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List of current members of the United States Senate

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Map of the Senate composition by state and party
Senate composition by state and party
  2 Democrats
  2 Republicans
  1 Democrat and 1 Republican
  1 Democrat and 1 Independent caucusing with Democrats
  1 Republican and 1 Independent caucusing with Democrats

The United States Senate has 100 members. There are two senators from each of the 50 states. Below is a list of the current U.S. Senators, sitting in the 119th United States Congress.

Party affiliation[change]

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Senate composition by party
  Democrats
  Republicans
  Independents caucusing with Democrats
Affiliation Members
Republican Party 53
Democratic Party 45
Independent 2
Total 100

Independent Sens. Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont caucus with the Democratic Party.[1][2][3]

Leadership[change]

Office Party Officer State Since
President of the Senate[a] Republican JD Vance OH[b] January 20, 2025
President pro tempore Republican Chuck Grassley IA January 3, 2025
Party dean since January 3, 2019

List of senators[change]

Notes[change]

  1. ↑ The vice president of the United States is the president of the Senate, but not a member of the Senate itself and does not have a vote, unless there is a tie on the Senate floor.
  2. ↑ As vice president, Vance does not represent a state in the Senate, but his home state is Ohio.
  3. ↑ Appointed to the seat following the resignation of her father Frank Murkowski, who was elected Governor of Alaska.
  4. ↑ Elected to the seat to succeed Martha McSally, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of John McCain and the resignation of Jon Kyl.[6][7]
  5. ↑ Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.
  6. ↑ Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.
  7. ↑ Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.
  8. ↑ Elected to the seat to succeed Ted Kaufman, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Joe Biden, who had become Vice President of the United States.
  9. ↑ Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.
  10. ↑ Appointed to the seat following Marco Rubio's confirmation as Secretary of State.
  11. ↑ While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.
  12. ↑ Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the runoff election.
  13. ↑ Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.
  14. ↑ Appointed to the seat following the death of Daniel Inouye.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont join meetings of the Senate Democratic Caucus.[13][2][3]
  16. ↑ Elected to the seat to succeed Mo Cowan, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of John Kerry, who had become Secretary of State.[14]
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.
  18. ↑ Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Al Franken.[15]
  19. ↑ Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Trent Lott.
  20. ↑ Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Thad Cochran.
  21. ↑ Appointed to the seat on January 12, 2023 following the resignation of Ben Sasse.
  22. ↑ Elected to the seat to succeed Jeffrey Chiesa, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Frank Lautenberg.[19]
  23. ↑ Elected to the seat to succeed George Helmy, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Bob Menendez.
  24. ↑ Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Hillary Clinton, who had become Secretary of State.
  25. ↑ Appointed to the seat following the resignation of JD Vance, who had become Vice President of the United States.
  26. ↑ While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Ohio will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of JD Vance's term.
  27. ↑ Took office following the resignation of Tom Coburn.
  28. ↑ Took office following the resignation of Jim Inhofe.
  29. ↑ Elected to the seat following the resignation of Bob Packwood.
  30. ↑ Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Jim DeMint.
  31. ↑ Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
  32. ↑ Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of West Virginia.
  33. ↑ Appointed to the seat following the death of Craig L. Thomas.

References[change]

  1. ↑ Rama, Padmananda (2012-11-14). "Maine Independent Angus King To Caucus With Senate Democrats". Politico. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2020-11-28. Angus King of Maine, who cruised to victory last week running as an independent, said Wednesday that he will caucus with Senate Democrats. [...] The Senate's other independent, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, also caucuses with the Democrats.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Senate group eyes Social Security changes as Biden hits Republicans over benefits". NBC News. March 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Schonfeld, Zach (December 11, 2022). "Sanders calls Sinema 'corporate Democrat' who 'sabotaged' legislation".
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