This is a complete list of all people who previously served in the
United States Senate
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 pow ...
. , a total of 2,002 different persons have served in the Senate (including those currently serving).
In the party affiliation column, if a senator switched parties and served non-consecutive terms, their affiliation for each term is listed on the corresponding line. If one of these senators also served multiple non-consecutive terms with the same party, a quotation mark indicates that their affiliation did not change between that term and their preceding term.
Classes
Number of years/terms senators have served
* 6 years – 1 term
* 12 years – 2 terms
* 18 years – 3 terms
* 24 years – 4 terms
* 30 years – 5 terms
* 36 years – 6 terms
* 42 years – 7 terms
* 48 years – 8 terms
* 54 years – 9 terms
See also
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Classes of United States senators
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Seniority in the United States Senate
References
External links
Biographical Directory of the U.S. CongressSenators of the United States 1789 to present
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Former United States senators
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