List of current United States Senators

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Map showing Senators' party membership in the 109th Congress. States in red are represented by two Republicans and in blue by two Democrats (except Vermont, which has a Democrat and an Independent). Purple states are represented by one senator from each party.
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Map showing Senators' party membership in the 109th Congress. States in red are represented by two Republicans and in blue by two Democrats (except Vermont, which has a Democrat and an Independent). Purple states are represented by one senator from each party.

This is a complete list of current United States Senators arranged alphabetically by the state they represent, along with lists of party affiliation, and leadership.

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[edit] Party affiliation

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Affiliation Senators
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Republican Party 55
Democratic Party 44
Independent 1 Caucuses with Democrats
Total
 100

[edit] Leadership

Office Officer Party State Since
President Dick Cheney Republican Wyoming 2001
President Pro Tempore Ted Stevens Republican Alaska 2003
President Pro Tempore Emeritus Robert Byrd Democratic West Virginia 2003

[edit] Majority leadership

Office Officer State Since
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist Tennessee 2003
Senate Majority Whip Mitch McConnell Kentucky 2003
Republican Conference Chairman Rick Santorum Pennsylvania 2001
Republican Policy Committee Chairman Jon Kyl Arizona 2003
Republican Conference Vice Chairman Kay Bailey Hutchison Texas 2001
Republican Campaign Committee Chairman Elizabeth Dole North Carolina 2005

[edit] Minority leadership

Office Officer State Since
Senate Minority Leader and
Democratic Conference Chairman		 Harry Reid Nevada 2005
Senate Minority Whip Richard Durbin Illinois 2005
Democratic Policy Committee Chairman Byron Dorgan North Dakota 2003
Democratic Conference Secretary Debbie Stabenow Michigan 2005
Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman Charles Schumer New York 2005

[edit] List of current Senators

Senator Party State ↑ Hometown Class First took
office		 Current term
expires		 Prior Background Education
Richard Shelby Republican Alabama Tuscaloosa 3 1987 2011 US Rep (AL-7) Alabama
Jeff Sessions Republican Mobile 2 1997 2009 AL Atty General Huntingdon College, Alabama
Ted Stevens Republican Alaska Girdwood 2 1968 2009 AK House UCLA, Harvard
Lisa Murkowski Republican Anchorage 3 2002 2011 AK House Georgetown, Willamette
John McCain Republican Arizona Phoenix 3 1987 2011 US Rep (AZ-1) Navy
Jon Kyl Republican Phoenix 1 1995 2007 US Rep (AZ-4) Arizona
Blanche Lincoln Democratic Arkansas Helena 3 1999 2011 US Rep (AR-1) Randolph-Macon
Mark Pryor Democratic Fayetteville 2 2003 2009 AR Atty General Arkansas
Dianne Feinstein Democratic California San Francisco 1 1992 2007 Mayor of San Francisco Stanford
Barbara Boxer Democratic Greenbrae 3 1993 2011 US Rep (CA-6) Brooklyn College
Wayne Allard Republican Colorado Loveland 2 1997 2009 US Rep (CO-4) Colorado State
Ken Salazar Democratic Denver 3 2005 2011 CO Atty General Colorado College, Michigan
Christopher Dodd Democratic Connecticut East Haddam 3 1981 2011 US Rep (CT-2) Providence, Louisville
Joseph Lieberman Democratic New Haven 1 1989 2007 CT Atty General Yale
Joe Biden Democratic Delaware Wilmington 2 1973 2009 New Castle County Council Delaware, Syracuse
Thomas Carper Democratic Wilmington 1 2001 2007 DE Governor; US Rep (DE-At Large) Ohio State, Delaware
Bill Nelson Democratic Florida Orlando 1 2001 2007 FL Treasurer Yale, Virginia
Mel Martinez Republican Orlando 3 2005 2011 Secretary of HUD Florida State
Saxby Chambliss Republican Georgia Moultrie 2 2003 2009 US Rep (GA-8) Georgia, Tennessee
Johnny Isakson Republican Marietta 3 2005 2011 US Rep (GA-6) Georgia
Daniel Inouye Democratic Hawaii Honolulu 3 1963 2011 US Rep (HI-At Large) Hawaii, George Washington
Daniel Akaka Democratic Honolulu 1 1991 2007 US Rep (HI-2) Hawaii
Larry Craig Republican Idaho Eagle 2 1991 2009 US Rep (ID-1) Idaho
Mike Crapo Republican Idaho Falls 3 1999 2011 US Rep (ID-2) Brigham Young, Harvard
Richard Durbin Democratic Illinois Springfield 2 1997 2009 US Rep (IL-20) Georgetown
Barack Obama Democratic Chicago 3 2005 2011 IL Senate Columbia, Harvard
Richard Lugar Republican Indiana Indianapolis 1 1977 2007 Mayor of Indianapolis Denison, Oxford
Evan Bayh Democratic Indianapolis 3 1999 2011 IN Governor Indiana, Virginia
Chuck Grassley Republican Iowa New Hartford 3 1981 2011 US Rep (IA-3) Northern Iowa
Tom Harkin Democratic Cumming 2 1985 2009 US Rep (IA-5) Iowa State, Catholic
Sam Brownback Republican Kansas Topeka 3 1996 2011 US Rep (KS-2) Kansas State, Kansas
Pat Roberts Republican Dodge City 2 1997 2009 US Rep (KS-1) Kansas State
Mitch McConnell Republican Kentucky Louisville 2 1985 2009 Jefferson County Exec Louisville, Kentucky
Jim Bunning Republican Southgate 3 1999 2011 US Rep (KY-4) Xavier
Mary Landrieu Democratic Louisiana New Orleans 2 1997 2009 LA Treasurer LSU
David Vitter Republican Metairie 3 2005 2011 US Rep (LA-1) Harvard, Oxford, Tulane
Olympia Snowe Republican Maine Auburn 1 1995 2007 US Rep (ME-2) Maine
Susan Collins Republican Bangor 2 1997 2009 public sector St. Lawrence
Paul Sarbanes Democratic Maryland Baltimore 1 1977 2007 US Rep (MD-3) Princeton, Oxford, Harvard
Barbara Mikulski Democratic Baltimore 3 1987 2011 US Rep (MD-3) Mt. St. Agnes, Maryland
Edward Kennedy Democratic Massachusetts Hyannis Port 1 1962 2007 law Harvard, Virginia
John Kerry Democratic Boston 2 1985 2009 MA Lt. Gov. Yale, Boston College
Carl Levin Democratic Michigan Detroit 2 1979 2009 Detroit City Council Swarthmore, Harvard
Debbie Stabenow Democratic Lansing 1 2001 2007 US Rep (MI-8) Michigan State
Mark Dayton Democratic Minnesota Minneapolis 1 2001 2007 MN Auditor Yale
Norm Coleman Republican Saint Paul 2 2003 2009 Mayor of St. Paul Hofstra, Iowa
Thad Cochran Republican Mississippi Jackson 2 1979 2009 US Rep (MS-4) Mississippi
Trent Lott Republican Pascagoula 1 1989 2007 US Rep (MS-5) Mississippi
Kit Bond Republican Missouri Mexico 3 1987 2011 MO Governor Princeton, Virginia
James Talent Republican Chesterfield 1 2003 2007 US Rep (MO-2) Washington University, Chicago
Max Baucus Democratic Montana Helena 2 1979 2009 US Rep (MT-1) Stanford
Conrad Burns Republican Billings 1 1989 2007 Yellowstone County Commission Missouri
Chuck Hagel Republican Nebraska Omaha 2 1997 2009 Banking Nebraska-Omaha
Ben Nelson Democratic Omaha 1 2001 2007 NE Governor Nebraska
Harry Reid Democratic Nevada Searchlight 3 1987 2011 US Rep (NV-1) Southern Utah State, Utah State, George Washington
John Ensign Republican Las Vegas 1 2001 2007 US Rep (NV-1) UNLV, Oregon State, Colorado
Judd Gregg Republican New Hampshire Rye 3 1993 2011 NH Governor Columbia, Boston University
John E. Sununu Republican Waterville Valley 2 2003 2009 US Rep (NH-1) MIT, Harvard
Frank Lautenberg Democratic New Jersey Cliffside Park 2 2003 2009 United States Senator, NJ, Class 1, from 1983-2001 Columbia
Robert Menendez Democratic Hoboken 1 January 17, 2006 2007 US Rep (NJ-13) St. Peter's College, Rutgers
Pete Domenici Republican New Mexico Albuquerque 2 1973 2009 Albuquerque City Commission Chairman New Mexico, Denver
Jeff Bingaman Democratic Santa Fe 1 1983 2007 NM Atty General Harvard, Stanford
Charles Schumer Democratic New York Brooklyn 3 1999 2011 US Rep (NY-9) Harvard
Hillary Clinton Democratic Chappaqua 1 2001 2007 First Lady Wellesley, Yale
Elizabeth Dole Republican North Carolina Salisbury 2 2003 2009 Secretary of Labor Duke, Harvard
Richard Burr Republican Winston-Salem 3 2005 2011 US Rep (NC-5) Wake Forest
Kent Conrad Democratic North Dakota Bismarck 1 1987 2007 ND Tax Commissioner Stanford, George Washington
Byron Dorgan Democratic Bismarck 3 1993 2011 US Rep (ND-At Large) North Dakota, Denver
Mike DeWine Republican Ohio Cedarville 1 1995 2007 OH Lt. Gov. Miami (Ohio), Ohio Northern
George Voinovich Republican Cleveland 3 1999 2011 OH Governor Ohio, Ohio State
James Inhofe Republican Oklahoma Tulsa 2 1995 2009 US Rep (OK-1) Tulsa
Tom Coburn Republican Muskogee 3 2005 2011 US Rep (OK-2) Oklahoma State, Oklahoma
Ron Wyden Democratic Oregon Portland 3 1997 2011 US Rep (OR-3) Stanford, Oregon
Gordon Smith Republican Pendleton 2 1997 2009 OR Senate President Brigham Young, Southwestern
Arlen Specter Republican Pennsylvania Philadelphia 3 1981 2011 Philadelphia District Attorney Pennsylvania, Yale
Rick Santorum Republican Penn Hills 1 1995 2007 US Rep (PA-18) Penn State, Pittsburgh
Jack Reed Democratic Rhode Island Cranston 2 1997 2009 US Rep (RI-2) Army, Harvard
Lincoln Chafee Republican Warwick 1 1999 2007 Mayor of Warwick Brown
Lindsey Graham Republican South Carolina Seneca 2 2003 2009 US Rep (SC-3) South Carolina
Jim DeMint Republican Greenville 3 2005 2011 US Rep (SC-4) Tennessee, Clemson
Tim Johnson Democratic South Dakota Vermillion 2 1997 2009 US Rep (SD-At Large) South Dakota
John Thune Republican Murdo 3 2005 2011 US Rep (SD-At Large) Biola, South Dakota
Bill Frist Republican Tennessee Nashville 1 1995 2007 medicine Princeton, Harvard University
Lamar Alexander Republican Maryville 2 2003 2009 Secretary of Education Vanderbilt, NYU
Kay Bailey Hutchison Republican Texas Dallas 1 1993 2007 TX Treasurer Texas
John Cornyn Republican San Antonio 2 2003 2009 TX Atty General Trinity University, St. Mary's University, Virginia
Orrin Hatch Republican Utah Salt Lake City 1 1977 2007 law Brigham Young, Pittsburgh
Robert Bennett Republican Salt Lake City 3 1993 2011 business Utah
Patrick Leahy Democratic Vermont Middlesex 3 1975 2011 Chittenden County State's Attorney St. Michael's College, Georgetown
James Jeffords Independent Shrewsbury 1 1989 2007 US Rep (VT-At Large) Yale, Harvard
John Warner Republican Virginia Alexandria 2 1979 2009 Secretary of the Navy Washington and Lee, Virginia
George Allen Republican Mount Vernon 1 2001 2007 VA Governor Virginia
Patty Murray Democratic Washington Shoreline 3 1993 2011 WA Senate Washington State
Maria Cantwell Democratic Edmonds 1 2001 2007 US Rep (WA-1) Miami (Ohio)
Robert Byrd Democratic West Virginia Sophia 1 1959 2007 US Rep (WV-6) American
Jay Rockefeller Democratic Charleston 2 1985 2009 WV Governor Harvard
Herbert Kohl Democratic Wisconsin Milwaukee 1 1989 2007 retail Wisconsin, Harvard
Russ Feingold Democratic Middleton 3 1993 2011 WI Senate Wisconsin, Oxford, Harvard
Craig Thomas Republican Wyoming Casper 1 1995 2007 US Rep (WY-At Large) Wyoming
Michael Enzi Republican Gillette 2 1997 2009 WY Senate George Washington, Denver

[edit] See also

United States Congress — (House of Representatives, Senate)
Members House: Current, Former, Districts (by area) | Senate: Current (by seniority, by age), Former (expelled/censured), Classes
Leaders House: Speaker, Party leaders, Party whips, Dem. caucus, Rep. conference, Dean | Senate: President pro tempore (list), Party leaders, Assistant party leaders, Dem. Caucus (Chair, Secretary, Policy comm. chair), Rep. Conference (Chair, Vice-Chair, Policy comm. chair), Dean
Groups African Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, Caucuses, Committees, Demographics, Senate Women
Agencies, Employees & Offices Architect of the Capitol, Capitol guide service (board), Capitol police (board), Chiefs of Staff, GAO, Government Printing Office, Law Revision Counsel, Librarian of Congress, Poet laureate | House: Chaplain, Chief Administrative Officer, Clerk, Doorkeeper, Emergency Planning, Preparedness, and Operations, Historian, Page (board), Parliamentarian, Postmaster, Reading clerk, Recording Studio, Sergeant at Arms | Senate: Chaplain, Curator, Historian, Librarian, Page, Parliamentarian, Secretary, Sergeant at Arms
Politics & Procedure Act of Congress (list), Caucuses, Committees, Hearings, Joint session, Oversight, Partisan mix of delegations, Rider | House: Committees, History, Jefferson's Manual, Procedures | Senate: Committees, Filibuster, History, Traditions, VPs' tie-breaking votes
Buildings Capitol Complex, Capitol, Botanic Garden | Office buildings– House: Cannon, Ford, Longworth, O'Neill, Rayburn, Senate: Dirksen, Hart, Russell
Research Biographical directory, Congressional Quarterly, Congressional Record, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, The Hill, Roll Call, THOMAS
Misc Mace of the House, Power of enforcement, Scandals, Softball League
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