List of current members of the United States Senate facts for kids
The United States Senate has 100 members. There are two senators from each of the 50 states. Below is a list of the current U.S. Senators, sitting in the 117th United States Congress.
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Party affiliation
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Affiliation | Members | |
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Republican Party | 50 | |
Democratic Party | 48 | |
Independent | 2 | |
Total | 100 |
Leadership
Office | Party | Officer | State | Since | |
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President of the Senate | Democratic | Kamala Harris | California | January 20, 2021 | |
President pro tempore | Democratic | Patrick Leahy | Vermont | January 20, 2021 Party dean since December 17, 2012 |
US Senators
State | Portrait | Senator | Party | Born | Occupation(s) | Previous elective office(s) |
Assumed office | Term up | Residence | |
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Alabama | Richard Shelby | Republican | May 6, 1934 | Lawyer | U.S. House Alabama Senate |
January 3, 1987 | 2022 | Tuscaloosa | ||
Tommy Tuberville | Republican | September 18, 1954 | American football coach American football player |
None | January 3, 2021 | 2026 | Auburn | |||
Alaska | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | May 22, 1957 | Lawyer | Alaska House of Representatives | December 20, 2002 | 2022 | Girdwood | ||
Dan Sullivan | Republican | November 13, 1964 | U.S. Marine Corps officer Lawyer |
Alaska Attorney General Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs |
January 3, 2015 | 2026 | Anchorage | |||
Arizona | Kyrsten Sinema | Democratic | July 12, 1976 | Social worker Political activist Lawyer College professor |
U.S. House Arizona Senate Arizona House of Representatives |
January 3, 2019 | 2024 | Phoenix | ||
Mark Kelly | Democratic | February 20, 1964 | U.S. Navy officer NASA Astronaut |
None | December 2, 2020 | 2022 | Tucson | |||
Arkansas | John Boozman | Republican | December 10, 1950 | Optometrist | U.S. House Rogers Public Schools Board |
January 3, 2011 | 2022 | Rogers | ||
Tom Cotton | Republican | May 13, 1977 | Lawyer United States Army officer |
U.S. House | January 3, 2015 | 2026 | Dardanelle | |||
California | Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | June 22, 1933 | Non-profit organization fellow | Mayor of San Francisco San Francisco Board of Supervisors |
November 10, 1992 | 2024 | San Francisco | ||
Alex Padilla | Democratic | March 22, 1973 | Engineer | Secretary of State of California California Senate Los Angeles City Council President |
January 20, 2021 | 2022 | Porter Ranch | |||
Colorado | Michael Bennet | Democratic | November 28, 1964 | Lawyer Investment company executive |
Denver Public Schools Superintendent Chief of staff to the Mayor of Denver |
January 21, 2009 | 2022 | Denver | ||
John Hickenlooper | Democratic | February 7, 1952 | Geologist Businessman |
Governor of Colorado Mayor of Denver |
January 3, 2021 | 2026 | Denver | |||
Connecticut | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | February 13, 1946 | Marine Corps Reserve Sergeant Senate staffer Lawyer |
Connecticut Attorney General Connecticut Senate Connecticut House of Representatives U.S. Attorney |
January 3, 2011 | 2022 | Greenwich | ||
Chris Murphy | Democratic | August 3, 1973 | Lawyer Political campaign manager |
U.S. House Connecticut Senate Connecticut House of Representatives |
January 3, 2013 | 2024 | Cheshire | |||
Delaware | Tom Carper | Democratic | January 23, 1947 | U.S. Navy officer Staff, Delaware Office of Economic Development |
Governor of Delaware U.S. House Delaware Treasurer |
January 3, 2001 | 2024 | Wilmington | ||
Chris Coons | Democratic | September 9, 1963 | Nonprofit organization executive Lawyer |
New Castle County, Delaware County Executive Member, New Castle County Council |
November 15, 2010 | 2026 | Wilmington | |||
Florida | Marco Rubio | Republican | May 28, 1971 | Lawyer | Florida House Speaker West Miami City Commission |
January 3, 2011 | 2022 | Miami | ||
Rick Scott | Republican | December 1, 1952 | Petty officer third class, U.S. Navy Lawyer Columbia/HCA CEO Venture capitalist |
Governor of Florida | January 8, 2019 | 2024 | Naples | |||
Georgia | Jon Ossoff | Democratic | February 16, 1987 | Journalist | None | January 20, 2021 | 2026 | Atlanta | ||
Raphael Warnock | Democratic | July 23, 1969 | Pastor | None | January 20, 2021 | 2022 | Atlanta | |||
Hawaii | Brian Schatz | Democratic | October 20, 1972 | Teacher Nonprofit organization executive |
Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii Hawaii House of Representatives |
December 26, 2012 | 2022 | Honolulu | ||
Mazie Hirono | Democratic | November 3, 1947 | Lawyer | U.S. House Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii Hawaii House of Representatives |
January 3, 2013 | 2024 | Honolulu | |||
Idaho | Mike Crapo | Republican | May 20, 1951 | Lawyer | U.S. House Idaho Senate |
January 3, 1999 | 2022 | Idaho Falls | ||
Jim Risch | Republican | May 3, 1943 | Professor Rancher Nonprofit organization executive Lawyer |
Governor of Idaho Lieutenant Governor of Idaho Idaho Senate President pro tempore |
January 3, 2009 | 2026 | Boise | |||
Illinois | Dick Durbin | Democratic | November 21, 1944 | Lawyer Professor |
U.S. House | January 3, 1997 | 2026 | Springfield | ||
Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | March 12, 1968 | Army National Guard Officer Coordinator, Center for Nursing Research, Northern Illinois University. |
U.S. House U.S. Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs Illinois Director of Veterans Affairs |
January 3, 2017 | 2022 | Hoffman Estates | |||
Indiana | Todd Young | Republican | August 24, 1972 | Marine Corps Officer Professor Consultant Lawyer |
U.S. House | January 3, 2017 | 2022 | Greenwood | ||
Mike Braun | Republican | March 24, 1954 | Businessman | Indiana House of Representatives Member, Jasper, Indiana School Board |
January 3, 2019 | 2024 | Jasper | |||
Iowa | Chuck Grassley | Republican | September 17, 1933 | Farmer College professor |
U.S. House Iowa House of Representatives |
January 3, 1981 | 2022 | New Hartford | ||
Joni Ernst | Republican | July 1, 1970 | Farmer Army National Guard officer |
Iowa Senate | January 3, 2015 | 2026 | Red Oak | |||
Kansas | Jerry Moran | Republican | May 29, 1954 | Banker Lawyer |
U.S. House Kansas Senate |
January 3, 2011 | 2022 | Manhattan | ||
Roger Marshall | Republican | August 9, 1960 | Doctor Captain in the Army Reserve |
U.S. House | January 3, 2021 | 2026 | Great Bend | |||
Kentucky | Mitch McConnell | Republican | February 20, 1942 | Lawyer U.S. Senate staff member |
U.S. Department of Justice Office of Legislative Affairs Jefferson County Judge/Executive |
January 3, 1985 | 2026 | Louisville | ||
Rand Paul | Republican | January 7, 1963 | Physician specializing in Ophthalmology | None | January 3, 2011 | 2022 | Bowling Green | |||
Louisiana | Bill Cassidy | Republican | September 28, 1957 | Physician | U.S. House Louisiana Senate |
January 3, 2015 | 2026 | Baton Rouge | ||
John Kennedy | Republican | November 21, 1951 | Magazine editor Lawyer Professor Staff of Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer |
Louisiana Treasurer Secretary of the Department of Revenue of Louisiana |
January 3, 2017 | 2022 | Madisonville | |||
Maine | Susan Collins | Republican | December 7, 1952 | House staffer Senate staffer Regional director, Small Business Administration |
Deputy Treasurer of Massachusetts | January 3, 1997 | 2026 | Bangor | ||
Angus King | Independent | March 31, 1944 | Lawyer Senate staffer Business founder Corporate executive Public television news program host |
Governor of Maine | January 3, 2013 | 2024 | Brunswick | |||
Maryland | Ben Cardin | Democratic | October 5, 1943 | Lawyer | U.S. House Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates |
January 3, 2007 | 2024 | Baltimore | ||
Chris Van Hollen | Democratic | January 10, 1959 | U.S. Senate staff member Maryland Governor's legislative advisor Lawyer |
U.S. House Maryland General Assembly |
January 3, 2017 | 2022 | Kensington | |||
Massachusetts | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | June 22, 1949 | Lawyer Professor Research associate Nonprofit organization executive |
COP Chair CFPB Special Advisor |
January 3, 2013 | 2024 | Cambridge | ||
Ed Markey | Democratic | July 11, 1946 | Member, United States Army Reserve Lawyer |
U.S. House Massachusetts House of Representatives |
July 16, 2013 | 2026 | Malden | |||
Michigan | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | April 29, 1950 | Social worker Leadership training consultant |
U.S. House Michigan House of Representatives Michigan Senate |
January 3, 2001 | 2024 | Lansing | ||
Gary Peters | Democratic | December 1, 1958 | United States Navy Reserve officer Financial advisor Lawyer College professor and lecturer |
U.S. House Michigan Senate |
January 3, 2015 | 2026 | Bloomfield Hills | |||
Minnesota | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | May 25, 1960 | Lawyer | Hennepin County, Minnesota County Attorney | January 3, 2007 | 2024 | Minneapolis | ||
Tina Smith | Democratic | March 4, 1958 | Public relations consultant Chief of staff to the Governor of Minnesota |
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota | January 3, 2018 | 2026 | Minneapolis | |||
Mississippi | Roger Wicker | Republican | July 5, 1951 | U.S. Air Force officer/Judge Advocate U.S. House staffer Lawyer |
U.S. House Mississippi Senate |
December 31, 2007 | 2024 | Tupelo | ||
Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | May 10, 1959 | Farmer | Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Mississippi Senate |
April 9, 2018 | 2026 | Brookhaven | |||
Missouri | Roy Blunt | Republican | January 10, 1950 | University president | U.S. House Missouri Secretary of State Greene County, Missouri Clerk |
January 3, 2011 | 2022 | Springfield | ||
Josh Hawley | Republican | December 31, 1979 | Lawyer Professor |
Attorney General of Missouri | January 3, 2019 | 2024 | Springfield | |||
Montana | Jon Tester | Democratic | August 21, 1956 | Music teacher Farmer |
Montana Senate President Big Sandy, Montana School Board |
January 3, 2007 | 2024 | Big Sandy | ||
Steve Daines | Republican | August 20, 1962 | Businessman | U.S. House | January 3, 2015 | 2026 | Bozeman | |||
Nebraska | Deb Fischer | Republican | March 1, 1951 | Rancher | Nebraska Legislature | January 3, 2013 | 2024 | Valentine | ||
Ben Sasse | Republican | February 22, 1972 | Management consultant House staffer Professor University president |
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (HHS) | January 3, 2015 | 2026 | Fremont | |||
Nevada | Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | March 29, 1964 | Lawyer | Nevada Attorney General | January 3, 2017 | 2022 | Las Vegas | ||
Jacky Rosen | Democratic | August 2, 1957 | Computer programmer Software developer, designer, consultant |
U.S. House | January 3, 2019 | 2024 | Henderson | |||
New Hampshire | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | January 28, 1947 | Teacher Entrepreneur |
Governor of New Hampshire New Hampshire Senate |
January 3, 2009 | 2026 | Madbury | ||
Maggie Hassan | Democratic | February 27, 1958 | Lawyer | Governor of New Hampshire New Hampshire Senate |
January 3, 2017 | 2022 | Newfields | |||
New Jersey | Bob Menendez | Democratic | January 1, 1954 | Lawyer | U.S. House New Jersey General Assembly New Jersey Senate |
January 17, 2006 | 2024 | North Bergen | ||
Cory Booker | Democratic | April 27, 1969 | Lawyer | Mayor of Newark, New Jersey Newark Municipal Council |
October 31, 2013 | 2026 | Newark | |||
New Mexico | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | October 17, 1971 | Nonprofit organization executive Public relations consultant |
U.S. House Albuquerque City Council |
January 3, 2013 | 2024 | Albuquerque | ||
Ben Ray Luján | Democratic | June 7, 1972 | Election official and State Treasurer | U.S. House New Mexico Public Regulation Commission |
January 3, 2021 | 2026 | Santa Fe | |||
New York | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | November 23, 1950 | Lawyer | U.S. House New York State Assembly |
January 3, 1999 | 2022 | Brooklyn | ||
Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | December 9, 1966 | Lawyer | U.S. House U.S. HUD special counsel |
January 26, 2009 | 2024 | Troy | |||
North Carolina | Richard Burr | Republican | November 30, 1955 | Sales manager Nonprofit organization executive |
U.S. House | January 3, 2005 | 2022 | Winston-Salem | ||
Thom Tillis | Republican | August 30, 1960 | Business consultant | Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives | January 3, 2015 | 2026 | Huntersville | |||
North Dakota | John Hoeven | Republican | March 13, 1957 | Banker | Governor of North Dakota | January 3, 2011 | 2022 | Bismarck | ||
Kevin Cramer | Republican | January 21, 1961 | State Tourism Director State Economic Development and Finance Director North Dakota Republican Party Chairman |
U.S. House North Dakota Public Service Commissioner |
January 3, 2019 | 2024 | Bismarck | |||
Ohio | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | November 9, 1952 | Teacher | U.S. House Ohio Secretary of State Ohio House of Representatives |
January 3, 2007 | 2024 | Cleveland | ||
Rob Portman | Republican | December 19, 1955 | Lawyer | U.S. House U.S. Trade Representative Director of the Office of Management and Budget |
January 3, 2011 | 2022 | Terrace Park | |||
Oklahoma | Jim Inhofe | Republican | November 17, 1934 | Specialist Fourth Class, U.S. Army Businessman Real estate developer Corporate executive |
U.S. House Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma Oklahoma Senate Oklahoma House of Representatives |
November 16, 1994 | 2026 | Tulsa | ||
James Lankford | Republican | March 4, 1968 | Teacher Nonprofit program director |
U.S. House | January 3, 2015 | 2022 | Edmond | |||
Oregon | Ron Wyden | Democratic | May 3, 1949 | Teacher Nonprofit organization executive |
U.S. House | February 5, 1996 | 2022 | Portland | ||
Jeff Merkley | Democratic | October 24, 1956 | Nonprofit organization executive CBO analyst, Defense Department |
Oregon House Speaker | January 3, 2009 | 2026 | Portland | |||
Pennsylvania | Bob Casey Jr. | Democratic | April 13, 1960 | Teacher Lawyer |
Pennsylvania Treasurer Pennsylvania Auditor |
January 3, 2007 | 2024 | Scranton | ||
Pat Toomey | Republican | November 17, 1961 | Currency trader Restaurant owner |
U.S. House | January 3, 2011 | 2022 | Zionsville | |||
Rhode Island | Jack Reed | Democratic | November 12, 1949 | Lawyer Army Reserve officer Army officer |
U.S. House Rhode Island Senate |
January 3, 1997 | 2026 | Jamestown | ||
Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | October 20, 1955 | Lawyer | Attorney General of Rhode Island United States Attorney |
January 3, 2007 | 2024 | Newport | |||
South Carolina | Lindsey Graham | Republican | July 9, 1955 | Lawyer Air Force Reserve officer |
U.S. House South Carolina House of Representatives |
January 3, 2003 | 2026 | Seneca | ||
Tim Scott | Republican | September 19, 1965 | Insurance agent Financial adviser |
U.S. House South Carolina House of Representatives |
January 3, 2013 | 2022 | Charleston | |||
South Dakota | John Thune | Republican | January 7, 1961 | Nonprofit organization executive State Railroad Director |
U.S. House South Dakota Republican Party Executive Director |
January 3, 2005 | 2022 | Sioux Falls | ||
Mike Rounds | Republican | October 24, 1954 | Businessman | Governor of South Dakota South Dakota Senate |
January 3, 2015 | 2026 | Fort Pierre | |||
Tennessee | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | June 6, 1952 | Marketing consultant Executive Director of the Tennessee Film, Entertainment, and Music Commission |
U.S. House Tennessee Senate |
January 3, 2019 | 2024 | Brentwood | ||
Bill Hagerty | Republican | August 14, 1959 | Economic advisor | United States Ambassador to Japan Tennessee Commissioner of Economic and Community Development |
January 3, 2021 | 2026 | Nashville | |||
Texas | John Cornyn | Republican | February 2, 1952 | Lawyer | San Antonio District Judge Texas Attorney General Texas Supreme Court (Associate Justice) |
December 2, 2002 | 2026 | San Antonio | ||
Ted Cruz | Republican | December 22, 1970 | Lawyer |
U.S. Assoc. Deputy AG Texas Solicitor General |
January 3, 2013 | 2024 | Houston | |||
Utah | Mike Lee | Republican | June 4, 1971 | Lawyer Governor's general counsel |
Assistant United States Attorney | January 3, 2011 | 2022 | Alpine | ||
Mitt Romney | Republican | March 12, 1947 | Businessman 2012 Republican presidential nominee |
Governor of Massachusetts | January 3, 2019 | 2024 | Holladay | |||
Vermont | Patrick Leahy | Democratic | March 31, 1940 | Lawyer | State's Attorney, Chittenden County, Vermont | January 3, 1975 | 2022 | Middlesex | ||
Bernie Sanders | Independent | September 8, 1941 | Filmmaker Writer Political activist |
U.S. House Mayor of Burlington, Vermont |
January 3, 2007 | 2024 | Burlington | |||
Virginia | Mark Warner | Democratic | December 15, 1954 | Businessman Venture capitalist |
Governor of Virginia Virginia Democratic Party Chair |
January 3, 2009 | 2026 | Alexandria | ||
Tim Kaine | Democratic | February 26, 1958 | Missionary Lawyer Teacher |
Governor of Virginia Lt. Governor of Virginia Chair of the Democratic National Committee Mayor of Richmond, Virginia |
January 3, 2013 | 2024 | Richmond | |||
Washington | Patty Murray | Democratic | October 11, 1950 | Teacher Lobbyist |
Washington Senate Shoreline School Board |
January 3, 1993 | 2022 | Freeland | ||
Maria Cantwell | Democratic | October 13, 1958 | Marketing vice president | U.S. House Washington House of Representatives |
January 3, 2001 | 2024 | Edmonds | |||
West Virginia | Joe Manchin | Democratic | August 24, 1947 | Corporate executive | Governor of West Virginia Secretary of State of West Virginia West Virginia House of Delegates West Virginia Senate |
November 15, 2010 | 2024 | Charleston | ||
Shelley Moore Capito | Republican | November 26, 1953 | College career counselor Director, state Board of Regents educational information center |
U.S. House West Virginia House of Delegates |
January 3, 2015 | 2026 | Charleston | |||
Wisconsin | Ron Johnson | Republican | April 8, 1955 | Accountant Corporate executive |
None | January 3, 2011 | 2022 | Oshkosh | ||
Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | February 11, 1962 | Lawyer | U.S. House Wisconsin Assembly Dane County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors |
January 3, 2013 | 2024 | Madison | |||
Wyoming | John Barrasso | Republican | July 21, 1952 | Orthopedic surgeon Medical chief of staff Nonprofit organization executive |
Wyoming Senate | June 25, 2007 | 2024 | Casper | ||
Cynthia Lummis | Republican | September 10, 1954 | Lawyer | U.S. House Wyoming Treasurer Wyoming Senate Wyoming House of Representatives |
January 3, 2021 | 2026 | Cheyenne |
See also
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