US Senators

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S.no. State Name Party Education Date of Birth Term Expires 1 Alabama Jeff Sessions Republican Huntingdon College (B.A.) University of Alabama (J.D.) December 24, 1946 January 3, 2021 2 Alabama…


US Senators
S.no. State Name Party Education Date of Birth Term Expires
1 Alabama Jeff Sessions Republican Huntingdon College (B.A.) University of Alabama (J.D.) December 24, 1946 January 3, 2021
2 Alabama Richard Shelby Republican University of Alabama (B.A.; LL.B.) May 6, 1934 January 3, 2017
3 Alaska Lisa Murkowski Republican Georgetown University (B.A.) Willamette University (J.D.) May 22, 1957 January 3, 2017
4 Alaska Dan Sullivan Republican Harvard College (B.A.) Georgetown University (J.D.; M.S.F.S.) November 13, 1964 January 3, 2021
5 Arizona Jeff Flake Republican Brigham Young University (B.A.) December 31, 1962 January 3, 2019
6 Arizona John McCain Republican United States Naval Academy (B.S.) August 29, 1936 January 3, 2017
7 Arkansas John Boozman Republican University of Arkansas (attended) Southern College of Optometry (O.D.) December 10, 1950 January 3, 2017
8 Arkansas Tom Cotton Republican Harvard University (B.A.; J.D.) May 13, 1977 January 3, 2021
9 California Barbara Boxer Democratic Brooklyn College (B.A.) November 11, 1940 January 3, 2017
10 California Dianne Feinstein Democratic Stanford University (B.A.) June 22, 1933 January 3, 2019
11 Colorado Michael Bennet Democratic Wesleyan University (B.A.) Yale University (J.D.) November 28, 1964 January 3, 2017
12 Colorado Cory Gardner Republican Colorado State University(B.A.) University of Colorado Law School (J.D.) August 22, 1974 January 3, 2021
13 Connecticut Richard Blumenthal Democratic Harvard University (B.A.) Trinity College, Cambridge (attended) Yale University (J.D.) February 13, 1946 January 3, 2017
14 Connecticut Chris Murphy Democratic Williams College (B.A.) Exeter College, Oxford (attended) University of Connecticut (J.D.) August 3, 1973 January 3, 2019
15 Delaware Tom Carper Democratic The Ohio State University (B.A.) University of Delaware (M.B.A.) January 23, 1947 January 3, 2019
16 Delaware Chris Coons Democratic Amherst College (B.A.) University of Nairobi (attended) Yale University (J.D.; M.A.) September 9, 1963 January 3, 2021
17 Florida Bill Nelson Democratic University of Florida (attended) Yale University (B.A.) University of Virginia (J.D.) September 29, 1942 January 3, 2019
18 Florida Marco Rubio Republican University of Florida (B.A.) University of Miami (J.D.) May 28, 1971 January 3, 2017
19 Georgia Johnny Isakson Republican University of Georgia (B.B.A.) December 28, 1944 January 3, 2017
20 Georgia David Perdue Republican Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S.; M.S.) December 10, 1949 January 3, 2021
21 Hawaii Mazie Hirono Democratic University of Hawaii at Manoa (B.A.) Georgetown University (J.D.) November 3, 1947 January 3, 2019
22 Hawaii Brian Schatz Democratic Pomona College (B.A.) October 20, 1972 January 3, 2017
23 Idaho Mike Crapo Republican Brigham Young University (B.A.) Harvard University (J.D.) May 20, 1951 January 3, 2017
24 Idaho Jim Risch Republican University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (attended) University of Idaho (B.S.; J.D.) May 3, 1943 January 3, 2021
25 Illinois Dick Durbin Democratic Georgetown University (B.S.; J.D.) November 21, 1944 January 3, 2021
26 Illinois Mark Kirk Republican Cornell University (B.A.) London School of Economics (M.A.) Georgetown University (J.D.) September 15, 1959 January 3, 2017
27 Indiana Dan Coats Republican Wheaton College (B.A.) Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (J.D.) May 16, 1943 January 3, 2017
28 Indiana Joe Donnelly Democratic University of Notre Dame (B.A.; J.D.) September 29, 1955 January 3, 2019
29 Iowa Joni Ernst Republican Iowa State University (B.A.) Columbus State University (M.P.A.) July 1, 1970 January 3, 2021
30 Iowa Chuck Grassley Republican University of Northern Iowa (B.A.; M.A.) September 17, 1933 January 3, 2017
31 Kansas Jerry Moran Republican Fort Hays State University (attended) University of Kansas (B.A.; J.D.) May 29, 1954 January 3, 2017
32 Kansas Pat Roberts Republican Kansas State University (B.A.) April 20, 1936 January 3, 2021
33 Kentucky Mitch McConnell Republican University of Louisville (B.A.) University of Kentucky (J.D.) February 20, 1942 January 3, 2021
34 Kentucky Rand Paul Republican Baylor University (attended) Duke University (M.D.) January 7, 1963 January 3, 2017
35 Louisiana Bill Cassidy Republican Louisiana State University(B.A.) LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans (M.D.) September 28, 1957 January 3, 2021
36 Louisiana David Vitter Republican Harvard University (A.B.) Magdalen College, Oxford (B.A.) Tulane University (J.D.) May 3, 1961 January 3, 2017
37 Maine Susan Collins Republican St. Lawrence University (B.A.) December 7, 1952 January 3, 2021
38 Maine Angus King Independent Dartmouth College (B.A.) University of Virginia (J.D.) March 31, 1944 January 3, 2019
39 Maryland Ben Cardin Democratic University of Pittsburgh (B.A.) University of Maryland, Baltimore (J.D.) October 5, 1943 January 3, 2019
40 Maryland Barbara Mikulski Democratic Mount Saint Agnes College (B.A.) University of Maryland, Baltimore (M.S.W.) July 20, 1936 January 3, 2017
41 Massachusetts Ed Markey Democratic Boston College (B.A.; J.D.) July 11, 1946 January 3, 2021
42 Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren Democratic George Washington University (attended) University of Houston (B.A.) Rutgers University, Newark (J.D.) June 22, 1949 January 3, 2019
43 Michigan Gary Peters Democratic Alma College (B.A.) University of Detroit Mercy (M.B.A.) Wayne State University (J.D.) Michigan State University (M.A.) December 1, 1958 January 3, 2021
44 Michigan Debbie Stabenow Democratic Michigan State University (B.A.; M.S.W.) April 29, 1950 January 3, 2019
45 Minnesota Al Franken Democratic-Farmer-Labor Harvard University (B.A.) May 21, 1951 January 3, 2021
46 Minnesota Amy Klobuchar Democratic-Farmer-Labor Yale University (B.A.) University of Chicago (J.D.) May 25, 1960 January 3, 2019
47 Mississippi Thad Cochran Republican University of Mississippi (B.A.; J.D.) December 7, 1937 January 3, 2021
48 Mississippi Roger Wicker Republican University of Mississippi (B.A.; J.D.) July 5, 1951 January 3, 2019
49 Missouri Roy Blunt Republican Southwest Baptist University (B.A.) Missouri State University (M.A.) January 10, 1950 January 3, 2017
50 Missouri Claire McCaskill Democratic University of Missouri (B.S.; J.D.) July 24, 1953 January 3, 2019
51 Montana Steve Daines Republican Montana State University (B.S.) August 20, 1962 January 3, 2021
52 Montana Jon Tester Democratic University of Great Falls (B.S.) August 21, 1956 January 3, 2019
53 Nebraska Deb Fischer Republican University of Nebraska-Lincoln (B.S.) March 1, 1951 January 3, 2019
54 Nebraska Ben Sasse Republican Harvard College (B.A.) St. John’s College (M.A.) Yale University (M.A.; M.Phil.; Ph.D.) February 22, 1972 January 3, 2021
55 Nevada Dean Heller Republican University of Southern California (B.B.A.) May 10, 1960 January 3, 2019
56 Nevada Harry Reid Democratic Southern Utah University (attended) Utah State University (B.S.) George Washington University (J.D.) December 2, 1939 January 3, 2017
57 New Hampshire Kelly Ayotte Republican Pennsylvania State University (B.A.) Villanova University (J.D.) June 27, 1968 January 3, 2017
58 New Hampshire Jeanne Shaheen Democratic Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (B.A.) University of Mississippi (M.A.) January 28, 1947 January 3, 2021
59 New Jersey Cory Booker Democratic Stanford University (B.A; M.A.) The Queen’s College, Oxford (M.A.) Yale University (J.D.) April 27, 1969 January 3, 2021
60 New Jersey Bob Menendez Democratic Saint Peter’s College (B.A.) Rutgers School of Law (J.D.) January 1, 1954 January 3, 2019
61 New Mexico Martin Heinrich Democratic University of Missouri (B.S.) University of New Mexico (attended) October 17, 1971 January 3, 2019
62 New Mexico Tom Udall Democratic Prescott College (B.A.) University of Cambridge (LL.B.) University of New Mexico (J.D.) May 18, 1948 January 3, 2021
63 New York Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic Dartmouth College (B.A.) University of California, Los Angeles (J.D.) December 9, 1966 January 3, 2019
64 New York Chuck Schumer Democratic Harvard University (A.B.; J.D.) November 23, 1950 January 3, 2017
65 North Carolina Richard Burr Republican Wake Forest University (B.A.) November 30, 1955 January 3, 2017
66 North Carolina Thom Tillis Republican Chattanooga State Community College (attended) University of Maryland University College (B.S.) August 30, 1960 January 3, 2021
67 North Dakota Heidi Heitkamp Democratic University of North Dakota (B.A.) Lewis and Clark College (J.D.) October 30, 1955 January 3, 2019
68 North Dakota John Hoeven Republican Dartmouth College (B.A.) Northwestern University (M.B.A.) March 13, 1957 January 3, 2017
69 Ohio Sherrod Brown Democratic Yale University (B.A.) The Ohio State University (M.P.A.; M.A.) November 9, 1952 January 3, 2019
70 Ohio Rob Portman Republican Dartmouth College (B.A.) University of Michigan (J.D.) December 19, 1955 January 3, 2017
71 Oklahoma Jim Inhofe Republican University of Tulsa (B.A.) November 17, 1934 January 3, 2021
72 Oklahoma James Lankford Republican University of Texas at Austin (B.S.) Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div.) March 4, 1968 January 3, 2017
73 Oregon Jeff Merkley Democratic Stanford University (B.A.) Princeton University (M.P.P.) October 24, 1956 January 3, 2021
74 Oregon Ron Wyden Democratic University of California, Santa Barbara (attended) Stanford University (B.A.) University of Oregon (J.D.) May 3, 1949 January 3, 2017
75 Pennsylvania Bob Casey, Jr. Democratic College of the Holy Cross (B.A.) The Catholic University of America (J.D.) April 13, 1960 January 3, 2019
76 Pennsylvania Pat Toomey Republican Harvard University (A.B.) November 17, 1961 January 3, 2017
77 Rhode Island Jack Reed Democratic United States Military Academy (B.S.) Harvard University (M.P.A., J.D.) November 12, 1949 January 3, 2021
78 Rhode Island Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic Yale University (B.A.) University of Virginia (J.D.) October 20, 1955 January 3, 2019
79 South Carolina Lindsey Graham Republican University of South Carolina (B.A.; J.D.) July 9, 1955 January 3, 2021
80 South Carolina Tim Scott Republican Presbyterian College (attended) Charleston Southern University (B.S.) September 19, 1965 January 3, 2017
81 South Dakota Mike Rounds Republican South Dakota State University (B.S.) October 24, 1954 January 3, 2021
82 South Dakota John Thune Republican Biola University (B.A.) University of South Dakota (M.B.A.) January 7, 1961 January 3, 2017
83 Tennessee Lamar Alexander Republican Vanderbilt University (B.A.) New York University (J.D.) July 3, 1940 January 3, 2021
84 Tennessee Bob Corker Republican University of Tennessee (B.S.) August 24, 1952 January 3, 2019
85 Texas John Cornyn Republican Trinity University (B.A.) St Mary’s University (J.D.) University of Virginia (LL.M.) February 2, 1952 January 3, 2021
86 Texas Ted Cruz Republican Princeton University (B.A.) Harvard University (J.D.) December 22, 1970 January 3, 2019
87 Utah Orrin Hatch Republican Brigham Young University (B.A.) University of Pittsburgh (J.D.) March 22, 1934 January 3, 2019
88 Utah Mike Lee Republican Brigham Young University (B.A.; J.D.) June 4, 1971 January 3, 2017
89 Vermont Patrick Leahy Democratic Saint Michael’s College (B.A.) Georgetown University (J.D.) March 31, 1940 January 3, 2017
90 Vermont Bernie Sanders Independent Brooklyn College (attended) University of Chicago (B.A.) September 8, 1941 January 3, 2019
91 Virginia Tim Kaine Democratic University of Missouri (B.A.) Harvard University (J.D.) February 26, 1958 January 3, 2019
92 Virginia Mark Warner Democratic George Washington University (B.A.) Harvard University (J.D.) December 15, 1954 January 3, 2021
93 Washington Maria Cantwell Democratic Miami University (B.A.) October 13, 1958 January 3, 2019
94 Washington Patty Murray Democratic Washington State University (B.A.) October 11, 1950 January 3, 2017
95 West Virginia Joe Manchin Democratic West Virginia University (B.S.) August 24, 1947 January 3, 2019
96 West Virginia Shelley Moore Capito Republican Duke University (B.A.) University of Virginia (M.Ed.) November 26, 1953 January 3, 2021
97 Wisconsin Tammy Baldwin Democratic Smith College (B.A.) University of Wisconsin – Madison (J.D.) February 11, 1962 January 3, 2019
98 Wisconsin Ron Johnson Republican University of Minnesota (B.A.) April 8, 1955 January 3, 2017
99 Wyoming John Barrasso Republican Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (attended) Georgetown University (B.A.; M.D.) July 21, 1952 January 3, 2019
100 Wyoming Mike Enzi Republican George Washington University (B.S.) University of Denver (M.B.A.) February 1, 1944 January 3, 2021

The Senate is one of the two houses of legislature (Congress) of the United States of America. The other is the House of Representatives. The Senate was established in 1789 at the start of the US as An entity to put a check on the House of Representatives. Every state of the country, regardless of population, elects two Senators for a term of six years. The Senate is also nicknamed as “the house that never dies” because the terms of around one-third of the membership expire every two years.

It is an important organ of the administration of the United States and is responsible for all lawmaking within the country, along with the House of Representatives. After both the houses approve an identical document, only then an act of Congress can become valid.

Roles and responsibilities of the Senate

    • The Senate can review and provide advice on presidential appointments and nominations.
    • The senate can ratify treaties by a majority vote.
    • If necessary, the Senate can elect the Vice-President of the United States.
    • The Senate can create new legislation – bills, laws, among others.
    • It can consider any legislation and bills that have been introduced by the President of the United States.
    • It can also “try” any impeachment proceedings that have been started in the House of Representatives.

Interesting Facts on US Senate

    • The word “senator” comes from sensex, which in Latin means “old man”.
    • Democrat Rebecca Felton was the first female to be appointed as a Senator in 1922.
    • Robert C. Byrd, a Democrat from West Virginia, was the longest serving Senator. He served for 51 years from 1959 to 2010.
    • The longest speech in the history of the US Senate was delivered by Strom Thurmond. His speech against the Civil Rights Act lasted for 24 hours and 18 minutes.
    • Andrew Johnson was the first former president to be elected Senator. He was elected in 1875.

US Senate elections

The Senate’s 100 members are elected for six-year terms, two from each state. The seats up for election during a particular year constitute a “class”. The classes follow a staggered pattern wherein just one (that is, a third of the total) of the three groups gets renewed after every two years.

Interestingly, before 1913, state legislatures and not the voters of the state, elected the senators.

Today, all registered voters of a state may vote for electing the senator.

The candidate getting the most votes is the winner even if he or she does not win the majority votes. So in a three-way race, it’s possible for a candidate winning less than 50% of the votes to become the senator. This is called the rule of plurality.

To contest as a candidate for becoming a senator, he or she needs to be at least 30 years of age at the time of taking the oath of office, the US citizen (for at least nine years), and a resident of the state of election.

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