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| State | Name | Party | Serving Since | Seniority | End of Term | Committee Assignments | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Jeff Sessions | Republican | January 7, 1997 | 45th | 2015 | the Judiciary (Ranking Member), Armed Services, ENR, the Budget | |
| Alabama | Richard Shelby | Republican | January 6, 1987 | 19th | 2011 | BHUA (Ranking member), Appropriations, Special Committee on Aging | |
| Alaska | Mark Begich | Democratic | January 3, 2009 | 95th | 2015 | CST, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs | |
| Alaska | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | December 20, 2002 | 60th | 2011 | ENR (Ranking Member), HELP, Appropriations, Indian Affairs | |
| Arizona | Jon Kyl | Republican | January 4, 1995 | 37th | 2013 | The Judiciary, Finance | Minority Whip |
| Arizona | John McCain | Republican | January 3, 1987 | 20th | 2011 | Armed Services (Ranking Member), Indian Affairs, ENR, HSGA | |
| Arkansas | Blanche Lincoln | Democratic | January 3, 1999 | 51st | 2011 | ANF, Finance, ENR, Special Committee on Aging | Democratic Rural Outreach Chair |
| Arkansas | Mark Pryor | Democratic | January 7, 2003 | 68th | 2015 | Appropriations, CST, Select Committee on Ethics, HSGA, RA, SBE | |
| California | Barbara Boxer | Democratic | January 3, 1993 | 29th | 2011 | EPW (Chair), CST, Foreign Relations, Select Committee on Ethics (Chair) | Chief Deputy Whip |
| California | Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | November 10, 1992 | 27th | 2013 | RA (Chair), the Judiciary, Appropriations, Select Committee on Intelligence (Chair) | |
| Colorado | Michael Bennet | Democratic | January 21, 2009 | 98th | 2011 | ANF, BHUA, HSGA, Special Committee on Aging | |
| Colorado | Mark Udall | Democratic | January 3, 2009 | 87th | 2015 | Armed Services, ENR, Special Committee on Aging | |
| Connecticut | Christopher Dodd | Democratic | January 3, 1981 | 10th | 2011 | BHUA (Chair), HELP, Foreign Relations, RA | |
| Connecticut | Joe Lieberman | Independent | January 3, 1989 | 25th | 2013 | HSGA (Chair), Armed Services, SBE | |
| Delaware | Thomas Carper | Democratic | January 3, 2001 | 55th | 2013 | HSGA, EPW, Finance | Deputy Whip |
| Delaware | Edward Kaufman | Democratic | January 15, 2009 | 97th | 2015 | Foreign Relations, the Judiciary | |
| Florida | Mel Martinez | Republican | January 3, 2005 | 73rd | 2011 | Special Committee on Aging (Ranking Member), Armed Services, BHUA, CST | |
| Florida | Bill Nelson | Democratic | January 3, 2001 | 54th | 2013 | Armed Services, the Budget, CST, Finance, Special Committee on Aging, Select Committee on Intelligence | Deputy Whip |
| Georgia | Saxby Chambliss | Republican | January 3, 2003 | 62nd | 2015 | ANF (Ranking Member), Armed Services, RA, Select Committee on Intelligence | |
| Georgia | Johnny Isakson | Republican | January 3, 2005 | 71st | 2011 | HELP, CST, Foreign Relations, Veterans Affairs, SBE, Select Committee on Ethics (Vice Chai) | |
| Hawaii | Daniel Akaka | Democratic | May 16, 1990 | 26th | 2013 | Veterans' Affairs (Chair), Armed Services, BHUA, HSGA, Indian Affairs | |
| Hawaii | Daniel Inouye | Democratic | January 3, 1963 | 3rd | 2011 | Appropriations (Chair), CST, Indian Affairs, RA | |
| Idaho | Mike Crapo | Republican | January 3, 1999 | 50th | 2011 | BHUA, the Budget, EPW, Finance, Indian Affairs | |
| Idaho | James Risch | Republican | January 3, 2009 | 91st | 2015 | ENR, Foreign Relations, Select Committee on Ethics, Select Committee on Intelligence, Joint Economic Committee | |
| Illinois | Roland Burris | Democratic | Unknown | 96th | 2011 | Armed Services, HSGA, Veterans' Affairs | |
| Illinois | Richard Durbin | Democratic | January 3, 1997 | 41st | 2015 | Appropriations, the Judiciary, RA | Majority Whip |
| Indiana | Evan Bayh | Democratic | January 3, 1999 | 53rd | 2011 | Armed Services, BHUA, ENR, SBE, Select Committee on Intelligence, Special Committee on Aging | |
| Indiana | Richard Lugar | Republican | January 3, 1977 | 5th | 2013 | Foreign Relations (Ranking member), ANF | |
| Iowa | Chuck Grassley | Republican | January 3, 1981 | 11th | 2011 | Finance (Ranking member), the Judiciary, ANF, the Budget, Caucus on International Natcotics Control (Co-Chairman), Joint Committee on Taxation | |
| Iowa | Tom Harkin | Democratic | January 3, 1985 | 15th | 2015 | ANF (Chair), Appropriations, SBE, HELP | |
| Kansas | Sam Brownback | Republican | November 7, 1996 | 39th | 2011 | Appropriations, CST, ENR, Special Committee on Aging, Joint Economic Committee, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe | |
| Kansas | Pat Roberts | Republican | January 3, 1997 | 40th | 2015 | ANF, Finance, HELP, Select Committee on Ethics | |
| Kentucky | Jim Bunning | Republican | January 3, 1999 | 49th | 2011 | BHUA, the Budget, ENR, Finance | |
| Kentucky | Mitch McConnell | Republican | January 3, 1985 | 16th | 2015 | ANF, Appropriations, RA, Select Committee on Intelligence (Ex officio) | Minority Leader |
| Louisiana | Mary Landrieu | Democratic | January 3, 1997 | 44th | 2015 | SBE (Chair), Appropriations, ENR, HSGA | |
| Louisiana | David Vitter | Republican | January 3, 2005 | 72nd | 2011 | Armed Services, BHUA, CST, EPW, SBE | |
| Maine | Susan Collins | Republican | January 3, 1997 | 46th | 2015 | HSGA (Ranking member), Armed Services, Special Committee on Aging, | |
| Maine | Olympia Snowe | Republican | January 3, 1995 | 36th | 2013 | ||
| Maryland | Benjamin Cardin | Democratic | January 3, 2007 | 75th | 2013 | ||
| Maryland | Barbara Mikulski | Democratic | January 3, 1987 | 18th | 2011 | ||
| Massachusetts | Edward Kennedy | Democratic | November 7, 1962 | 2nd | 2013 | ||
| Massachusetts | John Kerry | Democratic | January 2, 1985 | 14th | 2015 | ||
| Michigan | Carl Levin | Democratic | January 3, 1987 | 9th | 2015 | ||
| Michigan | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | January 3, 2001 | 56th | 2013 | Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee Chair | |
| Minnesota | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | January 3, 2007 | 82nd | 2013 | ||
| Minnesota | TBA | TBA | None | None | TBA | None |
Race between Norm Coleman (R) and Al Franken (DFL) not yet resolved |
| Mississippi | Thad Cochran | Republican | December 27, 1978 | 8th | 2015 | ||
| Mississippi | Roger Wicker | Republican | December 31, 2007 | 86th | 2013 | ||
| Missouri | Christopher Bond | Republican | January 3, 1987 | 22nd | 2011 | ||
| Missouri | Claire McCaskill | Democratic | January 3, 2007 | 81st | 2013 | ||
| Montana | Max Baucus | Democratic | December 15, 1978 | 7th | 2013 | ||
| Montana | Jon Tester | Democratic | January 3, 2007 | 84th | 2013 | ||
| Nebraska | Mike Johanns | Republican | January 3, 2009 | 89th | 2015 | ||
| Nebraska | Ben Nelson | Democratic | January 3, 2001 | 59th | 2013 | ||
| Nevada | John Ensign | Republican | January 3, 2001 | 57th | 2013 | Republican Policy Committee Chairman | |
| Nevada | Harry Reid | Democratic | January 3, 1987 | 21st | 2011 | Majority Leader and Democratic Conference Chairman | |
| New Hampshire | Judd Gregg | Republican | January 3, 1993 | 30th | 2011 | ||
| New Hampshire | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | January 3, 2009 | 92nd | 2015 | ||
| New Jersey | Frank Lautenberg | Democratic | January 3, 2003 | 61st | 2015 | ||
| New Jersey | Robert Menendez | Democratic | January 18, 2006 | 74th | 2013 | Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman | |
| New Mexico | Jeff Bingaman | Democratic | January 3, 1983 | 13th | 2013 | Democratic Committee Outreach Chair | |
| New Mexico | Tom Udall | Democratic | January 3, 2009 | 88th | 2015 | ||
| New York | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | January 26, 2009 | 99th | 2013 | ||
| New York | Charles Schumer | Democratic | January 3, 1999 | 48th | 2011 | Democratic Conference Vice Chairman | |
| North Carolina | Richard Burr | Republican | January 3, 2005 | 67th | 2011 | ||
| North Carolina | Kay Hagan | Democratic | January 3, 2009 | 93rd | 2015 | ||
| North Dakota | Kent Conrad | Democratic | January 3, 1987 | 23rd | 2013 | ||
| North Dakota | Byron Dorgan | Democratic | December 15, 1992 | 28th | 2011 | Democratic Policy Committee Chairman | |
| Ohio | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | January 3, 2007 | 77th | 2013 | ||
| Ohio | George Voinovich | Republican | January 3, 1999 | 52nd | 2011 | ||
| Oklahoma | Tom Coburn | Republican | January 3, 2005 | 69th | 2011 | ||
| Oklahoma | James Inhofe | Republican | November 17, 1994 | 35th | 2015 | ||
| Oregon | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | January 3, 2009 | 94th | 2015 | ||
| Oregon | Ron Wyden | Democratic | February 6, 1996 | 38th | 2011 | ||
| Pennsylvania | Robert Casey, Jr. | Democratic | January 3, 2007 | 78th | 2013 | ||
| Pennsylvania | Arlen Specter | Democratic | January 3, 1981 | 12th | 2011 | ||
| Rhode Island | Jack Reed | Democratic | January 3, 1997 | 43rd | 2015 | ||
| Rhode Island | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | January 3, 2007 | 83rd | 2013 | ||
| South Carolina | Jim DeMint | Republican | January 3, 2005 | 68th | 2011 | ||
| South Carolina | Lindsey Graham | Republican | January 3, 2003 | 63rd | 2015 | ||
| South Dakota | Tim Johnson | Democratic | January 3, 1997 | 42nd | 2015 | ||
| South Dakota | John Thune | Republican | January 3, 2005 | 70th | 2011 | Republican Conference Vice-Chair | |
| Tennessee | Lamar Alexander | Republican | January 3, 2003 | 64th | 2015 | Republican Conference Chairman | |
| Tennessee | Bob Corker | Republican | January 3, 2007 | 80th | 2013 | ||
| Texas | John Cornyn | Republican | January 3, 2003 | 65th | 2015 | National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair | |
| Texas | Kay Bailey Hutchinson | Republican | January 14, 1993 | 34th | 2013 | ||
| Utah | Robert Bennett | Republican | January 3, 1993 | 33rd | 2011 | ||
| Utah | Orrin Hatch | Republican | January 3, 1977 | 6th | 2013 | ||
| Vermont | Patrick Leahy | Democratic | January 3, 1975 | 4th | 2011 | ||
| Vermont | Bernard Sanders | Independent | January 3, 2007 | 76th | 2013 | ||
| Virginia | Mark Warner | Democratic | January 3, 2009 | 90th | 2015 | ||
| Virginia | Jim Webb | Democratic | January 3, 2007 | 79th | 2013 | ||
| Washington | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | January 3, 2001 | 58th | 2013 | ||
| Washington | Patty Murray | Democratic | January 3, 1993 | 32nd | 2011 | Democratic Conference Secretary | |
| West Virginia | Robert Byrd | Democratic | January 3, 1959 | 1st | 2013 | President pro tempore | |
| West Virginia | John Rockefeller IV | Democratic | January 15, 1985 | 17th | 2015 | ||
| Wisconsin | Russell Feingold | Democratic | January 3, 1993 | 31st | 2011 | Deputy Whip | |
| Wisconsin | Herb Kohl | Democratic | January 3, 1989 | 24th | 2013 | ||
| Wyoming | John Barrasso | Republican | June 25, 2007 | 85th | 2013 | ||
| Wyoming | Michael Enzi | Republican | January 3, 1997 | 47th | 2015 |

