List of United States senators in the 103rd Congress
This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 103rd United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 1993, to January 3, 1995.
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 state governor. The final factor is the population of the senator's state.[1][2][3][4]
In this congress, Ernest Hollings (D-South Carolina) was the most senior junior senator and Dianne Feinstein (D-California) was the most junior senior senator.
Senators who were sworn in during the middle of the two-year congressional term (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 1994 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.
Terms of service
[edit]| Class | Terms of service of senators that expired in years |
|---|---|
| Class 1 | Terms of service of senators that expired in 1995 (AZ, CA, CT, DE, FL, HI, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY.)[5] |
| Class 2 | Terms of service of senators that expired in 1997 (AK, AL, AR, CO, DE, GA, ID, IL, IA, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WV, and WY.)[6] |
| Class 3 | Terms of service of senators that expired in 1999 (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, NC, ND, New Hampshire, NV, New York, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, UT, VT, WA, and WI.)[7] |
U.S. Senate seniority list
[edit]| Rank | Senator (party-state) | Seniority date | Other factors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strom Thurmond (R-SC) | November 7, 1956 | Former governor, Previously a senator |
| 2 | Robert Byrd (D-WV) | January 3, 1959 | Former representative |
| 3 | Claiborne Pell (D-RI) | January 3, 1961 | |
| 4 | Ted Kennedy (D-MA) | November 7, 1962 | |
| 5 | Daniel Inouye (D-HI) | January 3, 1963 | Former representative |
| 6 | Ernest Hollings (D-SC) | November 9, 1966 | Former governor |
| 7 | Mark Hatfield (R-OR) | January 10, 1967 | Former governor |
| 8 | Ted Stevens (R-AK) | December 24, 1968 | |
| 9 | Bob Dole (R-KS) | January 3, 1969 | Former representative |
| 10 | Bob Packwood (R-OR) | ||
| 11 | Bill Roth (R-DE) | January 1, 1971 | Former representative |
| 12 | Sam Nunn (D-GA) | November 8, 1972 | |
| 13 | Bennett Johnston Jr. (D-LA) | November 14, 1972 | |
| 14 | Jesse Helms (R-NC) | January 3, 1973 | North Carolina 12th in population (1970) |
| 15 | Pete Domenici (R-NM) | New Mexico 37th in population (1970) | |
| 16 | Joe Biden (D-DE) | Delaware 46th in population (1970) | |
| 17 | John Glenn (D-OH) | December 24, 1974 | |
| 18 | Wendell H. Ford (D-KY) | December 28, 1974 | |
| 19 | Dale Bumpers (D-AR) | January 3, 1975 | Former governor |
| 20 | Patrick Leahy (D-VT) | ||
| 21 | John Danforth (R-MO) | December 27, 1976 | |
| 22 | Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH) | December 29, 1976 | Previously a senator |
| 23 | John Chafee (R-RI) | Former governor, Former cabinet secretary | |
| 24 | Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (D-MI) | December 30, 1976 | Former representative |
| 25 | Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) | January 3, 1977 | Former representative |
| 26 | Pat Moynihan (D-NY) | New York 2nd in population (1970) | |
| 27 | Richard Lugar (R-IN) | Indiana 11th in population (1970) | |
| 28 | Jim Sasser (D-TN) | Tennessee 17th in population (1970) | |
| 29 | Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ) | Arizona 22nd in population (1970) | |
| 30 | Orrin Hatch (R-UT) | Utah 36th in population (1970) | |
| 31 | Malcolm Wallop (R-WY) | Wyoming 49th in population (1970) | |
| 32 | David Durenberger (R-MN) | November 8, 1978 | |
| 33 | Max Baucus (D-MT) | December 15, 1978 | Former representative |
| 34 | Nancy Kassebaum Baker (R-KS) | December 23, 1978 | |
| 35 | Thad Cochran (R-MS) | December 27, 1978 | Former representative |
| 36 | Alan K. Simpson (R-WY) | January 1, 1979 | |
| 37 | John Warner (R-VA) | January 2, 1979 | Former cabinet secretary |
| 38 | David Pryor (D-AR) | January 3, 1979 | Former representative (6 years, 2 months) |
| 39 | William Cohen (R-ME) | Former representative (6 years) | |
| 40 | Larry Pressler (R-SD) | Former representative (4 years) | |
| 41 | David L. Boren[8] (D-OK) | Former governor - Oklahoma 27th in population (1970) | |
| 42 | J. James Exon (D-NE) | Former governor - Nebraska 35th in population (1970) | |
| 43 | Carl Levin (D-MI) | Michigan 7th in population (1970) | |
| 44 | Bill Bradley (D-NJ) | New Jersey 8th in population (1970) | |
| 45 | Howell Heflin (D-AL) | Alabama 21st in population (1970) | |
| 46 | George J. Mitchell (D-ME) | May 17, 1980 | |
| 47 | Chris Dodd (D-CT) | January 3, 1981 | Former representative (6 years) - Connecticut 24th in population |
| 48 | Chuck Grassley (R-IA) | Former representative (6 years) - Iowa 25th in population (1970) | |
| 49 | Al D'Amato (R-NY) | New York 2nd in population (1970) | |
| 50 | Arlen Specter (R-PA) | Pennsylvania 3rd in population (1970) | |
| 51 | Don Nickles (R-OK) | Oklahoma 27th in population (1970) | |
| 52 | Frank Murkowski (R-AK) | Alaska 50th in population (1970) | |
| 53 | Frank Lautenberg[9] (D-NJ) | December 27, 1982 | |
| 54 | Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) | January 3, 1983 | |
| 55 | John Kerry (D-MA) | January 2, 1985 | |
| 56 | Paul Simon (D-IL) | January 3, 1985 | Former representative (10 years) - Illinois 5th in population (1980) |
| 57 | Tom Harkin (D-IA) | Former representative (10 years) - Iowa 27th in population (1980) | |
| 58 | Phil Gramm (R-TX) | Former representative (6 years) | |
| 59 | Mitch McConnell (R-KY) | ||
| 60 | Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) | January 15, 1985 | |
| 61 | John Breaux (D-LA) | January 3, 1987 | Former representative (14 years) |
| 62 | Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) | Former representative (10 years) | |
| 63 | Richard Shelby (D, R-AL[10]) | Former representative (8 years) - Alabama 22nd in population (1980) | |
| 64 | Tom Daschle (D-SD) | Former representative (8 years) - South Dakota 45th in population (1980) | |
| 65 | John McCain (R-AZ) | Former representative (4 years) - Arizona 29th in population (1980) | |
| 66 | Harry Reid (D-NV) | Former representative (4 years) - Nevada 43rd in population (1980) | |
| 67 | Bob Graham (D-FL) | Former governor - Florida 7th in population (1980) | |
| 68 | Kit Bond (R-MO) | Former governor - Missouri 15th in population (1980) | |
| 69 | Kent Conrad (D-ND) | ||
| 70 | Slade Gorton (R-WA) | January 3, 1989 | Previously a senator |
| 71 | Trent Lott (R-MS) | Former representative (16 years) | |
| 72 | Jim Jeffords (R-VT) | Former representative (14 years) | |
| 73 | Dan Coats (R-IN) | Former representative (8 years) | |
| 74 | Connie Mack (R-FL) | Former representative (6 years) | |
| 75 | Richard Bryan (D-NV) | Former governor (6 years) | |
| 76 | Chuck Robb (D-VA) | Former governor (4 years) - Virginia 14th in population (1980) | |
| 77 | Bob Kerrey (D-NE) | Former governor (4 years) - Nebraska 35th in population (1980) | |
| 78 | Herb Kohl (D-WI) | Wisconsin 16th in population (1980) | |
| 79 | Joe Lieberman (D-CT) | Connecticut 25th in population (1980) | |
| 80 | Conrad Burns (R-MT) | Montana 44th in population (1980) | |
| 81 | Daniel Akaka (D-HI) | May 16, 1990 | |
| 82 | Bob Smith (R-NH) | December 7, 1990 | |
| 83 | Hank Brown (R-CO) | January 3, 1991 | Former representative (10 years) |
| 84 | Larry Craig (R-ID) | Former representative (6 years) | |
| 85 | Paul Wellstone (D-MN) | ||
| 86 | Harris Wofford (D-PA) | May 9, 1991 | |
| 87 | Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) | November 10, 1992 | |
| 88 | Byron Dorgan (D-ND) | December 15, 1992 | |
| 89 | Harlan Mathews (D-TN)[11] | January 2, 1993 | |
| 90 | Barbara Boxer (D-CA) | January 3, 1993 | Former representative (10 years) |
| 91 | Judd Gregg (R-NH) | Former representative (8 years) | |
| 92 | Ben Nighthorse Campbell[12] (D-CO) | Former representative (6 years) | |
| 93 | Bob Krueger[13] (D-TX) | Former representative (4 years) | |
| 94 | Carol Moseley Braun (D-IL) | Illinois 6th in population (1990) | |
| 95 | Lauch Faircloth (R-NC) | North Carolina 10th in population (1990) | |
| 96 | Paul Coverdell (R-GA) | Georgia 11th in population (1990) | |
| 97 | Russ Feingold (D-WI) | Wisconsin 16th in population (1990) | |
| 98 | Patty Murray (D-WA) | Washington 18th in population (1990) | |
| 99 | Bob Bennett (R-UT) | Utah 35th in population (1990) | |
| 100 | Dirk Kempthorne (R-ID) | Idaho 42nd in population (1990) | |
| 101 | Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) | June 14, 1993 | |
| 102 | Jim Inhofe (R-OK) | November 17, 1994 | |
| 103 | Fred Thompson (R-TN) | December 2, 1994 |
See also
[edit]- 103rd United States Congress
- List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 103rd Congress by seniority
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1995.
- ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1997.
- ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1999.
- ^ Senator Boren retired from the Senate on November 16, 1994
- ^ Senator Lautenberg left the Senate but returned in 2003, he cannot regain his previous seniority according to Senate Rules.
- ^ Senator Shelby was previously a Democrat but switched parties to Republican on November 9, 1994.
- ^ Mathews did not seek election to a full term. Thompson elected on November 8, 1994.
- ^ Senator Campbell switched to the Republican party sometime during 1995.
- ^ Bob Krueger was appointed to the Senate by Governor Ann Richards when Lloyd Bentsen stepped down to become Secretary of the Treasury. He was appointed the same day as the incoming freshmen senators from the 1992 election. He lost the special election that ensued to Kay Bailey Hutchison and was replaced on June 14, 1993.