List of United States Senators from California
California elects United States Senators to Class 1 and Class 3. The state has been represented by 44 people in the Senate. Its current Senators are Democrats Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, the current senior delegation in the Senate.
List of Senators
Class 1 Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were first elected for only one U.S. Congress in the first elections of 1850, and then the seat was contested again every three Congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years have been contested in 2000, 2006, and 2012. The next election will be in 2018. |
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Class 3 Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were first elected for the first three United States Congresses in the first elections of 1850, and then the seat was contested again every three Congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years have been contested in 1998, 2004, and 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022. | ||||||||||
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# | Senator | Party | Years in office | Electoral history | T e r m |
T e r m |
Electoral history | Years in office | Party | Senator | # | |
1 | ![]() John C. Frémont |
Democratic | September 10, 1850 – March 3, 1851 |
Elected in 1850. | 1 | 31st Congress | 1 | Elected in 1850. | September 10, 1850 – March 3, 1855 |
Democratic | ![]() William M. Gwin |
1 |
Vacant | March 4, 1851 – January 30, 1852 |
Legislature failed to elect. | 2 | 32nd Congress | ||||||||
2 | ![]() John B. Weller |
Democratic | January 30, 1852 – March 3, 1857 |
Elected late in 1852. Lost re-election. | ||||||||
33rd Congress | ||||||||||||
34th Congress | 2 | Legislature failed to elect. | March 4, 1855 – January 13, 1857 |
Vacant | ||||||||
Elected late in 1857. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
January 13, 1857 – March 3, 1861 |
Democratic | ![]() William M. Gwin | |||||||||
3 | ![]() David C. Broderick |
Democratic | March 4, 1857 – September 16, 1859 |
Elected in 1856. Died. |
3 | 35th Congress | ||||||
36th Congress | ||||||||||||
Vacant | September 16, 1859 – November 3, 1859 | |||||||||||
4 | ![]() Henry P. Haun |
Democratic | November 3, 1859 – March 3, 1860 |
Appointed to continue Broderick's term. Lost election to finish Broderick's term. | ||||||||
5 | ![]() Milton Latham |
Democratic | March 5, 1860 – March 3, 1863 |
Elected to finish Broderick's term. Lost re-election. | ||||||||
37th Congress | 3 | Elected in 1860. Retired. |
March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1867 |
Democratic | ![]() James A. McDougall |
2 | ||||||
6 | ![]() John Conness |
Republican[1] | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 |
Elected in 1862 or 1863. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
4 | 38th Congress | ||||||
39th Congress | ||||||||||||
40th Congress | 4 | Elected in 1866 or 1867. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873 |
Republican | ![]() Cornelius Cole |
3 | ||||||
7 | ![]() Eugene Casserly |
Democratic | March 4, 1869 – November 29, 1873 |
Elected in 1868. Resigned. |
5 | 41st Congress | ||||||
42nd Congress | ||||||||||||
43rd Congress | 5 | Elected in 1872 or 1873. Retired. |
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879 |
Republican | ![]() Aaron A. Sargent |
4 | ||||||
Vacant | November 29, 1873 – December 23, 1873 | |||||||||||
8 | ![]() John S. Hager |
Democratic | December 23, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
Elected to finish Casserly's term. Retired. | ||||||||
9 | ![]() Newton Booth |
Anti-Monopoly | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881 |
Elected in 1874. Retired. |
6 | 44th Congress | ||||||
45th Congress | ||||||||||||
46th Congress | 6 | Elected in 1878. Retired. |
March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885 |
Democratic | ![]() James T. Farley |
5 | ||||||
10 | ![]() John Franklin Miller |
Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 8, 1886 |
Elected in 1880. Died. |
7 | 47th Congress | ||||||
48th Congress | ||||||||||||
49th Congress | 7 | Elected in 1885. | March 4, 1885 – June 21, 1893 |
Republican | ![]() Leland Stanford |
6 | ||||||
Vacant | March 8, 1886 – March 23, 1886 | |||||||||||
11 | ![]() George Hearst |
Democratic | March 23, 1886 – August 4, 1886 |
Appointed to continue Miller's term. Successor qualified. | ||||||||
12 | ![]() Abram P. Williams |
Republican | August 4, 1886 – March 3, 1887 |
Elected to finish Miller's term. Retired. | ||||||||
13 | ![]() George Hearst |
Democratic | March 4, 1887 – February 28, 1891 |
Elected in 1887. Died. |
8 | 50th Congress | ||||||
51st Congress | ||||||||||||
Vacant | February 28, 1891 – March 19, 1891 |
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52nd Congress | 8 | Re-elected in 1891. Died. | ||||||||||
14 | ![]() Charles N. Felton |
Republican | March 19, 1891 – March 3, 1893 |
Elected to finish Hearst's term. Retired. | ||||||||
15 | Stephen M. White |
Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1899 |
Elected in 1893. Retired. |
9 | 53rd Congress | ||||||
June 21, 1893 – July 26, 1893 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Stanford's term. Elected January 23, 1895 to finish Stanford's term.[2] |
July 26, 1893 – March 3, 1915 |
Republican | ![]() George Clement Perkins |
7 | ||||||||
54th Congress | ||||||||||||
55th Congress | 9 | Re-elected January 13, 1897.[3] | ||||||||||
Vacant | March 4, 1899 – February 7, 1900 |
10 | 56th Congress | |||||||||
16 | ![]() Thomas R. Bard |
Republican | February 7, 1900 – March 3, 1905 |
Elected late in 1900. Lost re-election. | ||||||||
57th Congress | ||||||||||||
58th Congress | 10 | Re-elected January 13, 1903.[4] | ||||||||||
17 | ![]() Frank P. Flint |
Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 |
Elected January 11, 1905.[5] Retired. |
11 | 59th Congress | ||||||
60th Congress | ||||||||||||
61st Congress | 11 | Re-elected January 12, 1909.[6] Retired. | ||||||||||
18 | ![]() John D. Works |
Republican | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917 |
Elected in 1911. Retired. |
12 | 62nd Congress | ||||||
63rd Congress | ||||||||||||
64th Congress | 12 | Elected in 1914. Lost re-election. |
March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921 |
Democratic | ![]() James D. Phelan |
8 | ||||||
19 | ![]() Hiram Johnson |
Republican | March 16, 1917 – August 6, 1945 |
Elected in 1916. | 13 | 65th Congress | ||||||
66th Congress | ||||||||||||
67th Congress | 13 | Elected in 1920. | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1933 |
Republican | ![]() Samuel M. Shortridge |
9 | ||||||
Re-elected in 1922. | 14 | 68th Congress | ||||||||||
69th Congress | ||||||||||||
70th Congress | 14 | Re-elected in 1926. Lost renomination. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1928. | 15 | 71st Congress | ||||||||||
72nd Congress | ||||||||||||
73rd Congress | 15 | Elected in 1932. Lost renomination, then resigned. |
March 4, 1933 – November 8, 1938 |
Democratic | ![]() William Gibbs McAdoo |
10 | ||||||
Re-elected in 1934. | 16 | 74th Congress | ||||||||||
75th Congress | ||||||||||||
Appointed to finish McAdoo's term. Retired. |
November 9, 1938 – January 3, 1939 |
Democratic | ![]() Thomas M. Storke |
11 | ||||||||
76th Congress | 16 | Elected in 1938. | January 3, 1939 – November 30, 1950 |
Democratic | ![]() Sheridan Downey |
12 | ||||||
Re-elected in 1940. Died. |
17 | 77th Congress | ||||||||||
78th Congress | ||||||||||||
79th Congress | 17 | Re-elected in 1944. Ran for re-election, but dropped out of renomination race due to ill health. Resigned early due to ill health. | ||||||||||
Vacant | August 6, 1945 – August 26, 1945 |
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20 | ![]() William F. Knowland |
Republican | August 26, 1945 – January 3, 1959 |
Appointed to continue Johnson's term. Elected November 5, 1946 to finish Johnson's term. | ||||||||
Elected to full term in 1946. | 18 | 80th Congress | ||||||||||
81st Congress | ||||||||||||
Appointed to finish Downey's term, having been elected to the next term. |
December 4, 1950 – January 1, 1953 |
Republican | ![]() Richard Nixon |
13 | ||||||||
82nd Congress | 18 | Elected in 1950. Resigned to become Vice President. | ||||||||||
January 1, 1953 – January 3, 1953 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Nixon's term. Elected November 2, 1954 to finish Nixon's term.[2] |
January 2, 1953 – January 3, 1969 |
Republican | ![]() Thomas Kuchel |
14 | ||||||||
Re-elected in 1952. Retired to run for Governor of California. |
19 | 83rd Congress | ||||||||||
84th Congress | ||||||||||||
85th Congress | 19 | Elected to full term in 1956. | ||||||||||
21 | ![]() Clair Engle |
Democratic | January 3, 1959 – July 30, 1964 |
Elected in 1958. Died. |
20 | 86th Congress | ||||||
87th Congress | ||||||||||||
88th Congress | 20 | Re-elected in 1962. Lost renomination. | ||||||||||
Vacant | July 30, 1964 – August 4, 1964 |
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22 | ![]() Pierre Salinger |
Democratic | August 4, 1964 – December 31, 1964 |
Appointed to continue Engle's term. Lost election to full term, then resigned early to give successor preferential seniority. | ||||||||
23 | ![]() George Murphy |
Republican | January 1, 1965 – January 2, 1971 |
Appointed to finish Salinger's term, having been elected to the next term. | ||||||||
Elected in 1964. Lost re-election, then resigned early to give successor preferential seniority. |
21 | 89th Congress | ||||||||||
90th Congress | ||||||||||||
91st Congress | 21 | Elected in 1968. | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1993 |
Democratic | ![]() Alan Cranston |
15 | ||||||
24 | ![]() John V. Tunney |
Democratic | January 2, 1971 – January 2, 1977 |
Appointed to finish Murphy's term, having been elected to the next term. | ||||||||
Elected in 1970. Lost re-election, then resigned early to give successor preferential seniority. |
22 | 92nd Congress | ||||||||||
93rd Congress | ||||||||||||
94th Congress | 22 | Re-elected in 1974. | ||||||||||
25 | ![]() S. I. Hayakawa |
Republican | January 2, 1977 – January 3, 1983 |
Appointed to finish Tunney's term, having been elected to the next term. | ||||||||
Elected in 1976. Retired. |
23 | 95th Congress | ||||||||||
96th Congress | ||||||||||||
97th Congress | 23 | Re-elected in 1980. | ||||||||||
26 | ![]() Pete Wilson |
Republican | January 3, 1983 – January 7, 1991 |
Elected in 1982. | 24 | 98th Congress | ||||||
99th Congress | ||||||||||||
100th Congress | 24 | Re-elected in 1986. Retired. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1988. Resigned to become Governor of California. |
25 | 101st Congress | ||||||||||
102nd Congress | ||||||||||||
27 | ![]() John F. Seymour |
Republican | January 7, 1991 – November 10, 1992 |
Appointed to continue Wilson's term. Lost election to finish Wilson's term. | ||||||||
28 | ![]() Dianne Feinstein |
Democratic | November 10, 1992 – Present |
Elected to finish Wilson's term. | ||||||||
103rd Congress | 25 | Elected in 1992. | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2017 |
Democratic | ![]() Barbara Boxer |
16 | ||||||
Elected to full term in 1994. | 26 | 104th Congress | ||||||||||
105th Congress | ||||||||||||
106th Congress | 26 | Re-elected in 1998. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 2000. | 27 | 107th Congress | ||||||||||
108th Congress | ||||||||||||
109th Congress | 27 | Re-elected in 2004. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 2006. | 28 | 110th Congress | ||||||||||
111th Congress | ||||||||||||
112th Congress | 28 | Re-elected in 2010. Retired.[7] | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 2012. | 29 | 113th Congress | ||||||||||
114th Congress | ||||||||||||
115th Congress | 29 | Elected in 2016. | January 3, 2017 – Present |
Democratic | ![]() Kamala Harris |
17 | ||||||
To be determined in the 2018 election. | 30 | 116th Congress | ||||||||||
117th Congress | ||||||||||||
118th Congress | 30 | To be determined in the 2022 election. | ||||||||||
# | Senator | Party | Years in office | Electoral history | T e r m |
T e r m |
Electoral history | Years in office | Party | Senator | # | |
Class 1 | Class 3 |
Living former U.S. Senators from California
As of October 2016, there are three former U.S. Senators from the U.S. State of California who are currently living at this time, all from Class 1. The most recent senator to die was Pierre Salinger of Class 1 (1964) on October 16, 2004. The most recent Class 3 senator to die was Alan Cranston (1969-1993) on December 31, 2000. The most recently serving Class 1 senator to die was S. I. Hayakawa (1977-1983) on February 27, 1992.
Senator | Term of office | Class | Date of birth (and age) |
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John V. Tunney | 1971–1977 | 1 | June 26, 1934 |
Pete Wilson | 1983–1991 | 1 | August 23, 1933 |
John F. Seymour | 1991–1992 | 1 | December 3, 1937 |
References
- ↑ John Conness was elected as a Democrat, but changed party to Republican after the election.
- 1 2 Byrd, p. 83.
- ↑ "Perkins Re-elected in California.". The New York Times. p. 12.
- ↑ "Perkins of California Re-elected.". The New York Times. January 14, 1903. p. 12.
- ↑ The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1906. 1905. p. 108.
- ↑ "Perkins of California Re-elected.". The New York Times. January 13, 1903. p. 5.
- ↑ Joseph, Cameron (January 8, 2015). "Barbara Boxer to retire in 2016". The Hill. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- "Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present". via Senate.gov.
- Byrd, Robert C. (October 1, 1993). Wolff, Wendy, ed. "The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992". United States Senate Historical Office (volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
See also
- List of United States Representatives from California
- United States congressional delegations from California