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The United States Senate consists of 100 members, two from each of the 50 states. This list includes all senators serving in the 119th United States Congress.
This is a complete list of United States senators during the 117th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 2021, to January 3, 2023. It is a historical listing and will contain people who have not served the entire two-year Congress should anyone resign, die, or be expelled.
The Senate's structure gives states with smaller populations the same number of senators (two) as states with larger populations. Historian Daniel Wirls contends that this structure makes the Senate "non-democratic", [ 10 ] while Levitsky and Ziblatt argue that the Senate is America's most minoritarian (undemocratic) institution. [ 78 ]
The Senate, or upper chamber, has 100 seats — two per state. Of these, 34 are up for election in 2024. Each senator serves a six-year term for their respective state.
The numbers refer to their Senate classes. All class 1 senators are in the middle of their term (2019–2025), having been elected in 2018 and facing re-election in 2024 . Class 2 senators are at the beginning of their term (2021–2027), having been elected in 2020 and facing re-election in 2026 .
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures.
Four Michigan senators have risen to the position of President pro tempore, and one (Thomas W. Ferry) served as President of the Senate from November 22, 1875 to March 3, 1877 (as acting Vice President of the United States). [1]
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