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Global political history from 3000 BC to the 21st century – political leaders, elections, and more.

United States Senate

Senate Leadership

Senate Majority Leadership

President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate
Richard Henry Lee

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 20 1732; d. June 19 1794.

Anti-Administration Party

1792

Ralph Izard

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 23 1741/1742; d. May 30 1804.

Pro-Administration Party

1794

Samuel Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1752; d. April 22 1839.

Democratic-Republican Party

1805 – 1808

William Harris Crawford

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1772; d. September 15 1834.

Democratic-Republican Party

1812 – 1813

James C. Barbour

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 10 1775; d. June 7 1842.

Democratic-Republican Party

1819

Nathaniel Macon

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1757; d. June 29 1837.

Democratic-Republican Party

1826 – 1827

Samuel Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1752; d. April 22 1839.

Democratic Party

1828 – 1831

Hugh Lawson White

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 30 1773; d. April 10 1840.

Democratic Party

1832 – 1833

John Tyler

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1790; d. January 18 1862.

Whig Party

1835

Samuel Lewis Southard

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 9 1787; d. June 26 1842.

Whig Party

1841 – 1842

Willie Person Mangum

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1792; d. September 7 1861.

Whig Party

1842 – 1845

Lewis Cass

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1782; d. June 17 1866.

Democratic Party

1854

Thomas Francis Bayard

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 29 1828; d. September 28 1898.

Democratic Party

1881

Henry Cabot Lodge

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1850; d. November 9 1924.

Republican Party

1912


Majority Leader of the United States Senate
Henry Cabot Lodge

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1850; d. November 9 1924.

Republican Party

1920 – 1924

Lyndon Baines Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1908; d. January 22 1973

Democratic Party

1955 – 1961

Robert Joseph “Bob” Dole

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 22 1923; d. December 5 2021.

Republican Party

1985 – 1987

Robert Joseph “Bob” Dole

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 22 1923; d. December 5 2021.

Republican Party

1995 – 1996

Chester Trent Lott, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1941.

Republican Party

1996 – 2001

Chester Trent Lott, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1941.

Republican Party

2001

Harry Mason Reid, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1939; d. December 28 2021.

Democratic Party

2007 – 2015


Majority Whip of the United States Senate
Lyndon Baines Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1908; d. January 22 1973

Democratic Party

1951 – 1953

Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1911; d. January 13 1978.

Democratic Party

1961 – 1964

Alan Kooi Simpson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1931; d. March 14 2025.

Republican Party

1985 – 1987

Chester Trent Lott, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1941.

Republican Party

1995 – 1996

Donald Lee “Don” Nickles

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1948.

Republican Party

1996 – 2001

Donald Lee “Don” Nickles

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1948.

Republican Party

2001

Harry Mason Reid, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1939; d. December 28 2021.

Democratic Party

2001 – 2003

John Cornyn III

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1952.

Republican Party

2015 – 2019

John Anthony Barrasso III

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1952.

Republican Party

2025 – present


Senate Minority Leadership

Minority Leader of the United States Senate
Lyndon Baines Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1908; d. January 22 1973

Democratic Party

1953 – 1955

Robert Joseph “Bob” Dole

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 22 1923; d. December 5 2021.

Republican Party

1987 – 1995

Chester Trent Lott, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1941.

Republican Party

2001

Chester Trent Lott, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1941.

Republican Party

2001 – 2003

Harry Mason Reid, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1939; d. December 28 2021.

Democratic Party

2005 – 2007

Harry Mason Reid, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1939; d. December 28 2021.

Democratic Party

2015 – 2017


Minority Whip of the United States Senate
Alan Kooi Simpson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1931; d. March 14 2025.

Republican Party

1987 – 1995

Harry Mason Reid, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1939; d. December 28 2021.

Democratic Party

1999 – 2001

Donald Lee “Don” Nickles

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1948.

Republican Party

2001

Donald Lee “Don” Nickles

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1948.

Republican Party

2001 – 2003

Harry Mason Reid, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1939; d. December 28 2021.

Democratic Party

2003 – 2005

Chester Trent Lott, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1941.

Republican Party

2007

John Cornyn III

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1952.

Republican Party

2013 – 2015




Senate Committees

The committees in the United States Senate.

Navigation: Special Committee on Aging | Committee on Appropriations | Committee on Armed Services | Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Committee on the Budget | Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources | Committee on Environment and Public Works | Select Committee on Ethics; Committee on Finance; Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Committee on Indian Affairs | Select Committee on Intelligence | Committee on the Judiciary | Committee on Rules and Administration; Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.


United States Senate Special Committee on Aging

Chair of the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging
William Sebastian Cohen

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 28 1940.

Republican Party

1995 – 1997

Charles Ernest “Chuck” Grassley

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1933.

Republican Party

1997 – 2001


Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Richard Green Lugar

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 4 1932; d. April 28 2019.

Republican Party

1995 – 2001

Richard Green Lugar

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 4 1932; d. April 28 2019.

Republican Party

2001

William Thad Cochran

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 7 1937; d. May 30 2019.

Republican Party

2003 – 2005


Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences
Lyndon Baines Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1908; d. January 22 1973

Democratic Party

1958 – 1961


United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
William Thad Cochran

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 7 1937; d. May 30 2019.

Republican Party

2005 – 2007

William Thad Cochran

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 7 1937; d. May 30 2019.

Republican Party

2015 – 2018

Richard Craig Shelby

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1934.

Republican Party

2018 – 2021


United States Senate Committee on Armed Services

Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs
George McIntosh Troup

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1780; d. April 26 1856.

Democratic-Republican Party

1817 – 1818

John Williams

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1778; d. August 10 1837.

Democratic-Republican Party

1818 – 1823

Andrew Jackson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1767; d. June 8 1845.

Democratic-Republican Party

1823 – 1825

William Henry Harrison

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1773; d. April 4 1841.

Democratic-Republican Party

1825 – 1828

Thomas Hart Benton

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1782; d. April 10 1858.

Democratic Party

1828 – 1841

John Jordan Crittenden

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 10 1787; d. July 26 1863.

Whig Party

1842 – 1845

Thomas Hart Benton

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1782; d. April 10 1858.

Democratic Party

1845 – 1849

Lewis Cass

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1782; d. June 17 1866.

Democratic Party

1847 – 1848

Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
Barry Morris Goldwater

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1909; d. May 29 1998.

Republican Party

1985 – 1987

John Sidney McCain III

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1936; d. August 25 2018.

Republican Party

2015 – 2018

John Francis “Jack” Reed

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 12 1949.

Democratic Party

2021 – 2025


Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs
Nathan Sanford

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1777; d. October 17 1838.

Democratic-Republican Party

1818 – 1819

James Lloyd

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 1769; d. April 5 1831.

Federalist Party

1823 – 1825

Robert Young Hayne

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 10 1791; d. September 24 1839.

Democratic Party

1825 – 1832

Samuel Lewis Southard

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 9 1787; d. June 26 1842.

Whig Party

1833 – 1836

William Cabell Rives

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 4 1793; d. April 25 1868.

Democratic Party

1836 – 1839

Willie Person Mangum

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1792; d. September 7 1861.

Whig Party

1841 – 1842

John Fairfield

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1797; d. December 24 1847.

Democratic Party

1845 – 1849

John Parker Hale

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1806; d. November 19 1873.

Republican Party

1861 – 1864


United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Richard Craig Shelby

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1934.

Republican Party

2003 – 2007

Christopher John “Chris” Dodd

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1944.

Democratic Party

2007 – 2011

Richard Craig Shelby

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1934.

Republican Party

2015 – 2017


United States Senate Committee on the Budget

Chair of the United States Senate Committee on the Budget
Kent Conrad

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1948.

Democratic Party

2001 – 2003

Donald Lee “Don” Nickles

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1948.

Republican Party

2003 – 2005

Kent Conrad

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1948.

Democratic Party

2007 – 2013

Bernard “Bernie” Sanders

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1941.

Independent

2021 – 2023


United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Commerce and Manufactures
Nathan Sanford

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1777; d. October 17 1838.

Democratic-Republican Party

1817 – 1820

Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Commerce
Mahlon Dickerson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 17 1770; d. October 5 1853.

Democratic-Republican Party

1820 – 1825

James Lloyd

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 1769; d. April 5 1831.

Federalist Party

1825 – 1826

Levi Woodbury

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1789; d. September 4 1851.

Democratic Party

1827 – 1831

John Forsyth, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 22 1780; d. October 21 1841.

Democratic Party

1831 – 1832

Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
John Sidney McCain III

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1936; d. August 25 2018.

Republican Party

1997 – 2001

John Sidney McCain III

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1936; d. August 25 2018.

Republican Party

2001

John Sidney McCain III

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1936; d. August 25 2018.

Republican Party

2003 – 2005

Rafael Edward “Ted” Cruz

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1970.

Republican Party

2025 – present


United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia

Chair of the United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia
John Parker Hale

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1806; d. November 19 1873.

Republican Party

1864 – 1865


United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Public Lands
Jesse Burgess Thomas

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1777; d. May 2 1853.

Democratic-Republican Party

1820 – 1823


United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Public Buildings
Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 21 1809; d. July 18 1887.

Democratic Party

1847 – 1851

Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1927; d. March 26 2003.

Democratic Party

1992 – 1993

John Anthony Barrasso III

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1952.

Republican Party

2017 – 2021

Thomas Richard “Tom” Carper

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 23 1947.

Democratic Party

2021 – 2025


United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics

Chair of the United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics
Harry Mason Reid, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1939; d. December 28 2021.

Democratic Party

2001 – 2003

Christopher Andrew “Chris” Coons

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1963.

Democratic Party

2021 – 2025


United States Senate Committee on Finance

Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Finance
George Washington Campbell

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1769; d. February 17 1848.

Democratic-Republican Party

1815 – 1818

Nathan Sanford

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1777; d. October 17 1838.

Democratic-Republican Party

1819 – 1821

Samuel Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1752; d. April 22 1839.

Democratic-Republican Party (1823 – 1825); Democratic Party (1825 – 1832)

1823 – 1832

John Forsyth, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 22 1780; d. October 21 1841.

Democratic Party

1832 – 1833

Daniel Webster

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1782; d. October 24 1852.

Whig Party

1833 – 1836

Silas Wright, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 24 1795; d. August 27 1847.

Democratic Party

1836 – 1841

Henry Clay

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1777; d. June 29 1852.

Whig Party

1841

Levi Woodbury

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1789; d. September 4 1851.

Democratic Party

1845

John Caldwell Calhoun

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1782; d. March 31 1850.

Democratic Party

1845 – 1846

Dixon Hall Lewis

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1802; d. October 25 1848.

Democratic Party

1846 – 1847

Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 21 1809; d. July 18 1887.

Democratic Party

1850 – 1861

Thomas Francis Bayard

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 29 1828; d. September 28 1898.

Democratic Party

1879 – 1881

Robert Joseph “Bob” Dole

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 22 1923; d. December 5 2021.

Republican Party

1981 – 1985

Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1927; d. March 26 2003.

Democratic Party

1993 – 1995

Charles Ernest “Chuck” Grassley

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1933.

Republican Party

2001

Charles Ernest “Chuck” Grassley

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1933.

Republican Party

2003 – 2007

Charles Ernest “Chuck” Grassley

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1933.

Republican Party

2019 – 2021


United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
James C. Barbour

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 10 1775; d. June 7 1842.

Democratic-Republican Party

1816 – 1818

Nathaniel Macon

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1757; d. June 29 1837.

Democratic-Republican Party

1818 – 1819

James C. Barbour

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 10 1775; d. June 7 1842.

Democratic-Republican Party

1820 – 1821

Rufus King

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 24 1755; d. April 29 1827.

Federalist Party

1821 – 1822

James C. Barbour

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 10 1775; d. June 7 1842.

Democratic-Republican Party

1822 – 1825

Nathaniel Macon

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1757; d. June 29 1837.

Democratic-Republican Party

1825 – 1826

Nathan Sanford

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1777; d. October 17 1838.

National Republican Party

1826 – 1827

Nathaniel Macon

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1757; d. June 29 1837.

Democratic-Republican Party

1827 – 1828

John Forsyth, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 22 1780; d. October 21 1841.

Democratic Party

1832 – 1833

William Wilkins

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1779; d. June 23 1865.

Democratic Party

1833 – 1834

Henry Clay

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1777; d. June 29 1852.

Whig Party

1834 – 1836

Henry Clay

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1777; d. June 29 1852.

Whig Party

1834 – 1836

William Cabell Rives

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 4 1793; d. April 25 1868.

Whig Party

1841 – 1842

Thomas Hart Benton

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1782; d. April 10 1858.

Democratic Party

1849

Henry Cabot Lodge

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1850; d. November 9 1924.

Republican Party

1919 – 1924

Richard Green Lugar

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 4 1932; d. April 28 2019.

Republican Party

1985 – 1987

Joseph Robinette “Joe” Biden, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1942.

Democratic Party

2001

Joseph Robinette “Joe” Biden, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1942.

Democratic Party

2001 – 2003

Joseph Robinette “Joe” Biden, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1942.

Democratic Party

2007 – 2009

Richard Green Lugar

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 4 1932; d. April 28 2019.

Republican Party

2003 – 2007

John Forbes Kerry

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 11 1943.

Democratic Party

2009 – 2013

Benjamin Louis “Ben” Cardin

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1943.

Democratic Party

2023 – 2025


United States Senate Committe on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Bernard “Bernie” Sanders

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1941.

Independent

2023 – 2025


United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs
Joseph Isadore “Joe” Lieberman

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1942; d. March 27 2024.

Democratic Party

2001

Joseph Isadore “Joe” Lieberman

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1942; d. March 27 2024.

Democratic Party

2001 – 2003


Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Joseph Isadore “Joe” Lieberman

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1942; d. March 27 2024.

Independent

2007 – 2013

Thomas Richard “Tom” Carper

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 23 1947.

Democratic Party

2013 – 2015


United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Thomas Hart Benton

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1782; d. April 10 1858.

Democratic-Republican Party (1823 – 1825); Democratic Party (1825 – 1828)

1823 – 1828

Hugh Lawson White

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 30 1773; d. April 10 1840.

Democratic Party

1828 – 1832

George McIntosh Troup

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1780; d. April 26 1856.

Democratic Party

1832 – 1833

Hugh Lawson White

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 30 1773; d. April 10 1840.

Democratic Party (1833 – 1836); Whig Party (1836 – 1840)

1833 – 1840

William Sebastian Cohen

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 28 1940.

Republican Party

1981 – 1983

John Sidney McCain III

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1936; d. August 25 2018.

Republican Party

1995 – 1997

John Sidney McCain III

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1936; d. August 25 2018.

Republican Party

2005 – 2007

Byron Leslie Dorgan

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 14 1942.

Democratic Party

2007 – 2011

Daniel Kahikina Akaka

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1924; d. April 6 2018.

Democratic Party

2011 – 2013

John Anthony Barrasso III

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1952.

Republican Party

2015 – 2017

John Henry Hoeven III

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 13 1957.

Republican Party

2017 – 2021


United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Chair of the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Barry Morris Goldwater

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1909; d. May 29 1998.

Republican Party

1981 – 1985

Dennis Webster DeConcini

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 8 1937.

Democratic Party

1993 – 1995

Richard Craig Shelby

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1934.

Republican Party

1997 – 2001

Dianne Emiel Feinstein

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 22 1933; d. September 29 2023.

Democratic Party

2009 – 2015

Marco Antonio Rubio*

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1971.

Republican Party

2020 – 2021


United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary

Chair of the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
John Jordan Crittenden

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 10 1787; d. July 26 1863.

Democratic-Republican Party

1817 – 1818

Martin Van Buren

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1782; d. July 24 1862.

Democratic-Republican Party (1823 – 1825); Democratic Party (1825 – 1828)

1823 – 1828

John Macpherson Berrien

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 23 1781; d. January 1 1856.

Democratic Party

1828 – 1829

William Wilkins

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1779; d. June 23 1865.

Democratic Party

1832 – 1833

Felix Grundy

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1777; d. December 19 1840.

Democratic Party

1836 – 1838

John Macpherson Berrien

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 23 1781; d. January 1 1856.

Whig Party

1841 – 1845

Joseph Robinette “Joe” Biden, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1942.

Democratic Party

1987 – 1995

Charles Ernest “Chuck” Grassley

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1933.

Republican Party

2015 – 2019

Charles Ernest “Chuck” Grassley

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1933.

Republican Party

2025 – present


United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Civil Service

Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads
Felix Grundy

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1777; d. December 19 1840.

Democratic Party

1829 – 1837

John Milton Niles

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1787; d. May 31 1856.

Democratic Party

1845 – 1849


United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration

Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
Christopher John “Chris” Dodd

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1944.

Democratic Party

2001

Christopher John “Chris” Dodd

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1944.

Democratic Party

2001 – 2003

Chester Trent Lott, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1941.

Republican Party

2003 – 2007

Dianne Emiel Feinstein

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 22 1933; d. September 29 2023.

Democratic Party

2007 – 2009

Roy Dean Blunt

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10 1950.

Republican Party

2015 – 2017

Richard Craig Shelby

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1934.

Republican Party

2017 – 2018

Roy Dean Blunt

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10 1950.

Republican Party

2018 – 2021


United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Christopher Samuel “Kit” Bond

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 6 1939.

Republican Party

1995 – 2001

John Forbes Kerry

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 11 1943.

Democratic Party

2001

John Forbes Kerry

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 11 1943.

Democratic Party

2001 – 2003

John Forbes Kerry

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 11 1943.

Democratic Party

2007 – 2009

Marco Antonio Rubio

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1971.

Republican Party

2019 – 2021

Benjamin Louis “Ben” Cardin

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1943.

Democratic Party

2021 – 2023


United States Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Alan Kooi Simpson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1931; d. March 14 2025.

Republican Party

1981 – 1985

Alan Kooi Simpson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1931; d. March 14 2025.

Republican Party

1995 – 1997

Daniel Kahikina Akaka

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1924; d. April 6 2018.

Democratic Party

2007 – 2011

Bernard “Bernie” Sanders

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1941.

Independent

2013 – 2015




State-by-State

A state-by-state list of United States senators.

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Alabama

Member of the United States Senate (Class 2) from Alabama
Dixon Hall Lewis

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1802; d. October 25 1848.

Democratic Party

1844 – 1848

Luther Johnson Strange III

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1953.

Republican Party

2017 – 2018


Member of the United States Senate (Class 3) from Alabama
John McKinley

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1780; d. July 19 1852.

Democratic Party

1826 – 1831

John McKinley

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1780; d. July 19 1852.

Democratic Party

1837

Richard Craig Shelby

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1934.

Democratic Party (1987 – 1994); Republican Party (1994 – 2023)

1987 – 2023


Alaska

Member of the United States Senate (Class 2) from Alaska
Daniel Scott “Dan” Sullivan

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 13 1964.

Republican Party

2015 – present


Arizona

Member of the United States Senate (Class 1) from Arizona
Barry Morris Goldwater

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1909; d. May 29 1998.

Republican Party

1953 – 1965

Paul Jones Fannin

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1907; d. January 13 2002.

Republican Party

1965 – 1977

Dennis Webster DeConcini

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 8 1937.

Democratic Party

1977 – 1995

Kyrsten Lea Sinema

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 12 1976.

Democratic Party (2019 – 2022); Independent (2022 – 2025)

2019 – 2025


Member of the United States Senate (Class 3) from Arizona
Barry Morris Goldwater

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1909; d. May 29 1998.

Republican Party

1969 – 1987

John Sidney McCain III

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1936; d. August 25 2018.

Republican Party

1987 – 2018


California

Member of the United States Senate (Class 1) from California
Dianne Emiel Feinstein

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 22 1933; d. September 29 2023.

Democratic Party

1992 – 2023


Member of the United States Senate (Class 3) from California
Richard Milhous Nixon

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1913; d. April 22 1994.

Republican Party

1950 – 1953

Kamala Devi Harris

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1964.

Democratic Party

2017 – 2021


Colorado

Member of the United States Senate (Class 3) from Colorado
Kenneth Lee “Ken” Salazar

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1955.

Democratic Party

2005 – 2009


Connecticut

Member of the United States Senate (Class 1) from Connecticut
Oliver Ellsworth

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 29 1745; d. November 26 1807.

Pro-Administration Party

1789 – 1796

John Milton Niles

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1787; d. May 31 1856.

Democratic Party

1835 – 1839

Joseph Isadore “Joe” Lieberman

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1942; d. March 27 2024.

Democratic Party (1989 – 2006); Independent (2006 – 2013)

1989 – 2013

Christopher Scott “Chris” Murphy

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1973.

Democratic Party

2013 – present


Member of the United States Senate (Class 3) from Connecticut
Roger Sherman

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 19 1721; d. July 23 1793.

Pro-Administration Party

1791 – 1793

John Milton Niles

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1787; d. May 31 1856.

Democratic Party

1843 – 1849

Christopher John “Chris” Dodd

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1944.

Democratic Party

1981 – 2011


Delaware

Member of the United States Senate (Class 1) from Delaware
Caesar Augustus Rodney

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 4 1772; d. June 10 1824.

Democratic-Republican Party

1822 – 1823

Louis McLane

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1786; d. October 7 1857.

Democratic Party

1827 – 1829

Thomas Francis Bayard

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 29 1828; d. September 28 1898.

Democratic Party

1869 – 1885

Thomas Richard “Tom” Carper

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 23 1947.

Democratic Party

2001 – 2025


Member of the United States Senate (Class 2) from Delaware
James Asheton Bayard, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 28 1767; d. August 6 1815.

Federalist Party

1804 – 1813

Joseph Robinette “Joe” Biden, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1942.

Democratic Party

1973 – 2009

Christopher Andrew “Chris” Coons

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1963.

Democratic Party

2010 – present


Florida

Member of the United States Senate (Class 3) from Florida
Marco Antonio Rubio

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1971.

Republican Party

2011 – 2025


Georgia

Member of the United States Senate (Class 2) from Georgia
William Harris Crawford

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1772; d. September 15 1834.

Democratic-Republican Party

1807 – 1813

George McIntosh Troup

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1780; d. April 26 1856.

Democratic-Republican Party

1816 – 1818

John Forsyth, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 22 1780; d. October 21 1841.

Democratic-Republican Party

1818 – 1819

George McIntosh Troup

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1780; d. April 26 1856.

Democratic Party

1829 – 1833

Wilson Lumpkin

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1783; d. December 28 1870.

Democratic Party

1837 – 1841

John Macpherson Berrien

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 23 1781; d. January 1 1856.

Whig Party

1841 – 1852


Member of the United States Senate (Class 3) from Georgia
John Macpherson Berrien

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 23 1781; d. January 1 1856.

Democratic Party

1825 – 1829

John Forsyth, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 22 1780; d. October 21 1841.

Democratic Party

1829 – 1834

Zell Bryan Miller

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1932; d. March 23 2018.

Democratic Party

2000 – 2005


Hawaii

Member of the United States Senate (Class 1) from Hawaii
Daniel Kahikina Akaka

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1924; d. April 6 2018.

Democratic Party

1990 – 2013

Mazie Keiko Hirono

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 3 1947.

Democratic Party

2013 – present


Illinois

Member of the United States Senate (Class 2) from Illinois
Stephen Arnold Douglas

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1813; d. June 3 1861.

Democratic Party

1847 – 1861


Member of the United States Senate (Class 3) from Illinois
Jesse Burgess Thomas

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1777; d. May 2 1853.

Democratic-Republican Party (1818 – 1825); National Republican Party (1825 – 1829)

1818 – 1829

Barack Hussein Obama II

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 4 1961.

Democratic Party

2005 – 2008

Roland Wallace Burris

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1937.

Democratic Party

2009 – 2010

Mark Steven Kirk

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1959.

Republican Party

2010 – 2017

Ladda Tammy Duckworth

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1968.

Democratic Party

2017 – present


Indiana

Member of the United States Senate (Class 1) from Indiana
Benjamin Harrison

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1833; d. March 13 1901.

Republican Party

1881 – 1887

Richard Green Lugar

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 4 1932; d. April 28 2019.

Republican Party

1977 – 2013


Member of the United States Senate (Class 3) from Indiana
Todd Christopher Young

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 24 1972.

Republican Party

2017 – present


Iowa

Member of the United States Senate (Class 3) from Iowa
Charles Ernest “Chuck” Grassley

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1933.

Republican Party

1981 – present


Kansas

Member of the United States Senate (Class 3) from Kansas
Robert Joseph “Bob” Dole

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 22 1923; d. December 5 2021.

Republican Party

1969 – 1996


Kentucky

Member of the United States Senate (Class 2) from Kentucky
Henry Clay

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1777; d. June 29 1852.

Democratic-Republican Party

1810 – 1811

William Taylor Barry

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1784; d. August 30 1835.

Democratic-Republican Party

1815 – 1816

John Jordan Crittenden

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 10 1787; d. July 26 1863.

Democratic-Republican Party

1817 – 1819

Richard Mentor Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1780; d. November 19 1850.

Democratic-Republican Party (1819 – 1825); Democratic Party (1825 – 1829)

1819 – 1829

John Jordan Crittenden

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 10 1787; d. July 26 1863.

Whig Party

1835 – 1841


Member of the United States Senate (Class 3) from Kentucky
John Breckinridge

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1760; d. December 14 1806.

Democratic-Republican Party

1801 – 1805

Henry Clay

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1777; d. June 29 1852.

Democratic-Republican Party

1806 – 1807

Henry Clay

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1777; d. June 29 1852.

National Republican Party (1831 – 1833); Whig Party (1833 – 1842)

1831 – 1842

John Jordan Crittenden

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 10 1787; d. July 26 1863.

Whig Party

1842 – 1848

Henry Clay

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1777; d. June 29 1852.

Whig Party

1849 – 1852

John Jordan Crittenden

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 10 1787; d. July 26 1863.

Whig Party (1855 – 1856); American Party (1856 – 1859); Constitutional Union Party (1859 – 1861)

1855 – 1861


Louisiana

Member of the United States Senate (Class 2) from Louisiana
James Brown

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1766; d. April 7 1835.

Democratic-Republican Party

1813 – 1817

William Charles Cole Claiborne

Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1773/1775; d. November 23 1817.

Democratic-Republican Party

1817

Edward Livingston

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1764; d. May 23 1836.

Democratic Party

1829 – 1831


Member of the United States Senate (Class 3) from Louisiana
James Brown

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1766; d. April 7 1835.

Democratic-Republican Party

1819 – 1823


Maine

Member of the United States Senate (Class 1) from Maine
John Fairfield

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1797; d. December 24 1847.

Democratic Party

1843 – 1847

William Sebastian Cohen

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 28 1940.

Republican Party

1979 – 1997


Member of the United States Senate (Class 2) from Maine
Margaret Madeline Chase Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 14 1897; d. May 29 1995.

Republican Party

1949 – 1973


Maryland

Member of the United States Senate (Class 1) from Maryland
Samuel Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1752; d. April 22 1839.

Democratic-Republican Party

1803 – 1815

William Pinkney

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 17 1764; d. February 25 1822.

Democratic-Republican Party

1819 – 1822

Samuel Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1752; d. April 22 1839.

Democratic-Republican Party (1822 – 1825); Democratic Party (1825 – 1833)

1822 – 1833

Benjamin Louis “Ben” Cardin

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1943.

Democratic Party

2007 – 2025


Member of the United States Senate (Class 3) from Maryland
John Henry

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 1750; d. December 16 1798.

Pro-Administration Party (1789 – 1795); Federalist Party (1795 – 1797)

1789 – 1797


Massachusetts

Member of the United States Senate (Class 1) from Massachusetts
Jonathan Mason

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 12 1756; d. November 1 1831.

Federalist Party

1800 – 1803

John Quincy Adams

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 11 1767; d. February 23 1848.

Federalist Party

1803 – 1808

James Lloyd

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 1769; d. April 5 1831.

Federalist Party

1808 – 1813

Daniel Webster

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1782; d. October 24 1852.

National Republican Party (1827 – 1833); Whig Party (1833 – 1841)

1827 – 1841

Daniel Webster

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1782; d. October 24 1852.

Whig Party

1845 – 1850

Robert Charles Winthrop

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1809; d. November 16 1894.

Whig Party

1850 – 1851

Henry Cabot Lodge

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1850; d. November 9 1924.

Republican Party

1893 – 1924

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 29 1917; d. November 22 1963

Democratic Party

1953 – 1960

Paul Grattan Kirk, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1938.

Democratic Party

2009 – 2010


Member of the United States Senate (Class 2) from Massachusetts
Samuel Dexter

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 14 1761; d. May 4 1816.

Federalist Party

1799 – 1800

Timothy Pickering

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 17 1745; d. January 29 1829.

Federalist Party

1803 – 1811

Harrison Gray Otis

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1765; d. October 28 1848.

Federalist Party

1817 – 1822

James Lloyd

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 1769; d. April 5 1831.

Federalist Party

1822 – 1826

Edward Everett

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1794; d. January 15 1865.

Whig Party

1853 – 1854

John Forbes Kerry

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 11 1943.

Democratic Party

1985 – 2013


Michigan

Member of the United States Senate (Class 1) from Michigan
Lewis Cass

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1782; d. June 17 1866.

Democratic Party

1845 – 1848

Lewis Cass

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1782; d. June 17 1866.

Democratic Party

1849 – 1857


Minnesota

Member of the United States Senate (Class 1) from Minnesota
Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1911; d. January 13 1978.

Democratic Party

1971 – 1978


Member of the United States Senate (Class 2) from Minnesota
Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1911; d. January 13 1978.

Democratic Party

1949 – 1964

Walter Frederick “Fritz” Mondale

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1928; d. April 19 2021.

Democratic Party

1964 – 1976


Mississippi

Member of the United States Senate (Class 1) from Mississippi
David Holmes

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1769; d. August 20 1832.

Democratic-Republican Party

1820 – 1825

Chester Trent Lott, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1941.

Republican Party

1989 – 2007


Member of the United States Senate (Class 2) from Mississippi
William Thad Cochran

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 7 1937; d. May 30 2019.

Republican Party

1978 – 2018


Missouri

Member of the United States Senate (Class 1) from Missouri
Thomas Hart Benton

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1782; d. April 10 1858.

Democratic-Republican Party (1821 – 1825); Democratic Party (1825 – 1851)

1821 – 1851

Harry S. Truman

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 8 1884; d. December 26 1972

Democratic Party

1935 – 1945

John David Ashcroft

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 9 1942.

Republican Party

1995 – 2001


Member of the United States Senate (Class 3) from Missouri
Christopher Samuel “Kit” Bond

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 6 1939.

Republican Party

1987 – 2011

Roy Dean Blunt

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10 1950.

Republican Party

2011 – 2023


Nebraska

Member of the United States Senate (Class 1) from Nebraska
Debra Lynelle “Deb” Fischer

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1951.

Republican Party

2013 – present


Nevada

Member of the United States Senate (Class 1) from Nevada
John Eric Ensign

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 25 1958.

Republican Party

2001 – 2011


Member of the United States Senate (Class 3) from Nevada
Harry Mason Reid, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1939; d. December 28 2021.

Democratic Party

1987 – 2017


New Hampshire

Member of the United States Senate (Class 2) from New Hampshire
Levi Woodbury

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1789; d. September 4 1851.

Democratic Party

1841 – 1846

John Parker Hale

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1806; d. November 19 1873.

Liberty Party (1847 – 1848); Free Soil Party (1848 – 1853)

1847 – 1853

John Parker Hale

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1806; d. November 19 1873.

Republican Party

1855 – 1865


Member of the United States Senate (Class 3) from New Hampshire
William Plumer

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 25 1759; d. December 22 1850.

Federalist Party

1802 – 1807

Levi Woodbury

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1789; d. September 4 1851.

Democratic Party

1825 – 1831

Isaac Hill

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 6 1788; d. March 22 1851.

Democratic Party

1831 – 1836

Franklin Pierce

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 23 1804; d. October 8 1869.

Democratic Party

1837 – 1842


New Jersey

Member of the United States Senate (Class 1) from New Jersey
John Rutherfurd

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 20 1760; d. February 23 1840.

Federalist Party

1791 – 1798

Samuel Lewis Southard

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 9 1787; d. June 26 1842.

Democratic-Republican Party

1821 – 1823

Mahlon Dickerson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 17 1770; d. October 5 1853.

Democratic Party

1829 – 1833

Samuel Lewis Southard

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 9 1787; d. June 26 1842.

Whig Party

1833 – 1842


Member of the United States Senate (Class 2) from New Jersey
William Paterson

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 24 1745; d. September 9 1806.

Pro-Administration Party

1789 – 1790

Richard Stockton

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 17 1764; d. March 7 1828.

Federalist Party

1796 – 1799

Mahlon Dickerson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 17 1770; d. October 5 1853.

Democratic-Republican Party (1817 – 1825); Democratic Party (1825 – 1829)

1817 – 1829

Theodore Frelinghuysen

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1787; d. April 12 1862.

National Republican Party

1829 – 1835

Cory Anthony Booker

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 27 1969.

Democratic Party

2013 – present


New York

Member of the United States Senate (Class 1) from New York
Philip John Schuyler

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1733; d. November 18 1804.

Pro-Administration Party

1789 – 1791

Aaron Burr, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1756; d. September 14 1836.

Democratic-Republican Party

1791 – 1797

Philip John Schuyler

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1733; d. November 18 1804.

Federalist Party

1797 – 1798

Gouverneur Morris

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 31 1752; d. November 6 1816.

Federalist Party

1800 – 1803

John Armstrong, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 25 1758; d. April 1 1843.

Democratic-Republican Party

1804

Nathan Sanford

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1777; d. October 17 1838.

Democratic-Republican Party

1815 – 1821

Martin Van Buren

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1782; d. July 24 1862.

Democratic-Republican Party (1821 – 1825); Democratic Party (1825 – 1828)

1821 – 1828

Charles Edward Dudley

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 23 1780; d. January 23 1841.

Democratic Party

1829 – 1833

Nathaniel P. Tallmadge

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 8 1795; d. November 2 1864.

Democratic Party (1833 – 1839); Whig Party (1839 – 1844)

1833 – 1844

Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1927; d. March 26 2003.

Democratic Party

1977 – 2001

Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1947.

Democratic Party

2001 – 2009


Member of the United States Senate (Class 3) from New York
Rufus King

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 24 1755; d. April 29 1827.

Federalist Party

1789 – 1796

John Armstrong, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 25 1758; d. April 1 1843.

Democratic-Republican Party

1800 – 1802

DeWitt Clinton

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1769; d. February 11 1828.

Democratic-Republican Party

1802 – 1803

John Armstrong, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 25 1758; d. April 1 1843.

Democratic-Republican Party

1803 – 1804

Rufus King

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 24 1755; d. April 29 1827.

Federalist Party

1813 – 1819

Rufus King

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 24 1755; d. April 29 1827.

Federalist Party

1820 – 1825

Nathan Sanford

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1777; d. October 17 1838.

National Republican Party

1826 – 1831

William Learned Marcy

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 12 1786; d. July 4 1857.

Democratic Party

1831 – 1833

Silas Wright, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 24 1795; d. August 27 1847.

Democratic Party

1833 – 1844

William Henry Seward

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 16 1801; d. October 10 1872.

Whig Party (1849 – 1855); Republican Party (1855 – 1861)

1849 – 1861

Elihu Root

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 15 1845; d. February 7 1937.

Republican Party

1909 – 1915

John Foster Dulles

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1888; d. May 24 1959.

Republican Party

1949


North Carolina

Member of the United States Senate (Class 2) from North Carolina
John Branch, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 4 1782; d. January 4 1863.

Democratic-Republican Party (1823 – 1825); Democratic Party (1825 – 1829)

1823 – 1829

Willie Person Mangum

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1792; d. September 7 1861.

Whig Party

1840 – 1853


Member of the United States Senate (Class 3) from North Carolina
Samuel Johnston

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 15 1733; d. August 17 1816.

Pro-Administration Party

1789 – 1793

Nathaniel Macon

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1757; d. June 29 1837.

Democratic-Republican Party

1815 – 1828

Willie Person Mangum

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1792; d. September 7 1861.

Democratic Party (1831 – 1834); Whig Party (1834 – 1836)

1831 – 1836


North Dakota

Member of the United States Senate (Class 1) from North Dakota
Kent Conrad

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1948.

Democratic Party

1992 – 2013

Mary Kathryn “Heidi” Heitkamp

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 30 1955.

Democratic Party

2013 – 2019


Member of the United States Senate (Class 3) from North Dakota
Kent Conrad

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1948.

Democratic Party

1987 – 1992

Byron Leslie Dorgan

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 14 1942.

Democratic Party

1992 – 2011

John Henry Hoeven III

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 13 1957.

Republican Party

2011 – present


Ohio

Member of the United States Senate (Class 1) from Ohio
John Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1735; d. July 30 1824.

Democratic-Republican Party

1803 – 1808


Member of the United States Senate (Class 3) from Ohio
Ethan Allen Brown

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 4 1776; d. February 24 1852.

Democratic-Republican Party

1822 – 1825

William Henry Harrison

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1773; d. April 4 1841.

Democratic-Republican Party

1825 – 1828


Oklahoma

Member of the United States Senate (Class 3) from Oklahoma
Donald Lee “Don” Nickles

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1948.

Republican Party

1983 – 2005

Thomas Allen “Tom” Coburn

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1948; d. March 28 2020.

Republican Party

2005 – 2015


Oregon

Member of the United States Senate (Class 3) from Oregon
Wayne Lyman Morse

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1900; d. July 22 1974.

Republican Party (1945 – 1952); Independent (1952 – 1955); Democratic Party (1955 – 1969)

1945 – 1969


Pennsylvania

Member of the United States Senate (Class 1) from Pennsylvania
William Maclay

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 20 1737; d. April 16 1804.

Anti-Administration Party

1789 – 1791

Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1761; d. August 12 1849.

Anti-Administration Party

1793 – 1794


Member of the United States Senate (Class 3) from Pennsylvania
Robert Morris, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 20 1734; d. May 8 1806.

Pro-Administration Party

1789 – 1795

George Logan

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1753; d. April 9 1821.

Democratic-Republican Party

1801 – 1807

William Wilkins

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1779; d. June 23 1865.

Democratic Party

1831 – 1834

James Buchanan, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1791; d. June 1 1868.

Democratic Party

1834 – 1845


Rhode Island

Member of the United States Senate (Class 2) from Rhode Island
Ray Greene

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1765; d. January 11 1849.

Federalist Party

1797 – 1801

John Francis “Jack” Reed

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 12 1949.

Democratic Party

1997 – present


South Carolina

Member of the United States Senate (Class 2) from South Carolina
Charles Pinckney, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1757; d. October 29 1824.

Federalist Party

1798 – 1801

Thomas Sumter

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 14 1734; d. June 1 1832.

Democratic-Republican Party

1801 – 1810

William Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1762; d. June 26 1840.

Democratic-Republican Party

1816 – 1823

Robert Young Hayne

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 10 1791; d. September 24 1839.

Democratic-Republican Party (1823 – 1825); Democratic Party (1825 – 1832)

1823 – 1832

John Caldwell Calhoun

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1782; d. March 31 1850.

Nullifier Party (1832 – 1839); Democratic Party (1839 – 1843)

1832 – 1843

John Caldwell Calhoun

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1782; d. March 31 1850.

Democratic Party

1845 – 1850


Member of the United States Senate (Class 3) from South Carolina
Ralph Izard

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 23 1741/1742; d. May 30 1804.

Pro-Administration Party

1789 – 1795

William Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1762; d. June 26 1840.

Democratic Party

1826 – 1831

George McDuffie

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1790; d. March 11 1851.

Democratic Party

1842 – 1846


Tennessee

Member of the United States Senate (Class 1) from Tennessee
William Cocke

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1748; d. August 22 1828.

Democratic-Republican Party

1796 – 1797

Andrew Jackson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1767; d. June 8 1845.

Democratic-Republican Party

1797 – 1798

Daniel Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 29 1748; d. June 16 1818.

Democratic-Republican Party

1798 – 1799

George Washington Campbell

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1769; d. February 17 1848.

Democratic-Republican Party

1815 – 1818

John Henry Eaton

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 18 1790; d. November 17 1856.

Democratic-Republican Party (1818 – 1825); Democratic Party (1825 – 1829)

1818 – 1829

Felix Grundy

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1777; d. December 19 1840.

Democratic Party

1829 – 1838

Felix Grundy

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1777; d. December 19 1840.

Democratic Party

1839 – 1840

Andrew Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1808; d. July 31 1875.

Democratic Party

1857 – 1862

Andrew Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1808; d. July 31 1875.

Democratic Party

1875


Member of the United States Senate (Class 2) from Tennessee
William Blount

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 6 1749; d. March 21 1800.

Democratic-Republican Party

1796 – 1797

William Cocke

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1748; d. August 22 1828.

Democratic-Republican Party

1799 – 1805

Daniel Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 29 1748; d. June 16 1818.

Democratic-Republican Party

1805 – 1809

George Washington Campbell

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1769; d. February 17 1848.

Democratic-Republican Party

1811 – 1814

John Williams

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1778; d. August 10 1837.

Democratic-Republican Party

1815 – 1823

Andrew Jackson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1767; d. June 8 1845.

Democratic-Republican Party

1823 – 1825

Hugh Lawson White

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 30 1773; d. April 10 1840.

Democratic Party (1825 – 1836); Whig Party (1836 – 1840)

1825 – 1840

John Bell

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 18 1796; d. September 10 1869.

Whig Party (1847 – 1854); American Party (1854 – 1859)

1847 – 1859

Albert Arnold “Al” Gore, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1948.

Democratic Party

1985 – 1993


Texas

Member of the United States Senate (Class 1) from Texas
Rafael Edward “Ted” Cruz

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1970.

Republican Party

2013 – present


Member of the United States Senate (Class 2) from Texas
Lyndon Baines Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1908; d. January 22 1973

Democratic Party

1949 – 1961

John Cornyn III

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1952.

Republican Party

2002 – present


Utah

Member of the United States Senate (Class 1) from Utah
Willard Mitt Romney

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1947.

Republican Party

2019 – 2025


Vermont

Member of the United States Senate (Class 1) from Vermont
Bernard “Bernie” Sanders

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1941.

Independent

2007 – present


Virginia

Member of the United States Senate (Class 1) from Virginia
William Grayson

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1742; d. March 12 1790.

Anti-Administration Party

1789 – 1790

John Walker

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 13 1744; d. December 2 1809.

Pro-Administration Party

1790

James Monroe

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1758; d. July 4 1831.

Anti-Administration Party

1790 – 1794

Stevens Thomson Mason

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1760; d. May 10 1803.

Democratic-Republican Party

1794 – 1803

James C. Barbour

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 10 1775; d. June 7 1842.

Democratic-Republican Party

1815 – 1825

John Randolph

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 2 1773; d. May 24 1833.

Democratic Party

1825 – 1827

John Tyler

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1790; d. January 18 1862.

Democratic Party (1827 – 1834); Whig Party (1834 – 1836)

1827 – 1836

William Cabell Rives

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 4 1793; d. April 25 1868.

Democratic Party

1836 – 1839

William Cabell Rives

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 4 1793; d. April 25 1868.

Whig Party

1841 – 1845


Member of the United States Senate (Class 2) from Virginia
Richard Henry Lee

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 20 1732; d. June 19 1794.

Anti-Administration Party

1789 – 1792

William Cabell Rives

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 4 1793; d. April 25 1868.

Democratic Party

1832 – 1834

Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 21 1809; d. July 18 1887.

Democratic Party

1847 – 1861


Washington

Member of the United States Senate (Class 3) from Washington
George Turner

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1850; d. January 26 1932.

Democratic Party

1897 – 1903


Wisconsin

Member of the United States Senate (Class 1) from Wisconsin
Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1962.

Democratic Party

2013 – present


Wyoming

Member of the United States Senate (Class 1) from Wyoming
Craig Lyle Thomas

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 17 1933; d. June 4 2007.

Republican Party

1995 – 2007

John Anthony Barrasso III

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1952.

Republican Party

2007 – present


Member of the United States Senate (Class 2) from Wyoming
Milward Lee Simpson

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 12 1897; d. June 11 1993.

Republican Party

1962 – 1967

Clifford Peter Hansen

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 16 1912; d. October 20 2009.

Republican Party

1967 – 1978

Alan Kooi Simpson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1931; d. March 14 2025.

Republican Party

1979 – 1997

Cynthia Marie Lummis Wiederspahn

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1952.

Republican Party

2021 – present