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Each of the 50 states is represented by two senators who serve staggered six-year terms. In total, the Senate consists of 100 members. [7] From its inception in 1789 until 1913, senators were appointed by the state legislature of their respective states.
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 ...
Prior to the 2022 election, the limits were three two-year terms for House members (six years) and two four-year terms for Senate members (eight years). Missouri General Assembly: four two-year terms for House members (eight years) and two four-year terms for Senate members (eight years). Members may be elected again to the other house, but not ...
Along with voting for the president, Election Day also means voting for both chambers of Congress: the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
In the case of senators first elected in a general election for the upcoming Congress, their terms begin on the first day of the new Congress. For most of American history this was March 4 of odd-numbered years, but effective from 1935 the 20th Amendment moved this to January 3 of odd-numbered years.
The United States Senate consists of 100 members, two from each of the 50 states. This list includes all senators serving in the 118th United States Congress . Party affiliation
Length of service March 4, 1789 March 3, 1807 John Brown: Anti-Administration/ Democratic-Republican: Virginia/Kentucky: March 4, 1789 - March 3, 1805 (S, H) 5,842 dd March 3, 1807 November 13, 1892 Nathaniel Macon: Anti-Administration/ Democratic-Republican North Carolina: March 4, 1791 - November 14, 1828 (S, H) 13,769 dd November 13, 1892 ...
In the election years of 1966, 1974 and 1978, changes to pension laws made it advantageous for senators to resign before December 31, rather than wait until their term expired in early January, contributing to the increase in the number of appointed senators.