Every Senator of the 21st Century - Companion Blog

Just under 2,000 people have held the position of United States Senator. Some of these people were honorable, and some were not. However, they all attained this position, and that is certainly something of note.

The current longest-serving Senator is Patrick Leahy. Senator Leahy was elected in 1974 as part of the class of elected officials called the "Watergate Babies", named as such because they were elected after the Watergate scandal.

The most junior senator has actually served the same amount of time as the second- and third-most junior senators. However, Raphael Warnock is considered the most junior of the three senators that began their terms on 20 January 2021 because he was elected in a special election, and not to a full term.

There is no state that has two senators that both started their terms before 2001. The closest state is Washington, where one Senator was elected in 1993, and the other began their term on 3 January 2001, which means that the previous Senator barely squeaks in as serving in the 21st century.

Senators that started in the 1950s: 2

Senators that started in the 1960s: 4

Senators that started in the 1980s: 34

Senators that started in the 1990s: 52

Senators that started in the 2000s: 59

Senators that started in the 2010s: 71

Senators that started in the 2020s: 9

States with the most Senators having served in the 21st century: Georgia and Minnesota, both with 8.

States with the least Senators having served in the 21st century: Vermont, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, and Maine, all with 3.

Senator that served the shortest term (not including current Senators): Dean Barkley of Minnesota (60 days)

I hope you enjoyed this companion blog to the "Every Senator of the 21st Century"! As I am uploading this concurrently with the quiz, I will not have a link available here, but you can find the quiz on my account page, or in the comments below!