List of United States Senators from Idaho

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The list of United States Senators from Idaho shows everyone who has ever served in the US Senate for that state , sorted by Senate class . One class shows when this senator will be re-elected. The class 3 senators were last re-elected in November 2016, the elections for the class 2 senators will take place again in 2020.

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Mike Crapo

Idaho has been a US state since July 3, 1890 and has had eleven class 2 senators in Congress to date , with one of them, Henry Dworshak, serving two non-consecutive terms.

Surname Term of office Political party Life dates
George Laird Shoup 1890-1901 republican June 24, 1836-21. December 1904
Fred Thomas Dubois 1901-1907 democrat May 29, 1851-14. February 1930
William Edgar Borah 1907-1940 republican June 29, 1865-19. January 1940
John W. Thomas 1940-1945 republican January 4, 1874-10. November 1945
Charles Clinton Gossett 1945-1946 democrat September 2, 1888-20. September 1974
Henry Clarence Dworshak 1946-1949 republican August 29, 1894-23. July 1962
Bert Henry Miller 1949 democrat December 18, 1879–8. October 1949
Henry Clarence Dworshak 1949-1962 republican August 29, 1894-23. July 1962
Leonard Beck Jordan 1962-1973 republican May 15, 1899-30. May 1983
James Albertus McClure 1973-1991 republican December 27, 1924-26. February 2011
Larry Edwin Craig 1991-2009 republican * July 20, 1945
James Eloy Risch since 2009 republican * May 3, 1943

Class 3

To date, Idaho has 17 class 3 senators .

Surname Term of office Political party Life dates
William John McConnell 1890-1891 republican September 18, 1839-30. March 1925
Fred Thomas Dubois 1891-1897 republican May 29, 1851-14. February 1930
Henry Heitfeld 1897-1903 populist January 12, 1859-21. October 1938
Weldon Brintun Heyburn 1903-1912 republican May 23, 1852-17. October 1912
Kirtland Irving Perky 1912-1913 democrat February 8, 1867-9. January 1939
James Henry Brady 1913-1918 republican June 12, 1862-13. January 1918
John Frost Nugent 1918-1921 democrat June 28, 1868-18. September 1931
Frank Robert Gooding 1921-1928 republican September 16, 1859-24. June 1928
John W. Thomas 1928-1933 republican January 4, 1874-10. November 1945
James Pinckney Pope 1933-1939 democrat March 31, 1884-23. January 1966
David Worth Clark 1939-1945 democrat April 2, 1902-19. June 1955
Glen Hearst Taylor 1945–1951 democrat April 12, 1904-28. April 1984
Herman Welker 1951-1957 republican December 11, 1906-30. October 1957
Frank Forrester Church 1957-1981 democrat July 25, 1924-7. April 1984
Steven Douglas Symms 1981-1993 republican * April 23, 1938
Dirk Arthur Kempthorne 1993-1999 republican * October 29, 1951
Michael Dean Crapo since 1999 republican * May 20, 1951

See also

Web links

Commons : United States Senators from Idaho  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files