List of Senate Members of the 113th United States Congress

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Senatorial Party Membership by State as of December 21, 2012

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.

The composition of the Senate of the 113th Congress goes back to the Senate election on November 6, 2012 , in which a third of its members were newly elected or re-elected. His term of office begins on January 3, 2013 and ends on January 3, 2015.

Party system

After the 2012 election, the Democratic group had 53 and the Republican group 45 members.

Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont does not belong to any party, but is a member of the Democratic Faction, as is Senator Angus King from Maine .

Important positions

position Surname Political party Country since
     President (= Vice President of the USA) Joseph Biden democrat Delaware 2009
     President pro tempore Patrick Leahy democrat Vermont 2012
     Majority Leader Harry Reid democrat Nevada 2007
     Minority Leader Mitch McConnell republican Kentucky 2007
     Majority Whip Dick Durbin democrat Illinois 2007
     Minority Whip John Cornyn republican Texas 2013
     Democratic Conference Chairman Harry Reid democrat Nevada 2005
     Republican Conference Chairman John Thune republican South Dakota 2012
     Democratic Conference Vice Chairman Charles Schumer democrat new York 2009
     Republican Conference Vice Chairman Roy Blunt republican Missouri 2013
     Democratic Policy Committee Chairman Charles Schumer democrat new York 2011
     Republican Policy Committee Chairman John Barrasso republican Wyoming 2013
     Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Michael Bennet democrat Colorado 2013
     National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Jerry Moran republican Kansas 2013

List of Senate Members (as of June 10, 2013)

senator Political party Country First elected Seat until (beginning of January) Remarks
     Richard Shelby republican Alabama 1986 2017
     Jeff Sessions republican 1996 2015
     Mark Begich democrat Alaska 2008 2015
     Lisa Murkowski republican 2002 2017
     John McCain republican Arizona 1986 2017
     Jeff Flake republican 2012 2019
     John Boozman republican Arkansas 2010 2017
     Mark Pryor democrat 2002 2015
     Mark Udall democrat Colorado 2008 2015
     Michael Bennet democrat 2010 (appointed in 2009) 2017
     Richard Blumenthal democrat Connecticut 2010 2017
     Chris Murphy democrat 2012 2019
     Chris Coons democrat Delaware 2010 2015
     Tom Carper democrat 2000 2019
     Bill Nelson democrat Florida 2000 2019
     Marco Rubio republican 2010 2017
     Saxby Chambliss republican Georgia 2002 2015
     Johnny Isakson republican 2004 2017
     Brian darling democrat Hawaii Appointed in 2012 2014 Appointed after the death of Daniel Inouye , appointment until the 2014 by-election
     Mazie Hirono democrat 2012 2019
     Jim Risch republican Idaho 2008 2015
     Mike Crapo republican 1998 2017
     Dick Durbin democrat Illinois 1996 2015
     Mark Kirk republican 2010 2017
     Joe Donnelly democrat Indiana 2012 2019
     Dan Coats republican 2010 2017
     Chuck Grassley republican Iowa 1980 2017
     Tom Harkin democrat 1984 2015
     Dianne Feinstein democrat California 1992 2019
     Barbara Boxer democrat 1992 2017
     Jerry Moran republican Kansas 2010 2017
     Pat Roberts republican 1996 2015
     Mitch McConnell republican Kentucky 1984 2015
     Rand Paul republican 2010 2017
     Mary Landrieu democrat Louisiana 1996 2015
     David Vitter republican 2004 2017
     Angus King More independent Maine 2012 2019
     Susan Collins republican 1996 2015
     Ben Cardin democrat Maryland 2006 2019
     Barbara Mikulski democrat 1986 2017
     Elizabeth Warren democrat Massachusetts 2012 2019
     Ed Markey democrat 2013 2015 Winner of the by-election on June 25, 2013
     Carl Levin democrat Michigan 1978 2015
     Debbie Stabenow democrat 2000 2019
     Amy Klobuchar democrat Minnesota 2006 2019
     Al Franks democrat 2008 2015
     Thad Cochran republican Mississippi 1978 2015
     Roger Wicker republican 2008 2019
     Roy Blunt republican Missouri 2010 2017
     Claire McCaskill democrat 2006 2019
     Max Baucus democrat Montana 1978 2015
     Jon Tester democrat 2006 2019
     Mike Johanns republican Nebraska 2008 2015
     Deb Fischer republican 2012 2019
     Harry Reid democrat Nevada 1986 2017
     Dean Heller republican 2012 (appointed 2011) 2019
     Kelly Ayotte republican New Hampshire 2010 2017
     Jeanne Shaheen democrat 2008 2015
     Bob Menendez democrat New Jersey 2006 2019
     Cory Booker democrat 2013 2015 Winner of the by-election on October 16, 2013
     Tom Udall democrat New Mexico 2008 2015
     Martin Heinrich democrat 2012 2019
     Charles Schumer democrat new York 1998 2017
     Kirsten Gillibrand democrat 2009 (appointed) 2019
     Kay Hagan democrat North Carolina 2008 2015
     Richard Burr republican 2004 2017
     Heidi Heitkamp democrat North Dakota 2012 2019
     John Hoeven republican 2010 2017
     Sherrod Brown democrat Ohio 2006 2019
     Rob Portman republican 2010 2017
     Jim Inhofe republican Oklahoma 1994 2015
     Tom Coburn republican 2004 2017
     Ron Wyden democrat Oregon 1996 2017
     Jeff Merkley democrat 2008 2015
     Pat Toomey republican Pennsylvania 2010 2017
     Bob Casey democrat 2006 2019
     Jack Reed democrat Rhode Island 1996 2015
     Sheldon Whitehouse democrat 2006 2019
     Lindsey Graham republican South carolina 2002 2015
     Tim Scott republican 2013 (appointed) 2014 After Jim DeMint's resignation, initially appointed until the November 2014 by-election
     Tim Johnson democrat South Dakota 1996 2015
     John Thune republican 2004 2017
     Bob Corker republican Tennessee 2006 2019
     Lamar Alexander republican 2002 2015
     Ted Cruz republican Texas 2012 2019
     John Cornyn republican 2002 2015
     Orrin Hatch republican Utah 1976 2019
     Mike Lee republican 2010 2017
     Patrick Leahy democrat Vermont 1974 2017
     Bernie Sanders More independent 2006 2019
     Mark Warner democrat Virginia 2008 2015
     Tim Kaine democrat 2012 2019
     Patty Murray democrat Washington 1992 2017
     Maria Cantwell democrat 2000 2019
     Joe Manchin democrat West Virginia 2010 2019
     Jay Rockefeller democrat 1984 2015
     Tammy Baldwin democrat Wisconsin 2012 2019
     Ron Johnson republican 2010 2017
     John Barrasso republican Wyoming 2008 2013
     Mike Enzi republican 1996 2015

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