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Guidelines[edit]
Checklist[edit]
- Check all dates (Congress sessions, individual terms, deanships, ayds)
- Check seniority (shared seniority, alphabetical precedence, combined House and Senate tenures, causes of departure)
- Check numbered seniority (if death caused seniority to go up independent of list number)
Seniority criteria[edit]
- Number of consecutive terms (for speed, use seniority date)
- Number of past, non-consecutive terms
- Alphabetical order of surname (if more than two people fulfill same seniority after above criteria, use individual with earliest surname in alphabet)
- For Representatives elected to fill vacancy, seniority is calculated from date of special election. Column-wise (Congress), at-large representatives use the date they were sworn in.
Footnote storage[edit]
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Congress | Dates | Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Delegation dean (Combined seniority and tenure) |
House dean (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
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1st | March 4, 1789 – March 4, 1791 | |||
2nd | March 4, 1791 – March 4, 1793 | |||
3rd | March 4, 1793 – March 4, 1795 | |||
4th | March 4, 1795 – March 4, 1797 | |||
5th | March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1799 | |||
6th | March 4, 1799 – March 4, 1801 | |||
7th | March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1803 | |||
8th | March 4, 1803 – March 4, 1805 | |||
9th | March 4, 1805 – March 4, 1807 | |||
10th | March 4, 1807 – March 4, 1809 | |||
11th | March 4, 1809 – March 4, 1811 | |||
12th | March 4, 1811 – March 4, 1813 | |||
13th | March 4, 1813 – March 4, 1815 | |||
14th | March 4, 1815 – March 4, 1817 | |||
15th | March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1819 | |||
16th | March 4, 1819 – March 4, 1821 | |||
17th | March 4, 1821 – March 4, 1823 | |||
18th | March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1825 | |||
19th | March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1827 | |||
20th | March 4, 1827 – March 4, 1829 | |||
21st | March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1831 | |||
22nd | March 4, 1831 – March 4, 1833 | |||
23rd | March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1835 | |||
24th | March 4, 1835 – March 4, 1837 | |||
25th | March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1839 | |||
26th | March 4, 1839 – March 4, 1841 | |||
27th | March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1843 | |||
28th | March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845 | |||
29th | March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1847 | |||
30th | March 4, 1847 – March 4, 1849 | |||
31st | March 4, 1849 – March 4, 1851 | |||
32nd | March 4, 1851 – March 4, 1853 | |||
33rd | March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855 | |||
34th | March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1857 | |||
35th | March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1859 | |||
36th | March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1861 | |||
37th | March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1863 | |||
38th | March 4, 1863 – March 4, 1865 | |||
39th | March 4, 1865 – March 4, 1867 | |||
40th | March 4, 1867 – March 4, 1869 | |||
41st | March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1871 | |||
42nd | March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1873 | |||
43rd | March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875 | |||
44th | March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877 | |||
45th | March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1879 | |||
46th | March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1881 | |||
47th | March 4, 1881 – March 4, 1883 | |||
48th | March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885 | |||
49th | March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1887 | |||
50th | March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1889 | |||
51st | March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1891 | |||
52nd | March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1893 | |||
53rd | March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895 | |||
54th | March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897 | |||
55th | March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1899 | |||
56th | March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1901 | |||
57th | March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1903 | |||
58th | March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1905 | |||
59th | March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1907 | |||
60th | March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1909 | |||
61st | March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1911 | |||
62nd | March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1913 | |||
63rd | March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915 | |||
64th | March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1917 | |||
65th | March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1919 | |||
66th | March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1921 | |||
67th | March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1923 | |||
68th | March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1925 | |||
69th | March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1927 | |||
70th | March 4, 1927 – March 4, 1929 | |||
71st | March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1931 | |||
72nd | March 4, 1931 – March 4, 1933 | |||
73rd | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | |||
74th | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 | |||
75th | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 | |||
76th | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 | |||
77th | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 | |||
78th | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | |||
79th | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | |||
80th | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | |||
81st | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | |||
82nd | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 | |||
83rd | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 | |||
84th | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957 | |||
85th | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959 | |||
86th | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961 | |||
87th | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 | |||
88th | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | |||
89th | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 | |||
90th | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969 | |||
91st | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971 | |||
92nd | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 | |||
93rd | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 | |||
94th | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977 | |||
95th | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979 | |||
96th | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981 | |||
97th | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 | |||
98th | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985 | |||
99th | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987 | |||
100th | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989 | |||
101st | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991 | |||
102nd | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993 | |||
103rd | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | |||
104th | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 | |||
105th | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 1999 | |||
106th | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2001 | |||
107th | January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003 | |||
108th | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005 | |||
109th | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 | |||
110th | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009 | |||
111th | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | |||
112th | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 | |||
113th | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 | |||
114th | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017 | |||
115th | January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | |||
116th | January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 | |||
117th | January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023 | |||
118th | January 3, 2023 – present | |||
Congress | Dates | Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Delegation dean (Combined seniority and tenure) |
House dean (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Arkansas[edit]
Congress | Dates | Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Delegation dean (Combined seniority and tenure) |
House dean (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
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51st | March 4, 1889 – September 5, 1890 |
James K. Jones[H][G] Seniority from March 4, 1885 (17 years, 364 days) (lost re-election) |
Breckinridge (House) Seniority from March 4, 1883 |
Clifton R. Breckinridge Seniority from March 4, 1883[e] (7 years, 185 days) (election contested)[2] |
September 5, 1890 – March 4, 1891 |
Co-deans: Peel, Rogers (House) Seniority from March 4, 1883 |
Co-deans: Samuel W. Peel, John H. Rogers Seniority from March 4, 1883 (7 years, 364 days) (Rogers retired) | ||
52nd | March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1893 |
Peel (House) Seniority from March 4, 1883 |
Samuel W. Peel Seniority from March 4, 1883 (9 years, 364 days) (lost renomination) | |
53rd | March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895 |
Jones (Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1885 |
Thomas C. McRae Seniority from December 7, 1885[a] (17 years, 86 days) (retired) | |
54th | March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897 | |||
55th | March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1899 | |||
56th | March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1901 | |||
57th | March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1903 | |||
58th | March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1905 |
James H. Berry Seniority from March 20, 1885[f] (21 years, 348 days) (lost re-election) |
Berry (Senate) Seniority from March 20, 1885 |
Hugh A. Dinsmore Seniority from March 4, 1893 (11 years, 364 days) (lost renomination) |
59th | March 4, 1905 – January 14, 1907 |
John S. Little Seniority from December 3, 1894[a] (12 years, 42 days) (elected Arkansas governor) | ||
January 14, 1907 – March 4, 1907 |
Stephen Brundidge Jr. Seniority from March 4, 1897 (11 years, 364 days) (ran for Arkansas governor) | |||
60th | March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1909 |
James P. Clarke[I] Seniority from March 4, 1903 (13 years, 211 days) (died) |
Brundidge (House) Seniority from March 4, 1897 | |
61st | March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1911 |
Reid (House) Seniority from March 4, 1901 |
Charles C. Reid Seniority from March 4, 1901 (9 years, 364 days) (retired) | |
62nd | March 4, 1911 – January 14, 1913 |
Co-deans: Clarke (Senate) Macon, Robinson (House) Seniority from March 4, 1903 |
Co-deans: Robert B. Macon, Joseph T. Robinson Seniority from March 4, 1903 (9 years, 316 days) (Robinson elected Arkansas governor) | |
January 14, 1913 – March 4, 1913 |
Co-deans: Clarke (Senate) Macon (House) Seniority from March 4, 1903 |
Robert B. Macon Seniority from March 4, 1903 (9 years, 364 days) (lost renomination) | ||
63rd | March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915 |
Clarke (Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1903 |
John C. Floyd Seniority from March 4, 1905 (9 years, 364 days) (retired) | |
64th | March 4, 1915 – October 1, 1916 |
William A. Oldfield Seniority from March 4, 1909 (19 years, 260 days) (died) | ||
October 1, 1916 – March 4, 1917 |
Joseph T. Robinson[J][G] Seniority from March 10, 1913[f] (24 years, 126 days) (died) |
Oldfield (House) Seniority from March 4, 1909 | ||
65th | March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1919 | |||
66th | March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1921 | |||
67th | March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1923 | |||
68th | March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1925 | |||
69th | March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1927 | |||
70th | March 4, 1927 – November 19, 1928 | |||
November 19, 1928 – March 4, 1929 |
Co-deans: T. Caraway[K] (House and Senate) Wingo (House) Seniority from March 4, 1913 |
Otis Wingo Seniority from March 4, 1913 (17 years, 231 days) (died) | ||
71st | March 4, 1929 – October 21, 1930 | |||
October 21, 1930 – March 4, 1931 |
T. Caraway[K] (House and Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1913 |
Co-deans: William J. Driver, Tilman B. Parks Seniority from March 4, 1921 (15 years, 305 days) (Parks retired) | ||
72nd | March 4, 1931 – November 6, 1931 | |||
November 6, 1931 – March 4, 1933 |
Robinson[L] (Senate) Seniority from March 10, 1913 | |||
73rd | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | |||
74th | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 | |||
75th | January 3, 1937 – July 14, 1937 |
William J. Driver Seniority from March 4, 1921 (17 years, 305 days) (lost renomination) | ||
July 14, 1937 – January 3, 1939 |
Hattie Caraway Seniority from November 13, 1931[h] (13 years, 51 days) (lost renomination) |
Driver (House) Seniority from March 4, 1921 | ||
76th | January 3, 1939 – January 13, 1939 |
Miller[K] (House and Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1931 |
William B. Cravens[C] Seniority from March 4, 1933 (5 years, 315 days) (died) | |
January 13, 1939 – January 3, 1941 |
David D. Terry Seniority from December 19, 1933[a] (9 years, 15 days) (ran for Senate) | |||
77th | January 3, 1941 – March 31, 1941 | |||
March 31, 1941 – January 3, 1943 |
H. Caraway (Senate) Seniority from November 13, 1931 | |||
78th | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 |
Ezekiel C. Gathings Seniority from January 3, 1939[e] (22 years, 43 days) (co-dean after Norrell's death) | ||
79th | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 |
John L. McClellan[M][G] Seniority from January 3, 1943 (34 years, 329 days) (died) |
Gathings (House) Seniority from January 3, 1939 | |
80th | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | |||
81st | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | |||
82nd | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 | |||
83rd | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 | |||
84th | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957 | |||
85th | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959 | |||
86th | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961 | |||
87th | January 3, 1961 – February 15, 1961 | |||
February 15, 1961 – January 3, 1963 |
Co-deans: Gathings, Mills (House) Seniority from January 3, 1939 |
Co-deans: Ezekiel C. Gathings, Wilbur Mills Seniority from January 3, 1939 (30 years, 0 days) (Gathings retired) | ||
88th | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | |||
89th | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 | |||
90th | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969 | |||
91st | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971 |
Mills (House) Seniority from January 3, 1939 |
Wilbur Mills Seniority from January 3, 1939 (38 years, 0 days) (retired) | |
92nd | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 | |||
93rd | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 | |||
94th | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977 | |||
95th | January 3, 1977 – November 28, 1977 |
McClellan (Senate) Seniority from January 3, 1943 |
John Paul Hammerschmidt Seniority from January 3, 1967 (26 years, 0 days) (retired) | |
November 28, 1977 – January 3, 1979 |
Dale Bumpers Seniority from January 3, 1975 (24 years, 0 days) (retired) |
Hammerschmidt (House) Seniority from January 3, 1967 | ||
96th | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981 | |||
97th | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 | |||
98th | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985 | |||
99th | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987 | |||
100th | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989 | |||
101st | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991 | |||
102nd | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993 | |||
103rd | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 |
Bumpers (Senate) Seniority from January 3, 1975 |
Ray Thornton[C] Seniority from January 3, 1991 (5 years, 364 days) (elected Arkansas Supreme Court justice) | |
104th | January 3, 1995 – January 1, 1997 | |||
January 1, 1997 – January 3, 1997 |
Jay Dickey Seniority from January 3, 1993 (8 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) | |||
105th | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 1999 | |||
106th | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2001 |
Tim Hutchinson[G] Seniority from January 3, 1997 (6 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) |
Co-deans: Hutchinson (House and Senate) Dickey (House) Seniority from January 3, 1993 | |
107th | January 3, 2001 – August 6, 2001 |
Hutchinson (House and Senate) Seniority from January 3, 1993 |
Marion Berry Seniority from January 3, 1997[e] (4 years, 215 days) (co-dean after Hutchinson appointed DEA administrator) | |
August 6, 2001 – January 3, 2003 |
Co-deans: Berry, Snyder (House) Seniority from January 3, 1997 |
Co-deans: Marion Berry, Vic Snyder Seniority from January 3, 1997 (14 years, 0 days) (both retired) | ||
108th | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005 |
Blanche Lincoln[G] Seniority from January 3, 1999 (12 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) | ||
109th | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 | |||
110th | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009 | |||
111th | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | |||
112th | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 |
Mark Pryor Seniority from January 3, 2003 (12 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) |
Ross (House) Seniority from January 3, 2001 |
Mike Ross Seniority from January 3, 2001 (12 years, 0 days) (ran for Arkansas governor) |
113th | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 |
Boozman (House and Senate) Seniority from November 20, 2001[a] |
Rick Crawford Seniority from January 3, 2011[e] (4 years, 0 days) (co-dean after Griffin elected Arkansas lieutenant governor) | |
114th | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017 |
John Boozman[G] Seniority from January 3, 2011 (13 years, 121 days) (Incumbent) |
Co-deans: Rick Crawford, Steve Womack Seniority from January 3, 2011 (13 years, 121 days) (Incumbent) | |
115th | January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | |||
116th | January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 | |||
117th | January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023 | |||
118th | January 3, 2023 – present | |||
Congress | Dates | Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Delegation dean (Combined seniority and tenure) |
House dean (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Florida[edit]
Congress | Dates | Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Delegation dean (Combined seniority and tenure) |
House dean (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
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55th | March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1899 |
Samuel Pasco Seniority from May 19, 1887[i] (11 years, 334 days) (lost special election)[3] |
Pasco (Senate) Seniority from May 19, 1887 |
Stephen M. Sparkman Seniority from March 4, 1895 (21 years, 364 days) (retired) |
56th | March 4, 1899 – April 18, 1899 | |||
April 18, 1899 – March 4, 1901 |
Stephen Mallory II[G] Seniority from May 15, 1897[i][4] (10 years, 222 days) (died) |
Sparkman (House) Seniority from March 4, 1895 | ||
57th | March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1903 | |||
58th | March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1905 | |||
59th | March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1907 | |||
60th | March 4, 1907 – December 23, 1907 | |||
December 23, 1907 – March 4, 1909 |
James Taliaferro Seniority from April 20, 1899[f] (11 years, 317 days) (lost re-election) | |||
61st | March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1911 | |||
62nd | March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1913 |
Duncan U. Fletcher Seniority from March 4, 1909 (27 years, 105 days) (died) | ||
63rd | March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915 | |||
64th | March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1917 | |||
65th | March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1919 |
Clark (House) Seniority from March 4, 1905 |
Frank Clark Seniority from March 4, 1905 (19 years, 364 days) (lost renomination)[5] | |
66th | March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1921 | |||
67th | March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1923 | |||
68th | March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1925 | |||
69th | March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1927 |
Fletcher (Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1909 |
William J. Sears Seniority from March 4, 1915 (13 years, 364 days) (lost renomination)[6] | |
70th | March 4, 1927 – March 4, 1929 | |||
71st | March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1931 |
Herbert J. Drane Seniority from March 4, 1917 (15 years, 364 days) (lost renomination)[7] | ||
72nd | March 4, 1931 – March 4, 1933 | |||
73rd | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
Robert A. Green Seniority from March 4, 1925 (19 years, 266 days) (commissioned in U.S. Navy)[8] | ||
74th | January 3, 1935 – June 17, 1936 | |||
June 17, 1936 – November 4, 1936 |
Scott Loftin Seniority from May 26, 1936[h] (161 days) (successor elected) |
Green (House) Seniority from March 4, 1925 | ||
November 4, 1936 – January 3, 1937 |
Charles O. Andrews Seniority from November 4, 1936[h][j] (9 years, 318 days) (died) | |||
75th | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 | |||
76th | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 | |||
77th | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 | |||
78th | January 3, 1943 – November 25, 1944 | |||
November 25, 1944 – January 3, 1945 |
Peterson (House) Seniority from March 4, 1933 |
J. Hardin Peterson Seniority from March 4, 1933 (17 years, 305 days) (retired) | ||
79th | January 3, 1945 – September 18, 1946 | |||
September 18, 1946 – January 3, 1947 |
Claude Pepper Seniority from November 4, 1936[h] (14 years, 60 days) (lost renomination) | |||
80th | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | |||
81st | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | |||
82nd | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 |
Spessard Holland Seniority from September 25, 1946[h] (24 years, 100 days) (retired) |
Sikes (House) Seniority from January 3, 1945[d] |
Bob Sikes[C] Seniority from January 3, 1945[d] (34 years, 0 days) (retired) |
83rd | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 | |||
84th | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957 | |||
85th | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959 | |||
86th | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961 | |||
87th | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 | |||
88th | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | |||
89th | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 | |||
90th | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969 | |||
91st | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971 | |||
92nd | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 |
Edward Gurney[G] Seniority from January 3, 1969 (5 years, 362 days) (resigned) | ||
93rd | January 3, 1973 – December 31, 1974 | |||
December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975 |
Lawton Chiles Seniority from January 3, 1971 (18 years, 0 days) (retired) | |||
94th | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977 | |||
95th | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979 | |||
96th | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981 |
Bennett (House) Seniority from January 3, 1949 |
Charles E. Bennett Seniority from January 3, 1949 (44 years, 0 days) (retired) | |
97th | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 | |||
98th | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985 | |||
99th | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987 | |||
100th | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989 | |||
101st | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991 |
Bob Graham Seniority from January 3, 1987 (18 years, 0 days) (retired) | ||
102nd | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993 | |||
103rd | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 |
Gibbons (House) Seniority from January 3, 1963 |
Sam Gibbons Seniority from January 3, 1963 (34 years, 0 days) (retired) | |
104th | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 | |||
105th | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 1999 |
Young (House) Seniority from January 3, 1971 |
Bill Young Seniority from January 3, 1971 (42 years, 288 days) (died) | |
106th | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2001 | |||
107th | January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003 | |||
108th | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005 | |||
109th | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 |
Bill Nelson[G] Seniority from January 3, 2001 (18 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) | ||
110th | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009 | |||
111th | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | |||
112th | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 | |||
113th | January 3, 2013 – October 18, 2013 | |||
October 18, 2013 – January 3, 2015 |
Ros-Lehtinen (House) Seniority from August 29, 1989 |
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Seniority from August 29, 1989[a] (29 years, 127 days) (retired) | ||
114th | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017 | |||
115th | January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | |||
116th | January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 |
Marco Rubio Seniority from January 3, 2011 (13 years, 121 days) (Incumbent) |
Hastings (House) Seniority from January 3, 1993 |
Alcee Hastings Seniority from January 3, 1993 (28 years, 93 days) (died) |
117th | January 3, 2021 – April 6, 2021 | |||
April 6, 2021 – January 3, 2023 |
Díaz-Balart (House) Seniority from January 3, 2003 |
Mario Díaz-Balart Seniority from January 3, 2003 (21 years, 121 days) (Incumbent) | ||
118th | January 3, 2023 – present | |||
Congress | Dates | Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Delegation dean (Combined seniority and tenure) |
House dean (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
New Jersey[edit]
Congress | Dates | Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Delegation dean (Combined seniority and tenure) |
House dean (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
---|---|---|---|---|
46th | March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1881 | |||
47th | March 4, 1881 – March 4, 1883 | |||
48th | March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885 | |||
49th | March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1887 | |||
50th | March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1889 | |||
51st | March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1891 | |||
52nd | March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1893 | |||
53rd | March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895 | |||
54th | March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897 | |||
55th | March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1899 | |||
56th | March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1901 | |||
57th | March 4, 1901 – December 27, 1901 | |||
December 27, 1901 – March 4, 1903 | ||||
58th | March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1905 | |||
59th | March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1907 | |||
60th | March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1909 | |||
61st | March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1911 | |||
62nd | March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1913 | |||
63rd | March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915 | |||
64th | March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1917 | |||
65th | March 4, 1917 – January 30, 1918 | |||
January 30, 1918 – March 4, 1919 | ||||
66th | March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1921 | |||
67th | March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1923 | |||
68th | March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1925 | |||
69th | March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1927 | |||
70th | March 4, 1927 – March 4, 1929 | |||
71st | March 4, 1929 – November 21, 1929 | |||
November 21, 1929 – March 4, 1931 | ||||
72nd | March 4, 1931 – March 4, 1933 | |||
73rd | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | |||
74th | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 | |||
75th | January 3, 1937 – January 17, 1938 | |||
January 17, 1938 – January 3, 1939 | ||||
76th | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 | |||
77th | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 | |||
78th | January 3, 1943 – November 22, 1943 | |||
November 22, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | ||||
79th | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | |||
80th | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | |||
81st | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | |||
82nd | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 | |||
83rd | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 | |||
84th | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957 | |||
85th | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959 | |||
86th | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961 |
Clifford P. Case[G] Seniority from January 3, 1955 (24 years, 0 days) (lost renomination) | ||
87th | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 | |||
88th | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | |||
89th | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 |
Rodino (House) Seniority from January 3, 1949 |
Peter W. Rodino Seniority from January 3, 1949 (40 years, 0 days) (retired) | |
90th | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969 | |||
91st | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971 | |||
92nd | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 | |||
93rd | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 | |||
94th | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977 | |||
95th | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979 | |||
96th | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981 |
Harrison A. Williams[G] Seniority from January 3, 1959 (23 years, 67 days) (resigned)[9] | ||
97th | January 3, 1981 – March 11, 1982 | |||
March 11, 1982 – January 3, 1983 |
Bill Bradley Seniority from January 3, 1979 (18 years, 0 days) (retired) | |||
98th | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985 | |||
99th | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987 | |||
100th | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989 | |||
101st | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991 | |||
102nd | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993 | |||
103rd | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | |||
104th | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 | |||
105th | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 1999 |
Frank Lautenberg Seniority from December 27, 1982[h] (18 years, 7 days) (retired) | ||
106th | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2001 | |||
107th | January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003 |
Robert Torricelli[G] Seniority from January 3, 1997 (6 years, 0 days) (withdrew)[10] | ||
108th | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005 |
Jon Corzine Seniority from January 3, 2001 (5 years, 14 days) (elected New Jersey governor) | ||
109th | January 3, 2005 – January 17, 2006 | |||
January 17, 2006 – January 3, 2007 |
Frank Lautenberg[L] Seniority from January 3, 2003 (10 years, 151 days) (died) | |||
110th | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009 | |||
111th | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | |||
112th | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 | |||
113th | January 3, 2013 – June 3, 2013 | |||
June 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 |
Bob Menendez[G] Seniority from January 17, 2006[h][11] (18 years, 107 days) (Incumbent) | |||
114th | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017 | |||
115th | January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | |||
116th | January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 | |||
117th | January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023 | |||
118th | January 3, 2023 – present | |||
Congress | Dates | Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Delegation dean (Combined seniority and tenure) |
House dean (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Pennsylvania[edit]
Congress | Dates | Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Delegation dean (Combined seniority and tenure) |
House dean (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
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34th | March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1857 |
Richard Brodhead[G] Seniority from March 4, 1851 (5 years, 364 days) (retired) |
Brodhead (Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1851[d] |
Co-deans: Thomas B. Florence (D), Galusha A. Grow (R)[N] Seniority from March 4, 1851 (9 years, 364 days) (Florence retired)[12] |
35th | March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1859 |
William Bigler Seniority from January 14, 1856[i] (5 years, 48 days) (lost re-election)[13] |
Co-deans: Florence, Grow (House) Seniority from March 4, 1851 | |
36th | March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1861 | |||
37th | March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1863 |
Edgar Cowan Seniority from March 4, 1861[k] (5 years, 364 days) (lost re-election) |
Grow (House) Seniority from March 4, 1851 |
Galusha A. Grow[O] Seniority from March 4, 1851 (11 years, 364 days) (lost re-election) |
38th | March 4, 1863 – March 4, 1865 |
Stevens (House) Seniority from March 4, 1859[d] |
Thaddeus Stevens[C] Seniority from March 4, 1859[d] (9 years, 160 days) (died) | |
39th | March 4, 1865 – March 4, 1867 | |||
40th | March 4, 1867 – August 11, 1868 |
Charles R. Buckalew Seniority from March 4, 1863 (5 years, 364 days) (retired) | ||
August 11, 1868 – March 4, 1869 |
J. Moorhead (House) Seniority from March 4, 1859 |
James K. Moorhead Seniority from March 4, 1859 (9 years, 364 days) (retired) | ||
41st | March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1871 |
Simon Cameron[A] Seniority from March 4, 1867 (10 years, 8 days) (resigned) |
Kelley (House) Seniority from March 4, 1861 |
William D. Kelley[P] Seniority from March 4, 1861 (28 years, 311 days) (died) |
42nd | March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1873 | |||
43rd | March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875 | |||
44th | March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877 | |||
45th | March 4, 1877 – March 12, 1877 | |||
March 12, 1877 – March 4, 1879 |
William A. Wallace[Q] Seniority from March 4, 1875 (5 years, 364 days) (lost re-election) | |||
46th | March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1881 | |||
47th | March 4, 1881 – March 4, 1883 |
J. Donald Cameron Seniority from March 20, 1877[f] (19 years, 348 days) (retired) | ||
48th | March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885 | |||
49th | March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1887 | |||
50th | March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1889 | |||
51st | March 4, 1889 – January 9, 1890 | |||
January 9, 1890 – April 13, 1890 |
Randall (House) Seniority from March 4, 1863 |
Samuel J. Randall[R] Seniority from March 4, 1863 (27 years, 40 days) (died) | ||
April 13, 1890 – March 4, 1891 |
O'Neill (House) Seniority from March 4, 1873 |
Charles O'Neill[C] Seniority from March 4, 1873 (20 years, 266 days) (died) | ||
52nd | March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1893 | |||
53rd | March 4, 1893 – November 25, 1893 | |||
November 25, 1893 – March 4, 1895 |
Harmer (House) Seniority from March 4, 1877 |
Alfred C. Harmer[S][C] Seniority from March 4, 1877 (23 years, 2 days) (died) | ||
54th | March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897 | |||
55th | March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1899 |
Matthew Quay Seniority from March 4, 1887 (11 years, 364 days) (term expired) | ||
56th | March 4, 1899 – March 6, 1900 |
Boies Penrose Seniority from March 4, 1897 (24 years, 302 days) (died) | ||
March 6, 1900 – March 4, 1901 |
Bingham (House) Seniority from March 4, 1879 |
Henry H. Bingham[T] Seniority from March 4, 1879 (33 years, 18 days) (died) | ||
57th | March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1903 | |||
58th | March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1905 | |||
59th | March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1907 | |||
60th | March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1909 | |||
61st | March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1911 | |||
62nd | March 4, 1911 – March 22, 1912 | |||
March 22, 1912 – March 4, 1913 |
Dalzell (House) Seniority from March 4, 1887 |
John Dalzell[U] Seniority from March 4, 1887 (25 years, 364 days) (retired) | ||
63rd | March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915 |
Co-deans: Penrose (Senate) Butler (House) Seniority from March 4, 1897 |
Thomas S. Butler[V] Seniority from March 4, 1897 (31 years, 83 days) (died) | |
64th | March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1917 | |||
65th | March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1919 | |||
66th | March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1921 | |||
67th | March 4, 1921 – December 31, 1921 | |||
December 31, 1921 – August 2, 1922 |
William E. Crow Seniority from October 24, 1921[h] (282 days) (died) |
Butler (House) Seniority from March 4, 1897 | ||
August 2, 1922 – March 4, 1923 |
George W. Pepper Seniority from January 9, 1922[h] (5 years, 53 days) (lost renomination) | |||
68th | March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1925 | |||
69th | March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1927 | |||
70th | March 4, 1927 – May 26, 1928 |
David A. Reed Seniority from August 8, 1922[h] (12 years, 154 days) (lost re-election) | ||
May 26, 1928 – March 4, 1929 |
Griest (House) Seniority from March 4, 1909 |
William W. Griest Seniority from March 4, 1909 (20 years, 276 days) (died) | ||
71st | March 4, 1929 – December 5, 1929 | |||
December 5, 1929 – June 27, 1930 |
Porter (House) Seniority from March 4, 1911 |
Stephen G. Porter Seniority from March 4, 1911 (19 years, 115 days) (died) | ||
June 27, 1930 – July 20, 1930 |
Co-deans: Graham, Kiess (House) Seniority from March 4, 1913 |
Co-deans: George S. Graham, Edgar R. Kiess Seniority from March 4, 1913 (17 years, 138 days) (Kiess died) | ||
July 20, 1930 – March 4, 1931 |
Graham (House) Seniority from March 4, 1913 |
George S. Graham Seniority from March 4, 1913 (18 years, 122 days) (died) | ||
72nd | March 4, 1931 – July 4, 1931 | |||
July 4, 1931 – March 4, 1933 |
Darrow (House) Seniority from March 4, 1915 |
George P. Darrow Seniority from March 4, 1915[e] (18 years, 176 days) (co-dean after Watson's death) | ||
73rd | March 4, 1933 – August 27, 1933 | |||
August 27, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
Co-deans: Darrow, McFadden (House) Seniority from March 4, 1915 |
Co-deans: George P. Darrow, Louis T. McFadden Seniority from March 4, 1915 (19 years, 305 days) (McFadden lost re-election) | ||
74th | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 |
James J. Davis Seniority from December 2, 1930[l] (14 years, 32 days) (lost re-election) |
Darrow (House) Seniority from March 4, 1915 |
George P. Darrow Seniority from March 4, 1915 (21 years, 305 days) (lost re-election) |
75th | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 |
Wolfenden (House) Seniority from November 6, 1928 |
James Wolfenden Seniority from November 6, 1928[a] (18 years, 58 days) (retired) | |
76th | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 | |||
77th | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 | |||
78th | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | |||
79th | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 |
Joseph F. Guffey Seniority from January 3, 1935 (12 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) | ||
80th | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 |
Francis J. Myers[G] Seniority from January 3, 1945 (6 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) |
Walter (House) Seniority from March 4, 1933 |
Francis E. Walter Seniority from March 4, 1933 (30 years, 88 days) (died) |
81st | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | |||
82nd | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 |
Edward Martin Seniority from January 3, 1947 (12 years, 0 days) (retired) | ||
83rd | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 | |||
84th | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957 | |||
85th | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959 | |||
86th | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961 |
Joseph S. Clark Jr. Seniority from January 3, 1957 (12 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) | ||
87th | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 | |||
88th | January 3, 1963 – May 31, 1963 | |||
May 31, 1963 – September 15, 1963 |
Gavin (House) Seniority from January 3, 1943 |
Leon H. Gavin Seniority from January 3, 1943 (20 years, 255 days) (died) | ||
September 15, 1963 – January 3, 1965 |
Corbett (House) Seniority from January 3, 1945[d] |
Robert J. Corbett[C] Seniority from January 3, 1945[d] (26 years, 112 days) (died) | ||
89th | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 | |||
90th | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969 | |||
91st | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971 |
Hugh Scott[W][G] Seniority from January 3, 1959 (18 years, 0 days) (retired) | ||
92nd | January 3, 1971 – April 25, 1971 | |||
April 25, 1971 – October 6, 1971 |
Co-deans: Fulton, Morgan (House) Seniority from January 3, 1945 |
Co-deans: James G. Fulton (R), Thomas E. Morgan (D) Seniority from January 3, 1945 (26 years, 276 days) (Fulton died) | ||
October 6, 1971 – January 3, 1973 |
Morgan (House) Seniority from January 3, 1945 |
Thomas E. Morgan Seniority from January 3, 1945 (32 years, 0 days) (retired) | ||
93rd | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 | |||
94th | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977 | |||
95th | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979 |
Richard Schweiker[G] Seniority from January 3, 1969 (12 years, 0 days) (retired) |
Flood (House) Seniority from January 3, 1955 |
Daniel Flood[C] Seniority from January 3, 1955 (25 years, 28 days) (resigned) |
96th | January 3, 1979 – January 31, 1980 | |||
January 31, 1980 – January 3, 1981 |
W. Moorhead (House) Seniority from January 3, 1959 |
William S. Moorhead Seniority from January 3, 1959 (22 years, 0 days) (retired) | ||
97th | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 |
John Heinz[G] Seniority from January 3, 1977 (14 years, 91 days) (died) |
McDade (House) Seniority from January 3, 1963 |
Joseph M. McDade Seniority from January 3, 1963 (36 years, 0 days) (retired) |
98th | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985 | |||
99th | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987 | |||
100th | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989 | |||
101st | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991 | |||
102nd | January 3, 1991 – April 4, 1991 | |||
April 4, 1991 – January 3, 1993 |
Arlen Specter[X] Seniority from January 3, 1981 (30 years, 0 days) (lost renomination)[14] | |||
103rd | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | |||
104th | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 | |||
105th | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 1999 | |||
106th | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2001 |
Shuster (House) Seniority from January 3, 1973 |
Bud Shuster Seniority from January 3, 1973 (28 years, 31 days) (resigned) | |
107th | January 3, 2001 – February 3, 2001 | |||
February 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003 |
Murtha (House) Seniority from February 5, 1974 |
John Murtha Seniority from February 5, 1974[a] (36 years, 3 days) (died) | ||
108th | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005 | |||
109th | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 | |||
110th | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009 | |||
111th | January 3, 2009 – February 8, 2010 | |||
February 8, 2010 – January 3, 2011 |
Specter (Senate) Seniority from January 3, 1981 |
Paul Kanjorski Seniority from January 3, 1985 (26 years, 0 days) (lost re-election) | ||
112th | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 |
Bob Casey Jr. Seniority from January 3, 2007 (17 years, 121 days) (Incumbent) |
Holden (House) Seniority from January 3, 1993 |
Tim Holden Seniority from January 3, 1993 (20 years, 0 days) (lost renomination)[15] |
113th | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 |
Co-deans: Doyle, Fattah (House) Seniority from January 3, 1995 |
Co-deans: Mike Doyle, Chaka Fattah Seniority from January 3, 1995 (21 years, 172 days) (Fattah resigned) | |
114th | January 3, 2015 – June 23, 2016 | |||
June 23, 2016 – January 3, 2017 |
Doyle (House) Seniority from January 3, 1995 |
Mike Doyle Seniority from January 3, 1995 (28 years, 0 days) (retired) | ||
115th | January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | |||
116th | January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 | |||
117th | January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023 | |||
118th | January 3, 2023 – present |
Casey (Senate) Seniority from January 3, 2007 |
Glenn Thompson Seniority from January 3, 2009 (15 years, 121 days) (Incumbent) | |
Congress | Dates | Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Delegation dean (Combined seniority and tenure) |
House dean (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Chapter 7 § 2. Seniority and Derivative Rights". Deschler's Precedents, Volume 2 (PDF). U.S. Government Publishing Office. January 1, 1994. p. 670. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "BRECKINRIDGE, Clifton Rodes (1846 – 1932)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "PASCO, Samuel (1834 – 1917)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "MALLORY, Stephen Russell (1848 – 1907)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "CLARK, Frank (1860 – 1936)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ "SEARS, William Joseph (1874 – 1944)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ "DRANE, Herbert Jackson (1863 – 1947)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ "GREEN, Robert Alexis (Lex) (1892 – 1973)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ "WILLIAMS, Harrison Arlington, Jr. (1919 – 2001)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ "TORRICELLI, Robert Guy (1951 – )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ "MENENDEZ, Robert (1954 – )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ "FLORENCE, Thomas Birch (1812 – 1875)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "BIGLER, William (1814 – 1880)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ^ "SPECTER, Arlen (1930 – 2012)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ^ "HOLDEN, Thomas Timothy (Tim) (1957 – )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
Footnotes (positional)[edit]
- ^ a b Previously served non-consecutive term(s) in the Senate
- ^ Jacksonian Democrat until 1837
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Previously served non-consecutive term(s) in the House
- ^ Third time
- ^ As an at-large congressional district, Alaska has been represented by one member in the House of Representatives since statehood.
- ^ Sole representative (at-large district)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Senator who previously served in the House of Representatives
- ^ Senate Democratic Leader from 1899 to 1903
- ^ President pro tempore from 1913 to 1916
- ^ Senate Democratic Leader from 1923 to 1937
- ^ a b c as junior senator
- ^ a b Second time
- ^ Dean of the Senate from 1975 to 1977 (alongside James Eastland)
- ^ Elected as Democrat until 1857
- ^ Speaker of the House and House Republican Leader from 1861 to 1863
- ^ Dean of the House from 1875 to 1890
- ^ Senate Democratic Leader from 1877 to 1881
- ^ Various positions:
- Speaker of the House (1876–1881)
- House Democratic Leader (1869–1871, alongside William E. Niblack)
- Dean of the House (Jan–Apr 1890)
- ^ Dean of the House from 1897 to 1900
- ^ Dean of the House from 1900 to 1912
- ^ Dean of the House from 1912 to 1913
- ^ Dean of the House from 1925 to 1928
- ^ Senate Republican Leader from 1969 to 1977
- ^ Republican until 2009
Footnotes (seniority)[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Representative elected to fill vacancy; seniority calculated from date of special election (if different from date the seat was filled)[1] Cite error: The named reference "housevacancy" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Preceding election(s) resulted in turnover of all sitting incumbents; successors share a seniority date with no distinctions
- ^ Spark Matsunaga shared seniority with Thomas Gill until January 3, 1965
- ^ a b c d e f g h Shares seniority date with other officeholder(s); credited as sole dean by past non-consecutive terms in Congress
- ^ a b c d e f Shares seniority date with more than two other Representatives (thus unable to count as co-deans); credited as sole dean due to surname coming first alphabetically
- ^ a b c d e Senator elected by state legislature intra-term prior to ratification of Seventeenth Amendment; seniority calculated from election date (if different from date the seat was filled)
- ^ Served more terms in total (eight) than Fernando Wood (six)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Senator appointed to fill intra-term vacancy; seniority calculated from date of appointment
- ^ a b c Elected late
- ^ Seniority over Claude Pepper as surname comes earlier in the alphabet
- ^ Simon Cameron, who would have been the senior senator after William Bigler's election loss, resigned on March 4, 1861, the same day Bigler's term expired, to serve as Secretary of War. This left Cowan as the senior senator despite succeeding Bigler in office.
- ^ Senator elected to fill intra-term vacancy after ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment; seniority calculated from date the individual assumed office
Bibliography[edit]
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (1774 – 2005) (PDF), Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005, retrieved November 12, 2023