Congress | Dates | Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Delegation dean (Combined seniority and tenure) |
House dean (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | March 4, 1789 – March 4, 1791 | |||
2nd | March 4, 1791 – March 4, 1793 | |||
3rd | March 4, 1793 – March 4, 1795 | |||
4th | March 4, 1795 – March 4, 1797 | |||
5th | March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1799 | |||
6th | March 4, 1799 – March 4, 1801 | |||
7th | March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1803 | |||
8th | March 4, 1803 – March 4, 1805 | |||
9th | March 4, 1805 – March 4, 1807 | |||
10th | March 4, 1807 – March 4, 1809 | |||
11th | March 4, 1809 – March 4, 1811 | |||
12th | March 4, 1811 – March 4, 1813 | |||
13th | March 4, 1813 – March 4, 1815 | |||
14th | March 4, 1815 – March 4, 1817 | |||
15th | March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1819 | |||
16th | March 4, 1819 – March 4, 1821 | |||
17th | March 4, 1821 – March 4, 1823 | |||
18th | March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1825 | |||
19th | March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1827 | |||
20th | March 4, 1827 – March 4, 1829 | |||
21st | March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1831 | |||
22nd | March 4, 1831 – March 4, 1833 | |||
23rd | March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1835 | |||
24th | March 4, 1835 – March 4, 1837 | |||
25th | March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1839 | |||
26th | March 4, 1839 – March 4, 1841 | |||
27th | March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1843 | |||
28th | March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845 | |||
29th | March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1847 | |||
30th | March 4, 1847 – March 4, 1849 | |||
31st | March 4, 1849 – March 4, 1851 | |||
32nd | March 4, 1851 – March 4, 1853 | |||
33rd | March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855 | |||
34th | March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1857 | |||
35th | March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1859 | |||
36th | March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1861 | |||
37th | March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1863 | |||
38th | March 4, 1863 – March 4, 1865 | |||
39th | March 4, 1865 – March 4, 1867 | |||
40th | March 4, 1867 – March 4, 1869 | |||
41st | March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1871 | |||
42nd | March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1873 | |||
43rd | March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875 | |||
44th | March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877 | |||
45th | March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1879 | |||
46th | March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1881 | |||
47th | March 4, 1881 – March 4, 1883 | |||
48th | March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885 | |||
49th | March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1887 | |||
50th | March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1889 | |||
51st | March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1891 | |||
52nd | March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1893 | |||
53rd | March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895 | |||
54th | March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897 | |||
55th | March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1899 | |||
56th | March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1901 | |||
57th | March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1903 | |||
58th | March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1905 | |||
59th | March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1907 | |||
60th | March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1909 | |||
61st | March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1911 | |||
62nd | March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1913 | |||
63rd | March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915 | |||
64th | March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1917 | |||
65th | March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1919 | |||
66th | March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1921 | |||
67th | March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1923 | |||
68th | March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1925 | |||
69th | March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1927 | |||
70th | March 4, 1927 – March 4, 1929 | |||
71st | March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1931 | |||
72nd | March 4, 1931 – March 4, 1933 | |||
73rd | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | |||
74th | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 | |||
75th | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 | |||
76th | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 | |||
77th | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 | |||
78th | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | |||
79th | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | |||
80th | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | |||
81st | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | |||
82nd | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 | |||
83rd | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 | |||
84th | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957 | |||
85th | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959 | |||
86th | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961 | |||
87th | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 | |||
88th | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | |||
89th | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 | |||
90th | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969 | |||
91st | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971 | |||
92nd | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 | |||
93rd | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 | |||
94th | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977 | |||
95th | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979 | |||
96th | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981 | |||
97th | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 | |||
98th | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985 | |||
99th | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987 | |||
100th | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989 | |||
101st | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991 | |||
102nd | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993 | |||
103rd | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | |||
104th | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 | |||
105th | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 1999 | |||
106th | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2001 | |||
107th | January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003 | |||
108th | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005 | |||
109th | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 | |||
110th | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009 | |||
111th | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | |||
112th | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 | |||
113th | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 | |||
114th | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017 | |||
115th | January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | |||
116th | January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 | |||
117th | January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023 | |||
118th | January 3, 2023 – present | |||
Congress | Dates | Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Delegation dean (Combined seniority and tenure) |
House dean (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Congress | Dates | Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Delegation dean (Combined seniority and tenure) |
House dean (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
---|---|---|---|---|
51st | March 4, 1889 – September 5, 1890 |
James K. Jones [H] [G] Seniority from March 4, 1885 (17 years, 364 days) ( lost re-election) |
Breckinridge (House) Seniority from March 4, 1883 |
Clifton R. Breckinridge Seniority from March 4, 1883 [e] (7 years, 185 days) (election contested) [2] |
September 5, 1890 – March 4, 1891 |
Co-deans: Peel, Rogers (House) Seniority from March 4, 1883 |
Co-deans: Samuel W. Peel, John H. Rogers Seniority from March 4, 1883 (7 years, 364 days) (Rogers retired) | ||
52nd | March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1893 |
Peel (House) Seniority from March 4, 1883 |
Samuel W. Peel Seniority from March 4, 1883 (9 years, 364 days) (lost renomination) | |
53rd | March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895 |
Jones (Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1885 |
Thomas C. McRae Seniority from December 7, 1885 [a] (17 years, 86 days) (retired) | |
54th | March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897 | |||
55th | March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1899 | |||
56th | March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1901 | |||
57th | March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1903 | |||
58th | March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1905 |
James H. Berry Seniority from March 20, 1885 [f] (21 years, 348 days) ( lost re-election) |
Berry (Senate) Seniority from March 20, 1885 |
Hugh A. Dinsmore Seniority from March 4, 1893 (11 years, 364 days) (lost renomination) |
59th | March 4, 1905 – January 14, 1907 |
John S. Little Seniority from December 3, 1894 [a] (12 years, 42 days) ( elected Arkansas governor) | ||
January 14, 1907 – March 4, 1907 |
Stephen Brundidge Jr. Seniority from March 4, 1897 (11 years, 364 days) ( ran for Arkansas governor) | |||
60th | March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1909 |
James P. Clarke [I] Seniority from March 4, 1903 (13 years, 211 days) (died) |
Brundidge (House) Seniority from March 4, 1897 | |
61st | March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1911 |
Reid (House) Seniority from March 4, 1901 |
Charles C. Reid Seniority from March 4, 1901 (9 years, 364 days) (retired) | |
62nd | March 4, 1911 – January 14, 1913 |
Co-deans: Clarke (Senate) Macon, Robinson (House) Seniority from March 4, 1903 |
Co-deans: Robert B. Macon, Joseph T. Robinson Seniority from March 4, 1903 (9 years, 316 days) ( Robinson elected Arkansas governor) | |
January 14, 1913 – March 4, 1913 |
Co-deans: Clarke (Senate) Macon (House) Seniority from March 4, 1903 |
Robert B. Macon Seniority from March 4, 1903 (9 years, 364 days) (lost renomination) | ||
63rd | March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915 |
Clarke (Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1903 |
John C. Floyd Seniority from March 4, 1905 (9 years, 364 days) (retired) | |
64th | March 4, 1915 – October 1, 1916 |
William A. Oldfield Seniority from March 4, 1909 (19 years, 260 days) (died) | ||
October 1, 1916 – March 4, 1917 |
Joseph T. Robinson [J] [G] Seniority from March 10, 1913 [f] (24 years, 126 days) (died) |
Oldfield (House) Seniority from March 4, 1909 | ||
65th | March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1919 | |||
66th | March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1921 | |||
67th | March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1923 | |||
68th | March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1925 | |||
69th | March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1927 | |||
70th | March 4, 1927 – November 19, 1928 | |||
November 19, 1928 – March 4, 1929 |
Co-deans: T. Caraway [K] (House and Senate) Wingo (House) Seniority from March 4, 1913 |
Otis Wingo Seniority from March 4, 1913 (17 years, 231 days) (died) | ||
71st | March 4, 1929 – October 21, 1930 | |||
October 21, 1930 – March 4, 1931 |
T. Caraway
[K] (House and Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1913 |
Co-deans: William J. Driver, Tilman B. Parks Seniority from March 4, 1921 (15 years, 305 days) (Parks retired) | ||
72nd | March 4, 1931 – November 6, 1931 | |||
November 6, 1931 – March 4, 1933 |
Robinson
[L] (Senate) Seniority from March 10, 1913 | |||
73rd | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | |||
74th | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 | |||
75th | January 3, 1937 – July 14, 1937 |
William J. Driver Seniority from March 4, 1921 (17 years, 305 days) (lost renomination) | ||
July 14, 1937 – January 3, 1939 |
Hattie Caraway Seniority from November 13, 1931 [h] (13 years, 51 days) (lost renomination) |
Driver (House) Seniority from March 4, 1921 | ||
76th | January 3, 1939 – January 13, 1939 |
Miller
[K] (House and Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1931 |
William B. Cravens [C] Seniority from March 4, 1933 (5 years, 315 days) (died) | |
January 13, 1939 – January 3, 1941 |
David D. Terry Seniority from December 19, 1933 [a] (9 years, 15 days) ( ran for Senate) | |||
77th | January 3, 1941 – March 31, 1941 | |||
March 31, 1941 – January 3, 1943 |
H. Caraway (Senate) Seniority from November 13, 1931 | |||
78th | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 |
Ezekiel C. Gathings Seniority from January 3, 1939 [e] (22 years, 43 days) (co-dean after Norrell's death) | ||
79th | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 |
John L. McClellan [M] [G] Seniority from January 3, 1943 (34 years, 329 days) (died) |
Gathings (House) Seniority from January 3, 1939 | |
80th | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | |||
81st | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | |||
82nd | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 | |||
83rd | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 | |||
84th | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957 | |||
85th | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959 | |||
86th | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961 | |||
87th | January 3, 1961 – February 15, 1961 | |||
February 15, 1961 – January 3, 1963 |
Co-deans: Gathings, Mills (House) Seniority from January 3, 1939 |
Co-deans: Ezekiel C. Gathings, Wilbur Mills Seniority from January 3, 1939 (30 years, 0 days) (Gathings retired) | ||
88th | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | |||
89th | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 | |||
90th | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969 | |||
91st | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971 |
Mills (House) Seniority from January 3, 1939 |
Wilbur Mills Seniority from January 3, 1939 (38 years, 0 days) (retired) | |
92nd | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 | |||
93rd | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 | |||
94th | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977 | |||
95th | January 3, 1977 – November 28, 1977 |
McClellan (Senate) Seniority from January 3, 1943 |
John Paul Hammerschmidt Seniority from January 3, 1967 (26 years, 0 days) (retired) | |
November 28, 1977 – January 3, 1979 |
Dale Bumpers Seniority from January 3, 1975 (24 years, 0 days) (retired) |
Hammerschmidt (House) Seniority from January 3, 1967 | ||
96th | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981 | |||
97th | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 | |||
98th | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985 | |||
99th | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987 | |||
100th | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989 | |||
101st | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991 | |||
102nd | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993 | |||
103rd | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 |
Bumpers (Senate) Seniority from January 3, 1975 |
Ray Thornton [C] Seniority from January 3, 1991 (5 years, 364 days) ( elected Arkansas Supreme Court justice) | |
104th | January 3, 1995 – January 1, 1997 | |||
January 1, 1997 – January 3, 1997 |
Jay Dickey Seniority from January 3, 1993 (8 years, 0 days) ( lost re-election) | |||
105th | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 1999 | |||
106th | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2001 |
Tim Hutchinson [G] Seniority from January 3, 1997 (6 years, 0 days) ( lost re-election) |
Co-deans: Hutchinson (House and Senate) Dickey (House) Seniority from January 3, 1993 | |
107th | January 3, 2001 – August 6, 2001 |
Hutchinson (House and Senate) Seniority from January 3, 1993 |
Marion Berry Seniority from January 3, 1997 [e] (4 years, 215 days) (co-dean after Hutchinson appointed DEA administrator) | |
August 6, 2001 – January 3, 2003 |
Co-deans: Berry, Snyder (House) Seniority from January 3, 1997 |
Co-deans: Marion Berry, Vic Snyder Seniority from January 3, 1997 (14 years, 0 days) (both retired) | ||
108th | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005 |
Blanche Lincoln [G] Seniority from January 3, 1999 (12 years, 0 days) ( lost re-election) | ||
109th | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 | |||
110th | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009 | |||
111th | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | |||
112th | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 |
Mark Pryor Seniority from January 3, 2003 (12 years, 0 days) ( lost re-election) |
Ross (House) Seniority from January 3, 2001 |
Mike Ross Seniority from January 3, 2001 (12 years, 0 days) ( ran for Arkansas governor) |
113th | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 |
Boozman (House and Senate) Seniority from November 20, 2001
[a] |
Rick Crawford Seniority from January 3, 2011 [e] (4 years, 0 days) (co-dean after Griffin elected Arkansas lieutenant governor) | |
114th | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017 |
John Boozman [G] Seniority from January 3, 2011 (13 years, 106 days) (Incumbent) |
Co-deans: Rick Crawford, Steve Womack Seniority from January 3, 2011 (13 years, 106 days) (Incumbent) | |
115th | January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | |||
116th | January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 | |||
117th | January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023 | |||
118th | January 3, 2023 – present | |||
Congress | Dates | Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Delegation dean (Combined seniority and tenure) |
House dean (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Congress | Dates | Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Delegation dean (Combined seniority and tenure) |
House dean (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
---|---|---|---|---|
55th | March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1899 |
Samuel Pasco Seniority from May 19, 1887 [i] (11 years, 334 days) ( lost special election) [3] |
Pasco (Senate) Seniority from May 19, 1887 |
Stephen M. Sparkman Seniority from March 4, 1895 (21 years, 364 days) (retired) |
56th | March 4, 1899 – April 18, 1899 | |||
April 18, 1899 – March 4, 1901 |
Stephen Mallory II [G] Seniority from May 15, 1897 [i] [4] (10 years, 222 days) (died) |
Sparkman (House) Seniority from March 4, 1895 | ||
57th | March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1903 | |||
58th | March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1905 | |||
59th | March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1907 | |||
60th | March 4, 1907 – December 23, 1907 | |||
December 23, 1907 – March 4, 1909 |
James Taliaferro Seniority from April 20, 1899 [f] (11 years, 317 days) ( lost re-election) | |||
61st | March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1911 | |||
62nd | March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1913 |
Duncan U. Fletcher Seniority from March 4, 1909 (27 years, 105 days) (died) | ||
63rd | March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915 | |||
64th | March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1917 | |||
65th | March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1919 |
Clark (House) Seniority from March 4, 1905 |
Frank Clark Seniority from March 4, 1905 (19 years, 364 days) (lost renomination) [5] | |
66th | March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1921 | |||
67th | March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1923 | |||
68th | March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1925 | |||
69th | March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1927 |
Fletcher (Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1909 |
William J. Sears Seniority from March 4, 1915 (13 years, 364 days) (lost renomination) [6] | |
70th | March 4, 1927 – March 4, 1929 | |||
71st | March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1931 |
Herbert J. Drane Seniority from March 4, 1917 (15 years, 364 days) (lost renomination) [7] | ||
72nd | March 4, 1931 – March 4, 1933 | |||
73rd | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
Robert A. Green Seniority from March 4, 1925 (19 years, 266 days) (commissioned in U.S. Navy) [8] | ||
74th | January 3, 1935 – June 17, 1936 | |||
June 17, 1936 – November 4, 1936 |
Scott Loftin Seniority from May 26, 1936 [h] (161 days) (successor elected) |
Green (House) Seniority from March 4, 1925 | ||
November 4, 1936 – January 3, 1937 |
Charles O. Andrews Seniority from November 4, 1936 [h] [j] (9 years, 318 days) (died) | |||
75th | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 | |||
76th | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 | |||
77th | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 | |||
78th | January 3, 1943 – November 25, 1944 | |||
November 25, 1944 – January 3, 1945 |
Peterson (House) Seniority from March 4, 1933 |
J. Hardin Peterson Seniority from March 4, 1933 (17 years, 305 days) (retired) | ||
79th | January 3, 1945 – September 18, 1946 | |||
September 18, 1946 – January 3, 1947 |
Claude Pepper Seniority from November 4, 1936 [h] (14 years, 60 days) (lost renomination) | |||
80th | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | |||
81st | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | |||
82nd | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 |
Spessard Holland Seniority from September 25, 1946 [h] (24 years, 100 days) (retired) |
Sikes (House) Seniority from January 3, 1945
[d] |
Bob Sikes [C] Seniority from January 3, 1945 [d] (34 years, 0 days) (retired) |
83rd | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 | |||
84th | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957 | |||
85th | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959 | |||
86th | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961 | |||
87th | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 | |||
88th | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | |||
89th | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 | |||
90th | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969 | |||
91st | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971 | |||
92nd | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 |
Edward Gurney [G] Seniority from January 3, 1969 (5 years, 362 days) (resigned) | ||
93rd | January 3, 1973 – December 31, 1974 | |||
December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975 |
Lawton Chiles Seniority from January 3, 1971 (18 years, 0 days) (retired) | |||
94th | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977 | |||
95th | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979 | |||
96th | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981 |
Bennett (House) Seniority from January 3, 1949 |
Charles E. Bennett Seniority from January 3, 1949 (44 years, 0 days) (retired) | |
97th | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 | |||
98th | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985 | |||
99th | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987 | |||
100th | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989 | |||
101st | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991 |
Bob Graham Seniority from January 3, 1987 (18 years, 0 days) (retired) | ||
102nd | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993 | |||
103rd | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 |
Gibbons (House) Seniority from January 3, 1963 |
Sam Gibbons Seniority from January 3, 1963 (34 years, 0 days) (retired) | |
104th | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 | |||
105th | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 1999 |
Young (House) Seniority from January 3, 1971 |
Bill Young Seniority from January 3, 1971 (42 years, 288 days) (died) | |
106th | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2001 | |||
107th | January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003 | |||
108th | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005 | |||
109th | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 |
Bill Nelson [G] Seniority from January 3, 2001 (18 years, 0 days) ( lost re-election) | ||
110th | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009 | |||
111th | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | |||
112th | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 | |||
113th | January 3, 2013 – October 18, 2013 | |||
October 18, 2013 – January 3, 2015 |
Ros-Lehtinen (House) Seniority from August 29, 1989 |
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Seniority from August 29, 1989 [a] (29 years, 127 days) (retired) | ||
114th | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017 | |||
115th | January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | |||
116th | January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 |
Marco Rubio Seniority from January 3, 2011 (13 years, 106 days) (Incumbent) |
Hastings (House) Seniority from January 3, 1993 |
Alcee Hastings Seniority from January 3, 1993 (28 years, 93 days) (died) |
117th | January 3, 2021 – April 6, 2021 | |||
April 6, 2021 – January 3, 2023 |
Díaz-Balart (House) Seniority from January 3, 2003 |
Mario Díaz-Balart Seniority from January 3, 2003 (21 years, 106 days) (Incumbent) | ||
118th | January 3, 2023 – present | |||
Congress | Dates | Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Delegation dean (Combined seniority and tenure) |
House dean (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Congress | Dates | Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Delegation dean (Combined seniority and tenure) |
House dean (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
---|---|---|---|---|
34th | March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1857 |
Richard Brodhead [G] Seniority from March 4, 1851 (5 years, 364 days) (retired) |
Brodhead (Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1851
[d] |
Co-deans: Thomas B. Florence ( D), Galusha A. Grow ( R) [N] Seniority from March 4, 1851 (9 years, 364 days) (Florence retired) [9] |
35th | March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1859 |
William Bigler Seniority from January 14, 1856 [i] (5 years, 48 days) ( lost re-election) [10] |
Co-deans: Florence, Grow (House) Seniority from March 4, 1851 | |
36th | March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1861 | |||
37th | March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1863 |
Edgar Cowan Seniority from March 4, 1861 [k] (5 years, 364 days) ( lost re-election) |
Grow (House) Seniority from March 4, 1851 |
Galusha A. Grow [O] Seniority from March 4, 1851 (11 years, 364 days) ( lost re-election) |
38th | March 4, 1863 – March 4, 1865 |
Stevens (House) Seniority from March 4, 1859
[d] |
Thaddeus Stevens [C] Seniority from March 4, 1859 [d] (9 years, 160 days) (died) | |
39th | March 4, 1865 – March 4, 1867 | |||
40th | March 4, 1867 – August 11, 1868 |
Charles R. Buckalew Seniority from March 4, 1863 (5 years, 364 days) (retired) | ||
August 11, 1868 – March 4, 1869 |
J. Moorhead (House) Seniority from March 4, 1859 |
James K. Moorhead Seniority from March 4, 1859 (9 years, 364 days) (retired) | ||
41st | March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1871 |
Simon Cameron [A] Seniority from March 4, 1867 (10 years, 8 days) (resigned) |
Kelley (House) Seniority from March 4, 1861 |
William D. Kelley [P] Seniority from March 4, 1861 (28 years, 311 days) (died) |
42nd | March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1873 | |||
43rd | March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875 | |||
44th | March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877 | |||
45th | March 4, 1877 – March 12, 1877 | |||
March 12, 1877 – March 4, 1879 |
William A. Wallace [Q] Seniority from March 4, 1875 (5 years, 364 days) ( lost re-election) | |||
46th | March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1881 | |||
47th | March 4, 1881 – March 4, 1883 |
J. Donald Cameron Seniority from March 20, 1877 [f] (19 years, 348 days) (retired) | ||
48th | March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885 | |||
49th | March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1887 | |||
50th | March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1889 | |||
51st | March 4, 1889 – January 9, 1890 | |||
January 9, 1890 – April 13, 1890 |
Randall (House) Seniority from March 4, 1863 |
Samuel J. Randall [R] Seniority from March 4, 1863 (27 years, 40 days) (died) | ||
April 13, 1890 – March 4, 1891 |
O'Neill (House) Seniority from March 4, 1873 |
Charles O'Neill [C] Seniority from March 4, 1873 (20 years, 266 days) (died) | ||
52nd | March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1893 | |||
53rd | March 4, 1893 – November 25, 1893 | |||
November 25, 1893 – March 4, 1895 |
Harmer (House) Seniority from March 4, 1877 |
Alfred C. Harmer [S] [C] Seniority from March 4, 1877 (23 years, 2 days) (died) | ||
54th | March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897 | |||
55th | March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1899 |
Matthew Quay Seniority from March 4, 1887 (11 years, 364 days) (term expired) | ||
56th | March 4, 1899 – March 6, 1900 |
Boies Penrose Seniority from March 4, 1897 (24 years, 302 days) (died) | ||
March 6, 1900 – March 4, 1901 |
Bingham (House) Seniority from March 4, 1879 |
Henry H. Bingham [T] Seniority from March 4, 1879 (33 years, 18 days) (died) | ||
57th | March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1903 | |||
58th | March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1905 | |||
59th | March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1907 | |||
60th | March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1909 | |||
61st | March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1911 | |||
62nd | March 4, 1911 – March 22, 1912 | |||
March 22, 1912 – March 4, 1913 |
Dalzell (House) Seniority from March 4, 1887 |
John Dalzell [U] Seniority from March 4, 1887 (25 years, 364 days) (retired) | ||
63rd | March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915 |
Co-deans: Penrose (Senate) Butler (House) Seniority from March 4, 1897 |
Thomas S. Butler [V] Seniority from March 4, 1897 (31 years, 83 days) (died) | |
64th | March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1917 | |||
65th | March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1919 | |||
66th | March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1921 | |||
67th | March 4, 1921 – December 31, 1921 | |||
December 31, 1921 – August 2, 1922 |
William E. Crow Seniority from October 24, 1921 [h] (282 days) (died) |
Butler (House) Seniority from March 4, 1897 | ||
August 2, 1922 – March 4, 1923 |
George W. Pepper Seniority from January 9, 1922 [h] (5 years, 53 days) (lost renomination) | |||
68th | March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1925 | |||
69th | March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1927 | |||
70th | March 4, 1927 – May 26, 1928 |
David A. Reed Seniority from August 8, 1922 [h] (12 years, 154 days) ( lost re-election) | ||
May 26, 1928 – March 4, 1929 |
Griest (House) Seniority from March 4, 1909 |
William W. Griest Seniority from March 4, 1909 (20 years, 276 days) (died) | ||
71st | March 4, 1929 – December 5, 1929 | |||
December 5, 1929 – June 27, 1930 |
Porter (House) Seniority from March 4, 1911 |
Stephen G. Porter Seniority from March 4, 1911 (19 years, 115 days) (died) | ||
June 27, 1930 – July 20, 1930 |
Co-deans: Graham, Kiess (House) Seniority from March 4, 1913 |
Co-deans: George S. Graham, Edgar R. Kiess Seniority from March 4, 1913 (17 years, 138 days) (Kiess died) | ||
July 20, 1930 – March 4, 1931 |
Graham (House) Seniority from March 4, 1913 |
George S. Graham Seniority from March 4, 1913 (18 years, 122 days) (died) | ||
72nd | March 4, 1931 – July 4, 1931 | |||
July 4, 1931 – March 4, 1933 |
Darrow (House) Seniority from March 4, 1915 |
George P. Darrow Seniority from March 4, 1915 [e] (18 years, 176 days) (co-dean after Watson's death) | ||
73rd | March 4, 1933 – August 27, 1933 | |||
August 27, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
Co-deans: Darrow, McFadden (House) Seniority from March 4, 1915 |
Co-deans: George P. Darrow, Louis T. McFadden Seniority from March 4, 1915 (19 years, 305 days) ( McFadden lost re-election) | ||
74th | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 |
James J. Davis Seniority from December 2, 1930 [l] (14 years, 32 days) ( lost re-election) |
Darrow (House) Seniority from March 4, 1915 |
George P. Darrow Seniority from March 4, 1915 (21 years, 305 days) ( lost re-election) |
75th | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 |
Wolfenden (House) Seniority from November 6, 1928 |
James Wolfenden Seniority from November 6, 1928 [a] (18 years, 58 days) (retired) | |
76th | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 | |||
77th | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 | |||
78th | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | |||
79th | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 |
Joseph F. Guffey Seniority from January 3, 1935 (12 years, 0 days) ( lost re-election) | ||
80th | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 |
Francis J. Myers [G] Seniority from January 3, 1945 (6 years, 0 days) ( lost re-election) |
Walter (House) Seniority from March 4, 1933 |
Francis E. Walter Seniority from March 4, 1933 (30 years, 88 days) (died) |
81st | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | |||
82nd | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 |
Edward Martin Seniority from January 3, 1947 (12 years, 0 days) (retired) | ||
83rd | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 | |||
84th | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957 | |||
85th | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959 | |||
86th | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961 |
Joseph S. Clark Jr. Seniority from January 3, 1957 (12 years, 0 days) ( lost re-election) | ||
87th | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 | |||
88th | January 3, 1963 – May 31, 1963 | |||
May 31, 1963 – September 15, 1963 |
Gavin (House) Seniority from January 3, 1943 |
Leon H. Gavin Seniority from January 3, 1943 (20 years, 255 days) (died) | ||
September 15, 1963 – January 3, 1965 |
Corbett (House) Seniority from January 3, 1945
[d] |
Robert J. Corbett [C] Seniority from January 3, 1945 [d] (26 years, 112 days) (died) | ||
89th | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 | |||
90th | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969 | |||
91st | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971 |
Hugh Scott [W] [G] Seniority from January 3, 1959 (18 years, 0 days) (retired) | ||
92nd | January 3, 1971 – April 25, 1971 | |||
April 25, 1971 – October 6, 1971 |
Co-deans: Fulton, Morgan (House) Seniority from January 3, 1945 |
Co-deans: James G. Fulton ( R), Thomas E. Morgan ( D) Seniority from January 3, 1945 (26 years, 276 days) (Fulton died) | ||
October 6, 1971 – January 3, 1973 |
Morgan (House) Seniority from January 3, 1945 |
Thomas E. Morgan Seniority from January 3, 1945 (32 years, 0 days) (retired) | ||
93rd | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 | |||
94th | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977 | |||
95th | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979 |
Richard Schweiker [G] Seniority from January 3, 1969 (12 years, 0 days) (retired) |
Flood (House) Seniority from January 3, 1955 |
Daniel Flood [C] Seniority from January 3, 1955 (25 years, 28 days) (resigned) |
96th | January 3, 1979 – January 31, 1980 | |||
January 31, 1980 – January 3, 1981 |
W. Moorhead (House) Seniority from January 3, 1959 |
William S. Moorhead Seniority from January 3, 1959 (22 years, 0 days) (retired) | ||
97th | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 |
John Heinz [G] Seniority from January 3, 1977 (14 years, 91 days) (died) |
McDade (House) Seniority from January 3, 1963 |
Joseph M. McDade Seniority from January 3, 1963 (36 years, 0 days) (retired) |
98th | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985 | |||
99th | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987 | |||
100th | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989 | |||
101st | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991 | |||
102nd | January 3, 1991 – April 4, 1991 | |||
April 4, 1991 – January 3, 1993 |
Arlen Specter [X] Seniority from January 3, 1981 (30 years, 0 days) (lost renomination) [11] | |||
103rd | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | |||
104th | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 | |||
105th | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 1999 | |||
106th | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2001 |
Shuster (House) Seniority from January 3, 1973 |
Bud Shuster Seniority from January 3, 1973 (28 years, 31 days) (resigned) | |
107th | January 3, 2001 – February 3, 2001 | |||
February 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003 |
Murtha (House) Seniority from February 5, 1974 |
John Murtha Seniority from February 5, 1974 [a] (36 years, 3 days) (died) | ||
108th | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005 | |||
109th | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 | |||
110th | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009 | |||
111th | January 3, 2009 – February 8, 2010 | |||
February 8, 2010 – January 3, 2011 |
Specter (Senate) Seniority from January 3, 1981 |
Paul Kanjorski Seniority from January 3, 1985 (26 years, 0 days) ( lost re-election) | ||
112th | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 |
Bob Casey Jr. Seniority from January 3, 2007 (17 years, 106 days) (Incumbent) |
Holden (House) Seniority from January 3, 1993 |
Tim Holden Seniority from January 3, 1993 (20 years, 0 days) (lost renomination) [12] |
113th | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 |
Co-deans: Doyle, Fattah (House) Seniority from January 3, 1995 |
Co-deans: Mike Doyle, Chaka Fattah Seniority from January 3, 1995 (21 years, 172 days) (Fattah resigned) | |
114th | January 3, 2015 – June 23, 2016 | |||
June 23, 2016 – January 3, 2017 |
Doyle (House) Seniority from January 3, 1995 |
Mike Doyle Seniority from January 3, 1995 (28 years, 0 days) (retired) | ||
115th | January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | |||
116th | January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 | |||
117th | January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023 | |||
118th | January 3, 2023 – present |
Casey (Senate) Seniority from January 3, 2007 |
Glenn Thompson Seniority from January 3, 2009 (15 years, 106 days) (Incumbent) | |
Congress | Dates | Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |
Delegation dean (Combined seniority and tenure) |
House dean (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure) |