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A senator's seniority is primarily determined by length of continuous service; for example, a senator who has served for 12 years is more senior than one who has served for 10 years. Because several new senators usually join at the beginning of a new Congress, seniority is determined by prior federal or state government service and, if ...
Texas: December 2, 2002 12 1868 Lisa Murkowski: Alaska: December 20, 2002 [c] ... Seniority date Other factors Committee and leadership positions Notes
This is a complete list of United States senators during the 119th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 2025, to January 3, 2027. It is a historical listing and will contain people who have not served the entire two-year Congress should anyone resign, die, or be expelled.
An example of this ranking system is Rep. Pete Sessions had previously served eleven terms, from 1997 to 2019 (after his defeat in the 2018 midterms), when he was once again elected in 2020. Instead of holding seniority with others whose terms began January 3, 2021, he was credited with ten terms, and holds seniority above all representatives ...
U.S. Senate seniority Rank Senator (party-state) Seniority date Other factors 1 Kenneth McKellar (D-TN) March 4, 1917 2 Arthur Capper (R-KS) March 4, 1919 3 Walter F. George (D-GA) November 22, 1922 4 Carl Hayden (D-AZ) March 4, 1927 Former representative (15 years) 5 Alben W. Barkley (D-KY) Former representative (14 years) 6 Elmer Thomas (D-OK)
U.S. Senate seniority Rank Historical rank Senator (party-state) Seniority date Other factors 1 1549 [8] Strom Thurmond (R-SC) November 7, 1956 2 1578 Robert Byrd (D-WV) January 3, 1959 3 1593 Quentin Northrup Burdick (D-ND) August 8, 1960 4 1601 Claiborne Pell (D-RI) January 3, 1961 5 1608 Ted Kennedy (D-MA) November 7, 1962 6 1614 Daniel ...
U.S. House of Representatives seniority Rank Representative Party District Seniority date Previous service [2] Notes 1 Don Young: R Alaska at-large: March 6, 1973 Dean of the House: 2 Jim Sensenbrenner: R Wisconsin 5: January 3, 1979 3 Hal Rogers: R Kentucky 5: January 3, 1981 4 Chris Smith: R New Jersey 4: 5 Steny Hoyer: D Maryland 5: May 19, 1981
This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 87th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 1961, to January 3, 1963. Order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term.