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Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...
.
United States senators The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and powe ...
are popularly elected, for a six-year term, beginning January 3. Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. Before 1914, they were chosen by the
Connecticut General Assembly The Connecticut General Assembly (CGA) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is a bicameral body composed of the 151-member House of Representatives and the 36-member Senate. It meets in the state capital, Hartford. Th ...
, and before 1935, their terms began March 4. Its current U.S. senators are Democrats
Richard Blumenthal Richard Blumenthal (; born February 13, 1946) is an American lawyer and politician who is the senior United States senator from Connecticut, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he is one of the wealthiest members of ...
(serving since 2011) and
Chris Murphy Christopher Scott Murphy (born August 3, 1973) is an American lawyer, author, and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Connecticut since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States H ...
(serving since 2013).
Chris Dodd Christopher John Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the longest-serving senator in Connecticut's history. ...
is Connecticut's longest-serving senator (1981–2011).


List of senators

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Oliver Ellsworth Oliver Ellsworth (April 29, 1745 – November 26, 1807) was a Founding Father of the United States, attorney, jurist, politician, and diplomat. Ellsworth was a framer of the United States Constitution, United States senator from Connecticut ...
, rowspan=6 , Pro-Administration , rowspan=7 nowrap , Mar 4, 1789 –
Mar 8, 1796 , Elected in 1788. , 1 , , rowspan=6 , 1 , Elected in 1788.Resigned. , nowrap , Mar 4, 1789 –
Mar 3, 1791 , , Pro-Administration , align=right ,
William S. Johnson ! 1 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=6 , Re-elected in 1791.Resigned to become Chief Justice of the United States. , rowspan=10 , 2 , rowspan=2 ,   , nowrap , Mar 4, 1791 –
Jun 13, 1791 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Johnson's term.Died. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jun 13, 1791 –
Jul 23, 1793 , rowspan=2 , Pro-Administration , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Roger Sherman Roger Sherman (April 19, 1721 – July 23, 1793) was an American statesman, lawyer, and a Founding Father of the United States. He is the only person to sign four of the great state papers of the United States related to the founding: the Con ...
! rowspan=2 , 2 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Jul 23, 1793 –
Dec 2, 1793 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Sherman's term.Retired. , nowrap , Dec 2, 1793 –
Mar 3, 1795 , , Pro-Administration , align=right ,
Stephen Mix Mitchell Stephen Mix Mitchell (December 9, 1743died September 30, 1835) was an American lawyer, jurist, and statesman from Wethersfield, Connecticut. He represented Connecticut in the Continental Congress and the U.S. Senate and was chief justice of the s ...
! 3 , - style="height:2em" , , Federalist , rowspan=5 , rowspan=7 , 2 , rowspan=2 , Election date unknown.Resigned to become
Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut The following is a list of lieutenant governors of the State of Connecticut. Lieutenant governors of the State of Connecticut, 1776–present Notes References ;Constitutions * * * ;Specific External linksOfficial website of the L ...
. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1795 –
Jun 10, 1796 , rowspan=2 , Federalist , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Jonathan Trumbull Jr. ! rowspan=2 , 4 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 8, 1796 –
May 12, 1796 , rowspan=3 ,   , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Jun 10, 1796 –
Oct 13, 1796 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , Elected to finish Trumbull's term. , rowspan=8 nowrap , Oct 13, 1796 –
Jul 19, 1807 , rowspan=8 , Federalist , rowspan=8 align=right ,
Uriah Tracy Uriah Tracy (February 2, 1755July 19, 1807) was an American lawyer and politician from Connecticut. He served in the US House of Representatives (1793 to 1796) and the US Senate (1796 to 1807). From May to November 1800, Tracy served as Preside ...
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James Hillhouse James Hillhouse (October 20, 1754 – December 29, 1832) was an American lawyer, real estate developer, and politician from New Haven, Connecticut. He represented the state in both chambers of the US Congress. From February to March 1801, Hill ...
, rowspan=10 , Federalist , rowspan=10 nowrap , May 12, 1796 –
Jun 10, 1810 , Elected to finish Ellsworth's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1797. , rowspan=3 , 3 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 3 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1801. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1802. , rowspan=5 , 4 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=7 , 4 , Re-elected in 1807.Died. , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Jul 19, 1807 –
Oct 25, 1807 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Elected to finish Tracy's term. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Oct 25, 1807 –
May 13, 1813 , rowspan=6 , Federalist , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Chauncey Goodrich ! rowspan=6 , 6 , - style="height:2em" , Re-elected in 1809.Resigned. , rowspan=6 , 5 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jun 10, 1810 –
Dec 4, 1810 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=7 , 3 , rowspan=7 align=left nowrap ,
Samuel W. Dana Samuel Whittlesey Dana (February 13, 1760July 21, 1830) was an American lawyer and politician from Middletown, Connecticut. He represented Connecticut in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. Biography Born in Wallingford in ...
, rowspan=7 , Federalist , rowspan=7 nowrap , Dec 4, 1810 –
Mar 3, 1821 , rowspan=4 , Elected to finish Hillhouse's term. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , rowspan=4 , 5 , Re-elected in 1813.Resigned to become
Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut The following is a list of lieutenant governors of the State of Connecticut. Lieutenant governors of the State of Connecticut, 1776–present Notes References ;Constitutions * * * ;Specific External linksOfficial website of the L ...
. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Goodrich's term.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , May 13, 1813 –
Mar 3, 1819 , rowspan=3 , Federalist , rowspan=3 align=right ,
David Daggett David Daggett (December 31, 1764 – April 12, 1851) was a U.S. senator, mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, Judge of the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors, and a founder of the Yale Law School. He helped block plans for the first college for Afri ...
! rowspan=3 , 7 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1814. , rowspan=3 , 6 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 6 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1818. Re-elected in 1824 and presented his credentials but was not permitted to qualify. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1819 –
Mar 3, 1825 , rowspan=5 ,
Democratic-Republican The Democratic-Republican Party, known at the time as the Republican Party and also referred to as the Jeffersonian Republican Party among other names, was an American political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the early ...
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James Lanman ! rowspan=5 , 8 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 4 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Elijah Boardman Elijah Boardman (March 7, 1760 – August 18, 1823) was an American politician who served as a senator from Connecticut. Born to a noted and politically connected Connecticut family, he served in the Connecticut militia before becoming a noted ...
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Democratic-Republican The Democratic-Republican Party, known at the time as the Republican Party and also referred to as the Jeffersonian Republican Party among other names, was an American political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the early ...
, rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1821 –
Aug 18, 1823 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1821.Died. , rowspan=6 , 7 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Aug 18, 1823 –
Oct 8, 1823 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 5 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Henry W. Edwards , ,
Democratic-Republican The Democratic-Republican Party, known at the time as the Republican Party and also referred to as the Jeffersonian Republican Party among other names, was an American political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the early ...
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Oct 8, 1823 –
Mar 3, 1827 , rowspan=3 , Appointed to continue Boardman's term. Elected in 1824 to finish Boardman's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Jacksonian , rowspan=2 , rowspan=4 , 7 ,   , nowrap , Mar 4, 1825 –
May 4, 1825 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected late to complete Lanman's term. , rowspan=3 nowrap , May 4, 1825 –
Mar 3, 1831 , rowspan=3 , National
Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Calvin Willey ! rowspan=3 , 9 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 6 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Samuel A. Foot , rowspan=3 , National
Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1827 –
Mar 3, 1833 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1826.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 8 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 8 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1831. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1831 –
Mar 3, 1837 , rowspan=5 , National
Republican , rowspan=5 align=right ,
Gideon Tomlinson Gideon Tomlinson (December 31, 1780 – October 8, 1854) was a United States senator, United States Representative, and the 25th Governor for the state of Connecticut. Biography Born in Stratford, Tomlinson completed preparatory studies and ...
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Nathan Smith , rowspan=2 , National
Republican , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1833 –
Dec 6, 1835 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1832.Died. , rowspan=5 , 9 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Dec 6, 1835 –
Dec 21, 1835 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 8 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
John Milton Niles John Milton Niles (August 20, 1787 – May 31, 1856) was a lawyer, editor, author and politician from Connecticut, serving in the United States Senate and as United States Postmaster General 1840 to 1841. Biography Born in Windsor, Connecticut ...
, , Jacksonian , rowspan=2 nowrap , Dec 21, 1835 –
Mar 3, 1839 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Smith's term.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , Democratic , , rowspan=5 , 9 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1837. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1837 –
Mar 3, 1843 , rowspan=5 , Democratic , rowspan=5 , Perry Smith ! rowspan=5 , 11 , - style="height:2em" ! 9 , align=left nowrap ,
Thaddeus Betts Thaddeus Laddins Betts (February 4, 1789 – April 7, 1840) was the 32nd and 34th Lieutenant Governor of the state of Connecticut from 1832 to 1833 and from 1834 to 1835, and a United States Senator from Connecticut from 1839 to 1840. He had ...
, , Whig , nowrap , Mar 4, 1839 –
Apr 7, 1840 , Elected in 1838 or 1839.Died. , rowspan=5 , 10 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Apr 7, 1840 –
May 4, 1840 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 10 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Jabez W. Huntington Jabez Williams Huntington (November 8, 1788November 1, 1847) was a United States representative and Senator from Connecticut. Biography Born in Norwich, son of Zachariah Huntington and Hannah Mumford Huntington, Huntington pursued classical s ...
, rowspan=5 , Whig , rowspan=5 nowrap , May 4, 1840 –
Nov 1, 1847 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Betts's term. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 10 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1842.Retired. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1843 –
Mar 3, 1849 , rowspan=5 , Democratic , rowspan=5 align=right ,
John Milton Niles John Milton Niles (August 20, 1787 – May 31, 1856) was a lawyer, editor, author and politician from Connecticut, serving in the United States Senate and as United States Postmaster General 1840 to 1841. Biography Born in Windsor, Connecticut ...
! rowspan=5 , 12 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1844 or 1845.Died. , rowspan=5 , 11 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Nov 1, 1847 –
Nov 11, 1847 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 11 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Roger Sherman Baldwin Roger Sherman Baldwin (January 4, 1793 – February 19, 1863) was an American politician who served as the 32nd Governor of Connecticut from 1844 to 1846 and a United States senator from 1847 to 1851. As a lawyer, his career was most notable ...
, rowspan=2 , Whig , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 11, 1847 –
Mar 3, 1851 , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Huntington's term. Elected in 1848 to finish Huntington's term. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 11 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1848 or 1849.Resigned. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 4, 1849 –
May 24, 1854 , rowspan=4 , Whig , rowspan=4 align=right ,
Truman Smith Truman Smith (November 27, 1791 – May 3, 1884) was a Whig member of the United States Senate from Connecticut from 1849 to 1854 and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th and 5th congressional districts ...
! rowspan=4 , 13 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1851 –
May 12, 1852 ,   , rowspan=5 , 12 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=4 , 12 , rowspan=4 align=left ,
Isaac Toucey Isaac Toucey (November 15, 1792July 30, 1869) was an American politician who served as a U.S. senator, U.S. Secretary of the Navy, U.S. Attorney General and the 33rd Governor of Connecticut. Biography Born in Newtown, Connecticut, Toucey pu ...
, rowspan=4 , Democratic , rowspan=4 nowrap , May 12, 1852 –
Mar 3, 1857 , rowspan=4 , Elected late in 1852.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Smith's term.Retired. , nowrap , May 24, 1854 –
Mar 3, 1855 , ,
Free Soil The Free Soil Party was a short-lived coalition political party in the United States active from 1848 to 1854, when it merged into the Republican Party. The party was largely focused on the single issue of opposing the expansion of slavery into ...
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Francis Gillette Francis Gillette (December 14, 1807 – September 30, 1879) was a politician from Connecticut, USA. He was the father of actor and playwright William Gillette and politician and editor Edward H. Gillette. Gillette was born in Old Windsor, ...
! 14 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 12 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1854. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1855 –
Mar 3, 1867 , rowspan=6 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=6 align=right ,
Lafayette S. Foster Lafayette Sabine Foster (November 22, 1806 – September 19, 1880) was a nineteenth-century American politician and lawyer from Connecticut. He served in the United States Senate from 1855 to 1867 and was a judge on the Connecticut Supreme C ...
! rowspan=6 , 15 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 13 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
James Dixon , rowspan=6 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1857 –
Mar 3, 1869 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1856. , rowspan=3 , 13 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 13 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1860.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1863.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 14 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 14 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1866. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1867 –
Nov 21, 1875 , rowspan=3 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
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Orris S. Ferry ! rowspan=6 , 16 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 14 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
William Alfred Buckingham William Alfred Buckingham (May 28, 1804 – February 5, 1875) was a Republican who served as the governor of Connecticut during the Civil War and later as a United States senator. Biography Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, the son of Samuel Bucki ...
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Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1869 –
Feb 5, 1875 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1868 or 1869.Lost re-election and died before end of term. , rowspan=4 , 15 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , rowspan=7 , 15 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1872.Died. , rowspan=2 , Liberal Republican , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=7 , 15 , rowspan=7 align=left ,
William W. Eaton , rowspan=7 , Democratic , rowspan=7 nowrap , Feb 5, 1875 –
Mar 3, 1881 , Appointed to finish Buckingham's term, having been elected to the next term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1874.Unknown if retired or lost re-election. , rowspan=6 , 16 , rowspan=4 , ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Nov 21, 1875 –
Nov 27, 1875 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Ferry's term.Retired when successor elected. , nowrap , Nov 27, 1875 –
May 17, 1876 , , Democratic , align=right ,
James E. English ! 17 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Ferry's term. , rowspan=2 nowrap , May 17, 1876 –
Mar 3, 1879 , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 align=right ,
William Henry Barnum ! rowspan=2 , 18 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 16 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1879. , rowspan=13 nowrap , Mar 4, 1879 –
Apr 21, 1905 , rowspan=13 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=13 align=right ,
Orville H. Platt ! rowspan=13 , 19 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=13 , 16 , rowspan=13 align=left ,
Joseph Roswell Hawley Joseph Roswell Hawley (October 31, 1826March 18, 1905) was the 42nd Governor of Connecticut, a U.S. politician in the Republican and Free Soil parties, a Civil War general, and a journalist and newspaper editor. He served two terms in the Unit ...
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Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=13 nowrap , Mar 4, 1881 –
Mar 3, 1905 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1881. , rowspan=3 , 17 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 17 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1885. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1887. , rowspan=3 , 18 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 18 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1891. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1893. , rowspan=3 , 19 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 19 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1897. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1899.Retired. , rowspan=4 , 20 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , rowspan=5 , 20 , Re-elected in 1903.Died. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 ,   , rowspan=2 nowrap , Apr 21, 1905 –
May 10, 1905 , rowspan=2 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=4 , 17 , rowspan=4 align=left ,
Morgan Bulkeley Morgan Gardner Bulkeley (December 26, 1837 – November 6, 1922) was an American politician, businessman, and sports executive. A Republican, he served in the American Civil War, and became a Hartford bank president before becoming the third p ...
, rowspan=4 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 4, 1905 –
Mar 3, 1911 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1905.Lost re-election. , rowspan=4 , 21 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Platt's term. , rowspan=10 nowrap , May 10, 1905 –
Oct 14, 1924 , rowspan=10 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=10 align=right ,
Frank B. Brandegee Frank Bosworth Brandegee (July 8, 1864October 14, 1924) was a United States representative and senator from Connecticut. Early life Frank Brandegee was born in New London, Connecticut, on July 8, 1864. He was the son of Augustus Brandegee, w ...
! rowspan=10 , 20 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 21 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1909. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=11 , 18 , rowspan=11 align=left ,
George P. McLean George Payne McLean (October 7, 1857 – June 6, 1932) was the 59th Governor of Connecticut, and a United States senator from Connecticut. Biography McLean was born in Simsbury, Connecticut, one of five children of Dudley B. McLean and Mary ( ...
, rowspan=11 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=11 nowrap , Mar 4, 1911 –
Mar 3, 1929 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1911. , rowspan=3 , 22 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 22 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1914. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1916. , rowspan=3 , 23 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 23 , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1920.Died. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1922.Retired. , rowspan=5 , 24 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Oct 14, 1924 –
Dec 17, 1924 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Brandegee's term and seated Jan 8, 1925. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Dec 17, 1924 –
Mar 3, 1933 , rowspan=5 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=5 align=right ,
Hiram Bingham III Hiram Bingham III (November 19, 1875 – June 6, 1956) was an American academic, explorer and politician. He made public the existence of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in 1911 with the guidance of local indigenous farmers. Later, Bingham s ...
! rowspan=5 , 21 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 24 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1926.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 19 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Frederic C. Walcott , rowspan=3 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1929 –
Jan 3, 1935 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1928.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 25 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 25 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1932.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1933 –
Jan 3, 1939 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Augustine Lonergan ! rowspan=3 , 22 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 20 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Francis T. Maloney , rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 1935 –
Jan 16, 1945 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1934. , rowspan=3 , 26 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 26 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1938.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1939 –
Jan 3, 1945 , rowspan=3 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=3 align=right ,
John A. Danaher John Anthony Danaher (January 9, 1899 – September 22, 1990) was a United States senator from Connecticut, and a United States federal judge, United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. ...
! rowspan=3 , 23 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1940.Died. , rowspan=7 , 27 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , rowspan=8 , 27 , rowspan=8 , Elected in 1944. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Jan 3, 1945 –
Jul 28, 1952 , rowspan=9 , Democratic , rowspan=9 align=right ,
Brien McMahon Brien McMahon, born James O'Brien McMahon (October 6, 1903July 28, 1952) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States Senate (as a Democrat from Connecticut) from 1945 to 1952. McMahon was a major figure in the est ...
! rowspan=9 , 24 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jan 16, 1945 –
Feb 15, 1945 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! 21 , align=left ,
Thomas C. Hart Thomas Charles Hart (June 12, 1877July 4, 1971) was an admiral in the United States Navy, whose service extended from the Spanish–American War through World War II. Following his retirement from the navy, he served briefly as a United States Se ...
, ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, nowrap , Feb 15, 1945 –
Nov 5, 1946 , Appointed to continue Maloney's term.Successor qualified. , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Nov 5, 1946 –
Dec 27, 1946 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 22 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Raymond E. Baldwin , rowspan=3 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Dec 27, 1946 –
Dec 16, 1949 , Elected to finish Maloney's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to full term in 1946.Resigned. , rowspan=7 , 28 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 23 , rowspan=5 align=left nowrap ,
William Benton , rowspan=5 , Democratic , rowspan=5 nowrap , Dec 17, 1949 –
Jan 3, 1953 , rowspan=5 , Appointed to continue Baldwin's term. Elected to finish Baldwin's term.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , rowspan=6 , 28 , Re-elected in 1950.Died. , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Jul 28, 1952 –
Aug 29, 1952 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue McMahon's term.Retired when successor elected, and elected to the Class 1 seat. , nowrap , Aug 29, 1952 –
Nov 4, 1952 , ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, align=right ,
William A. Purtell ! 25 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish McMahon's term. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Nov 4, 1952 –
Jan 3, 1963 , rowspan=6 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=6 align=right ,
Prescott Bush ! rowspan=6 , 26 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 24 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
William A. Purtell , rowspan=3 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1953 –
Jan 3, 1959 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1952.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 29 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 29 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1956.Retired. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 25 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Thomas J. Dodd , rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 1959 –
Jan 3, 1971 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1958. , rowspan=3 , 30 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 30 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1962. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Jan 3, 1963 –
Jan 3, 1981 , rowspan=9 , Democratic , rowspan=9 align=right ,
Abraham Ribicoff Abraham Alexander Ribicoff (April 9, 1910 – February 22, 1998) was an American Democratic Party politician from the state of Connecticut. He represented Connecticut in the United States House of Representatives and Senate and was the 80th ...
! rowspan=9 , 27 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1964.Lost renomination, and lost re-election as an
independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ...
. , rowspan=3 , 31 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 31 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1968. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=9 , 26 , rowspan=9 align=left ,
Lowell Weicker Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. (; born May 16, 1931) is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and the 85th Governor of Connecticut. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for president in 1980. He was ...
, rowspan=9 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=9 nowrap , Jan 3, 1971 –
Jan 3, 1989 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1970. , rowspan=3 , 32 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 32 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1974.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1976. , rowspan=3 , 33 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 33 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1980. , rowspan=15 nowrap , Jan 3, 1981 –
Jan 3, 2011 , rowspan=15 , Democratic , rowspan=15 align=right ,
Chris Dodd Christopher John Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the longest-serving senator in Connecticut's history. ...
! rowspan=15 , 28 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1982.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 34 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 34 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1986. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=12 , 27 , rowspan=12 align=left ,
Joe Lieberman Joseph Isadore Lieberman (; born February 24, 1942) is an American politician, lobbyist, and attorney who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1989 to 2013. A former member of the Democratic Party, he was its nominee for ...
, rowspan=9 , Democratic , rowspan=12 nowrap , Jan 3, 1989 –
Jan 3, 2013 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1988. , rowspan=3 , 35 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 35 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1992. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1994. , rowspan=3 , 36 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 36 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1998. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2000. , rowspan=3 , 37 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 37 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2004.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 ,
Independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ...
, rowspan=3 , Lost re-nomination, but re-elected in 2006 as an Independent.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 38 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 38 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2010. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Jan 3, 2011 –
Present , rowspan=9 , Democratic , rowspan=9 align=right ,
Richard Blumenthal Richard Blumenthal (; born February 13, 1946) is an American lawyer and politician who is the senior United States senator from Connecticut, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he is one of the wealthiest members of ...
! rowspan=9 , 29 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 28 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Chris Murphy Christopher Scott Murphy (born August 3, 1973) is an American lawyer, author, and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Connecticut since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States H ...
, rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 2013 –
Present , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2012. , rowspan=3 , 39 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 39 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2016. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2018. , rowspan=3 , 40 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 40 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2022. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 colspan=5 , To be determined in the 2024 election. , rowspan=3 , 41 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , 41 , colspan=5 , To be determined in the 2028 election.


Living former senators

, there are three living former U.S. senators from Connecticut. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die was
Abraham Ribicoff Abraham Alexander Ribicoff (April 9, 1910 – February 22, 1998) was an American Democratic Party politician from the state of Connecticut. He represented Connecticut in the United States House of Representatives and Senate and was the 80th ...
(served 1963–1981) on February 22, 1998.


Superlatives


Longest service


Shortest service


Youngest at beginning of service


Oldest at end of service


See also

* List of United States representatives from Connecticut *
United States congressional delegations from Connecticut Connecticut became a U.S. state in 1788, which allowed it to send congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives beginning with the 1st United States Congress in 1789. Each state elects two senato ...
* Elections in Connecticut


References

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Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...
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