User:SuperWIKI/sandbox/State deans (3)
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.
Hawaii
| Congress | Dates | Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Delegation dean(s) (Combined seniority and tenure) |
House dean(s) (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86th | August 21, 1959 – January 3, 1961 |
Oren Long Seniority from August 21, 1959[a] (3 years, 135 days) (retired) |
None | Daniel Inouye[A] Seniority from August 21, 1959 (3 years, 135 days) (elected to Senate) |
| 87th | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 | |||
| 88th | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 |
Hiram Fong Seniority from August 21, 1959 (17 years, 135 days) (retired) |
Co-deans: Fong (Senate) Inouye[B] (House and Senate) Seniority from August 21, 1959 |
No clear dean[b][c] |
| 89th | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 |
Spark Matsunaga Seniority from January 3, 1963 (14 years, 0 days) (elected to Senate) | ||
| 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 |
Daniel Inouye[C][D] Seniority from January 3, 1963 (49 years, 349 days) (died) |
Inouye (House and Senate) Seniority from August 21, 1959 |
No clear dean[b][d] |
| 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 – July 11, 1986 | |||
| July 11, 1986 – January 3, 1987 |
Daniel Akaka Seniority from January 3, 1977 (13 years, 133 days) (appointed to Senate)[1] | |||
| 100th | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989 | |||
| 101st | January 3, 1989 – May 16, 1990 | |||
| May 16, 1990 – January 3, 1991 |
Pat Saiki Seniority from January 3, 1987 (4 years, 0 days) (ran for Senate) | |||
| 102nd | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993 |
Patsy Mink[E] Seniority from September 22, 1990[e] (12 years, 6 days) (died)[3] | ||
| 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 – September 28, 2002 | |||
| September 28, 2002 – January 3, 2003 |
Neil Abercrombie[E] Seniority from January 3, 1991 (19 years, 56 days) (ran for Hawaii governor) | |||
| 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 – February 28, 2010 | |||
| February 28, 2010 – January 3, 2011 |
Mazie Hirono Seniority from January 3, 2007 (6 years, 0 days) (elected to Senate) | |||
| 112th | January 3, 2011 – December 17, 2012 | |||
| December 17, 2012 – January 3, 2013 |
Daniel Akaka[D] Seniority from May 16, 1990[f] (22 years, 232 days) (retired)[1] |
Akaka (House and Senate) Seniority from January 3, 1977 | ||
| 113th | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 |
Brian Schatz Seniority from December 26, 2012[f] (13 years, 19 days) (Incumbent) |
Hirono[B] (House and Senate) Seniority from January 3, 2007 |
Colleen Hanabusa Seniority from January 3, 2011 (4 years, 0 days) (ran for Senate)[4] |
| 114th | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017 |
Tulsi Gabbard Seniority from January 3, 2013 (8 years, 0 days) (retired) | ||
| 115th | January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | |||
| 116th | January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 | |||
| 117th | January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023 |
Ed Case[E] Seniority from January 3, 2019 (7 years, 11 days) (Incumbent) | ||
| 118th | January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025 | |||
| 119th | January 3, 2025 – present | |||
| Congress | Dates | Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Delegation dean(s) (Combined seniority and tenure) |
House dean(s) (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Idaho
| Congress | Dates | Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Delegation dean(s) (Combined seniority and tenure) |
House dean(s) (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60th | March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1909 |
Weldon B. Heyburn Seniority from March 4, 1903 (9 years, 227 days) (died) |
Co-deans: Heyburn (Senate) French (House) Seniority from March 4, 1903 |
Burton L. French[A] Seniority from March 4, 1903 (5 years, 364 days) (lost renomination)[5] |
| 61st | March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1911 |
Heyburn (Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1903 |
Thomas R. Hamer[A] Seniority from March 4, 1909 (1 year, 364 days) (lost renomination)[6] | |
| 62nd | March 4, 1911 – October 17, 1912 |
Burton L. French[F][G] Seniority from March 4, 1911 (3 years, 364 days) (ran for Senate)[5] | ||
| October 17, 1912 – March 4, 1913 |
William Borah[H] Seniority from March 4, 1907 (32 years, 321 days) (died) |
Borah (Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1907 | ||
| 63rd | March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915 | |||
| 64th | March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1917 |
Addison T. Smith Seniority from March 4, 1913 (21 years, 364 days) (lost re-election) | ||
| 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 – June 8, 1934 |
No clear dean[b][g] | ||
| June 8, 1934 – January 3, 1935 |
Compton I. White Seniority from March 4, 1933 (13 years, 305 days) (lost re-election) | |||
| 74th | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 | |||
| 75th | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 | |||
| 76th | January 3, 1939 – January 19, 1940 | |||
| January 19, 1940 – January 3, 1941 |
D. Worth Clark[D] Seniority from January 3, 1939 (6 years, 0 days) (lost renomination) |
White (House) Seniority from March 4, 1933 | ||
| 77th | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 | |||
| 78th | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | |||
| 79th | January 3, 1945 – November 10, 1945 |
John Thomas[I] Seniority from January 27, 1940[f] (5 years, 287 days) (died) | ||
| November 10, 1945 – January 3, 1947 |
Glen H. Taylor Seniority from January 3, 1945 (6 years, 0 days) (lost renomination) | |||
| 80th | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 |
Taylor (Senate) Seniority from January 3, 1945 |
No clear dean[b][h] | |
| 81st | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 |
John C. Sanborn Seniority from January 3, 1947 (4 years, 0 days) (ran for Senate)[7] | ||
| 82nd | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 |
Henry Dworshak[I][D] Seniority from October 14, 1949[f] (12 years, 282 days) (died) |
Dworshak (Senate) Seniority from October 14, 1949 |
No clear dean[b][i] |
| 83rd | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 |
Hamer H. Budge Seniority from January 3, 1951 (10 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) | ||
| 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 – July 23, 1962 |
Gracie Pfost Seniority from January 3, 1953 (10 years, 0 days) (ran for Senate) | ||
| July 23, 1962 – January 3, 1963 |
Frank Church Seniority from January 3, 1957 (24 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) |
Pfost (House) Seniority from January 3, 1953 | ||
| 88th | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 |
Church (Senate) Seniority from January 3, 1957 |
Ralph R. Harding Seniority from January 3, 1961 (4 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) | |
| 89th | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 |
Compton I. White Jr. Seniority from January 3, 1963 (4 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) | ||
| 90th | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969 |
George V. Hansen Seniority from January 3, 1965 (4 years, 0 days) (ran for Senate) | ||
| 91st | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971 |
Jim McClure Seniority from January 3, 1967 (6 years, 0 days) (elected to Senate) | ||
| 92nd | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 | |||
| 93rd | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 |
Orval H. Hansen Seniority from January 3, 1969 (6 years, 0 days) (lost renomination)[8] | ||
| 94th | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977 |
Steve Symms 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 |
Jim McClure[D] Seniority from January 3, 1973 (18 years, 0 days) (retired) |
McClure (House and Senate) Seniority from January 3, 1967 |
George V. Hansen[F] Seniority from January 3, 1975 (10 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) |
| 98th | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985 | |||
| 99th | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987 |
Larry Craig Seniority from January 3, 1981 (10 years, 0 days) (elected to Senate) | ||
| 100th | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989 | |||
| 101st | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991 | |||
| 102nd | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993 |
Steve Symms[D] Seniority from January 3, 1981 (12 years, 0 days) (retired) |
Symms (House and Senate) Seniority from January 3, 1973 |
Richard H. Stallings Seniority from January 3, 1985 (8 years, 0 days) (ran for Senate) |
| 103rd | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 |
Larry Craig[D] Seniority from January 3, 1991 (18 years, 0 days) (retired) |
Craig (House and Senate) Seniority from January 3, 1981 |
Larry LaRocco Seniority from January 3, 1991 (4 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) |
| 104th | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 |
Mike Crapo Seniority from January 3, 1993 (6 years, 0 days) (elected to Senate) | ||
| 105th | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 1999 | |||
| 106th | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2001 |
Helen Chenoweth-Hage Seniority from January 3, 1995 (6 years, 0 days) (retired) | ||
| 107th | January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003 |
Mike Simpson Seniority from January 3, 1999 (27 years, 11 days) (Incumbent) | ||
| 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 |
Mike Crapo[D] Seniority from January 3, 1999 (27 years, 11 days) (Incumbent) |
Crapo (House and Senate) Seniority from January 3, 1993 | |
| 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(s) (Combined seniority and tenure) |
House dean(s) (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Illinois
| Congress | Dates | Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Delegation dean(s) (Combined seniority and tenure) |
House dean(s) (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31st | March 4, 1849 – March 4, 1851 |
Stephen A. Douglas[D] Seniority from March 4, 1847 (14 years, 91 days) (died) |
Co-deans: Douglas (House and Senate) McClernand, Wentworth (House) Seniority from March 4, 1843 |
Co-deans: John A. McClernand, John Wentworth Seniority from March 4, 1843 (7 years, 364 days) (both retired) |
| 32nd | March 4, 1851 – March 4, 1853 |
Douglas (House and Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1843 |
William A. Richardson Seniority from December 6, 1847[e] (8 years, 263 days) (resigned)[9] | |
| 33rd | March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855 | |||
| 34th | March 4, 1855 – August 25, 1856 | |||
| August 25, 1856 – March 4, 1857 |
James Knox Seniority from March 4, 1853[j] (3 years, 364 days) (retired) | |||
| 35th | March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1859 |
Elihu B. Washburne[J] Seniority from March 4, 1853 (16 years, 2 days) (appointed Secretary of State) | ||
| 36th | March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1861 | |||
| 37th | March 4, 1861 – June 3, 1861 | |||
| June 3, 1861 – March 4, 1863 |
Lyman Trumbull[K] Seniority from March 4, 1855 (17 years, 364 days) (retired)[10] |
Washburne (House) Seniority from March 4, 1853 | ||
| 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 6, 1869 | |||
| March 6, 1869 – March 4, 1871 |
Trumbull (Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1855 |
John F. Farnsworth[E] Seniority from March 4, 1863 (9 years, 364 days) (lost renomination)[11] | ||
| 42nd | March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1873 | |||
| 43rd | March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875 |
John A. Logan[D] Seniority from March 4, 1871 (5 years, 364 days) (lost re-election) |
Marshall (House) Seniority from March 4, 1865 |
Samuel S. Marshall[E] Seniority from March 4, 1865 (9 years, 364 days) (lost re-election)[12] |
| 44th | March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877 |
Logan (House and Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1867 |
Horatio C. Burchard Seniority from December 6, 1869[e] (9 years, 87 days) (lost renomination)[13] | |
| 45th | March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1879 |
Richard J. Oglesby Seniority from March 4, 1873 (5 years, 364 days) (retired) |
Burchard (House) Seniority from December 6, 1869 | |
| 46th | March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1881 |
David Davis[L] Seniority from March 4, 1877 (5 years, 364 days) (retired) |
Morrison (House) Seniority from March 4, 1873[k] |
William R. Morrison[E] Seniority from March 4, 1873[k] (13 years, 364 days) (lost re-election)[14] |
| 47th | March 4, 1881 – March 4, 1883 | |||
| 48th | March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885 |
John A. Logan[M] Seniority from March 4, 1879 (5 years, 364 days) (legislature failed to elect) | ||
| 49th | March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1887 |
Shelby M. Cullom[N][D] Seniority from March 4, 1883 (29 years, 364 days) (lost renomination)[15] | ||
| 50th | March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1889 |
Cannon (House) Seniority from March 4, 1873 |
Joseph Gurney Cannon Seniority from March 4, 1873 (17 years, 364 days) (lost re-election)[16] | |
| 51st | March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1891 | |||
| 52nd | March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1893 |
Co-deans: Henderson, Springer (House) Seniority from March 4, 1875 |
Co-deans: Thomas J. Henderson (R), William M. Springer (D) Seniority from March 4, 1875 (19 years, 364 days) (Henderson lost renomination, Springer lost re-election)[17][18] | |
| 53rd | March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895 | |||
| 54th | March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897 |
Hitt (House) Seniority from December 4, 1882 |
Robert R. Hitt Seniority from December 4, 1882[e] (23 years, 290 days) (died) | |
| 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 – September 20, 1906 | |||
| September 20, 1906 – March 4, 1907 |
Cullom (Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1883 |
George Washington Smith Seniority from March 4, 1889 (18 years, 271 days) (died) | ||
| 60th | March 4, 1907 – November 30, 1907 | |||
| November 30, 1907 – March 4, 1909 |
Joseph Gurney Cannon[F][O] Seniority from March 4, 1893 (19 years, 364 days) (lost re-election) | |||
| 61st | March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1911 | |||
| 62nd | March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1913 | |||
| 63rd | March 4, 1913 – March 26, 1913 |
Vacant | Mann (House) Seniority from March 4, 1897 |
James R. Mann[P] Seniority from March 4, 1897 (25 years, 271 days) (died) |
| March 26, 1913 – March 4, 1915 |
J. Hamilton Lewis[D] Seniority from March 26, 1913[l][m] (5 years, 342 days) (lost re-election) | |||
| 64th | March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1917 | |||
| 65th | March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1919 | |||
| 66th | March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1921 |
Lawrence Y. Sherman Seniority from March 26, 1913[n] (7 years, 342 days) (retired) | ||
| 67th | March 4, 1921 – November 30, 1922 |
Medill McCormick[D] Seniority from March 4, 1919 (5 years, 358 days) (died) | ||
| November 30, 1922 – March 4, 1923 |
Madden (House) Seniority from March 4, 1905 |
Martin B. Madden Seniority from March 4, 1905 (23 years, 54 days) (died) | ||
| 68th | March 4, 1923 – February 25, 1925 | |||
| February 25, 1925 – March 4, 1925 |
William B. McKinley[D] Seniority from March 4, 1921 (5 years, 278 days) (died) | |||
| 69th | March 4, 1925 – December 7, 1926 | |||
| December 7, 1926 – March 4, 1927 |
Charles S. Deneen Seniority from February 26, 1925[f] (6 years, 5 days) (lost renomination)[19] | |||
| 70th | March 4, 1927 – April 27, 1928 | |||
| April 27, 1928 – March 4, 1929 |
Sabath (House) Seniority from March 4, 1907 |
Adolph J. Sabath[Q] Seniority from March 4, 1907 (45 years, 247 days) (died) | ||
| 71st | March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1931 | |||
| 72nd | March 4, 1931 – March 4, 1933 |
Otis F. Glenn[D] Seniority from December 3, 1928[n] (4 years, 90 days) (lost re-election) | ||
| 73rd | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
J. Hamilton Lewis[M] Seniority from March 4, 1931 (8 years, 36 days) (died) | ||
| 74th | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 | |||
| 75th | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 | |||
| 76th | January 3, 1939 – April 9, 1939 | |||
| April 9, 1939 – January 3, 1941 |
Scott W. Lucas[R][D] Seniority from January 3, 1939 (12 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) | |||
| 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 – November 6, 1952 |
Paul Douglas Seniority from January 3, 1949 (18 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) | ||
| November 6, 1952 – January 3, 1953 |
Allen (House) Seniority from March 4, 1933 |
Leo E. Allen Seniority from March 4, 1933 (27 years, 305 days) (retired) | ||
| 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 |
Arends (House) Seniority from January 3, 1935 |
Leslie C. Arends Seniority from January 3, 1935 (39 years, 362 days) (resigned)[20] | |
| 88th | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | |||
| 89th | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 | |||
| 90th | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969 |
Everett Dirksen[S][D] Seniority from January 3, 1951 (18 years, 247 days) (died) | ||
| 91st | January 3, 1969 – September 7, 1969 | |||
| September 7, 1969 – January 3, 1971 |
Charles H. Percy Seniority from January 3, 1967 (18 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) | |||
| 92nd | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 | |||
| 93rd | January 3, 1973 – December 31, 1974 | |||
| December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975 |
Price (House) Seniority from January 3, 1945 |
Melvin Price Seniority from January 3, 1945 (43 years, 110 days) (died) | ||
| 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 |
Alan J. Dixon Seniority from January 3, 1981 (12 years, 0 days) (lost renomination)[21] | ||
| 100th | January 3, 1987 – April 22, 1988 | |||
| April 22, 1988 – January 3, 1989 |
Michel (House) Seniority from January 3, 1957 |
Robert H. Michel[T] Seniority from January 3, 1957 (38 years, 0 days) (retired) | ||
| 101st | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991 | |||
| 102nd | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993 | |||
| 103rd | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 |
Paul Simon[D] Seniority from January 3, 1985 (12 years, 0 days) (retired) | ||
| 104th | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 |
Yates (House) Seniority from January 3, 1965 |
Sidney R. Yates[E] Seniority from January 3, 1965 (34 years, 0 days) (retired) | |
| 105th | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 1999 |
Carol Moseley Braun Seniority from January 3, 1993 (6 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) | ||
| 106th | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2001 |
Dick Durbin[D] Seniority from January 3, 1997 (29 years, 11 days) (Incumbent) |
Crane (House) Seniority from November 25, 1969 |
Phil Crane Seniority from November 25, 1969[e] (35 years, 39 days) (lost re-election) |
| 107th | January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003 | |||
| 108th | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005 | |||
| 109th | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 |
Hyde (House) Seniority from January 3, 1975 |
Henry Hyde Seniority from January 3, 1975 (32 years, 0 days) (retired) | |
| 110th | January 3, 2007 – November 26, 2007 |
Durbin (House and Senate) Seniority from January 3, 1983 |
Dennis Hastert[U] Seniority from January 3, 1987 (20 years, 327 days) (resigned)[22] | |
| November 26, 2007 – January 3, 2009 |
Jerry Costello Seniority from August 9, 1988[e] (24 years, 147 days) (retired) | |||
| 111th | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | |||
| 112th | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 | |||
| 113th | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 |
Co-deans: Luis Gutiérrez, Bobby Rush Seniority from January 3, 1993 (26 years, 0 days) (Gutiérrez retired) | ||
| 114th | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017 | |||
| 115th | January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | |||
| 116th | January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 |
Bobby Rush Seniority from January 3, 1993 (30 years, 0 days) (retired) | ||
| 117th | January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023 | |||
| 118th | January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025 |
Danny Davis Seniority from January 3, 1997 (29 years, 11 days) (Incumbent) | ||
| 119th | January 3, 2025 – present | |||
| Congress | Dates | Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Delegation dean(s) (Combined seniority and tenure) |
House dean(s) (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Indiana
| Congress | Dates | Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Delegation dean(s) (Combined seniority and tenure) |
House dean(s) (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37th | March 4, 1861 – February 5, 1862 |
Jesse D. Bright[V] Seniority from March 4, 1845 (16 years, 338 days) (expelled)[23] |
Bright (Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1845 |
Schuyler Colfax[W] Seniority from March 4, 1855 (13 years, 364 days) (elected Vice President) |
| February 5, 1862 – March 4, 1863 |
Henry S. Lane[D] Seniority from March 4, 1861 (5 years, 364 days) (retired)[24] |
Colfax (House) Seniority from March 4, 1855 | ||
| 38th | March 4, 1863 – March 4, 1865 | |||
| 39th | March 4, 1865 – March 4, 1867 | |||
| 40th | March 4, 1867 – March 4, 1869 |
Thomas A. Hendricks[D] Seniority from March 4, 1863 (5 years, 364 days) (lost re-election)[25] | ||
| 41st | March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1871 |
Oliver P. Morton Seniority from March 4, 1867 (10 years, 242 days) (died) |
Julian (House) Seniority from March 4, 1861 |
George W. Julian[E] Seniority from March 4, 1861 (9 years, 364 days) (lost renomination)[26] |
| 42nd | March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1873 |
Niblack (House) Seniority from March 4, 1865[k] |
William E. Niblack[X][E] Seniority from March 4, 1865[k] (9 years, 364 days) (retired) | |
| 43rd | March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875 | |||
| 44th | March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877 |
Holman (House) Seniority from March 4, 1867[k] |
William S. Holman[E] Seniority from March 4, 1867[k] (9 years, 364 days) (retired) | |
| 45th | March 4, 1877 – November 1, 1877 |
Morton (Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1867 |
Morton C. Hunter[E] Seniority from March 4, 1873 (5 years, 364 days) (lost re-election) | |
| November 1, 1877 – March 4, 1879 |
Joseph E. McDonald[D] Seniority from March 4, 1875 (5 years, 364 days) (lost re-election) |
Hunter (House) Seniority from March 4, 1873 | ||
| 46th | March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1881 |
McDonald (Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1875[k] |
John Baker Seniority from March 4, 1875 (5 years, 364 days) (retired) | |
| 47th | March 4, 1881 – March 4, 1883 |
Daniel W. Voorhees[D] Seniority from November 6, 1877[f] (19 years, 117 days) (lost re-election) |
Browne (House) Seniority from March 4, 1877[j] |
Thomas M. Browne Seniority from March 4, 1877[j] (7 years, 230 days) (co-dean after Calkins resigned) |
| 48th | March 4, 1883 – October 20, 1884 | |||
| October 20, 1884 – March 4, 1885 |
Co-deans: Browne, Cobb (House) Seniority from March 4, 1877 |
Co-deans: Thomas M. Browne (R), Thomas R. Cobb (D) Seniority from March 4, 1877 (9 years, 364 days) (Cobb retired)[27] | ||
| 49th | March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1887 | |||
| 50th | March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1889 |
Browne (House) Seniority from March 4, 1877 |
Thomas M. Browne Seniority from March 4, 1877 (13 years, 364 days) (retired)[28] | |
| 51st | March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1891 | |||
| 52nd | March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1893 |
Voorhees (Senate) Seniority from November 6, 1877 |
William S. Holman[F][Y] Seniority from March 4, 1881 (13 years, 364 days) (lost re-election)[29] | |
| 53rd | March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895 | |||
| 54th | March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897 |
Henry U. Johnson Seniority from March 4, 1891 (7 years, 364 days) (retired) | ||
| 55th | March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1899 |
David Turpie[I][Z] Seniority from March 4, 1887 (11 years, 364 days) (lost re-election) |
Turpie (Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1887 | |
| 56th | March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1901 |
Charles W. Fairbanks Seniority from March 4, 1897 (7 years, 364 days) (elected Vice President) |
Steele (House) Seniority from March 4, 1895 |
George Washington Steele[E] Seniority from March 4, 1895[k] (7 years, 364 days) (retired) |
| 57th | March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1903 | |||
| 58th | March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1905 |
Co-deans: Hemenway[B] (House and Senate) Overstreet (House) Seniority from March 4, 1895 |
Co-deans: James A. Hemenway, Jesse Overstreet Seniority from March 4, 1895 (9 years, 364 days) (Hemenway elected to Senate)[30] | |
| 59th | March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1907 |
Albert J. Beveridge Seniority from March 4, 1899 (11 years, 364 days) (lost re-election) |
Jesse Overstreet Seniority from March 4, 1895 (13 years, 364 days) (lost re-election)[31] | |
| 60th | March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1909 | |||
| 61st | March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1911 |
Crumpacker (House) Seniority from March 4, 1897 |
Edgar D. Crumpacker Seniority from March 4, 1897 (15 years, 364 days) (lost re-election)[32] | |
| 62nd | March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1913 |
Benjamin F. Shively[D] Seniority from March 4, 1909 (7 years, 10 days) (died) | ||
| 63rd | March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915 |
Dixon (House) Seniority from March 4, 1905 |
Lincoln Dixon Seniority from March 4, 1905 (13 years, 364 days) (lost re-election)[33] | |
| 64th | March 4, 1915 – March 14, 1916 | |||
| March 14, 1916 – March 4, 1917 |
John W. Kern[AA] Seniority from March 4, 1911 (5 years, 364 days) (lost re-election) | |||
| 65th | March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1919 |
James E. Watson[AB][D] Seniority from November 8, 1916[n] (16 years, 115 days) (lost re-election) | ||
| 66th | March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1921 |
Co-deans: Moores, Wood (House) Seniority from March 4, 1915 |
Co-deans: Merrill Moores, William R. Wood Seniority from March 4, 1915 (9 years, 364 days) (Moores lost renomination)[34] | |
| 67th | March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1923 | |||
| 68th | March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1925 | |||
| 69th | March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1927 |
Wood (House) Seniority from March 4, 1915 |
William R. Wood Seniority from March 4, 1915 (17 years, 364 days) (lost re-election) | |
| 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 |
Arthur Raymond Robinson Seniority from October 20, 1925[f] (9 years, 75 days) (lost re-election) |
Greenwood (House) Seniority from March 4, 1923 |
Arthur H. Greenwood Seniority from March 4, 1923 (15 years, 305 days) (lost re-election) |
| 74th | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 |
Frederick Van Nuys Seniority from March 4, 1933 (10 years, 327 days) (died) | ||
| 75th | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 | |||
| 76th | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 |
Ludlow (House) Seniority from March 4, 1929 |
Louis Ludlow Seniority from March 4, 1929 (19 years, 305 days) (retired) | |
| 77th | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 | |||
| 78th | January 3, 1943 – January 25, 1944 | |||
| January 25, 1944 – January 3, 1945 |
Raymond E. Willis Seniority from January 3, 1941 (6 years, 0 days) (retired) | |||
| 79th | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | |||
| 80th | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 |
Homer E. Capehart Seniority from January 3, 1945 (18 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) | ||
| 81st | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 |
Halleck (House) Seniority from January 29, 1935 |
Charles A. Halleck[AC] Seniority from January 29, 1935[e] (33 years, 340 days) (retired) | |
| 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 |
Vance Hartke Seniority from January 3, 1959 (18 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) | ||
| 89th | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 | |||
| 90th | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969 | |||
| 91st | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971 |
Madden (House) Seniority from January 3, 1943 |
Ray Madden Seniority from January 3, 1943 (34 years, 0 days) (lost renomination) | |
| 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 |
Birch Bayh Seniority from January 3, 1963 (18 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) |
Brademas (House) Seniority from January 3, 1959 |
John Brademas Seniority from January 3, 1959 (22 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) |
| 96th | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981 | |||
| 97th | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 |
Richard Lugar Seniority from January 3, 1977 (36 years, 0 days) (lost renomination) |
Hamilton (House) Seniority from January 3, 1965 |
Lee Hamilton Seniority from January 3, 1965 (34 years, 0 days) (retired) |
| 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 |
Lugar (Senate) Seniority from January 3, 1977 |
Dan Burton Seniority from January 3, 1983 (30 years, 0 days) (retired) | |
| 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 |
Dan Coats[I][D] Seniority from January 3, 2011 (6 years, 0 days) (retired) |
Visclosky (House) Seniority from January 3, 1985 |
Pete Visclosky Seniority from January 3, 1985 (36 years, 0 days) (retired) |
| 114th | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017 | |||
| 115th | January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 |
Joe Donnelly[D] Seniority from January 3, 2013 (6 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) | ||
| 116th | January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 |
Todd Young[D] Seniority from January 3, 2017 (9 years, 11 days) (Incumbent) | ||
| 117th | January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023 |
Carson (House) Seniority from March 11, 2008 |
André Carson Seniority from March 11, 2008[e] (17 years, 309 days) (Incumbent) | |
| 118th | January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025 | |||
| 119th | January 3, 2025 – present | |||
| Congress | Dates | Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Delegation dean(s) (Combined seniority and tenure) |
House dean(s) (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Iowa (TO REVISE)
| Congress | Dates | Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Delegation dean(s) (Combined seniority and tenure) |
House dean(s) (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45th | March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1879 |
William B. Allison[AD][D] Seniority from March 4, 1873 (35 years, 153 days) (died) |
Allison (Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1873 |
Co-deans: S. Addison Oliver, Ezekiel S. Sampson Seniority from March 4, 1875 (3 years, 364 days) (Oliver retired, Sampson lost re-election) |
| 46th | March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1881 |
Hiram Price[E] Seniority from March 4, 1877[k] (3 years, 364 days) (retired) | ||
| 47th | March 4, 1881 – March 4, 1883 |
Nathaniel Cobb Deering Seniority from March 4, 1877 (5 years, 364 days) (lost renomination)[35] | ||
| 48th | March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885 |
Moses A. McCoid Seniority from March 4, 1879 (5 years, 364 days) (lost renomination)[36] | ||
| 49th | March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1887 |
William P. Hepburn Seniority from March 4, 1881 (5 years, 364 days) (lost re-election) | ||
| 50th | March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1889 |
David B. Henderson Seniority from March 4, 1883[j] (5 years, 364 days) (co-dean after Holmes lost renomination) | ||
| 51st | March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1891 |
Co-deans: David B. Henderson, Isaac S. Struble Seniority from March 4, 1883 (7 years, 364 days) (Struble lost renomination) | ||
| 52nd | March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1893 |
David B. Henderson[AE] Seniority from March 4, 1883 (19 years, 364 days) (withdrew)[37] | ||
| 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 |
John A. T. Hull Seniority from March 4, 1891 (19 years, 364 days) (lost renomination) | ||
| 59th | March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1907 | |||
| 60th | March 4, 1907 – August 4, 1908 | |||
| August 4, 1908 – March 4, 1909 |
Jonathan P. Dolliver[D] Seniority from August 22, 1900[f] (10 years, 54 days) (died) |
Dolliver (House and Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1889 | ||
| 61st | March 4, 1909 – October 15, 1910 | |||
| October 15, 1910 – March 4, 1911 |
Albert B. Cummins[AF] Seniority from November 24, 1908[o] (17 years, 248 days) (died) |
Hull (House) Seniority from March 4, 1891 | ||
| 62nd | March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1913 |
Haugen (House) Seniority from March 4, 1899 |
Gilbert N. Haugen[AG] Seniority from March 4, 1899 (33 years, 364 days) (lost re-election) | |
| 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 – July 30, 1926 | |||
| July 30, 1926 – March 4, 1927 |
Daniel F. Steck Seniority from April 12, 1926[p] (4 years, 325 days) (lost re-election) | |||
| 70th | March 4, 1927 – March 4, 1929 | |||
| 71st | March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1931 | |||
| 72nd | March 4, 1931 – March 4, 1933 |
Smith W. Brookhart[I] Seniority from March 4, 1927 (5 years, 364 days) (lost re-election as Independent) | ||
| 73rd | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
L. J. Dickinson[D] Seniority from March 4, 1931 (5 years, 305 days) (lost re-election) |
Dowell (House) Seniority from March 4, 1915 |
Cassius C. Dowell Seniority from March 4, 1915 (19 years, 305 days) (lost re-election) |
| 74th | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 |
Dickinson (House and Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1919 |
Lloyd Thurston Seniority from March 4, 1925 (13 years, 305 days) (ran for Senate) | |
| 75th | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 |
Guy Gillette[D] Seniority from November 4, 1936[n] (8 years, 60 days) (lost re-election) |
Thurston (House) Seniority from March 4, 1925 | |
| 76th | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 |
Gilchrist (House) Seniority from March 4, 1931 |
Fred C. Gilchrist Seniority from March 4, 1931 (13 years, 305 days) (lost renomination) | |
| 77th | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 | |||
| 78th | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | |||
| 79th | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 |
George A. Wilson Seniority from January 14, 1943[q][38] (5 years, 355 days) (lost re-election) |
Gwynne (House) Seniority from January 3, 1935 |
John W. Gwynne Seniority from January 3, 1935 (14 years, 0 days) (lost renomination) |
| 80th | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | |||
| 81st | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 |
Bourke B. Hickenlooper Seniority from January 3, 1945 (24 years, 0 days) (retired) |
Jensen (House) Seniority from January 3, 1939[j] |
Ben F. Jensen Seniority from January 3, 1939[j] (26 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) |
| 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 |
Hickenlooper (Senate) Seniority from January 3, 1945 |
H. R. Gross Seniority from January 3, 1949 (26 years, 0 days) (retired) | |
| 90th | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969 | |||
| 91st | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971 |
Jack Miller Seniority from January 3, 1961 (12 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) |
Gross (House) Seniority from January 3, 1949 | |
| 92nd | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 | |||
| 93rd | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 |
Harold Hughes Seniority from January 3, 1969 (6 years, 0 days) (retired) | ||
| 94th | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977 |
Dick Clark Seniority from January 3, 1973 (6 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) |
Smith (House) Seniority from January 3, 1959 |
Neal Smith Seniority from January 3, 1959 (36 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) |
| 95th | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979 | |||
| 96th | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981 |
John Culver Seniority from January 3, 1975 (6 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) | ||
| 97th | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 |
Roger Jepsen Seniority from January 3, 1979 (6 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) | ||
| 98th | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985 | |||
| 99th | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987 |
Chuck Grassley[AH][D] Seniority from January 3, 1981 (45 years, 11 days) (Incumbent) | ||
| 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 |
Grassley (House and Senate) Seniority from January 3, 1975 |
Jim Leach Seniority from January 3, 1977 (30 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) | |
| 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 |
Tom Latham Seniority from January 3, 1995 (20 years, 0 days) (retired) | ||
| 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 |
Steve King Seniority from January 3, 2003 (18 years, 0 days) (lost renomination) | ||
| 115th | January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | |||
| 116th | January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 | |||
| 117th | January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023 |
Cindy Axne Seniority from January 3, 2019 (4 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) | ||
| 118th | January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025 |
Randy Feenstra Seniority from January 3, 2021[j] (5 years, 11 days) (Incumbent) | ||
| 119th | January 3, 2025 – present | |||
| Congress | Dates | Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Delegation dean(s) (Combined seniority and tenure) |
House dean(s) (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
References
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Footnotes (positional)
- ^ a b c Sole representative (at-large district)
- ^ a b c as junior senator
- ^ President pro tempore and Dean of the Senate from 2010 to 2012
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag Senator who previously served in the House of Representatives
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Previously served non-consecutive term(s) in the House
- ^ a b c d Second time; previously served non-consecutive term(s) in the House
- ^ Sole representative (at-large district) until reapportionment in 1912 House elections
- ^ Dean of the Senate from 1933 to 1940
- ^ a b c d e Previously served non-consecutive term(s) in the Senate
- ^ Dean of the House from 1863 to 1869
- ^ Republican from 1861 to 1870
- ^ President pro tempore from 1881 to 1883
- ^ a b Second time; previously served non-consecutive term(s) in the Senate
- ^ Dean of the Senate from 1911 to 1913
- ^ Speaker of the House and House Republican Leader from 1903 to 1911
- ^ House Republican Leader from 1911 to 1919
- ^ Dean of the House from 1934 to 1952
- ^ Senate Democratic Leader from 1949 to 1951
- ^ Senate Republican Leader from 1959 to 1969
- ^ House Republican Leader from 1981 to 1995
- ^ Speaker of the House and House Republican Leader from 1999 to 2007
- ^ President pro tempore from 1854 to 1856, 1856 to 1857, and June 12 to 26, 1860
- ^ Speaker of the House and House Republican Leader from 1863 to 1869
- ^ House Democratic Leader from 1869 to 1871 (alongside Samuel J. Randall), 1873 to 1875
- ^ House Democratic Leader from 1889 to 1895
- ^ Senate Democratic Leader from 1898 to 1899
- ^ Senate Democratic Leader from 1911 to 1917
- ^ Senate Republican Leader from 1929 to 1933
- ^ House Republican Leader from 1959 to 1965
- ^ Dean of the Senate from 1898 to 1908
- ^ Speaker of the House and House Republican Leader from 1899 to 1903
- ^ President pro tempore from 1919 to 1925
- ^ Dean of the House from 1928 to 1933
- ^ Various positions:
- President pro tempore (2019–2021, 2025–present)
- President pro tempore emeritus (2021–2025)
- Dean of the Senate (2023–present)
Footnotes (seniority)
- ^ Seniority over Hiram Fong due to tenure as Hawaii territorial governor
- ^ a b c d e Preceding election(s) resulted in turnover of all sitting incumbents; successors share a seniority date with no distinctions Cite error: The named reference "turnover" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Spark Matsunaga shared seniority with Thomas Gill until January 3, 1965
- ^ Daniel Akaka shared seniority with Cecil Heftel until July 11, 1986
- ^ 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)[2] Cite error: The named reference "housevacancy" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b c d e f g h Senator appointed to fill intra-term vacancy; seniority calculated from date of appointment
- ^ Compton I. White shared seniority with Thomas C. Coffin until Coffin's death on June 8, 1934
- ^ John C. Sanborn shared seniority with Abe Goff until January 3, 1949
- ^ Hamer H. Budge shared seniority with John Travers Wood until January 3, 1953
- ^ a b c d e f g 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
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Shares seniority date with other officeholder(s); credited as sole dean by past non-consecutive terms in Congress
- ^ Elected late
- ^ Seniority over Lawrence Y. Sherman due to past service as a member of the House of Representatives from Washington
- ^ 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
- ^ 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)
- ^ Seated late due to contested election
- ^ Seated late by virtue of holding other political, governmental, or judicial office
Bibliography
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (1774 – 2005) (PDF), Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005, retrieved November 12, 2023