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California

Senior members of California's congressional delegation (1885–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)
49th March 4, 1885 –
March 8, 1886 		 
John F. Miller
Seniority from March 4, 1881
(5 years, 4 days)
(died) 		Miller
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1881
(5 years, 4 days)

 
Barclay Henley
Seniority from March 4, 1883
(3 years, 364 days)
(retired)
March 8, 1886 –
March 4, 1887 		 
Leland Stanford
Seniority from March 4, 1885
(8 years, 109 days)
(died) 		Henley
(House)

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

50th March 4, 1887 –
March 4, 1889 		Co-deans:
Stanford (Senate)
Felton (House)

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

 
Charles N. Felton
Seniority from March 4, 1885[a]
(3 years, 364 days)
(retired)
51st March 4, 1889 –
March 4, 1891 		Co-deans:
Stanford (Senate)
McKenna, Morrow (House)

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

Co-deans:
   
Joseph McKenna,
William W. Morrow
Seniority from March 4, 1885
(5 years, 364 days)
(Morrow retired)
52nd March 4, 1891 –
March 28, 1892 		Co-deans:
Stanford (Senate)
McKenna (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1885
(7 years, 24 days)

 
Joseph McKenna
Seniority from March 4, 1885
(7 years, 24 days)
(appointed appeals court
judge)
March 28, 1892 –
March 4, 1893 		Stanford
(Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1885
(8 years, 109 days)

 
Thomas J. Geary
Seniority from December 9, 1890[b]
(4 years, 84 days)
(lost re-election)
53rd March 4, 1893 –
June 21, 1893
June 21, 1893 –
March 4, 1895 		 
Stephen M. White
Seniority from March 4, 1893
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired) 		Geary
(House)

Seniority from December 9, 1890
(4 years, 84 days)

54th March 4, 1895 –
March 4, 1897 		Co-deans:
Bowers, Loud
(House)

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

Co-deans:
   
William W. Bowers,
Eugene F. Loud
Seniority from March 4, 1891
(5 years, 364 days)
(Bowers lost re-election)
55th March 4, 1897 –
March 4, 1899 		Loud
(House)

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

 
Eugene F. Loud
Seniority from March 4, 1891
(11 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
56th March 4, 1899 –
March 4, 1901 		 
George C. Perkins
Seniority from July 26, 1893[c]
(21 years, 220 days)
(retired)
57th March 4, 1901 –
March 4, 1903
58th March 4, 1903 –
July 1, 1904 		Perkins
(Senate)

Seniority from July 26, 1893
(21 years, 220 days)

Co-deans:
   
Victor H. Metcalf,
James C. Needham
Seniority from March 4, 1899
(5 years, 119 days)
(Metcalf appointed Secretary of
Commerce and Labor)
July 1, 1904 –
March 4, 1905 		 
James C. Needham
Seniority from March 4, 1899
(13 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
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 		 
Joseph R. Knowland
Seniority from November 8, 1904[b]
(10 years, 115 days)
(ran for Senate)
64th March 4, 1915 –
March 4, 1917 		 
John D. Works
Seniority from March 4, 1911
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired) 		Kahn
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1905
(19 years, 289 days)

 
Julius Kahn[A]
Seniority from March 4, 1905[d]
(19 years, 289 days)
(died)
65th March 4, 1917 –
March 4, 1919 		 
James D. Phelan
Seniority from March 4, 1915
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
66th March 4, 1919 –
March 4, 1921
67th March 4, 1921 –
March 4, 1923 		 
Hiram Johnson
Seniority from March 16, 1917[e]
(28 years, 143 days)
(died)
68th March 4, 1923 –
December 18, 1924
December 18, 1924 –
March 4, 1925 		Raker
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1911
(14 years, 324 days)

 
John E. Raker
Seniority from March 4, 1911
(14 years, 324 days)
(died)
69th March 4, 1925 –
January 22, 1926
January 22, 1926 –
March 4, 1927 		Curry
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1913
(17 years, 220 days)

 
Charles F. Curry
Seniority from March 4, 1913
(17 years, 220 days)
(died)
70th March 4, 1927 –
March 4, 1929
71st March 4, 1929 –
October 10, 1930
October 10, 1930 –
March 4, 1931 		Lea
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1917
(31 years, 305 days)

 
Clarence F. Lea
Seniority from March 4, 1917
(31 years, 305 days)
(retired)
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 –
August 6, 1945
August 6, 1945 –
January 3, 1947 		 
Sheridan Downey
Seniority from January 3, 1939
(11 years, 331 days)
(resigned)
80th January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949
81st January 3, 1949 –
September 10, 1949 		Welch
(House)

Seniority from August 31, 1926
(23 years, 10 days)

 
Richard J. Welch
Seniority from August 31, 1926[b]
(23 years, 10 days)
(died)
September 10, 1949 –
November 30, 1950 		Sheppard
(House)

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

 
Harry R. Sheppard
Seniority from January 3, 1937
(28 years, 0 days)
(retired)
November 30, 1950 –
January 3, 1951 		 
William Knowland[B]
Seniority from August 26, 1945[c]
(13 years, 130 days)
(ran for California governor)
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 		 
Thomas Kuchel
Seniority from January 2, 1953[c]
(16 years, 1 day)
(lost renomination)
87th January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1963
88th January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965
89th January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967 		King
(House)

Seniority from August 25, 1942
(26 years, 131 days)

 
Cecil R. King
Seniority from August 25, 1942[b]
(26 years, 131 days)
(retired)
90th January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1969
91st January 3, 1969 –
January 1, 1971 		 
George Murphy
Seniority from January 1, 1969[c]
(5 years, 363 days)
(resigned) 		Holifield
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1943
(31 years, 362 days)

 
Chet Holifield
Seniority from January 3, 1943
(31 years, 362 days)
(resigned)
January 1, 1971 –
January 3, 1971 		 
Alan Cranston
Seniority from January 3, 1969
(24 years, 0 days)
(retired)
92nd January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1973
93rd January 3, 1973 –
December 31, 1974
December 31, 1974 –
January 3, 1975 		Co-deans:
Moss, Wilson
(House)

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

Co-deans:
   
John E. Moss (D),
Bob Wilson (R)
Seniority from January 3, 1953
(25 years, 362 days)
(Moss resigned)
94th January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1977
95th January 3, 1977 –
December 31, 1978
December 31, 1978 –
January 3, 1979 		Wilson
(House)

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

 
Bob Wilson
Seniority from January 3, 1953
(28 years, 0 days)
(retired)
96th January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1981
97th January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983 		Edwards
(House)

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

 
Don Edwards
Seniority from January 3, 1963[a]
(28 years, 0 days)
(co-dean after Hawkins's
retirement)
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 		Co-deans:
Edwards, Roybal
(House)

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

Co-deans:
   
Don Edwards,
Edward R. Roybal
Seniority from January 3, 1963
(30 years, 0 days)
(Roybal retired)
103rd January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995 		 
Dianne Feinstein
Seniority from November 4, 1992[f]
(30 years, 329 days)
(died) 		Edwards
(House)

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

 
Don Edwards
Seniority from January 3, 1963
(32 years, 0 days)
(retired)
104th January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997 		Dellums
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1971
(27 years, 34 days)

 
Ron Dellums
Seniority from January 3, 1971
(27 years, 34 days)
(resigned)
105th January 3, 1997 –
February 6, 1998
February 6, 1998 –
January 3, 1999 		Brown
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1973[d]
(26 years, 193 days)

 
George Brown Jr.[A]
Seniority from January 3, 1973[d]
(26 years, 193 days)
(died)
106th January 3, 1999 –
July 15, 1999
July 15, 1999 –
January 3, 2001 		Stark
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1973
(40 years, 0 days)

 
Pete Stark
Seniority from January 3, 1973
(40 years, 0 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
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 		Co-deans:
Miller, Waxman
(House)

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

Co-deans:
   
George Miller,
Henry Waxman
Seniority from January 3, 1975
(40 years, 0 days)
(both retired)
114th January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2017 		Pelosi
(House)

Seniority from June 2, 1987
(37 years, 160 days)

 
Nancy Pelosi[C]
Seniority from June 2, 1987[b]
(37 years, 160 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 –
September 29, 2023
September 29, 2023 –
present 		 
Alex Padilla
Seniority from January 18, 2021[c]
(3 years, 296 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)

Kentucky

Senior members of Kentucky'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)
2nd June 1, 1792 –
June 18, 1792 		Vacant
(not yet elected) 		None Vacant
(not yet elected)
June 18, 1792 –
November 8, 1792 		 
John Brown[D][E][F]
Seniority from June 18, 1792[g]
(12 years, 258 days)
(lost re-election)
November 8, 1792 –
November 9, 1792 		Brown
(Senate)

Seniority from June 18, 1792
(12 years, 258 days)

None[h]
November 9, 1792 –
March 4, 1793 		 
Alexander D. Orr[E]
Seniority from November 8, 1792
(4 years, 115 days)
(retired)
3rd March 4, 1793 –
March 4, 1795
4th March 4, 1795 –
March 4, 1797
5th March 4, 1797 –
March 4, 1799 		No clear dean[i]
6th March 4, 1799 –
March 4, 1801
7th March 4, 1801 –
March 4, 1803
8th March 4, 1803 –
March 4, 1805 		 
John Fowler
Seniority from March 4, 1797
(9 years, 364 days)
(retired)
9th March 4, 1805 –
August 7, 1805 		 
John Breckinridge
Seniority from March 4, 1801
(4 years, 156 days)
(appointed Attorney General) 		Fowler
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1797
(9 years, 364 days)

August 7, 1805 –
March 4, 1807 		 
Buckner Thruston
Seniority from March 4, 1805
(4 years, 289 days)
(appointed circuit court judge)
10th March 4, 1807 –
March 4, 1809 		Lyon
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1803
(7 years, 364 days)

 
Matthew Lyon[A]
Seniority from March 4, 1803[d]
(7 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
11th March 4, 1809 –
December 18, 1809
December 18, 1809 –
March 4, 1811 		 
John Pope[G]
Seniority from March 4, 1807
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
12th March 4, 1811 –
March 4, 1813 		Co-deans:
Pope (Senate)
Desha, Johnson (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1807
(5 years, 364 days)

Co-deans:
   
Joseph Desha,
Richard Mentor Johnson
Seniority from March 4, 1807
(11 years, 364 days)
(both retired)
13th March 4, 1813 –
August 23, 1814 		 
George M. Bibb
Seniority from March 4, 1811
(3 years, 172 days)
(resigned) 		Co-deans:
Desha, Johnson
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1807
(11 years, 364 days)

August 23, 1814 –
December 24, 1814 		 
Jesse Bledsoe
Seniority from March 4, 1813
(1 year, 295 days)
(resigned)[2]
December 24, 1814 –
February 2, 1815 		 
George Walker
Seniority from August 30, 1814[c]
(156 days)
(successor sworn in)[3]
February 2, 1815 –
March 4, 1815 		 
William T. Barry[F]
Seniority from February 2, 1815[j][k]
(1 year, 89 days)
(appointed KY circuit court judge)
14th March 4, 1815 –
May 1, 1816
May 1, 1816 –
March 4, 1817 		 
Isham Talbot
Seniority from February 2, 1815[k]
(4 years, 29 days)
(retired)
15th March 4, 1817 –
March 4, 1819
16th March 4, 1819 –
May 28, 1820 		 
William Logan
Seniority from March 4, 1819
(1 year, 85 days)
(ran for Kentucky governor) 		Clay
(House)

Seniority from October 30, 1815
(5 years, 124 days)

 
Henry Clay[H][A]
Seniority from October 30, 1815[b][l]
(5 years, 124 days)
(retired)
May 28, 1820 –
March 4, 1821 		 
Richard Mentor Johnson[I][F]
Seniority from December 10, 1819[k]
(9 years, 83 days)
(lost re-election, elected
to House)
17th March 4, 1821 –
March 4, 1823 		Trimble
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1817
(9 years, 364 days)

 
David Trimble[I]
Seniority from March 4, 1817
(9 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
18th March 4, 1823 –
March 4, 1825
19th March 4, 1825 –
March 4, 1827
20th March 4, 1827 –
June 1, 1828 		Metcalfe
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1819
(9 years, 89 days)

 
Thomas Metcalfe
Seniority from March 4, 1819
(9 years, 89 days)
(ran for Kentucky governor)
June 1, 1828 –
March 4, 1829 		Johnson[J]
(House and Senate)

Seniority from December 10, 1819
(17 years, 83 days)

 
Richard A. Buckner
Seniority from March 4, 1823[a]
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
21st March 4, 1829 –
March 4, 1831 		 
John Rowan[F]
Seniority from March 4, 1825
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired) 		Co-deans:
   
Robert P. Letcher (AJ),
Charles A. Wickliffe (J)
Seniority from March 4, 1823
(9 years, 364 days)
(Letcher re-elected late,
Wickliffe retired)
22nd March 4, 1831 –
March 4, 1833 		 
George M. Bibb[J][K]
Seniority from March 4, 1829
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
23rd March 4, 1833 –
March 4, 1835 		 
Chittenden Lyon
Seniority from March 4, 1827
(7 years, 364 days)
(retired)
24th March 4, 1835 –
March 4, 1837 		 
Henry Clay[L][K][F]
Seniority from November 10, 1831[l]
(10 years, 141 days)
(resigned) 		 
Richard Mentor Johnson[M][A]
Seniority from March 4, 1829
(7 years, 364 days)
(elected Vice President)
25th March 4, 1837 –
March 4, 1839 		Clay[J]
(Senate)

Seniority from November 10, 1831
(10 years, 141 days)

 
John Chambers[A]
Seniority from March 4, 1835[m]
(3 years, 364 days)
(retired)
26th March 4, 1839 –
March 4, 1841 		 
William J. Graves
Seniority from March 4, 1835[a]
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
27th March 4, 1841 –
March 31, 1842 		Co-deans:
   
Joseph R. Underwood,
John White[N]
Seniority from March 4, 1835
(7 years, 364 days)
(Underwood retired)
March 31, 1842 –
March 4, 1843 		 
James T. Morehead
Seniority from March 4, 1841
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired) 		Co-deans:
Underwood, White
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1835
(7 years, 364 days)

28th March 4, 1843 –
March 4, 1845 		White
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1835
(9 years, 364 days)

 
John White
Seniority from March 4, 1835
(9 years, 364 days)
(retired)
29th March 4, 1845 –
March 4, 1847 		Boyd
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1839
(15 years, 364 days)

 
Linn Boyd[O][A]
Seniority from March 4, 1839[d]
(15 years, 364 days)
(retired)
30th March 4, 1847 –
June 12, 1848 		 
John J. Crittenden[K]
Seniority from March 31, 1842[k]
(6 years, 73 days)
(elected Kentucky governor)
June 12, 1848 –
March 4, 1849 		 
Joseph R. Underwood[F]
Seniority from March 4, 1847
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
31st March 4, 1849 –
March 4, 1851
32nd March 4, 1851 –
March 4, 1853
33rd March 4, 1853 –
March 4, 1855 		 
Archibald Dixon
Seniority from September 1, 1852[k]
(2 years, 183 days)
(retired)
34th March 4, 1855 –
March 4, 1857 		 
John B. Thompson[F]
Seniority from March 4, 1853
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired) 		Co-deans:
Thompson (Senate)
Cox, Elliott (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1853
(3 years, 364 days)

Co-deans:
   
Leander Cox (KN),
John M. Elliott (D)
Seniority from March 4, 1853
(3 years, 364 days)
(Cox lost re-election)
35th March 4, 1857 –
March 4, 1859 		Co-deans:
Thompson (Senate)
Elliott (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1853
(5 years, 364 days)

 
John M. Elliott
Seniority from March 4, 1853
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
36th March 4, 1859 –
March 4, 1861 		 
John J. Crittenden[J][K]
Seniority from March 4, 1855
(5 years, 364 days)
(elected to House) 		Co-deans:
Crittenden (House and Senate)
Burnett (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1855
(6 years, 274 days)

 
Henry C. Burnett
Seniority from March 4, 1855
(6 years, 274 days)
(expelled)[4]
37th March 4, 1861 –
December 3, 1861 		 
Lazarus W. Powell
Seniority from March 4, 1859
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
December 3, 1861 –
March 4, 1863 		Crittenden
(House and Senate)

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

 
Robert Mallory
Seniority from March 4, 1859
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
38th March 4, 1863 –
March 4, 1865 		Co-deans:
Powell (Senate)
Mallory (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1859
(5 years, 364 days)

39th March 4, 1865 –
September 7, 1866 		 
Garrett Davis[P]
Seniority from December 10, 1861[k]
(10 years, 287 days)
(died) 		Grider
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1861[d]
(5 years, 187 days)

 
Henry Grider[A]
Seniority from March 4, 1861[d]
(5 years, 187 days)
(died)
September 7, 1866 –
March 4, 1867 		Harding
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1861
(5 years, 364 days)

 
Aaron Harding
Seniority from March 4, 1861
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
40th March 4, 1867 –
March 4, 1869 		Davis
(Senate)

Seniority from December 10, 1861
(10 years, 287 days)

 
Lawrence S. Trimble
Seniority from March 4, 1865
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)[5]
41st March 4, 1869 –
March 4, 1871
42nd March 4, 1871 –
September 22, 1872 		Co-deans:
   
George M. Adams,
James B. Beck
Seniority from March 4, 1867
(7 years, 364 days)
(Adams lost re-election,
Beck retired)
September 22, 1872 –
March 4, 1873 		 
John W. Stevenson[Q][F]
Seniority from March 4, 1871
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired) 		Co-deans:
Adams, Beck
(House)

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

43rd March 4, 1873 –
March 4, 1875
44th March 4, 1875 –
March 4, 1877 		Stevenson
(Senate)

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

 
John Y. Brown[A]
Seniority from March 4, 1873[d]
(3 years, 364 days)
(retired)
45th March 4, 1877 –
March 4, 1879 		 
Thomas C. McCreery[K]
Seniority from March 4, 1873
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired) 		Co-deans:
McCreery (Senate)
Durham (House)

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

 
Milton J. Durham
Seniority from March 4, 1873
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)
46th March 4, 1879 –
March 4, 1881 		 
James B. Beck[R][F]
Seniority from March 4, 1877
(13 years, 60 days)
(died) 		Knott
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1875[d]
(7 years, 364 days)

 
J. Proctor Knott[A]
Seniority from March 4, 1875[d]
(7 years, 364 days)
(retired)
47th March 4, 1881 –
March 4, 1883
48th March 4, 1883 –
March 4, 1885 		Blackburn
(House and Senate)

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

 
J. C. S. Blackburn
Seniority from March 4, 1875
(9 years, 364 days)
(elected to Senate)
49th March 4, 1885 –
March 4, 1887 		Co-deans:
   
John G. Carlisle,[S]
Albert S. Willis
Seniority from March 4, 1877
(9 years, 364 days)
(Willis lost renomination)[6]
50th March 4, 1887 –
March 4, 1889 		 
John G. Carlisle[S]
Seniority from March 4, 1877
(13 years, 83 days)
(elected to Senate)
51st March 4, 1889 –
May 3, 1890
May 3, 1890 –
May 26, 1890 		 
J. C. S. Blackburn[F]
Seniority from March 4, 1885
(11 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
May 26, 1890 –
March 4, 1891 		 
W. C. P. Breckinridge
Seniority from March 4, 1885[a]
(9 years, 364 days)
(retired)
52nd March 4, 1891 –
March 4, 1893
53rd March 4, 1893 –
March 4, 1895
54th March 4, 1895 –
March 4, 1897 		 
James B. McCreary
Seniority from March 4, 1885
(11 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)[7]
55th March 4, 1897 –
March 4, 1899 		 
William Lindsay
Seniority from February 15, 1893[k]
(8 years, 16 days)
(retired) 		Lindsay
(Senate)

Seniority from February 15, 1893
(8 years, 16 days)

 
Albert S. Berry
Seniority from March 4, 1893
(7 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination)
56th March 4, 1899 –
March 4, 1901
57th March 4, 1901 –
March 25, 1902 		 
William J. Deboe
Seniority from April 29, 1897[k][8]
(5 years, 308 days)
(retired) 		Rhea
(House)

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

 
John S. Rhea
Seniority from March 4, 1897[a]
(5 years, 21 days)
(election invalidated)[9]
March 25, 1902 –
March 4, 1903 		Co-deans:
Smith, Wheeler
(House)

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

Co-deans:
   
David H. Smith,
Charles K. Wheeler
Seniority from March 4, 1897
(5 years, 364 days)
(Wheeler retired)
58th March 4, 1903 –
March 4, 1905 		 
J. C. S. Blackburn[J][T][K]
Seniority from March 4, 1901
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)[10] 		Smith
(House)

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

 
David H. Smith
Seniority from March 4, 1897
(9 years, 364 days)
(retired)
59th March 4, 1905 –
March 4, 1907
60th March 4, 1907 –
March 4, 1909 		 
James B. McCreary[F]
Seniority from March 4, 1903
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost renomination) 		Co-deans:
McCreary (Senate)
James (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1903
(5 years, 364 days)

 
Ollie M. James
Seniority from March 4, 1903
(9 years, 364 days)
(elected to Senate)
61st March 4, 1909 –
March 4, 1911 		 
Thomas H. Paynter[F]
Seniority from March 4, 1907
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired) 		James
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1903
(15 years, 177 days)

62nd March 4, 1911 –
March 4, 1913
63rd March 4, 1913 –
May 23, 1914 		 
William O. Bradley
Seniority from March 4, 1909
(5 years, 80 days)
(died) 		Co-deans:
   
J. Swagar Sherley,
Augustus O. Stanley
Seniority from March 4, 1903
(11 years, 364 days)
(Stanley ran for Senate)
May 23, 1914 –
March 4, 1915 		 
Ollie M. James[F]
Seniority from March 4, 1913
(5 years, 177 days)
(died)
64th March 4, 1915 –
March 4, 1917 		 
J. Swagar Sherley
Seniority from March 4, 1903
(15 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
65th March 4, 1917 –
August 28, 1918
August 28, 1918 –
March 4, 1919 		 
J. C. W. Beckham
Seniority from March 4, 1915
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election) 		Sherley
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1903
(15 years, 364 days)

66th March 4, 1919 –
March 4, 1921 		Co-deans:
Johnson, Langley
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1907
(18 years, 313 days)

Co-deans:
   
Ben Johnson (D),
John W. Langley (R)
Seniority from March 4, 1907
(18 years, 313 days)
(Langley resigned)
67th March 4, 1921 –
March 4, 1923 		 
Augustus O. Stanley[F]
Seniority from May 19, 1919[e]
(5 years, 288 days)
(lost re-election)
68th March 4, 1923 –
March 4, 1925
69th March 4, 1925 –
January 11, 1926 		 
Richard P. Ernst
Seniority from March 4, 1921
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
January 11, 1926 –
March 4, 1927 		Johnson
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1907
(19 years, 364 days)

 
Ben Johnson
Seniority from March 4, 1907
(19 years, 364 days)
(retired)
70th March 4, 1927 –
March 4, 1929 		 
Frederic M. Sackett
Seniority from March 4, 1925
(4 years, 311 days)
(appointed Ambassador to Germany) 		Barkley
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1913
(35 years, 321 days)

 
David H. Kincheloe
Seniority from March 4, 1915
(15 years, 215 days)
(appointed U.S. Customs Court
judge)
71st March 4, 1929 –
January 9, 1930
January 9, 1930 –
October 5, 1930 		 
Alben W. Barkley[U][F]
Seniority from March 4, 1927
(21 years, 321 days)
(elected Vice President)
October 5, 1930 –
November 30, 1930 		 
Maurice Thatcher
Seniority from March 4, 1923
(9 years, 364 days)
(ran for Senate)
November 30, 1930 –
March 4, 1931
72nd March 4, 1931 –
March 4, 1933
73rd March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935 		 
W. Voris Gregory
Seniority from March 4, 1927
(9 years, 220 days)
(died)
74th January 3, 1935 –
October 10, 1936
October 10, 1936 –
December 5, 1936 		 
Fred M. Vinson[A]
Seniority from March 4, 1931[n]
(7 years, 69 days)
(appointed appeals court
judge)[11]
December 5, 1936 –
January 3, 1937
75th January 3, 1937 –
May 12, 1938
May 12, 1938 –
January 3, 1939 		 
Virgil Chapman[A]
Seniority from March 4, 1931[d]
(17 years, 305 days)
(elected to Senate)
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 19, 1949 		 
Brent Spence
Seniority from March 4, 1931
(31 years, 305 days)
(retired)
January 19, 1949 –
January 3, 1951 		 
Virgil Chapman[F]
Seniority from January 3, 1949
(2 years, 64 days)
(died) 		Chapman
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1931[d]
(20 years, 4 days)

82nd January 3, 1951 –
March 8, 1951
March 8, 1951 –
January 3, 1953 		 
Earle Clements[F]
Seniority from November 27, 1950[f]
(6 years, 37 days)
(lost re-election) 		Spence
(House)

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

83rd January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1955
84th January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1957
85th January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1959 		 
John Sherman Cooper[K]
Seniority from November 7, 1956[f]
(16 years, 57 days)
(retired)
86th January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1961
87th January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1963
88th January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965 		Chelf
(House)

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

 
Frank Chelf
Seniority from January 3, 1945
(22 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
89th January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967
90th January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1969 		Perkins
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1949
(35 years, 213 days)

 
Carl D. Perkins
Seniority from January 3, 1949
(35 years, 213 days)
(died)
91st January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1971
92nd January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1973
93rd January 3, 1973 –
December 27, 1974 		 
Marlow Cook
Seniority from December 17, 1968[c]
(6 years, 10 days)
(resigned)
December 27, 1974 –
January 3, 1975 		 
Walter Dee Huddleston
Seniority from January 3, 1973
(12 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
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 –
August 3, 1984
August 3, 1984 –
January 3, 1985 		Natcher
(House)

Seniority from August 1, 1953
(40 years, 240 days)

 
William Natcher
Seniority from August 1, 1953[b]
(40 years, 240 days)
(died)
99th January 3, 1985 –
January 3, 1987 		 
Wendell Ford
Seniority from December 28, 1974[c]
(24 years, 6 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 –
March 29, 1994
March 29, 1994 –
January 3, 1995 		Mazzoli
(House)

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

 
Romano Mazzoli
Seniority from January 3, 1971
(24 years, 0 days)
(retired)
104th January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997 		Ford
(Senate)

Seniority from December 28, 1974
(24 years, 6 days)

 
Hal Rogers[V]
Seniority from January 3, 1981
(43 years, 311 days)
(Incumbent)
105th January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 1999
106th January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2001 		 
Mitch McConnell[W]
Seniority from January 3, 1985
(39 years, 311 days)
(Incumbent) 		Rogers
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1981
(43 years, 311 days)

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 –
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)

Massachusetts

Senior members of Massachusetts's congressional delegation (1829–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)
21st March 4, 1829 –
March 4, 1831 		 
Nathaniel Silsbee[F]
Seniority from May 31, 1826[k]
(8 years, 276 days)
(retired) 		Reed
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1821
(19 years, 364 days)

 
John Reed Jr.[X][A]
Seniority from March 4, 1821[d]
(20 years, 0 days)
(retired)
22nd March 4, 1831 –
March 4, 1833
23rd March 4, 1833 –
March 4, 1835
24th March 4, 1835 –
March 4, 1837 		 
Daniel Webster[Y][F]
Seniority from June 8, 1827[l]
(13 years, 259 days)
(appointed Secretary of State)
25th March 4, 1837 –
March 4, 1839
26th March 4, 1839 –
February 22, 1841
February 22, 1841 –
March 4, 1841 		 
Isaac C. Bates[F]
Seniority from January 13, 1841[k]
(4 years, 62 days)
(died)
27th March 4, 1841 –
March 4, 1843 		Co-deans:
Adams, Briggs
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1831
(11 years, 364 days)

Co-deans:
   
John Quincy Adams,
George N. Briggs
Seniority from March 4, 1831
(11 years, 364 days)
(Briggs retired)
28th March 4, 1843 –
March 4, 1845 		Adams
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1831
(16 years, 356 days)

 
John Quincy Adams[Z]
Seniority from March 4, 1831
(16 years, 356 days)
(died)
29th March 4, 1845 –
March 16, 1845
March 16, 1845 –
March 4, 1847 		 
Daniel Webster[J][K]
Seniority from March 4, 1845
(5 years, 140 days)
(appointed Secretary of State)
30th March 4, 1847 –
February 23, 1848
February 23, 1848 –
March 4, 1849 		Hudson
(House)

Seniority from May 3, 1841
(7 years, 304 days)

 
Charles Hudson
Seniority from May 3, 1841[b]
(7 years, 304 days)
(lost re-election)
31st March 4, 1849 –
July 22, 1850 		Winthrop[AA]
(House and Senate)

Seniority from November 29, 1842
(8 years, 64 days)

 
Robert C. Winthrop[AB][A]
Seniority from November 29, 1842[b]
(7 years, 243 days)
(appointed to Senate)
July 22, 1850 –
July 30, 1850 		 
John Davis[K]
Seniority from March 24, 1845[k]
(7 years, 344 days)
(retired)
July 30, 1850 –
February 1, 1851 		 
Julius Rockwell
Seniority from March 4, 1843
(7 years, 364 days)
(retired)[12]
February 1, 1851 –
March 4, 1851 		Rockwell
(House)

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

32nd March 4, 1851 –
March 4, 1853 		Davis
(Senate)

Seniority from March 24, 1845
(7 years, 344 days)

 
Horace Mann
Seniority from April 3, 1848[b]
(4 years, 334 days)
(retired)[13]
33rd March 4, 1853 –
March 4, 1855 		 
Charles Sumner[AC][AD]
Seniority from April 25, 1851[l]
(22 years, 320 days)
(died) 		Appleton
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1851
(3 years, 364 days)

 
William Appleton
Seniority from March 4, 1851[a]
(3 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
34th March 4, 1855 –
March 4, 1857 		Sumner
(Senate)

Seniority from April 25, 1851
(22 years, 320 days)

Co-deans:
   
Nathaniel P. Banks,[AE]
Alexander De Witt
Seniority from March 4, 1853
(3 years, 364 days)
(De Witt lost re-election)[14]
35th March 4, 1857 –
December 24, 1857 		 
Nathaniel P. Banks
Seniority from March 4, 1853
(4 years, 295 days)
(elected Massachusetts governor)
December 24, 1857 –
March 4, 1859 		 
James Buffington
Seniority from March 4, 1855[a]
(3 years, 364 days)
(co-dean after retirements of
Chaffee, Comins, Damrell, and Hall)
36th March 4, 1859 –
March 4, 1861 		Co-deans:
   
James Buffington,
Anson Burlingame
Seniority from March 4, 1855
(5 years, 364 days)
(Burlingame lost re-election)
37th March 4, 1861 –
March 4, 1863 		 
James Buffington
Seniority from March 4, 1855
(7 years, 364 days)
(retired)
38th March 4, 1863 –
March 4, 1865 		 
Henry L. Dawes[AF]
Seniority from March 4, 1857
(17 years, 364 days)
(elected to Senate)
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 11, 1874
March 11, 1874 –
March 4, 1875 		 
George S. Boutwell[F]
Seniority from March 17, 1873[k]
(3 years, 351 days)
(lost renomination) 		Dawes
(House and Senate)

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

44th March 4, 1875 –
March 7, 1875 		 
James Buffington[J][A]
Seniority from March 4, 1869[d]
(6 years, 3 days)
(died)
March 7, 1875 –
March 4, 1877 		 
George F. Hoar
Seniority from March 4, 1869
(7 years, 364 days)
(elected to Senate)
45th March 4, 1877 –
March 4, 1879 		 
Henry L. Dawes[F]
Seniority from March 4, 1875
(17 years, 364 days)
(retired) 		 
Benjamin W. Harris
Seniority from March 4, 1873
(9 years, 364 days)
(retired)
46th March 4, 1879 –
March 4, 1881
47th March 4, 1881 –
March 4, 1883
48th March 4, 1883 –
January 7, 1884 		 
Leopold Morse
Seniority from March 4, 1877[a]
(6 years, 309 days)
(co-dean after Robinson
became Massachusetts governor)
January 7, 1884 –
March 4, 1885 		Co-deans:
   
Leopold Morse (D),
William W. Rice (R)
Seniority from March 4, 1877
(7 years, 364 days)
(Morse retired)
49th March 4, 1885 –
March 4, 1887 		 
William W. Rice
Seniority from March 4, 1877
(9 years, 364 days)
(retired)[15]
50th March 4, 1887 –
March 4, 1889 		 
Patrick Collins
Seniority from March 4, 1883[a]
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
51st March 4, 1889 –
March 4, 1891 		 
Francis W. Rockwell
Seniority from January 17, 1884[b]
(7 years, 45 days)
(lost re-election)
52nd March 4, 1891 –
March 4, 1893 		Co-deans:
   
William Cogswell,
Henry Cabot Lodge
Seniority from March 4, 1887
(5 years, 364 days)
(Lodge elected to Senate)
53rd March 4, 1893 –
March 4, 1895 		 
George F. Hoar[F]
Seniority from March 4, 1877
(27 years, 210 days)
(died) 		Hoar
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1869
(35 years, 210 days)

 
William Cogswell
Seniority from March 4, 1887
(8 years, 79 days)
(died)
54th March 4, 1895 –
May 22, 1895
May 22, 1895 –
March 4, 1897 		Co-deans:
   
Elijah A. Morse,
Joseph H. Walker
Seniority from March 4, 1889
(7 years, 364 days)
(Morse retired)
55th March 4, 1897 –
March 4, 1899 		 
Joseph H. Walker
Seniority from March 4, 1889
(9 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
56th March 4, 1899 –
March 4, 1901 		Co-deans:
   
Frederick H. Gillett,
Samuel W. McCall
Seniority from March 4, 1893
(19 years, 364 days)
(McCall ran for Senate)
57th March 4, 1901 –
March 4, 1903
58th March 4, 1903 –
September 30, 1904
September 30, 1904 –
March 4, 1905 		 
Henry Cabot Lodge[AG][F]
Seniority from March 4, 1893
(31 years, 250 days)
(died) 		Lodge
(House and Senate)

Seniority from March 4, 1887
(37 years, 250 days)

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 		 
Frederick H. Gillett[AH]
Seniority from March 4, 1893
(31 years, 364 days)
(elected to Senate)
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 –
November 9, 1924
November 9, 1924 –
March 4, 1925 		 
David I. Walsh
Seniority from March 4, 1919
(5 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election) 		Gillett
(House and Senate)

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

69th March 4, 1925 –
March 28, 1925 		 
William M. Butler
Seniority from November 13, 1924[c]
(2 years, 23 days)
(lost special election) 		Co-deans:
   
John J. Rogers,
Allen T. Treadway
Seniority from March 4, 1913
(12 years, 24 days)
(Rogers died)
March 28, 1925 –
December 6, 1926 		 
Allen T. Treadway
Seniority from March 4, 1913
(31 years, 305 days)
(retired)
December 6, 1926 –
March 4, 1927 		 
Frederick H. Gillett[F]
Seniority from March 4, 1925
(5 years, 364 days)
(retired)
70th March 4, 1927 –
March 4, 1929
71st March 4, 1929 –
March 4, 1931
72nd March 4, 1931 –
March 4, 1933 		 
David I. Walsh[J][K]
Seniority from December 6, 1926[f]
(20 years, 28 days)
(lost re-election) 		Treadway
(House)

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

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 		Gifford
(House)

Seniority from November 7, 1922
(24 years, 289 days)

 
Charles L. Gifford
Seniority from November 7, 1922[b]
(24 years, 289 days)
(died)
80th January 3, 1947 –
August 23, 1947 		 
Leverett Saltonstall
Seniority from January 4, 1945[e][f]
(21 years, 364 days)
(retired)
August 23, 1947 –
January 3, 1949 		Martin
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1925
(41 years, 305 days)

 
Joseph W. Martin Jr.[AI]
Seniority from March 4, 1925
(41 years, 305 days)
(lost renomination)
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 		 
Ted Kennedy
Seniority from November 7, 1962[f]
(46 years, 291 days)
(died) 		McCormack
(House)

Seniority from November 6, 1928
(42 years, 58 days)

 
John W. McCormack[AJ]
Seniority from November 6, 1928[b]
(42 years, 58 days)
(retired)
91st January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1971
92nd January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1973 		Donohue
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1947
(27 years, 362 days)

 
Harold Donohue
Seniority from January 3, 1947
(27 years, 362 days)
(resigned)
93rd January 3, 1973 –
December 31, 1974
December 31, 1974 –
January 3, 1975 		Co-deans:
Boland, O'Neill
(House)

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

Co-deans:
   
Edward Boland,
Tip O'Neill[AK]
Seniority from January 3, 1953
(34 years, 0 days)
(O'Neill retired)
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 		Boland
(House)

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

 
Edward Boland
Seniority from January 3, 1953
(36 years, 0 days)
(retired)
101st January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 1991 		Conte
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 1959
(32 years, 36 days)

 
Silvio O. Conte
Seniority from January 3, 1959
(32 years, 36 days)
(died)
102nd January 3, 1991 –
February 8, 1991
February 8, 1991 –
January 3, 1993 		Kennedy
(Senate)

Seniority from November 7, 1962
(46 years, 291 days)

Co-deans:
   
Joe Moakley,
Gerry Studds
Seniority from January 3, 1973
(24 years, 0 days)
(Studds retired)
103rd January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995
104th January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997
105th January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 1999 		 
Joe Moakley
Seniority from January 3, 1973
(28 years, 145 days)
(died)
106th January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2001
107th January 3, 2001 –
May 28, 2001
May 28, 2001 –
January 3, 2003 		 
Ed Markey
Seniority from November 2, 1976[b]
(36 years, 255 days)
(elected to Senate)
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 –
August 25, 2009
August 25, 2009 –
January 3, 2011 		 
John Kerry
Seniority from January 2, 1985[c]
(28 years, 30 days)
(appointed Secretary of State) 		Markey[AA]
(House and Senate)

Seniority from November 2, 1976
(48 years, 7 days)

112th January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013
113th January 3, 2013 –
February 1, 2013
February 1, 2013 –
July 15, 2013 		 
Elizabeth Warren
Seniority from January 3, 2013
(11 years, 311 days)
(Incumbent)
July 15, 2013 –
January 3, 2015 		 
Richard Neal
Seniority from January 3, 1989
(35 years, 311 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
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)

Missouri

Senior members of Missouri's congressional delegation (1877–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)
45th March 4, 1877 –
September 20, 1877 		 
Lewis V. Bogy
Seniority from March 4, 1873
(4 years, 200 days)
(died) 		Co-deans:
Bogy (Senate)
Bland (House)

Seniority from March 4, 1873
(4 years, 200 days)

 
Richard P. Bland
Seniority from March 4, 1873[a]
(9 years, 364 days)
(co-dean after Clark
lost renomination)
September 20, 1877 –
March 4, 1879 		 
Francis Cockrell
Seniority from March 4, 1875
(29 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election) 		Bland
(House)

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

46th March 4, 1879 –
March 4, 1881
47th March 4, 1881 –
March 4, 1883
48th March 4, 1883 –
March 4, 1885 		Co-deans:
Bland, Buckner
(House)

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

Co-deans:
   
Richard P. Bland,
Aylett H. Buckner
Seniority from March 4, 1873
(11 years, 364 days)
(Buckner retired)
49th March 4, 1885 –
March 4, 1887 		Bland
(House)

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

 
Richard P. Bland[AL]
Seniority from March 4, 1873
(21 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
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 		Cockrell
(Senate)

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

 
Alexander M. Dockery
Seniority from March 4, 1883
(15 years, 364 days)
(ran for Missouri governor)
55th March 4, 1897 –
March 4, 1899
56th March 4, 1899 –
March 4, 1901 		 
David A. De Armond
Seniority from March 4, 1891
(18 years, 264 days)
(died)
57th March 4, 1901 –
March 4, 1903
58th March 4, 1903 –
March 4, 1905
59th March 4, 1905 –
March 4, 1907 		 
William J. Stone[F]
Seniority from March 4, 1903
(15 years, 41 days)
(died) 		De Armond
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1891
(18 years, 264 days)

60th March 4, 1907 –
March 4, 1909
61st March 4, 1909 –
November 23, 1909
November 23, 1909 –
March 4, 1911 		Bartholdt
(House)

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

 
Richard Bartholdt
Seniority from March 4, 1893
(21 years, 364 days)
(retired)
62nd March 4, 1911 –
March 4, 1913
63rd March 4, 1913 –
March 4, 1915
64th March 4, 1915 –
March 4, 1917 		Clark
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1897
(23 years, 363 days)

 
Champ Clark[AM][A]
Seniority from March 4, 1897
(23 years, 363 days)
(died)
65th March 4, 1917 –
April 14, 1918
April 14, 1918 –
March 4, 1919 		 
James A. Reed
Seniority from March 4, 1911
(17 years, 364 days)
(retired)
66th March 4, 1919 –
March 2, 1921
March 2, 1921 –
March 4, 1921 		Rucker
(House)

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

 
William W. Rucker
Seniority from March 4, 1899
(23 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)[16]
67th March 4, 1921 –
March 4, 1923
68th March 4, 1923 –
March 4, 1925 		Reed
(Senate)

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

 
Leonidas C. Dyer[A]
Seniority from March 4, 1915
(17 years, 364 days)
(lost re-election)
69th March 4, 1925 –
March 4, 1927
70th March 4, 1927 –
March 4, 1929
71st March 4, 1929 –
March 4, 1931 		 
Harry B. Hawes[F]
Seniority from December 6, 1926[f]
(6 years, 59 days)
(resigned) 		Dyer
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1915
(17 years, 364 days)

72nd March 4, 1931 –
February 3, 1933
February 3, 1933 –
March 4, 1933 		 
Roscoe C. Patterson[F]
Seniority from March 4, 1929
(5 years, 305 days)
(lost re-election)
73rd March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935 		Romjue
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1923[d]
(19 years, 305 days)

 
Milton A. Romjue[A]
Seniority from March 4, 1923[o][d]
(19 years, 305 days)
(lost re-election)
74th January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937 		 
Joel B. Clark
Seniority from February 3, 1933[c]
(11 years, 335 days)
(lost renomination)
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 		Cannon
(House)

Seniority from March 4, 1923
(41 years, 69 days)

 
Clarence Cannon
Seniority from March 4, 1923
(41 years, 69 days)
(died)
79th January 3, 1945 –
January 17, 1945 		 
Harry S. Truman
Seniority from January 3, 1935
(10 years, 14 days)
(elected Vice President)
January 17, 1945 –
January 3, 1947 		 
Forrest C. Donnell
Seniority from January 3, 1945
(6 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
80th January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949
81st January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1951
82nd January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1953 		 
James P. Kem
Seniority from January 3, 1947
(6 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
83rd January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1955 		 
Thomas C. Hennings[F]
Seniority from January 3, 1951
(9 years, 254 days)
(died)
84th January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1957
85th January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1959
86th January 3, 1959 –
September 13, 1960
September 13, 1960 –
January 3, 1961 		 
Stuart Symington
Seniority from January 3, 1953
(23 years, 359 days)
(resigned)
87th January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1963
88th January 3, 1963 –
May 12, 1964
May 12, 1964 –
January 3, 1965 		Karsten
(House)

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

 
Frank M. Karsten
Seniority from January 3, 1947
(22 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 		Bolling
(House)

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

 
Richard W. Bolling
Seniority from January 3, 1949
(34 years, 0 days)
(retired)
92nd January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1973
93rd January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975
94th January 3, 1975 –
December 27, 1976
December 27, 1976 –
January 3, 1977 		 
Thomas Eagleton
Seniority from December 28, 1968[c]
(18 years, 6 days)
(retired)
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 		Eagleton
(Senate)

Seniority from December 28, 1968
(18 years, 6 days)

 
Bill Clay
Seniority from January 3, 1969
(32 years, 0 days)
(retired)
99th January 3, 1985 –
January 3, 1987
100th January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1989 		 
John Danforth
Seniority from December 27, 1976[c]
(18 years, 7 days)
(retired) 		Clay
(House)

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

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 		 
Kit Bond
Seniority from January 3, 1987
(24 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 		Co-deans:
Gephardt, Skelton
(House)

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

Co-deans:
   
Dick Gephardt,[AN]
Ike Skelton
Seniority from January 3, 1977
(28 years, 0 days)
(Gephardt ran for President)
108th January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2005
109th January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2007 		Skelton
(House)

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

 
Ike Skelton
Seniority from January 3, 1977
(34 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election)
110th January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2009
111th January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011
112th January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013 		 
Claire McCaskill
Seniority from January 3, 2007
(12 years, 0 days)
(lost re-election) 		Emerson
(House)

Seniority from November 5, 1996
(16 years, 78 days)

 
Jo Ann Emerson
Seniority from November 5, 1996[b]
(16 years, 78 days)
(resigned)
113th January 3, 2013 –
January 22, 2013
January 22, 2013 –
January 3, 2015 		Blunt
(House and Senate)

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

Co-deans:
   
Lacy Clay (D),
Sam Graves (R)
Seniority from January 3, 2001
(20 years, 0 days)
(Clay lost renomination)
114th January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2017
115th January 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2019
116th January 3, 2019 –
January 3, 2021 		 
Roy Blunt[F]
Seniority from January 3, 2011
(12 years, 0 days)
(retired)
117th January 3, 2021 –
January 3, 2023 		 
Sam Graves
Seniority from January 3, 2001
(23 years, 311 days)
(Incumbent)
118th January 3, 2023 –
present 		 
Josh Hawley
Seniority from January 3, 2019
(5 years, 311 days)
(Incumbent) 		Graves
(House)

Seniority from January 3, 2001
(23 years, 311 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)

References

  1. ^ a b c d "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. ^ "BLEDSOE, Jesse (1776 – 1836)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "WALKER, George (1763 – 1819)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "BURNETT, Henry Cornelius (1825 – 1866)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "TRIMBLE, Lawrence Strother (1825 – 1904)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "WILLIS, Albert Shelby (1843 – 1897)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  7. ^ "MCCREARY, James Bennett (1838 – 1918)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  8. ^ "DEBOE, William Joseph (1849 – 1927)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  9. ^ "RHEA, John Stockdale (1855 – 1924)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  10. ^ "BLACKBURN, Joseph Clay Stiles (1838 – 1918)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  11. ^ "VINSON, Frederick Moore (1890 – 1953)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  12. ^ "ROCKWELL, Julius (1805 – 1888)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  13. ^ "MANN, Horace (1796 – 1859)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  14. ^ "DE WITT, Alexander (1798 – 1879)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  15. ^ "RICE, William Whitney (1826 – 1896)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  16. ^ "RUCKER, William Waller (1855 – 1936)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 30, 2024.

Footnotes (positional)

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Previously served non-consecutive term(s) in the House
  2. ^ Senate Republican Leader from 1953 to 1959
  3. ^ House Democratic Leader from 2003 to 2023; Speaker of the House from 2007 to 2011, 2019 to 2023
  4. ^ President pro tempore from 1803 to 1804; Dean of the Senate from 1803 to 1805
  5. ^ a b Elected as Anti-Administration until 1795
  6. ^ 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 Senator who previously served in the House of Representatives
  7. ^ President pro tempore from February to November 1811
  8. ^ Speaker of the House from 1811 to 1814, 1815 to 1820, 1823 to 1825
  9. ^ a b Elected as Democratic-Republican until 1825
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h Second time
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Previously served non-consecutive term(s) in the Senate
  12. ^ Elected as National Republican until 1837
  13. ^ Representative who previously served as a senator
  14. ^ Speaker of the House from 1841 to 1843
  15. ^ Dean of the House from 1849 to 1855; Speaker of the House and House Democratic Leader from 1851 to 1855
  16. ^ Elected as Unionist until 1867
  17. ^ Senate Democratic Leader from 1873 to 1877
  18. ^ Senate Democratic Leader from 1885 to 1890
  19. ^ a b Speaker of the House and House Democratic Leader from 1883 to 1889
  20. ^ Senate Democratic Leader from 1906 to 1907
  21. ^ Senate Democratic Leader from 1937 to 1949
  22. ^ Dean of the House since 2022
  23. ^ Senate Republican Leader since 2007
  24. ^ Anti-Jacksonian from 1829 to 1835; Anti-Masonic from 1835 to 1837
  25. ^ National Republican from 1835 to 1837
  26. ^ Dean of the House from 1844 to 1848
  27. ^ a b as junior senator
  28. ^ Speaker of the House from 1847 to 1849
  29. ^ Dean of the Senate from 1869 to 1874
  30. ^ Free Soiler from 1853 to 1857; Republican from 1857 to 1873; Liberal Republican from 1873 to 1874
  31. ^ Speaker of the House from 1856 to 1857
  32. ^ Dean of the House from 1869 to 1875
  33. ^ President pro tempore from May 25 to May 30, 1912; Senate Republican Chairman (de facto Republican leader) from 1918 to 1924
  34. ^ Various positions:
  35. ^ House Republican Leader from 1939 to 1959; Speaker of the House from 1947 to 1949, 1953 to 1955
  36. ^ Speaker of the House and House Democratic Leader from 1962 to 1971
  37. ^ Speaker of the House and House Democratic Leader from 1977 to 1987
  38. ^ Dean of the House from 1890 to 1895
  39. ^ House Democratic Leader from 1909 to 1921; Speaker of the House from 1911 to 1919
  40. ^ House Democratic Leader from 1995 to 2003

Footnotes (seniority)

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 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
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o 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).
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Senator appointed to fill intra-term vacancy; seniority calculated from date of appointment
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Shares seniority date with other officeholder(s); credited as sole dean by past non-consecutive terms in Congress
  5. ^ a b c Seated late
  6. ^ 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
  7. ^ Seniority over John Edwards due to tenure as a member of the House of Representatives from Virginia
  8. ^ Alexander D. Orr served as Kentucky's sole representative (2nd district) until Christopher Greenup was sworn in on November 9
  9. ^ Preceding elections involved turnover of all sitting incumbents; incoming officeholders share a seniority date with no distinguishing aspects
  10. ^ Seniority over Isham Talbot due to tenure as a member of the House of Representatives
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 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)
  12. ^ a b c d Elected late
  13. ^ Served more prior time (92 days) in the House than John Calhoon (2 days)
  14. ^ Served more terms in total (six) than Virgil Chapman (five)
  15. ^ Served more terms in total (two) than Jacob L. Milligan (one partial) during the 73rd Congress

Bibliography

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