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For senators and representatives who represented defunct parties or switched parties intra-term, only their latest party while in office is reflected. Most states, due to not having long-running deans until the 1900s, have tables only starting from that decade.

Connecticut

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Senior members of Connecticut's congressional delegation (1881–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)
47th March 4, 1881
March 4, 1883

Orville H. Platt
Seniority from March 4, 1879
(26 years, 48 days)
(died)
Phelps
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1875
(7 years, 364 days)


James Phelps
Seniority from March 4, 1875
(7 years, 364 days)
(retired)
48th March 4, 1883
March 4, 1885
Wait
(House)

Seniority from April 12, 1876
(10 years, 325 days)


John T. Wait
Seniority from April 12, 1876[a]
(10 years, 325 days)
(retired)
49th March 4, 1885
March 4, 1887
50th March 4, 1887
March 4, 1889
Platt
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1879
(26 years, 48 days)

No clear dean[b][c]
51st March 4, 1889
March 4, 1891

Charles Addison Russell
Seniority from March 4, 1887
(15 years, 233 days)
(died)
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
October 23, 1902
October 23, 1902
March 4, 1903
Co-deans:

E. Stevens Henry,
Ebenezer J. Hill

Seniority from March 4, 1895
(17 years, 364 days)
(Henry retired, Hill lost
re-election
)
58th March 4, 1903
March 4, 1905
59th March 4, 1905
April 21, 1905
April 21, 1905
March 4, 1907

Morgan Bulkeley
Seniority from March 4, 1905
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)[2]
Co-deans:
Henry, Hill
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1895
(17 years, 364 days)

60th March 4, 1907
March 4, 1909
61st March 4, 1909
March 4, 1911
62nd March 4, 1911
March 4, 1913

Frank B. Brandegee[A][B]
Seniority from May 10, 1905[d]
(19 years, 157 days)
(died)
63rd March 4, 1913
March 4, 1915
Brandegee
(House and Senate)

Seniority from November 4, 1902[a]
(21 years, 345 days)


Thomas L. Reilly
Seniority from March 4, 1911
(3 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
64th March 4, 1915
March 4, 1917

Ebenezer J. Hill[C]
Seniority from March 4, 1915[e][f]
(2 years, 207 days)
(died)
65th March 4, 1917
September 27, 1917
September 27, 1917
March 4, 1919

John Q. Tilson[D]
Seniority from March 4, 1915[e]
(17 years, 274 days)
(resigned)
66th March 4, 1919
March 4, 1921
67th March 4, 1921
March 4, 1923
68th March 4, 1923
October 14, 1924
October 14, 1924
March 4, 1925

George P. McLean
Seniority from March 4, 1911
(17 years, 364 days)
(retired)
McLean
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1911
(17 years, 364 days)

69th March 4, 1925
March 4, 1927
70th March 4, 1927
March 4, 1929
71st March 4, 1929
March 4, 1931

Hiram Bingham III
Seniority from January 8, 1925[g]
(8 years, 54 days)
(lost re-election)
Tilson
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1915[e]
(17 years, 274 days)

72nd March 4, 1931
December 3, 1932
December 3, 1932
March 4, 1933
Freeman
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1915
(17 years, 364 days)


Richard P. Freeman
Seniority from March 4, 1915
(17 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)[3]
73rd March 4, 1933
January 3, 1935

Frederic C. Walcott
Seniority from March 4, 1929
(5 years, 305 days)
(lost re-election)
Walcott
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1929
(5 years, 305 days)


Edward W. Goss
Seniority from November 4, 1930[a]
(4 years, 60 days)
(lost re-election)
74th January 3, 1935
January 3, 1937

Augustine Lonergan[B]
Seniority from March 4, 1933
(5 years, 305 days)
(lost re-election)
Lonergan
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1931
(7 years, 305 days)


Schuyler Merritt[D]
Seniority from March 4, 1933[e]
(3 years, 305 days)
(lost re-election)
75th January 3, 1937
January 3, 1939

Herman P. Kopplemann
Seniority from March 4, 1933
(5 years, 305 days)
(lost re-election)
76th January 3, 1939
January 3, 1941

Francis T. Maloney[B]
Seniority from January 3, 1935
(10 years, 13 days)
(died)
Maloney
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1933
(11 years, 318 days)

Co-deans:

James A. Shanley,
J. Joseph Smith

Seniority from January 3, 1935
(6 years, 305 days)
(Smith appointed district court
judge
)
77th January 3, 1941
November 4, 1941
November 4, 1941
January 3, 1943

James A. Shanley
Seniority from January 3, 1935
(8 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
78th January 3, 1943
January 3, 1945

Joseph E. Talbot
Seniority from January 20, 1942[a]
(4 years, 348 days)
(ran for Connecticut governor)
79th January 3, 1945
January 16, 1945
January 16, 1945
January 3, 1947

Brien McMahon
Seniority from January 3, 1945
(7 years, 207 days)
(died)
Talbot
(House)

Seniority from January 20, 1942
(4 years, 348 days)

80th January 3, 1947
January 3, 1949
McMahon
(Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1945
(7 years, 207 days)


William J. Miller[D]
Seniority from January 3, 1947[e]
(2 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
81st January 3, 1949
January 3, 1951
Co-deans:

John D. Lodge,
James T. Patterson

Seniority from January 3, 1947
(4 years, 0 days)
(Lodge elected Connecticut
governor
)
82nd January 3, 1951
July 28, 1952

James T. Patterson
Seniority from January 3, 1947
(12 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
July 28, 1952
January 3, 1953

William Benton
Seniority from December 17, 1949[h]
(3 years, 17 days)
(lost re-election)
Patterson
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1947
(12 years, 0 days)

83rd January 3, 1953
January 3, 1955

Prescott Bush
Seniority from November 4, 1952[g]
(10 years, 60 days)
(retired)
84th January 3, 1955
January 3, 1957
85th January 3, 1957
January 3, 1959
86th January 3, 1959
January 3, 1961
Bush
(Senate)

Seniority from November 4, 1952
(10 years, 60 days)

No clear dean[b]
87th January 3, 1961
January 3, 1963

Emilio Daddario
Seniority from January 3, 1959[i]
(12 years, 0 days)
(ran for Connecticut governor)
88th January 3, 1963
January 3, 1965

Thomas J. Dodd
Seniority from January 3, 1959
(12 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election as
Independent
)
Co-deans:
T. Dodd (Senate)
Daddario (House)

Seniority from January 3, 1959
(12 years, 0 days)

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

Abraham Ribicoff[B]
Seniority from January 3, 1963
(18 years, 0 days)
(retired)
Co-deans:
Giaimo, Monagan
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1959
(14 years, 0 days)

Co-deans:

Robert Giaimo,
John S. Monagan

Seniority from January 3, 1959
(14 years, 0 days)
(Monagan lost re-election)
93rd January 3, 1973
January 3, 1975
Giaimo
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1959
(22 years, 0 days)


Robert Giaimo
Seniority from January 3, 1959
(22 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
97th January 3, 1981
September 8, 1981

Lowell Weicker[B]
Seniority from January 3, 1971
(18 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
Weicker
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1969
(20 years, 0 days)

Co-deans:

William R. Cotter (D),
Stewart McKinney (R)
Seniority from January 3, 1971
(10 years, 248 days)
(Cotter died)
September 8, 1981
January 3, 1983

Stewart McKinney
Seniority from January 3, 1971
(16 years, 124 days)
(died)
98th January 3, 1983
January 3, 1985
99th January 3, 1985
January 3, 1987
100th January 3, 1987
May 7, 1987
May 7, 1987
January 3, 1989

Sam Gejdenson
Seniority from January 3, 1981
(20 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
101st January 3, 1989
January 3, 1991

Chris Dodd[B]
Seniority from January 3, 1981
(30 years, 0 days)
(retired)
C. Dodd
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1975
(36 years, 0 days)

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

Nancy Johnson
Seniority from January 3, 1983
(24 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
108th January 3, 2003
January 3, 2005
109th January 3, 2005
January 3, 2007
110th January 3, 2007
January 3, 2009

Chris Shays
Seniority from August 18, 1987[a][4]
(21 years, 138 days)
(lost re-election)
111th January 3, 2009
January 3, 2011

Rosa DeLauro
Seniority from January 3, 1991
(33 years, 253 days)
(Incumbent)
112th January 3, 2011
January 3, 2013

Joe Lieberman[E]
Seniority from January 3, 1989
(24 years, 0 days)
(retired)
Lieberman
(Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1989
(24 years, 0 days)

113th January 3, 2013
January 3, 2015

Richard Blumenthal
Seniority from January 3, 2011
(13 years, 253 days)
(Incumbent)
DeLauro
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1991
(33 years, 253 days)

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)

Maine

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Senior members of Maine's congressional delegation (1853–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)
33rd March 4, 1853
March 4, 1855

Hannibal Hamlin[F][B]
Seniority from June 8, 1848[d]
(8 years, 214 days)
(elected Maine governor)
Hamlin
(Senate)

Seniority from June 8, 1848
(8 years, 214 days)


Thomas J. D. Fuller
Seniority from March 4, 1849
(7 years, 364 days)
(retired)
34th March 4, 1855
January 7, 1857
January 7, 1857
March 4, 1857

William P. Fessenden[G][B]
Seniority from February 10, 1854[j]
(10 years, 142 days)
(appointed Secretary of the
Treasury
)
Fuller
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1849
(7 years, 364 days)

35th March 4, 1857
March 4, 1859
Washburn
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1851
(9 years, 303 days)


Israel Washburn Jr.
Seniority from March 4, 1851
(9 years, 303 days)
(elected Maine governor)
36th March 4, 1859
January 1, 1861
January 1, 1861
March 4, 1861
Fessenden
(Senate)

Seniority from February 10, 1854
(10 years, 142 days)


Freeman H. Morse[D]
Seniority from March 4, 1857[e]
(3 years, 364 days)
(retired)
37th March 4, 1861
December 1, 1862
No clear dean[b][k]
December 1, 1862
March 4, 1863

Samuel C. Fessenden
Seniority from March 4, 1861[i]
(1 year, 364 days)
(retired)
38th March 4, 1863
July 1, 1864
Co-deans:

Frederick A. Pike,
John H. Rice

Seniority from March 4, 1861
(5 years, 364 days)
(Rice retired)
July 1, 1864
March 4, 1865

Lot M. Morrill
Seniority from January 17, 1861[d]
(8 years, 45 days)
(lost re-election)
Morrill
(Senate)

Seniority from January 17, 1861
(8 years, 45 days)

39th March 4, 1865
March 4, 1867
40th March 4, 1867
March 4, 1869

Frederick A. Pike
Seniority from March 4, 1861
(7 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)
41st March 4, 1869
September 8, 1869

William P. Fessenden[H]
Seniority from March 4, 1865
(4 years, 188 days)
(died)
Blaine
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1863
(18 years, 1 day)


James G. Blaine[I]
Seniority from March 4, 1863
(13 years, 128 days)
(appointed to Senate)
September 8, 1869
March 4, 1871

Hannibal Hamlin[H][J]
Seniority from March 4, 1869
(11 years, 364 days)
(retired)
42nd March 4, 1871
March 4, 1873
43rd March 4, 1873
March 4, 1875
44th March 4, 1875
July 10, 1876
July 10, 1876
March 4, 1877

Eugene Hale
Seniority from March 4, 1869
(9 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
45th March 4, 1877
March 4, 1879
46th March 4, 1879
March 4, 1881

William P. Frye
Seniority from March 4, 1871
(10 years, 13 days)
(elected to Senate)
47th March 4, 1881
March 5, 1881

James G. Blaine[B]
Seniority from July 10, 1876[h]
(4 years, 238 days)
(appointed Secretary of State)
March 5, 1881
March 17, 1881

Eugene Hale[K][B]
Seniority from March 4, 1881
(29 years, 364 days)
(retired)
Frye
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1871
(40 years, 157 days)

March 17, 1881
March 4, 1883
Co-deans:

Stephen Lindsey,
Thomas Brackett Reed

Seniority from March 4, 1877
(5 years, 364 days)
(Lindsey retired)
48th March 4, 1883
March 4, 1885

Thomas Brackett Reed[L]
Seniority from March 4, 1877
(22 years, 184 days)
(resigned)
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
September 4, 1899
September 4, 1899
March 4, 1901

Charles A. Boutelle
Seniority from March 4, 1883
(17 years, 364 days)
(resigned)[5]
57th March 4, 1901
March 4, 1903

Edwin C. Burleigh
Seniority from June 21, 1897[a]
(13 years, 255 days)
(lost re-election)[6]
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
August 8, 1911

William P. Frye[M][B]
Seniority from March 18, 1881
(30 years, 143 days)
(died)

Frank E. Guernsey
Seniority from November 3, 1908[a]
(8 years, 120 days)
(ran for Senate)[7]
August 8, 1911
March 4, 1913

Charles F. Johnson
Seniority from March 4, 1911
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
Guernsey
(House)

Seniority from November 3, 1908
(8 years, 120 days)

63rd March 4, 1913
March 4, 1915
64th March 4, 1915
March 4, 1917
65th March 4, 1917
March 4, 1919

Bert M. Fernald
Seniority from September 12, 1916[g]
(9 years, 345 days)
(died)
Peters
(House)

Seniority from September 9, 1913
(8 years, 115 days)


John A. Peters
Seniority from September 9, 1913[a]
(8 years, 115 days)
(appointed district court judge)
66th March 4, 1919
March 4, 1921
67th March 4, 1921
January 2, 1922
January 2, 1922
March 4, 1923
Fernald
(Senate)

Seniority from September 12, 1916
(9 years, 345 days)

Co-deans:

Ira G. Hersey,
Wallace H. White

Seniority from March 4, 1917
(11 years, 364 days)
(Hersey lost renomination)
68th March 4, 1923
March 4, 1925
69th March 4, 1925
August 23, 1926
August 23, 1926
March 4, 1927

Frederick Hale
Seniority from March 4, 1917
(23 years, 305 days)
(retired)
Co-deans:
Hale (Senate)
Hersey, White (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1917
(11 years, 364 days)

70th March 4, 1927
March 4, 1929
71st March 4, 1929
March 4, 1931
Co-deans:
Hale (Senate)
White[N] (House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1917
(23 years, 305 days)


Wallace H. White
Seniority from March 4, 1917
(13 years, 364 days)
(elected to Senate)
72nd March 4, 1931
March 4, 1933

Carroll L. Beedy
Seniority from March 4, 1921
(13 years, 305 days)
(lost re-election)
73rd March 4, 1933
January 3, 1935
74th January 3, 1935
January 3, 1937

Edward C. Moran Jr.
Seniority from March 4, 1933
(3 years, 305 days)
(retired)
75th January 3, 1937
January 3, 1939

Owen Brewster
Seniority from January 3, 1935
(6 years, 0 days)
(elected to Senate)
76th January 3, 1939
January 3, 1941
77th January 3, 1941
January 3, 1943

Wallace H. White[O][B]
Seniority from March 4, 1931
(17 years, 305 days)
(retired)
White
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1917
(31 years, 305 days)


James C. Oliver
Seniority from January 3, 1937
(6 years, 0 days)
(lost renomination)
78th January 3, 1943
January 3, 1945

Margaret Chase Smith
Seniority from June 3, 1940[a]
(8 years, 214 days)
(elected to Senate)
79th January 3, 1945
January 3, 1947
80th January 3, 1947
January 3, 1949
81st January 3, 1949
January 3, 1951

Owen Brewster[B]
Seniority from January 3, 1941
(11 years, 302 days)
(resigned)
Brewster
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1935
(17 years, 302 days)


Frank Fellows
Seniority from January 3, 1941
(10 years, 236 days)
(died)
82nd January 3, 1951
August 27, 1951
August 27, 1951
December 31, 1952

Robert Hale
Seniority from January 3, 1943
(16 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
December 31, 1952
January 3, 1953

Margaret Chase Smith[B]
Seniority from January 3, 1949
(24 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
Smith
(House and Senate)

Seniority from June 3, 1940
(32 years, 214 days)

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 McIntire
Seniority from October 22, 1941[a]
(23 years, 73 days)
(ran for Senate)
87th January 3, 1961
January 3, 1963
88th January 3, 1963
January 3, 1965
89th January 3, 1965
January 3, 1967

Stanley R. Tupper
Seniority from January 3, 1961
(6 years, 0 days)
(retired)
90th January 3, 1967
January 3, 1969

William Hathaway
Seniority from January 3, 1965
(8 years, 0 days)
(elected to Senate)
91st January 3, 1969
January 3, 1971
92nd January 3, 1971
January 3, 1973
93rd January 3, 1973
January 3, 1975

Edmund Muskie
Seniority from January 3, 1959
(21 years, 125 days)
(appointed Secretary of State)
Muskie
(Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1959
(21 years, 125 days)


Peter Kyros
Seniority from January 3, 1967
(8 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
94th January 3, 1975
January 3, 1977

William Cohen
Seniority from January 3, 1973
(6 years, 0 days)
(elected to Senate)
95th January 3, 1977
January 3, 1979
96th January 3, 1979
May 7, 1980

David F. Emery
Seniority from January 3, 1975
(8 years, 0 days)
(ran for Senate)
May 7, 1980
January 3, 1981

William Cohen[B]
Seniority from January 3, 1979
(18 years, 0 days)
(retired)[l]
Cohen
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1973
(24 years, 0 days)

97th January 3, 1981
January 3, 1983
98th January 3, 1983
January 3, 1985

Olympia Snowe
Seniority from January 3, 1979
(16 years, 0 days)
(elected to Senate)
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
No clear dean[b][m]
105th January 3, 1997
January 3, 1999

Olympia Snowe[B]
Seniority from January 3, 1995
(18 years, 0 days)
(retired)
Snowe
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1979
(34 years, 0 days)


John Baldacci
Seniority from January 3, 1995
(8 years, 0 days)
(elected Maine governor)
106th January 3, 1999
January 3, 2001
107th January 3, 2001
January 3, 2003
108th January 3, 2003
January 3, 2005

Tom Allen
Seniority from January 3, 1997
(12 years, 0 days)
(ran for Senate)
109th January 3, 2005
January 3, 2007
110th January 3, 2007
January 3, 2009
111th January 3, 2009
January 3, 2011

Mike Michaud
Seniority from January 3, 2003
(12 years, 0 days)
(ran for Maine governor)
112th January 3, 2011
January 3, 2013
113th January 3, 2013
January 3, 2015

Susan Collins
Seniority from January 3, 1997
(27 years, 253 days)
(Incumbent)
Collins
(Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1997
(27 years, 253 days)

114th January 3, 2015
January 3, 2017

Chellie Pingree
Seniority from January 3, 2009
(15 years, 253 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)

Montana

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Senior members of Montana's congressional delegation (1913–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)
63rd March 4, 1913
March 4, 1915

Henry L. Myers
Seniority from March 4, 1911
(11 years, 364 days)
(retired)
Myers
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1911
(11 years, 364 days)

No clear dean[b][n]
64th March 4, 1915
March 4, 1917
65th March 4, 1917
March 4, 1919

John M. Evans
Seniority from March 4, 1913
(7 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)[8]
66th March 4, 1919
March 4, 1921
67th March 4, 1921
March 4, 1923

Thomas J. Walsh
Seniority from March 4, 1913
(19 years, 304 days)
(died)
Walsh
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1913
(19 years, 304 days)


Carl W. Riddick
Seniority from March 4, 1919
(3 years, 364 days)
(ran for Senate)
68th March 4, 1923
March 4, 1925

John M. Evans[C]
Seniority from March 4, 1923[e]
(9 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)[8]
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 2, 1933
March 2, 1933
March 4, 1933

Burton K. Wheeler
Seniority from March 4, 1923
(23 years, 305 days)
(lost renomination)
Evans
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1923[e]
(9 years, 364 days)

73rd March 4, 1933
January 3, 1935
Wheeler
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1923
(23 years, 305 days)

No clear dean[b][o]
74th January 3, 1935
January 3, 1937
75th January 3, 1937
January 3, 1939
76th January 3, 1939
January 3, 1941

James F. O'Connor
Seniority from January 3, 1937
(8 years, 12 days)
(died)
77th January 3, 1941
January 3, 1943
78th January 3, 1943
January 3, 1945
79th January 3, 1945
January 15, 1945
January 15, 1945
January 3, 1947

Mike Mansfield
Seniority from January 3, 1943
(10 years, 0 days)
(elected to Senate)
80th January 3, 1947
January 3, 1949

James E. Murray
Seniority from November 7, 1934[g]
(26 years, 57 days)
(retired)
Murray
(Senate)

Seniority from November 7, 1934
(26 years, 57 days)

81st January 3, 1949
January 3, 1951
82nd January 3, 1951
January 3, 1953
83rd January 3, 1953
January 3, 1955

Wesley A. D'Ewart
Seniority from June 5, 1945[a]
(9 years, 212 days)
(ran for Senate)
84th January 3, 1955
January 3, 1957

Lee Metcalf
Seniority from January 3, 1953
(8 years, 0 days)
(elected to Senate)
85th January 3, 1957
January 3, 1959
86th January 3, 1959
January 3, 1961
87th January 3, 1961
January 3, 1963

Mike Mansfield[P][B]
Seniority from January 3, 1953
(24 years, 0 days)
(retired)
Mansfield
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1943
(34 years, 0 days)

No clear dean[b][p]
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
February 27, 1969
February 27, 1969
January 3, 1971

Arnold Olsen
Seniority from January 3, 1961
(10 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
92nd January 3, 1971
January 3, 1973

John Melcher
Seniority from June 24, 1969[a]
(7 years, 193 days)
(elected to Senate)
93rd January 3, 1973
January 3, 1975
94th January 3, 1975
January 3, 1977
95th January 3, 1977
January 12, 1978

Lee Metcalf[B]
Seniority from January 3, 1961
(17 years, 9 days)
(died)
Metcalf
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1953
(25 years, 9 days)


Max Baucus
Seniority from January 3, 1975
(3 years, 345 days)
(appointed to Senate)
January 12, 1978
December 14, 1978

John Melcher[B]
Seniority from January 3, 1977
(12 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
Melcher
(House and Senate)

Seniority from June 24, 1969[a]
(19 years, 193 days)

December 14, 1978
January 3, 1979

Ron Marlenee
Seniority from January 3, 1977
(16 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
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

Max Baucus[B]
Seniority from December 15, 1978[h]
(35 years, 53 days)
(appointed Ambassador to China)
Baucus
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1975
(39 years, 34 days)

102nd January 3, 1991
January 3, 1993
103rd January 3, 1993
January 3, 1995

Pat Williams[Q]
Seniority from January 3, 1979
(18 years, 0 days)
(retired)
104th January 3, 1995
January 3, 1997
105th January 3, 1997
January 3, 1999

Rick Hill[Q]
Seniority from January 3, 1997
(4 years, 0 days)
(retired)
106th January 3, 1999
January 3, 2001
107th January 3, 2001
January 3, 2003

Denny Rehberg[Q]
Seniority from January 3, 2001
(12 years, 0 days)
(ran for Senate)
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
February 6, 2014

Steve Daines[Q]
Seniority from January 3, 2013
(2 years, 0 days)
(elected to Senate)
February 6, 2014
January 3, 2015

Jon Tester
Seniority from January 3, 2007
(17 years, 253 days)
(Incumbent)
Tester
(Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 2007
(17 years, 253 days)

114th January 3, 2015
January 3, 2017

Ryan Zinke[Q]
Seniority from January 3, 2015
(2 years, 57 days)
(appointed Secretary of the
Interior
)
115th January 3, 2017
March 1, 2017
March 1, 2017
June 21, 2017
Vacant
June 21, 2017
January 3, 2019

Greg Gianforte[Q]
Seniority from May 25, 2017[a]
(3 years, 223 days)
(elected Montana governor)
116th January 3, 2019
January 3, 2021
117th January 3, 2021
January 3, 2023

Matt Rosendale[R]
Seniority from January 3, 2021
(3 years, 253 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)

South Dakota

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Senior members of South Dakota's congressional delegation
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure)
House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
51st November 2, 1889
March 4, 1891

Richard F. Pettigrew[S][T]
Seniority from November 2, 1889[q]
(11 years, 121 days)
(lost re-election)
None
Oscar S. Gifford[T]
Seniority from November 2, 1889[r]
(1 year, 121 days)
(lost renomination)[9]
52nd March 4, 1891
March 4, 1893

John Pickler
Seniority from November 2, 1889
(7 years, 121 days)
(retired)
53rd March 4, 1893
March 4, 1895
54th March 4, 1895
March 4, 1897
55th March 4, 1897
March 4, 1899
Pettigrew
(Senate)

Seniority from November 2, 1889
(11 years, 121 days)

No clear dean[b]
56th March 4, 1899
March 4, 1901

Robert J. Gamble[D]
Seniority from March 4, 1899[e]
(1 year, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
57th March 4, 1901
July 1, 1901

James H. Kyle
Seniority from March 4, 1891
(10 years, 119 days)
(died)
Kyle
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1891
(10 years, 119 days)


Charles H. Burke
Seniority from March 4, 1899
(7 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)[10]
July 1, 1901
March 4, 1903

Robert J. Gamble[B]
Seniority from March 4, 1901
(11 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)[11]
Gamble
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1899[e]
(13 years, 364 days)

58th March 4, 1903
March 4, 1905
59th March 4, 1905
March 4, 1907
60th March 4, 1907
November 3, 1908
No clear dean[b][s]
November 3, 1908
March 4, 1909

Philo Hall
Seniority from March 4, 1907
(1 year, 364 days)
(lost renomination)[12]
61st March 4, 1909
March 4, 1911

Eben Martin[D]
Seniority from November 3, 1908[a]
(6 years, 120 days)
(retired)
62nd March 4, 1911
March 4, 1913
63rd March 4, 1913
March 4, 1915

Coe I. Crawford
Seniority from March 4, 1909
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)[13]
Martin
(House)

Seniority from November 3, 1908
(6 years, 120 days)

64th March 4, 1915
March 4, 1917

Thomas Sterling
Seniority from March 4, 1913
(11 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)[14]
Co-deans:
Sterling (Senate)
Dillon (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1913
(5 years, 364 days)


Charles H. Dillon
Seniority from March 4, 1913
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)[15]
65th March 4, 1917
March 4, 1919
66th March 4, 1919
March 4, 1921
Sterling
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1913
(11 years, 364 days)

Co-deans:

Harry Gandy (D),
Royal C. Johnson (R)
Seniority from March 4, 1915
(5 years, 364 days)
(Gandy lost re-election)
67th March 4, 1921
March 4, 1923

Royal C. Johnson
Seniority from March 4, 1915
(17 years, 364 days)
(retired)
68th March 4, 1923
March 4, 1925
69th March 4, 1925
March 4, 1927

Peter Norbeck
Seniority from March 4, 1921
(15 years, 291 days)
(died)
R. Johnson
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1915
(17 years, 364 days)

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
Norbeck
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1921
(15 years, 291 days)

No clear dean[b][t]
74th January 3, 1935
December 20, 1936
December 20, 1936
January 3, 1937

William J. Bulow
Seniority from March 4, 1931
(11 years, 305 days)
(lost renomination)[16]
Bulow
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1931
(11 years, 305 days)

75th January 3, 1937
January 3, 1939

Fred H. Hildebrandt
Seniority from March 4, 1933
(5 years, 305 days)
(ran for Senate)
76th January 3, 1939
January 3, 1941

Francis Case
Seniority from January 3, 1937
(14 years, 0 days)
(elected to Senate)
77th January 3, 1941
January 3, 1943
78th January 3, 1943
January 3, 1945

Chan Gurney
Seniority from January 3, 1939
(12 years, 0 days)
(lost renomination)[17]
Case[N]
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1937
(25 years, 170 days)

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

Karl Mundt[B]
Seniority from December 31, 1948[h]
(24 years, 3 days)
(retired)

Harold Lovre
Seniority from January 3, 1949
(8 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
83rd January 3, 1953
January 3, 1955
84th January 3, 1955
January 3, 1957
85th January 3, 1957
January 3, 1959

E. Y. Berry
Seniority from January 3, 1951
(20 years, 0 days)
(retired)
86th January 3, 1959
January 3, 1961
87th January 3, 1961
June 22, 1962
June 22, 1962
January 3, 1963
Mundt
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1939
(34 years, 0 days)

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
No clear dean[b][u]
93rd January 3, 1973
January 3, 1975

George McGovern[B]
Seniority from January 3, 1963
(18 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
McGovern
(Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1963
(18 years, 0 days)


Frank E. Denholm
Seniority from January 3, 1971
(4 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
94th January 3, 1975
January 3, 1977

James Abdnor
Seniority from January 3, 1973
(8 years, 0 days)
(elected to Senate)
95th January 3, 1977
January 3, 1979
96th January 3, 1979
January 3, 1981
97th January 3, 1981
January 3, 1983

Larry Pressler[B]
Seniority from January 3, 1979
(18 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
Abdnor[N]
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1973
(14 years, 0 days)


Tom Daschle[Q]
Seniority from January 3, 1979
(8 years, 0 days)
(elected to Senate)
98th January 3, 1983
January 3, 1985
99th January 3, 1985
January 3, 1987
100th January 3, 1987
January 3, 1989
Pressler
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1975
(22 years, 0 days)


Tim Johnson[Q]
Seniority from January 3, 1987
(10 years, 0 days)
(elected to Senate)
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

Tom Daschle[U][B]
Seniority from January 3, 1987
(18 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
Daschle
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1979
(26 years, 0 days)


John Thune[Q]
Seniority from January 3, 1997
(6 years, 0 days)
(ran for Senate)
106th January 3, 1999
January 3, 2001
107th January 3, 2001
January 3, 2003
108th January 3, 2003
January 20, 2004

Bill Janklow[Q]
Seniority from January 3, 2003
(1 year, 17 days)
(resigned)
January 20, 2004
June 3, 2004
Vacant
June 3, 2004
January 3, 2005

Stephanie Herseth Sandlin[Q]
Seniority from June 1, 2004[a][18]
(7 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
109th January 3, 2005
January 3, 2007

Tim Johnson[B]
Seniority from January 3, 1997
(18 years, 0 days)
(retired)
T. Johnson
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1987
(28 years, 0 days)

110th January 3, 2007
January 3, 2009
111th January 3, 2009
January 3, 2011
112th January 3, 2011
January 3, 2013

Kristi Noem[Q]
Seniority from January 3, 2011
(8 years, 0 days)
(elected South Dakota governor)
113th January 3, 2013
January 3, 2015
114th January 3, 2015
January 3, 2017

John Thune[B]
Seniority from January 3, 2005
(19 years, 253 days)
(Incumbent)
Thune
(Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 2005
(19 years, 253 days)

115th January 3, 2017
January 3, 2019
116th January 3, 2019
January 3, 2021

Dusty Johnson[Q]
Seniority from January 3, 2019
(5 years, 253 days)
(Incumbent)
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)

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "M'Lean in place of Bulkeley". Norwich Bulletin. January 11, 1911. p. 1. Archived from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "FREEMAN, Richard Patrick (1869 – 1944)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "SHAYS, Christopher H. (1945 – )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  5. ^ "BOUTELLE, Charles Addison (1839 – 1901)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "BURLEIGH, Edwin Chick (1843 – 1916)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "GUERNSEY, Frank Edward (1866 – 1927)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "EVANS, John Morgan (1863 – 1946)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  9. ^ "GIFFORD, Oscar Sherman (1842 – 1913)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  10. ^ "BURKE, Charles Henry (1861 – 1944)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  11. ^ "GAMBLE, Robert Jackson (1851 – 1924)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  12. ^ "HALL, Philo (1865 – 1938)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  13. ^ "CRAWFORD, Coe Isaac (1858 – 1944)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  14. ^ "STERLING, Thomas (1851 – 1930)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  15. ^ "DILLON, Charles Hall (1853 – 1929)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  16. ^ "BULOW, William John (1869 – 1960)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  17. ^ "GURNEY, John Chandler (Chan) (1896 – 1985)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  18. ^ "HERSETH SANDLIN, Stephanie (1970 – )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 19, 2024.

Footnotes (positional)

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  1. ^ President pro tempore from March 25 to 26, 1912
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa Senator who previously served in the House of Representatives
  3. ^ a b Second time; previously served non-consecutive term(s) in the House
  4. ^ a b c d e f Previously served non-consecutive term(s) in the House
  5. ^ Elected as Democrat until 2007
  6. ^ Democrat until 1856
  7. ^ Opposition until 1860
  8. ^ a b Second time; previously served non-consecutive term(s) in the Senate
  9. ^ Speaker of the House and House Republican Leader from 1869 to 1875
  10. ^ Former Vice President (ex officio President of the Senate)
  11. ^ Senate Republican Leader (de facto) from 1908 to 1911
  12. ^ Speaker of the House and House Republican Leader from 1889 to 1891, 1895 to 1899
  13. ^ President pro tempore from 1896 to 1911
  14. ^ a b c as junior senator
  15. ^ Senate Republican Leader from 1944 to 1949
  16. ^ Senate Democratic Leader from 1961 to 1977
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Sole representative (at-large district)
  18. ^ Sole representative (at-large district) until reapportionment in 2022 House elections
  19. ^ Elected as Republican until 1897
  20. ^ a b Former non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives
  21. ^ Senate Democratic Leader from 1995 to 2005

Footnotes (seniority)

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p 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).
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Preceding elections involved turnover of all sitting incumbents; incoming officeholders share a seniority date with no distinguishing aspects
  3. ^ Charles Addison Russell shared seniority with Carlos French, Miles T. Granger, and Robert J. Vance until March 4, 1889
  4. ^ a b c 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)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Shares seniority date with other officeholder(s); credited as sole dean by past non-consecutive terms in Congress
  6. ^ Served more terms in total (ten) than John Q. Tilson (three)
  7. ^ a b c d Senator elected to fill intra-term vacancy after ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment; seniority calculated from date the individual assumed office
  8. ^ a b c d Senator appointed to fill intra-term vacancy; seniority calculated from date of appointment
  9. ^ a b 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
  10. ^ Elected late
  11. ^ All newly-seated members shared seniority until T. A. D. Fessenden was elected on December 1, 1862
  12. ^ Subsequently appointed as Secretary of Defense, effective January 24, 1997; retirement unrelated to assumption of new office
  13. ^ John Baldacci shared seniority with James B. Longley Jr. until January 3, 1997
  14. ^ John M. Evans shared seniority with Tom Stout until March 4, 1917
  15. ^ Roy E. Ayers and Joseph P. Monaghan shared seniority until January 3, 1937; James F. O'Connor shared seniority with Jerry J. O'Connell until January 3, 1939
  16. ^ Arnold Olsen shared seniority with James F. Battin until February 27, 1969
  17. ^ Seniority over Gideon C. Moody due to tenure as delegate to the House of Representatives from Dakota Territory
  18. ^ Seniority over John Pickler due to tenure as delegate to the House of Representatives from Dakota Territory
  19. ^ Philo Hall shared seniority with William H. Parker until Parker's death on June 26, 1908. Hall served as South Dakota's sole representative until Eben Martin was elected to fill Parker's seat on November 3, 1908.
  20. ^ Fred H. Hildebrandt shared seniority with Theodore B. Werner until January 3, 1937
  21. ^ Frank E. Denholm shared seniority with James Abourezk until January 3, 1973

Bibliography

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