Members of the 110th United States Senate

The One Hundred Tenth United States Senate was the meeting of the Senate of the United States federal government, between January 3, 2007, and January 3, 2009, during the last two years of the second term of President George W. Bush.

Although the Democratic Party held fewer than 50 Senate seats, they had an operational majority because the two independent senators caucused with the Democrats for organizational purposes. No Democratic-held seats had fallen to the Republican Party in the 2006 elections.

## Overview

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| Democratic Party | 48  |
| Republican Party | 49  |
| Independent Democrat  | 1  | Joe Lieberman caucuses with the Democrats.
| Independent  | 1  | Bernie Sanders caucuses with the Democrats.
| Vacant Seats  | 1  | Seat previously held by Barack Obama.
Total  | 99 (with one vacancy)  |
Senators' party membership by state.

Legend

2 Democrats

1 Democrat and 1 Republican

2 Republicans

1 Independent and 1 Democrat

## Leadership

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Majority leadership  | Office  | Officer  | State  | Since

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| Senate Majority Leader
Democratic Conference Chairman | Harry Reid | Nevada | 2006
| Senate Majority Whip | Richard Durbin | Illinois | 2007
| Democratic Policy Committee Chairman | Byron Dorgan | North Dakota | 1999
| Democratic Conference Secretary | Patty Murray | Washington | 2007
| Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman
and Vice-Chairman of the Democratic Conference | Chuck Schumer | New York | 2005
Minority leadership  | Office  | Officer  | State  | Since

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| Senate Minority Leader | Mitch McConnell | Kentucky | 2007
| Senate Minority Whip | Jon Kyl | Arizona | 2007
| Republican Conference Chairman | Lamar Alexander | Tennessee | 2007
| Republican Policy Committee Chairman | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Texas | 2007
| Republican Conference Secretary | John Cornyn | Texas | 2007
| Republican Campaign Committee Chairman | John Ensign | Nevada | 2007

## Members

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Class | End of Term

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1 | 2009
2 | 2011
3 | 2013
Class | State | Name | Party | Religion | Prior Experience | Education | First took
office | Born

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2 | Alabama | Shelby, Richard | Republican | Methodist | Alabama Senate; U.S. House (AL-7) | University of Alabama (BA, JD) | 1987 | 1934
1 | Alabama | Sessions, Jeff | Republican | Methodist | State Attorney General | Huntingdon College, University of Alabama | 1997 | 1946
1 | Alaska | Stevens, Ted[1] | Republican | Episcopalian | military, attorney, State House of Representatives | UCLA, Harvard[1] | 1968 | 1923
2 | Alaska | Murkowski, Lisa[1] | Republican | Roman Catholic | State House of Representatives | Georgetown, Willamette | 2002 | 1957
2 | Arizona | McCain, John[2] | Republican | Baptist[3] | military, U.S. House (AZ-1) | U.S. Naval Academy[2] | 1987 | 1936
3 | Arizona | Kyl, Jon[2] | Republican | Presbyterian | attorney, U.S. House (AZ-4) | Arizona (BA, JD) | 1995 | 1942
2 | Arkansas | Lincoln, Blanche[4] | Democratic | Episcopalian | U.S. House (AR-1) | Randolph-Macon Women's College, Arkansas | 1999 | 1960
1 | Arkansas | Pryor, Mark[4] | Democratic | Christian | Arkansas House of Representatives, State Attorney General | Arkansas (BA, JD) | 2003 | 1963
3 | California | Feinstein, Dianne | Democratic | Jewish | Mayor of San Francisco | Stanford University | 1992 | 1933
2 | California | Boxer, Barbara | Democratic | Jewish | Marin County Board of Supervisors, U.S. House (CA-6) | Brooklyn College | 1993 | 1940
1 | Colorado | Allard, Wayne | Republican | Protestant | U.S. House (CO-4) | Colorado State | 1997 | 1943
2 | Colorado | Salazar, Ken | Democratic | Roman Catholic | State Attorney General | Colorado College, Michigan | 2005 | 1955
2 | Connecticut | Dodd, Chris | Democratic | Roman Catholic | U.S. House (CT-2) | Providence, Louisville | 1981 | 1944
3 | Connecticut | Lieberman, Joe | Independent Democratic | Jewish | State Attorney General | Yale (BA, LLB) | 1989 | 1942
1 | Delaware | Biden, Joe | Democratic | Roman Catholic | New Castle County Council | Delaware, Syracuse | 1973 | 1942
3 | Delaware | Carper, Tom | Democratic | Presbyterian | Governor; U.S. House (DE-At Large);Delaware State Treasurer | Ohio State, Delaware | 2001 | 1947
3 | Florida | Nelson, Bill | Democratic | Episcopalian | U.S. House of Representatives, State Treasurer | Yale, Virginia | 2001 | 1942
2 | Florida | Martinez, Mel | Republican | Roman Catholic | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Florida State (BA, JD) | 2005 | 1946
1 | Georgia | Chambliss, Saxby | Republican | Episcopalian | U.S. House (GA-8) | Georgia, Tennessee | 2003 | 1943
2 | Georgia | Isakson, Johnny | Republican | Methodist | U.S. House (GA-6) | Georgia | 2005 | 1944
2 | Hawaii | Inouye, Daniel | Democratic | Methodist | U.S. House (HI-At Large) | Hawaii, George Washington | 1963 | 1924
3 | Hawaii | Akaka, Daniel | Democratic | Congregationalist | U.S. House (HI-2) | Hawaii (BA, M.Ed.) | 1991 | 1924
1 | Idaho | Craig, Larry | Republican | Methodist | U.S. House (ID-1) | Idaho | 1991 | 1945
2 | Idaho | Crapo, Mike | Republican | LDS | Idaho State Senate, U.S. House (ID-2) | Brigham Young, Harvard | 1999 | 1951
1 | Illinois | Durbin, Dick | Democratic | Roman Catholic | U.S. House (IL-20) | Georgetown (BS, JD) | 1997 | 1944
2 | Illinois | Obama, Barack | Democratic | United Church of Christ | Illinois State Senate | Columbia, Harvard | 2005 | 1961
3 | Indiana | Lugar, Richard | Republican | Methodist | Mayor of Indianapolis | Denison, Oxford | 1977 | 1932
2 | Indiana | Bayh, Evan | Democratic | Episcopalian | Indiana Secretary of State, Governor | Indiana University, Virginia | 1999 | 1955
2 | Iowa | Grassley, Chuck | Republican | Baptist | Iowa House of Representatives, U.S. House (IA-3) | Northern Iowa (BA, MA) | 1981 | 1933
1 | Iowa | Harkin, Tom | Democratic | Roman Catholic | U.S. House (IA-5) | Iowa State, Catholic | 1985 | 1939
2 | Kansas | Brownback, Sam | Republican | Roman Catholic | U.S. House (KS-2) | Kansas State, Kansas | 1996 | 1956
1 | Kansas | Roberts, Pat | Republican | Methodist | U.S. House (KS-1) | Kansas State | 1997 | 1936
1 | Kentucky | McConnell, Mitch | Republican | Baptist | Jefferson County Executive | Louisville, Kentucky | 1985 | 1942
2 | Kentucky | Bunning, Jim | Republican | Roman Catholic | Fort Thomas City Council, Kentucky State Senate, U.S. House (KY-4) | Xavier | 1999 | 1931
1 | Louisiana | Landrieu, Mary | Democratic | Roman Catholic | State Treasurer | Louisiana State | 1997 | 1955
2 | Louisiana | Vitter, David | Republican | Roman Catholic | U.S. House (LA-1) | Harvard, Oxford, Tulane | 2005 | 1961
3 | Maine | Snowe, Olympia | Republican | Eastern Orthodox | Maine House of Representatives;Maine Senate; U.S. House (ME-2) | Maine | 1995 | 1947
1 | Maine | Collins, Susan | Republican | Roman Catholic | Deputy State Treasurer | St. Lawrence | 1997 | 1952
2 | Maryland | Mikulski, Barbara | Democratic | Roman Catholic | Baltimore City Council, U.S. House (MD-3) | Mount Saint Agnes, Maryland | 1987 | 1936
3 | Maryland | Cardin, Ben | Democratic | Jewish | Maryland House of Delegates, U.S. House (MD-3) | Pittsburgh, Maryland | 2007 | 1943
3 | Massachusetts | Kennedy, Ted | Democratic | Roman Catholic | lawyer | Harvard, Virginia | 1962 | 1932
1 | Massachusetts | Kerry, John | Democratic | Roman Catholic | Lieutenant Governor | Yale, Boston College | 1985 | 1943
1 | Michigan | Levin, Carl | Democratic | Jewish | Detroit City Council | Swarthmore, Harvard | 1979 | 1934
3 | Michigan | Stabenow, Debbie | Democratic | United Methodist | Ingham County Board of Commissioners, Michigan House of Representatives, Michigan Senate, U.S. House (MI-8) | Michigan State (BA, MSW) | 2001 | 1950
1 | Minnesota | Coleman, Norm | Republican | Jewish | Mayor of St. Paul | Hofstra, Iowa | 2003 | 1949
3 | Minnesota | Klobuchar, Amy | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | Congregationalist | Hennepin County Attorney | Yale, Chicago | 2007 | 1960
1 | Mississippi | Cochran, Thad | Republican | Baptist | U.S. House (MS-4) | Mississippi (BA, JD) | 1979 | 1937
3 | Mississippi | Lott, Trent | Republican | Baptist | U.S. House (MS-5) | Mississippi | 1989 | 1941
3 | Mississippi | Wicker, Roger[I] | Republican | Southern Baptist | U.S. House (MS-1) | Mississippi (BA, JD) | 2007 | 1951
2 | Missouri | Bond, Kit | Republican | Presbyterian | State Auditor, Governor | Princeton, Virginia | 1987 | 1939
3 | Missouri | McCaskill, Claire | Democratic | Roman Catholic | State Auditor; Missouri House of Representatives;Jackson County Prosecutor | University of Missouri (BS, JD) | 2007 | 1953
1 | Montana | Baucus, Max | Democratic | United Church of Christ | U.S. House (MT-1) | Stanford (BS, LLB) | 1979 | 1941
3 | Montana | Tester, Jon | Democratic | Church of God (Anderson) | Montana State Senate President | Great Falls | 2007 | 1956
1 | Nebraska | Hagel, Chuck | Republican | Episcopalian | electronics executive, investment banker | Nebraska Omaha | 1997 | 1946
3 | Nebraska | Nelson, Ben | Democratic | Methodist | Governor | Nebraska (BA, MA, JD) | 2001 | 1941
2 | Nevada | Reid, Harry | Democratic | LDS | Nevada Assembly, Lt. Governor of Nevada, U.S. House (NV-1) | Southern Utah, Utah State, George Washington | 1987 | 1939
3 | Nevada | Ensign, John | Republican | International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | U.S. House (NV-1) | UNLV, Oregon State, Colorado | 2001 | 1958
2 | New Hampshire | Gregg, Judd | Republican | Congregationalist | Governor, U.S. House (NH-2) | Columbia, Boston University | 1993 | 1947
1 | New Hampshire | Sununu, John E. | Republican | Roman Catholic | U.S. House (NH-1) | MIT, Harvard | 2003 | 1964
1 | New Jersey | Lautenberg, Frank | Democratic | Jewish | U.S. Senate, Class 1 | Columbia | 2003 | 1924
3 | New Jersey | Menendez, Bob | Democratic | Roman Catholic | Mayor of Union City, New Jersey General Assembly, New Jersey Senate, U.S. House (NJ-13) | Saint Peter's College, Rutgers | 2006 | 1954
1 | New Mexico | Domenici, Pete | Republican | Roman Catholic | Albuquerque City Commission Chairman | New Mexico, Denver | 1973 | 1932
3 | New Mexico | Bingaman, Jeff | Democratic | Methodist | State Attorney General | Harvard, Stanford | 1983 | 1943
2 | New York | Schumer, Chuck | Democratic | Jewish | New York State Assembly, U.S. House (NY-9) | Harvard (BA, JD) | 1999 | 1950
3 | New York | Clinton, Hillary Rodham | Democratic | Methodist | First Lady, Lawyer | Wellesley, Yale | 2001 | 1947
1 | North Carolina | Dole, Elizabeth | Republican | Methodist | Secretary of Labor, President of the American Red Cross | Duke, Harvard | 2003 | 1936
2 | North Carolina | Burr, Richard | Republican | Methodist | U.S. House (NC-5) | Wake Forest | 2005 | 1955
3 | North Dakota | Conrad, Kent | Democratic | Unitarian Universalist | State Tax Commissioner | Stanford, George Washington | 1987 | 1948
2 | North Dakota | Dorgan, Byron | Democratic | Lutheran | U.S. House (ND-At Large) | North Dakota, Denver | 1993 | 1942
2 | Ohio | Voinovich, George | Republican | Roman Catholic | Mayor of Cleveland; Governor | Ohio, Ohio State | 1999 | 1936
3 | Ohio | Brown, Sherrod | Democratic | Lutheran | State Secretary of State, U.S. House (OH-13) | Yale, Ohio State | 2007 | 1952
1 | Oklahoma | Inhofe, Jim | Republican | Presbyterian | Oklahoma House of Rep; Oklahoma Senate; Mayor of Tulsa; U.S. House (OK-1) | Tulsa | 1995 | 1934
2 | Oklahoma | Coburn, Tom | Republican | Baptist | Physician, U.S. House (OK-2) | Oklahoma State, Oklahoma | 2005 | 1948
2 | Oregon | Wyden, Ron | Democratic | Jewish | U.S. House (OR-3) | Stanford, Oregon | 1996 | 1949
1 | Oregon | Smith, Gordon | Republican | LDS | State Senate President | Brigham Young, Southwestern | 1997 | 1952
2 | Pennsylvania | Specter, Arlen | Republican | Jewish | Philadelphia District Attorney | Pennsylvania, Yale | 1981 | 1930
3 | Pennsylvania | Casey, Bob, Jr. | Democratic | Roman Catholic | State Treasurer | Holy Cross, Catholic | 2007 | 1960
1 | Rhode Island | Reed, Jack | Democratic | Roman Catholic | State Senate; U.S. House (RI-2) | United States Military Academy, Harvard | 1997 | 1949
3 | Rhode Island | Whitehouse, Sheldon | Democratic | Episcopalian | State Attorney General | Yale, Virginia | 2007 | 1955
1 | South Carolina | Graham, Lindsey | Republican | Southern Baptist | U.S. House (SC-3) | South Carolina (BA, JD) | 2003 | 1955
2 | South Carolina | DeMint, Jim | Republican | Presbyterian | U.S. House (SC-4) | Tennessee, Clemson University | 2005 | 1951
1 | South Dakota | Johnson, Tim | Democratic | Lutheran | U.S. House (SD-At Large) | South Dakota (BA, MPA, JD) | 1997 | 1946
2 | South Dakota | Thune, John | Republican | Evangelical Christian | U.S. House (SD-At Large) | Biola, South Dakota | 2005 | 1961
1 | Tennessee | Alexander, Lamar | Republican | Presbyterian | Governor; U.S. Secretary of Education | Vanderbilt, New York University | 2003 | 1940
3 | Tennessee | Corker, Bob | Republican | Presbyterian | Mayor of Chattanooga | Tennessee | 2007 | 1952
3 | Texas | Hutchison, Kay Bailey | Republican | Episcopalian | State Treasurer | Texas (BA, JD) | 1993 | 1943
1 | Texas | Cornyn, John | Republican | Church of Christ | State Attorney General | Trinity University, St. Mary's University, Virginia | 2003 | 1952
3 | Utah | Hatch, Orrin | Republican | LDS | attorney | Brigham Young, Pittsburgh | 1977 | 1934
2 | Utah | Bennett, Robert | Republican | LDS | businessman | Utah | 1993 | 1933
2 | Vermont | Leahy, Patrick | Democratic | Roman Catholic | Chittenden County State's Attorney | Saint Michael's College, Georgetown | 1975 | 1940
3 | Vermont | Sanders, Bernie | Independent | Jewish | U.S. House (VT-At Large) | College, Chicago | 2007 | 1941
1 | Virginia | Warner, John | Republican | Episcopalian | U.S. Secretary of the Navy | Washington and Lee, Virginia | 1979 | 1927
3 | Virginia | Webb, Jim | Democratic | Protestant | U.S. Secretary of the Navy | U.S. Naval Academy, Southern California, Georgetown University | 2007 | 1946
2 | Washington | Murray, Patty | Democratic | Roman Catholic | State Senate | Washington State | 1993 | 1950
3 | Washington | Cantwell, Maria | Democratic | Roman Catholic | Washington State House of Representatives, U.S. House (WA-1) | Miami University | 2001 | 1958
3 | West Virginia | Byrd, Robert | Democratic | Baptist | U.S. House (WV-6) | Marshall, American | 1959 | 1917
1 | West Virginia | Rockefeller, Jay | Democratic | Presbyterian | Governor | Harvard | 1985 | 1937
3 | Wisconsin | Kohl, Herb | Democratic | Jewish | State Democratic Party chairman | Wisconsin–Madison, Harvard | 1989 | 1935
2 | Wisconsin | Feingold, Russ | Democratic | Jewish | State Senate | Wisconsin–Madison, Oxford, Harvard | 1993 | 1953
1 | Wyoming | Enzi, Mike | Republican | Presbyterian | Mayor of Gillette; Wyoming House of Representatives; State Senate | George Washington, Denver | 1997 | 1944
3 | Wyoming | Thomas, Craig | Republican | Methodist | U.S. House (WY-At Large) | Wyoming | 1995 | 1933
3 | Wyoming | Barrasso, John[A] | Republican | Presbyterian | State Senate | Georgetown (BS, MD) | 2007 | 1952

## References

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2. ^ a b c http://www.govnotes.com/Directories/_Arizona_Congressional_Directory.htm
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4. ^ a b http://www.govnotes.com/Directories/_Arkansas_Congressional_Directory.htm Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine