The Senate is one of the two houses of the US legislature (the House of Representatives being the other one), that was established under the Constitution in 1789. It was created to keep a check on the House of Representatives which is popularly elected by people so that there is a balance; Both Houses are responsible for lawmaking in the US.
This article provides a list of current US Senators and other important details related to them. Please go through the article for more information on US Senators.
List of US Senators
Given below in the table is a list of all US senators serving in the 118th United States Congress, along with details like their political affiliations, period of tenure, etc.
United States Senate, 118th Congress Party totals: Democrats (D) 48; Republicans (R) 49; Independents (I) 3 |
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State |
Senator |
Political Party |
Assumed Office |
Term Ends |
Occupation(s) |
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Alabama |
Tommy Tuberville |
Republican |
2021 |
2027 |
|
Katie Boyd Britt |
Republican |
2023 |
2029 |
|
|
Alaska |
Lisa Murkowski |
Republican |
2002 |
2029 |
|
Dan Sullivan |
Republican |
2015 |
2027 |
|
|
Arizona |
Kyrsten Sinema |
Independent |
2019 |
2025 |
|
Mark Kelly |
Democratic |
2020 |
2029 |
|
|
Arkansas |
John Boozman |
Republican |
2011 |
2029 |
|
Tom Cotton |
Republican |
2015 |
2027 |
|
|
California |
Alex Padilla |
Democratic |
2021 |
2029 |
|
Laphonza Butler |
Democratic |
2023 |
2025 |
|
|
Colorado |
Michael Bennet |
Democratic |
2009 |
2029 |
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John W. Hickenlooper |
Democratic |
2021 |
2027 |
|
|
Connecticut |
Richard Blumenthal |
Democratic |
2011 |
2029 |
|
Chris Murphy |
Democratic |
2013 |
2025 |
|
|
Delaware |
Tom Carper |
Democratic |
2001 |
2025 |
|
Chris Coons |
Democratic |
2010 |
2027 |
|
|
Florida |
Marco Rubio |
Republican |
2011 |
2029 |
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Rick Scott |
Republican |
2019 |
2025 |
|
|
Georgia |
Jon Ossoff |
Democratic |
2021 |
2027 |
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Raphael Warnock |
Democratic |
2021 |
2029 |
|
|
Hawaii |
Brian Schatz |
Democratic |
2012 |
2029 |
|
Mazie Hirono |
Democratic |
2013 |
2025 |
|
|
Idaho |
Mike Crapo |
Republican |
1999 |
2029 |
|
Jim Risch |
Republican |
2009 |
2027 |
|
|
Illinois |
Dick Durbin |
Democratic |
1997 |
2027 |
|
Tammy Duckworth |
Democratic |
2017 |
2029 |
|
|
Indiana |
Todd Young |
Republican |
2017 |
2029 |
|
Mike Braun |
Republican |
2019 |
2025 |
|
|
Iowa |
Chuck Grassley |
Republican |
1981 |
2029 |
|
Joni Ernst |
Republican |
2015 |
2027 |
|
|
Kansas |
Jerry Moran |
Republican |
2011 |
2029 |
|
Roger Marshall |
Republican |
2021 |
2027 |
|
|
Kentucky |
Mitch McConnell |
Republican |
1985 |
2027 |
|
Rand Paul |
Republican |
2011 |
2029 |
|
|
Louisiana |
Bill Cassidy |
Republican |
2015 |
2027 |
|
John Kennedy |
Republican |
2017 |
2029 |
|
|
Maine |
Susan Collins |
Republican |
1997 |
2027 |
|
Angus King |
Independent |
2013 |
2025 |
|
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Maryland |
Ben Cardin |
Democratic |
2007 |
2025 |
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Chris Van Hollen |
Democratic |
2017 |
2029 |
|
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Massachusetts |
Elizabeth Warren |
Democratic |
2013 |
2025 |
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Ed Markey |
Democratic |
2013 |
2027 |
|
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Michigan |
Debbie Stabenow |
Democratic |
2001 |
2025 |
|
Gary Peters |
Democratic |
2015 |
2027 |
|
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Minnesota |
Amy Klobuchar |
Democratic (DFL) |
2007 |
2025 |
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Tina Smith |
Democratic (DFL) |
2018 |
2025 |
|
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Mississippi |
Roger Wicker |
Republican |
2007 |
2025 |
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Cindy Hyde-Smith |
Republican |
2018 |
2027 |
|
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Missouri |
Josh Hawley |
Republican |
2019 |
2025 |
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Eric Schmitt |
Republican |
2023 |
2029 |
|
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Montana |
Jon Tester |
Democratic |
2007 |
2025 |
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Steve Daines |
Republican |
2015 |
2027 |
|
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Nebraska |
Deb Fischer |
Republican |
2013 |
2025 |
|
Pete Ricketts |
Republican |
2023 |
2026 |
|
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Nevada |
Catherine Cortez Masto |
Democratic |
2017 |
2029 |
|
Jacky Rosen |
Democratic |
2019 |
2025 |
|
|
New Hampshire |
Jeanne Shaheen |
Democratic |
2009 |
2027 |
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Maggie Hassan |
Democratic |
2017 |
2029 |
|
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New Jersey |
Bob Menendez |
Democratic |
2006 |
2025 |
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Cory Booker |
Democratic |
2013 |
2027 |
|
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New Mexico |
Martin Heinrich |
Democratic |
2013 |
2025 |
|
Ben Ray Luján |
Democratic |
2021 |
2027 |
|
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New York |
Chuck Schumer |
Democratic |
1999 |
2029 |
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Kirsten Gillibrand |
Democratic |
2009 |
2025 |
|
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North Carolina |
Thom Tillis |
Republican |
2015 |
2027 |
|
Ted Budd |
Republican |
2023 |
2029 |
|
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North Dakota |
John Hoeven |
Republican |
2011 |
2029 |
|
Kevin Cramer |
Republican |
2019 |
2025 |
|
|
Ohio |
Sherrod Brown |
Democratic |
2007 |
2025 |
|
J. D. Vance |
Republican |
2023 |
2029 |
|
|
Oklahoma |
James Lankford |
Republican |
2015 |
2027 |
|
Markwayne Mullin |
Republican |
2023 |
2029 |
|
|
Oregon |
Ron Wyden |
Democratic |
1996 |
2029 |
|
Jeff Merkley |
Democratic |
2009 |
2027 |
|
|
Pennsylvania |
Bob Casey Jr. |
Democratic |
2007 |
2025 |
|
John Fetterman |
Democratic |
2023 |
2029 |
|
|
Rhode Island |
Jack Reed |
Democratic |
1997 |
2027 |
|
Sheldon Whitehouse |
Democratic |
2007 |
2025 |
|
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South Carolina |
Lindsey Graham |
Republican |
2003 |
2027 |
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Tim Scott |
Republican |
2013 |
2027 |
|
|
South Dakota |
John Thune |
Republican |
2005 |
2029 |
|
Mike Rounds |
Republican |
2015 |
2027 |
|
|
Tennessee |
Marsha Blackburn |
Republican |
2019 |
2025 |
|
Bill Hagerty |
Republican |
2021 |
2027 |
|
|
Texas |
John Cornyn |
Republican |
2002 |
2027 |
|
Ted Cruz |
Republican |
2013 |
2025 |
|
|
Utah |
Mike Lee |
Republican |
2011 |
2029 |
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Mitt Romney |
Republican |
2019 |
2025 |
|
|
Vermont |
Bernie Sanders |
Independent |
2007 |
2025 |
|
Peter Welch |
Democratic |
2023 |
2029 |
|
|
Virginia |
Mark Warner |
Democratic |
2009 |
2027 |
|
Tim Kaine |
Democratic |
2013 |
2025 |
|
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Washington |
Patty Murray |
Democratic |
1993 |
2029 |
|
Maria Cantwell |
Democratic |
2001 |
2025 |
|
|
West Virginia |
Joe Manchin |
Democratic |
2010 |
2025 |
|
Shelley Moore Capito |
Republican |
2015 |
2027 |
|
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Wisconsin |
Ron Johnson |
Republican |
2011 |
2029 |
|
Tammy Baldwin |
Democratic |
2013 |
2025 |
|
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Wyoming |
John Barrasso |
Republican |
2007 |
2025 |
|
Cynthia Lummis |
Republican |
2021 |
2027 |
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Some important points to note regarding the Senate
- The vice president has a constitutional duty to preside over the Senate, however the they cannot vote except to break a tie or formally address the Senate without the senators’ permission.
- The “president pro tempore” presides over the Senate in absence of the vice president .
- The party with more than half of the Senate seats holds the majority and the members of the said party elect a senate majority leader, who serves as a spokesperson for the party’s positions on issues and is considered the spokesperson for the Senate as well.
- The members of the minority party, with fewer than half of the Senate seats, also elect a minority leader, who represents their party on the Senate floor, but they do not have the right of first recognition or the ability to set the floor agenda.
What Does the Senate Do?
The Founding Fathers of America originally established the Senate to safeguard the rights of individual states and protect minority opinion in a system that was designed to give greater authority to the Central government.
Responsibilities of the Senate
The following table shows the two most important responsibilities carried out by the Senate, in brief:
Impeaching High Officials |
The Senate oversees impeachments of the president or other high officials and has the authority to remove them by a 2/3rd vote. An official is impeached once the House votes to approve an article of impeachment. The House then sends an indictment to the Senate, which forms itself into a jury. The vice president acts as the presiding officer of the impeachment, if the official accused is below the level of the president, but if it is the president then the chief justice of the Supreme Court presides over the Senate proceedings. |
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Providing Advice and Consent |
The president nominates and appoints Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the US with the advice and consent of the Senate. This was done to check the authority of the president. |
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Conclusion
The Senate is one of the most important executive bodies of the US legislation, along with the House of Representatives and that is why the elections for Senate is extremely important in order to select the right individuals to represent the states and their issues. The Senators from all the 50 states of USA have the duty to represent their respective states and speak up for the people living in them. The Senate is called “the house that never dies” and that itself is indicative of how it is an important aspect of US legislation.
US Senators- FAQs
Who is the current president of the Senate?
President of the Senate Kamala Harris (Democratic) since January 20, 2021
President pro tempore Patty Murray (Democratic) since January 3, 2023
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democratic) since January 20, 2021
Who was the first black U.S. senator?
Hiram Rhodes Revels (left) was the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate.
How many years does a US senator serve?
Senators are elected to six-year terms, and every two years the members of one class—approximately one-third of the senators—face election or reelection.
What is the longest serving senator called?
Per traditions, the longest serving senator of the majority party is named president pro tempore of the Senate, the second-highest office in the Senate and the third in the line of succession to the presidency of the United States.
How many senators are in the US?
The Senate is composed of 100 Senators, 2 for each state.