List of United States senators from Indiana
Indiana was admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816. Since then, the state has been represented in the United States Senate by 44 different men in class 1 and 3; David Turpie served non-consecutive terms in class 1, Dan Coats served non-consecutive terms in class 3, and William E. Jenner served in both classes. Until the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913, Senators were elected by the Indiana General Assembly; after that, they were elected popularly by Indiana citizens. A senatorial term lasts six years beginning on January 3. In case of a vacancy, the Governor of Indiana has the duty to appoint a new U.S. senator. Indiana's current U.S. senators are Republicans Todd Young (serving since 2017) and Mike Braun (serving since 2019). Richard Lugar was the state's longest serving senator (1977–2013).
List of senators[edit]
Living former senators[edit]
As of April 2024, there are four living former U.S. senators from Indiana. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die was Richard Lugar (served 1977–2013) on April 28, 2019.
Senator | Term of office | Date of birth (and age) |
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Dan Quayle | 1981–1989 | February 4, 1947 |
Dan Coats | 1989–1999 2011–2017 |
May 16, 1943 |
Evan Bayh | 1999–2011 | December 26, 1955 |
Joe Donnelly | 2013–2019 |
| September 29, 1955
Superlatives[edit]
Longest service[edit]
Senator | First served | Last served | Length of service |
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Richard Lugar | January 3, 1977Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | January 3, 2013Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | 36 years, 0 days (13,149 days) |
Daniel W. Voorhees | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | 19 years, 117 days (7,057 days) |
Vance Hartke | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | 18 years, 0 days (6,575 days) |
Birch Bayh | January 3, 1963Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | January 3, 1981Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | 18 years, 0 days (6,575 days) |
Homer E. Capehart | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | 18 years, 0 days (6,574 days) |
Shortest service[edit]
Senator | First served | Last served | Length of service |
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Charles W. Cathcart | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | 1 month, 1 week and 5 days (43 days) |
Robert Hanna | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | 4 months, 2 weeks and 1 day (137 days) |
Thomas Taggart | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | 7 months, 2 weeks and 4 days (232 days) |
Samuel D. Jackson | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | 9 months, 2 weeks and 2 days (290 days) |
Joseph A. Wright | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | Script error: No such module "Date table sorting". | 10 months and 3 weeks (324 days) |
Youngest at beginning of service[edit]
Senator | Date of birth | First served | Age |
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James Noble | December 16, 1785 | December 11, 1816 | 30 years, 11 months and 25 days |
Jesse D. Bright | December 18, 1812 | March 4, 1845 | 32 years, 2 months and 14 days |
Dan Quayle | February 4, 1947 | January 3, 1981 | 33 years, 10 months and 30 days |
David Turpie | July 8, 1828 | January 14, 1863 | 34 years, 6 months and 6 days |
Birch Bayh | January 22, 1928 | January 3, 1963 | 34 years, 11 months and 12 days |
Oldest at end of service[edit]
Senator | Date of birth | Last served | Age |
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Richard Lugar | April 4, 1932 | January 3, 2013 | 80 years, 8 months and 30 days |
Dan Coats | May 16, 1943 | January 3, 2017 | 73 years, 7 months and 18 days |
Raymond E. Willis | August 11, 1875 | January 3, 1947 | 71 years, 4 months and 23 days |
David Turpie | July 8, 1828 | March 3, 1899 | 70 years, 7 months and 23 days |
Frederick Van Nuys | April 16, 1874 | January 25, 1944 | 69 years, 9 months and 9 days |
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- List of United States representatives from Indiana
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References and external links[edit]
- ↑ Byrd, p. 105.
- ↑ Gugin, Linda C.; St. Clair, James E (2006). The governors of Indiana. ISBN 9780871951960. Retrieved February 17, 2020. Search this book on
- ↑ "Fairbanks in Indiana". The New York Times. Jan 21, 1897. p. 2.
- ↑ Byrd, p. 104
- "U.S. senators from Indiana". United States Senate. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
- 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, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. Search this book on