List of current United States senators
The United States Senate consists of 100 members, two from each of the 50 states. This list includes all current senators serving in the 117th United States Congress.

Senate composition by state and party
Party affiliation

Affiliation | Members | |
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Republican Party | 50 | |
Democratic Party | 48 | |
Independent | 2[lower-alpha 1] | |
Total | 100 |
Leadership
Presiding officers
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Office | Party | Officer | State | Since | |
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President of the Senate[lower-alpha 2] | Democratic | ![]() |
Kamala Harris | CA[lower-alpha 3] | January 20, 2021 |
President pro tempore | Democratic | ![]() |
Patrick Leahy | VT | January 20, 2021 Party dean since December 17, 2012 |
Majority leadership
Minority leadership
Office | Officer | State | Since |
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Senate Minority Leader | Mitch McConnell | KY | January 20, 2021 Party leader since January 3, 2007 |
Senate Minority Whip | John Thune | SD | January 20, 2021 Party whip since January 3, 2019 |
Chair, Senate Republican Conference | John Barrasso | WY | January 3, 2019 |
Chair, Senate Republican Policy Committee | Roy Blunt | MO | January 3, 2019 |
Vice Chair, Senate Republican Conference | Joni Ernst | IA | January 3, 2019 |
Chair, National Republican Senatorial Committee | Rick Scott | FL | January 3, 2021 |
Chair, Senate Republican Steering Committee | Mike Lee | UT | January 3, 2015 |
Senate Republican Chief Deputy Whip | Mike Crapo | ID | January 3, 2013 |
President pro tempore emeritus | Chuck Grassley | IA | January 20, 2021 Party dean since January 3, 2019 |
List of senators
See also
Notes
- The independent senators, Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont, caucus with the Democrats.[1]
- The Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate, but not a member of the Senate itself.
- As Vice President, Harris represents no state, but her home state is California.
- Until 1994, Richard Shelby won election to the Senate as a member of the Democratic Party.
- 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.[4][5]
- Elected to the seat to succeed John Seymour, who had been appointed to the seat after Pete Wilson was elected Governor of California.
- Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.
- 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.
- Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue expired his term on January 3, 2021, before the runoff of the senate election.
- 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.
- 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.[9]
- Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Al Franken.[10]
- Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Trent Lott.
- Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Thad Cochran.
- Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Jon Corzine, who was elected Governor of New Jersey.
- Elected to the seat to succeed Jeffrey Chiesa, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Frank Lautenberg.[15]
- Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Hillary Clinton, who had become Secretary of State.
- Elected to the seat following the resignation of David Boren.
- Elected to the seat following the resignation of Tom Coburn.
- Elected to the seat following the resignation of Bob Packwood.
- Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Jim DeMint.
- 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.
- Elected to the seat to succeed Carte Goodwin, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Robert Byrd.
- Appointed to the seat following the death of Craig L. Thomas.
References
- "Maine Independent Angus King To Caucus With Senate Democrats". Politico. November 14, 2012. 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.
- Joint Committee on Printing, United States Congress (December 7, 2021). Congressional Pictorial Directory, One Hundred Seventeenth Congress (PDF). United States Government Publishing Office. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- "About Coach". Office of United States Senator Tommy Tuberville. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- Edmondson, Catie (November 4, 2020). "Mark Kelly Defeats Martha McSally in Crucial Arizona Senate Race". The New York Times. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- Pathé, Simone (December 18, 2018). "Arizona Governor to Appoint Martha McSally to McCain's Senate Seat". Roll Call. FiscalNote. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- "About Chris". Office of United States Senator Chris Murphy. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- "Biography: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL)". Office of United States Senator Marco Rubio. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- Davey, Monica (November 28, 2008). "The New Team: Tammy Duckworth". The New York Times. New York, NY.
- "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.
- "Josh Hawley, who owns a house in Virginia, uses sister's home as Missouri address". Kansas City Star. November 18, 2020. Archived from the original on January 23, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- "Congressional candidate Jacky Rosen a newcomer, unknown to most Southern Nevadans". Reviewjournal.com. July 5, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- "About Congresswoman Jacky Rosen". Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- Journal, Terrence T. McDonald | The Jersey (June 1, 2018). "Home, sweet home: Bob Menendez back in Hudson County". nj. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- "Booker Wins New Jersey Senate Seat". Politico. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- "About Kirsten". Office of United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- Byrd, Caitlin (June 27, 2020). "Tim Scott's frustrating and fated fight for police reform: 'This is my issue'". Palmetto Politics. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- "Biography". Office of United States Senator John Thune. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- "About Mike". Office of United States Senator Mike Rounds. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- "Hagerty passes first bill in U.S. Senate". January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- "Members". Roll Call. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
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