U.S. Senators from Kansas
List of Class 2 U.S. Senators from Kansas
Members of the United States Senate (Class 2) from Kansas
Name
Political Party
Dates in Office
Edmund Gibson Ross
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 7 1826; d. May 8 1907.
Republican Party
1866 – 1871
Joseph Ralph Burton
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 16 1852; d. February 27 1923.
Republican Party
1901 – 1906
Alfred Washburn Benson
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 15 1843; d. January 1 1916.
Republican Party
1906 – 1907
Charles Curtis
Date of birth/date of death:
Born January 25 1860. Died February 8 1936.
References:
[1] “Charles Curtis,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed August 25, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001008.
Republican Party
January 29 1907 – March 3 1913
William Howard Thompson
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1871; d. February 9 1928.
Democratic Party
1913 – 1919
Arthur Capper
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 14 1865; d. December 19 1951.
Republican Party
1919 – 1949
Nancy Josephine Kassebaum Baker
Date of birth/date of death:
Born July 29 1932. Died August 21 2026.
References:
[1] “Nancy Landon Kassebaum,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed August 22, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/K000017.
Republican Party
December 23 1978 – January 3 1997
Charles Patrick “Pat” Roberts
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 20 1936.
References:
[1] “Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed August 24, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/R000307.
Republican Party
January 3 1997 – January 3 2021
Roger Wayne Marshall
Date of birth/date of death:
Born August 9 1960.
References:
[1] “Roger Wayne Marshall,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed August 24, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M001198.
Republican Party
January 3 2021 – present
List of Class 3 U.S. Senators from Kansas
Members of the United States Senate (Class 3) from Kansas
Name
Political Party
Dates in Office
Chester Isaiah Long
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1860; d. July 1 1934.
Republican Party
1903 – 1909
Joseph Little Bristow
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 22 1861; d. July 14 1944.
Republican Party
1909 – 1915
Charles Curtis
Date of birth/date of death:
Born January 25 1860. Died February 8 1936.
References:
[1] “Charles Curtis,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed August 25, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001008.
Republican Party
March 4 1915 – March 3 1929
Henry Justin Allen
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1868; d. January 17 1950.
Republican Party
1929 – 1930
Robert Joseph “Bob” Dole
Date of birth/date of death:
Born July 22 1923. Died December 5 2021.
References:
[1] “Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed August 24, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000401.
Republican Party
January 3 1969 – June 11 1996
Samuel Dale “Sam” Brownback
Date of birth/date of death:
Born September 12 1956.
References:
[1] “Sam Dale Brownback,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed August 27, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B000953.
Republican Party
November 7 1996 – January 3 2011
Gerald Wesley “Jerry” Moran
Date of birth/date of death:
Born May 29 1954.
References:
[1] “Jerry Moran,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed August 24, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M000934.
Republican Party
January 3 2011 – present