List of current United States senators
The United States Senate consists of 100 members, two from each of the 50 states. Below is a list of U.S. senators in the 116th United States Congress.
Party affiliation
| Affiliation | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | 53 | |
| Democratic Party | 45 | |
| Independent | 2[lower-alpha 1] | |
| Total | 100 | |
Leadership
| Office | Party | Officer | State | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President of the Senate[lower-alpha 2] | Republican | Mike Pence | Indiana[lower-alpha 3] | January 20, 2017 | |
| President pro tempore | Republican | Chuck Grassley | Iowa | January 3, 2019 | |
Majority Leadership
| Office | Officer | State | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Majority Leader | Mitch McConnell | Kentucky | January 3, 2015 Party Leader since January 3, 2007 |
| Senate Majority Whip | John Thune | South Dakota | January 3, 2019 |
| Chair, Republican Conference | John Barrasso | Wyoming | January 3, 2019 |
| Chair, Senate Republican Policy Committee | Roy Blunt | Missouri | January 3, 2019 |
| Vice Chair, Republican Conference | Joni Ernst | Iowa | January 3, 2019 |
| Chair, National Republican Senatorial Committee | Todd Young | Indiana | January 3, 2019 |
| Chair, Senate Republican Steering Committee | Mike Lee | Utah | January 3, 2015 |
| Senate Republican Chief Deputy Whip | Mike Crapo | Idaho | January 3, 2013 |
Minority Leadership
List of senators
Incoming Senator
| State | Image | Senator | Party | Born | Occupation(s) | Previous office(s) |
Assuming office | Term up | Residence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | Kelly Loeffler | Republican | November 27, 1970 (age 49) | CEO | None | January 3, 2020 | 2020 (Special) 2022 (General) |
Tuxedo Park | ||
See also
Notes
- The two independent Senators, Angus King (I-ME) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), caucus with the Democrats.
- The Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate
- As Vice President, Pence represents no state, but his home state is Indiana.
- Elected to the seat to succeed Luther Strange, who had been appointed to the seat following Jeff Sessions's resignation.[2]
- Appointed to the seat after Jon Kyl's resignation following the death of John McCain.[5]
- Appointed to the seat after Al Franken's resignation.[27]
- Appointed to the seat after Thad Cochran's resignation.
References
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- "Jones victorious in stunning Alabama Senate upset". AP News. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- "States in the Senate – AK Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "State Sen. Kyrsten Sinema pursues House seat". The Arizona State Press. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- Martin, Jonathan (December 18, 2018). "Martha McSally Appointed to Arizona Senate Seat Once Held by John McCain". The New York Times. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 24, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "States in the Senate – AR Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "States in the Senate – CA Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "States in the Senate – CO Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "States in the Senate – CT Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "States in the Senate – DE Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "Meet Governor Scott". Flgov.com. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- "States in the Senate – GA Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "States in the Senate – HI Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "States in the Senate – ID Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "States in the Senate – IL Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "About". Mike Braun for Indiana. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- "States in the Senate – IA Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "States in the Senate – KS Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
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- "States in the Senate – LA Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "States in the Senate – ME Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "States in the Senate – MD Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "States in the Senate – MA Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "States in the Senate – MI Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "States in the Senate – MN Introduction". Senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "Franken to make announcement Thursday as chorus grows for his resignation". ABC7 Chicago. December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
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- "Faculty Bio-Erin Morrow Hawley". University of Missouri Law School. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
- "Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) | Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
- "Congressional candidate Jacky Rosen a newcomer, unknown to most Southern Nevadans". Reviewjournal.com. July 5, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
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