United States Senators by seniority (1981, 1982)

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This is a classification of U.S. Senators by seniority from January 3rd, 1981 to December 26th, 1982.

Order of service is based on the commencement of the Senator's first term. Behind this is former service as a U.S. Senator (only giving the Senator seniority within his or her new incoming class), service as U.S. Vice President, a House member, a cabinet secretary, a state governor, and then by their state's population, respectively.[1][2]

Senators who were sworn in in the middle of the 2 year Congressional term (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 1982 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.

U.S. Senate Seniority
Rank Name Seniority Date Other Factors
1 John C. Stennis (D-MS) November 17, 1947
2 Russell B. Long (D-LA) December 31, 1948
3 Henry M. Jackson (D-WA) January 3, 1953
4 Strom Thurmond (R-SC) November 7, 1956
5 William Proxmire (D-WI) August 28, 1957
6 Jennings Randolph (D-WV) November 5, 1958
7 Robert Byrd (D-WV) January 3, 1959 Former Rep (6 years)
8 Harrison A. Williams[3] (D-NJ) Former Rep (4 years)
9 Howard Cannon[4] (D-NV)
10 Quentin Northrup Burdick (D-ND) August 8, 1960
11 Claiborne Pell (D-RI) January 3, 1961
12 John Tower (R-TX) June 15, 1961
13 Ted Kennedy (D-MA) November 7, 1962
14 Daniel Inouye (D-HI) January 3, 1963
15 Harry F. Byrd, Jr.[4] (I-VA) November 12, 1965
16 Ernest Hollings (D-SC) November 9, 1966
17 Charles H. Percy (R-IL) January 3, 1967 Illinois Population (1967)
18 Howard Baker (R-TN) Tennessee Population (1967)
19 Mark Hatfield (R-OR) January 10, 1967
20 Ted Stevens (R-AK) December 24, 1968
21 Thomas Eagleton (D-MO) December 28, 1968
22 Barry Goldwater (R-AZ) January 3, 1969 Previously A Senator
23 Charles Mathias (R-MD) Former Rep (8 years) - Pennsylvania Population (1969)
24 Bob Dole (R-KS) Former Rep (8 years) - Kanasas Population (1969)
25 Alan Cranston (D-CA) California Population (1969)
26 Bob Packwood (R-OR) Oregon Population (1969)
27 Bill Roth (R-DE) January 1, 1971
28 Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX) January 3, 1971 Former Rep (6 Years)
29 Lowell Weicker (R-CT) Former Rep (2 Years)
30 Lawton Chiles (D-FL)
31 Robert Stafford (R-VT) September 16, 1971
32 Sam Nunn (D-GA) November 8, 1972
33 Bennett Johnston Jr. (D-LA) November 14, 1972
34 James A. McClure (R-ID) January 3, 1973 Former Rep (4 Years)
35 Jesse Helms (R-NC) North Carolina 12th Population (1970)
36 Walter Huddleston (D-KY) Kentucky 23rd Population (1970)
37 Pete Domenici (R-NM) New Mexico 37th Population (1970)
38 Joe Biden (D-DE) Delaware 46th Population (1970)
39 Paul Laxalt (R-NV) December 18, 1974
40 Jake Garn (R-UT) December 21, 1974
41 John Glenn (D-OH) December 24, 1974
42 Wendell H. Ford (D-KY) December 28, 1974
43 Dale Bumpers (D-AR) January 3, 1975 Former Governor
44 Gary Hart (D-CO) Colorado 30th Population (1970)
45 Patrick Leahy (D-VT) Vermont 48th Population (1970)
46 John Danforth (R-MO) December 27, 1976
47 Edward Zorinsky (D-NE) December 28, 1976
48 Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH) December 29, 1976 Previously A Senator
49 John Chafee (R-RI)
50 Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (D-MI) December 30, 1976
51 Samuel Hayakawa[4] (R-CA) January 2, 1977
52 Spark Matsunaga (D-HI) January 3, 1977 Former Rep (14 Years)
53 John Melcher (D-MT) Former Rep (7 years, 7 months)
54 H. John Heinz III (R-PA) Former Rep (6 Years)
55 Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) Former Rep (6 Years)
56 Pat Moynihan (D-NY) New York 2nd Population (1970)
57 Richard Lugar (R-IN) Indiana 11th Population (1970)
58 Jim Sasser (D-TN) Tennessee 17th Population (1970)
59 Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ) Arizona 22rd Population (1970)
60 Orrin Hatch (R-UT) Utah 36th Population (1970)
61 Harrison Schmitt[4] (R-NM) New Mexico 37th Population (1970)
62 Malcolm Wallop (R-WY) Wyoming 29th Population (1970)
63 David Durenberger (R-MN) November 8, 1978
64 Max Baucus (D-MT) November 15, 1978
65 Nancy Kassebaum Baker (R-KS) December 23, 1978
66 Thad Cochran (R-MS) December 27, 1978
67 Rudy Boschwitz (R-MN) December 30, 1978
68 Alan K. Simpson (R-WY) January 1, 1979
69 John Warner (R-VA) January 2, 1979
70 David Pryor (D-AR) January 3, 1979 Former Rep (6 years, 2 months)
71 William Cohen (R-ME) Former Rep (6 years)
72 Paul Tsongas (D-MA) Former Rep (4 years)
73 William L. Armstrong (R-CO) Former Rep (4 years) - Colorado 30th Population (1970)
74 Larry Pressler (R-SD) Former Rep (4 years) - South Dakota 44th Population (1970)
75 David L. Boren (D-OK) Former Governor - Oklahoma 27th Population (1970)
76 J. James Exon (D-NE) Former Governor - Nebraska 35th Population (1970)
77 Carl Levin (D-MI) Michigan 7th Population (1970)
78 Bill Bradley (D-NJ) New Jersey 8th Population (1970)
79 Howell Heflin (D-AL) Alabama 21st Population (1970)
80 Roger Jepsen (R-IA) Iowa 25th Population (1970)
81 Gordon J. Humphrey (R-NH) New Hampshire 41st Population (1970)
82 George J. Mitchell (D-ME) May 17, 1980
83 Warren Rudman (R-NH) December 31, 1980
84 Paula Hawkins (R-FL) January 1, 1981
85 Jeremiah Denton (R-AL) January 2, 1981
86 Mark Andrews (R-ND) January 3, 1981 Former Rep (16 years)
87 Steve Symms (R-ID) Former Rep (12 years)
88 James Abdnor (R-SD) Former Rep (8 years)
89 Chris Dodd (D-CT) Former Rep (6 years) - Connecticut 24th Population (1970)
90 Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Former Rep (6 years) - Iowa 25th Population (1970)
91 Dan Quayle (R-IN) Former Rep (4 Years) - Indiana 11th Population (1970)
92 Bob Kasten (R-WI) Former Rep (4 years) - Wisconsin 16th Population (1970)
93 Al D'Amato (R-NY) New York 2nd Population (1970)
94 Arlen Specter (R-PA) Pennsylvania 3rd Population (1970)
95 Alan J. Dixon (D-IL) Illinois 5th Population (1970)
96 John Porter East (R-NC) North Carolina 12th Population (1970)
97 Mack Mattingly (R-GA) Georgia 15th Population (1970)
98 Slade Gorton (R-WA) Washington 22nd Population (1970)
99 Don Nickles (R-OK) Oaklahoma 27th Population (1970)
100 Frank Murkowski (R-AK) Alaska 50th Population (1970)
Nicholas F. Brady[4] (R-NJ) April 20, 1982

[edit] Notes

  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. ^ Senator Williams resigned on March 11, 1982.
  4. ^ a b c d e Retired or defeated after 1982 Election

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List of current United States Senators by seniority (and years begun)
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