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JD Vance was the junior senior senator at the start of the Congress until his resignation on January 10, 2025, to become vice president; the distinction is now held by Bernie Moreno. Alex Padilla is the most junior senator to serve as chair or ranking member of a committee. The most senior senator to not serve as chair or ranking member of a ...
California elects United States senators to class 1 and class 3. The state has been represented by 48 people in the Senate since it was admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850. Its U.S. senators are Democrats Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff. Dianne Feinstein was the state's longest serving senator, who served from 1992 until her death in 2023.
Alejandro "Alex" Padilla (born March 22, 1973) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from California, a seat he has held since 2021.A member of the Democratic Party, Padilla served as the 30th secretary of state of California from 2015 to 2021 and was a member of the California State Senate and the Los Angeles City Council.
Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Conference: James Lankford: OK: January 3, 2025: Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee: Tim Scott: SC: January 3, 2025: Chair of the Senate Republican Steering Committee Rick Scott: FL: January 3, 2025: Senate Republican Chief Deputy Whip Mike Crapo: ID: January 3, 2013
The most senior senators by class are Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) from Class 1, Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) from Class 2, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) from Class 3. Cantwell is the most senior senator from her class while being the junior senator from her state. Republican (53) Democratic (45) Independent (2)
The Republican Party was born in 1854 as a primary vehicle to oppose the expansion of slavery in the United States. In 1856, Republicans nominated John C. Frémont, one of California's inaugural senators, for the 1856 presidential election, [5] but he lost the state by a wide margin to Democrat and eventual winner James Buchanan, though he did win the state of New York.
He also worked on Republican senator Bob Dole's 1996 presidential campaign. [25] [26] In April 1998, two years after finishing law school, Rubio was elected to a seat as city commissioner for West Miami. [27] He became a member of the Florida House of Representatives in early 2000. [28] [29] [30]
California's current congressional delegation in the 119th Congress consists of its two senators, both of whom are Democrats, and its 52 representatives: 43 Democrats and 9 Republicans. The current dean of the California delegation is former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of the 11th district, having served in the House since 1987.