United States Senators by seniority (1999, 2000)
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This is a classification of U.S. Senators by seniority from January 3, 1999 to January 2, 2001.
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 2000 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.
| Rank | Name | Seniority Date | Other Factors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strom Thurmond (R-SC) | November 7, 1956 | |
| 2 | Robert Byrd (D-WV) | January 3, 1959 | |
| 3 | Ted Kennedy (D-MA) | November 7, 1962 | |
| 4 | Daniel Inouye (D-HI) | January 3, 1963 | |
| 5 | Ernest Hollings (D-SC) | November 9, 1966 | |
| 6 | Ted Stevens (R-AK) | December 24, 1968 | |
| 7 | Bill Roth[5] (R-DE) | January 1, 1971 | |
| 8 | Jesse Helms (R-NC) | January 3, 1973 | North Carolina 12th Population (1970) |
| 9 | Pete Domenici (R-NM) | New Mexico 37th Population (1970) | |
| 10 | Joe Biden (D-DE) | Delaware 46th Population (1970) | |
| 11 | Patrick Leahy (D-VT) | January 3, 1975 | |
| 12 | John Chafee[6] (R-RI) | December 29, 1976 | |
| 13 | Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) | January 3, 1977 | Former Representative |
| 14 | Pat Moynihan[5] (D-NY) | New York 2nd Population (1970) | |
| 15 | Richard Lugar (R-IN) | Indiana 11th Population (1970) | |
| 16 | Orrin Hatch (R-UT) | Utah 36th Population (1970) | |
| 17 | Max Baucus (D-MT) | December 15, 1978 | |
| 18 | Thad Cochran (R-MS) | December 27, 1978 | |
| 19 | John Warner (R-VA) | January 2, 1979 | |
| 20 | Carl Levin (D-MI) | January 3, 1979 | |
| 21 | Chris Dodd (D-CT) | January 3, 1981 | Former Rep (6 years) - Connecticut 24th Population (1970) |
| 22 | Chuck Grassley (R-IA) | Former Rep (6 years) - Iowa 25th Population (1970) | |
| 23 | Arlen Specter (R-PA) | Pennsylvania 3rd Population (1970) | |
| 24 | Don Nickles (R-OK) | Oklahoma 27th Population (1970) | |
| 25 | Frank Murkowski (R-AK) | Alaska 50th Population (1970) | |
| 26 | Frank Lautenberg[5][7] (D-NJ) | December 27, 1982 | |
| 27 | Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) | January 3, 1983 | |
| 28 | John Kerry (D-MA) | January 2, 1985 | |
| 29 | Tom Harkin (D-IA) | January 3, 1985 | Former Rep (10 years) |
| 30 | Phil Gramm (R-TX) | Former Rep (6 years) | |
| 31 | Mitch McConnell (R-KY) | ||
| 32 | Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) | January 15, 1985 | |
| 33 | John Breaux (D-LA) | January 6, 1987 | Former Rep (14 years) |
| 34 | Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) | Former Rep (10 years) | |
| 35 | Richard Shelby (R-AL) | Former Rep (8 years) - Alabama 22nd population (1980) | |
| 36 | Tom Daschle (D-SD) | Former Rep (8 years) - South Dakota 45th population (1980) | |
| 37 | John McCain (R-AZ) | Former Rep (4 years) - Arizona 29th Population (1980) | |
| 38 | Harry Reid (D-NV) | Former Rep (4 years) - Nevada 43rd population (1980) | |
| 39 | Bob Graham (D-FL) | Former Governor - Florida 7th population (1980) | |
| 40 | Kit Bond (R-MO) | Former Governor - Missouri 15th population (1980) | |
| 41 | Kent Conrad (D-ND) | ||
| 42 | Slade Gorton[5] (D-WA) | January 3, 1989 | Previously a Senator |
| 43 | Trent Lott (R-MS) | Former Rep (16 Years) | |
| 44 | Jim Jeffords (R-VT) | Former Rep (14 Years) | |
| 45 | Connie Mack[5] (R-FL) | Former Rep (6 Years) | |
| 46 | Chuck Robb[5] (D-VA) | Former Governor - Virginia 14th Population (1980) | |
| 47 | Richard Bryan[5] (D-NV) | Former Governor - Nevada Ranked 43rd Population (1980) | |
| 48 | Bob Kerrey[5] (D-NE) | Former Governor - Nebraska 35th Population (1980) | |
| 49 | Herb Kohl (D-WI) | Wisconsin 16th Population (1980) | |
| 50 | Joe Lieberman (D-CT) | Connecticut 25th Population (1980) | |
| 51 | Conrad Burns (R-MT) | Montana 44th Population (1980) | |
| 52 | Daniel Akaka (D-HI) | May 16, 1990 | |
| Robert C. Smith (R-NH) | December 7, 1990 | ||
| 54 | Larry Craig (R-ID) | January 3, 1991 | Former Rep (6 years) |
| 55 | Paul Wellstone (D-MN) | ||
| 56 | Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) | November 10, 1992 | |
| 57 | Byron Dorgan (D-ND) | December 15, 1992 | |
| 58 | Barbara Boxer (D-CA) | January 5, 1993 | Former Rep (10 years) |
| 59 | Judd Gregg (R-NH) | Former Rep (8 years) Former Governor | |
| 60 | Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-CO) | Former Rep (6 years) | |
| 61 | Paul Coverdell[8] (R-GA) | Georgia 11th Population (1990) | |
| 62 | Russ Feingold (D-WI) | Wisconsin 16th Population (1990) | |
| 63 | Patty Murray (D-WA) | Washington 18th Population (1990) | |
| 64 | Bob Bennett (R-UT) | Utah 35th Population (1990) | |
| 65 | Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) | June 14, 1993 | |
| 66 | Jim Inhofe (R-OK) | November 17, 1994 | |
| 67 | Fred Thompson (R-TN) | December 2, 1994 | |
| 68 | Olympia Snowe (R-ME) | January 4, 1995 | Former Rep (16 years) |
| 69 | Mike DeWine (R-OH) | Former Rep (8 years) - Ohio 7th Population (1990) | |
| 70 | Jon Kyl (R-AZ) | Former Rep (8 years) - Arizona 24th Population (1990) | |
| 71 | Craig Thomas (R-WY) | Former Rep (6 years) | |
| 72 | Rick Santorum (R-PA) | Former Rep (4 years) | |
| 73 | Rod Grams[5] (R-MN) | Former Rep (2 years) | |
| 74 | John Ashcroft[5] (R-MO) | Former Governor | |
| 75 | Spencer Abraham[5] (R-MI) | Michigan 8th Population (1990) | |
| 76 | Bill Frist (R-TN) | Tennessee 17th Population (1990) | |
| 77 | Ron Wyden (D-OR) | February 6, 1996 | |
| 78 | Sam Brownback (R-KS) | November 7, 1996 | |
| 79 | Pat Roberts (R-KS) | January 7, 1997 | Former Rep (16 years) |
| 80 | Richard Durbin (D-IL) | Former Rep (14 years) | |
| 81 | Robert Torricelli (D-NJ) | Former Rep (13 years) | |
| 82 | Tim Johnson (D-SD) | Former Rep (10 years) | |
| 83 | Wayne Allard (R-CO) | Former Rep (6 years) - Colorado 26th Population (1990) | |
| 84 | Jack Reed (D-RI) | Former Rep (6 years) - Rhode Island 43rd Population (1990) | |
| 85 | Tim Hutchinson (R-AR) | Former Rep (4 years) | |
| 86 | Max Cleland (D-GA) | Georgia 11th Population (1990) | |
| 87 | Mary Landrieu (D-LA) | Louisiana 21st Population (1990) | |
| 88 | Jeff Sessions (R-AL) | Alabama 22nd Population (1990) | |
| 89 | Gordon Smith (R-OR) | Oregon 29th Population (1990) | |
| 90 | Chuck Hagel (R-NE) | Nebraska 36th population (1990) | |
| 91 | Susan Collins (R-ME) | Maine 38th population (1990) | |
| 92 | Mike Enzi (R-WY) | Wyoming 50th population (1990) | |
| 93 | Chuck Schumer (D-NY) | January 6, 1999 | Former Rep (18 years) |
| 94 | Jim Bunning (R-KY) | Former Rep (12 years) | |
| 95 | Mike Crapo (R-ID) | Former Rep (6 years) | |
| 96 | Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) | Former Rep (4 years) | |
| 97 | George Voinovich (R-OH) | Former Governor - Ohio 7th population (1990) | |
| 98 | Evan Bayh (D-IN) | Former Governor - Indiana 14th population (1990) | |
| 99 | Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL) | Illinois 6th population (1990) | |
| 100 | John Edwards (D-NC) | North Carolina 10th population (1990) | |
| Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) | November 4, 1999 | ||
| Zell Miller (D-GA) | July 27, 2000 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
- ^ 1971 U.S Census Report Contains 1970 Census results.
- ^ 1981 U.S Census Report Contains 1980 Census results.
- ^ 1991 U.S Census Report Contains 1990 Census results.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Retired or defeated in 2000 Election
- ^ John Chafee was set to retire but died of congestive heart failure on October 24, 1999.
- ^ Senator Lautenberg returned to the Senate in 2003 but cannot regain his previous seniority according to Senate Rules.
- ^ Senator Coverdell died of a cerebral hemorrhage on July 19, 2000.
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