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Arthur Capper was the state's longest serving senator, served from 1919 to 1949. Kansas last elected a Democratic senator in 1932, and both seats have been occupied by Republicans since 1939, the longest current streak of one party controlling both of a state's Senate seats. Its class 2 seat has been occupied consecutively by Republicans since ...
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 ...
Begin date End date Name Party State Service Length of service March 4, 1789 June 6, 1802 James Gunn: Anti-Administration/ Federalist: Georgia: March 4, 1789 - March 3, 1801
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 ...
Each state elects two senators to serve for six years, and members of the House to two-year terms. Before becoming a state, the Kansas Territory elected a non-voting delegate at-large to Congress from 1854 to 1861. These are tables of congressional delegations from Kansas to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.
Gerald Wesley Moran (/ m ʌ ˈ r æ n / murr-AN; born May 29, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician who is the senior United States senator from Kansas, a seat he has held since 2011.
As of January 2025, a total of 2,018 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.
Kansas: 4 1 5 Kentucky: 8 2 10 Louisiana: 4 1 5 Maine: 1 0 1 ... Original senator Ref. Tenure of appointee serving within the unexpired term [note 1] Electoral history