List of current United States senators
Appearance
Each state selects two senators. In 1913, the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution provided for the direct popular election of senators; prior to this, senators were selected by state legislatures.
Senators of the 107th Congress
The current party distribution of the Senate is as follows:
- 50 Democrats
- 49 Republicans
- 1 Independent
James Jeffords was elected to the Senate as a Republican, but became an Independent several months later. His change meant a change in leadership of the Senate. (The Republican Party had held leadership because the Vice President, a Republican, had the power to break ties.)
A
- Daniel Akaka (D - HI)
- Wayne Allard (R - CO)
- George Allen (R - VA)
B
- Max Baucus (D - MT)
- Evan Bayh (D - IN)
- Robert Bennett (R - UT)
- Joseph Biden, Jr. (D - DE)
- Jeff Bingaman (D - NM)
- Christopher Bond (R - MO)
- Barbara Boxer (D - CA)
- John Breaux (D - LA)
- Sam Brownback (R - KS)
- Jim Bunning (R - KY)
- Conrad Burns (R - MT)
- Robert Byrd (D - WV) -- Senate President pro tempore
C
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R - CO)
- Maria Cantwell (D - WA)
- Jean Carnahan (D - MO)
- Thomas Carper (D - DE)
- Lincoln Chafee (R - RI)
- Max Cleland (D - GA)
- Hillary Rodham Clinton (D - NY)
- Thad Cochran (R - MS)
- Susan Collins (R - ME)
- Kent Conrad (D - ND)
- Jon Corzine (D - NJ)
- Larry Craig (R - ID)
- Mike Crapo (R - ID)
D
- Thomas Daschle (D - SD) -- Senate majority leader
- Mark Dayton (D - MN)
- Mike DeWine (R - OH)
- Christopher Dodd (D - CT)
- Pete Deminici (R - NM)
- Byron Dorgan (D - ND)
- Richard Durbin (D - IL)
E
- John Edwards (D - NC)
- John Ensign (R - NV)
- Mike Enzi (R - WY)
F
- Russell Feingold (D - WI)
- Dianne Feinstein (D - CA)
- Peter Fitzgerald (R - IL)
- William Frist (R - TN)
G
- Bob Graham (D - FL)
- Phil Gramm (R - TX)
- Chuck Grassley (R - IA)
- Judd Gregg (R - NH)
H
- Charles Hagel (R - NE)
- Tom Harkin ( D - IA)
- Orrin Hatch (R - UT)
- Jesse Helms (R - NC)
- Ernest Hollings (D - SC)
- Tim Hutchinson (R - AR)
- Kay Bailey Hutchison (R - TX)
I
- James Inhofe (R - OK)
- Daniel Inouye (D - HI)
J
- James Jeffords (I - VT)
- Tim Johnson (D - SD)
K
- Edward Kennedy (D - MA)
- John Kerry (D - MA)
- Herb Kohl (D - WI)
- Jon Kyl (R - AZ)
L
- Mary Landrieu (D - LA)
- Patrick Leahy (D - VT)
- Carl Levin (D - MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (D - CT)
- Blanche Lincoln (D - AR)
- Trent Lott (R - MS) -- Senate minority leader
- Richard Lugar (R - IN)
M
- John McCain (R - AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (R - KY)
- Barbara Mikulski (D - MD)
- Zell Miller (D - GA)
- Frank Murkowski (R - AK)
- Patty Murray (D - WA)
N
- Ben Nelson (D - NE)
- Bill Nelson (D - NE)
- Don Nickles (R - OK)
R
- Jack Reed (D - RI)
- Harry Reid (D - NV)
- Pat Roberts (R - KS)
- John Rockefeller IV (D - WV)
S
- Rick Santorum (R - PA)
- Paul Sarbanes (D - MD)
- Charles Schumer (D - NY)
- Jeff Sessions (R - AL)
- Richard Shelby (R - AL)
- Bob Smith (R - NH)
- Gordon Smith (R - OR)
- Olympia Snowe (R - ME)
- Arlen Specter (R - PA)
- Debbie Stabenow (D - MI)
- Ted Stevens (R - AK)
T
- Craig Thomas (R - WY)
- Fred Thompson (R - TN)
- Strom Thurmond (R - SC)
- Robert Torricelli (D - NJ)
V
- George Voinovich (R - OH)
W
- John Warner (R - VA)
- Paul Wellstone (D - MN)
- Ron Wyden (D - OR)