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For senators and representatives who represented defunct parties or switched parties intra-term, only their latest party while in office is reflected. Most states, due to not having long-running deans until the 1900s, have tables only starting from that decade.

Guidelines

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Checklist

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  • Check all dates (Congress sessions, individual terms, deanships, ayds)
  • Check seniority (shared seniority, alphabetical precedence, combined House and Senate tenures, causes of departure)
  • Check numbered seniority (if death caused seniority to go up independent of list number)

Seniority criteria

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  • Number of consecutive terms (for speed, use seniority date)
  • Number of past, non-consecutive terms
  • Alphabetical order of surname (if more than two people fulfill same seniority after above criteria, use individual with earliest surname in alphabet)
  • For Representatives elected to fill vacancy, seniority is calculated from date of special election. Column-wise (Congress), at-large representatives use the date they were sworn in.

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Senior members of -- 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)
1st March 4, 1789
March 4, 1791
2nd March 4, 1791
March 4, 1793
3rd March 4, 1793
March 4, 1795
4th March 4, 1795
March 4, 1797
5th March 4, 1797
March 4, 1799
6th March 4, 1799
March 4, 1801
7th March 4, 1801
March 4, 1803
8th March 4, 1803
March 4, 1805
9th March 4, 1805
March 4, 1807
10th March 4, 1807
March 4, 1809
11th March 4, 1809
March 4, 1811
12th March 4, 1811
March 4, 1813
13th March 4, 1813
March 4, 1815
14th March 4, 1815
March 4, 1817
15th March 4, 1817
March 4, 1819
16th March 4, 1819
March 4, 1821
17th March 4, 1821
March 4, 1823
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
22nd March 4, 1831
March 4, 1833
23rd March 4, 1833
March 4, 1835
24th March 4, 1835
March 4, 1837
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
March 4, 1845
29th March 4, 1845
March 4, 1847
30th March 4, 1847
March 4, 1849
31st March 4, 1849
March 4, 1851
32nd March 4, 1851
March 4, 1853
33rd March 4, 1853
March 4, 1855
34th March 4, 1855
March 4, 1857
35th March 4, 1857
March 4, 1859
36th March 4, 1859
March 4, 1861
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
March 4, 1869
41st March 4, 1869
March 4, 1871
42nd March 4, 1871
March 4, 1873
43rd March 4, 1873
March 4, 1875
44th March 4, 1875
March 4, 1877
45th March 4, 1877
March 4, 1879
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
51st March 4, 1889
March 4, 1891
52nd March 4, 1891
March 4, 1893
53rd March 4, 1893
March 4, 1895
54th March 4, 1895
March 4, 1897
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
March 4, 1907
60th March 4, 1907
March 4, 1909
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
65th March 4, 1917
March 4, 1919
66th March 4, 1919
March 4, 1921
67th March 4, 1921
March 4, 1923
68th March 4, 1923
March 4, 1925
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
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
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
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
January 3, 1967
90th January 3, 1967
January 3, 1969
91st January 3, 1969
January 3, 1971
92nd January 3, 1971
January 3, 1973
93rd January 3, 1973
January 3, 1975
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
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
105th January 3, 1997
January 3, 1999
106th January 3, 1999
January 3, 2001
107th January 3, 2001
January 3, 2003
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
112th January 3, 2011
January 3, 2013
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
117th January 3, 2021
January 3, 2023
118th January 3, 2023
January 3, 2025
119th January 3, 2025
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)

Virginia (TO CHECK)

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Senior members of Virginia's congressional delegation (1887–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[A]
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[a]
(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[B]
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[C]
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[A]
Seniority from August 1, 1910[b]
(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[a]
(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[D][A]
Seniority from February 2, 1920[b]
(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[a]
(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[A]
Seniority from November 6, 1946[c]
(20 years, 54 days)
(resigned)
December 30, 1966
January 3, 1967
 
Harry F. Byrd Jr.[E]
Seniority from November 12, 1965[b]
(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[a]
(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[2]
(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[F]
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[b]
(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[G]
(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, 337 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, 337 days)

 
Bobby Scott
Seniority from January 3, 1993
(31 years, 337 days)
(Incumbent)
117th January 3, 2021
January 3, 2023
118th January 3, 2023
January 3, 2025
119th January 3, 2025
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)

Washington

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Senior members of Washington's congressional delegation (1899–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)
56th March 4, 1899
March 4, 1901
 
George Turner
Seniority from March 4, 1897
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
Turner
(Senate)

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

No clear dean[d]
57th March 4, 1901
March 4, 1903
58th March 4, 1903
March 4, 1905
 
Addison G. Foster
Seniority from March 4, 1899
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
Co-deans:
Foster (Senate)
Jones, Cushman (House)

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

Co-deans:
   
Wesley L. Jones,
Francis W. Cushman

Seniority from March 4, 1899
(10 years, 0 days)
(Jones elected to Senate)
59th March 4, 1905
March 4, 1907
 
Levi Ankeny
Seniority from March 4, 1903
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)[3]
Co-deans:
Jones[G] (House and Senate)
Cushman (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1899
(10 years, 124 days)

60th March 4, 1907
March 4, 1909
61st March 4, 1909
July 6, 1909
 
Samuel H. Piles
Seniority from March 4, 1905
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
 
Francis W. Cushman
Seniority from March 4, 1899
(10 years, 124 days)
(died)
July 6, 1909
March 4, 1911
Jones
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1899
(33 years, 260 days)

 
William E. Humphrey
Seniority from March 4, 1903
(13 years, 364 days)
(ran for Senate)
62nd March 4, 1911
March 4, 1913
 
Wesley L. Jones[A]
Seniority from March 4, 1909
(23 years, 260 days)
(died)
63rd March 4, 1913
March 4, 1915
64th March 4, 1915
March 4, 1917
65th March 4, 1917
March 4, 1919
 
William La Follette
Seniority from March 4, 1911
(7 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)[4]
66th March 4, 1919
March 4, 1921
 
Albert Johnson
Seniority from March 4, 1913
(19 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
67th March 4, 1921
March 4, 1923
68th March 4, 1923
March 4, 1925
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
November 19, 1932
November 19, 1932
March 4, 1933
 
Clarence Dill[A]
Seniority from March 4, 1923
(11 years, 305 days)
(retired)
Johnson
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1913
(19 years, 364 days)

73rd March 4, 1933
January 3, 1935
Dill
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1923
(11 years, 305 days)

 
Samuel B. Hill
Seniority from September 25, 1923[a]
(12 years, 274 days)
(appointed Board of Tax Appeals
member)
74th January 3, 1935
June 25, 1936
 
Homer Bone
Seniority from March 4, 1933
(11 years, 254 days)
(appointed appeals court judge)
S. Hill
(House)

Seniority from September 25, 1923
(12 years, 274 days)

June 25, 1936
January 3, 1937
Co-deans:
Bone (Senate)
K. Hill (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1933
(7 years, 290 days)

 
Knute Hill
Seniority from March 4, 1933[e]
(7 years, 290 days)
(co-dean after Wallgren
elected to Senate)
75th January 3, 1937
January 3, 1939
76th January 3, 1939
December 19, 1940
December 19, 1940
January 3, 1941
No clear dean[f] Co-deans:
   
Knute Hill,
Martin F. Smith

Seniority from March 4, 1933
(9 years, 305 days)
(both lost re-election)
77th January 3, 1941
January 3, 1943
78th January 3, 1943
November 13, 1944
Co-deans:
Bone (Senate)
Wallgren[G] (House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1933
(11 years, 254 days)

Co-deans:
   
John M. Coffee,
Warren Magnuson

Seniority from January 3, 1937
(7 years, 346 days)
(Magnuson appointed to Senate)
November 13, 1944
December 14, 1944
 
Monrad Wallgren[A]
Seniority from December 19, 1940[b]
(4 years, 21 days)
(elected Washington governor)
Wallgren
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1933
(11 years, 311 days)

December 14, 1944
January 3, 1945
 
John M. Coffee
Seniority from January 3, 1937
(10 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
79th January 3, 1945
January 9, 1945
January 9, 1945
January 3, 1947
 
Warren Magnuson[H][A]
Seniority from December 14, 1944[b]
(36 years, 20 days)
(lost re-election)
Co-deans:
Magnuson (House and Senate)
Coffee (House)

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

80th January 3, 1947
January 3, 1949
Magnuson
(House and Senate)

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

 
Henry M. Jackson
Seniority from January 3, 1941
(12 years, 0 days)
(elected to Senate)
81st January 3, 1949
January 3, 1951
82nd January 3, 1951
January 3, 1953
83rd January 3, 1953
January 3, 1955
Co-deans:
   
Hal Holmes,
Walt Horan

Seniority from January 3, 1943
(16 years, 0 days)
(Holmes retired)[5]
84th January 3, 1955
January 3, 1957
85th January 3, 1957
January 3, 1959
86th January 3, 1959
January 3, 1961
 
Walt Horan
Seniority from January 3, 1943
(22 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
87th January 3, 1961
January 3, 1963
88th January 3, 1963
January 3, 1965
89th January 3, 1965
January 3, 1967
 
Thomas Pelly
Seniority from January 3, 1953
(20 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
93rd January 3, 1973
December 31, 1974
 
Julia Butler Hansen
Seniority from November 8, 1960[a]
(14 years, 53 days)
(resigned)
December 31, 1974
January 3, 1975
 
Brock Adams
Seniority from January 3, 1965[e]
(12 years, 19 days)
(appointed Secretary of
Transportation
)
94th January 3, 1975
January 3, 1977
95th January 3, 1977
January 22, 1977
January 22, 1977
January 3, 1979
Co-deans:
   
Tom Foley,
Lloyd Meeds

Seniority from January 3, 1965
(14 years, 0 days)
(Meeds retired)[6]
96th January 3, 1979
January 3, 1981
 
Tom Foley[I]
Seniority from January 3, 1965
(30 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
97th January 3, 1981
January 3, 1983
 
Henry M. Jackson[A]
Seniority from January 3, 1953
(30 years, 241 days)
(died)
Jackson
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1941
(42 years, 241 days)

98th January 3, 1983
September 1, 1983
September 1, 1983
January 3, 1985
 
Slade Gorton
Seniority from January 3, 1981
(6 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
Foley
(House)

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

99th January 3, 1985
January 3, 1987
100th January 3, 1987
January 3, 1989
 
Daniel J. Evans
Seniority from September 8, 1983[b]
(5 years, 117 days)
(retired)
101st January 3, 1989
January 3, 1991
 
Brock Adams[A]
Seniority from January 3, 1987
(6 years, 0 days)
(retired)
102nd January 3, 1991
January 3, 1993
103rd January 3, 1993
January 3, 1995
 
Slade Gorton[J]
Seniority from January 3, 1989
(12 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
104th January 3, 1995
January 3, 1997
Dicks
(House)

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

 
Norm Dicks
Seniority from January 3, 1977
(36 years, 0 days)
(retired)
105th January 3, 1997
January 3, 1999
106th January 3, 1999
January 3, 2001
107th January 3, 2001
January 3, 2003
 
Patty Murray[K]
Seniority from January 3, 1993
(31 years, 337 days)
(Incumbent)
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
112th January 3, 2011
January 3, 2013
113th January 3, 2013
January 3, 2015
McDermott
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1989
(28 years, 0 days)

 
Jim McDermott
Seniority from January 3, 1989
(28 years, 0 days)
(retired)
114th January 3, 2015
January 3, 2017
115th January 3, 2017
January 3, 2019
Murray
(Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1993
(31 years, 337 days)

 
Adam Smith
Seniority from January 3, 1997
(27 years, 337 days)
(Incumbent)
116th January 3, 2019
January 3, 2021
117th January 3, 2021
January 3, 2023
118th January 3, 2023
January 3, 2025
119th January 3, 2025
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)

West Virginia

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Senior members of West Virginia's congressional delegation
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
Delegation dean(s)
(Combined seniority
and tenure)
House dean(s)
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
38th June 20, 1863
August 4, 1863
Vacant
(not yet elected)
None Vacant
(not yet elected)
August 4, 1863
December 7, 1863
 
Waitman T. Willey[L][M]
Seniority from August 4, 1863[g]
(7 years, 211 days)
(retired)
Willey
(Senate)

Seniority from August 4, 1863[h]
(7 years, 211 days)

December 7, 1863
March 4, 1865
 
William G. Brown Sr.[F]
Seniority from December 7, 1863[i]
(1 year, 86 days)
(retired)
39th March 4, 1865
March 4, 1867
 
Kellian Whaley[F]
Seniority from December 7, 1863
(3 years, 86 days)
(retired)
40th March 4, 1867
March 4, 1869
 
Chester D. Hubbard
Seniority from March 4, 1865
(3 years, 364 days)
(retired)[7]
41st March 4, 1869
March 4, 1871
No clear dean[d][j]
42nd March 4, 1871
March 4, 1873
 
Arthur I. Boreman
Seniority from March 4, 1869
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
Co-deans:
Boreman (Senate)
McGrew (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1869
(3 years, 364 days)

 
James McGrew
Seniority from March 4, 1869
(3 years, 364 days)
(retired)[8]
43rd March 4, 1873
March 4, 1875
Boreman
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1869
(5 years, 364 days)

Co-deans:
   
John J. Davis,
Frank Hereford

Seniority from March 4, 1871
(3 years, 364 days)
(Davis retired)[9]
44th March 4, 1875
January 31, 1877
 
Henry G. Davis
Seniority from March 4, 1871
(11 years, 364 days)
(retired)
Co-deans:
Davis (Senate)
Hereford[G] (House and Senate)

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

 
Frank Hereford
Seniority from March 4, 1871
(5 years, 333 days)
(elected to Senate)
January 31, 1877
March 4, 1877
 
Charles J. Faulkner (I)[F]
Seniority from March 4, 1875[h]
(1 year, 364 days)
(ran for Senate)
45th March 4, 1877
March 4, 1879
 
Benjamin Wilson
Seniority from March 4, 1875
(7 years, 364 days)
(retired)
46th March 4, 1879
March 4, 1881
47th March 4, 1881
March 4, 1883
Davis
(Senate)

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

48th March 4, 1883
May 15, 1883
 
Johnson N. Camden
Seniority from March 4, 1881
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
Kenna
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1877
(15 years, 313 days)

No clear dean[d][k]
May 15, 1883
March 4, 1885
 
Eustace Gibson
Seniority from March 4, 1883[e]
(3 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)[10]
49th March 4, 1885
March 4, 1887
50th March 4, 1887
March 4, 1889
 
John E. Kenna[A]
Seniority from March 4, 1883
(9 years, 313 days)
(died)[11]
Co-deans:
   
Nathan Goff Jr. (R),
William Lyne Wilson (D)
Seniority from March 4, 1883
(5 years, 364 days)
(Goff retired)[12]
51st March 4, 1889
March 4, 1891
 
William Lyne Wilson
Seniority from March 4, 1883
(11 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
52nd March 4, 1891
January 11, 1893
January 11, 1893
March 4, 1893
 
Charles J. Faulkner (II)
Seniority from March 4, 1887
(11 years, 364 days)
(retired)
Wilson
(House)

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

53rd March 4, 1893
March 4, 1895
54th March 4, 1895
March 4, 1897
Faulkner
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1887
(11 years, 364 days)

No clear dean[d][l]
55th March 4, 1897
March 4, 1899
56th March 4, 1899
March 4, 1901
 
Stephen B. Elkins[N]
Seniority from March 4, 1895
(15 years, 306 days)
(died)[13]
Elkins
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1895[m]
(15 years, 306 days)

Co-deans:
   
Alston G. Dayton,
Blackburn B. Dovener

Seniority from March 4, 1895
(10 years, 12 days)
(Dayton appointed district court
judge
)
[14]
57th March 4, 1901
March 4, 1903
58th March 4, 1903
March 4, 1905
59th March 4, 1905
March 16, 1905
March 16, 1905
March 4, 1907
 
Blackburn B. Dovener
Seniority from March 4, 1895
(11 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)[15]
60th March 4, 1907
March 4, 1909
Co-deans:
   
Joseph H. Gaines,
James A. Hughes
Seniority from March 4, 1901
(9 years, 364 days)
(Gaines lost re-election)[16]
61st March 4, 1909
January 4, 1911
January 4, 1911
March 4, 1911
 
Nathan B. Scott
Seniority from March 4, 1899
(11 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)[17]
Scott
(Senate)

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

62nd March 4, 1911
March 4, 1913
 
Clarence W. Watson
Seniority from February 1, 1911[n]
(1 year, 337 days)
(lost re-election)
Hughes
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1901
(13 years, 364 days)

 
James A. Hughes
Seniority from March 4, 1901
(13 years, 364 days)
(retired)[18]
63rd March 4, 1913
March 4, 1915
 
William E. Chilton
Seniority from March 4, 1911
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
64th March 4, 1915
March 9, 1916
Co-deans:
Chilton (Senate)
Brown (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1911
(5 years, 5 days)

 
William G. Brown Jr.
Seniority from March 4, 1911
(5 years, 5 days)
(died)[19]
March 9, 1916
July 15, 1916
Chilton
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1911
(5 years, 364 days)

Co-deans:
   
Hunter H. Moss Jr.,
Howard Sutherland
Seniority from March 4, 1913
(3 years, 133 days)
(Moss died)[20]
July 15, 1916
March 4, 1917
 
Howard Sutherland
Seniority from March 4, 1913
(3 years, 364 days)
(elected to Senate)[21]
65th March 4, 1917
March 4, 1919
 
Nathan Goff Jr.[A]
Seniority from April 1, 1913[o]
(5 years, 336 days)
(retired)
Sutherland
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1913
(9 years, 364 days)

 
Matthew M. Neely
Seniority from October 14, 1913[a]
(7 years, 140 days)
(lost re-election)
66th March 4, 1919
March 4, 1921
 
Howard Sutherland[A]
Seniority from March 4, 1917
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)[21]
67th March 4, 1921
March 4, 1923
 
George M. Bowers
Seniority from May 9, 1916[a]
(6 years, 298 days)
(lost re-election)
68th March 4, 1923
March 4, 1925
 
Davis Elkins[M]
Seniority from March 4, 1919
(5 years, 305 days)
(retired)
Reed
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1917
(7 years, 364 days)

 
Stuart F. Reed
Seniority from March 4, 1917
(7 years, 364 days)
(retired)
69th March 4, 1925
March 4, 1927
 
Matthew M. Neely[A]
Seniority from March 4, 1923
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
Neely
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1923[h]
(5 years, 364 days)

 
J. Alfred Taylor
Seniority from March 4, 1923
(3 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
70th March 4, 1927
March 4, 1929
 
Carl G. Bachmann
Seniority from March 4, 1925[e]
(3 years, 364 days)
(co-dean after Strother's
retirement)
[22]
71st March 4, 1929
March 4, 1931
 
Guy D. Goff
Seniority from March 4, 1925
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
Co-deans:
Goff (Senate)
Bachmann, Bowman (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1925
(5 years, 364 days)

Co-deans:
   
Carl G. Bachmann,
Frank L. Bowman
Seniority from March 4, 1925
(7 years, 364 days)
(both lost re-election)
72nd March 4, 1931
March 4, 1933
 
Henry D. Hatfield
Seniority from March 4, 1929
(5 years, 305 days)
(lost re-election)
Co-deans:
Bachmann, Bowman
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1925
(7 years, 364 days)

73rd March 4, 1933
January 3, 1935
Co-deans:
Hatfield (Senate)
Smith (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1929
(5 years, 305 days)

 
Joe L. Smith
Seniority from March 4, 1929
(15 years, 305 days)
(retired)[23]
74th January 3, 1935
January 3, 1937
 
Matthew M. Neely[J]
Seniority from March 4, 1931
(9 years, 314 days)
(elected West Virginia governor)
Smith
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1929
(15 years, 305 days)

75th January 3, 1937
January 3, 1939
76th January 3, 1939
January 3, 1941
77th January 3, 1941
January 12, 1941
January 12, 1941
January 3, 1943
 
Harley M. Kilgore
Seniority from January 3, 1941
(15 years, 56 days)
(died)[24]
78th January 3, 1943
January 3, 1945
79th January 3, 1945
January 3, 1947
Co-deans:
Kee, Randolph
(House)

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

Co-deans:
   
John Kee,
Jennings Randolph
Seniority from March 4, 1933
(13 years, 305 days)
(Randolph lost re-election)
80th January 3, 1947
January 3, 1949
Kee
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1933
(18 years, 65 days)

 
John Kee
Seniority from March 4, 1933
(18 years, 65 days)
(died)
81st January 3, 1949
January 3, 1951
82nd January 3, 1951
May 8, 1951
May 8, 1951
January 3, 1953
Kilgore
(Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1941
(15 years, 56 days)

 
E. H. Hedrick
Seniority from January 3, 1945
(8 years, 0 days)
(ran for West Virginia governor)[25]
83rd January 3, 1953
January 3, 1955
 
Cleveland M. Bailey[F]
Seniority from January 3, 1949[h]
(14 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
84th January 3, 1955
February 28, 1956
February 28, 1956
January 3, 1957
 
Matthew M. Neely[O]
Seniority from January 3, 1949
(9 years, 15 days)
(died)[26]
Neely[P]
(Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1949[p]
(9 years, 15 days)

85th January 3, 1957
January 18, 1958
January 18, 1958
January 3, 1959
 
Chapman Revercomb[M]
Seniority from November 7, 1956[c]
(2 years, 57 days)
(lost re-election)
Bailey
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1949
(14 years, 0 days)

86th January 3, 1959
January 3, 1961
 
Jennings Randolph[A]
Seniority from November 5, 1958[c]
(26 years, 59 days)
(retired)
87th January 3, 1961
January 3, 1963
88th January 3, 1963
January 3, 1965
Staggers
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1949
(32 years, 0 days)

 
Harley Orrin Staggers
Seniority from January 3, 1949
(32 years, 0 days)
(retired)
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
93rd January 3, 1973
January 3, 1975
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
Byrd
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1953
(57 years, 176 days)

 
Bob Mollohan[F]
Seniority from January 3, 1969
(14 years, 0 days)
(retired)
98th January 3, 1983
January 3, 1985
 
Nick Rahall
Seniority from January 3, 1977
(38 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
99th January 3, 1985
January 3, 1987
 
Robert Byrd[Q][A]
Seniority from January 3, 1959
(51 years, 176 days)
(died)
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
105th January 3, 1997
January 3, 1999
106th January 3, 1999
January 3, 2001
107th January 3, 2001
January 3, 2003
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
June 28, 2010
June 28, 2010
January 3, 2011
 
Jay Rockefeller
Seniority from January 15, 1985[o]
(29 years, 353 days)
(retired)
Rahall
(House)

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

112th January 3, 2011
January 3, 2013
113th January 3, 2013
January 3, 2015
114th January 3, 2015
January 3, 2017
 
Joe Manchin[R]
Seniority from November 15, 2010[c]
(14 years, 49 days)
(retired)
Capito
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 2001
(23 years, 337 days)

 
David McKinley
Seniority from January 3, 2011
(12 years, 0 days)
(lost renomination)[27]
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
January 3, 2025
 
Alex Mooney
Seniority from January 3, 2015
(10 years, 0 days)
(ran for Senate)
119th January 3, 2025
present
 
Shelley Moore Capito[A]
Seniority from January 3, 2015
(9 years, 337 days)
(Incumbent)
 
Carol Miller
Seniority from January 3, 2019
(5 years, 337 days)
(Incumbent)
Congress Dates Senior senator
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)
Delegation dean(s)
(Combined seniority
and tenure)
House dean(s)
(Seniority and tenure)
(Cause of departure)

Wisconsin

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Senior members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation (1895–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)
54th March 4, 1895
March 4, 1897
 
William F. Vilas
Seniority from March 4, 1891
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)[28]
Co-deans:
Vilas (Senate)
Mitchell (House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1891
(5 years, 364 days)

Co-deans:
   
Joseph W. Babcock,
Henry Allen Cooper

Seniority from March 4, 1893
(13 years, 364 days)
(Babcock retired)[29]
55th March 4, 1897
March 4, 1899
 
John L. Mitchell[A]
Seniority from March 4, 1893
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
Mitchell
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1891
(7 years, 364 days)

56th March 4, 1899
March 4, 1901
 
John Coit Spooner[M]
Seniority from March 4, 1897
(10 years, 57 days)
(resigned)
Co-deans:
Babcock, Cooper
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1893
(13 years, 364 days)

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
April 30, 1907
Cooper
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1893
(25 years, 364 days)

 
Henry Allen Cooper[S]
Seniority from March 4, 1893
(25 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election as
Independent
)
April 30, 1907
March 4, 1909
 
Robert M. La Follette[A]
Seniority from January 4, 1906[o]
(19 years, 165 days)
(died)
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
65th March 4, 1917
March 4, 1919
66th March 4, 1919
March 4, 1921
Esch
(House)

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

 
John J. Esch
Seniority from March 4, 1899
(21 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)
67th March 4, 1921
March 4, 1923
La Follette
(Senate)

Seniority from January 4, 1906
(19 years, 165 days)

Co-deans:
   
Edward E. Browne,
James A. Frear

Seniority from March 4, 1913
(17 years, 364 days)
(Browne lost renomination)[30]
68th March 4, 1923
March 4, 1925
69th March 4, 1925
June 18, 1925
June 18, 1925
March 4, 1927
 
Irvine Lenroot[A]
Seniority from April 18, 1918[c]
(8 years, 319 days)
(lost renomination)
Lenroot
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1909
(17 years, 364 days)

70th March 4, 1927
March 4, 1929
 
Robert M. La Follette Jr.[T]
Seniority from September 30, 1925[c]
(21 years, 95 days)
(lost renomination as
Republican)
[31]
Co-deans:
Browne, Frear
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1913
(17 years, 364 days)

71st March 4, 1929
March 4, 1931
72nd March 4, 1931
March 4, 1933
Frear
(House)

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

 
James A. Frear
Seniority from March 4, 1913
(21 years, 305 days)
(retired)
73rd March 4, 1933
January 3, 1935
74th January 3, 1935
January 3, 1937
La Follette Jr.
(Senate)

Seniority from September 30, 1925
(21 years, 95 days)

 
Michael Reilly[F]
Seniority from November 4, 1930[a]
(8 years, 60 days)
(lost re-election)
75th January 3, 1937
January 3, 1939
76th January 3, 1939
January 3, 1941
 
Merlin Hull[F]
Seniority from January 3, 1935[h]
(18 years, 134 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
 
Alexander Wiley
Seniority from January 3, 1939
(24 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
Hull
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1935
(18 years, 134 days)

81st January 3, 1949
January 3, 1951
82nd January 3, 1951
January 3, 1953
83rd January 3, 1953
May 17, 1953
May 17, 1953
January 3, 1955
Wiley
(Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1939
(24 years, 0 days)

 
Lawrence H. Smith
Seniority from August 29, 1941[a]
(16 years, 146 days)
(died)
84th January 3, 1955
January 3, 1957
85th January 3, 1957
January 22, 1958
January 22, 1958
January 3, 1959
 
Alvin O'Konski
Seniority from January 3, 1945
(28 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
86th January 3, 1959
January 3, 1961
87th January 3, 1961
January 3, 1963
88th January 3, 1963
January 3, 1965
 
William Proxmire
Seniority from August 28, 1957[c]
(31 years, 128 days)
(retired)
O'Konski
(House)

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

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
93rd January 3, 1973
January 3, 1975
Zablocki
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1949
(34 years, 334 days)

 
Clement Zablocki
Seniority from January 3, 1949
(34 years, 334 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
December 3, 1983
December 3, 1983
January 3, 1985
Proxmire
(Senate)

Seniority from August 28, 1957
(31 years, 128 days)

 
Robert Kastenmeier
Seniority from January 3, 1959
(32 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
99th January 3, 1985
January 3, 1987
100th January 3, 1987
January 3, 1989
101st January 3, 1989
January 3, 1991
 
Bob Kasten[A]
Seniority from January 3, 1981
(12 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
Kastenmeier
(House)

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

102nd January 3, 1991
January 3, 1993
Obey
(House)

Seniority from April 1, 1969
(41 years, 277 days)

 
Dave Obey
Seniority from April 1, 1969[a]
(41 years, 277 days)
(retired)
103rd January 3, 1993
January 3, 1995
 
Herb Kohl
Seniority from January 3, 1989
(24 years, 0 days)
(retired)
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
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
112th January 3, 2011
January 3, 2013
Sensenbrenner
(House)

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

 
Jim Sensenbrenner
Seniority from January 3, 1979
(42 years, 0 days)
(retired)
113th January 3, 2013
January 3, 2015
 
Ron Johnson
Seniority from January 3, 2011
(13 years, 337 days)
(Incumbent)
114th January 3, 2015
January 3, 2017
115th January 3, 2017
January 3, 2019
116th January 3, 2019
January 3, 2021
117th January 3, 2021
January 3, 2023
Kind
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1997
(26 years, 0 days)

 
Ron Kind
Seniority from January 3, 1997
(26 years, 0 days)
(retired)
118th January 3, 2023
January 3, 2025
Baldwin[G]
(House and Senate)

Seniority from January 3, 1999
(25 years, 337 days)

 
Gwen Moore
Seniority from January 3, 2005
(19 years, 337 days)
(Incumbent)
119th January 3, 2025
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)

Wyoming

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "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.
  2. ^ "BROYHILL, Joel Thomas (1919 – 2006)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "ANKENY, Levi (1844 – 1921)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "LA FOLLETTE, William Leroy (1860 – 1934)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "HOLMES, Otis Halbert (1902 – 1977)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  6. ^ "MEEDS, Edwin Lloyd (1927 – 2005)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  7. ^ "HUBBARD, Chester Dorman (1814 – 1891)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  8. ^ "MCGREW, James Clark (1813 – 1910)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  9. ^ "DAVIS, John James (1835 – 1916)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  10. ^ "GIBSON, Eustace (1842 – 1900)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  11. ^ "KENNA, John Edward (1848 – 1893)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  12. ^ "GOFF, Nathan (1843 – 1920)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  13. ^ "ELKINS, Stephen Benton (1841 – 1911)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  14. ^ "DAYTON, Alston Gordon (1857 – 1920)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  15. ^ "DOVENER, Blackburn Barrett (1842 – 1914)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  16. ^ "GAINES, Joseph Holt (1864 – 1951)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  17. ^ "SCOTT, Nathan Bay (1842 – 1924)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  18. ^ "HUGHES, James Anthony (1861 – 1930)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  19. ^ "BROWN, William Gay, Jr. (1856 – 1916)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  20. ^ "MOSS, Hunter Holmes, Jr. (1874 – 1916)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  21. ^ a b "SUTHERLAND, Howard (1865 – 1950)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  22. ^ "STROTHER, James French (1868 – 1930)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  23. ^ "SMITH, Joseph Luther (1880 – 1962)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  24. ^ "KILGORE, Harley Martin (1893 – 1956)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  25. ^ "HEDRICK, Erland Harold (1894 – 1954)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  26. ^ "NEELY, Matthew Mansfield (1874 – 1958)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  27. ^ "MCKINLEY, David (1947 – )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  28. ^ "VILAS, William Freeman (1840 – 1908)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  29. ^ "BABCOCK, Joseph Weeks (1850 – 1909)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  30. ^ "BROWNE, Edward Everts (1868 – 1945)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  31. ^ "LA FOLLETTE, Robert Marion, Jr. (1895 – 1953)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved May 28, 2024.

Footnotes (positional)

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Senator who previously served in the House of Representatives
  2. ^ Dean of the House from 1914 to 1918
  3. ^ Senate Democratic Leader from 1911 to 1913, 1917 to 1919
  4. ^ President pro tempore from 1941 to 1945
  5. ^ Elected as Democrat until 1970
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Previously served non-consecutive term(s) in the House
  7. ^ a b c d e as junior senator
  8. ^ Various positions:
  9. ^ Speaker of the House and House Democratic Leader from 1989 to 1995
  10. ^ a b Second time; previously served non-consecutive term(s) in the Senate
  11. ^ President pro tempore since 2023
  12. ^ Unconditional Unionist until 1865
  13. ^ a b c d Previously served non-consecutive term(s) in the Senate
  14. ^ Former non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives
  15. ^ Third time; previously served non-consecutive term(s) in the Senate
  16. ^ Second time
  17. ^ Various positions:
  18. ^ Democrat until 2024
  19. ^ Dean of the House from 1918 to 1919
  20. ^ Elected as Republican until 1935

Footnotes (seniority)

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Representative elected to fill vacancy; seniority calculated from date of special election (if different from date the seat was filled)[1] Cite error: The named reference "housevacancy" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Senator appointed to fill intra-term vacancy; seniority calculated from date of appointment
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Senator elected to fill intra-term vacancy after ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment; seniority calculated from date the individual assumed office
  4. ^ a b c d Preceding elections involved turnover of all sitting incumbents; incoming officeholders share a seniority date with no distinguishing aspects
  5. ^ a b c d 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
  6. ^ Homer Bone, Monrad Wallgren (Senate), Knute Hill, and Martin F. Smith (House) share a seniority date of March 4, 1933.
  7. ^ Seniority over Peter G. Van Winkle due to past service as a senator from Virginia
  8. ^ a b c d e Shares seniority date with other officeholder(s); credited as sole dean by past non-consecutive terms in Congress
  9. ^ Served more prior non-consecutive terms (three) than Kellian Whaley (one full) and Jacob B. Blair (one partial)
  10. ^ James McGrew shared seniority with Isaac H. Duval and John Witcher until March 4, 1871
  11. ^ Eustace Gibson, Nathan Goff Jr. and William Lyne Wilson shared seniority until Charles P. Snyder was elected on May 15, 1883
  12. ^ Alston G. Dayton and Blackburn B. Dovener shared seniority with James H. Huling (until March 4, 1897) and Warren Miller (until March 4, 1899)
  13. ^ Seniority over Alston G. Dayton and Blackburn B. Dovener due to tenure as a delegate to the House of Representatives from New Mexico Territory
  14. ^ 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)
  15. ^ a b c Seated late by virtue of holding other political, governmental, or judicial office
  16. ^ Neely had seniority over Cleveland M. Bailey because, on February 28, 1956, he had served more days of past non-consecutive service in Congress (11,832) than Bailey (3342).

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