List of United States Senators in the 97th Congress by seniority
This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 97th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 1981 to January 3, 1983.
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]
Senators who were sworn in in the middle of the two-year congressional term (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 1982 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.
Terms of Service
This article is about the terms of service of Senators that will expire in years. For A list of special elections to the United States Senate, see List of special elections to the United States Senate.
| Class | Terms of Service of Senators that will expire in years |
|---|---|
| Class 1 | Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1983[3] |
| Class 2 | Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1985[4] |
| Class 3 | Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1987[5] |
U.S. Senate Seniority List
| 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 | Henry M. Jackson (D-WA) | January 3, 1953 | |
| 4 | Strom Thurmond (R-SC) | November 7, 1956 | |
| 5 | William Proxmire (D-WI) | August 28, 1957 | |
| 6 | Jennings Randolph (D-WV) | November 5, 1958 | |
| 7 | Robert Byrd (D-WV) | January 3, 1959 | Former Rep (6 years) |
| 8 | Harrison A. Williams[6] (D-NJ) | Former Rep (4 years) | |
| 9 | Howard Cannon (D-NV) | ||
| 10 | Quentin Northrup Burdick (D-ND) | August 8, 1960 | |
| 11 | Claiborne Pell (D-RI) | January 3, 1961 | |
| 12 | John Tower (R-TX) | June 15, 1961 | |
| 13 | Ted Kennedy (D-MA) | November 7, 1962 | |
| 14 | Daniel Inouye (D-HI) | January 3, 1963 | |
| 15 | Harry F. Byrd, Jr. (I-VA) | November 12, 1965 | |
| 16 | Ernest Hollings (D-SC) | November 9, 1966 | |
| 17 | Charles H. Percy (R-IL) | January 3, 1967 | Illinois 4th Population (1960) |
| 18 | Howard Baker (R-TN) | Tennessee 17th Population (1960) | |
| 19 | Mark Hatfield (R-OR) | January 10, 1967 | |
| 20 | Ted Stevens (R-AK) | December 24, 1968 | |
| 21 | Thomas Eagleton (D-MO) | December 28, 1968 | |
| 22 | Barry Goldwater (R-AZ) | January 3, 1969 | Previously a Senator |
| 23 | Charles Mathias (R-MD) | Former Rep (8 years) - Maryland 21st Population (1960) | |
| 24 | Bob Dole (R-KS) | Former Rep (8 years) - Kansas 29th Population (1960) | |
| 25 | Alan Cranston (D-CA) | California 2nd Population (1960) | |
| 26 | Bob Packwood (R-OR) | Oregon 32nd Population (1960) | |
| 27 | Bill Roth (R-DE) | January 1, 1971 | |
| 28 | Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX) | January 3, 1971 | Former Rep (6 Years) |
| 29 | Lowell Weicker (R-CT) | Former Rep (2 Years) | |
| 30 | Lawton Chiles (D-FL) | ||
| 31 | Robert Stafford (R-VT) | September 16, 1971 | |
| 32 | Sam Nunn (D-GA) | November 8, 1972 | |
| 33 | Bennett Johnston Jr. (D-LA) | November 14, 1972 | |
| 34 | James A. McClure (R-ID) | January 3, 1973 | Former Rep (4 Years) |
| 35 | Jesse Helms (R-NC) | North Carolina 12th Population (1970) | |
| 36 | Walter Huddleston (D-KY) | Kentucky 23rd Population (1970) | |
| 37 | Pete Domenici (R-NM) | New Mexico 37th Population (1970) | |
| 38 | Joe Biden (D-DE) | Delaware 46th Population (1970) | |
| 39 | Paul Laxalt (R-NV) | December 18, 1974 | |
| 40 | Jake Garn (R-UT) | December 21, 1974 | |
| 41 | John Glenn (D-OH) | December 24, 1974 | |
| 42 | Wendell H. Ford (D-KY) | December 28, 1974 | |
| 43 | Dale Bumpers (D-AR) | January 3, 1975 | Former Governor |
| 44 | Gary Hart (D-CO) | Colorado 30th Population (1970) | |
| 45 | Patrick Leahy (D-VT) | Vermont 48th Population (1970) | |
| 46 | John Danforth (R-MO) | December 27, 1976 | |
| 47 | Edward Zorinsky (D-NE) | December 28, 1976 | |
| 48 | Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH) | December 29, 1976 | Previously a Senator |
| 49 | John Chafee (R-RI) | ||
| 50 | Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (D-MI) | December 30, 1976 | |
| 51 | Samuel Hayakawa (D-CA) | January 2, 1977 | |
| 52 | Spark Matsunaga (D-HI) | January 3, 1977 | Former Rep (14 Years) |
| 53 | John Melcher (D-MT) | Former Rep (7 years, 7 months) | |
| 54 | H. John Heinz III (R-PA) | Former Rep (6 Years) | |
| 55 | Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) | Former Rep (6 Years) | |
| 56 | Pat Moynihan (D-NY) | New York 2nd Population (1970) | |
| 57 | Richard Lugar (R-IN) | Indiana 11th Population (1970) | |
| 58 | Jim Sasser (D-TN) | Tennessee 17th Population (1970) | |
| 59 | Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ) | Arizona 22rd Population (1970) | |
| 60 | Orrin Hatch (R-UT) | Utah 36th Population (1970) | |
| 61 | Harrison Schmitt (R-NM) | New Mexico 37th Population (1970) | |
| 62 | Malcolm Wallop (R-WY) | Wyoming 29th Population (1970) | |
| 63 | David Durenberger (R-MN) | November 8, 1978 | |
| 64 | Max Baucus (D-MT) | December 15, 1978 | |
| 65 | Nancy Kassebaum Baker (R-KS) | December 23, 1978 | |
| 66 | Thad Cochran (R-MS) | December 27, 1978 | |
| 67 | Rudy Boschwitz (R-MN) | December 30, 1978 | |
| 68 | Alan K. Simpson (R-WY) | January 1, 1979 | |
| 69 | John Warner (R-VA) | January 2, 1979 | |
| 70 | David Pryor (D-AR) | January 3, 1979 | Former Rep (6 years, 2 months) |
| 71 | William Cohen (R-ME) | Former Rep (6 years) | |
| 72 | Paul Tsongas (D-MA) | Former Rep (4 years) | |
| 73 | William L. Armstrong (R-CO) | Former Rep (4 years) - Colorado 30th Population (1970) | |
| 74 | Larry Pressler (R-SD) | Former Rep (4 years) - South Dakota 44th Population (1970) | |
| 75 | David L. Boren (D-OK) | Former Governor - Oklahoma 27th Population (1970) | |
| 76 | J. James Exon (D-NE) | Former Governor - Nebraska 35th Population (1970) | |
| 77 | Carl Levin (D-MI) | Michigan 7th Population (1970) | |
| 78 | Bill Bradley (D-NJ) | New Jersey 8th Population (1970) | |
| 79 | Howell Heflin (D-AL) | Alabama 21st Population (1970) | |
| 80 | Roger Jepsen (R-IA) | Iowa 25th Population (1970) | |
| 81 | Gordon J. Humphrey (R-NH) | New Hampshire 41st Population (1970) | |
| 82 | George J. Mitchell (D-ME) | May 17, 1980 | |
| 83 | Warren Rudman (R-NH) | December 31, 1980 | |
| 84 | Paula Hawkins (R-FL) | January 1, 1981 | |
| 85 | Jeremiah Denton (R-AL) | January 2, 1981 | |
| 86 | Mark Andrews (R-ND) | January 3, 1981 | Former Rep (16 years) |
| 87 | Steve Symms (R-ID) | Former Rep (12 years) | |
| 88 | James Abdnor (R-SD) | Former Rep (8 years) | |
| 89 | Chris Dodd (D-CT) | Former Rep (6 years) - Connecticut 24th Population (1970) | |
| 90 | Chuck Grassley (R-IA) | Former Rep (6 years) - Iowa 25th Population (1970) | |
| 91 | Dan Quayle (R-IN) | Former Rep (4 Years) - Indiana 11th Population (1970) | |
| 92 | Bob Kasten (R-WI) | Former Rep (4 years) - Wisconsin 16th Population (1970) | |
| 93 | Al D'Amato (R-NY) | New York 2nd Population (1970) | |
| 94 | Arlen Specter (R-PA) | Pennsylvania 3rd Population (1970) | |
| 95 | Alan J. Dixon (D-IL) | Illinois 5th Population (1970) | |
| 96 | John Porter East (R-NC) | North Carolina 12th Population (1970) | |
| 97 | Mack Mattingly (R-GA) | Georgia 15th Population (1970) | |
| 98 | Slade Gorton (R-WA) | Washington 22nd Population (1970) | |
| 99 | Don Nickles (R-OK) | Oklahoma 27th Population (1970) | |
| 100 | Frank Murkowski (R-AK) | Alaska 50th Population (1970) | |
| — | Nicholas F. Brady (R-NJ) | April 20, 1982 | |
| — | Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) | December 27, 1982 |
See also
- 97th United States Congress
- List of Members of the United States House of Representatives in the 97th Congress by seniority
Notes
- ↑ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
- ↑ 1971 U.S Census Report Contains 1970 Census results.
- ↑ Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1983.
- ↑ Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1985.
- ↑ Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1987.
- ↑ Senator Williams resigned on March 11, 1982.
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