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Francis Cockrell was Missouri's longest-serving senator (1875–1905). Missouri is one of fifteen states alongside California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Utah to have a younger senior senator and an older junior senator.
The most senior senators by class were Dianne Feinstein (D-California) from Class 1, Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) from Class 2, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) from Class 3. When Feinstein died on September 29, 2023 Tom Carper (D-Delaware) became the most senior senator from his class.
The most senior junior senator is Maria Cantwell. Order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term. Behind this is former service as a senator (only giving the senator seniority within his or her new incoming class), service as vice president, a House member, a cabinet secretary, or a governor of a state. The final ...
Texas was admitted to the United States on December 29, 1845, and elects its U.S. senators to class 1 and class 2. The state's current senators are Republicans John Cornyn (serving since 2002) and Ted Cruz (serving since 2013). A total of 27 Democrats, 7 Republicans, and 1 Liberal Republican have served or are serving as U.S. senators from Texas.
Senate Minority Whip: Dick Durbin: IL: January 3, 2025 Party whip since January 3, 2005: Chair of the Senate Democratic Steering and Policy Committee: Amy Klobuchar: MN: January 3, 2025: Chair of the Senate Democratic Strategic Communications Committee: Cory Booker: NJ: January 3, 2025: Vice Chairs of the Senate Democratic Caucus: Mark Warner ...
John Cornyn III (/ ˈ k ɔːr n ɪ n / KOR-nin; born February 2, 1952) is an American politician, attorney, and former jurist serving as the senior United States senator from Texas, a seat he has held since 2002.
Missouri's congressional districts since 2023 [1] These are tables of congressional delegations from Missouri to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate . The current dean of the Missouri delegation is Representative Sam Graves (R), having served in Congress since 2001.
Texas's congressional districts since 2023. A long history exists of various individuals serving in the congressional delegations from the State of Texas to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, with all of this occurring after Texas as a territory was annexed as a State in December 1865.