List of Senate Members of the 107th Congress of the United States

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Red states are represented by two Republicans, blue by two Democrats, and purple states by one MP per party.

Each state elects two senators in the Senate of the United States . Until 1913, the senators were determined by the parliaments of the individual states . Beginning in 1913, the 17th Amendment to the American Constitution required that the senators be directly elected by the people of the respective state.

Party system

After the 2000 election , the mandates were distributed among the parties as follows:

Political party
(Coloring indicates the majority)
 Total Remarks
Democrats Independently republican Independence Party of Minnesota Vacant
Beginning 50 0 50 0 100 0 Al Gore (D) was Vice President of the United States with a decisive vote in a tie.
January 20, 2001 50 50 Dick Cheney (R) became Vice President of the United States with a casting vote in a tie.
June 6, 2001 50 1 49 Jim Jeffords left the Republicans and voted as an independent with the Democrats.
October 26, 2002 49 99 1 Paul Wellstone ( Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party ) died.
November 5, 2002 1 100 0 Dean Barkley ( Independence Party of Minnesota ) took over Wellstone's seat.
November 25, 2002 48 50 Jim Talent (R) took over Jean Carnahan's (D) seat.

guide

The Vice President of the United States is the ex officio Senate chairman and chairman of all sessions. Nevertheless, the vice-president rarely takes part in the meetings, so the senators elect a president pro tempore (usually the longest-serving senator of the majority party) as the deputy president of the senate. But even this usually passes on his duties to junior senators, since the office is endowed with comparatively little authority.

position Surname Political party Country Term of office
     president Al Gore democrat Tennessee January 20, 1993 - January 20, 2001
     president Dick Cheney republican Wyoming January 20, 2001 - January 20, 2009
     President pro tempore Robert Byrd democrat West Virginia January 3 - January 20, 2001
     President pro tempore Strom Thurmond republican South carolina January 20, 2001 - June 6, 2001
     President pro tempore Robert Byrd democrat West Virginia June 6, 2001 - January 3, 2003

Leadership of the majority party

Office Surname State Term of office
Majority leader Tom Daschle South Dakota January 3, 2001 - January 20, 2001
Majority leader Trent Lott Mississippi January 20, 2001 - June 6, 2001
Majority leader Tom Daschle South Dakota June 6, 2001 - January 3, 2003
Majority whip Harry Reid Nevada January 3, 2001 - January 20, 2001
Majority whip Don Nickles Oklahoma January 20, 2001 - June 6, 2001
Majority whip Harry Reid Nevada June 6, 2001 - January 3, 2003

Leadership of the minority party

Office Surname State Term of office
Minority leader Trent Lott Mississippi January 3, 2001 - January 20, 2001
Minority leader Tom Daschle South Dakota January 20, 2001 - June 6, 2001
Minority leader Trent Lott Mississippi June 6, 2001 - January 3, 2003
Minority whip Don Nickles Oklahoma January 3, 2001 - January 20, 2001
Minority whip Harry Reid Nevada January 20, 2001 - June 6, 2001
Minority whip Don Nickles Oklahoma June 6, 2001 - January 3, 2003

List of Senate Members

senator Political party Country First elected Seat up
     Richard Shelby republican Alabama 1986 2010
     Jeff Sessions republican 1996 2008
     Ted Stevens republican Alaska 1968 2008
     Frank Murkowski republican 1980 2002
     John McCain republican Arizona 1986 2010
     Jon Kyl republican 1994 2006
     Blanche Lincoln democrat Arkansas 1998 2010
     Tim Hutchinson republican 1996 2002
     Wayne Allard republican Colorado 1996 2008
     Ben Nighthorse Campbell republican 1992 2004
     Chris Dodd democrat Connecticut 1980 2010
     Joe Lieberman democrat 1988 2006
     Joe Biden democrat Delaware 1972 2008
     Tom Carper democrat 2000 2006
     Bill Nelson democrat Florida 2000 2006
     Bob Graham democrat 1986 2004
     Max Cleland democrat Georgia 1996 2002
     Zell Miller republican 2000 2004
     Daniel Inouye democrat Hawaii 1962 2010
     Daniel Akaka democrat 1990 2006
     Larry Craig republican Idaho 1990 2008
     Mike Crapo republican 1998 2010
     Dick Durbin democrat Illinois 1996 2008
     Peter G. Fitzgerald republican 2000 2004
     Richard Lugar republican Indiana 1976 2006
     Evan Bayh democrat 1998 2010
     Chuck Grassley republican Iowa 1980 2010
     Tom Harkin democrat 1984 2008
     Dianne Feinstein democrat California 1992 2006
     Barbara Boxer democrat 1992 2010
     Sam Brownback republican Kansas 1996 2010
     Pat Roberts republican 1996 2008
     Mitch McConnell republican Kentucky 1984 2008
     Jim Bunning republican 1998 2010
     Mary Landrieu democrat Louisiana 1996 2008
     John Breaux democrat 1986 2004
     Olympia Snowe republican Maine 1994 2006
     Susan Collins republican 1996 2008
     Paul Sarbanes democrat Maryland 1976 2006
     Barbara Mikulski democrat 1986 2010
     Edward Kennedy democrat Massachusetts 1962 2006
     John Kerry democrat 1984 2008
     Carl Levin democrat Michigan 1978 2008
     Debbie Stabenow democrat 2000 2006
     Mark Dayton Democratic Farmer Labor Party Minnesota 2000 2006
     Paul Wellstone Democratic Farmer Labor Party 1992 October 25, 2002
     Dean Barkley Independence Party of Minnesota November 4, 2002 2002
     Thad Cochran republican Mississippi 1978 2008
     Trent Lott republican 1988 2006
     Kit Bond republican Missouri 1986 2010
     Jean Carnahan democrat 2000 2002
     Max Baucus democrat Montana 1978 2008
     Conrad Burns republican 1988 2006
     Chuck Hagel republican Nebraska 1996 2008
     Ben Nelson democrat 2000 2006
     Harry Reid democrat Nevada 1986 2010
     John Ensign republican 2000 2006
     Judd Gregg republican New Hampshire 1992 2010
     Robert C. Smith republican 1990 2002
     Jon Corzine democrat New Jersey 2000 2006
     Robert Torricelli democrat 1996 2002
     Pete Domenici republican New Mexico 1972 2008
     Jeff Bingaman democrat 1982 2006
     Charles Schumer democrat new York 1998 2010
     Hillary Clinton democrat 2000 2006
     Jesse Helms republican North Carolina 1972 2002
     John Edwards democrat 2000 2004
     Kent Conrad democrat North Dakota 1986 2006
     Byron Dorgan democrat 1992 2010
     Mike DeWine republican Ohio 1994 2006
     George Voinovich republican 1998 2010
     Jim Inhofe republican Oklahoma 1994 2008
     Don Nickles republican 1980 2004
     Ron Wyden democrat Oregon 1996 2010
     Gordon H. Smith republican 1996 2008
     Arlen Specter republican Pennsylvania 1980 2010
     Rick Santorum republican 1994 2006
     Jack Reed democrat Rhode Island 1996 2008
     Lincoln Chafee republican 1999 2006
     Strom Thurmond republican South carolina 1956 2002
     Fritz Hollings democrat 1966 2004
     Tim Johnson democrat South Dakota 1986 2008
     Tom Daschle democrat 1986 2004
     Bill Deadline republican Tennessee 1994 2006
     Fred Thompson republican 1994 2002
     Kay Bailey Hutchison republican Texas 1993 2006
     Phil Gramm republican 1984 2002
     Orrin Hatch republican Utah 1976 2006
     Bob Bennett republican 1992 2010
     Patrick Leahy democrat Vermont 1974 2010
     Jim Jeffords More independent 1988 2006
     John Warner republican Virginia 1978 2008
     George Allen republican 2000 2006
     Patty Murray democrat Washington 1992 2010
     Maria Cantwell democrat 2000 2006
     Robert Byrd democrat West Virginia 1958 2006
     Jay Rockefeller democrat 1984 2008
     Herb cabbage democrat Wisconsin 1988 2006
     Russ Feingold democrat 1992 2010
     Craig L. Thomas republican Wyoming 1994 2006
     Mike Enzi republican 1996 2008

See also

Web links