. Senate: States in the Senate | Tennessee". www.senate.gov. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- "About Mitt". Romney For Utah. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- "U.S. Senate: States in the Senate | Washington". www.senate.gov. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
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