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This is a list of senators of the 112th United States Congress.
Composition[]
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Senate Party standings (at the beginning of this Congress)
53 Democrats
1 Independent caucusing with Democrats
46 Republicans
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | Vacant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Independent | Republican | |||
| End of previous congress | 57 | 1 | 42 | 100 | 0 |
| Begin | 53 | 1 | 46 | 100 | 0 |
| May 3, 2011 | 45 | 99 | 1 | ||
| May 9, 2011 | 46 | 100 | 0 | ||
| October 14, 2012 | 45 | 99 | 1 | ||
| October 18, 2012 | 46 | 100 | 0 | ||
| Latest voting share | 54% | 46% | |||
Leadership[]
| Office | Party | Officer | State | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President of the Senate | Republican Party | 
|
Tim Pawlenty | Minnesota | 2009 |
| President pro tempore | Democratic Party | 
|
Robert Byrd | West Virginia | 2007 - 2010 |
|
Daniel Inouye | Hawaii | 2010 | ||
Majority (Democratic) leadership[]
Senate Majority Leader and Democratic Conference Chairman Harry Reid of Nevada.
| Office | Officer | State | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Majority Leader Democratic Conference Chairman |
Harry Reid | Nevada | 2007 |
| Senate Majority Whip | Richard Durbin | Illinois | 2007 |
| Vice-Chairman of the Democratic Conference | Chuck Schumer | New York | 2007 |
| Democratic Policy Committee Chairman | Byron Dorgan | North Dakota | 1999 |
| Democratic Conference Secretary | Patty Murray | Washington | 2007 |
| Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman | Robert Menendez | New Jersey | 2009 |
Minority (Republican) leadership[]
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky
| Office | Officer | State | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Minority Leader | Mitch McConnell | Kentucky | 2007 |
| Senate Minority Whip | Jon Kyl | Arizona | 2007 |
| Republican Conference Chairman | Lamar Alexander | Tennessee | 2007 |
| Republican Policy Committee Chairman | John Thune | South Dakota | 2009 |
| Republican Conference Secretary | Lisa Murkowski | Alaska | 2009 |
| Republican Campaign Committee Chairman | John Cornyn | Texas | 2009 |
Members[]
| State | Class | Name | Party | Prior Experience | Education | Assumed Office | Born In | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 3 |  |
Richard Shelby | Republican | Alabama Senate; U.S. House (AL-7) | University of Alabama (BA, JD) | 1987 | 1934 | |
| Alabama | 2 |  |
Jeff Sessions | Republican | State Attorney General | Huntingdon College, University of Alabama | 1997 | 1946 | |
| Alaska | 3 |  |
Lisa Murkowski | Republican | Alaska House of Representatives | Georgetown, Willamette University | 2002 | 1957 | |
| Alaska | 2 |  |
Mark Begich | Democratic | Mayor of Anchorage | University of Alaska Anchorage (attended) | 2009 | 1962 | |
| Arizona | 3 |  |
Ed Pastor | Democratic | High School teacher, U.S. House | Arizona State University | 2009 | 1943 | |
| Arizona | 1 |  |
Jon Kyl | Republican | Attorney, U.S. House (AZ-4) | University of Arizona (BA, JD) | 1995 | 1942 | |
| Arkansas | 2 |  |
John Boozman | Republican | U.S. House | University of Arkansas, Southern College of Optometry | 2011 | 1950 | |
| Arkansas | 3 |  |
Mark Pryor | Democratic | Arkansas House of Representatives, State Attorney General | University of Arkansas (BA, JD) | 2003 | 1963 | |
| California | 1 |  |
Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | Mayor of San Francisco, San Francisco Board of Supervisors | Stanford University | 1992 | 1933 | |
| California | 3 |  |
Barbara Boxer | Democratic | Marin County Board of Supervisors, U.S. House (CA-6) | Brooklyn College | 1993 | 1940 | |
| Colorado | 2 |  |
Mark Udall | Democratic | State Representative, U.S. House (CO-2) | Williams College | 2009 | 1950 | |
| Colorado | 3 |  |
Ken Salazar | Democratic | Colorado Attorney General | Colorado College, Michigan Law School | 2005 | 1955 | |
| Connecticut | 1 |  |
Chris Dodd | Democratic | U.S. House (CT-2) | Providence College, University of Louisville | 1981 | 1944 | |
| Connecticut | 3 |  |
Rob Simmons | Republican | U.S. House (CT-2); College professor; intelligence professional | Haverford College, Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government | 2009 | 1943 | |
| Delaware | 1 |  |
Tom Carper | Democratic | Governor; U.S. House (DE-At Large); Delaware Treasurer | Ohio State, University of Delaware | 2001 | 1947 | |
| Delaware | 2 |  |
Joe Biden | Democratic | Lawyer | University of Delaware (B.A.), Syracuse University (J.D.) | 1973 | 1942 | |
| Florida | 1 |  |
Bill Nelson | Democratic | U.S. House (FL-11), State Treasurer | Yale University, University of Virginia | 2001 | 1942 | |
| Florida | 3 |  |
Charlie Christ | Republican | Governor, Attorney General of Florida | Wake Forest University, Florida State, Samford | 2011 | 1956 | |
| Georgia | 2 |  |
Saxby Chambliss | Republican | U.S. House (GA-8) | University of Georgia, University of Tennessee | 2003 | 1943 | |
| Georgia | 3 |  |
Johnny Isakson | Republican | U.S. House (GA-6) | Georgia | 2005 | 1944 | |
| Hawaii | 3 | |
Daniel Inouye | Democratic | U.S. House (HI-At Large) | University of Hawaii, George Washington University | 1963 | 1924 | |
| Hawaii | 1 |  |
Daniel Akaka | Democratic | U.S. House (HI-2) | University of Hawaii (BA, M.Ed.) | 1991 | 1924 | |
| Idaho | 3 |  |
Mike Crapo | Republican | Idaho State Senate, U.S. House (ID-2) | Brigham Young University, Harvard Law School | 1999 | 1951 | |
| Idaho | 2 |  |
Jim Risch | Republican | State Senate Majority Leader, Governor of Idaho, Lieutenant Governor of Idaho | University of Idaho | 2009 | 1943 | |
| Illinois | 2 |  |
Dick Durbin | Democratic | U.S. House (IL-20) | Georgetown University (BS, JD) | 1997 | 1944 | |
| Illinois | 3 |  |
Barack Obama | Democratic | Community organizer, lawyer, Illinois Senate | Occidental College, Columbia University (B.A.), Harvard Law School (J.D.) | 2005 | 1937 | |
| Indiana | 1 |  |
Richard Lugar | Republican | Mayor of Indianapolis | Denison University, University of Oxford | 1977 | 1932 | |
| Indiana | 3 |  |
Daniel Coats | Republican | U.S. House, U.S. Senate, Class 3 | Wheaton College, Indiana University-Indianapolis | 2011 | 1943 | |
| Iowa | 1 |  |
Chuck Grassley | Republican | U.S. House (IA-3) | University of Northern Iowa (BA, MA) | 1981 | 1933 | |
| Iowa | 3 |  |
Tom Harkin | Democratic | U.S. House (IA-5) | Iowa State, Catholic | 1985 | 1939 | |
| Kansas | 2 |  |
Jerry Moran | Republican | U.S. House | University of Kansas | 2011 | 1954 | |
| Kansas | 2 |  |
Pat Roberts | Republican | U.S. House (KS-1) | Kansas State University | 1997 | 1936 | |
| Kentucky | 3 | |
Mitch McConnell | Republican | Jefferson County Executive | Louisville, Kentucky | 1985 | 1942 | |
| Kentucky | 1 |  |
Rand Paul | Republican | Physician | Duke University School of Medicine, Baylor University | 2011 | 1963 | |
| Louisiana | 3 |  |
Mary Landrieu | Democratic | Louisiana Treasurer | Louisiana State | 1997 | 1955 | |
| Louisiana | 3 |  |
David Vitter | Republican | Louisiana House of Representatives, U.S. House | Harvard, Oxford, Tulane | 2005 | 1961 | |
| Maine | 2 |  |
Olympia Snowe | Republican | U.S. House, Maine Senate, Maine House of Representatives, First Lady of Maine | University of Maine (B.A.) | 1995 | 1947 | |
| Maine | 2 |  |
Susan Collins | Republican | Commissioner of the Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation | St. Lawrence | 1997 | 1952 | |
| Maryland | 3 |  |
Barbara Mikulski | Democratic | U.S. House (MD-3), Baltimore City Council | Mount Saint Agnes, Maryland | 1987 | 1936 | |
| Maryland | 2 |  |
Ben Cardin | Democratic | U.S. House (MD-3), Maryland House of Delegates | Pittsburgh, Maryland | 2007 | 1943 | |
| Massachusetts | 2 |  |
John Kerry | Democratic | Lieutenant Governor | Yale, Boston College | 1985 | 1943 | |
| Massachusetts | 1 |  |
Scott Brown | Republican | Property assessor of Wrentham, Massachusetts; Wrentham Board of Selectman; Massachusetts Senate | Tufts University, Boston College Law School | 2010 | 1959 | |
| Michigan | 2 |  |
Carl Levin | Democratic | Detroit City Council | Swarthmore, Harvard | 1979 | 1934 | |
| Michigan | 1 |  |
Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | U.S. House (MI-8), Michigan Senate, Michigan House of Representatives, Ingham County Board of Commissioners | Michigan State (BA, MSW) | 2001 | 1950 | |
| Minnesota | 1 |  |
Amy Klobuchar | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | Hennepin County Attorney | Yale, Chicago | 2007 | 1960 | |
| Minnesota | 2 |  |
Al Franken | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | Comedian, actor, author, screenwriter, political commentator, and radio host | Harvard | 2009 | 1951 | |
| Mississippi | 2 |  |
Thad Cochran | Republican | U.S. House (MS-4) | Mississippi (BA, JD) | 1979 | 1937 | |
| Mississippi | 1 |  |
Roger Wicker | Republican | Mississippi State Senate, U.S. House (MS-1) | Mississippi (BA, JD) | 2007 | 1951 | |
| Missouri | 1 |  |
Roy Blunt | Republican | U.S. House | Southwest Baptist University, Southwest Missouri State University | 2011 | 1950 | |
| Missouri | 3 |  |
Claire McCaskill | Democratic | State Auditor, Missouri House of Representatives, Jackson County Prosecutor | University of Missouri (BS, JD) | 2007 | 1953 | |
| Montana | 2 |  |
Max Baucus | Democratic | U.S. House (MT-1) | Stanford (BS, LLB) | 1979 | 1941 | |
| Montana | 1 |  |
Jon Tester | Democratic | Montana Senate President | Great Falls | 2007 | 1956 | |
| Nebraska | 1 |  |
Jeff Fortenberry | Republican | U.S. House (NE-1) | Louisiana State, Georgetown, Franciscan | 2009 | 1960 | |
| Nebraska | 2 |  |
Mike Johanns | Republican | Governor, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Mayor of Lincoln, Lancaster County Board | St. Mary's University, Creighton University | 2009 | 1950 | |
| Nevada | 3 | |
Harry Reid | Democratic | U.S. House (NV-1), Lieutenant Governor, Nevada Assembly | Southern Utah, Utah State, George Washington | 1987 | 1939 | |
| Nevada | 1 |  |
John Ensign | Republican | U.S. House (NV-1) | UNLV, Oregon State, Colorado | 2001 | 1958 | |
| New Hampshire | 2 |  |
Kelly Ayotte | Republican | New Hampshire Attorney General | Pennsylvania State University, Villanova University School of Law | 2011 | 1968 | |
| New Hampshire | 3 |  |
Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | Governor, New Hampshire Senate | Shippensburg University, University of Mississippi | 2009 | 1947 | |
| New Jersey | 2 |  |
Frank Lautenberg | Democratic | U.S. Senate, Class 1 | Columbia | 2003 | 1924 | |
| New Jersey | 1 |  |
Bob Menendez | Democratic | U.S. House (NJ-13), New Jersey Senate, New Jersey General Assembly, Mayor of Union City | Saint Peter's College, Rutgers | 2006 | 1954 | |
| New Mexico | 1 |  |
Jeff Bingaman | Democratic | New Mexico Attorney General | Harvard, Stanford | 1983 | 1943 | |
| New Mexico | 2 |  |
Tom Udall | Democratic | U.S. House (NM-3), New Mexico Attorney General | Prescott College, Cambridge University (J.D.), University of New Mexico School of Law | 2009 | 1948 | |
| New York | 3 |  |
Chuck Schumer | Democratic | U.S. House (NY-9), New York State Assembly | Harvard (BA, JD) | 1999 | 1950 | |
| New York | 1 |  |
Hillary Clinton | Democratic | First Lady of the United States, First Lady of Arkansas | Wellesley College, Yale | 2001 | 1947 | |
| North Carolina | 3 |  |
Richard Burr | Republican | U.S. House (NC-5) | Wake Forest | 2005 | 1955 | |
| North Carolina | 2 |  |
Kay Hagan | Democratic | North Carolina Senate | Florida State University, Wake Forest University | 2009 | 1953 | |
| North Dakota | 1 |  |
Kent Conrad | Democratic-NPL | North Dakota State Tax Commissioner | Stanford, George Washington | 1987 | 1948 | |
| North Dakota | 3 |  |
John Hoeven | Republican | Governor of North Dakota | Dartmouth College, Northwestern University | 2011 | 1957 | |
| Ohio | 1 |  |
Rob Portman | Republican | U.S. House, United States Trade Representative, Director of the Office of Management and Budget | Dartmouth College, University of Michigan Law School | 2011 | 1955 | |
| Ohio | 3 |  |
Sherrod Brown | Democratic | U.S. House (OH-13), Ohio Secretary of State | Yale, Ohio State | 2007 | 1952 | |
| Oklahoma | 2 |  |
Jim Inhofe | Republican | U.S. House (OK-1), Oklahoma Senate, Oklahoma House of Representatives, Mayor of Tulsa | Tulsa | 1995 | 1934 | |
| Oklahoma | 3 |  |
Tom Coburn | Republican | U.S. House (OK-2), Physician | Oklahoma State, Oklahoma | 2005 | 1948 | |
| Oregon | 3 |  |
Ron Wyden | Democratic | U.S. House (OR-3) | Stanford, Oregon | 1996 | 1949 | |
| Oregon | 2 |  |
Jeff Merkley | Democratic | Oregon House Speaker | Stanford (B.A.), Princeton (M.P.P.) | 2009 | 1956 | |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |  |
Pat Toomey | Republican | U.S. House | Harvard University | 2011 | 1961 | |
| Pennsylvania | 3 |  |
Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | Pennsylvania Treasurer, Pennsylvania Auditor General | Holy Cross, Catholic | 2007 | 1960 | |
| Rhode Island | 2 |  |
Jack Reed | Democratic | U.S. House (RI-2), Rhode Island Senate | United States Military Academy, Harvard | 1997 | 1949 | |
| Rhode Island | 1 |  |
Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | Rhode Island Attorney General | Yale, Virginia | 2007 | 1955 | |
| South Carolina | 2 |  |
Mark Hammond | Republican | South Carolina Secretary of State | Newberry College, Clemson University | 2009 | 1963 | |
| South Carolina | 3 |  |
Jim DeMint | Republican | U.S. House (SC-4) | Tennessee, Clemson University | 2005 | 1951 | |
| South Dakota | 2 |  |
Tim Johnson | Democratic | U.S. House (SD-At Large) | South Dakota (BA, MPA, JD) | 1997 | 1946 | |
| South Dakota | 3 |  |
John Thune | Republican | U.S. House (SD-At Large) | Biola, South Dakota | 2005 | 1961 | |
| Tennessee | 2 |  |
Lamar Alexander | Republican | Governor, U.S. Secretary of Education | Vanderbilt, New York University | 2003 | 1940 | |
| Tennessee | 1 |  |
Bob Corker | Republican | Mayor of Chattanooga | Tennessee | 2007 | 1952 | |
| Texas | 1 |  |
Kay Bailey Hutchison | Republican | Texas State Treasurer | Texas (BA, JD) | 1993 | 1943 | |
| Texas | 2 |  |
John Cornyn | Republican | Texas Attorney General | Trinity University, St. Mary's University, Virginia | 2003 | 1952 | |
| Utah | 1 |  |
Orrin Hatch | Republican | Attorney | Brigham Young, Pittsburgh | 1977 | 1934 | |
| Utah | 3 |  |
Mike Lee | Republican | Attorney | Brigham Young University | 2011 | 1971 | |
| Vermont | 3 |  |
Patrick Leahy | Democratic | Chittenden County State's Attorney | St. Michael's College, Georgetown | 1975 | 1940 | |
| Vermont | 1 |  |
Bernie Sanders | Independent | U.S. House (VT-At Large), Mayor of Burlington | Brooklyn College, Chicago | 2007 | 1941 | |
| Virginia | 1 |  |
Jim Webb | Democratic | U.S. Secretary of the Navy | U.S. Naval Academy, USC, Georgetown University | 2007 | 1946 | |
| Virginia | 2 |  |
Mark Warner | Democratic | Governor | George Washington, Harvard | 2009 | 1954 | |
| Washington | 3 |  |
Patty Murray | Democratic | Washington Senate | Washington State | 1993 | 1950 | |
| Washington | 1 |  |
Maria Cantwell | Democratic | U.S. House (WA-1), Washington House of Representatives | Miami University | 2001 | 1958 | |
| West Virginia | 2 |  |
Joe Manchin | Democratic | Governor, West Virginia Secretary of State | West Virginia University | 2010 | 1947 | |
| West Virginia | 1 |  |
Jay Rockefeller | Democratic | Governor | Harvard | 1985 | 1937 | |
| Wisconsin | 1 |  |
Herb Kohl | Democratic | Businessman, Wisconsin Democratic Party chairman | Wisconsin–Madison, Harvard | 1989 | 1935 | |
| Wisconsin | 3 | File:Russ Feingold Official Portrait.jpg | Russ Feingold | Democratic | Wisconsin Senate | Wisconsin–Madison, Oxford University, Harvard | 1993 | 1953 | |
| Wyoming | 2 |  |
Mike Enzi | Republican | Wyoming Senate, Wyoming House of Representatives, Mayor of Gillette | George Washington, Denver | 1997 | 1944 | |
| Wyoming | 1 |  |
John Barrasso | Republican | Wyoming Senate | Georgetown (BS, MD) | 2007 | 1952 |
Changes in membership[]
| State (class) |
Former senator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's installation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada (1) |
John Ensign (R) |
Resigned May 3, 2011 due to an Ethics Committee investigation. The appointed successor will serve for the remainder of the term that ends with this Congress. |
Dean Heller | May 9, 2011 |
| Pennsylvania (3) |
Arlen Specter (R) |
Died October 14, 2012. The appointed successor will hold the seat until a special election has been held. |
Pat Toomey | October 18, 2012 |
John Ensign of Nevada resigned on May 3, 2011 due to an Ethics Committee investigation, and was succeeded by Dean Heller.
Former Governor Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania died on October 14, 2012 and was replaced by Pat Toomey.