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List of United States Senators

Each state of the United States selects two senators to represent their states in the United States Senate. In 1913, the 17th Amendment[?] to the United States Constitution provided for the direct popular election of senators; prior to this, senators were selected by state legislatures.

Senators of the 108th Congress

The current party distribution of the Senate is as follows:

The 108th Congress convened on January 7, 2003.

A

Daniel Akaka[?] (D - HI)
Lamar Alexander[?] (R - TN)
Wayne Allard[?] (R - CO)
George Allen[?] (R - VA)

B

Max Baucus[?] (D - MT)
Evan Bayh[?] (D - IN)
Robert Bennett[?] (R - UT)
Joseph Biden, Jr. (D - DE)
Jeff Bingaman[?] (D - NM)
Christopher Bond[?] (R - MO)
Barbara Boxer (D - CA)
John Breaux[?] (D - LA)
Sam Brownback[?] (R - KS)
Jim Bunning (R - KY)
Conrad Burns[?] (R - MT)
Robert Byrd (D - WV)

C

Ben Nighthorse Campbell[?] (R - CO)
Maria Cantwell[?] (D - WA)
Thomas Carper[?] (D - DE)
Lincoln Chafee[?] (R - RI)
Saxby Chambliss[?] (R - GA)
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D - NY)
Thad Cochran (R - MS)
Norm Coleman (R - MN)
Susan Collins[?] (R - ME)
John Cornyn[?] (R - TX)
Kent Conrad[?] (D - ND)
Jon Corzine[?] (D - NJ)
Larry Craig[?] (R - ID)
Mike Crapo[?] (R - ID)

D

Thomas Daschle (D - SD) (Senate Minority Leader)
Mark Dayton (D - MN)
Mike DeWine[?] (R - OH)
Christopher Dodd[?] (D - CT)
Elizabeth Dole (R - NC)
Pete Dominici[?] (R - NM)
Byron Dorgan[?] (D - ND)
Richard Durbin[?] (D - IL)

E

John Edwards (D - NC)
John Ensign[?] (R - NV)
Mike Enzi[?] (R - WY)

F

Russell Feingold[?] (D - WI)
Dianne Feinstein (D - CA)
Peter Fitzgerald[?] (R - IL)
William Frist (R - TN) (Senate Majority Leader)

G

Bob Graham (D - FL)
Lindsey Graham[?] (R - SC)
Chuck Grassley[?] (R - IA)
Judd Gregg[?] (R - NH)

H

Charles Hagel[?] (R - NE)
Tom Harkin[?] ( D - IA)
Orrin Hatch (R - UT)
Ernest Hollings[?] (D - SC)
Kay Bailey Hutchison[?] (R - TX)

I

James Inhofe[?] (R - OK)
Daniel Inouye[?] (D - HI)

J

James Jeffords[?] (I - VT)
Tim Johnson[?] (D - SD)

K

Edward Kennedy (D - MA)
John Kerry (D - MA)
Herb Kohl[?] (D - WI)
Jon Kyl[?] (R - AZ)

L

Mary Landrieu (D - LA)
Frank Lautenberg[?] (D - NJ)
Patrick Leahy[?] (D - VT)
Carl Levin[?] (D - MI)
Joseph Lieberman (D - CT)
Blanche Lincoln[?] (D - AR)
Trent Lott (R - MS)
Richard Lugar (R - IN)

M

John McCain (R - AZ)
Mitch McConnell[?] (R - KY)
Barbara Mikulski[?] (D - MD)
Zell Miller[?] (D - GA)
Lisa Murkowski[?] (R - AK)
Patty Murray (D - WA)

N

Ben Nelson[?] (D - NE)
Bill Nelson[?] (D - FL)
Don Nickles[?] (R - OK)

P

Mark Pryor (D - AR)

R

Jack Reed[?] (D - RI)
Harry Reid[?] (D - NV)
Pat Roberts[?] (R - KS)
John Davison Rockefeller, IV[?] (D - WV)

S

Rick Santorum (R - PA)
Paul Sarbanes[?] (D - MD)
Charles Schumer[?] (D - NY)
Jeff Sessions[?] (R - AL)
Richard Shelby[?] (R - AL)
Gordon Smith[?] (R - OR)
Olympia Snowe[?] (R - ME)
Arlen Specter[?] (R - PA)
Debbie Stabenow[?] (D - MI)
Ted Stevens (R - AK) (Senate President pro tempore)
John E. Sununu (R - NH)

T

Jim Talent[?] (R - MO)
Craig Thomas[?] (R - WY)

V

George Voinovich[?] (R - OH)

W

John Warner[?] (R - VA)
Ron Wyden (D - OR)



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