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This is a complete list of United States senators during the 119th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 2025, to January 3, 2027. 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.
Seniority Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref Arizona: Ruben Gallego (D) 1st (91st overall) Yes Open seat; replacing Kyrsten Sinema (I) U.S. House of Representatives [a] Arizona House of Representatives U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Corporal: 1979 [1] Delaware: Lisa Blunt Rochester (D) 3rd (93rd overall) No Open seat; replacing Tom ...
The 119th Congress has only three states (Maine, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin) with senators from different parties, the lowest number of split delegations since direct popular election of senators began in 1914. [b] [1] The majority's margin in the House is smaller than the margin in the Senate for the first time in modern politics.
The 119th Congress convenes with new members being sworn in. Republicans hold a narrow majority of 219-215 in the House. The Senate majority is 53-47, well below the 60-vote threshold needed to ...
The slim majority presents a challenge for the speaker of the 119th Congress, ... "Kay Granger's long absence reveals the problem with a Congress that rewards seniority & relationships more than ...
House Republicans on Wednesday locked in their top leadership positions for the looming 119th Congress, as the conference readies its majority to legislate under full GOP control of Washington.
In this case, the 119th United States Congress beginning January 3, 2025. This list assumes all incumbents are re-elected unless they are retiring of have already lost re-election. Current seniority list
In the case of senators first elected in a general election for the upcoming Congress, their terms begin on the first day of the new Congress. For most of American history this was March 4 of odd-numbered years, but effective from 1935 the 20th Amendment moved this to January 3 of odd-numbered years.