Senator-elect
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In the United States, a Senator-elect is someone who has been elected to the United States Senate but whose term has not begun. Senators-elect have no Constitutional power or title.
Senators-elect are permitted to use franked mail prior to taking the oath of office for sending correspondence related to their status as a Senator-elect provided that their election results have been certified[1].
Ten Senators-elect were elected on November 7, 2006 were sworn in as United States Senators on January 4, 2007:
- Bernie Sanders, Independent of Vermont who succeeded retiring Sen. James Jeffords, Independent of Vermont
- Sheldon Whitehouse, Democrat of Rhode Island who defeated Sen. Lincoln Chafee, Republican of Rhode Island
- Bob Casey, Jr., Democrat of Pennsylvania who defeated Sen. Rick Santorum, Republican of Pennsylvania
- Benjamin L. Cardin, Democrat of Maryland who succeeded retiring Sen. Paul Sarbanes, Democrat of Maryland
- Jim Webb, Democrat of Virginia who defeated Sen. George Allen, Republican of Virginia
- Bob Corker, Republican of Tennessee who succeeded retiring Sen. William Frist, Republican of Tennessee
- Claire McCaskill, Democrat of Missouri who defeated Sen. James Talent, Republican of Missouri
- Amy Klobuchar, Democrat of Minnesota who succeeded retiring Sen. Mark Dayton, Democrat of Minnesota
- Jon Tester, Democrat of Montana who defeated Sen. Conrad Burns, Republican of Montana
- Sherrod Brown, Democrat of Ohio who defeated Sen. Mike DeWine, Rebublican of Ohio
