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For senators and representatives who represented defunct parties or switched parties intra-term, only their latest party while in office is reflected. Most states, due to not having long-running deans until the 1900s, have tables only starting from that decade.

Maryland[edit]

Senior members of Maryland's congressional delegation (1863–present)
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure)
House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
38th March 4, 1863
February 14, 1865

Thomas Holliday Hicks
Seniority from December 29, 1862[a]
(2 years, 47 days)
(died)
Webster
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1859
(6 years, 144 days)


Edwin H. Webster
Seniority from March 4, 1859
(6 years, 144 days)
(appointed Port of Baltimore
customs collector)
February 14, 1865
March 4, 1865

Reverdy Johnson[A][B]
Seniority from March 4, 1863
(5 years, 128 days)
(appointed Minister to the
United Kingdom
)
39th March 4, 1865
July 26, 1865
July 26, 1865
March 4, 1867
Thomas
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1861
(7 years, 364 days)


Francis Thomas[A][C]
Seniority from March 4, 1861
(7 years, 364 days)
(retired)
40th March 4, 1867
July 10, 1868
July 10, 1868
March 4, 1869

George Vickers
Seniority from March 7, 1868[b]
(4 years, 361 days)
(retired)[1]
41st March 4, 1869
March 4, 1871
Co-deans:
Archer, Stone
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1867
(3 years, 364 days)

Co-deans:

Stevenson Archer,
Frederick Stone

Seniority from March 4, 1867
(3 years, 364 days)
(Stone lost re-election)[2]
42nd March 4, 1871
March 4, 1873
Archer
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1867
(7 years, 364 days)


Stevenson Archer
Seniority from March 4, 1867
(7 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)[3]
43rd March 4, 1873
March 4, 1875

William T. Hamilton[D]
Seniority from March 4, 1869
(5 years, 364 days)
(ran for Maryland governor)
44th March 4, 1875
March 4, 1877

George R. Dennis
Seniority from March 4, 1873
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
Swann
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1869
(9 years, 364 days)


Thomas Swann
Seniority from March 4, 1869
(9 years, 364 days)
(retired)
45th March 4, 1877
March 4, 1879
46th March 4, 1879
March 4, 1881

William P. Whyte[B]
Seniority from March 4, 1875
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
Whyte
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1875[c]
(5 years, 364 days)


Eli Jones Henkle
Seniority from March 4, 1875
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)[4]
47th March 4, 1881
March 4, 1883

James Black Groome
Seniority from March 4, 1879
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
McLane
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1879[c]
(3 years, 364 days)


Robert M. McLane[C]
Seniority from March 4, 1879[c]
(3 years, 364 days)
(retired)
48th March 4, 1883
March 4, 1885
Co-deans:
Groome (Senate)
Talbott (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1879
(5 years, 364 days)


J. Frederick C. Talbott
Seniority from March 4, 1879
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
49th March 4, 1885
March 4, 1887

Arthur P. Gorman[E]
Seniority from March 4, 1881
(17 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
Gorman
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1881
(17 years, 364 days)

Co-deans:

John Van Lear Findlay (D),
Louis E. McComas (R)
Seniority from March 4, 1883
(3 years, 364 days)
(Findlay retired)
50th March 4, 1887
March 4, 1889

Louis E. McComas
Seniority from March 4, 1883
(7 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)[5]
51st March 4, 1889
March 4, 1891
52nd March 4, 1891
March 4, 1893

Harry W. Rusk
Seniority from November 2, 1886[d]
(10 years, 121 days)
(retired)
53rd March 4, 1893
March 4, 1895
54th March 4, 1895
March 4, 1897
55th March 4, 1897
March 4, 1899

William Benjamin Baker
Seniority from March 4, 1895
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
56th March 4, 1899
March 4, 1901

George L. Wellington[D]
Seniority from March 4, 1897
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
Co-deans:
Wellington (House and Senate)
Baker (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1895
(5 years, 364 days)

57th March 4, 1901
March 4, 1903
Wellington
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1895
(7 years, 364 days)


Sydney E. Mudd I[C]
Seniority from March 4, 1897
(13 years, 364 days)
(retired)
58th March 4, 1903
March 4, 1905

Louis E. McComas[D]
Seniority from March 4, 1899
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
Mudd
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1897
(13 years, 364 days)

59th March 4, 1905
June 4, 1906

Arthur P. Gorman[F][G]
Seniority from March 4, 1903
(3 years, 92 days)
(died)
June 4, 1906
March 4, 1907

Isidor Rayner[D]
Seniority from March 4, 1905
(7 years, 266 days)
(died)
60th March 4, 1907
March 4, 1909
61st March 4, 1909
March 4, 1911
62nd March 4, 1911
November 25, 1912
Talbott
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1903
(15 years, 215 days)


J. Frederick C. Talbott[F][C]
Seniority from March 4, 1903
(15 years, 215 days)
(died)
November 25, 1912
March 4, 1913

John W. Smith[D]
Seniority from March 25, 1908[b]
(12 years, 343 days)
(lost re-election)
63rd March 4, 1913
March 4, 1915
64th March 4, 1915
March 4, 1917
65th March 4, 1917
October 5, 1918
October 5, 1918
March 4, 1919
Smith
(Senate)

Seniority from March 25, 1908
(12 years, 343 days)


J. Charles Linthicum
Seniority from March 4, 1911
(21 years, 215 days)
(died)
66th March 4, 1919
March 4, 1921
67th March 4, 1921
March 4, 1923

Joseph I. France
Seniority from March 4, 1917
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
Linthicum
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1911
(21 years, 215 days)

68th March 4, 1923
March 4, 1925

Ovington Weller
Seniority from March 4, 1921
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
69th March 4, 1925
March 4, 1927
70th March 4, 1927
March 4, 1929

William Cabell Bruce
Seniority from March 4, 1923
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
71st March 4, 1929
March 4, 1931

Millard Tydings[D]
Seniority from March 4, 1927
(23 years, 305 days)
(lost re-election)
72nd March 4, 1931
October 5, 1932
October 5, 1932
March 4, 1933
Goldsborough
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1921
(18 years, 32 days)


Thomas A. Goldsborough
Seniority from March 4, 1921
(18 years, 32 days)
(appointed district court judge)
73rd March 4, 1933
January 3, 1935
74th January 3, 1935
January 3, 1937
75th January 3, 1937
January 3, 1939
76th January 3, 1939
April 5, 1939
April 5, 1939
January 3, 1941
Tydings
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1923
(27 years, 305 days)


William Purington Cole Jr.[C]
Seniority from March 4, 1931
(11 years, 236 days)
(appointed U.S. Customs Court
judge
)
77th January 3, 1941
October 26, 1942
October 26, 1942
January 3, 1943

Thomas D'Alesandro Jr.
Seniority from January 3, 1939
(8 years, 133 days)
(elected Baltimore mayor)
78th January 3, 1943
January 3, 1945
79th January 3, 1945
January 3, 1947
80th January 3, 1947
May 16, 1947
May 16, 1947
January 3, 1949

Lansdale G. Sasscer
Seniority from February 3, 1939[d]
(13 years, 335 days)
(ran for Senate)
81st January 3, 1949
January 3, 1951
82nd January 3, 1951
January 3, 1953

Herbert O'Conor
Seniority from January 3, 1947
(6 years, 0 days)
(retired)
Sasscer
(House)

Seniority from February 3, 1939
(13 years, 335 days)

83rd January 3, 1953
January 3, 1955

John Marshall Butler
Seniority from January 3, 1951
(12 years, 0 days)
(retired)
Beall
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1943
(22 years, 0 days)


George H. Fallon
Seniority from January 3, 1945
(26 years, 0 days)
(lost renomination)[7]
84th January 3, 1955
January 3, 1957
85th January 3, 1957
January 3, 1959
86th January 3, 1959
January 3, 1961
87th January 3, 1961
January 3, 1963
88th January 3, 1963
January 3, 1965

J. Glenn Beall[D]
Seniority from January 3, 1953
(12 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
89th January 3, 1965
January 3, 1967

Daniel Brewster[D]
Seniority from January 3, 1963
(6 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
Fallon
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1945
(26 years, 0 days)

90th January 3, 1967
January 3, 1969
91st January 3, 1969
January 3, 1971

Joseph Tydings
Seniority from January 3, 1965
(6 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
92nd January 3, 1971
January 3, 1973

Charles Mathias[D]
Seniority from January 3, 1969
(18 years, 0 days)
(retired)
Garmatz
(House)

Seniority from July 15, 1947
(25 years, 172 days)


Edward Garmatz
Seniority from July 15, 1947[d]
(25 years, 172 days)
(retired)
93rd January 3, 1973
January 3, 1975
Mathias
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1961
(26 years, 0 days)


Clarence Long
Seniority from January 3, 1963
(22 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
94th January 3, 1975
January 3, 1977
95th January 3, 1977
January 3, 1979
96th January 3, 1979
January 3, 1981
97th January 3, 1981
January 3, 1983
98th January 3, 1983
January 3, 1985
99th January 3, 1985
January 3, 1987

Parren Mitchell
Seniority from January 3, 1971
(16 years, 0 days)
(ran for Maryland lieutenant
governor
)
100th January 3, 1987
January 3, 1989

Paul Sarbanes[D]
Seniority from January 3, 1977
(30 years, 0 days)
(retired)
Sarbanes
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1971
(36 years, 0 days)


Beverly Byron
Seniority from January 3, 1979
(14 years, 0 days)
(lost renomination)[8]
101st January 3, 1989
January 3, 1991
102nd January 3, 1991
January 3, 1993
103rd January 3, 1993
January 3, 1995

Steny Hoyer
Seniority from May 19, 1981[d]
(43 years, 45 days)
(Incumbent)
104th January 3, 1995
January 3, 1997
105th January 3, 1997
January 3, 1999
106th January 3, 1999
January 3, 2001
107th January 3, 2001
January 3, 2003
108th January 3, 2003
January 3, 2005
109th January 3, 2005
January 3, 2007
110th January 3, 2007
January 3, 2009

Barbara Mikulski[D]
Seniority from January 3, 1987
(30 years, 0 days)
(retired)
Mikulski
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1977
(40 years, 0 days)

111th January 3, 2009
January 3, 2011
112th January 3, 2011
January 3, 2013
113th January 3, 2013
January 3, 2015
114th January 3, 2015
January 3, 2017
115th January 3, 2017
January 3, 2019

Ben Cardin[D]
Seniority from January 3, 2007
(17 years, 182 days)
(Incumbent)
Hoyer
(House)

Seniority from May 19, 1981
(43 years, 45 days)

116th January 3, 2019
January 3, 2021
117th January 3, 2021
January 3, 2023
118th January 3, 2023
present
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure)
House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)

Minnesota[edit]

Senior members of Minnesota's congressional delegation
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure)
House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
35th May 11, 1858
March 4, 1859

James Shields
Seniority from May 11, 1858[e]
(296 days)
(lost re-election)[9]
None None
(same seniority)
36th March 4, 1859
March 4, 1861

Henry M. Rice
Seniority from May 11, 1858
(4 years, 296 days)
(retired)
Rice
(Senate)

Seniority from May 11, 1858
(4 years, 296 days)

No clear dean[f][g]
37th March 4, 1861
March 4, 1863
38th March 4, 1863
March 4, 1865

Morton S. Wilkinson
Seniority from March 4, 1859
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)[10]
Co-deans:
Wilkinson (Senate)
Windom (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1859
(5 years, 364 days)


William Windom
Seniority from March 4, 1859
(9 years, 364 days)
(retired)
39th March 4, 1865
March 4, 1867

Alexander Ramsey[D]
Seniority from March 4, 1863
(11 years, 364 days)
(retired)
Windom
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1859
(9 years, 364 days)

40th March 4, 1867
March 4, 1869
41st March 4, 1869
March 4, 1871
Ramsey
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1863
(11 years, 364 days)

No clear dean[f][h]
42nd March 4, 1871
March 4, 1873
43rd March 4, 1873
March 4, 1875
44th March 4, 1875
March 4, 1877

William Windom[B][D]
Seniority from March 4, 1871
(10 years, 3 days)
(appointed Secretary of the
Treasury
)
Co-deans:
Windom (Senate)
Dunnell (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1871
(10 years, 3 days)


Mark H. Dunnell
Seniority from March 4, 1871
(11 years, 364 days)
(ran for Senate)
45th March 4, 1877
March 4, 1879
46th March 4, 1879
March 4, 1881
47th March 4, 1881
March 7, 1881
March 7, 1881
March 4, 1883

Samuel J. R. McMillan
Seniority from March 4, 1875
(11 years, 364 days)
(retired)
Dunnell
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1871
(11 years, 364 days)

48th March 4, 1883
March 4, 1885
McMillan
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1875
(11 years, 364 days)


William D. Washburn
Seniority from March 4, 1879
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)
49th March 4, 1885
March 4, 1887

Horace B. Strait[C]
Seniority from March 4, 1881
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
50th March 4, 1887
March 4, 1889

Dwight M. Sabin
Seniority from March 4, 1883
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)
Co-deans:
Sabin (Senate)
Nelson (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1883
(5 years, 364 days)


Knute Nelson
Seniority from March 4, 1883
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
51st March 4, 1889
March 4, 1891

Cushman K. Davis
Seniority from March 4, 1887
(13 years, 268 days)
(died)
Co-deans:
Davis (Senate)
Lind (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1887
(5 years, 364 days)


John Lind
Seniority from March 4, 1887
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
52nd March 4, 1891
March 4, 1893
53rd March 4, 1893
March 4, 1895
Davis
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1887
(13 years, 268 days)


Osee M. Hall
Seniority from March 4, 1891
(3 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)[11]
54th March 4, 1895
March 4, 1897

Loren Fletcher
Seniority from March 4, 1893[i]
(9 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)[12]
55th March 4, 1897
March 4, 1899
56th March 4, 1899
November 27, 1900
November 27, 1900
March 4, 1901

Knute Nelson[D]
Seniority from March 4, 1895
(28 years, 55 days)
(died)
Fletcher
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1893[i]
(9 years, 364 days)

57th March 4, 1901
March 4, 1903
58th March 4, 1903
March 4, 1905
Co-deans:
McCleary, Tawney
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1893
(13 years, 364 days)

Co-deans:

James McCleary,
James A. Tawney

Seniority from March 4, 1893
(13 years, 364 days)
(McCleary lost re-election)[13]
59th March 4, 1905
March 4, 1907
60th March 4, 1907
March 4, 1909
Tawney
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1893
(17 years, 364 days)


James A. Tawney
Seniority from March 4, 1893
(17 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)[14]
61st March 4, 1909
March 4, 1911
62nd March 4, 1911
March 4, 1913
Nelson[F]
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1895
(28 years, 55 days)


Frederick C. Stevens
Seniority from March 4, 1897
(17 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
63rd March 4, 1913
March 4, 1915
64th March 4, 1915
March 4, 1917

Charles R. Davis
Seniority from March 4, 1903[i]
(21 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)
65th March 4, 1917
March 4, 1919
66th March 4, 1919
March 4, 1921
67th March 4, 1921
March 4, 1923
68th March 4, 1923
April 28, 1923
April 28, 1923
March 4, 1925

Henrik Shipstead[H]
Seniority from March 4, 1923
(23 years, 305 days)
(lost renomination)
Davis
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1903
(21 years, 364 days)

69th March 4, 1925
March 4, 1927
Schall[I]
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1915
(20 years, 293 days)


Harold Knutson
Seniority from March 4, 1917
(31 years, 305 days)
(lost re-election)
70th March 4, 1927
March 4, 1929
71st March 4, 1929
March 4, 1931
72nd March 4, 1931
March 4, 1933
73rd March 4, 1933
January 3, 1935
74th January 3, 1935
December 22, 1935
December 22, 1935
January 3, 1937
Knutson
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1917
(31 years, 305 days)

75th January 3, 1937
January 3, 1939
76th January 3, 1939
January 3, 1941
77th January 3, 1941
January 3, 1943
78th January 3, 1943
January 3, 1945
79th January 3, 1945
January 3, 1947
80th January 3, 1947
January 3, 1949

Joseph H. Ball[B]
Seniority from January 3, 1943
(6 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
81st January 3, 1949
January 3, 1951

Edward J. Thye
Seniority from January 3, 1947
(12 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
Andresen
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1935
(23 years, 11 days)


August H. Andresen[C]
Seniority from January 3, 1935
(23 years, 11 days)
(died)
82nd January 3, 1951
January 3, 1953
83rd January 3, 1953
January 3, 1955
84th January 3, 1955
January 3, 1957
85th January 3, 1957
January 14, 1958
January 14, 1958
January 3, 1959
Andersen
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1939
(28 years, 0 days)


H. Carl Andersen
Seniority from January 3, 1939
(28 years, 0 days)
(lost renomination)
86th January 3, 1959
January 3, 1961

Hubert Humphrey
Seniority from January 3, 1949
(15 years, 361 days)
(elected Vice President)
87th January 3, 1961
January 3, 1963
88th January 3, 1963
December 29, 1964
Blatnik
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1947
(27 years, 362 days)


John Blatnik
Seniority from January 3, 1947
(27 years, 362 days)
(resigned)
December 29, 1964
January 3, 1965

Eugene McCarthy[D]
Seniority from January 3, 1959
(12 years, 0 days)
(retired)
89th January 3, 1965
January 3, 1967
90th January 3, 1967
January 3, 1969
91st January 3, 1969
January 3, 1971
92nd January 3, 1971
January 3, 1973

Walter Mondale
Seniority from December 30, 1964[a]
(12 years, 0 days)
(elected Vice President)
93rd January 3, 1973
December 31, 1974
December 31, 1974
January 3, 1975
Quie
(House)

Seniority from February 8, 1958
(20 years, 329 days)


Al Quie
Seniority from February 8, 1958[d]
(20 years, 329 days)
(elected Minnesota governor)
94th January 3, 1975
December 30, 1976
December 30, 1976
January 3, 1977

Hubert Humphrey[F][J][B]
Seniority from January 3, 1971
(7 years, 10 days)
(died)
95th January 3, 1977
January 13, 1978
January 13, 1978
December 29, 1978

Wendell R. Anderson
Seniority from December 30, 1976[a]
(1 year, 364 days)
(resigned)
December 29, 1978
January 3, 1979

David Durenberger
Seniority from November 8, 1978[j]
(16 years, 56 days)
(retired)
96th January 3, 1979
January 3, 1981
Frenzel
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1971
(20 years, 0 days)


Bill Frenzel
Seniority from January 3, 1971
(20 years, 0 days)
(retired)
97th January 3, 1981
January 3, 1983
98th January 3, 1983
January 3, 1985
99th January 3, 1985
January 3, 1987
100th January 3, 1987
January 3, 1989
101st January 3, 1989
January 3, 1991
102nd January 3, 1991
January 3, 1993
Oberstar
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1975
(36 years, 0 days)


Jim Oberstar
Seniority from January 3, 1975
(36 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
103rd January 3, 1993
January 3, 1995
104th January 3, 1995
January 3, 1997

Paul Wellstone
Seniority from January 3, 1991
(11 years, 295 days)
(died)
105th January 3, 1997
January 3, 1999
106th January 3, 1999
January 3, 2001
107th January 3, 2001
October 25, 2002
October 25, 2002
January 3, 2003

Mark Dayton
Seniority from January 3, 2001
(6 years, 0 days)
(retired)
108th January 3, 2003
January 3, 2005
109th January 3, 2005
January 3, 2007
110th January 3, 2007
January 3, 2009

Norm Coleman
Seniority from January 3, 2003
(6 years, 0 days)
(term expired)[15]
111th January 3, 2009
January 3, 2011

Amy Klobuchar
Seniority from January 3, 2007
(17 years, 182 days)
(Incumbent)
112th January 3, 2011
January 3, 2013
Peterson
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1991
(30 years, 0 days)


Collin Peterson
Seniority from January 3, 1991
(30 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
113th January 3, 2013
January 3, 2015
114th January 3, 2015
January 3, 2017
115th January 3, 2017
January 3, 2019
116th January 3, 2019
January 3, 2021
117th January 3, 2021
January 3, 2023
McCollum
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 2001
(23 years, 182 days)


Betty McCollum
Seniority from January 3, 2001
(23 years, 182 days)
(Incumbent)
118th January 3, 2023
present
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure)
House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)

Nebraska[edit]

Senior members of Nebraska's congressional delegation (1897–present)
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure)
House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
55th March 4, 1897
March 4, 1899

William V. Allen
Seniority from March 4, 1893
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
Co-deans:
Allen (Senate)
Mercer (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1893
(5 years, 364 days)


David H. Mercer
Seniority from March 4, 1893
(9 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
56th March 4, 1899
March 4, 1901

John M. Thurston
Seniority from March 4, 1895
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
Mercer
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1893
(9 years, 364 days)

57th March 4, 1901
March 28, 1901

William V. Allen[F][B]
Seniority from December 13, 1899[a]
(1 year, 105 days)
(lost election)
March 28, 1901
March 4, 1903

Joseph Millard
Seniority from March 28, 1901[k][l]
(5 years, 340 days)
(retired)
58th March 4, 1903
March 4, 1905
Burkett
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1899
(11 years, 364 days)


Elmer Burkett
Seniority from March 4, 1899
(5 years, 364 days)
(elected to Senate)
59th March 4, 1905
March 4, 1907

Edmund H. Hinshaw
Seniority from March 4, 1903[i]
(7 years, 364 days)
(retired)
60th March 4, 1907
March 4, 1909

Elmer Burkett[D]
Seniority from March 4, 1905
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)[16]
61st March 4, 1909
March 4, 1911
62nd March 4, 1911
March 4, 1913

Norris Brown
Seniority from March 4, 1907
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)[17]
Co-deans:
Norris[I] (House and Senate)
Kinkaid (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1903
(19 years, 124 days)

Co-deans:

Moses Kinkaid,
George W. Norris

Seniority from March 4, 1903
(9 years, 364 days)
(Norris elected to Senate)
63rd March 4, 1913
March 4, 1915

Gilbert Hitchcock[D]
Seniority from March 4, 1911
(11 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)

Moses Kinkaid
Seniority from March 4, 1903
(19 years, 124 days)
(died)
64th March 4, 1915
March 4, 1917
65th March 4, 1917
March 4, 1919
66th March 4, 1919
March 4, 1921
67th March 4, 1921
July 6, 1922
July 6, 1922
March 4, 1923
Norris
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1903
(39 years, 305 days)


William E. Andrews[C]
Seniority from March 4, 1919[c]
(3 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
68th March 4, 1923
March 4, 1925

George W. Norris[K][D]
Seniority from March 4, 1913
(29 years, 305 days)
(lost re-election)

Melvin O. McLaughlin
Seniority from March 4, 1919
(7 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
69th March 4, 1925
March 4, 1927
70th March 4, 1927
March 4, 1929

Ashton C. Shallenberger[C]
Seniority from March 4, 1923[c]
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
71st March 4, 1929
March 4, 1931

Edgar Howard
Seniority from March 4, 1923[i]
(9 years, 364 days)
(co-dean after Simmons retired)
72nd March 4, 1931
March 4, 1933
73rd March 4, 1933
January 3, 1935
Co-deans:

Edgar Howard,
John H. Morehead

Seniority from March 4, 1923
(11 years, 305 days)
(Howard lost re-election,
Morehead retired)
74th January 3, 1935
January 3, 1937
No clear dean[f]
75th January 3, 1937
January 3, 1939
76th January 3, 1939
January 3, 1941

Harry B. Coffee
Seniority from January 3, 1935[i]
(8 years, 0 days)
(ran for Senate)[18]
77th January 3, 1941
January 3, 1943
78th January 3, 1943
January 3, 1945

Hugh A. Butler
Seniority from January 3, 1941
(13 years, 179 days)
(died)
Stefan
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1935
(16 years, 272 days)


Karl Stefan
Seniority from January 3, 1935
(16 years, 272 days)
(died)
79th January 3, 1945
January 3, 1947
80th January 3, 1947
January 3, 1949
81st January 3, 1949
January 3, 1951
82nd January 3, 1951
October 2, 1951
October 2, 1951
January 3, 1953
Curtis
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1939
(40 years, 0 days)


Carl Curtis
Seniority from January 3, 1939
(15 years, 362 days)
(appointed to Senate)
83rd January 3, 1953
July 1, 1954
July 1, 1954
November 8, 1954

Eva Bowring
Seniority from April 16, 1954[a]
(206 days)
(successor elected)
November 8, 1954
December 31, 1954

Roman Hruska[D]
Seniority from November 8, 1954[j][m]
(22 years, 49 days)
(resigned)
December 31, 1954
January 3, 1955

Arthur L. Miller
Seniority from January 3, 1943
(16 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
84th January 3, 1955
January 3, 1957
85th January 3, 1957
January 3, 1959
86th January 3, 1959
January 3, 1961

Phil Weaver
Seniority from January 3, 1955
(8 years, 0 days)
(lost renomination)
87th January 3, 1961
January 3, 1963
88th January 3, 1963
January 3, 1965

Glenn Cunningham
Seniority from January 3, 1959
(12 years, 0 days)
(lost renomination)
89th January 3, 1965
January 3, 1967
90th January 3, 1967
January 3, 1969
91st January 3, 1969
January 3, 1971
92nd January 3, 1971
January 3, 1973

David Martin
Seniority from January 3, 1961
(13 years, 362 days)
(resigned)
93rd January 3, 1973
December 31, 1974
December 31, 1974
January 3, 1975
Co-deans:

John Y. McCollister,
Charles Thone

Seniority from January 3, 1971
(6 years, 0 days)
(McCollister ran for Senate)
94th January 3, 1975
December 27, 1976
December 27, 1976
January 3, 1977

Carl Curtis[D]
Seniority from January 1, 1955[a]
(24 years, 2 days)
(retired)
95th January 3, 1977
January 3, 1979

Charles Thone
Seniority from January 3, 1971
(8 years, 0 days)
(elected Nebraska governor)
96th January 3, 1979
January 3, 1981

Edward Zorinsky
Seniority from December 27, 1976[a]
(10 years, 69 days)
(died)
V. Smith
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1975
(16 years, 0 days)


Virginia D. Smith
Seniority from January 3, 1975
(16 years, 0 days)
(retired)
97th January 3, 1981
January 3, 1983
98th January 3, 1983
January 3, 1985
99th January 3, 1985
January 3, 1987
100th January 3, 1987
March 6, 1987
March 6, 1987
January 3, 1989

J. James Exon
Seniority from January 3, 1979
(18 years, 0 days)
(retired)
101st January 3, 1989
January 3, 1991
102nd January 3, 1991
January 3, 1993
Co-deans:
Exon (Senate)
Bereuter (House)

Seniority from January 3, 1979
(18 years, 0 days)


Doug Bereuter
Seniority from January 3, 1979
(25 years, 241 days)
(resigned)
103rd January 3, 1993
January 3, 1995
104th January 3, 1995
January 3, 1997
105th January 3, 1997
January 3, 1999

Bob Kerrey
Seniority from January 3, 1989
(12 years, 0 days)
(retired)
Bereuter
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1979
(25 years, 241 days)

106th January 3, 1999
January 3, 2001
107th January 3, 2001
January 3, 2003

Chuck Hagel
Seniority from January 3, 1997
(12 years, 0 days)
(retired)
108th January 3, 2003
August 31, 2004
August 31, 2004
January 3, 2005
Hagel
(Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1997
(12 years, 0 days)


Lee Terry
Seniority from January 3, 1999
(16 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
109th January 3, 2005
January 3, 2007
110th January 3, 2007
January 3, 2009
111th January 3, 2009
January 3, 2011

Ben Nelson
Seniority from January 3, 2001
(12 years, 0 days)
(retired)
Terry
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1999
(16 years, 0 days)

112th January 3, 2011
January 3, 2013
113th January 3, 2013
January 3, 2015

Mike Johanns
Seniority from January 3, 2009
(6 years, 0 days)
(retired)
114th January 3, 2015
January 3, 2017

Deb Fischer
Seniority from January 3, 2013
(11 years, 182 days)
(Incumbent)
Fortenberry
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 2005
(17 years, 87 days)


Jeff Fortenberry
Seniority from January 3, 2005
(17 years, 87 days)
(resigned)
115th January 3, 2017
January 3, 2019
116th January 3, 2019
January 3, 2021
117th January 3, 2021
March 31, 2022
March 31, 2022
January 3, 2023
A. Smith
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 2007
(17 years, 182 days)


Adrian Smith
Seniority from January 3, 2007
(17 years, 182 days)
(Incumbent)
118th January 3, 2023
present
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure)
House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)

Washington[edit]

Senior members of Washington's congressional delegation (1899–present)
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure)
House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
56th March 4, 1899
March 4, 1901

George Turner
Seniority from March 4, 1897
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
Turner
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1897
(5 years, 364 days)

No clear dean[f]
57th March 4, 1901
March 4, 1903
58th March 4, 1903
March 4, 1905

Addison G. Foster
Seniority from March 4, 1899
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
Co-deans:
Foster (Senate)
Jones, Cushman (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1899
(5 years, 364 days)

Co-deans:

Wesley L. Jones,
Francis W. Cushman

Seniority from March 4, 1899
(10 years, 0 days)
(Jones elected to Senate)
59th March 4, 1905
March 4, 1907

Levi Ankeny
Seniority from March 4, 1903
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)[19]
Co-deans:
Jones[I] (House and Senate)
Cushman (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1899
(10 years, 124 days)

60th March 4, 1907
March 4, 1909
61st March 4, 1909
July 6, 1909

Samuel H. Piles
Seniority from March 4, 1905
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)

Francis W. Cushman
Seniority from March 4, 1899
(10 years, 124 days)
(died)
July 6, 1909
March 4, 1911
Jones
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1899
(33 years, 260 days)


William E. Humphrey
Seniority from March 4, 1903
(13 years, 364 days)
(ran for Senate)
62nd March 4, 1911
March 4, 1913

Wesley L. Jones[D]
Seniority from March 4, 1909
(23 years, 260 days)
(died)
63rd March 4, 1913
March 4, 1915
64th March 4, 1915
March 4, 1917
65th March 4, 1917
March 4, 1919

William La Follette
Seniority from March 4, 1911
(7 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)[20]
66th March 4, 1919
March 4, 1921

Albert Johnson
Seniority from March 4, 1913
(19 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
67th March 4, 1921
March 4, 1923
68th March 4, 1923
March 4, 1925
69th March 4, 1925
March 4, 1927
70th March 4, 1927
March 4, 1929
71st March 4, 1929
March 4, 1931
72nd March 4, 1931
November 19, 1932
November 19, 1932
March 4, 1933

Clarence Dill[D]
Seniority from March 4, 1923
(11 years, 305 days)
(retired)
Johnson
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1913
(19 years, 364 days)

73rd March 4, 1933
January 3, 1935
Dill
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1923
(11 years, 305 days)


Samuel B. Hill
Seniority from September 25, 1923[d]
(12 years, 274 days)
(appointed Board of Tax Appeals
member)
74th January 3, 1935
June 25, 1936

Homer Bone
Seniority from March 4, 1933
(11 years, 254 days)
(appointed appeals court judge)
S. Hill
(House)

Seniority from September 25, 1923
(12 years, 274 days)

June 25, 1936
January 3, 1937
Co-deans:
Bone (Senate)
K. Hill (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1933
(7 years, 290 days)


Knute Hill
Seniority from March 4, 1933[i]
(7 years, 290 days)
(co-dean after Wallgren
elected to Senate)
75th January 3, 1937
January 3, 1939
76th January 3, 1939
December 19, 1940
December 19, 1940
January 3, 1941
No clear dean[n] Co-deans:

Knute Hill,
Martin F. Smith

Seniority from March 4, 1933
(9 years, 305 days)
(both lost re-election)
77th January 3, 1941
January 3, 1943
78th January 3, 1943
November 13, 1944
Co-deans:
Bone (Senate)
Wallgren[I] (House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1933
(11 years, 254 days)

Co-deans:

John M. Coffee,
Warren Magnuson

Seniority from January 3, 1937
(7 years, 346 days)
(Magnuson appointed to Senate)
November 13, 1944
December 14, 1944

Monrad Wallgren[D]
Seniority from December 19, 1940[a]
(4 years, 21 days)
(elected Washington governor)
Wallgren
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1933
(11 years, 311 days)

December 14, 1944
January 3, 1945

John M. Coffee
Seniority from January 3, 1937
(10 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
79th January 3, 1945
January 9, 1945
January 9, 1945
January 3, 1947

Warren Magnuson[L][D]
Seniority from December 14, 1944[a]
(36 years, 20 days)
(lost re-election)
Co-deans:
Magnuson (House and Senate)
Coffee (House)

Seniority from January 3, 1937
(10 years, 0 days)

80th January 3, 1947
January 3, 1949
Magnuson
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1937
(44 years, 0 days)


Henry M. Jackson
Seniority from January 3, 1941
(12 years, 0 days)
(elected to Senate)
81st January 3, 1949
January 3, 1951
82nd January 3, 1951
January 3, 1953
83rd January 3, 1953
January 3, 1955
Co-deans:

Hal Holmes,
Walt Horan

Seniority from January 3, 1943
(16 years, 0 days)
(Holmes retired)[21]
84th January 3, 1955
January 3, 1957
85th January 3, 1957
January 3, 1959
86th January 3, 1959
January 3, 1961

Walt Horan
Seniority from January 3, 1943
(22 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
87th January 3, 1961
January 3, 1963
88th January 3, 1963
January 3, 1965
89th January 3, 1965
January 3, 1967

Thomas Pelly
Seniority from January 3, 1953
(20 years, 0 days)
(retired)
90th January 3, 1967
January 3, 1969
91st January 3, 1969
January 3, 1971
92nd January 3, 1971
January 3, 1973
93rd January 3, 1973
December 31, 1974

Julia Butler Hansen
Seniority from November 8, 1960[d]
(14 years, 53 days)
(resigned)
December 31, 1974
January 3, 1975

Brock Adams
Seniority from January 3, 1965[i]
(12 years, 19 days)
(appointed Secretary of
Transportation
)
94th January 3, 1975
January 3, 1977
95th January 3, 1977
January 22, 1977
January 22, 1977
January 3, 1979
Co-deans:

Tom Foley,
Lloyd Meeds

Seniority from January 3, 1965
(14 years, 0 days)
(Meeds retired)[22]
96th January 3, 1979
January 3, 1981

Tom Foley[M]
Seniority from January 3, 1965
(30 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
97th January 3, 1981
January 3, 1983

Henry M. Jackson[D]
Seniority from January 3, 1953
(30 years, 241 days)
(died)
Jackson
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1941
(42 years, 241 days)

98th January 3, 1983
September 1, 1983
September 1, 1983
January 3, 1985

Slade Gorton
Seniority from January 3, 1981
(6 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
Foley
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1965
(30 years, 0 days)

99th January 3, 1985
January 3, 1987
100th January 3, 1987
January 3, 1989

Daniel J. Evans
Seniority from September 8, 1983[a]
(5 years, 117 days)
(retired)
101st January 3, 1989
January 3, 1991

Brock Adams[D]
Seniority from January 3, 1987
(6 years, 0 days)
(retired)
102nd January 3, 1991
January 3, 1993
103rd January 3, 1993
January 3, 1995

Slade Gorton[F][B]
Seniority from January 3, 1989
(12 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
104th January 3, 1995
January 3, 1997
Dicks
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1977
(36 years, 0 days)


Norm Dicks
Seniority from January 3, 1977
(36 years, 0 days)
(retired)
105th January 3, 1997
January 3, 1999
106th January 3, 1999
January 3, 2001
107th January 3, 2001
January 3, 2003

Patty Murray[N]
Seniority from January 3, 1993
(31 years, 182 days)
(Incumbent)
108th January 3, 2003
January 3, 2005
109th January 3, 2005
January 3, 2007
110th January 3, 2007
January 3, 2009
111th January 3, 2009
January 3, 2011
112th January 3, 2011
January 3, 2013
113th January 3, 2013
January 3, 2015
McDermott
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1989
(28 years, 0 days)


Jim McDermott
Seniority from January 3, 1989
(28 years, 0 days)
(retired)
114th January 3, 2015
January 3, 2017
115th January 3, 2017
January 3, 2019
Murray
(Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1993
(31 years, 182 days)


Adam Smith
Seniority from January 3, 1997
(27 years, 182 days)
(Incumbent)
116th January 3, 2019
January 3, 2021
117th January 3, 2021
January 3, 2023
118th January 3, 2023
present
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure)
House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "VICKERS, George (1801 – 1879)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "STONE, Frederick (1820 – 1899)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "ARCHER, Stevenson (1827 – 1898)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "HENKLE, Eli Jones (1828 – 1893)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  5. ^ "MCCOMAS, Louis Emory (1846 – 1907)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d "Chapter 7 § 2. Seniority and Derivative Rights". Deschler's Precedents, Volume 2 (PDF). U.S. Government Publishing Office. January 1, 1994. p. 670. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  7. ^ "FALLON, George Hyde (1902 – 1980)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  8. ^ "BYRON, Beverly Barton Butcher (1932 – )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  9. ^ "SHIELDS, James (1806 – 1879)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  10. ^ "WILKINSON, Morton Smith (1819 – 1894)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  11. ^ "HALL, Osee Matson (1847 – 1914)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  12. ^ "FLETCHER, Loren (1833 – 1919)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  13. ^ "MCCLEARY, James Thompson (1853 – 1924)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  14. ^ "TAWNEY, James Albertus (1855 – 1919)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  15. ^ Walsh, Paul (January 20, 2009). "Term expired, Minnesota-based Coleman wishes Obama well". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  16. ^ "BURKETT, Elmer Jacob (1867 – 1935)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  17. ^ "BROWN, Norris (1863 – 1960)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  18. ^ "COFFEE, Harry Buffington (1890 – 1972)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  19. ^ "ANKENY, Levi (1844 – 1921)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  20. ^ "LA FOLLETTE, William Leroy (1860 – 1934)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  21. ^ "HOLMES, Otis Halbert (1902 – 1977)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  22. ^ "MEEDS, Edwin Lloyd (1927 – 2005)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved June 22, 2024.

Footnotes (positional)[edit]

  1. ^ a b Unconditional Unionist until 1866
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Previously served non-consecutive term(s) in the Senate
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Previously served non-consecutive term(s) in the House
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa Senator who previously served in the House of Representatives
  5. ^ Senate Democratic Leader from 1890 to 1898
  6. ^ a b c d e f Second time
  7. ^ Senate Democratic Leader from 1903 to 1906
  8. ^ Elected as Farmer-Labor until 1941
  9. ^ a b c d as junior senator
  10. ^ Former Vice President (ex officio President of the Senate)
  11. ^ Republican until 1936
  12. ^ Various positions:
  13. ^ Speaker of the House and House Democratic Leader from 1989 to 1995
  14. ^ President pro tempore since 2023

Footnotes (seniority)[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Senator appointed to fill intra-term vacancy; seniority calculated from date of appointment
  2. ^ a b Senator elected by state legislature intra-term prior to ratification of Seventeenth Amendment; seniority calculated from election date (if different from date the seat was filled)
  3. ^ a b c d e Shares seniority date with other officeholder(s); credited as sole dean by past non-consecutive terms in Congress
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Representative elected to fill vacancy; seniority calculated from date of special election (if different from date the seat was filled)[6] Cite error: The named reference "housevacancy" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  5. ^ Seniority over Henry M. Rice due to past tenure as a senator from Illinois
  6. ^ a b c d Preceding elections involved turnover of all sitting incumbents; incoming officeholders share a seniority date with no distinguishing aspects
  7. ^ William Windom shared seniority with Cyrus Aldrich until March 4, 1863
  8. ^ Morton S. Wilkinson and Eugene M. Wilson shared seniority until March 3, 1871; Mark H. Dunnell shared seniority with John T. Averill until March 4, 1875
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h Shares seniority date with more than two other Representatives (thus unable to count as co-deans); credited as sole dean due to surname coming first alphabetically
  10. ^ a b Senator elected to fill intra-term vacancy after ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment; seniority calculated from date the individual assumed office
  11. ^ Elected late
  12. ^ Millard is considered Nebraska's senior senator due to a vacancy in the other Senate seat from William V. Allen's election loss.
  13. ^ Seniority over Hazel Abel due to tenure as a member of the House of Representatives
  14. ^ Homer Bone, Monrad Wallgren (Senate), Knute Hill, and Martin F. Smith (House) share a seniority date of March 4, 1933.

Bibliography[edit]