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For senators and representatives who represented defunct parties or switched parties intra-term, only their latest party while in office is reflected. Most states, due to not having long-running deans until the 1900s, have tables only starting from that decade.

Guidelines

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Checklist

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  • Check all dates (Congress sessions, individual terms, deanships, ayds)
  • Check seniority (shared seniority, alphabetical precedence, combined House and Senate tenures, causes of departure)
  • Check numbered seniority (if death caused seniority to go up independent of list number)

Seniority criteria

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  • Number of consecutive terms (for speed, use seniority date)
  • Number of past, non-consecutive terms
  • Alphabetical order of surname (if more than two people fulfill same seniority after above criteria, use individual with earliest surname in alphabet)
  • For Representatives elected to fill vacancy, seniority is calculated from date of special election. Column-wise (Congress), at-large representatives use the date they were sworn in.

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Senior members of -- congressional delegation
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
1st March 4, 1789 –
March 4, 1791
2nd March 4, 1791 –
March 4, 1793
3rd March 4, 1793 –
March 4, 1795
4th March 4, 1795 –
March 4, 1797
5th March 4, 1797 –
March 4, 1799
6th March 4, 1799 –
March 4, 1801
7th March 4, 1801 –
March 4, 1803
8th March 4, 1803 –
March 4, 1805
9th March 4, 1805 –
March 4, 1807
10th March 4, 1807 –
March 4, 1809
11th March 4, 1809 –
March 4, 1811
12th March 4, 1811 –
March 4, 1813
13th March 4, 1813 –
March 4, 1815
14th March 4, 1815 –
March 4, 1817
15th March 4, 1817 –
March 4, 1819
16th March 4, 1819 –
March 4, 1821
17th March 4, 1821 –
March 4, 1823
18th March 4, 1823 –
March 4, 1825
19th March 4, 1825 –
March 4, 1827
20th March 4, 1827 –
March 4, 1829
21st March 4, 1829 –
March 4, 1831
22nd March 4, 1831 –
March 4, 1833
23rd March 4, 1833 –
March 4, 1835
24th March 4, 1835 –
March 4, 1837
25th March 4, 1837 –
March 4, 1839
26th March 4, 1839 –
March 4, 1841
27th March 4, 1841 –
March 4, 1843
28th March 4, 1843 –
March 4, 1845
29th March 4, 1845 –
March 4, 1847
30th March 4, 1847 –
March 4, 1849
31st March 4, 1849 –
March 4, 1851
32nd March 4, 1851 –
March 4, 1853
33rd March 4, 1853 –
March 4, 1855
34th March 4, 1855 –
March 4, 1857
35th March 4, 1857 –
March 4, 1859
36th March 4, 1859 –
March 4, 1861
37th March 4, 1861 –
March 4, 1863
38th March 4, 1863 –
March 4, 1865
39th March 4, 1865 –
March 4, 1867
40th March 4, 1867 –
March 4, 1869
41st March 4, 1869 –
March 4, 1871
42nd March 4, 1871 –
March 4, 1873
43rd March 4, 1873 –
March 4, 1875
44th March 4, 1875 –
March 4, 1877
45th March 4, 1877 –
March 4, 1879
46th March 4, 1879 –
March 4, 1881
47th March 4, 1881 –
March 4, 1883
48th March 4, 1883 –
March 4, 1885
49th March 4, 1885 –
March 4, 1887
50th March 4, 1887 –
March 4, 1889
51st March 4, 1889 –
March 4, 1891
52nd March 4, 1891 –
March 4, 1893
53rd March 4, 1893 –
March 4, 1895
54th March 4, 1895 –
March 4, 1897
55th March 4, 1897 –
March 4, 1899
56th March 4, 1899 –
March 4, 1901
57th March 4, 1901 –
March 4, 1903
58th March 4, 1903 –
March 4, 1905
59th March 4, 1905 –
March 4, 1907
60th March 4, 1907 –
March 4, 1909
61st March 4, 1909 –
March 4, 1911
62nd March 4, 1911 –
March 4, 1913
63rd March 4, 1913 –
March 4, 1915
64th March 4, 1915 –
March 4, 1917
65th March 4, 1917 –
March 4, 1919
66th March 4, 1919 –
March 4, 1921
67th March 4, 1921 –
March 4, 1923
68th March 4, 1923 –
March 4, 1925
69th March 4, 1925 –
March 4, 1927
70th March 4, 1927 –
March 4, 1929
71st March 4, 1929 –
March 4, 1931
72nd March 4, 1931 –
March 4, 1933
73rd March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935
74th January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937
75th January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939
76th January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1941
77th January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1943
78th January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945
79th January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947
80th January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949
81st January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1951
82nd January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1953
83rd January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1955
84th January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1957
85th January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1959
86th January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1961
87th January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1963
88th January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965
89th January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967
90th January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1969
91st January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1971
92nd January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1973
93rd January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975
94th January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1977
95th January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1979
96th January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1981
97th January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983
98th January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1985
99th January 3, 1985 –
January 3, 1987
100th January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1989
101st January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 1991
102nd January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1993
103rd January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995
104th January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997
105th January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 1999
106th January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2001
107th January 3, 2001 –
January 3, 2003
108th January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2005
109th January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2007
110th January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2009
111th January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011
112th January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013
113th January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015
114th January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2017
115th January 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2019
116th January 3, 2019 –
January 3, 2021
117th January 3, 2021 –
January 3, 2023
118th January 3, 2023 –
January 3, 2025
119th January 3, 2025 –
present
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)

South Dakota

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Senior members of South Dakota's congressional delegation
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
51st November 2, 1889 –
March 4, 1891 		 
Richard F. Pettigrew[A][B]
Seniority from November 2, 1889[a]
(11 years, 121 days)
(lost re-election) 		None  
Oscar S. Gifford[B]
Seniority from November 2, 1889[b]
(1 year, 121 days)
(lost renomination)[1]
52nd March 4, 1891 –
March 4, 1893 		 
John Pickler
Seniority from November 2, 1889
(7 years, 121 days)
(retired)
53rd March 4, 1893 –
March 4, 1895
54th March 4, 1895 –
March 4, 1897
55th March 4, 1897 –
March 4, 1899 		Pettigrew
(Senate)

Seniority from November 2, 1889
(11 years, 121 days)

No clear dean[c]
56th March 4, 1899 –
March 4, 1901 		 
Robert J. Gamble[C]
Seniority from March 4, 1899[d]
(1 year, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
57th March 4, 1901 –
July 1, 1901 		 
James H. Kyle
Seniority from March 4, 1891
(10 years, 119 days)
(died) 		Kyle
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1891
(10 years, 119 days)

 
Charles H. Burke
Seniority from March 4, 1899
(7 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)[2]
July 1, 1901 –
March 4, 1903 		 
Robert J. Gamble[D]
Seniority from March 4, 1901
(11 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)[3] 		Gamble
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1899[d]
(13 years, 364 days)

58th March 4, 1903 –
March 4, 1905
59th March 4, 1905 –
March 4, 1907
60th March 4, 1907 –
November 3, 1908 		No clear dean[c][e]
November 3, 1908 –
March 4, 1909 		 
Philo Hall
Seniority from March 4, 1907
(1 year, 364 days)
(lost renomination)[4]
61st March 4, 1909 –
March 4, 1911 		 
Eben Martin[C]
Seniority from November 3, 1908[f]
(6 years, 120 days)
(retired)
62nd March 4, 1911 –
March 4, 1913
63rd March 4, 1913 –
March 4, 1915 		 
Coe I. Crawford
Seniority from March 4, 1909
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)[6] 		Martin
(House)

Seniority from November 3, 1908
(6 years, 120 days)

64th March 4, 1915 –
March 4, 1917 		 
Thomas Sterling
Seniority from March 4, 1913
(11 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)[7] 		Co-deans:
Sterling (Senate)
Dillon (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1913
(5 years, 364 days)

 
Charles H. Dillon
Seniority from March 4, 1913
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)[8]
65th March 4, 1917 –
March 4, 1919
66th March 4, 1919 –
March 4, 1921 		Sterling
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1913
(11 years, 364 days)

Co-deans:
   
Harry Gandy (D),
Royal C. Johnson (R)
Seniority from March 4, 1915
(5 years, 364 days)
(Gandy lost re-election)
67th March 4, 1921 –
March 4, 1923 		 
Royal C. Johnson
Seniority from March 4, 1915
(17 years, 364 days)
(retired)
68th March 4, 1923 –
March 4, 1925
69th March 4, 1925 –
March 4, 1927 		 
Peter Norbeck
Seniority from March 4, 1921
(15 years, 291 days)
(died) 		R. Johnson
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1915
(17 years, 364 days)

70th March 4, 1927 –
March 4, 1929
71st March 4, 1929 –
March 4, 1931
72nd March 4, 1931 –
March 4, 1933
73rd March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935 		Norbeck
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1921
(15 years, 291 days)

No clear dean[c][g]
74th January 3, 1935 –
December 20, 1936
December 20, 1936 –
January 3, 1937 		 
William J. Bulow
Seniority from March 4, 1931
(11 years, 305 days)
(lost renomination)[9] 		Bulow
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1931
(11 years, 305 days)

75th January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939 		 
Fred H. Hildebrandt
Seniority from March 4, 1933
(5 years, 305 days)
(ran for Senate)
76th January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1941 		 
Francis Case
Seniority from January 3, 1937
(14 years, 0 days)
(elected to Senate)
77th January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1943
78th January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945 		 
Chan Gurney
Seniority from January 3, 1939
(12 years, 0 days)
(lost renomination)[10] 		Case[E]
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1937
(25 years, 170 days)

79th January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947
80th January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949
81st January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1951
82nd January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1953 		 
Karl Mundt[D]
Seniority from December 31, 1948[h]
(24 years, 3 days)
(retired) 		 
Harold Lovre
Seniority from January 3, 1949
(8 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
83rd January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1955
84th January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1957
85th January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1959 		 
E. Y. Berry
Seniority from January 3, 1951
(20 years, 0 days)
(retired)
86th January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1961
87th January 3, 1961 –
June 22, 1962
June 22, 1962 –
January 3, 1963 		Mundt
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1939
(34 years, 0 days)

88th January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965
89th January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967
90th January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1969
91st January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1971
92nd January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1973 		No clear dean[c][i]
93rd January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975 		 
George McGovern[D]
Seniority from January 3, 1963
(18 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election) 		McGovern
(Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1963
(18 years, 0 days)

 
Frank E. Denholm
Seniority from January 3, 1971
(4 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
94th January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1977 		 
James Abdnor
Seniority from January 3, 1973
(8 years, 0 days)
(elected to Senate)
95th January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1979
96th January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1981
97th January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983 		 
Larry Pressler[D]
Seniority from January 3, 1979
(18 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election) 		Abdnor[E]
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1973
(14 years, 0 days)

 
Tom Daschle[F]
Seniority from January 3, 1979
(8 years, 0 days)
(elected to Senate)
98th January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1985
99th January 3, 1985 –
January 3, 1987
100th January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1989 		Pressler
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1975
(22 years, 0 days)

 
Tim Johnson[F]
Seniority from January 3, 1987
(10 years, 0 days)
(elected to Senate)
101st January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 1991
102nd January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1993
103rd January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995
104th January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997
105th January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 1999 		 
Tom Daschle[G][D]
Seniority from January 3, 1987
(18 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election) 		Daschle
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1979
(26 years, 0 days)

 
John Thune[F]
Seniority from January 3, 1997
(6 years, 0 days)
(ran for Senate)
106th January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2001
107th January 3, 2001 –
January 3, 2003
108th January 3, 2003 –
January 20, 2004 		 
Bill Janklow[F]
Seniority from January 3, 2003
(1 year, 17 days)
(resigned)
January 20, 2004 –
June 3, 2004 		Vacant
June 3, 2004 –
January 3, 2005 		 
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin[F]
Seniority from June 1, 2004[f][11]
(7 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
109th January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2007 		 
Tim Johnson[D]
Seniority from January 3, 1997
(18 years, 0 days)
(retired) 		T. Johnson
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1987
(28 years, 0 days)

110th January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2009
111th January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011
112th January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013 		 
Kristi Noem[F]
Seniority from January 3, 2011
(8 years, 0 days)
(elected South Dakota governor)
113th January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015
114th January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2017 		 
John Thune[H][D]
Seniority from January 3, 2005
(19 years, 316 days)
(Incumbent) 		Thune
(Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 2005
(19 years, 316 days)

115th January 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2019
116th January 3, 2019 –
January 3, 2021 		 
Dusty Johnson[F]
Seniority from January 3, 2019
(5 years, 316 days)
(Incumbent)
117th January 3, 2021 –
January 3, 2023
118th January 3, 2023 –
January 3, 2025
119th January 3, 2025 –
present
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)

Tennessee (TO CHECK)

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Senior members of Tennessee's congressional delegation (1881–present)
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
47th March 4, 1881 –
March 4, 1883 		 
Isham G. Harris[I][D]
Seniority from March 4, 1877
(20 years, 126 days)
(died) 		Whitthorne
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1871
(11 years, 364 days)

 
Washington C. Whitthorne
Seniority from March 4, 1871
(11 years, 364 days)
(retired)
48th March 4, 1883 –
March 4, 1885 		Dibrell
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1875
(9 years, 364 days)

 
George Gibbs Dibrell
Seniority from March 4, 1875
(9 years, 364 days)
(retired)
49th March 4, 1885 –
March 4, 1887 		Harris
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1877
(20 years, 126 days)

Co-deans:
   
Leonidas C. Houk (R),
Benton McMillin (D)
Seniority from March 4, 1879
(12 years, 82 days)
(Houk died)
50th March 4, 1887 –
March 4, 1889
51st March 4, 1889 –
March 4, 1891
52nd March 4, 1891 –
May 25, 1891
May 25, 1891 –
March 4, 1893 		 
Benton McMillin
Seniority from March 4, 1879
(19 years, 308 days)
(elected Tennessee governor)
53rd March 4, 1893 –
March 4, 1895
54th March 4, 1895 –
March 4, 1897
55th March 4, 1897 –
July 8, 1897
July 8, 1897 –
January 6, 1899 		 
William B. Bate
Seniority from March 4, 1887
(18 years, 5 days)
(died) 		McMillin
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1879
(19 years, 308 days)

January 6, 1899 –
March 4, 1899 		Richardson
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1885
(19 years, 364 days)

 
James D. Richardson[J]
Seniority from March 4, 1885
(19 years, 364 days)
(retired)
56th March 4, 1899 –
March 4, 1901
57th March 4, 1901 –
March 4, 1903
58th March 4, 1903 –
March 4, 1905
59th March 4, 1905 –
March 9, 1905 		Bate
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1887
(18 years, 5 days)

 
Walter P. Brownlow
Seniority from March 4, 1897[j]
(13 years, 126 days)
(died)
March 9, 1905 –
March 4, 1907 		 
Edward W. Carmack[D]
Seniority from March 4, 1901
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination) 		Co-deans:
Carmack (House and Senate)
Brownlow (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1897
(9 years, 364 days)

60th March 4, 1907 –
March 4, 1909 		 
James B. Frazier
Seniority from March 21, 1905[k]
(5 years, 347 days)
(lost re-election) 		Brownlow
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1897
(13 years, 126 days)

61st March 4, 1909 –
July 8, 1910
July 8, 1910 –
March 4, 1911 		Co-deans:
Moon, Sims
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1897
(23 years, 364 days)

Co-deans:
   
John A. Moon,
Thetus W. Sims
Seniority from March 4, 1897
(23 years, 364 days)
(Moon withdrew for illness,
Sims lost renomination)
62nd March 4, 1911 –
March 31, 1912 		 
Robert Love Taylor[D]
Seniority from March 4, 1907
(5 years, 27 days)
(died)
March 31, 1912 –
March 4, 1913 		 
Luke Lea
Seniority from March 4, 1911
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)
63rd March 4, 1913 –
March 4, 1915
64th March 4, 1915 –
March 4, 1917
65th March 4, 1917 –
March 4, 1919 		 
John K. Shields
Seniority from March 4, 1913
(11 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)
66th March 4, 1919 –
March 4, 1921
67th March 4, 1921 –
August 2, 1922 		Padgett
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1901
(21 years, 151 days)

 
Lemuel P. Padgett
Seniority from March 4, 1901
(21 years, 151 days)
(died)
August 2, 1922 –
March 4, 1923 		Garrett
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1905
(23 years, 364 days)

 
Finis J. Garrett[K]
Seniority from March 4, 1905
(23 years, 364 days)
(ran for Senate)
68th March 4, 1923 –
March 4, 1925
69th March 4, 1925 –
March 4, 1927 		 
Kenneth McKellar[L][D]
Seniority from March 4, 1917
(35 years, 305 days)
(lost renomination)
70th March 4, 1927 –
March 4, 1929
71st March 4, 1929 –
March 4, 1931 		Byrns
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1909
(27 years, 92 days)

 
Jo Byrns[M]
Seniority from March 4, 1909
(27 years, 92 days)
(died)
72nd March 4, 1931 –
March 4, 1933
73rd March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935
74th January 3, 1935 –
June 4, 1936
June 4, 1936 –
January 3, 1937 		McKellar
(House and Senate)

Seniority from December 4, 1911[f]
(41 years, 30 days)

 
J. Will Taylor
Seniority from March 4, 1919
(20 years, 255 days)
(died)
75th January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939
76th January 3, 1939 –
November 14, 1939
November 14, 1939 –
January 3, 1941 		 
Jere Cooper
Seniority from March 4, 1929
(28 years, 279 days)
(died)
77th January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1943
78th January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945
79th January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947
80th January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949
81st January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1951
82nd January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1953
83rd January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1955 		 
Estes Kefauver[D]
Seniority from January 3, 1949
(14 years, 219 days)
(died) 		Cooper (I)
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1929
(28 years, 279 days)

84th January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1957
85th January 3, 1957 –
December 18, 1957
December 18, 1957 –
January 3, 1959 		Kefauver
(House and Senate)

Seniority from September 13, 1939[f]
(23 years, 321 days)

 
Clifford Davis
Seniority from February 14, 1940[f]
(24 years, 324 days)
(lost renomination)
86th January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1961
87th January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1963
88th January 3, 1963 –
August 10, 1963
August 10, 1963 –
January 3, 1965 		 
Albert Gore Sr.[D]
Seniority from January 3, 1953
(18 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election) 		Davis
(House)

Seniority from February 14, 1940
(24 years, 324 days)

89th January 3, 1965 –
December 30, 1966 		Murray
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1943
(23 years, 361 days)

 
Tom J. Murray
Seniority from January 3, 1943
(23 years, 361 days)
(resigned)
December 30, 1966 –
January 3, 1967 		Gore[C]
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1945
(26 years, 0 days)

 
Joe L. Evins
Seniority from January 3, 1947
(30 years, 0 days)
(retired)
90th January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1969
91st January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1971
92nd January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1973 		 
Howard Baker[N]
Seniority from January 3, 1967
(18 years, 0 days)
(retired) 		Evins
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1947
(30 years, 0 days)

93rd January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975
94th January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1977
95th January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1979 		Quillen
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1963
(34 years, 0 days)

 
Jimmy Quillen
Seniority from January 3, 1963
(34 years, 0 days)
(retired)
96th January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1981
97th January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983
98th January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1985
99th January 3, 1985 –
January 3, 1987 		 
Jim Sasser
Seniority from January 3, 1977
(18 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
100th January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1989
101st January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 1991
102nd January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1993
103rd January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995
104th January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997 		 
Fred Thompson
Seniority from December 2, 1994[l]
(8 years, 32 days)
(retired)
105th January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 1999 		Gordon
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1985
(26 years, 0 days)

 
Bart Gordon
Seniority from January 3, 1985
(26 years, 0 days)
(retired)
106th January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2001
107th January 3, 2001 –
January 3, 2003
108th January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2005 		 
Bill Frist[O]
Seniority from January 3, 1995
(12 years, 0 days)
(retired)
109th January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2007
110th January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2009 		 
Lamar Alexander
Seniority from January 3, 2003
(18 years, 0 days)
(retired)
111th January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011
112th January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013 		Duncan
(House)

Seniority from November 8, 1988
(30 years, 56 days)

 
Jimmy Duncan
Seniority from November 8, 1988[f]
(30 years, 56 days)
(retired)
113th January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015
114th January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2017
115th January 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2019
116th January 3, 2019 –
January 3, 2021 		Cooper (II)
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 2003[d]
(20 years, 0 days)

 
Jim Cooper[C]
Seniority from January 3, 2003[d]
(20 years, 0 days)
(retired)
117th January 3, 2021 –
January 3, 2023 		 
Marsha Blackburn[D]
Seniority from January 3, 2019
(5 years, 316 days)
(Incumbent)
118th January 3, 2023 –
January 3, 2025 		Blackburn
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 2003
(21 years, 316 days)

 
Steve Cohen
Seniority from January 3, 2007
(17 years, 316 days)
(Incumbent)
119th January 3, 2025 –
present
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)

Texas (TO CHECK)

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Senior members of Texas's congressional delegation
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
29th February 21, 1846 –
March 30, 1846 		 
Sam Houston
Seniority from February 21, 1846[m]
(13 years, 10 days)
(retired) 		None Vacant
(not yet elected)
March 30, 1846 –
March 4, 1847 		Houston
(Senate)

Seniority from February 21, 1846
(13 years, 10 days)

None
(same seniority)
30th March 4, 1847 –
March 4, 1849
31st March 4, 1849 –
January 31, 1851 		 
David S. Kaufman
Seniority from March 30, 1846
(4 years, 307 days)
(died)
January 31, 1851 –
March 4, 1851 		 
Volney Howard
Seniority from March 4, 1849
(3 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
32nd March 4, 1851 –
March 4, 1853
33rd March 4, 1853 –
March 4, 1855 		No clear dean[c]
34th March 4, 1855 –
March 4, 1857 		 
Peter H. Bell
Seniority from March 4, 1853
(3 years, 364 days)
(retired)[12]
35th March 4, 1857 –
March 4, 1859 		No clear dean[c]
36th March 4, 1859 –
December 5, 1859 		 
Matthias Ward
Seniority from September 27, 1858[h]
(1 year, 69 days)
(lost nomination to finish
term) 		Reagan
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1857
(3 years, 364 days)

 
John H. Reagan
Seniority from March 4, 1857
(3 years, 364 days)
(withdrew)
December 5, 1859 –
March 4, 1861 		 
John Hemphill
Seniority from March 4, 1859
(2 years, 129 days)
(expelled)
37th March 4, 1861 –
July 11, 1861 		Hemphill
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1859
(2 years, 129 days)

Vacant
(Civil War and
Reconstruction)
July 11, 1861 –
March 4, 1863 		Vacant
(Civil War and
Reconstruction) 		None
38th March 4, 1863 –
March 4, 1865
39th March 4, 1865 –
March 4, 1867
40th March 4, 1867 –
March 4, 1869
41st March 4, 1869 –
March 30, 1870
March 30, 1870 –
March 31, 1870 		 
J. W. Flanagan
Seniority from March 30, 1870
(4 years, 338 days)
(retired) 		No clear dean[n]
March 31, 1870 –
March 4, 1871 		Co-deans:
Flanagan (Senate)
Whitmore (House)

Seniority from March 30, 1870
(338 days)

 
George W. Whitmore
Seniority from March 30, 1870
(338 days)
(lost re-election)
42nd March 4, 1871 –
May 13, 1872 		Flanagan
(Senate)

Seniority from March 30, 1870
(4 years, 338 days)

Co-deans:
   
William T. Clark (R),
John C. Conner (D)
Seniority from March 31, 1870
(2 years, 43 days)
(Clark resigned)
May 13, 1872 –
March 4, 1873 		 
John C. Conner
Seniority from March 31, 1870
(2 years, 337 days)
(retired)
43rd March 4, 1873 –
March 4, 1875 		Co-deans:
   
John Hancock,
William S. Herndon
Seniority from March 4, 1871
(3 years, 364 days)
(Herndon lost re-election)[13]
44th March 4, 1875 –
March 4, 1877 		 
Morgan C. Hamilton
Seniority from March 31, 1870
(6 years, 337 days)
(retired) 		Hamilton
(Senate)

Seniority from March 31, 1870
(6 years, 337 days)

 
John Hancock
Seniority from March 4, 1871
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
45th March 4, 1877 –
March 4, 1879 		 
Samuel B. Maxey
Seniority from March 4, 1875
(11 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election) 		Mills
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1873
(25 years, 364 days)

 
Roger Q. Mills
Seniority from March 4, 1873
(19 years, 25 days)
(elected to Senate)
46th March 4, 1879 –
March 4, 1881
47th March 4, 1881 –
March 4, 1883
48th March 4, 1883 –
March 4, 1885
49th March 4, 1885 –
March 4, 1887
50th March 4, 1887 –
March 4, 1889 		 
Richard Coke
Seniority from March 4, 1877
(17 years, 364 days)
(retired)
51st March 4, 1889 –
March 4, 1891
52nd March 4, 1891 –
March 29, 1892
March 29, 1892 –
March 4, 1893 		 
David B. Culberson[P]
Seniority from March 4, 1875
(21 years, 364 days)
(retired)
53rd March 4, 1893 –
March 4, 1895
54th March 4, 1895 –
March 4, 1897 		 
Roger Q. Mills[D]
Seniority from March 30, 1892[k][14]
(6 years, 338 days)
(retired)
55th March 4, 1897 –
January 16, 1899 		 
Joseph D. Sayers
Seniority from March 4, 1885
(13 years, 318 days)
(elected Texas governor)
January 16, 1899 –
March 4, 1899 		 
Joseph W. Bailey
Seniority from March 4, 1891
(9 years, 364 days)
(elected to Senate)
56th March 4, 1899 –
March 4, 1901 		 
Horace Chilton[Q]
Seniority from March 4, 1895
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired) 		Bailey[E]
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1891
(21 years, 305 days)

57th March 4, 1901 –
March 4, 1903 		 
Charles A. Culberson[R]
Seniority from March 4, 1899
(23 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination) 		 
Samuel B. Cooper
Seniority from March 4, 1893
(11 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
58th March 4, 1903 –
March 4, 1905
59th March 4, 1905 –
March 4, 1907 		 
Robert L. Henry
Seniority from March 4, 1897[j]
(19 years, 364 days)
(ran for Senate)
60th March 4, 1907 –
March 4, 1909
61st March 4, 1909 –
March 4, 1911
62nd March 4, 1911 –
January 3, 1913
January 3, 1913 –
March 4, 1913 		Henry
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1897
(19 years, 364 days)

63rd March 4, 1913 –
March 4, 1915
64th March 4, 1915 –
March 4, 1917
65th March 4, 1917 –
March 4, 1919 		Slayden
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1897
(21 years, 364 days)

 
James L. Slayden
Seniority from March 4, 1897
(21 years, 364 days)
(retired)
66th March 4, 1919 –
March 4, 1921 		Culberson
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1899
(23 years, 364 days)

 
John Nance Garner[S]
Seniority from March 4, 1903
(29 years, 364 days)
(elected Vice President)
67th March 4, 1921 –
March 4, 1923
68th March 4, 1923 –
March 4, 1925 		 
Morris Sheppard[D]
Seniority from February 3, 1913[k]
(28 years, 65 days)
(died) 		Sheppard
(House and Senate)

Seniority from November 15, 1902[f]
(38 years, 145 days)

69th March 4, 1925 –
March 4, 1927
70th March 4, 1927 –
March 4, 1929
71st March 4, 1929 –
March 4, 1931
72nd March 4, 1931 –
March 4, 1933
73rd March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935 		Co-deans:
   
Sam Rayburn,[T]
Hatton W. Sumners
Seniority from March 4, 1913
(33 years, 305 days)
(Sumners retired)
74th January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937
75th January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939
76th January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1941
77th January 3, 1941 –
April 9, 1941
April 9, 1941 –
January 3, 1943 		 
Tom Connally[D]
Seniority from March 4, 1929
(23 years, 305 days)
(retired) 		Co-deans:
Rayburn, Sumners
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1913
(33 years, 305 days)

78th January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945
79th January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947
80th January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949 		Rayburn
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1913
(48 years, 257 days)

 
Sam Rayburn[T]
Seniority from March 4, 1913
(48 years, 257 days)
(died)
81st January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1951
82nd January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1953
83rd January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1955 		 
Lyndon B. Johnson[U]
Seniority from January 3, 1949
(12 years, 0 days)
(elected Vice President)
84th January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1957
85th January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1959
86th January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1961
87th January 3, 1961 –
November 16, 1961 		 
Ralph Yarborough
Seniority from April 29, 1957[l]
(13 years, 249 days)
(lost renomination)
November 16, 1961 –
January 3, 1963 		Patman
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1929
(47 years, 3 days)

 
Wright Patman[V]
Seniority from March 4, 1929
(47 years, 3 days)
(died)
88th January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965
89th January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967
90th January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1969
91st January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1971
92nd January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1973 		 
John Tower
Seniority from June 15, 1961[l]
(23 years, 202 days)
(retired)
93rd January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975
94th January 3, 1975 –
March 7, 1976
March 7, 1976 –
January 3, 1977 		Mahon
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1935
(44 years, 0 days)

 
George H. Mahon[W]
Seniority from January 3, 1935
(44 years, 0 days)
(retired)
95th January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1979
96th January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1981 		Brooks
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1953
(42 years, 0 days)

 
Jack Brooks
Seniority from January 3, 1953
(42 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
97th January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983
98th January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1985
99th January 3, 1985 –
January 3, 1987 		 
Lloyd Bentsen[D]
Seniority from January 3, 1971
(22 years, 17 days)
(appointed Secretary of
the Treasury)
100th January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1989
101st January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 1991
102nd January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1993
103rd January 3, 1993 –
January 20, 1993
January 20, 1993 –
January 3, 1995 		 
Phil Gramm[D]
Seniority from January 3, 1985
(17 years, 331 days)
(resigned)
104th January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997 		González
(House)

Seniority from November 4, 1961
(37 years, 60 days)

 
Henry B. González
Seniority from November 4, 1961[f]
(37 years, 60 days)
(retired)
105th January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 1999
106th January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2001 		Archer
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1971
(30 years, 0 days)

 
Bill Archer
Seniority from January 3, 1971
(30 years, 0 days)
(retired)
107th January 3, 2001 –
November 30, 2002 		Co-deans:
Frost, Stenholm
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1979
(26 years, 0 days)

Co-deans:
   
Martin Frost,
Charles Stenholm
Seniority from January 3, 1979
(26 years, 0 days)
(both lost re-election)
November 30, 2002 –
January 3, 2003 		 
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Seniority from June 14, 1993[l]
(19 years, 203 days)
(retired)
108th January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2005
109th January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2007 		Hall
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1981
(34 years, 0 days)

 
Ralph Hall
Seniority from January 3, 1981
(34 years, 0 days)
(lost renomination)
110th January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2009
111th January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011
112th January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013
113th January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015 		 
John Cornyn
Seniority from December 2, 2002[h]
(21 years, 348 days)
(Incumbent)
114th January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2017 		Barton
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1985
(34 years, 0 days)

 
Joe Barton
Seniority from January 3, 1985
(34 years, 0 days)
(retired)
115th January 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2019
116th January 3, 2019 –
January 3, 2021 		Johnson
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1993
(30 years, 0 days)

 
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Seniority from January 3, 1993
(30 years, 0 days)
(retired)
117th January 3, 2021 –
January 3, 2023
118th January 3, 2023 –
July 19, 2024 		Co-deans:
Doggett, Jackson Lee
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1995
(29 years, 198 days)

Co-deans:
   
Lloyd Doggett,
Sheila Jackson Lee
Seniority from January 3, 1995
(29 years, 198 days)
(Jackson Lee died)
July 19, 2024 –
January 3, 2025 		Doggett
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1995
(29 years, 316 days)

 
Lloyd Doggett
Seniority from January 3, 1995
(29 years, 316 days)
(Incumbent)
119th January 3, 2025 –
present
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)

Utah

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Senior members of Utah's congressional delegation
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
54th January 4, 1896 –
March 4, 1897
55th March 4, 1897 –
March 4, 1899
56th March 4, 1899 –
March 4, 1901
57th March 4, 1901 –
March 4, 1903
58th March 4, 1903 –
March 4, 1905
59th March 4, 1905 –
March 4, 1907
60th March 4, 1907 –
March 4, 1909
61st March 4, 1909 –
March 4, 1911
62nd March 4, 1911 –
March 4, 1913
63rd March 4, 1913 –
March 4, 1915
64th March 4, 1915 –
March 4, 1917
65th March 4, 1917 –
March 4, 1919
66th March 4, 1919 –
March 4, 1921
67th March 4, 1921 –
March 4, 1923
68th March 4, 1923 –
March 4, 1925
69th March 4, 1925 –
March 4, 1927
70th March 4, 1927 –
March 4, 1929
71st March 4, 1929 –
March 4, 1931
72nd March 4, 1931 –
March 4, 1933
73rd March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935
74th January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937
75th January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939
76th January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1941
77th January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1943
78th January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945
79th January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947
80th January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949
81st January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1951
82nd January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1953
83rd January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1955
84th January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1957
85th January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1959
86th January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1961
87th January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1963
88th January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965
89th January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967
90th January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1969
91st January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1971
92nd January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1973
93rd January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975
94th January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1977
95th January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1979
96th January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1981
97th January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983
98th January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1985
99th January 3, 1985 –
January 3, 1987
100th January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1989
101st January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 1991
102nd January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1993
103rd January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995 		 
Orrin Hatch[X]
Seniority from January 3, 1977
(42 years, 0 days)
(retired)
104th January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997
105th January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 1999
106th January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2001
107th January 3, 2001 –
January 3, 2003
108th January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2005
109th January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2007
110th January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2009
111th January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011
112th January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013
113th January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015
114th January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2017
115th January 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2019
116th January 3, 2019 –
January 3, 2021 		 
Mike Lee
Seniority from January 3, 2011
(13 years, 316 days)
(Incumbent)
117th January 3, 2021 –
January 3, 2023
118th January 3, 2023 –
January 3, 2025
119th January 3, 2025 –
present
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)

Vermont

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Senior members of Vermont's congressional delegation (1851–present)
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
32nd March 4, 1851 –
January 14, 1853
January 14, 1853 –
March 4, 1853 		Solomon Foot[D]
33rd March 4, 1853 –
March 4, 1855
34th March 4, 1855 –
March 4, 1857
35th March 4, 1857 –
March 4, 1859
36th March 4, 1859 –
March 4, 1861
37th March 4, 1861 –
March 4, 1863
38th March 4, 1863 –
March 4, 1865
39th March 4, 1865 –
March 28, 1866
March 28, 1866 –
March 4, 1867
40th March 4, 1867 –
March 4, 1869
41st March 4, 1869 –
March 4, 1871
42nd March 4, 1871 –
March 4, 1873
43rd March 4, 1873 –
March 4, 1875
44th March 4, 1875 –
March 4, 1877
45th March 4, 1877 –
March 4, 1879
46th March 4, 1879 –
March 4, 1881
47th March 4, 1881 –
March 4, 1883
48th March 4, 1883 –
March 4, 1885
49th March 4, 1885 –
March 4, 1887
50th March 4, 1887 –
March 4, 1889
51st March 4, 1889 –
March 4, 1891
52nd March 4, 1891 –
March 4, 1893
53rd March 4, 1893 –
March 4, 1895
54th March 4, 1895 –
March 4, 1897
55th March 4, 1897 –
March 4, 1899
56th March 4, 1899 –
March 4, 1901
57th March 4, 1901 –
March 4, 1903
58th March 4, 1903 –
March 4, 1905
59th March 4, 1905 –
March 4, 1907
60th March 4, 1907 –
March 4, 1909
61st March 4, 1909 –
March 4, 1911
62nd March 4, 1911 –
March 4, 1913
63rd March 4, 1913 –
March 4, 1915
64th March 4, 1915 –
March 4, 1917
65th March 4, 1917 –
March 4, 1919
66th March 4, 1919 –
March 4, 1921
67th March 4, 1921 –
March 4, 1923
68th March 4, 1923 –
March 4, 1925
69th March 4, 1925 –
March 4, 1927
70th March 4, 1927 –
March 4, 1929
71st March 4, 1929 –
March 4, 1931
72nd March 4, 1931 –
March 4, 1933
73rd March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935
74th January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937
75th January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939
76th January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1941
77th January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1943
78th January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945
79th January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947
80th January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949
81st January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1951
82nd January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1953
83rd January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1955
84th January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1957
85th January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1959
86th January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1961
87th January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1963
88th January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965
89th January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967
90th January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1969
91st January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1971
92nd January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1973
93rd January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975
94th January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1977
95th January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1979
96th January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1981
97th January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983
98th January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1985
99th January 3, 1985 –
January 3, 1987
100th January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1989
101st January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 1991 		 
Patrick Leahy[Y]
Seniority from January 3, 1975
(48 years, 0 days)
(retired)
102nd January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1993
103rd January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995
104th January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997
105th January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 1999
106th January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2001
107th January 3, 2001 –
January 3, 2003
108th January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2005
109th January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2007
110th January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2009
111th January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011
112th January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013
113th January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015
114th January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2017
115th January 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2019
116th January 3, 2019 –
January 3, 2021
117th January 3, 2021 –
January 3, 2023
118th January 3, 2023 –
January 3, 2025 		 
Bernie Sanders[D]
Seniority from January 3, 2007
(17 years, 316 days)
(Incumbent)
119th January 3, 2025 –
present
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)

References

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  1. ^ "GIFFORD, Oscar Sherman (1842 – 1913)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "BURKE, Charles Henry (1861 – 1944)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "GAMBLE, Robert Jackson (1851 – 1924)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "HALL, Philo (1865 – 1938)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d "Chapter 7 § 2. Seniority and Derivative Rights". Deschler's Precedents, Volume 2 (PDF). U.S. Government Publishing Office. January 1, 1994. p. 670. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  6. ^ "CRAWFORD, Coe Isaac (1858 – 1944)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  7. ^ "STERLING, Thomas (1851 – 1930)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  8. ^ "DILLON, Charles Hall (1853 – 1929)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  9. ^ "BULOW, William John (1869 – 1960)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  10. ^ "GURNEY, John Chandler (Chan) (1896 – 1985)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  11. ^ "HERSETH SANDLIN, Stephanie (1970 – )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  12. ^ "BELL, Peter Hansbrough (1812 – 1898)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  13. ^ "HERNDON, William Smith (1835 – 1903)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  14. ^ "MILLS, Roger Quarles (1832 – 1911)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

Footnotes (positional)

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  1. ^ Elected as Republican until 1897
  2. ^ a b Former non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives
  3. ^ a b c d Previously served non-consecutive term(s) in the House
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Senator who previously served in the House of Representatives
  5. ^ a b c as junior senator
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Sole representative (at-large district)
  7. ^ Senate Democratic Leader from 1995 to 2005
  8. ^ Senate Republican Leader since 2025
  9. ^ President pro tempore from 1893 to 1895 (interrupted between January 7–10, 1895)
  10. ^ House Democratic Leader from 1899 to 1903
  11. ^ House Democratic Leader from 1923 to 1929
  12. ^ Dean of the Senate from 1944 to 1953; President pro tempore from 1945 to 1947, 1949 to 1953
  13. ^ Speaker of the House and House Democratic Leader from 1935 to 1936
  14. ^ Senate Republican Leader from 1977 to 1979, 1980 to 1985
  15. ^ Senate Republican Leader from 2003 to 2007
  16. ^ Dean of the House and House Democratic Leader from 1895 to 1897
  17. ^ Previously served non-consecutive term(s) in the Senate
  18. ^ Senate Democratic Leader from 1907 to 1909
  19. ^ House Democratic Leader from 1929 to 1933; Speaker of the House from 1931 to 1933
  20. ^ a b Various positions:
  21. ^ Senate Democratic Leader from 1953 to 1961
  22. ^ Dean of the House from 1973 to 1976
  23. ^ Dean of the House from 1976 to 1979
  24. ^ President pro tempore from 2015 to 2019
  25. ^ Various positions:

Footnotes (seniority)

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  1. ^ Seniority over Gideon C. Moody due to tenure as delegate to the House of Representatives from Dakota Territory
  2. ^ Seniority over John Pickler due to tenure as delegate to the House of Representatives from Dakota Territory
  3. ^ a b c d e f Preceding elections involved turnover of all sitting incumbents; incoming officeholders share a seniority date with no distinguishing aspects
  4. ^ a b c d Shares seniority date with other officeholder(s); credited as sole dean by past non-consecutive terms in Congress
  5. ^ Philo Hall shared seniority with William H. Parker until Parker's death on June 26, 1908. Hall served as South Dakota's sole representative until Eben Martin was elected to fill Parker's seat on November 3, 1908.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Representative elected to fill vacancy; seniority calculated from date of special election (if different from date the seat was filled)[5] Cite error: The named reference "housevacancy" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  7. ^ Fred H. Hildebrandt shared seniority with Theodore B. Werner until January 3, 1937
  8. ^ a b c Senator appointed to fill intra-term vacancy; seniority calculated from date of appointment
  9. ^ Frank E. Denholm shared seniority with James Abourezk until January 3, 1973
  10. ^ a b Shares seniority date with more than two other Representatives (thus unable to count as co-deans); credited as sole dean due to surname coming first alphabetically
  11. ^ a b c Senator elected by state legislature intra-term prior to ratification of Seventeenth Amendment; seniority calculated from election date (if different from date the seat was filled)
  12. ^ a b c d Senator elected to fill intra-term vacancy after ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment; seniority calculated from date the individual assumed office
  13. ^ Seniority over Thomas Jefferson Rusk due to surname coming first alphabetically
  14. ^ George W. Whitmore served as Kentucky's sole representative (1st district) until Clark, Conner, and Degener were sworn in on March 31

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