The United States Senate consists of 102 members, two from each of the 51 states. This list includes all senators serving in the 120th United States Congress.
Party affiliation
edit Independents caucusing with Democrats
Affiliation | Members | |
---|---|---|
Republican Party | 57 | |
Democratic Party | 43 | |
Independent | 2 | |
Total | 102 |
Independent Sens. Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont caucus with the Democratic Party.
List of senators
editSee also
edit- Seniority in the United States Senate
- List of current members of the United States House of Representatives
- List of members of the United States Congress by longevity of service
- List of United States Senate committees
- List of United States congressional joint committees
- Religious affiliation in the United States Senate
- Shadow congressperson
Notes
edit- ^ Appointed to the seat following the resignation of her father Frank Murkowski, who was elected Governor of Alaska.
- ^ 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.[1][2]
- ^ Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.
- ^ Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.
- ^ Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.
- ^ Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.
- ^ Appointed to the seat following the death of Daniel Inouye.
- ^ a b Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont join meetings of the Senate Democratic Caucus.[3][4][5]
- ^ 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.[6]
- ^ a b The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.
- ^ Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Al Franken.[7]
- ^ Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Trent Lott.
- ^ Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Thad Cochran.
- ^ Appointed to the seat on January 12, 2023 following the resignation of Ben Sasse.
- ^ Elected to the seat to succeed Jeffrey Chiesa, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Frank Lautenberg.[8]
- ^ Elected to the seat to succeed George Helmy, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Bob Menendez.
- ^ Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Hillary Clinton, who had become Secretary of State.
- ^ Took office following the resignation of Tom Coburn.
- ^ Took office following the resignation of Jim Inhofe.
- ^ Elected to the seat following the resignation of Bob Packwood.
- ^ Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Jim DeMint.
- ^ Appointed to the seat following the death of Craig L. Thomas.
References
edit- ^ Edmondson, Catie (4 November 2020). "Mark Kelly Defeats Martha McSally in Crucial Arizona Senate Race". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ Pathé, Simone (18 December 2018). "Arizona Governor to Appoint Martha McSally to McCain's Senate Seat". Roll Call. FiscalNote. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ Rama, Padmananda (November 14, 2012). "Maine Independent Angus King to Caucus with Senate Democrats". National Public Radio. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
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.
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Seelye, Katharine Q. (June 25, 2013). "Democrat Wins Special Election for Kerry's Senate Seat". The New York Times. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Franken to make announcement Thursday as chorus grows for his resignation". ABC7 Chicago. December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
- ^ "Booker Wins New Jersey Senate Seat". Politico. Retrieved May 21, 2020.