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At 91 years, 3 months and 26 days of age, Grassley is the oldest sitting United States senator, and is the longest-serving Republican in congressional history and the sixth-longest-serving U.S. senator in history. He served as the president pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate from 2021 to 2025.
The 90th Congress was notable because for a period of 10 days (December 24, 1968 – January 3, 1969), it contained within the Senate, all 10 of what was at one point the top 10 longest-serving senators in history (Byrd, Inouye, Thurmond, Kennedy, Hayden, Stennis, Stevens, Hollings, Russell Jr., and Long) until January 7, 2013, when Patrick Leahy surpassed Russell B. Long as the 10th longest ...
The senator in each U.S. state with the longer time in office is known as the senior senator; the other is the junior senator. This convention has no official standing, though seniority confers several benefits, including preference in the choice of committee assignments and physical offices. When senators have been in office for the same ...
Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years) 58 1952 Gary Peters: Democratic Michigan: Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Michigan 9th in population (2010) 59 1953 Bill Cassidy: Republican Louisiana: Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (6 years); Louisiana 25th in population (2010) 60 1955
Republican August 30, 1960 (age 64) Business consultant Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives: University of Maryland University College : January 3, 2015 2026 Class 2 Huntersville: Ted Budd: Republican October 21, 1971 (age 53) Businessman U.S. House: Appalachian State University
Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (20 years) 24 1887 Bernie Sanders: Independent [10] Vermont: Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (16 years) 25 1888 Sherrod Brown: Democratic Ohio: Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years) 26 1889 Bob Casey, Jr. Democratic Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania 6th in ...
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.
As of January 2025, a total of 2,015 persons have served in the senate (including those currently serving). [ 1 ] In the party affiliation column, if a senator switched parties and served non-consecutive terms, their affiliation for each term is listed on the corresponding line.