List of United States Senators from New York

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The List of United States Senators from New York lists all the people who ever for this state of the Senate of the United States belonged to the Senate classes sorted. One class shows when this senator will be re-elected. The elections for the class 1 senators took place in 2018 and will take place regularly again in 2024. The class 3 senators were re-elected in November 2016.

Senator class 1

Kirsten Gillibrand
Charles Schumer

New York has been a US state since July 26, 1788 and to date has had 36 class 1 senators in Congress , one of which, Philip Schuyler, served two non-contiguous terms.

Surname Term of office Political party Life dates
Philip John Schuyler 1789-1791 federalist November 20, 1733-18. November 1804
Aaron Burr 1791-1797 Democratic Republican February 6, 1756-14. September 1836
Philip John Schuyler 1797-1798 federalist November 20, 1733-18. November 1804
John Sloss Hobart 1798 federalist May 6, 1738–4. February 1805
William North 1798 federalist 1755-3. January 1836
James Watson 1798-1800 federalist April 6, 1750-15. May 1806
Governor Morris 1800-1803 federalist January 31, 1752–6. November 1816
Theodorus Bailey 1803-1804 Democratic Republican October 12, 1758–6. September 1828
John Armstrong Jr. 1804 Democratic Republican November 25, 1758–1. April 1843
Samuel Latham Mitchill 1804-1809 Democratic Republican August 20, 1764-7. September 1831
Obadiah German 1809-1815 Democratic Republican April 22, 1766-24. September 1842
Nathan Sanford 1815-1821 Democratic Republican November 5, 1777-17. October 1838
Martin Van Buren 1821-1828 Democratic Republican December 5, 1782-24. July 1862
Charles Edward Dudley 1829-1833 democrat May 23, 1780-23. January 1841
Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge 1833-1844 Whig February 8, 1795–2. November 1864
Daniel Stevens Dickinson 1844-1851 democrat September 11, 1800-12. April 1866
Hamilton Fish 1851-1857 Whig August 3, 1808-7. September 1893
Preston King 1857-1863 republican October 14, 1806-12. November 1865
Edwin Dennison Morgan 1863-1869 republican February 8, 1811-14. February 1883
Reuben Eaton Fenton 1869-1875 republican July 4, 1819-25. August 1885
Francis Kernan 1875-1881 democrat January 14, 1816–7. September 1892
Thomas Collier Platt 1881 republican July 15, 1833–6. March 1910
Warner Miller 1881-1887 republican August 12, 1838-21. March 1918
Frank Hiscock 1887-1893 republican September 6, 1834-18. June 1914
Edward Murphy Jr. 1893-1899 democrat December 15, 1836–3. August 1911
Chauncey Mitchell Depew 1899-1911 republican April 23, 1834-5. April 1928
James Aloysius O'Gorman 1911-1917 democrat May 5, 1860-17. May 1943
William Musgrave Calder 1917-1923 republican March 3, 1869–3. March 1945
Royal Samuel Copeland 1923-1938 democrat November 7, 1868-17. June 1938
James Michael Mead 1938-1947 democrat December 27, 1885–15. March 1964
Irving McNeil Ives 1947-1959 republican January 24, 1896-24. February 1962
Kenneth Barnard Keating 1959-1965 republican May 18, 1900–5. May 1975
Robert Francis Kennedy 1965-1968 democrat November 20, 1925–6. June 1968
Charles Ellsworth Goodell 1968-1971 republican March 16, 1926-21. January 1987
James Lane Buckley 1971-1977 Conservative party * March 9, 1923
Daniel Patrick Moynihan 1977-2001 democrat March 16, 1927-26. March 2003
Hillary Rodham Clinton 2001-2009 democrat * October 26, 1947
Kirsten Elizabeth Rutnik Gillibrand since 2009 democrat * December 9, 1966

Senator class 3

To date, New York has 26 “class 3” senators, two of which, Rufus King and John Armstrong, served two non-consecutive terms.

Surname Term of office Political party Life dates
Rufus King 1789-1796 federalist March 24, 1755-29. April 1827
John Laurance 1796-1800 federalist 1750-11. November 1810
John Armstrong Jr. 1800-1802 Democratic Republican November 25, 1758–1. April 1843
DeWitt Clinton 1802-1803 Democratic Republican March 2, 1769–11. February 1828
John Armstrong Jr. 1803-1804 Democratic Republican November 25, 1758–1. April 1843
John Smith 1804-1813 Democratic Republican February 12, 1752-12. August 1816
Rufus King 1813-1825 federalist March 24, 1755-29. April 1827
Nathan Sanford 1826-1831 National Republicans November 5, 1777-17. October 1838
William Learned Marcy 1831-1833 democrat December 12, 1786-4. July 1857
Silas Wright 1833-1844 democrat May 24, 1795-27. August 1847
Henry Allen Foster 1844-1845 democrat May 7, 1800-11. May 1889
John Adams Dix 1845-1849 democrat July 24, 1798-21. April 1879
William Henry Seward 1 1849-1861 Whig / Republican May 16, 1801-10. October 1872
Ira Harris 1861-1867 republican May 31, 1802–2. December 1875
Roscoe Conkling 1867-1881 republican October 30, 1829-18. April 1888
Elbridge Gerry Lapham 1881-1885 republican October 18, 1814–8. January 1890
William Maxwell Evarts 1885-1891 republican February 6, 1818-28. February 1901
David Bennett Hill 1892-1897 democrat August 29, 1843-20. October 1910
Thomas Collier Platt 1897-1909 republican July 15, 1833–6. March 1910
Elihu Root 1909-1915 republican February 15, 1845-7. February 1937
James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. 1915-1927 republican August 12, 1877-21. June 1952
Robert Ferdinand Wagner 1927-1949 democrat June 8, 1877–4. May 1953
John Foster Dulles 1949 republican February 25, 1888-24. May 1959
Herbert Henry Lehman 1949-1957 democrat March 28, 1878-5. December 1963
Jacob Koppel Javits 1957-1981 republican May 18, 1904-7. March 1986
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato 1981-1999 republican * August 1, 1937
Charles Ellis Schumer since 1999 democrat * November 23, 1950

1 Seward served in the Senate for the Republican Party from 1855.

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