List of United States Senators in the 99th Congress by seniority




This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 99th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 1985, to January 3, 1987.


Order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term. Behind this is former service as a senator (only giving the senator seniority within his or her new incoming class), service as vice president, a House member, a cabinet secretary, or a governor of a state. The final factor is the population of the senator's state.[1][2][3][4]


Senators who were sworn in during the two-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.




Contents






  • 1 Terms of service


  • 2 U.S. Senate seniority list


  • 3 See also


  • 4 Notes


  • 5 External links





Terms of service




















Class Terms of service of senators that will expire in years
Class 3 Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1987[5]
Class 1 Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1989[6]
Class 2 Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1991[7]


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U.S. Senate seniority
Rank
Senator (party-state)
Seniority date
Other factors
1

John C. Stennis (D-MS)
November 17, 1947
2

Russell B. Long (D-LA)
December 31, 1948
3

Strom Thurmond (R-SC)
November 7, 1956
4

William Proxmire (D-WI)
August 28, 1957
5

Robert Byrd (D-WV)
January 3, 1959
6

Quentin Northrup Burdick (D-ND)
August 8, 1960
7

Claiborne Pell (D-RI)
January 3, 1961
8

Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
November 7, 1962
9

Daniel Inouye (D-HI)
January 3, 1963
10

Ernest Hollings (D-SC)
November 9, 1966
11

Mark Hatfield (R-OR)
January 10, 1967
12

Ted Stevens (R-AK)
December 24, 1968
13

Thomas Eagleton (D-MO)
December 28, 1968
14

Barry Goldwater (R-AZ)
January 3, 1969
Previously a senator
15

Charles Mathias (R-MD)
Former representative (8 years) - Maryland 21st in population (1960)
16

Bob Dole (R-KS)
Former representative (8 years) - Kansas 29th in population (1960)
17

Alan Cranston (D-CA)
California 2nd in population (1960)
18

Bob Packwood (R-OR)
Oregon 32nd in population (1960)
19

Bill Roth (R-DE)
January 1, 1971
20

Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX)
January 3, 1971
Former representative (6 years)
21

Lowell Weicker (R-CT)
Former representative (2 years)
22

Lawton Chiles (D-FL)
23

Robert Stafford (R-VT)
September 16, 1971
24

Sam Nunn (D-GA)
November 8, 1972
25

Bennett Johnston Jr. (D-LA)
November 14, 1972
26

James A. McClure (R-ID)
January 3, 1973
Former representative (4 years)
27

Jesse Helms (R-NC)
North Carolina 12th in population (1970)
28

Pete Domenici (R-NM)
New Mexico 37th in population (1970)
29

Joe Biden (D-DE)
Delaware 46th in population (1970)
30

Paul Laxalt (R-NV)
December 18, 1974
31

Jake Garn (R-UT)
December 21, 1974
32

John Glenn (D-OH)
December 24, 1974
33

Wendell H. Ford (D-KY)
December 28, 1974
34

Dale Bumpers (D-AR)
January 3, 1975
Former governor
35

Gary Hart (D-CO)
Colorado 30th in population (1970)
36

Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
Vermont 48th in population (1970)
37

John Danforth (R-MO)
December 27, 1976
38

Edward Zorinsky[8] (D-NE)
December 28, 1976
39

Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH)
December 29, 1976
Previously a senator
40

John Chafee (R-RI)
41

Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (D-MI)
December 30, 1976
42

Spark Matsunaga (D-HI)
January 3, 1977
Former representative (14 years)
43

John Melcher (D-MT)
Former representative (7 years, 7 months)
44

H. John Heinz III (R-PA)
Former representative (6 years)
45

Paul Sarbanes (D-MD)
Former representative (6 years)
46

Pat Moynihan (D-NY)
New York 2nd in population (1970)
47

Richard Lugar (R-IN)
Indiana 11th in population (1970)
48

Jim Sasser (D-TN)
Tennessee 17th in population (1970)
49

Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ)
Arizona 22nd in population (1970)
50

Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Utah 36th in population (1970)
51

Malcolm Wallop (R-WY)
Wyoming 49th in population (1970)
52

David Durenberger (R-MN)
November 8, 1978
53

Max Baucus (D-MT)
December 15, 1978
54

Nancy Kassebaum Baker (R-KS)
December 23, 1978
55

Thad Cochran (R-MS)
December 27, 1978
56

Rudy Boschwitz (R-MN)
December 30, 1978
57

Alan K. Simpson (R-WY)
January 1, 1979
58

John Warner (R-VA)
January 2, 1979
59

David Pryor (D-AR)
January 3, 1979
Former representative (6 years, 2 months)
60

William Cohen (R-ME)
Former representative (6 years)
61

William L. Armstrong (R-CO)
Former representative (4 years) - Colorado 30th in population (1970)
62

Larry Pressler (R-SD)
Former representative (4 years) - South Dakota 44th in population (1970)
63

David L. Boren (D-OK)
Former governor - Oklahoma 27th in population (1970)
64

J. James Exon (D-NE)
Former governor - Nebraska 35th in population (1970)
65

Carl Levin (D-MI)
Michigan 7th in population (1970)
66

Bill Bradley (D-NJ)
New Jersey 8th in population (1970)
67

Howell Heflin (D-AL)
Alabama 21st in population (1970)
68

Gordon J. Humphrey (R-NH)
New Hampshire 41st in population (1970)
69

George J. Mitchell (D-ME)
May 17, 1980
70

Warren Rudman (R-NH)
December 31, 1980
71

Paula Hawkins (R-FL)
January 1, 1981
72

Jeremiah Denton (R-AL)
January 2, 1981
73

Mark Andrews (R-ND)
January 3, 1981
Former representative (16 years)
74

Steve Symms (R-ID)
Former representative (12 years)
75

James Abdnor (R-SD)
Former representative (8 years)
76

Chris Dodd (D-CT)
Former representative (6 years) - Connecticut 24th in population (1970)
77

Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Former representative (6 years) - Iowa 25th in population (1970)
78

Dan Quayle (R-IN)
Former representative (4 years) - Indiana 11th in population (1970)
79

Bob Kasten (R-WI)
Former representative (4 years) - Wisconsin 16th in population (1970)
80

Al D'Amato (R-NY)
New York 2nd in population (1970)
81

Arlen Specter (R-PA)
Pennsylvania 3rd in population (1970)
82

Alan J. Dixon (D-IL)
Illinois 5th in population (1970)
83

John Porter East[9] (R-NC)
North Carolina 12th in population (1970)
84

Mack Mattingly (R-GA)
Georgia 15th in population (1970)
85

Slade Gorton (R-WA)
Washington 22nd in population (1970)
86

Don Nickles (R-OK)
Oklahoma 27th in population (1970)
87

Frank Murkowski (R-AK)
Alaska 50th in population (1970)
88

Frank Lautenberg[10] (D-NJ)
December 27, 1982
89

Paul S. Trible, Jr. (R-VA)
January 3, 1983
Former representative (4 years)
90

Pete Wilson (R-CA)
California 1st in population (1980)
91

Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
New Mexico 37th in population (1980)
92

Chic Hecht (R-NV)
Nevada 43rd in population (1980)
93

Daniel J. Evans (R-WA)
September 12, 1983
94

John Kerry (D-MA)
January 2, 1985
95

Paul Simon (D-IL)
January 3, 1985
Former representative (10 years) - Illinois 5th in population (1980)
96

Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Former representative (10 years) - Iowa 27th in population (1980)
97

Al Gore (D-TN)
Former representative (8 years)
98

Phil Gramm (R-TX)
Former representative (6 years)
99

Mitch McConnell (R-KY)

100

Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)
January 15, 1985[11]


Jim Broyhill (R-NC)
July 14, 1986


Terry Sanford (D-NC)
November 5, 1986


See also



  • 99th United States Congress

  • List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 99th Congress by seniority



Notes





  1. ^ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov


  2. ^ 1961 U.S Census Report Contains 1960 Census results.


  3. ^ 1971 U.S Census Report Contains 1970 Census results.


  4. ^ 1981 U.S Census Report Contains 1980 Census results.


  5. ^ Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1987.


  6. ^ Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1989.


  7. ^ Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1991.


  8. ^ Senator Zorinsky died on March 6, 1987


  9. ^ Senator East died on June 28, 1986


  10. ^ Senator Lautenberg left the Senate but returned in 2003, he cannot regain his previous seniority according to Senate Rules.


  11. ^ Rockefeller finished his term as Governor of West Virginia before taking the oath




External links


  • Senate Seniority List










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