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Seniority date Other factors Committee and leadership positions 1 1743 Chuck Grassley: Republican Iowa: January 3, 1981 President pro tempore emeritus Ranking Member: Budget Ranking Member: Narcotics Caucus: 2 1766 Mitch McConnell: Kentucky: January 3, 1985 Senate Minority Leader: 3 1810 Patty Murray: Democratic Washington: January 3, 1993
The seniority date for an appointed senator is usually the date of the appointment, [citation needed] although the actual term does not begin until they take the oath of office. An incoming senator who holds another office, including membership in the U.S. House of Representatives , must resign from that office before becoming a senator.
Seniority date Previous service [b] Committee and leadership positions 1 Hal Rogers: R Kentucky 5: January 3, 1981 Dean of the House: 2 Chris Smith: R New Jersey 4 3 Steny Hoyer: D Maryland 5: May 19, 1981 4 Marcy Kaptur: D Ohio 9: January 3, 1983 5 Nancy Pelosi: D California 11: June 2, 1987 6 Frank Pallone: D New Jersey 6: November 8, 1988
This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 114th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 2015, to January 3, 2017.. In this Congress, Barbara Boxer (D-California) was the most senior junior senator and Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska) was the most junior senior senator.
Seniority date Previous service [a] Committee and leadership positions 1 Hal Rogers: R Kentucky 5: January 3, 1981 Dean of the House: 2 Chris Smith: R New Jersey 4 3 Steny Hoyer: D Maryland 5: May 19, 1981 4 Marcy Kaptur: D Ohio 9: January 3, 1983 5 Nancy Pelosi: D California 11: June 2, 1987 Speaker Emerita of the House: 6 Frank Pallone: D New ...
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 state governor. The final factor is the population of the senator's state. [1] [2] [3 ...
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
Seniority in the House, for Congressmen with unbroken service, depends on the date on which the members first term began. That date is either the start of the Congress (March 4 in odd numbered years, for the era up to and including the 73rd Congress starting in 1933) or the date of a special election during the Congress.