United States Senators by seniority (1985, 1986)
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This is a classification of U.S. Senators by seniority from January 3rd, 1985 to November 4th, 1986.
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][3][4]
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 1986 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.
| Rank | Name | Seniority Date | Other Factors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John C. Stennis (D-MS) | November 17, 1947 | |
| 2 | Russell B. Long[5] (D-LA) | December 31, 1948 | |
| 3 | Strom Thurmond (R-SC) | November 7, 1956 | |
| 4 | William Proxmire (D-WI) | August 28, 1957 | |
| 5 | Jennings Randolph[6] (D-WV) | November 5, 1958 | |
| 6 | Robert Byrd (D-WV) | January 3, 1959 | |
| 7 | Quentin Northrup Burdick (D-ND) | August 8, 1960 | |
| 8 | Claiborne Pell (D-RI) | January 3, 1961 | |
| 9 | Ted Kennedy (D-MA) | November 7, 1962 | |
| 10 | Daniel Inouye (D-HI) | January 3, 1963 | |
| 11 | Ernest Hollings (D-SC) | November 9, 1966 | |
| 12 | Mark Hatfield (R-OR) | January 10, 1967 | |
| 13 | Ted Stevens (R-AK) | December 24, 1968 | |
| 14 | Thomas Eagleton[5] (D-MO) | December 28, 1968 | |
| 15 | Barry Goldwater[5] (R-AZ) | January 3, 1969 | Previously A Senator |
| 16 | Charles Mathias[5] (R-MD) | Former Rep (8 years) - Pennsylvania 3rd Population (1960) | |
| 17 | Bob Dole (R-KS) | Former Rep (8 years) - Kanasas 21st Population (1960) | |
| 18 | Alan Cranston (D-CA) | California 2nd Population (1960) | |
| 19 | Bob Packwood (R-OR) | Oregon 32nd Population (1960) | |
| 20 | Bill Roth (R-DE) | January 1, 1971 | |
| 21 | Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX) | January 3, 1971 | Former Rep (6 Years) |
| 22 | Lowell Weicker (R-CT) | Former Rep (2 Years) | |
| 23 | Lawton Chiles (D-FL) | ||
| 24 | Robert Stafford (R-VT) | September 16, 1971 | |
| 25 | Sam Nunn (D-GA) | November 8, 1972 | |
| 26 | Bennett Johnston Jr. (D-LA) | November 14, 1972 | |
| 27 | James A. McClure (R-ID) | January 3, 1973 | Former Rep (4 Years) |
| 28 | Jesse Helms (R-NC) | North Carolina Ranked 12th Population (1970) | |
| 29 | Pete Domenici (R-NM) | New Mexico Ranked 37th Population (1970) | |
| 30 | Joe Biden (D-DE) | Delaware Ranked 46th Population (1970) | |
| 31 | Paul Laxalt[5] (R-NV) | December 18, 1974 | |
| 32 | Jake Garn (R-UT) | December 21, 1974 | |
| 33 | John Glenn (D-OH) | December 24, 1974 | |
| 34 | Wendell H. Ford (D-KY) | December 28, 1974 | |
| 35 | Dale Bumpers (D-AR) | January 3, 1975 | Former Governor |
| 36 | Gary Hart[5] (D-CO) | Colorado 30th Population (1970) | |
| 37 | Patrick Leahy (D-VT) | Vermont 48th Population (1970) | |
| 38 | John Danforth (R-MO) | December 27, 1976 | |
| 39 | Edward Zorinsky[7] (D-NE) | December 28, 1976 | |
| 40 | Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH) | December 29, 1976 | Previously A Senator |
| 41 | John Chafee (R-RI) | ||
| 42 | Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (D-MI) | December 30, 1976 | |
| 43 | Spark Matsunaga (D-HI) | January 3, 1977 | Former Rep (14 Years) |
| 44 | John Melcher (D-MT) | Former Rep (7 years, 7 months) | |
| 45 | H. John Heinz III (R-PA) | Former Rep (6 Years) | |
| 46 | Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) | Former Rep (6 Years) | |
| 47 | Pat Moynihan (D-NY) | New York 2nd Population (1970) | |
| 48 | Richard Lugar (R-IN) | Indiana 11th Population (1970) | |
| 49 | Jim Sasser (D-TN) | Tennessee 17th Population (1970) | |
| 50 | Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ) | Arizona 22nd Population (1970) | |
| 51 | Orrin Hatch (R-UT) | Utah 36th Population (1970) | |
| 52 | Malcolm Wallop (R-WY) | Wyoming 49th Population (1970) | |
| 53 | David Durenberger (R-MN) | November 8, 1978 | |
| 54 | Max Baucus (D-MT) | November 15, 1978 | |
| 55 | Nancy Kassebaum Baker (R-KS) | December 23, 1978 | |
| 56 | Thad Cochran (R-MS) | December 27, 1978 | |
| 57 | Rudy Boschwitz (R-MN) | December 30, 1978 | |
| 58 | Alan K. Simpson (R-WY) | January 1, 1979 | |
| 59 | John Warner (R-VA) | January 2, 1979 | |
| 60 | David Pryor (D-AR) | January 3, 1979 | Former Rep (6 years, 2 months) |
| 61 | William Cohen (R-ME) | Former Rep (6 years) | |
| 62 | William L. Armstrong (R-CO) | Former Rep (4 years) - Colorado 30th Population (1970) | |
| 63 | Larry Pressler (R-SD) | Former Rep (4 years) - South Dakota 44th Population (1970) | |
| 64 | David L. Boren (D-OK) | Former Governor - Oklahoma 27th Population (1970) | |
| 65 | J. James Exon (D-NE) | Former Governor - Nebraska 35th Population (1970) | |
| 66 | Carl Levin (D-MI) | Michigan 7th Population (1970) | |
| 67 | Bill Bradley (D-NJ) | New Jersey 8th Population (1970) | |
| 68 | Howell Heflin (D-AL) | Alabama 21st Population (1970) | |
| 69 | Gordon J. Humphrey (R-NH) | New Hampshire 41st Population (1970) | |
| 70 | George J. Mitchell (D-ME) | May 17, 1980 | |
| 71 | Warren Rudman (R-NH) | December 31, 1980 | |
| 72 | Paula Hawkins[5] (R-FL) | January 1, 1981 | |
| 73 | Jeremiah Denton[5] (R-AL) | January 2, 1981 | |
| 74 | Mark Andrews[5] (R-ND) | January 3, 1981 | Former Rep (16 years) |
| 75 | Steve Symms (R-ID) | Former Rep (12 years) | |
| 76 | James Abdnor (R-SD) | Former Rep (8 years) | |
| 77 | Chris Dodd (D-CT) | Former Rep (6 years) - Connecticut 24th Population (1970) | |
| 78 | Chuck Grassley (R-IA) | Former Rep (6 years) - Iowa 25th Population (1970) | |
| 79 | Dan Quayle (R-IN) | Former Rep (4 Years) - Indiana 11th Population (1970) | |
| 80 | Bob Kasten (R-WI) | Former Rep (4 years) - Wisconsin 16th Population (1970) | |
| 81 | Al D'Amato (R-NY) | New York 2nd Population (1970) | |
| 82 | Arlen Specter (R-PA) | Pennsylvania 3rd Population (1970) | |
| 83 | Alan J. Dixon (D-IL) | Illinois 5th Population (1970) | |
| 84 | John Porter East[8] (R-NC) | North Carolina 12th Population (1970) | |
| 85 | Mack Mattingly[5] (R-GA) | Georgia 15th Population (1970) | |
| 86 | Slade Gorton[5] (R-WA) | Washington 22nd Population (1970) | |
| 87 | Don Nickles (R-OK) | Oaklahoma 27th Population (1970) | |
| 88 | Frank Murkowski (R-AK) | Alaska 50th Population (1970) | |
| 89 | Frank Lautenberg[9] (D-NJ) | December 27, 1982 | |
| 90 | Paul S. Trible, Jr. (R-VA) | January 3, 1983 | Former Rep (4 Years) |
| 91 | Pete Wilson (R-CA) | California 1st Population (1980) | |
| 92 | Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) | New Mexico 37th Population (1980) | |
| 93 | Chic Hecht (R-NV) | Nevada 43rd Population (1980) | |
| 94 | Daniel J. Evans (R-WA) | September 12, 1983 | |
| 95 | John Kerry (D-MA) | January 2, 1985 | |
| 96 | Paul Simon (D-IL) | January 3, 1985 | Former Rep (10 Years) - Illinois 5th Population (1980) |
| 97 | Tom Harkin (D-IA) | Former Rep (10 years) - Iowa 27th Population (1980) | |
| 98 | Al Gore (D-TN) | Former Rep (8 years) | |
| 99 | Phil Gramm (R-TX) | Former Rep (6 years) | |
| 100 | Mitch McConnell (R-KY) | ||
| Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) | January 15, 1985 | ||
| Jim Broyhill[5] (R-NC) | July 14, 1986 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
- ^ 1961 U.S Census Report Contains 1960 Census results.
- ^ 1971 U.S Census Report Contains 1970 Census results.
- ^ 1981 U.S Census Report Contains 1980 Census results.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Retired or defeated after 1986 Election
- ^ Senator Jennings did not seek re-election in 1984, for some reason, his replacement, Jay Rockefeller was not sworn in until January 15, 1985
- ^ Senator Zorinsky died on March 6, 1987
- ^ Senator East died on June 28, 1986
- ^ Senator Lautenberg left the Senate but retuned in 2003, he cannot regain his previous seniority according to Senate Rules.
[edit] External link
| List of current United States Senators by seniority (and years begun) |
| 1(1789) • 2(1791) • 3(1793) • 4(1795) • 5(1797) • 6(1799) • 7(1801) • 8(1803) • 9(1805) • 10(1807) • 11(1809) • 12(1811) • 13(1813) • 14(1815) • 15(1817) • 16(1819) • 17(1821) • 18(1823) • 19(1825) • 20(1827) • 21(1829) • 22(1831) • 23(1833) • 24(1835) • 25(1837) • 26(1839) • 27(1841) • 28(1843) • 29(1845) • 30(1847) • 31(1849) • 32(1851) • 33(1853) • 34(1855) • 35(1857) • 36(1859) • 37(1861) • 38(1863) • 39(1865) • 40(1867) • 41(1869) • 42(1871) • 43(1873) • 44(1875) • 45(1877) • 46(1879) • 47(1881) • 48(1883) • 49(1885) • 50(1887) • 51(1889) • 52(1891) • 53(1893) • 54(1895) • 55(1897) • 56(1899) • 57(1901) • 58(1903) • 59(1905) • 60(1907) • 61(1909) • 62(1911) • 63(1913) • 64(1915) • 65(1917) • 66(1919) • 67(1921) • 68(1923) • 69(1925) • 70(1927) • 71(1929) • 72(1931) • 73(1933) • 74(1935) • 75(1937) • 76(1939) • 77(1941) • 78(1943) • 79(1945) • 80(1947) • 81(1949) • 82(1951) • 83(1953) • 84(1955) • 85(1957) • 86(1959) • 87(1961) • 88(1963) • 89(1965) • 90(1967) • 91(1969) • 92(1971) • 93(1973) • 94(1975) • 95(1977) • 96(1979) • 97(1981) • 98(1983) • 99(1985) • 100(1987) • 101(1989) • 102(1991) • 103(1993) • 104(1995) • 105(1997) • 106(1999) • 107(2001) • 108(2003) • 109(2005) • 110(2007) • 111(2009) • 112(2011) |
