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State of New York New York, officially the State of New York, is a state in the Northeastern United States. It is often called New York State to distinguish it from its largest city, New York City. With a total area of , New York is the 27th-largest U.S. state ...
in the
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since 1789. The date of the start of the tenure is either the first day of the legislative term (Senators who were elected regularly before the term began), or the day when they took the seat (U.S. senators who were elected in special elections to fill vacancies, or after the term began). Daniel Patrick Moynihan was the longest serving senator of New York (1977–2001). New York's current U.S. senators are Democrats
Chuck Schumer Charles Ellis Schumer ( ; born November 23, 1950) is an American politician serving as Senate Majority Leader since January 20, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Schumer is in his fourth Senate term, having held his seat since 1999, an ...
(serving since 1999, also serving as Senate Democratic Leader since 2017) and
Kirsten Gillibrand Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand (; ; born December 9, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from New York since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as member of the U.S. House of ...
(serving since 2009).


List of senators

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Philip Schuyler Philip John Schuyler (; November 18, 1804) was an American general in the Revolutionary War and a United States Senator from New York. He is usually known as Philip Schuyler, while his son is usually known as Philip J. Schuyler. Born in Alb ...
, , Pro-
Admin. , Jul 27, 1789 –
Mar 3, 1791 , Elected in 1789.
Lost re-election. , 1 , , rowspan=3 , 1 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1789. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Jul 25, 1789 –
May 23, 1796 , rowspan=3 , Pro-
Admin. , rowspan=4 align=right ,
Rufus King ! rowspan=4 , 1 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 2 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Aaron Burr , rowspan=2 , Anti-
Admin. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1791 –
Mar 3, 1797 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1791. Lost re-election. , rowspan=5 , 2 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Democratic-
Republican , , rowspan=14 , 2 , Re-elected in 1795.Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Great Britain. , , Federalist , - style="height:2em" , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , May 23, 1796 –
Dec 8, 1796 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=10 , Elected to finish King's term.
Resigned. , rowspan=10 nowrap , Dec 8, 1796 –
Aug 1800 , rowspan=10 , Federalist , rowspan=10 align=right ,
John Laurance John Laurance (sometimes spelled "Lawrence" or "Laurence") (1750 – November 11, 1810) was a delegate to the 6th, 7th, and 8th Congresses of the Confederation, a United States representative and United States Senator from New York and a United ...
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Philip Schuyler Philip John Schuyler (; November 18, 1804) was an American general in the Revolutionary War and a United States Senator from New York. He is usually known as Philip Schuyler, while his son is usually known as Philip J. Schuyler. Born in Alb ...
, , Federalist , nowrap , Mar 4, 1797 –
Jan 3, 1798 , Elected in 1797.Resigned due to ill health. , rowspan=14 , 3 , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jan 3, 1798 –
Jan 11, 1798 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" ! 4 , align=left ,
John Sloss Hobart John Sloss Hobart (May 6, 1738 – February 4, 1805) was a United States senator from New York and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New York. Education and career Born on May 6, 1738, in ...
, , Federalist , nowrap , Jan 11, 1798 –
Apr 16, 1798 , Elected to finish Schuyler's term.Resigned to become federal judge. , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Apr 16, 1798 –
May 5, 1798 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" ! 5 , align=left ,
William North William North (1755January 3, 1836) was an American soldier and politician. Early life William North was born in Pemaquid, Maine, to John North and Elizabeth Pitson in 1755. John was an Irish immigrant and Elizabeth a native of Boston. He had ...
, , Federalist , nowrap , May 5, 1798 –
Aug 17, 1798 , Appointed to continue Hobart's term.Successor elected. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 6 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
James Watson , rowspan=2 , Federalist , rowspan=2 nowrap , Aug 17, 1798 –
Mar 19, 1800 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Hobart's term.Resigned to become
Naval Officer of the Port of New York The Port of New York and New Jersey is the port district of the New York metropolitan area, New York-Newark metropolitan area, encompassing the region within approximately a radius of the Statue of Liberty National Monument. It includes the ...
. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 19, 1800 –
May 3, 1800 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 7 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Gouverneur Morris Gouverneur Morris ( ; January 31, 1752 – November 6, 1816) was an American statesman, a Founding Father of the United States, and a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution. He wrote the Preamble to th ...
, rowspan=6 , Federalist , rowspan=6 nowrap , May 3, 1800 –
Mar 3, 1803 , rowspan=6 , Elected to finish Watson's term. Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Aug 1800 –
Nov 6, 1800 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Laurance's term. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 6, 1800 –
Feb 5, 1802 , rowspan=2 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=2 align=right ,
John Armstrong Jr. John Armstrong Jr. (November 25, 1758April 1, 1843) was an American soldier, diplomat and statesman who was a delegate to the Continental Congress, U.S. Senator from New York, and United States Secretary of War under President James Madison. A me ...
! rowspan=2 , 3 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=12 , 3 , Re-elected in 1801.Resigned. , - style="height:2em" , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Feb 5, 1802 –
Feb 23, 1802 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Armstrong's term.Resigned. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Feb 23, 1802 –
Nov 4, 1803 , rowspan=2 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=2 align=right ,
DeWitt Clinton ! rowspan=2 , 4 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 8 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Theodorus Bailey , rowspan=3 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1803 –
Jan 16, 1804 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1803.Resigned. , rowspan=10 , 4 , , - style="height:2em" , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Nov 4, 1803 –
Dec 8, 1803 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Clinton's term.Resigned; Elected to the Class 1 seat. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Dec 8, 1803 –
Feb 23, 1804 , rowspan=2 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=2 align=right ,
John Armstrong Jr. John Armstrong Jr. (November 25, 1758April 1, 1843) was an American soldier, diplomat and statesman who was a delegate to the Continental Congress, U.S. Senator from New York, and United States Secretary of War under President James Madison. A me ...
! rowspan=2 , 5 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jan 16, 1804 –
Feb 25, 1804 , rowspan=2 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Elected to finish Armstrong's term. , rowspan=8 nowrap , Feb 23, 1804 –
Mar 3, 1813 , rowspan=8 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=8 align=right ,
John Smith ! rowspan=8 , 6 , - style="height:2em" ! 9 , align=left ,
John Armstrong Jr. John Armstrong Jr. (November 25, 1758April 1, 1843) was an American soldier, diplomat and statesman who was a delegate to the Continental Congress, U.S. Senator from New York, and United States Secretary of War under President James Madison. A me ...
, , Democratic-
Republican , nowrap , Feb 25, 1804 –
Jun 30, 1804 , Elected to finish Bailey's term.Resigned to become U.S. Minister to France. , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jun 30, 1804 –
Nov 23, 1804 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 10 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Samuel L. Mitchill , rowspan=3 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Nov 23, 1804 –
Mar 3, 1809 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Armstrong's term. Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 4 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1807.Retired or lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 11 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Obadiah German Obadiah German (April 22, 1766September 24, 1842) was an American lawyer and politician. He was most notable for his service as a U.S. Senator from New York (1809-1815) and Speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1819. Life He was born on Apri ...
, rowspan=3 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1809 –
Mar 3, 1815 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1809.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 5 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 5 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1813. Legislature failed to elect. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1813 –
Mar 3, 1819 , rowspan=3 , Federalist , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Rufus King ! rowspan=7 , 7 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=4 , 12 , rowspan=4 align=left ,
Nathan Sanford Nathan Sanford (November 5, 1777 – October 17, 1838) was an American politician. Early life Sanford was born on November 5, 1777, in Bridgehampton, New York. He was the son of Thomas Sanford and Phebe (née Baker) Sanford, a family of farme ...
, rowspan=4 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 4, 1815 –
Mar 3, 1821 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1815. Lost re-election. , rowspan=4 , 6 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 6 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1819 –
Jan 25, 1820 , colspan=2 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected late.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 25, 1820 –
Mar 3, 1825 , rowspan=3 , Federalist , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Rufus King , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 13 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren ( ; nl, Maarten van Buren; ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party, he ...
, rowspan=2 , Democratic-
Republican
/ Bucktail , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1821 –
Dec 20, 1828 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1821. , rowspan=4 , 7 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Jacksonian , , rowspan=6 , 7 , Legislature failed to elect. , nowrap , Mar 4, 1825 –
Jan 31, 1826 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Elected late.Retired. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Jan 31, 1826 –
Mar 3, 1831 , rowspan=5 , National
Republican , rowspan=5 align=right ,
Nathan Sanford Nathan Sanford (November 5, 1777 – October 17, 1838) was an American politician. Early life Sanford was born on November 5, 1777, in Bridgehampton, New York. He was the son of Thomas Sanford and Phebe (née Baker) Sanford, a family of farme ...
! rowspan=5 , 8 , - style="height:2em" , Re-elected in 1827.Resigned to become N.Y. Governor. , rowspan=7 , 8 , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Dec 20, 1828 –
Jan 15, 1829 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 14 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Charles E. Dudley , rowspan=5 , Jacksonian , rowspan=5 nowrap , Jan 15, 1829 –
Mar 3, 1833 , rowspan=5 , Elected to finish Van Buren's term.Retired or lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 8 , Elected in 1831.Resigned; elected N.Y. Governor. , nowrap , Mar 4, 1831 –
Jan 1, 1833 , , Jacksonian , align=right ,
William L. Marcy ! 9 , - style="height:2em" , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jan 1, 1833 –
Jan 14, 1833 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Marcy's term. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Jan 4, 1833 –
Nov 26, 1844 , rowspan=3 , Jacksonian , rowspan=9 align=right ,
Silas Wright Jr. ! rowspan=9 , 10 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=7 , 15 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Nathaniel P. Tallmadge Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge (February 8, 1795November 2, 1864) was an American lawyer and politician. He served two terms as United States Senator from New York (1833–1844) and was the 3rd Governor of the Wisconsin Territory (1844– ...
, rowspan=2 , Jacksonian , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1833 –
Mar 3, 1839 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1833.Legislature failed to re-elect. , rowspan=3 , 9 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , Democratic , , rowspan=4 , 9 , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1837. , rowspan=6 , Democratic , - style="height:2em" , colspan=2 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1839 –
Jan 27, 1840 , ''Vacant'' , rowspan=9 , 10 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Nathaniel P. Tallmadge Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge (February 8, 1795November 2, 1864) was an American lawyer and politician. He served two terms as United States Senator from New York (1833–1844) and was the 3rd Governor of the Wisconsin Territory (1844– ...
, rowspan=3 , Whig , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 27, 1840 –
Jun 17, 1844 , rowspan=3 , Elected late.Resigned to become Governor of Wisconsin Territory. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=8 , 10 , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1843.Resigned when elected N.Y. Governor. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jun 17, 1844 –
Dec 9, 1844 , rowspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Nov 26, 1844 –
Nov 30, 1844 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Wright's term.Lost election for remainder of Wright's term. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 30, 1844 –
Jan 27, 1845 , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 align=right , Henry A. Foster ! rowspan=2 , 11 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 16 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Daniel S. Dickinson , rowspan=5 , Democratic , rowspan=5 nowrap , Dec 9, 1844 –
Mar 3, 1851 , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Tallmadge's term. Elected to finish Tallmadge's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Wright's term. Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 27, 1845 –
Mar 3, 1849 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
John Adams Dix John Adams Dix (July 24, 1798 – April 21, 1879) was an American politician and military officer who was Secretary of the Treasury, Governor of New York and Union major general during the Civil War. He was notable for arresting the pro-Souther ...
! rowspan=3 , 12 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to full term in 1845. Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 11 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 11 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1849. , rowspan=7 nowrap , Mar 4, 1849 –
Mar 3, 1861 , rowspan=4 , Whig , rowspan=7 align=right ,
William H. Seward William Henry Seward (May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872) was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, and earlier served as governor of New York and as a United States Senator. A determined oppon ...
! rowspan=7 , 13 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1851 –
Dec 1, 1851 , ''Vacant'' , rowspan=4 , 12 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 17 , rowspan=3 nowrap align=left ,
Hamilton Fish Hamilton Fish (August 3, 1808September 7, 1893) was an American politician who served as the 16th Governor of New York from 1849 to 1850, a United States Senator from New York from 1851 to 1857 and the 26th United States Secretary of State ...
, rowspan=3 , Whig , rowspan=3 nowrap , Dec 1, 1851 –
Mar 3, 1857 , rowspan=3 , Elected late.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 12 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1855.Retired to become Secretary of State , 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 ...
, - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 18 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Preston King , 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, 1857 –
Mar 3, 1863 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1857.Lost renomination. , rowspan=3 , 13 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 13 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1861. Lost re-nomination. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1861 –
Mar 3, 1867 , 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 ,
Ira Harris ! rowspan=3 , 14 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 19 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Edwin D. Morgan , 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, 1863 –
Mar 3, 1869 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1863. Lost re-nomination. , rowspan=3 , 14 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 14 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1867. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Mar 4, 1867 –
May 16, 1881 , 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 align=right ,
Roscoe Conkling Roscoe Conkling (October 30, 1829April 18, 1888) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who represented New York in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He is remembered today as the leader of the ...
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Reuben Fenton Reuben Eaton Fenton (July 4, 1819August 25, 1885) was an American merchant and politician from New York. In the mid- 19th Century, he served as a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Senator, and as Governor of New York. Early life Fenton was bor ...
, rowspan=2 ,
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, 1869 –
Mar 3, 1875 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1869.Not an active candidate for renomination in 1875. , rowspan=4 , 15 , , - style="height:2em" , , -style="height:2em" , , Liberal Republican , - style="height:2em" , ,
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 , 15 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1873. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 21 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Francis Kernan , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1875 –
Mar 3, 1881 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1875. Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 16 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 16 , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1879.Resigned. , - style="height:2em" ! 22 , align=left ,
Thomas C. Platt , ,
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 , Mar 4, 1881 –
May 16, 1881 , Elected in 1881.Resigned. , rowspan=5 , 17 , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , May 16, 1881 –
Jul 27, 1881 , ''Vacant'' , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , May 16, 1881 –
Jul 29, 1881 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 23 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Warner Miller Warner Miller (August 12, 1838March 21, 1918) was an American businessman and politician from Herkimer, New York. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as a U.S. Representative (1879-1881) and United States Senator (1881-1887). A nat ...
, 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 , Jul 27, 1881 –
Mar 3, 1887 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Platt's term. Lost re-election. , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Conkling's term.Retired. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jul 29, 1881 –
Mar 3, 1885 , rowspan=2 ,
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=2 align=right ,
Elbridge G. Lapham ! rowspan=2 , 16 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 17 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1885. Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1885 –
Mar 3, 1891 , 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 ,
William M. Evarts William Maxwell Evarts (February 6, 1818February 28, 1901) was an American lawyer and statesman from New York who served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator from New York. He was renowned for his skills as a li ...
! rowspan=3 , 17 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=4 , 24 , rowspan=4 align=left ,
Frank Hiscock Frank Hiscock (September 6, 1834June 18, 1914) was a U.S. Representative and Senator from New York. He served in the United States Congress from 1877 to 1893. Hiscock was a native of Pompey, New York, and graduated from Pompey Academy. Af ...
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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=4 nowrap , Mar 4, 1887 –
Mar 3, 1893 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1887. Lost re-election. , rowspan=4 , 18 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 18 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1891 –
Jan 7, 1892 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1891, but took his seat only after term as N.Y. Governor ended. Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 7, 1892 –
Mar 3, 1897 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
David B. Hill David Bennett Hill (August 29, 1843October 20, 1910) was an American politician from New York who was the 29th Governor of New York from 1885 to 1891 and represented New York in the United States Senate from 1892 to 1897. In 1892, he made an u ...
! rowspan=3 , 18 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 25 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Edward Murphy Jr. , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1893 –
Mar 3, 1899 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1893. Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 19 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 19 , rowspan=3 , Elected Jan 20, 1897. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1897 –
Mar 3, 1909 , 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 ,
Thomas C. Platt ! rowspan=6 , 19 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 26 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Chauncey Depew Chauncey Mitchell Depew (April 23, 1834April 5, 1928) was an American attorney, businessman, and Republican politician. He is best remembered for his two terms as United States Senator from New York and for his work for Cornelius Vanderbilt, as ...
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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=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1899 –
Mar 3, 1911 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1899. , rowspan=3 , 20 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 20 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected Jan 20, 1903.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1905. Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 21 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 21 , rowspan=4 , Elected Jan 19, 1909.Retired. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 4, 1909 –
Mar 3, 1915 , 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 align=right ,
Elihu Root ! rowspan=4 , 20 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 3, 1911 –
Apr 4, 1911 , ''Vacant'' , rowspan=4 , 22 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 27 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
James A. O'Gorman , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Apr 4, 1911 –
Mar 3, 1917 , rowspan=3 , Elected Mar 31, 1911.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 22 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1914. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1915 –
Mar 3, 1927 , 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 ,
James W. Wadsworth Jr. ! rowspan=6 , 21 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 28 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
William M. Calder , 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, 1917 –
Mar 3, 1923 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1916.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 23 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 23 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1920.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=8 , 29 , rowspan=8 align=left ,
Royal S. Copeland , rowspan=8 , Democratic , rowspan=8 nowrap , Mar 4, 1923 –
Jun 17, 1938 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1922. , rowspan=3 , 24 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 24 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1926. , rowspan=14 nowrap , Mar 4, 1927 –
Jun 28, 1949 , rowspan=14 , Democratic , rowspan=14 align=right ,
Robert F. Wagner ! rowspan=14 , 22 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1928. , rowspan=3 , 25 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em , , rowspan=5 , 25 , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1932. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1934.Died. , rowspan=5 , 26 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jun 17, 1938 –
Dec 3, 1938 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 30 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
James M. Mead , rowspan=5 , Democratic , rowspan=5 nowrap , Dec 3, 1938 –
Jan 3, 1947 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Copeland's term. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 26 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1938. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1940.Retired to run for N.Y. Governor. , rowspan=3 , 27 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 27 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1944.Resigned due to ill health. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=10 , 31 , rowspan=10 align=left ,
Irving Ives Irving McNeil Ives (January 24, 1896 – February 24, 1962) was an American politician and founding dean of the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations. A Republican, he served as a United States Senator from New York from ...
, 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 nowrap , Jan 3, 1947 –
Jan 3, 1959 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1946. , rowspan=6 , 28 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jun 28, 1949 –
Jul 7, 1949 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Wagner's term.Lost election to finish Wagner's term. , nowrap , Jul 7, 1949 –
Nov 8, 1949 , ,
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 ,
John Foster Dulles ! 23 , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Wagner's term. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Nov 9, 1949 –
Jan 3, 1957 , rowspan=4 , Democratic , rowspan=4 align=right ,
Herbert H. Lehman ! rowspan=4 , 24 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 28 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1950.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1952.Retired. , rowspan=4 , 29 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 29 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jan 3, 1957 –
Jan 9, 1957 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1956, but took seat late to remain N.Y. Attorney General. , rowspan=15 nowrap , Jan 9, 1957 –
Jan 3, 1981 , rowspan=15 ,
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=15 align=right ,
Jacob Javits Jacob Koppel Javits ( ; May 18, 1904 – March 7, 1986) was an American lawyer and politician. During his time in politics, he represented the state of New York in both houses of the United States Congress. A member of the Republican Party, he al ...
! rowspan=15 , 25 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 32 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Kenneth Keating Kenneth Barnard Keating (May 18, 1900 – May 5, 1975) was an American politician, diplomat, and judge who served as a United States Senator representing New York from 1959 until 1965. A member of the Republican Party, he also served in the ...
, 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, 1959 –
Jan 3, 1965 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1958. Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 30 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 30 , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1962. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 33 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Robert F. Kennedy Robert Francis Kennedy (November 20, 1925June 6, 1968), also known by his initials RFK and by the nickname Bobby, was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 64th United States Attorney General from January 1961 to September 1964, ...
, rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jan 3, 1965 –
Jun 6, 1968 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1964.
Died Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. For organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including brainstem, and brain ...
. , rowspan=5 , 31 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jun 6, 1968 –
Sep 10, 1968 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 34 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Charles Goodell Charles Ellsworth Goodell Jr. (March 16, 1926January 21, 1987) was an American politician who represented New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1959 to 1968 and the United States Senate from 1968 to 1971. In both cases ...
, rowspan=2 ,
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=2 nowrap , Sep 10, 1968 –
Jan 3, 1971 , rowspan=2 , Appointed to finish Kennedy's term. Lost election to a full term. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 31 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1968. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=4 , 35 , rowspan=4 align=left ,
James L. Buckley , rowspan=3 ,
Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...
, rowspan=4 nowrap , Jan 3, 1971 –
Jan 3, 1977 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1970.Changed parties in 1976. Lost re-election. , rowspan=4 , 32 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 32 , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1974. Lost renomination and then lost re-election as a Liberal. , - , ,
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" ! rowspan=12 , 36 , rowspan=12 align=left ,
Daniel Patrick Moynihan , rowspan=12 , Democratic , rowspan=12 nowrap , Jan 3, 1977 –
Jan 3, 2001 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1976. , rowspan=3 , 33 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 33 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1980. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Jan 3, 1981 –
Jan 3, 1999 , 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 align=right ,
Al D'Amato Alfonse Marcello D'Amato (born August 1, 1937) is an American politician born in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. He served as United States Senator for New York between 1981 and 1999. He subsequently founded a lobbying firm, Park Strategies. ...
! rowspan=9 , 26 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1982. , rowspan=3 , 34 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 34 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1986. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1988. , rowspan=3 , 35 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 35 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1992.Lost
re-election The incumbent is the current holder of an office or position, usually in relation to an election. In an election for president, the incumbent is the person holding or acting in the office of president before the election, whether seeking re-ele ...
. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1994.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 36 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 36 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1998. , rowspan=17 nowrap , Jan 3, 1999 –
Present , rowspan=17 , Democratic , rowspan=17 align=right ,
Chuck Schumer Charles Ellis Schumer ( ; born November 23, 1950) is an American politician serving as Senate Majority Leader since January 20, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Schumer is in his fourth Senate term, having held his seat since 1999, an ...
! rowspan=17 , 27 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 37 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, diplomat, and former lawyer who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State for President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, as a United States sen ...
, rowspan=5 , Democratic , rowspan=5 nowrap , Jan 3, 2001 –
Jan 21, 2009 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2000. , rowspan=3 , 37 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 37 , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 2004. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 2006.Resigned to become
U.S. Secretary of State The United States secretary of state is a member of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States and the head of the U.S. Department of State. The office holder is one of the highest ranking members of the president's Ca ...
. , rowspan=5 , 38 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jan 21, 2009 –
Jan 26, 2009 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=8 , 38 , rowspan=8 align=left ,
Kirsten Gillibrand Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand (; ; born December 9, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from New York since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as member of the U.S. House of ...
, rowspan=8 , Democratic , rowspan=8 nowrap , Jan 26, 2009 –
Present , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Clinton's term. Elected in 2010 to finish Clinton's term. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 38 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2010. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-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 New York. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die was Daniel Patrick Moynihan (served 1977–2001) on March 26, 2003.


Superlatives


Longest service


Shortest service


Youngest at beginning of service


Oldest at end of service


See also

* List of United States representatives from New York *
United States congressional delegations from New York These are tables of congressional delegations from New York to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. The current dean of the New York delegation is Senator and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, having s ...
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Elections in New York The results of elections in the state of New York have tended to be more Democratic-leaning than in most of the United States, with in recent decades a solid majority of Democratic voters, concentrated in New York City and some of its suburbs, in ...


Notes


References

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