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Senior members of Alabama's congressional delegation
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
16th December 14, 1819 –
March 4, 1821 		 
William R. King[A][B][C]
Seniority from December 14, 1819[a]
(24 years, 123 days)
(appointed Minister to France) 		None  
John Crowell[D]
Seniority from December 14, 1819
(1 year, 79 days)
(retired)
17th March 4, 1821 –
March 4, 1823 		King
(Senate)

Seniority from December 14, 1819
(24 years, 123 days)

 
Gabriel Moore[E]
Seniority from March 4, 1821
(7 years, 364 days)
(retired)
18th March 4, 1823 –
March 4, 1825
19th March 4, 1825 –
March 4, 1827
20th March 4, 1827 –
March 4, 1829
21st March 4, 1829 –
March 4, 1831 		No clear dean[b]
22nd March 4, 1831 –
March 4, 1833 		Co-deans:
   
Clement C. Clay,
Dixon H. Lewis
Seniority from March 4, 1829
(5 years, 364 days)
(Clay ran for Alabama governor)
23rd March 4, 1833 –
March 4, 1835
24th March 4, 1835 –
March 4, 1837 		 
Dixon H. Lewis[F][G]
Seniority from March 4, 1829
(15 years, 49 days)
(appointed to Senate)
25th March 4, 1837 –
March 4, 1839
26th March 4, 1839 –
March 4, 1841
27th March 4, 1841 –
March 4, 1843
28th March 4, 1843 –
April 15, 1844
April 15, 1844 –
April 22, 1844 		 
Arthur P. Bagby
Seniority from November 24, 1841[c]
(6 years, 205 days)
(appointed Minister to Russia) 		Lewis
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1829
(15 years, 49 days)

April 22, 1844 –
March 4, 1845 		 
Reuben Chapman
Seniority from March 4, 1835
(11 years, 364 days)
(ran for Alabama governor)
29th March 4, 1845 –
March 4, 1847
30th March 4, 1847 –
June 16, 1848 		 
George S. Houston
Seniority from March 4, 1841
(7 years, 364 days)
(retired)
June 16, 1848 –
October 25, 1848 		 
Dixon H. Lewis[C]
Seniority from April 22, 1844[d]
(4 years, 186 days)
(died)
October 25, 1848 –
March 4, 1849 		 
William R. King[H][I][J]
Seniority from July 1, 1848[d]
(4 years, 172 days)
(resigned) 		Houston
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1841
(7 years, 364 days)

31st March 4, 1849 –
March 4, 1851 		Hilliard
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1845
(5 years, 364 days)

 
Henry W. Hilliard
Seniority from March 4, 1845
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
32nd March 4, 1851 –
December 20, 1852 		Co-deans:
Cobb, Harris
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1847
(9 years, 364 days)

Co-deans:
   
Williamson R. W. Cobb,
Sampson W. Harris
Seniority from March 4, 1847
(9 years, 364 days)
(Harris retired)
December 20, 1852 –
March 4, 1853 		 
Jeremiah Clemens
Seniority from November 30, 1849[c]
(3 years, 93 days)
(lost re-election)
33rd March 4, 1853 –
March 4, 1855 		 
Benjamin Fitzpatrick[K][J]
Seniority from January 14, 1853[e][1]
(8 years, 21 days)
(withdrew)
34th March 4, 1855 –
March 4, 1857
35th March 4, 1857 –
March 4, 1859 		Cobb
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1847
(13 years, 332 days)

 
Williamson R. W. Cobb
Seniority from March 4, 1847
(13 years, 332 days)
(withdrew)
36th March 4, 1859 –
January 30, 1861
January 30, 1861 –
February 4, 1861 		Fitzpatrick
(Senate)

Seniority from January 14, 1853
(8 years, 21 days)

Vacant
(Civil War and
Reconstruction)
February 4, 1861 –
March 4, 1861 		Vacant
(Civil War and
Reconstruction) 		None
37th March 4, 1861 –
March 4, 1863
38th March 4, 1863 –
March 4, 1865
39th March 4, 1865 –
March 4, 1867
40th March 4, 1867 –
July 13, 1868
July 13, 1868 –
July 21, 1868 		 
George E. Spencer
Seniority from July 13, 1868[f]
(10 years, 233 days)
(retired)
July 21, 1868 –
July 22, 1868 		Spencer
(Senate)

Seniority from July 13, 1868
(10 years, 233 days)

No clear dean[g][h]
July 22, 1868 –
March 4, 1869 		 
C. W. Buckley
Seniority from July 21, 1868[i]
(4 years, 225 days)
(retired)
41st March 4, 1869 –
March 4, 1871
42nd March 4, 1871 –
March 4, 1873
43rd March 4, 1873 –
March 4, 1875 		 
Charles Hays
Seniority from March 4, 1869
(7 years, 364 days)
(retired)
44th March 4, 1875 –
March 4, 1877
45th March 4, 1877 –
March 4, 1879 		 
William H. Forney
Seniority from March 4, 1875
(17 years, 364 days)
(retired)
46th March 4, 1879 –
March 4, 1881 		 
John T. Morgan
Seniority from March 4, 1877
(30 years, 99 days)
(died) 		Forney
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1875
(17 years, 364 days)

47th March 4, 1881 –
March 4, 1883
48th March 4, 1883 –
March 4, 1885
49th March 4, 1885 –
March 4, 1887
50th March 4, 1887 –
March 4, 1889
51st March 4, 1889 –
March 4, 1891
52nd March 4, 1891 –
March 4, 1893
53rd March 4, 1893 –
November 5, 1894 		Morgan
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1877
(30 years, 99 days)

 
William C. Oates
Seniority from March 4, 1881
(13 years, 246 days)
(elected Alabama governor)
November 5, 1894 –
March 4, 1895 		 
Joseph Wheeler[L]
Seniority from March 4, 1885
(15 years, 47 days)
(resigned)
54th March 4, 1895 –
March 4, 1897
55th March 4, 1897 –
March 4, 1899
56th March 4, 1899 –
April 20, 1900
April 20, 1900 –
March 4, 1901 		 
John H. Bankhead
Seniority from March 4, 1887
(19 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)
57th March 4, 1901 –
March 4, 1903
58th March 4, 1903 –
March 4, 1905
59th March 4, 1905 –
March 4, 1907
60th March 4, 1907 –
June 11, 1907 		 
Oscar Underwood[L]
Seniority from March 4, 1897[j]
(17 years, 364 days)
(elected to Senate)
June 11, 1907 –
July 27, 1907 		 
Edmund Pettus
Seniority from March 4, 1897
(10 years, 145 days)
(died) 		Co-deans:
Pettus (Senate)
Underwood (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1897
(10 years, 145 days)

July 27, 1907 –
March 4, 1909 		 
John H. Bankhead[C]
Seniority from June 18, 1907[d]
(12 years, 257 days)
(died) 		Underwood
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1897
(29 years, 364 days)

61st March 4, 1909 –
March 4, 1911
62nd March 4, 1911 –
March 4, 1913
63rd March 4, 1913 –
March 4, 1915
64th March 4, 1915 –
March 4, 1917 		 
John L. Burnett
Seniority from March 4, 1899
(20 years, 70 days)
(died)
65th March 4, 1917 –
March 4, 1919
66th March 4, 1919 –
May 13, 1919
May 13, 1919 –
March 1, 1920 		 
J. Thomas Heflin
Seniority from May 19, 1904[k]
(16 years, 167 days)
(elected to Senate)
March 1, 1920 –
November 1, 1920 		 
Oscar Underwood[M][C]
Seniority from March 4, 1915
(11 years, 364 days)
(retired)
November 1, 1920 –
March 4, 1921 		 
S. Hubert Dent Jr.
Seniority from March 4, 1909
(11 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)
67th March 4, 1921 –
March 4, 1923 		 
Edward B. Almon
Seniority from March 4, 1915[i]
(18 years, 110 days)
(died)
68th March 4, 1923 –
March 4, 1925
69th March 4, 1925 –
March 4, 1927
70th March 4, 1927 –
March 4, 1929 		 
J. Thomas Heflin[C]
Seniority from November 3, 1920[l]
(10 years, 120 days)
(disqualified) 		Heflin
(House and Senate)

Seniority from May 19, 1904[m]
(26 years, 288 days)

71st March 4, 1929 –
March 4, 1931
72nd March 4, 1931 –
March 4, 1933 		 
Hugo Black
Seniority from March 4, 1927
(10 years, 168 days)
(appointed Supreme Court
associate justice) 		Almon
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1915
(18 years, 110 days)

73rd March 4, 1933 –
June 22, 1933
June 22, 1933 –
January 3, 1935 		Huddleston
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1915
(21 years, 305 days)

 
George Huddleston
Seniority from March 4, 1915[i]
(21 years, 305 days)
(lost renomination)
74th January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937
75th January 3, 1937 –
August 19, 1937 		Steagall
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1915
(28 years, 263 days)

 
Henry B. Steagall
Seniority from March 4, 1915
(28 years, 263 days)
(died)
August 19, 1937 –
January 3, 1939 		 
John H. Bankhead II
Seniority from March 4, 1931
(15 years, 100 days)
(died)
76th January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1941
77th January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1943
78th January 3, 1943 –
November 22, 1943
November 22, 1943 –
January 3, 1945 		Hill
(House and Senate)

Seniority from August 14, 1923[k]
(45 years, 142 days)

 
Sam Hobbs
Seniority from January 3, 1935
(16 years, 0 days)
(retired)
79th January 3, 1945 –
June 12, 1946
June 12, 1946 –
January 3, 1947 		 
J. Lister Hill[C]
Seniority from January 11, 1938[d]
(30 years, 358 days)
(retired)
80th January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949
81st January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1951
82nd January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1953 		 
Frank W. Boykin
Seniority from July 30, 1935[k]
(27 years, 157 days)
(lost renomination)
83rd January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1955
84th January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1957
85th January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1959
86th January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1961
87th January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1963
88th January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965 		 
George M. Grant
Seniority from June 14, 1938[k]
(26 years, 203 days)
(lost re-election)
89th January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967 		 
George W. Andrews
Seniority from March 14, 1944[k]
(27 years, 286 days)
(died)
90th January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1969
91st January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1971 		 
John Sparkman[C]
Seniority from November 6, 1946[l]
(32 years, 58 days)
(retired) 		Sparkman
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1937
(42 years, 0 days)

92nd January 3, 1971 –
December 25, 1971
December 25, 1971 –
January 3, 1973 		 
Robert E. Jones Jr.
Seniority from January 28, 1947[k]
(29 years, 341 days)
(retired)
93rd January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975
94th January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1977
95th January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1979 		 
John H. Buchanan Jr.
Seniority from January 3, 1965[i]
(16 years, 0 days)
(lost renomination)
96th January 3, 1979 –
January 2, 1981 		 
Donald Stewart
Seniority from November 8, 1978[l]
(2 years, 55 days)
(resigned) 		Buchanan
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1965
(16 years, 0 days)

January 2, 1981 –
January 3, 1981 		 
Howell Heflin
Seniority from January 3, 1979
(18 years, 0 days)
(retired)
97th January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983 		Co-deans:
Dickinson, Edwards
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1965
(20 years, 0 days)

Co-deans:
   
Bill Dickinson,
Jack Edwards
Seniority from January 3, 1965
(20 years, 0 days)
(Edwards retired)
98th January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1985
99th January 3, 1985 –
January 3, 1987 		Dickinson
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1965
(28 years, 0 days)

 
Bill Dickinson
Seniority from January 3, 1965
(28 years, 0 days)
(retired)
100th January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1989
101st January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 1991
102nd January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1993
103rd January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995 		Bevill
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1967
(30 years, 0 days)

 
Tom Bevill
Seniority from January 3, 1967
(30 years, 0 days)
(retired)
104th January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997
105th January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 1999 		 
Richard Shelby[C]
Seniority from January 3, 1987
(36 years, 0 days)
(retired) 		Shelby
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1979
(44 years, 0 days)

 
Sonny Callahan
Seniority from January 3, 1985
(18 years, 0 days)
(retired)
106th January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2001
107th January 3, 2001 –
January 3, 2003
108th January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2005 		 
Bud Cramer
Seniority from January 3, 1991
(18 years, 0 days)
(retired)
109th January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2007
110th January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2009
111th January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011 		 
Spencer Bachus
Seniority from January 3, 1993
(22 years, 0 days)
(retired)
112th January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013
113th January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015
114th January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2017 		 
Robert Aderholt
Seniority from January 3, 1997
(27 years, 115 days)
(Incumbent)
115th January 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2019
116th January 3, 2019 –
January 3, 2021
117th January 3, 2021 –
January 3, 2023
118th January 3, 2023 –
present 		 
Tommy Tuberville
Seniority from January 3, 2021
(3 years, 115 days)
(Incumbent) 		Aderholt
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1997
(27 years, 115 days)

Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)

Illinois edit

Senior members of Illinois's congressional delegation (1849–present)
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
31st March 4, 1849 –
March 4, 1851 		 
Stephen A. Douglas[C]
Seniority from March 4, 1847
(14 years, 91 days)
(died) 		Co-deans:
Douglas (House and Senate)
McClernand, Wentworth (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1843
(7 years, 364 days)

Co-deans:
   
John A. McClernand,
John Wentworth
Seniority from March 4, 1843
(7 years, 364 days)
(both retired)
32nd March 4, 1851 –
March 4, 1853 		Douglas
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1843
(18 years, 91 days)

 
William A. Richardson
Seniority from December 6, 1847
(8 years, 263 days)
(resigned)
33rd March 4, 1853 –
March 4, 1855
34th March 4, 1855 –
August 25, 1856
August 25, 1856 –
March 4, 1857 		 
James Knox
Seniority from March 4, 1853[i]
(3 years, 364 days)
(retired)
35th March 4, 1857 –
March 4, 1859 		 
Elihu B. Washburne[N]
Seniority from March 4, 1853
(16 years, 2 days)
(appointed Secretary of State)
36th March 4, 1859 –
March 4, 1861
37th March 4, 1861 –
June 3, 1861
June 3, 1861 –
March 4, 1863 		 
Lyman Trumbull[O]
Seniority from March 4, 1855
(17 years, 364 days)
(retired)[3] 		Washburne
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1853
(16 years, 2 days)

38th March 4, 1863 –
March 4, 1865
39th March 4, 1865 –
March 4, 1867
40th March 4, 1867 –
March 4, 1869
41st March 4, 1869 –
March 6, 1869
March 6, 1869 –
March 4, 1871 		Trumbull
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1855
(17 years, 364 days)

 
John F. Farnsworth[L]
Seniority from March 4, 1863
(9 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)
42nd March 4, 1871 –
March 4, 1873
43rd March 4, 1873 –
March 4, 1875 		 
John A. Logan[C]
Seniority from March 4, 1871
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election) 		Marshall
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1865
(9 years, 364 days)

 
Samuel S. Marshall[L]
Seniority from March 4, 1865
(9 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
44th March 4, 1875 –
March 4, 1877 		Logan
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1867
(9 years, 364 days)

 
Horatio C. Burchard
Seniority from December 6, 1869[k]
(9 years, 87 days)
(lost renomination)[4]
45th March 4, 1877 –
March 4, 1879 		 
Richard J. Oglesby
Seniority from March 4, 1873
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired) 		Burchard
(House)

Seniority from December 6, 1869
(9 years, 87 days)

46th March 4, 1879 –
March 4, 1881 		 
David Davis[P]
Seniority from March 4, 1877
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired) 		Morrison
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1873
(13 years, 364 days)

 
William R. Morrison[L]
Seniority from March 4, 1873[j]
(13 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
47th March 4, 1881 –
March 4, 1883
48th March 4, 1883 –
March 4, 1885 		 
John A. Logan[H][J]
Seniority from March 4, 1879[n]
(7 years, 297 days)
(died)
49th March 4, 1885 –
December 26, 1886
December 26, 1886 –
March 4, 1887 		 
Shelby M. Cullom[Q][C]
Seniority from March 4, 1883
(29 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)
50th March 4, 1887 –
March 4, 1889 		Cannon
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1873
(17 years, 364 days)

 
Joseph Gurney Cannon
Seniority from March 4, 1873
(17 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
51st March 4, 1889 –
March 4, 1891
52nd March 4, 1891 –
March 4, 1893 		Co-deans:
Henderson, Springer
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1875
(19 years, 364 days)

Co-deans:
   
Thomas J. Henderson (R),
William M. Springer (D)
Seniority from March 4, 1875
(19 years, 364 days)
(Henderson lost renomination,
Springer lost re-election)[5]
53rd March 4, 1893 –
March 4, 1895
54th March 4, 1895 –
March 4, 1897 		Hitt
(House)

Seniority from December 4, 1882
(23 years, 290 days)

 
Robert R. Hitt
Seniority from December 4, 1882[k]
(23 years, 290 days)
(died)
55th March 4, 1897 –
March 4, 1899
56th March 4, 1899 –
March 4, 1901
57th March 4, 1901 –
March 4, 1903
58th March 4, 1903 –
March 4, 1905
59th March 4, 1905 –
September 20, 1906
September 20, 1906 –
March 4, 1907 		Cullom
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1883
(29 years, 364 days)

 
George Washington Smith
Seniority from March 4, 1889
(18 years, 271 days)
(died)
60th March 4, 1907 –
November 30, 1907
November 30, 1907 –
March 4, 1909 		 
Joseph Gurney Cannon[H][R]
Seniority from March 4, 1893
(19 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
61st March 4, 1909 –
March 4, 1911
62nd March 4, 1911 –
March 4, 1913
63rd March 4, 1913 –
March 26, 1913 		Vacant Mann
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1897
(25 years, 271 days)

 
James R. Mann[S]
Seniority from March 4, 1897
(25 years, 271 days)
(died)
March 26, 1913 –
March 4, 1915 		 
J. Hamilton Lewis[C]
Seniority from March 26, 1913[o][p]
(5 years, 342 days)
(lost re-election)
64th March 4, 1915 –
March 4, 1917
65th March 4, 1917 –
March 4, 1919
66th March 4, 1919 –
March 4, 1921 		 
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Seniority from March 26, 1913[l]
(7 years, 342 days)
(retired)
67th March 4, 1921 –
November 30, 1922 		 
Medill McCormick[C]
Seniority from March 4, 1919
(5 years, 358 days)
(died)
November 30, 1922 –
March 4, 1923 		Madden
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1905
(23 years, 54 days)

 
Martin B. Madden
Seniority from March 4, 1905
(23 years, 54 days)
(died)
68th March 4, 1923 –
February 25, 1925
February 25, 1925 –
March 4, 1925 		 
William B. McKinley[C]
Seniority from March 4, 1921
(5 years, 278 days)
(died)
69th March 4, 1925 –
December 7, 1926
December 7, 1926 –
March 4, 1927 		 
Charles S. Deneen
Seniority from February 26, 1925[d]
(6 years, 5 days)
(lost renomination)
70th March 4, 1927 –
April 27, 1928
April 27, 1928 –
March 4, 1929 		Sabath
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1907
(45 years, 247 days)

 
Adolph J. Sabath[T]
Seniority from March 4, 1907
(45 years, 247 days)
(died)
71st March 4, 1929 –
March 4, 1931
72nd March 4, 1931 –
March 4, 1933 		 
Otis F. Glenn[C]
Seniority from December 3, 1928[l]
(4 years, 90 days)
(lost re-election)
73rd March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935 		 
J. Hamilton Lewis[H][J]
Seniority from March 4, 1931
(8 years, 36 days)
(died)
74th January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937
75th January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939
76th January 3, 1939 –
April 9, 1939
April 9, 1939 –
January 3, 1941 		 
Scott W. Lucas[U][C]
Seniority from January 3, 1939
(12 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
77th January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1943
78th January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945
79th January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947
80th January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949
81st January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1951
82nd January 3, 1951 –
November 6, 1952 		 
Paul Douglas
Seniority from January 3, 1949
(18 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
November 6, 1952 –
January 3, 1953 		Allen
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1933
(27 years, 305 days)

 
Leo E. Allen
Seniority from March 4, 1933
(27 years, 305 days)
(retired)
83rd January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1955
84th January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1957
85th January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1959
86th January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1961
87th January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1963 		Arends
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1935
(39 years, 362 days)

 
Leslie C. Arends
Seniority from January 3, 1935
(39 years, 362 days)
(resigned)
88th January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965
89th January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967
90th January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1969 		 
Everett Dirksen[V][C]
Seniority from January 3, 1951
(18 years, 247 days)
(died)
91st January 3, 1969 –
September 7, 1969
September 7, 1969 –
January 3, 1971 		 
Charles H. Percy
Seniority from January 3, 1967
(18 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
92nd January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1973
93rd January 3, 1973 –
December 31, 1974
December 31, 1974 –
January 3, 1975 		Price
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1945
(43 years, 110 days)

 
Charles Melvin Price
Seniority from January 3, 1945
(43 years, 110 days)
(died)
94th January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1977
95th January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1979
96th January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1981
97th January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983
98th January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1985
99th January 3, 1985 –
January 3, 1987 		 
Alan J. Dixon
Seniority from January 3, 1981
(12 years, 0 days)
(lost renomination)
100th January 3, 1987 –
April 22, 1988
April 22, 1988 –
January 3, 1989 		Michel
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1957
(38 years, 0 days)

 
Robert H. Michel[W]
Seniority from January 3, 1957
(38 years, 0 days)
(retired)
101st January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 1991
102nd January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1993
103rd January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995 		 
Paul Simon[C]
Seniority from January 3, 1985
(12 years, 0 days)
(retired)
104th January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997 		Yates
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1965
(34 years, 0 days)

 
Sidney R. Yates[L]
Seniority from January 3, 1965
(34 years, 0 days)
(retired)
105th January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 1999 		 
Carol Moseley Braun
Seniority from January 3, 1993
(6 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
106th January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2001 		 
Dick Durbin[C]
Seniority from January 3, 1997
(27 years, 115 days)
(Incumbent) 		Crane
(House)

Seniority from November 25, 1969
(35 years, 39 days)

 
Phil Crane
Seniority from November 25, 1969[k]
(35 years, 39 days)
(lost re-election)
107th January 3, 2001 –
January 3, 2003
108th January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2005
109th January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2007 		Hyde
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1975
(32 years, 0 days)

 
Henry Hyde
Seniority from January 3, 1975
(32 years, 0 days)
(retired)
110th January 3, 2007 –
November 26, 2007 		Durbin
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1983
(41 years, 115 days)

 
Dennis Hastert[X]
Seniority from January 3, 1987
(20 years, 327 days)
(resigned)
November 26, 2007 –
January 3, 2009 		 
Jerry Costello
Seniority from August 9, 1988[k]
(24 years, 147 days)
(retired)
111th January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011
112th January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013
113th January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015 		Co-deans:
   
Luis Gutiérrez,
Bobby Rush
Seniority from January 3, 1993
(26 years, 0 days)
(Gutiérrez retired)
114th January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2017
115th January 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2019
116th January 3, 2019 –
January 3, 2021 		 
Bobby Rush
Seniority from January 3, 1993
(30 years, 0 days)
(retired)
117th January 3, 2021 –
January 3, 2023
118th January 3, 2023 –
present 		 
Danny K. Davis
Seniority from January 3, 1997
(27 years, 115 days)
(Incumbent)
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)

Tennessee edit

Senior members of Tennessee's congressional delegation (1881–present)
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
47th March 4, 1881 –
March 4, 1883 		 
Isham G. Harris[Y][C]
Seniority from March 4, 1877
(20 years, 126 days)
(died) 		Whitthorne
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1871
(11 years, 364 days)

 
Washington C. Whitthorne
Seniority from March 4, 1871
(11 years, 364 days)
(retired)
48th March 4, 1883 –
March 4, 1885 		Dibrell
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1875
(9 years, 364 days)

 
George Gibbs Dibrell
Seniority from March 4, 1875
(9 years, 364 days)
(retired)
49th March 4, 1885 –
March 4, 1887 		Harris
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1877
(20 years, 126 days)

Co-deans:
   
Leonidas C. Houk (R),
Benton McMillin (D)
Seniority from March 4, 1879
(12 years, 82 days)
(Houk died)
50th March 4, 1887 –
March 4, 1889
51st March 4, 1889 –
March 4, 1891
52nd March 4, 1891 –
May 25, 1891
May 25, 1891 –
March 4, 1893 		 
Benton McMillin
Seniority from March 4, 1879
(19 years, 308 days)
(elected Tennessee governor)
53rd March 4, 1893 –
March 4, 1895
54th March 4, 1895 –
March 4, 1897
55th March 4, 1897 –
July 8, 1897
July 8, 1897 –
January 6, 1899 		 
William B. Bate
Seniority from March 4, 1887
(18 years, 5 days)
(died) 		McMillin
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1879
(19 years, 308 days)

January 6, 1899 –
March 4, 1899 		Richardson
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1885
(19 years, 364 days)

 
James D. Richardson[Z]
Seniority from March 4, 1885
(19 years, 364 days)
(retired)
56th March 4, 1899 –
March 4, 1901
57th March 4, 1901 –
March 4, 1903
58th March 4, 1903 –
March 4, 1905
59th March 4, 1905 –
March 9, 1905 		Bate
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1887
(18 years, 5 days)

 
Walter P. Brownlow
Seniority from March 4, 1897[i]
(13 years, 126 days)
(died)
March 9, 1905 –
March 4, 1907 		 
Edward W. Carmack[C]
Seniority from March 4, 1901
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination) 		Co-deans:
Carmack (House and Senate)
Brownlow (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1897
(9 years, 364 days)

60th March 4, 1907 –
March 4, 1909 		 
James B. Frazier
Seniority from March 21, 1905[c]
(5 years, 347 days)
(lost re-election) 		Brownlow
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1897
(13 years, 126 days)

61st March 4, 1909 –
July 8, 1910
July 8, 1910 –
March 4, 1911 		Co-deans:
Moon, Sims
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1897
(23 years, 364 days)

Co-deans:
   
John A. Moon,
Thetus W. Sims
Seniority from March 4, 1897
(23 years, 364 days)
(Moon withdrew for illness,
Sims lost renomination)
62nd March 4, 1911 –
March 31, 1912 		 
Robert Love Taylor[C]
Seniority from March 4, 1907
(5 years, 27 days)
(died)
March 31, 1912 –
March 4, 1913 		 
Luke Lea
Seniority from March 4, 1911
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)
63rd March 4, 1913 –
March 4, 1915
64th March 4, 1915 –
March 4, 1917
65th March 4, 1917 –
March 4, 1919 		 
John K. Shields
Seniority from March 4, 1913
(11 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)
66th March 4, 1919 –
March 4, 1921
67th March 4, 1921 –
August 2, 1922 		Padgett
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1901
(21 years, 151 days)

 
Lemuel P. Padgett
Seniority from March 4, 1901
(21 years, 151 days)
(died)
August 2, 1922 –
March 4, 1923 		Garrett
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1905
(23 years, 364 days)

 
Finis J. Garrett[AA]
Seniority from March 4, 1905
(23 years, 364 days)
(ran for Senate)
68th March 4, 1923 –
March 4, 1925
69th March 4, 1925 –
March 4, 1927 		 
Kenneth McKellar[AB][C]
Seniority from March 4, 1917
(35 years, 305 days)
(lost renomination)
70th March 4, 1927 –
March 4, 1929
71st March 4, 1929 –
March 4, 1931 		Byrns
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1909
(27 years, 92 days)

 
Jo Byrns[AC]
Seniority from March 4, 1909
(27 years, 92 days)
(died)
72nd March 4, 1931 –
March 4, 1933
73rd March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935
74th January 3, 1935 –
June 4, 1936
June 4, 1936 –
January 3, 1937 		McKellar
(House and Senate)

Seniority from December 4, 1911[k]
(41 years, 30 days)

 
J. Will Taylor
Seniority from March 4, 1919
(20 years, 255 days)
(died)
75th January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939
76th January 3, 1939 –
November 14, 1939
November 14, 1939 –
January 3, 1941 		 
Jere Cooper
Seniority from March 4, 1929
(28 years, 279 days)
(died)
77th January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1943
78th January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945
79th January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947
80th January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949
81st January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1951
82nd January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1953
83rd January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1955 		 
Estes Kefauver[C]
Seniority from January 3, 1949
(14 years, 219 days)
(died) 		Cooper (I)
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1929
(28 years, 279 days)

84th January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1957
85th January 3, 1957 –
December 18, 1957
December 18, 1957 –
January 3, 1959 		Kefauver
(House and Senate)

Seniority from September 13, 1939[k]
(23 years, 321 days)

 
Clifford Davis
Seniority from February 14, 1940[k]
(24 years, 324 days)
(lost renomination)
86th January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1961
87th January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1963
88th January 3, 1963 –
August 10, 1963
August 10, 1963 –
January 3, 1965 		 
Albert Gore Sr.[C]
Seniority from January 3, 1953
(18 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election) 		Davis
(House)

Seniority from February 14, 1940
(24 years, 324 days)

89th January 3, 1965 –
December 30, 1966 		Murray
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1943
(23 years, 361 days)

 
Tom J. Murray
Seniority from January 3, 1943
(23 years, 361 days)
(resigned)
December 30, 1966 –
January 3, 1967 		Gore[L]
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1945
(26 years, 0 days)

 
Joe L. Evins
Seniority from January 3, 1947
(30 years, 0 days)
(retired)
90th January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1969
91st January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1971
92nd January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1973 		 
Howard Baker[AD]
Seniority from January 3, 1967
(18 years, 0 days)
(retired) 		Evins
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1947
(30 years, 0 days)

93rd January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975
94th January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1977
95th January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1979 		Quillen
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1963
(34 years, 0 days)

 
Jimmy Quillen
Seniority from January 3, 1963
(34 years, 0 days)
(retired)
96th January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1981
97th January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983
98th January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1985
99th January 3, 1985 –
January 3, 1987 		 
Jim Sasser
Seniority from January 3, 1977
(18 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
100th January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1989
101st January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 1991
102nd January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1993
103rd January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995
104th January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997 		 
Fred Thompson
Seniority from December 2, 1994[l]
(8 years, 32 days)
(retired)
105th January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 1999 		Gordon
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1985
(26 years, 0 days)

 
Bart Gordon
Seniority from January 3, 1985
(26 years, 0 days)
(retired)
106th January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2001
107th January 3, 2001 –
January 3, 2003
108th January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2005 		 
Bill Frist[AE]
Seniority from January 3, 1995
(12 years, 0 days)
(retired)
109th January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2007
110th January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2009 		 
Lamar Alexander
Seniority from January 3, 2003
(18 years, 0 days)
(retired)
111th January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011
112th January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013 		Duncan
(House)

Seniority from November 8, 1988
(30 years, 56 days)

 
Jimmy Duncan
Seniority from November 8, 1988[k]
(30 years, 56 days)
(retired)
113th January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015
114th January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2017
115th January 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2019
116th January 3, 2019 –
January 3, 2021 		Cooper (II)
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 2003[j]
(20 years, 0 days)

 
Jim Cooper[L]
Seniority from January 3, 2003[j]
(20 years, 0 days)
(retired)
117th January 3, 2021 –
January 3, 2023 		 
Marsha Blackburn[C]
Seniority from January 3, 2019
(5 years, 115 days)
(Incumbent)
118th January 3, 2023 –
present 		Blackburn
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 2003
(21 years, 115 days)

 
Steve Cohen
Seniority from January 3, 2007
(17 years, 115 days)
(Incumbent)
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)

Texas edit

Senior members of Texas's congressional delegation
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
29th February 21, 1846 –
March 30, 1846 		 
Sam Houston
Seniority from February 21, 1846[q]
(13 years, 10 days)
(retired) 		None Vacant
(not yet elected)
March 30, 1846 –
March 4, 1847 		Houston
(Senate)

Seniority from February 21, 1846
(13 years, 10 days)

None
(same seniority)
30th March 4, 1847 –
March 4, 1849
31st March 4, 1849 –
January 31, 1851 		 
David S. Kaufman
Seniority from March 30, 1846
(4 years, 307 days)
(died)
January 31, 1851 –
March 4, 1851 		 
Volney Howard
Seniority from March 4, 1849
(3 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
32nd March 4, 1851 –
March 4, 1853
33rd March 4, 1853 –
March 4, 1855 		No clear dean[b]
34th March 4, 1855 –
March 4, 1857 		 
Peter H. Bell
Seniority from March 4, 1853
(3 years, 364 days)
(retired)[6]
35th March 4, 1857 –
March 4, 1859 		No clear dean[b]
36th March 4, 1859 –
December 5, 1859 		 
Matthias Ward
Seniority from September 27, 1858[d]
(1 year, 69 days)
(lost nomination) 		Reagan
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1857
(3 years, 364 days)

 
John H. Reagan
Seniority from March 4, 1857
(3 years, 364 days)
(withdrew)
December 5, 1859 –
March 4, 1861 		 
John Hemphill
Seniority from March 4, 1859
(2 years, 129 days)
(expelled)
37th March 4, 1861 –
July 11, 1861 		Hemphill
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1859
(2 years, 129 days)

Vacant
(Civil War and
Reconstruction)
July 11, 1861 –
March 4, 1863 		Vacant
(Civil War and
Reconstruction) 		None
38th March 4, 1863 –
March 4, 1865
39th March 4, 1865 –
March 4, 1867
40th March 4, 1867 –
March 4, 1869
41st March 4, 1869 –
March 30, 1870
March 30, 1870 –
March 31, 1870 		 
J. W. Flanagan
Seniority from March 30, 1870
(4 years, 338 days)
(retired) 		No clear dean[r]
March 31, 1870 –
March 4, 1871 		Co-deans:
Flanagan (Senate)
Whitmore (House)

Seniority from March 30, 1870
(338 days)

 
George W. Whitmore
Seniority from March 30, 1870
(338 days)
(lost re-election)
42nd March 4, 1871 –
May 13, 1872 		Flanagan
(Senate)

Seniority from March 30, 1870
(4 years, 338 days)

Co-deans:
   
William T. Clark (R),
John C. Conner (D)
Seniority from March 31, 1870
(2 years, 43 days)
(Clark resigned)
May 13, 1872 –
March 4, 1873 		 
John C. Conner
Seniority from March 31, 1870
(2 years, 337 days)
(retired)
43rd March 4, 1873 –
March 4, 1875 		Co-deans:
   
John Hancock,
William S. Herndon
Seniority from March 4, 1871
(3 years, 364 days)
(Herndon lost re-election)[7]
44th March 4, 1875 –
March 4, 1877 		 
Morgan C. Hamilton
Seniority from March 31, 1870
(6 years, 337 days)
(retired) 		Hamilton
(Senate)

Seniority from March 31, 1870
(6 years, 337 days)

 
John Hancock
Seniority from March 4, 1871
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
45th March 4, 1877 –
March 4, 1879 		 
Samuel B. Maxey
Seniority from March 4, 1875
(11 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election) 		Mills
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1873
(25 years, 364 days)

 
Roger Q. Mills
Seniority from March 4, 1873
(19 years, 25 days)
(elected to Senate)
46th March 4, 1879 –
March 4, 1881
47th March 4, 1881 –
March 4, 1883
48th March 4, 1883 –
March 4, 1885
49th March 4, 1885 –
March 4, 1887
50th March 4, 1887 –
March 4, 1889 		 
Richard Coke
Seniority from March 4, 1877
(17 years, 364 days)
(retired)
51st March 4, 1889 –
March 4, 1891
52nd March 4, 1891 –
March 29, 1892
March 29, 1892 –
March 4, 1893 		 
David B. Culberson[AF]
Seniority from March 4, 1875
(21 years, 364 days)
(retired)
53rd March 4, 1893 –
March 4, 1895
54th March 4, 1895 –
March 4, 1897 		 
Roger Q. Mills[C]
Seniority from March 30, 1892[c][8]
(6 years, 338 days)
(retired)
55th March 4, 1897 –
January 16, 1899 		 
Joseph D. Sayers
Seniority from March 4, 1885
(13 years, 318 days)
(elected Texas governor)
January 16, 1899 –
March 4, 1899 		 
Joseph W. Bailey
Seniority from March 4, 1891
(9 years, 364 days)
(elected to Senate)
56th March 4, 1899 –
March 4, 1901 		 
Horace Chilton[J]
Seniority from March 4, 1895
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired) 		Bailey[AG]
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1891
(21 years, 305 days)

57th March 4, 1901 –
March 4, 1903 		 
Charles A. Culberson[AH]
Seniority from March 4, 1899
(23 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination) 		 
Samuel B. Cooper
Seniority from March 4, 1893
(11 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
58th March 4, 1903 –
March 4, 1905
59th March 4, 1905 –
March 4, 1907 		 
Robert L. Henry
Seniority from March 4, 1897[i]
(19 years, 364 days)
(ran for Senate)
60th March 4, 1907 –
March 4, 1909
61st March 4, 1909 –
March 4, 1911
62nd March 4, 1911 –
January 3, 1913
January 3, 1913 –
March 4, 1913 		Henry
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1897
(19 years, 364 days)

63rd March 4, 1913 –
March 4, 1915
64th March 4, 1915 –
March 4, 1917
65th March 4, 1917 –
March 4, 1919 		Slayden
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1897
(21 years, 364 days)

 
James L. Slayden
Seniority from March 4, 1897
(21 years, 364 days)
(retired)
66th March 4, 1919 –
March 4, 1921 		Culberson
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1899
(23 years, 364 days)

 
John Nance Garner[AI]
Seniority from March 4, 1903
(29 years, 364 days)
(elected Vice President)
67th March 4, 1921 –
March 4, 1923
68th March 4, 1923 –
March 4, 1925 		 
Morris Sheppard[C]
Seniority from February 3, 1913[c]
(28 years, 65 days)
(died) 		Sheppard
(House and Senate)

Seniority from November 15, 1902[k]
(38 years, 145 days)

69th March 4, 1925 –
March 4, 1927
70th March 4, 1927 –
March 4, 1929
71st March 4, 1929 –
March 4, 1931
72nd March 4, 1931 –
March 4, 1933
73rd March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935 		Co-deans:
   
Sam Rayburn,[AJ]
Hatton W. Sumners
Seniority from March 4, 1913
(33 years, 305 days)
(Sumners retired)
74th January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937
75th January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939
76th January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1941
77th January 3, 1941 –
April 9, 1941
April 9, 1941 –
January 3, 1943 		 
Tom Connally[C]
Seniority from March 4, 1929
(23 years, 305 days)
(retired) 		Co-deans:
Rayburn, Sumners
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1913
(33 years, 305 days)

78th January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945
79th January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947
80th January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949 		Rayburn
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1913
(48 years, 257 days)

 
Sam Rayburn[AJ]
Seniority from March 4, 1913
(48 years, 257 days)
(died)
81st January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1951
82nd January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1953
83rd January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1955 		 
Lyndon B. Johnson[AK]
Seniority from January 3, 1949
(12 years, 0 days)
(elected Vice President)
84th January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1957
85th January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1959
86th January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1961
87th January 3, 1961 –
November 16, 1961 		 
Ralph Yarborough
Seniority from April 29, 1957[l]
(13 years, 249 days)
(lost renomination)
November 16, 1961 –
January 3, 1973 		Patman
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1929
(47 years, 3 days)

 
Wright Patman[AL]
Seniority from March 4, 1929
(47 years, 3 days)
(died)
88th January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965
89th January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967
90th January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1969
91st January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1971
92nd January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1973 		 
John Tower
Seniority from June 15, 1961[l]
(23 years, 202 days)
(retired)
93rd January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975
94th January 3, 1975 –
March 7, 1976
March 7, 1976 –
January 3, 1977 		Mahon
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1935
(44 years, 0 days)

 
George H. Mahon[AM]
Seniority from January 3, 1935
(44 years, 0 days)
(retired)
95th January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1979
96th January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1981 		Brooks
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1953
(42 years, 0 days)

 
Jack Brooks
Seniority from January 3, 1953
(42 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
97th January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983
98th January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1985
99th January 3, 1985 –
January 3, 1987 		 
Lloyd Bentsen[C]
Seniority from January 3, 1971
(22 years, 17 days)
(appointed Secretary of
the Treasury)
100th January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1989
101st January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 1991
102nd January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1993
103rd January 3, 1993 –
January 20, 1993
January 20, 1993 –
January 3, 1995 		 
Phil Gramm[C]
Seniority from January 3, 1985
(17 years, 331 days)
(resigned)
104th January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997 		González
(House)

Seniority from November 4, 1961
(37 years, 60 days)

 
Henry B. González
Seniority from November 4, 1961[k]
(37 years, 60 days)
(retired)
105th January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 1999
106th January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2001 		Archer
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1971
(30 years, 0 days)

 
Bill Archer
Seniority from January 3, 1971
(30 years, 0 days)
(retired)
107th January 3, 2001 –
November 30, 2002 		Co-deans:
Frost, Stenholm
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1979
(26 years, 0 days)

Co-deans:
   
Martin Frost,
Charles Stenholm
Seniority from January 3, 1979
(26 years, 0 days)
(Frost retired, Stenholm
lost re-election)
November 30, 2002 –
January 3, 2003 		 
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Seniority from June 14, 1993[l]
(19 years, 203 days)
(retired)
108th January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2005
109th January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2007 		Hall
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1981
(34 years, 0 days)

 
Ralph Hall
Seniority from January 3, 1981
(34 years, 0 days)
(lost renomination)
110th January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2009
111th January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011
112th January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013
113th January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015 		 
John Cornyn
Seniority from December 2, 2002[d]
(21 years, 147 days)
(Incumbent)
114th January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2017 		Barton
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1985
(34 years, 0 days)

 
Joe Barton
Seniority from January 3, 1985
(34 years, 0 days)
(retired)
115th January 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2019
116th January 3, 2019 –
January 3, 2021 		Johnson
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1993
(30 years, 0 days)

 
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Seniority from January 3, 1993
(30 years, 0 days)
(retired)
117th January 3, 2021 –
January 3, 2023
118th January 3, 2023 –
present 		Co-deans:
Doggett, Jackson Lee
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1995
(29 years, 115 days)

Co-deans:
   
Lloyd Doggett,
Sheila Jackson Lee
Seniority from January 3, 1995
(29 years, 115 days)
(Incumbent)
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)

Virginia edit

Senior members of Virginia's congressional delegation (1889–present)
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
50th March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889 		 
Harrison H. Riddleberger
Seniority from March 4, 1883
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired) 		Wise
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1881
(9 years, 37 days)

 
George D. Wise
Seniority from March 4, 1881
(9 years, 37 days)
(election invalidated)
51st March 4, 1889 –
April 10, 1890 		 
John W. Daniel[C]
Seniority from March 4, 1887
(23 years, 117 days)
(died)
April 10, 1890 –
March 4, 1891 		O'Ferrall
(House)

Seniority from May 5, 1884
(9 years, 238 days)

 
Charles T. O'Ferrall
Seniority from May 5, 1884[k]
(9 years, 238 days)
(elected Virginia governor)
52nd March 4, 1891 –
March 4, 1893
53rd March 4, 1893 –
December 28, 1893
December 28, 1893 –
March 4, 1895 		J. W. Daniel
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1885
(26 years, 117 days)

Co-deans:
   
Paul C. Edmunds,
H. S. G. Tucker III
Seniority from March 4, 1889
(5 years, 364 days)
(Edmunds retired)
54th March 4, 1895 –
March 4, 1897 		 
H. S. G. Tucker III
Seniority from March 4, 1889
(7 years, 364 days)
(retired)
55th March 4, 1897 –
March 4, 1899 		 
William Atkinson Jones[AN]
Seniority from March 4, 1891
(27 years, 44 days)
(died)
56th March 4, 1899 –
March 4, 1901
57th March 4, 1901 –
March 4, 1903
58th March 4, 1903 –
March 4, 1905
59th March 4, 1905 –
March 4, 1907
60th March 4, 1907 –
March 4, 1909
61st March 4, 1909 –
June 29, 1910
June 29, 1910 –
March 4, 1911 		 
Thomas S. Martin[AO]
Seniority from March 4, 1895
(24 years, 253 days)
(died) 		Jones
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1891
(27 years, 44 days)

62nd March 4, 1911 –
March 4, 1913
63rd March 4, 1913 –
March 4, 1915
64th March 4, 1915 –
March 4, 1917
65th March 4, 1917 –
April 17, 1918
April 17, 1918 –
March 4, 1919 		Martin
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1895
(24 years, 253 days)

 
Henry D. Flood
Seniority from March 4, 1901
(20 years, 279 days)
(died)
66th March 4, 1919 –
November 12, 1919
November 12, 1919 –
March 4, 1921 		 
Claude A. Swanson[C]
Seniority from August 1, 1910[d]
(22 years, 214 days)
(appointed Secretary of
the Navy) 		Flood
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1901
(20 years, 279 days)

67th March 4, 1921 –
December 8, 1921
December 8, 1921 –
March 4, 1923 		Slemp
(House)

Seniority from December 17, 1907
(15 years, 76 days)

 
C. Bascom Slemp
Seniority from December 17, 1907[k]
(15 years, 76 days)
(retired)
68th March 4, 1923 –
March 4, 1925 		Swanson
(Senate)

Seniority from August 1, 1910
(22 years, 214 days)

 
Andrew Jackson Montague
Seniority from March 4, 1913
(23 years, 326 days)
(died)
69th March 4, 1925 –
March 4, 1927
70th March 4, 1927 –
March 4, 1929
71st March 4, 1929 –
March 4, 1931
72nd March 4, 1931 –
March 4, 1933
73rd March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935 		 
Carter Glass[AP][C]
Seniority from February 2, 1920[d]
(26 years, 115 days)
(died) 		Montague
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1913
(23 years, 326 days)

74th January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937
75th January 3, 1937 –
January 24, 1937
January 24, 1937 –
January 3, 1939 		Bland
(House)

Seniority from July 2, 1918
(31 years, 229 days)

 
S. Otis Bland
Seniority from July 2, 1918[k]
(31 years, 229 days)
(died)
76th January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1941
77th January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1943
78th January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945
79th January 3, 1945 –
May 28, 1946
May 28, 1946 –
January 3, 1947 		 
Harry F. Byrd
Seniority from March 4, 1933
(32 years, 251 days)
(resigned)
80th January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949
81st January 3, 1949 –
February 16, 1950
February 16, 1950 –
January 3, 1951 		Smith
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1931
(35 years, 305 days)

 
Howard W. Smith
Seniority from March 4, 1931
(35 years, 305 days)
(lost renomination)
82nd January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1953
83rd January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1955
84th January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1957
85th January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1959
86th January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1961
87th January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1963
88th January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965
89th January 3, 1965 –
November 10, 1965
November 10, 1965 –
December 30, 1966 		 
A. Willis Robertson[C]
Seniority from November 6, 1946[l]
(20 years, 54 days)
(resigned)
December 30, 1966 –
January 3, 1967 		 
Harry F. Byrd Jr.[AQ]
Seniority from November 12, 1965[d]
(17 years, 52 days)
(retired)
90th January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1969 		Hardy
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1947
(22 years, 0 days)

 
Porter Hardy Jr.
Seniority from January 3, 1947
(22 years, 0 days)
(retired)
91st January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1971 		Abbitt
(House)

Seniority from February 17, 1948
(24 years, 321 days)

 
Watkins Abbitt
Seniority from February 17, 1948[k]
(24 years, 321 days)
(retired)
92nd January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1973
93rd January 3, 1973 –
December 31, 1974 		Broyhill
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1953
(21 years, 362 days)

 
Joel Broyhill
Seniority from January 3, 1953[9]
(21 years, 362 days)
(resigned)
December 31, 1974 –
January 3, 1975 		Downing
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1959
(18 years, 0 days)

 
Thomas N. Downing
Seniority from January 3, 1959
(18 years, 0 days)
(retired)
94th January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1977
95th January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1979 		Satterfield
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1965
(16 years, 0 days)

 
David E. Satterfield III
Seniority from January 3, 1965
(16 years, 0 days)
(retired)
96th January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1981
97th January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983 		Byrd Jr.
(Senate)

Seniority from November 12, 1965
(17 years, 52 days)

 
William C. Wampler[L]
Seniority from January 3, 1967
(16 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
98th January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1985 		 
John Warner
Seniority from January 2, 1979[d]
(30 years, 1 day)
(retired) 		Co-deans:
D. Daniel, Whitehurst
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1969
(18 years, 0 days)

Co-deans:
   
Dan Daniel (D),
G. William Whitehurst (R)
Seniority from January 3, 1969
(18 years, 0 days)
(Whitehurst retired)
99th January 3, 1985 –
January 3, 1987
100th January 3, 1987 –
January 23, 1988 		D. Daniel
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1969
(19 years, 20 days)

 
Dan Daniel
Seniority from January 3, 1969
(19 years, 20 days)
(died)
January 23, 1988 –
January 3, 1989 		Trible[AG]
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1977
(12 years, 0 days)

Co-deans:
   
Thomas Bliley,
Frank Wolf
Seniority from January 3, 1981
(20 years, 0 days)
(Bliley retired)
101st January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 1991 		Warner
(Senate)

Seniority from January 2, 1979
(30 years, 1 day)

102nd January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1993
103rd January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995
104th January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997
105th January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 1999
106th January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2001
107th January 3, 2001 –
January 3, 2003 		 
Frank Wolf
Seniority from January 3, 1981
(34 years, 0 days)
(retired)
108th January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2005
109th January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2007
110th January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2009
111th January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011 		 
Jim Webb
Seniority from January 3, 2007
(6 years, 0 days)
(retired) 		Wolf
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1981
(34 years, 0 days)

112th January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013
113th January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015 		 
Mark Warner
Seniority from January 3, 2009
(15 years, 115 days)
(Incumbent)
114th January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2017 		Co-deans:
Goodlatte, Scott
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1993
(26 years, 0 days)

Co-deans:
   
Bob Goodlatte (R),
Bobby Scott (D)
Seniority from January 3, 1993
(26 years, 0 days)
(Goodlatte retired)
115th January 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2019
116th January 3, 2019 –
January 3, 2021 		Scott
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1993
(31 years, 115 days)

 
Bobby Scott
Seniority from January 3, 1993
(31 years, 115 days)
(Incumbent)
117th January 3, 2021 –
January 3, 2023
118th January 3, 2023 –
present
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure) 		Delegation dean
(Combined seniority
and tenure) 		House dean
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)

References edit

  1. ^ "FITZPATRICK, Benjamin (1802 – 1869)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Chapter 7 § 2. Seniority and Derivative Rights". Deschler's Precedents, Volume 2 (PDF). U.S. Government Publishing Office. January 1, 1994. p. 670. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "TRUMBULL, Lyman (1813 – 1896)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "BURCHARD, Horatio Chapin (1825 – 1908)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  5. ^ "HENDERSON, Thomas Jefferson (1824 – 1911)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "BELL, Peter Hansbrough (1812 – 1898)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  7. ^ "HERNDON, William Smith (1835 – 1903)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  8. ^ "MILLS, Roger Quarles (1832 – 1911)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  9. ^ "BROYHILL, Joel Thomas (1919 – 2006)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 25, 2024.

Footnotes (positional) edit

  1. ^ Dean of the Senate from 1833 to 1844; President pro tempore from 1836 to 1841
  2. ^ Elected as Democratic-Republican from 1819 to 1825; as Jacksonian Democrat from 1825 to 1837
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Senator who previously served in the House of Representatives
  4. ^ Sole representative (at-large district)
  5. ^ Elected as Democratic-Republican until 1825
  6. ^ Dean of the House from 1843 to 1844
  7. ^ Elected as Nullifier from 1833 to 1837
  8. ^ a b c d Second time
  9. ^ President pro tempore from 1850 to 1852
  10. ^ a b c d e Previously served non-consecutive term(s) in the Senate
  11. ^ President pro tempore from 1857 to February 1860, and June to December 1860
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i Previously served non-consecutive term(s) in the House
  13. ^ Senate Democratic Leader from 1920 to 1923
  14. ^ Dean of the House from 1863 to 1869
  15. ^ Republican from 1861 to 1870, Liberal Republican from 1870 to 1872
  16. ^ President pro tempore from 1881 to 1883
  17. ^ Senate Republican Chairman (de facto Republican leader) and Dean of the Senate from 1911 to 1913
  18. ^ Speaker of the House and House Republican Leader from 1903 to 1911
  19. ^ House Republican Leader from 1911 to 1919
  20. ^ Dean of the House from 1934 to 1952
  21. ^ Senate Democratic Leader from 1949 to 1951
  22. ^ Senate Republican Leader from 1959 to 1969
  23. ^ House Republican Leader from 1981 to 1995
  24. ^ Speaker of the House and House Republican Leader from 1999 to 2007
  25. ^ President pro tempore from 1893 to 1895 (interrupted between January 7–10, 1895)
  26. ^ House Democratic Leader from 1899 to 1903
  27. ^ House Democratic Leader from 1923 to 1929
  28. ^ Dean of the Senate from 1944 to 1953; President pro tempore from 1945 to 1947, 1949 to 1953
  29. ^ Speaker of the House and House Democratic Leader from 1935 to 1936
  30. ^ Senate Republican Leader from 1977 to 1979, 1980 to 1985
  31. ^ Senate Republican Leader from 2003 to 2007
  32. ^ Dean of the House and House Democratic Leader from 1895 to 1897
  33. ^ a b as junior senator
  34. ^ Senate Democratic Leader from 1907 to 1909
  35. ^ House Democratic Leader from 1929 to 1933; Speaker of the House from 1931 to 1933
  36. ^ a b Various positions:
  37. ^ Senate Democratic Leader from 1953 to 1961
  38. ^ Dean of the House from 1973 to 1976
  39. ^ Dean of the House from 1976 to 1979
  40. ^ Dean of the House from 1914 to 1918
  41. ^ Senate Democratic Leader from 1911 to 1913, 1917 to 1919
  42. ^ President pro tempore from 1941 to 1945
  43. ^ Elected as Democrat until 1970

Footnotes (seniority) edit

  1. ^ Seniority over John Williams Walker as surname comes earlier in the alphabet
  2. ^ a b c Preceding elections involved turnover of all sitting incumbents; incoming officeholders share a seniority date with no distinguishing aspects
  3. ^ a b c d e Senator elected by state legislature intra-term prior to ratification of Seventeenth Amendment; seniority calculated from election date (if different from date the seat was filled)
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Senator appointed to fill intra-term vacancy; seniority calculated from date of appointment
  5. ^ De jure; break in term from March 4, 1855 to November 26, 1855 due to state legislature's failure to elect
  6. ^ Seniority over Willard Warner as surname comes earlier in the alphabet
  7. ^ All newly-seated post-Reconstruction officeholders share seniority date of July 21, 1868
  8. ^ All newly-seated members shared seniority until Francis William Kellogg was elected on July 22, 1868
  9. ^ a b c d e f g Shares seniority date with more than two other Representatives (thus unable to count as co-deans); credited as sole dean due to surname coming first alphabetically
  10. ^ a b c d Shares seniority date with other officeholder(s); credited as sole dean by past non-consecutive terms in Congress
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Representative elected to fill vacancy; seniority calculated from date of special election (if different from date the seat was filled)[2] Cite error: The named reference "housevacancy" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Senator elected to fill intra-term vacancy after ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment; seniority calculated from date the individual assumed office
  13. ^ For the purposes of this list, the one-day gap between Heflin's resignation from the House and his election to the Senate (November 1 – November 3, 1920) is ignored.
  14. ^ De jure; break in term from March 4 to May 19, 1885 due to state legislature's failure to elect
  15. ^ Elected late
  16. ^ Seniority over Lawrence Y. Sherman due to tenure as a member of the House of Representatives
  17. ^ Seniority over Thomas Jefferson Rusk as surname comes earlier in the alphabet
  18. ^ George W. Whitmore served as Kentucky's sole representative (1st district) until Clark, Conner, and Degener were sworn in on March 31

Bibliography edit

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