List of former members of the U.S. Senate

This is a partial listing of notable people who previously served in the United States Senate. See also List of members of the U.S. Senate, List of former members of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senators from 1789 (by State).

Contents: Top – 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

• James Abourezk (1973–1979), South Dakota Democrat
• Spencer Abraham (1995–2001), Michigan Republican
• Brock Adams (1987–1993), Washington Democrat
• John Quincy Adams
• George D. Aiken (1941–1975), Vermont Republican
• Nelson W. Aldrich
• James B. Allen (1969–1978), Alabama Democrat
• William Allen
• William B. Allison
• Adelbert Ames
• Clinton P. Anderson (1949–1973), New Mexico Democrat
• Wendell Richard Anderson (1976–1978), Minnesota Democrat
• Mark Andrews
• John Ashcroft (1995–2001), Missouri Republican
• David Rice Atchison

B

• Augustus Bacon
• Edward D. Baker
• Howard Baker Jr. (1967–1985), Tennessee Republican
• Joseph H. Ball
• Thomas R. Bard
• Alben W. Barkley (1927–1949), Kentucky Democrat
• Dean Barkley
• Richard Bassett
• Birch Bayh (1963–1981), Indiana Democrat
• J. Glenn Beall, Jr. (1971–1977), Maryland Republican
• Wallace F. Bennett
• Judah Benjamin
• Elmer Austin Benson
• Thomas Hart Benton
• Lloyd Bentsen (1971–1993), Texas Democrat
• Alan Bible (1954–1974), Nevada Democrat
• Theodore G. Bilbo
• Hugo Black
• James G. Blaine
• J. Caleb Boggs (1961–1973), Delaware Republican
• Newton Booth
• William E. Borah
• David L. Boren (1979–1994), Oklahoma Democrat
• Rudy Boschwitz (1979–1991), Minnesota Republican
• Eva Bowring
• James Ware Bradbury
• William Bradford
• Bill Bradley (1979–1997), New Jersey Democrat
• Stephen R. Bradley
• Carol Moseley Braun (1993–1999), Illinois Democrat
• John Breaux (1987–2005), Louisiana Democrat
• John C. Breckinridge
• John W. Bricker
• Styles Bridges
• David C. Broderick
• Edward William Brooke III (1967–1979), Massachusetts Republican
• Smith W. Brookhart
• John Brown
• Blanche Bruce
• Richard Bryan (1989–2001), Nevada Democrat
• James Buchanan
• James L. Buckley (1971–1977), New York Conservative
• Dale Bumpers (1975–1999), Arkansas Democrat
• Jocelyn Birch Burdick
• Quentin N. Burdick (1961–1992), North Dakota Democrat
• Ambrose Burnside
• Harold H. Burton
• Aaron Burr
• Holm O. Bursum
• Prescott Bush (1953–1963), Connecticut Republican
• Pierce Butler
• Harry F. Byrd (1933–1965), Virginia Democrat
• Harry F. Byrd, Jr. (1965–1970), Virginia Democrat; (1970–1983), Independent
• James F. Byrnes

C

• George Cabot
• John C. Calhoun
• Simon Cameron
• Ben Nighthorse Campbell (1993–1995), Colorado Democrat; (1995–2005), Republican
• Howard W. Cannon (1959–1983), Nevada Democrat
• Homer E. Capehart
• Arthur Capper
• Hattie Caraway
• Frank Carlson
• Jean Carnahan (2001–2002), Missouri Democrat
• Charles Carroll of Carrollton
• Lewis Cass
• Eugene Casserly
• John Chafee (1977–1999), Rhode Island Republican
• Albert B. Chandler (1939–1949), Kentucky Democrat
• Dennis Chavez
• Lawton Chiles (1971–1989), Florida Democrat
• Frank Church (1957–1981), Idaho Democrat
• Moses E. Clapp
• Dick Clark (1973–1979), Iowa Democrat
• James P. Clarke
• Henry Clay
• Max Cleland (1997–2003), Georgia Democrat
• Daniel R. Coats (1989–1999), Indiana Republican
• Francis M. Cockrell
• William S. Cohen (1979–1997), Maine Republican
• Cornelius Cole
• Roscoe Conkling
• John Conness
• John Sherman Cooper
• Royal S. Copeland
• Norris Cotton (1954–1975), New Hampshire Republican
• Paul Coverdell (1993–2000), Georgia Republican
• Winthrop Murray Crane
• Alan Cranston (1969–1993), California Democrat
• John J. Crittenden
• John Culver
• Carl T. Curtis
• Charles Curtis
• Bronson M. Cutting

D

• George M. Dallas
• Tristram Dalton
• Alfonse M. D'Amato (1981–1999), New York Republican
• John C. Danforth (1977–1995), Missouri Republican
• Tom Daschle (1987–2005), South Dakota Democrat
• Cushman Davis
• Jefferson Davis
• Dennis DeConcini (1977–1995), Arizona Democrat
• Jeremiah Denton (1981–1987), Alabama Republican
• Chauncey Depew
• Daniel S. Dickinson
• Philemon Dickinson
• Clarence C. Dill
• Everett Dirksen (1951–1969), Illinois Republican
• Alan J. Dixon (1981–1993), Illinois Democrat
• Augustus C. Dodge
• Henry Dodge
• Bob Dole (1969–1996), Kansas Republican
• Jonathan P. Dolliver
• James R. Doolittle
• Paul Douglas
• Stephen A. Douglas
• Sheridan Downey
• F. Ryan Duffy
• John Foster Dulles
• David Durenberger (1978–1995), Minnesota Republican
• Charles Durkee

E

• Thomas Eagleton (1969–1987), Missouri Democrat
• James Eastland (1941–1943) and (1943–1979), Mississippi Democrat
• Zales Ecton
• Alonzo J. Edgerton
• George F. Edmunds
• John Edwards
• John Edwards (1999–2005), North Carolina Democrat
• Allen Ellender (1937–1972), Louisiana Democrat
• Oliver Ellsworth
• Jonathan Elmer
• Clair Engle
• Sam Ervin (1954–1975), North Carolina Democrat
• Daniel J. Evans (1983–1989), Washington Republican
• Edward Everett
• John J. Exon (1979–1997), Nebraska Democrat

F

• James Graham Fair
• Charles W. Fairbanks
• Lauch Faircloth (1993–1999), North Carolina Republican
• Albert B. Fall
• Paul J. Fannin (1965–1977), Arizona Republican
• James T. Farley
• Charles N. Felton
• Rebecca Latimer Felton
• Reuben Fenton
• Woodbridge Nathan Ferris
• William Few
• Hamilton Fish
• Peter Fitzgerald (1999–2005), Illinois Republican
• Ralph E. Flanders
• Frank P. Flint
• Wendell H. Ford (1975–1999), Kentucky Democrat
• Hiram L. Fong (1959–1977), Hawaii Republican
• Theodore Foster
• Wyche Fowler (1987–1993), Georgia Democrat
• Sheila Frahm (1996), Kansas Republican
• Lynn J. Frazier
• Frederick Frelinghuysen
• John C. Fremont
• William Fulbright (1945–1975), Arkansas Democrat

G

• Albert Gallatin
• Jacob H. Gallinger
• Augustus H. Garland
• Jake Garn (1975–1993), Utah Republican
• James Z. George
• Walter F. George
• John Glenn (1975–1999), Ohio Democrat
• Barry Goldwater (1953–1965) and (1969–1987), Arizona Republican
• Charles Goodell (1968–1971), New York Republican
• Thomas Gore (1907–1921) and (1931–1937), Oklahoma Democrat
• Albert Gore, Sr. (1953–1970), Tennessee Democrat
• Al Gore (1985–1993), Tennessee Democrat
• Slade Gorton (1981–1987) and (1989–2001), Washington Republican
• Bob Graham (1987–2005), Florida Democrat
• Phil Gramm (1985–2003), Texas Republican
• Rod Grams (1995–2001), Minnesota Republican
• Mike Gravel (1969–1981), Alaska Democrat
• William Grayson
• Theodore Francis Green
• James Gunn
• William McKendree Gwin

H

• John S. Hager
• John P. Hale
• Hannibal Hamlin
• Clifford P. Hansen
• Warren G. Harding
• Thomas W. Hardwick
• James Harlan
• Fred Roy Harris
• Isham G. Harris
• Benjamin Harrison
• Pat Harrison
• William Henry Harrison
• Gary Hart (1975–1987), Colorado Democrat
• Philip A. Hart (1959–1977), Michigan Democrat
• Vance Hartke (1959–1977), Indiana Democrat
• Floyd Haskell (1973–1979), Colorado Democrat
• Mark Hatfield (1967–1997), Oregon Republican
• William Hathaway (1973–1979), Maine Democrat
• Henry P. Haun
• Benjamin Hawkins
• Paula Hawkins (1981–1987), Florida Republican
• S. I. Hayakawa (1977–1990), Hawaii Democrat
• Carl T. Hayden (1927–1969), Arizona Democrat
• George Hearst
• Chic Hecht (1983–1989), Nevada Republican
• Howell Heflin (1979–1997), Alabama Democrat
• H. John Heinz III (1977–1991), Pennsylvania Republican
• John Netherland Heiskell
• Jesse Helms (1973–2003), North Carolina Republican
• Thomas A. Hendricks
• John Henry
• Paul Henry
• Bourke B. Hickenlooper (1945–1969), Iowa Republican
• Joshua Hill
• Lister Hill (1938–1969), Alabama Democrat
• George Frisbie Hoar
• Clyde R. Hoey
• Spessard Holland (1946–1971), Florida Democrat
• Fritz Hollings (1966–2005), South Carolina Democrat
• Guy V. Howard
• Roman Hruska
• Walter D. Huddleston (1973–1985), Kentucky Democrat
• Harold Hughes
• Hubert H. Humphrey (1949–1964) and (1971–1978), Minnesota Democrat
• Muriel Humphrey
• Paul O. Husting
• Tim Hutchinson (1997–2003), Arkansas Republican

I

• Irving Ives
• Ralph Izard

J

• Andrew Jackson
• Henry M. Jackson (1953–1983), Washington Democrat
• James Jackson
• Jacob Javits (1957–1981), New York Republican
• Andrew Johnson
• Edwin Johnson
• Hiram Johnson
• Lyndon B. Johnson (1949–1961), Texas Democrat
• Magnus Johnson
• Richard M. Johnson
• William S. Johnson
• Bennett Johnston (1973–1997), Louisiana Democrat
• Samuel Johnston
• George W. Jones

K

• Nancy Landon Kassebaum (1979–1997), Kansas Republican
• Estes Kefauver (1949–1963), Tennessee Democrat
• Frank B. Kellogg
• Dirk Kempthorne (1993–1999), Idaho Republican
• John F. Kennedy (1953–1961), Massachusetts Democrat
• Robert F. Kennedy (1965–1968), New York Democrat
• William S. Kenyon
• Bob Kerrey (1989–2001), Nebraska Democrat
• Rufus King
• William R. King
• Samuel J. Kirkwood
• William F. Knowland (1945–1959), California Republican
• Philander Chase Knox
• Tom Kuchel (1953–1969), California Republican

L

• Robert M. La Follette, Jr. (1925–1934), Wisconsin Republican; (1934–1947), Progressive
• Robert M. La Follette, Sr. (1905–1925), Wisconsin Republican
• Lucius Q. C. Lamar
• John Langdon
• William Langer
• Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo
• Milton S. Latham
• Henry Latimer
• Paul Laxalt (1975–1987), Nevada Republican
• Richard Henry Lee
• Samuel Livermore
• Henry Cabot Lodge
• Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (1937–1944) and (1947–1953), Massachusetts Republican
• Huey P. Long (1932–1935), Louisiana Democrat
• Oren E. Long (1959–1963), Hawaii Democrat
• Russell B. Long (1948–1987), Louisiana Democrat
• Scott Lucas
• Ernest Lundeen
• Hall S. Lusk

M

• Cornelius McGillicuddy III (Connie Mack III) (1989–2001), Florida Republican
• William Maclay
• Warren G. Magnuson (1944–1981), Washington Democrat
• Mike Mansfield (1953–1977), Montana Democrat
• William L. Marcy
• Alexander Martin
• Stevens T. Mason
• William G. McAdoo
• Eugene McCarthy (1959–1971), Minnesota Democrat
• Joseph McCarthy (1947–1957), Wisconsin Republican
• John L. McClellan (1943–1977), Arkansas Democrat
• James A. McDougall
• Ernest W. McFarland (1941–1953), Arizona Democrat
• George McGovern (1963–1981), South Dakota Democrat
• Kenneth D. McKellar
• Samuel J. R. McMillan
• John Melcher (1977–1989), Montana Democrat
• Howard Metzenbaum (1974–1975) and (1977–1995), Ohio Democrat
• John F. Miller
• Zell Miller (2000–2005), Georgia Democrat
• Sherman Minton
• George J. Mitchell (1980–1995), Maine Democrat
• Stephen M. Mitchell
• Walter Mondale (1964–1973), Minnesota Democrat
• James Monroe
• Mike Monroney
• Blair Moody
• Robert B. Morgan
• Justin S. Morrill
• Robert Morris
• Wayne L. Morse (1945–1952), Oregon Republican; (1952–1955), Independent; (1955–1969), Democrat
• Frank Moss (1959–1977), Utah Democrat
• Daniel Patrick Moynihan, (1977–2001), New York Democrat
• Karl Mundt (1948–1973), South Dakota Republican
• Frank Murkowski, (1981–2002), Alaska Republican
• George Murphy
• Edmund S. Muskie (1959–1981), Maine Democrat

N

• Arthur E. Nelson
• Gaylord Nelson (1963–1981), Wisconsin Democrat
• Knute Nelson
• Maurine Brown Neuberger (1960–1967), Oregon Democrat
• Richard L. Neuberger
• Harry S. New
• Don Nickles (1981–2005), Oklahoma Republican
• Richard M. Nixon
• George William Norris
• Daniel S. Norton
• Sam Nunn (1973–1997), Georgia Democrat
• Gerald P. Nye

O

• Robert L. Owen

P

• Bob Packwood (1969–1996), Oregon Republican
• Algernon Sidney Paddock
• John O. Pastore
• William Paterson
• Claiborne Pell (1961–1997), Rhode Island Democrat
• George H. Pendleton
• Claude Pepper (1937–1951), Florida Democrat
• Charles H. Percy (1967–1985), Illinois Republican
• George C. Perkins
• James D. Phelan
• Franklin Pierce
• Charles E. Potter
• Richard Potts
• Larry Pressler (1979–1997), South Dakota Republican
• Redfield Proctor
• Winston L. Prouty
• William Proxmire (1957–1989), Wisconsin Democrat

Q

• Matthew S. Quay
• Dan Quayle (1981–1989), Indiana Republican

R

• Alexander Ramsey
• Jennings Randolph (1958–1985), West Virginia Democrat
• George Read
• Henry Rice
• Donald Riegle (1977–1995), Michigan Democrat
• Charles Robb (1989–2001), Virginia Democrat
• A. Willis Robertson (1946–1967), Virginia Democrat
• Joseph Taylor Robinson
• Moses Robinson
• Elihu Root
• James Ross
• William V. Roth (1971–2001), Delaware Republican
• Warren Rudman (1981–1993), New Hampshire Republican
• Donald S. Russell
• Richard Russell, Jr. (1933–1971), Georgia Democrat
• John Rutherford

S

• Dwight M. Sabin
• Pierre Salinger (1964–1965), California Democrat
• Leverett Saltonstall (1945–1967), Massachusetts Republican
• Terry Sanford (1987–1993), North Carolina Democrat
• Aaron Augustus Sargent
• James Sasser (1977–1995), Tennessee Democrat
• William B. Saxbe (1969–1975), Ohio Republican
• Thomas D. Schall
• Harrison Schmitt (1977–1983), New Mexico Republican
• Andrew F. Schoeppel
• Philip Schuyler
• Hugh Scott (1959–1977), Pennsylvania Republican
• Richard Schweiker (1969–1981), Pennsylvania Republican
• William H. Seward
• John F. Seymour (1991–1992), California Republican
• John Sherman
• Roger Sherman
• James Shields
• Henrik Shipstead
• Samuel M. Shortridge
• Furnifold M. Simmons
• Paul Simon (1985–1997), Illinois Democrat
• Alan K. Simpson (1979–1997), Wyoming Republican
• Milward Lee Simpson
• George A. Smathers (1951–1969), Florida Democrat
• Margaret Chase Smith (1949–1973), Maine Republican
• Robert C. Smith (1991–2003), New Hampshire Republican
• Samuel L. Southard
• John Sparkman (1946–1979), Alabama Democrat
• Robert T. Stafford (1971–1989), Vermont Republican
• Leland Stanford
• Joseph Stanton, Jr.
• Ozora P. Stearns
• Daniel F. Steck
• John C. Stennis (1947–1989), Mississippi Democrat
• Adlai E. Stevenson III
• Thomas M. Storke
• Caleb Strong
• Thomas Sumter
• George Sutherland
• Stuart Symington (1953–1977), Missouri Democrat
• Steven Symms (1981–1993), Idaho Republican

T

• Robert Taft (1939–1953), Ohio Republican
• Herman Talmadge (1957–1981), Georgia Democrat
• Glen H. Taylor
• John Taylor of Caroline
• John Taylor (Virginia)
• Henry Tazewell
• J. W. Elmer Thomas
• Fred Thompson (1994–2003), Tennessee Republican
• Allen G. Thurman
• Strom Thurmond (1954–1956) and (1956–1964), South Carolina Democrat; (1964–2003), Republican
• Edward John Thye
• Robert Torricelli (1997–2003), New Jersey Democrat
• John Tower (1961–1985), Texas Republican
• Charles A. Towne
• Park Trammell
• Harry S. Truman (1935–1945), Missouri Democrat
• Paul Tsongas (1979–1985), Massachusetts Democrat
• John V. Tunney (1971–1977), California Democrat
• Millard Tydings
• John Tyler

U

V

• Martin Van Buren
• Arthur H. Vandenberg
• James Vardaman
• John Vining

W

• Robert F. Wagner
• John Walker
• Malcolm Wallop (1977–1995), Wyoming Republican
• William D. Washburn
• James Watson
• James Eli Watson
• Thomas E. Watson
• Daniel Webster
• Sinclair Weeks
• Lowell Weicker (1971–1989), Connecticut Republican
• Adonijah Strong Welch (R-FL 1868-1869)
• Herman Welker
• John B. Weller
• Paul Wellstone (1991–2002), Minnesota Democrat
• Burton K. Wheeler
• Edward D. White
• Stephen M. White
• Wallace H. White, Jr.
• Louis T. Wigfall
• Alexander Wiley
• Morton S. Wilkinson
• Abram P. Williams
• Harrison A. Williams
• John J. Williams
• Henry Wilson
• Pete Wilson (1983–1991), California Republican
• William Windom
• Paine Wingate
• Robert C. Winthrop
• Timothy E. Wirth (1987–1993), Colorado Democrat
• Levi Woodbury
• John Downey Works

X

Y

• Ralph W. Yarborough (1959–1971), Texas Democrat
• Milton R. Young
• Stephen M. Young (1959–1971), Ohio Democrat

Z

• Edward F. Zorinsky (1977–1987), Nebraska Democrat