List of United States senators in the 89th Congress by seniority

This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 89th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 1965, to January 3, 1967.

Order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term. Behind this is former service as a senator (only giving the senator seniority within his or her new incoming class), service as vice president, a House member, a cabinet secretary, or a governor of a state. The final factor is the population of the senator's state.[1][2][3][4]

Senators who were sworn in during the middle of the two-year congressional term (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 1966 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.

Terms of service

ClassTerms of service of senators that will expire in years
Class 2Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1967[5]
Class 3Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1969[6]
Class 1Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1971[7]

U.S. Senate seniority list

U.S. Senate seniority
Rank Senator (party-state) Seniority date Other factors
1 Carl Hayden (D-AZ) March 4, 1927
2 Richard Russell, Jr. (D-GA) January 12, 1933
3 Harry F. Byrd Sr.[8] (D-VA) March 4, 1933
4 Allen J. Ellender (D-LA) January 3, 1937
5 Joseph Hill (D-AL) January 11, 1938
6 George Aiken (R-VT) January 10, 1941
7 James Eastland (D-MS) January 3, 1943 Previously a senator
8 John Little McClellan (D-AR)
9 Warren G. Magnuson (D-WA) December 14, 1944
10 J. William Fulbright (D-AR) January 3, 1945 Former representative
11 Bourke B. Hickenlooper (R-IA) Former governor, Iowa 20th in population (1940)
12 Olin D. Johnston[9] (D-SC) Former governor, South Carolina 26th in population (1940)
13 Wayne Morse (D-OR)
14 Leverett Saltonstall (R-MA) January 4, 1945
15 Milton Young (R-ND) March 12, 1945
16 Spessard Holland (D-FL) September 24, 1946
17 A. Willis Robertson (D-VA) November 6, 1946 Former representative (13 years, 10 months)
18 John Sparkman (D-AL) Former representative (9 years, 10 months)
19 John J. Williams (R-DE) January 3, 1947
20 John C. Stennis (D-MS) November 17, 1947
21 Karl Mundt (R-SD) December 31, 1948 Former representative
22 Russell B. Long (D-LA)
23 Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME) January 3, 1949 Former representative
24 Clinton Anderson (D-NM) Former cabinet secretary
25 Paul Douglas (D-IL)
26 Frank Carlson (R-KS) November 27, 1950
27 John O. Pastore (D-RI) December 19, 1950
28 Everett Dirksen (R-IL) January 3, 1951 Former representative (16 years)
29 Almer Monroney (D-OK) Former representative (12 years)
30 George Smathers (D-FL) Former representative (4 years)
31 Wallace F. Bennett (R-UT)
32 Thomas Kuchel (R-CA) January 2, 1953
33 Albert Gore, Sr. (D-TN) January 3, 1953 Former representative (14 years)
34 Henry M. Jackson (D-WA) Former representative (12 years)
35 Mike Mansfield (D-MT) Former representative (10 years)
36 Stuart Symington (D-MO)
37 Sam Ervin (D-NC) June 5, 1954
38 Norris Cotton (R-NH) November 8, 1954 Former representative (7 years, 10 months)
39 Roman Hruska (R-NE) Former representative (1 year, 10 months)
40 Alan Bible (D-NV) December 2, 1954
41 Carl Curtis (R-NE) January 1, 1955
42 Clifford P. Case (R-NJ) January 3, 1955 Former representative
43 Patrick V. McNamara[10] (D-MI) Maryland 24th in population (1950)
44 Gordon L. Allott (R-CO) Colorado 32nd in population (1950)
45 John Sherman Cooper (R-KY) November 7, 1956 Previously a senator (twice) (total tenure 4 years, 4 months)
46 Strom Thurmond (R-SC) Previously a senator (1 year, 3 months)
47 Thruston Ballard Morton (R-KY) January 3, 1957 Former representative
48 Frank J. Lausche (D-OH) Former governor, Ohio 5th in population (1950)
49 Herman Talmadge (D-GA) Former governor, Georgia 13th in population (1950)
50 Joseph S. Clark (D-PA) Pennsylvania 3rd in population (1950)
51 Frank Church (D-ID) Idaho 43rd in population (1950)
52 Jacob K. Javits (R-NY) January 9, 1957
53 Ralph Yarborough (D-TX) April 29, 1957
54 William Proxmire (D-WI) August 28, 1957
55 Ben Jordan (D-NC) April 19, 1958
56 Jennings Randolph (D-WV) November 5, 1958
57 Hugh Scott (R-PA) January 3, 1959 Former representative (18 years)
58 Eugene McCarthy (D-MN) Former representative (10 years)
59 Stephen Young (D-OH) Former representative (8 years), Ohio 5th in population (1950)
60 Winston L. Prouty (R-VT) Former representative (8 years), Vermont 46th in population (1950)
61 Robert Byrd (D-WV) Former representative (6 years)
62 Harrison A. Williams (D-NJ) Former representative (4 years), New Jersey 8th in population (1950)
63 Thomas J. Dodd (D-CT) Former representative (4 years), Connecticut 34th in population (1950)
64 Edward L. Bartlett (D-AK) Former delegate
65 Edmund Muskie (D-ME) Former governor, Maine 35th in population (1950)
66 Ernest Gruening (D-AK) Former Territorial Governor, Alaska 50th in population (1950)
67 Philip Hart (D-MI) Michigan 7th in population (1950)
68 Vance Hartke (D-IN) Indiana 11th in population (1950)
69 Frank Moss (D-UT) Utah 38th in population (1950)
70 Gale W. McGee (D-WY) Wyoming 48th in population (1950)
71 Howard Cannon (D-NV) Nevada 49th in population (1950)
72 Hiram Fong (R-HI) August 21, 1959
73 Quentin Northrup Burdick (D-ND) August 8, 1960
74 Edward V. Long (D-MO) September 23, 1960
75 Maurine Neuberger (D-OR) November 9, 1960
76 Lee Metcalf (D-MT) January 3, 1961 Former representative (8 years)
77 James Boggs (R-DE) Former representative (6 years)
78 Jack Miller (R-IA) Iowa 22nd in population (1950)
79 Claiborne Pell (D-RI) Rhode Island 36th in population (1950)
80 John Tower (R-TX) June 15, 1961
81 James B. Pearson (R-KS) January 31, 1962
82 Leonard B. Jordan (R-ID) August 6, 1962
83 Milward L. Simpson (R-WY) November 7, 1962 Former governor
84 Ted Kennedy (D-MA) Massachusetts 9th in population (1960)
85 Thomas J. McIntyre (D-NH) New Hampshire 45th in population (1960)
86 Abraham A. Ribicoff (D-CT) January 3, 1963 Former representative (4 years), former cabinet secretary, former governor
87 Daniel Brewster (D-MD) Former representative (4 years) - Maryland 21st in population (1960)
88 George McGovern (D-SD) Former representative (4 years) - South Dakota 40th in population (1960)
89 Daniel Inouye (D-HI) Former representative (4 years) - Hawaii 43rd in population (1960)
90 Peter H. Dominick (R-CO) Former representative (2 years)
91 Birch Bayh (D-IN)
92 Gaylord Nelson (D-WI) January 7, 1963
93 Ross Bass (D-TN) November 4, 1964 Former representative (9 years, 10 months)
94 Joseph Montoya (D-NM) Former representative (7 years)
95 Fred R. Harris (D-OK)
96 Walter Mondale (D-MN) December 30, 1964
97 George Murphy (R-CA) January 1, 1965
98 Joseph Tydings (D-MD) January 3, 1965 Former representative
99 Robert F. Kennedy (D-NY) Former cabinet member
100 Paul Fannin (R-AZ)
  Donald S. Russell (D-SC) April 22, 1965
  Harry F. Byrd, Jr. (D-VA) November 12, 1965
  Robert P. Griffin (R-MI) May 11, 1966
  Ernest Hollings (D-SC) November 9, 1966
  William B. Spong, Jr. (D-VA) December 31, 1966

See also

Notes

  1. A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
  2. 1941 U.S Census Report Contains 1940 Census results
  3. 1951 U.S Census Report Contains 1950 Census results
  4. 1961 U.S Census Report Contains 1960 Census results.
  5. Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1967.
  6. Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1969.
  7. Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1971.
  8. Senator Harry F. Byrd Sr. stepped down for health reasons on October 20, 1965.
  9. Senator Johnston died on April 18, 1965.
  10. Senator McNamara died on April 30, 1966.
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