List of current United States senators by age
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This is a list of current U.S. senators sorted by age. The United States Constitution requires Senators to be at least 30 years of age. Age does not determine seniority in the Senate.
Currently, there are seven senators who are in their 80s, 17 are in their 70s, 37 are in their 60s, 25 are in their 50s, 13 are in their 40s, and 1 is in his 30s.
- The median age of currently serving senators is 71 years, 61 days.
- The median age of taking office for currently serving senators is 51 years, 75 days.
- The median length of their Senate terms to date is 15 years, 326 days.
Rank by age |
Senator |
State |
Date of birth |
Date of taking office |
Age at taking office |
Length of Senate term to date |
Current age |
Party |
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1 | Dianne Feinstein | California | June 22, 1933 | November 10, 1992 | 59 years, 141 days | 32 years, 14 days | 91 years, 155 days | Democratic |
2 | Chuck Grassley | Iowa | September 17, 1933 | January 3, 1981 | 47 years, 108 days | 43 years, 326 days | 91 years, 68 days | Republican |
3 | Orrin Hatch | Utah | March 22, 1934 | January 3, 1977 | 42 years, 287 days | 47 years, 326 days | 90 years, 247 days | Republican |
4 | Richard Shelby | Alabama | May 6, 1934 | January 3, 1987 | 52 years, 242 days | 37 years, 326 days | 90 years, 202 days | Republican |
5 | Jim Inhofe | Oklahoma | November 17, 1934 | November 17, 1994 | 60 years, 0 days | 30 years, 7 days | 90 years, 7 days | Republican |
6 | Pat Roberts | Kansas | April 20, 1936 | January 3, 1997 | 60 years, 258 days | 27 years, 326 days | 88 years, 218 days | Republican |
7 | John McCain | Arizona | August 29, 1936 | January 3, 1987 | 50 years, 127 days | 37 years, 326 days | 88 years, 87 days | Republican |
8 | Thad Cochran | Mississippi | December 7, 1937 | December 27, 1978 | 41 years, 20 days | 45 years, 333 days | 86 years, 353 days | Republican |
9 | Patrick Leahy | Vermont | March 31, 1940 | January 3, 1975 | 34 years, 278 days | 49 years, 326 days | 84 years, 238 days | Democratic |
10 | Lamar Alexander | Tennessee | July 3, 1940 | January 3, 2003 | 62 years, 184 days | 21 years, 326 days | 84 years, 144 days | Republican |
11 | Bernie Sanders | Vermont | September 8, 1941 | January 3, 2007 | 65 years, 117 days | 17 years, 326 days | 83 years, 77 days | Independent[1] |
12 | Mitch McConnell | Kentucky | February 20, 1942 | January 3, 1985 | 42 years, 318 days | 39 years, 326 days | 82 years, 278 days | Republican |
13 | Bill Nelson | Florida | September 29, 1942 | January 3, 2001 | 58 years, 96 days | 23 years, 326 days | 82 years, 56 days | Democratic |
14 | Jim Risch | Idaho | May 3, 1943 | January 3, 2009 | 65 years, 245 days | 15 years, 326 days | 81 years, 205 days | Republican |
15 | Ben Cardin | Maryland | October 5, 1943 | January 3, 2007 | 63 years, 90 days | 17 years, 326 days | 81 years, 50 days | Democratic |
16 | Mike Enzi | Wyoming | February 1, 1944 | January 3, 1997 | 52 years, 337 days | 27 years, 326 days | 80 years, 297 days | Republican |
17 | Angus King | Maine | March 31, 1944 | January 3, 2013 | 68 years, 278 days | 11 years, 326 days | 80 years, 238 days | Independent[1] |
18 | Dick Durbin | Illinois | November 21, 1944 | January 3, 1997 | 52 years, 43 days | 27 years, 326 days | 80 years, 3 days | Democratic |
19 | Johnny Isakson | Georgia | December 28, 1944 | January 3, 2005 | 60 years, 6 days | 19 years, 326 days | 79 years, 332 days | Republican |
20 | Richard Blumenthal | Connecticut | February 13, 1946 | January 3, 2011 | 64 years, 324 days | 13 years, 326 days | 78 years, 285 days | Democratic |
21 | Ed Markey | Massachusetts | July 11, 1946 | July 16, 2013 | 67 years, 5 days | 11 years, 131 days | 78 years, 136 days | Democratic |
22 | Jeff Sessions | Alabama | December 24, 1946 | January 3, 1997 | 50 years, 10 days | 27 years, 326 days | 77 years, 336 days | Republican |
23 | Tom Carper | Delaware | January 23, 1947 | January 3, 2001 | 53 years, 346 days | 23 years, 326 days | 77 years, 306 days | Democratic |
24 | Jeanne Shaheen | New Hampshire | January 28, 1947 | January 3, 2009 | 61 years, 341 days | 15 years, 326 days | 77 years, 301 days | Democratic |
25 | Joe Manchin | West Virginia | August 24, 1947 | November 15, 2010 | 63 years, 83 days | 14 years, 9 days | 77 years, 92 days | Democratic |
26 | Mazie Hirono | Hawaii | November 3, 1947 | January 3, 2013 | 65 years, 61 days | 11 years, 326 days | 77 years, 21 days | Democratic |
27 | Tom Udall | New Mexico | May 18, 1948 | January 3, 2009 | 60 years, 230 days | 15 years, 326 days | 76 years, 190 days | Democratic |
28 | Ron Wyden | Oregon | May 3, 1949 | February 6, 1996 | 46 years, 279 days | 28 years, 292 days | 75 years, 205 days | Democratic |
29 | Elizabeth Warren | Massachusetts | June 22, 1949 | January 3, 2013 | 63 years, 195 days | 11 years, 326 days | 75 years, 155 days | Democratic |
30 | Jack Reed | Rhode Island | November 12, 1949 | January 3, 1997 | 47 years, 52 days | 27 years, 326 days | 75 years, 12 days | Democratic |
31 | David Perdue | Georgia | December 10, 1949 | January 3, 2015 | 65 years, 24 days | 9 years, 326 days | 74 years, 350 days | Republican |
32 | Roy Blunt | Missouri | January 10, 1950 | January 3, 2011 | 60 years, 358 days | 13 years, 326 days | 74 years, 319 days | Republican |
33 | Debbie Stabenow | Michigan | April 29, 1950 | January 3, 2001 | 50 years, 249 days | 23 years, 326 days | 74 years, 209 days | Democratic |
34 | Patty Murray | Washington | October 11, 1950 | January 3, 1993 | 42 years, 84 days | 31 years, 326 days | 74 years, 44 days | Democratic |
35 | Chuck Schumer | New York | November 23, 1950 | January 3, 1999 | 48 years, 41 days | 25 years, 326 days | 74 years, 1 day | Democratic |
36 | John Boozman | Arkansas | December 10, 1950 | January 3, 2011 | 60 years, 24 days | 13 years, 326 days | 73 years, 350 days | Republican |
37 | Deb Fischer | Nebraska | March 1, 1951 | January 3, 2013 | 61 years, 308 days | 11 years, 326 days | 73 years, 268 days | Republican |
38 | Mike Crapo | Idaho | May 20, 1951 | January 3, 1999 | 47 years, 228 days | 25 years, 326 days | 73 years, 188 days | Republican |
39 | Al Franken | Minnesota | May 21, 1951 | July 7, 2009 | 58 years, 47 days | 15 years, 140 days | 73 years, 187 days | Democratic |
40 | Roger Wicker | Mississippi | July 5, 1951 | December 31, 2007 | 56 years, 179 days | 16 years, 329 days | 73 years, 142 days | Republican |
41 | John Neely Kennedy | Louisiana | November 21, 1951 | January 3, 2017 | 65 years, 43 days | 7 years, 326 days | 73 years, 3 days | Republican |
42 | John Cornyn | Texas | February 2, 1952 | December 1, 2002 | 50 years, 302 days | 21 years, 359 days | 72 years, 296 days | Republican |
43 | John Barrasso | Wyoming | July 21, 1952 | June 25, 2007 | 54 years, 339 days | 17 years, 152 days | 72 years, 126 days | Republican |
44 | Bob Corker | Tennessee | August 24, 1952 | January 3, 2007 | 54 years, 132 days | 17 years, 326 days | 72 years, 92 days | Republican |
45 | Sherrod Brown | Ohio | November 9, 1952 | January 3, 2007 | 54 years, 55 days | 17 years, 326 days | 72 years, 15 days | Democratic |
46 | Susan Collins | Maine | December 7, 1952 | January 3, 1997 | 44 years, 27 days | 27 years, 326 days | 71 years, 353 days | Republican |
47 | Claire McCaskill | Missouri | July 24, 1953 | January 3, 2007 | 53 years, 163 days | 17 years, 326 days | 71 years, 123 days | Democratic |
48 | Shelley Moore Capito | West Virginia | November 26, 1953 | January 3, 2015 | 61 years, 38 days | 9 years, 326 days | 70 years, 364 days | Republican |
49 | Bob Menendez | New Jersey | January 1, 1954 | January 18, 2006 | 52 years, 17 days | 18 years, 311 days | 70 years, 328 days | Democratic |
50 | Jerry Moran | Kansas | May 29, 1954 | January 3, 2011 | 56 years, 219 days | 13 years, 326 days | 70 years, 179 days | Republican |
51 | Mike Rounds | South Dakota | October 24, 1954 | January 3, 2015 | 60 years, 71 days | 9 years, 326 days | 70 years, 31 days | Republican |
52 | Mark Warner | Virginia | December 15, 1954 | January 3, 2009 | 54 years, 19 days | 15 years, 326 days | 69 years, 345 days | Democratic |
53 | Ron Johnson | Wisconsin | April 8, 1955 | January 3, 2011 | 55 years, 270 days | 13 years, 326 days | 69 years, 230 days | Republican |
54 | Lindsey Graham | South Carolina | July 9, 1955 | January 3, 2003 | 47 years, 178 days | 21 years, 326 days | 69 years, 138 days | Republican |
55 | Joe Donnelly | Indiana | September 29, 1955 | January 3, 2013 | 57 years, 96 days | 11 years, 326 days | 69 years, 56 days | Democratic |
56 | Sheldon Whitehouse | Rhode Island | October 20, 1955 | January 3, 2007 | 51 years, 75 days | 17 years, 326 days | 69 years, 35 days | Democratic |
57 | Heidi Heitkamp | North Dakota | October 30, 1955 | January 3, 2013 | 57 years, 65 days | 11 years, 326 days | 69 years, 25 days | Democratic |
58 | Richard Burr | North Carolina | November 30, 1955 | January 3, 2005 | 49 years, 34 days | 19 years, 326 days | 68 years, 360 days | Republican |
59 | Rob Portman | Ohio | December 19, 1955 | January 3, 2011 | 55 years, 15 days | 13 years, 326 days | 68 years, 341 days | Republican |
60 | Jon Tester | Montana | August 21, 1956 | January 3, 2007 | 50 years, 135 days | 17 years, 326 days | 68 years, 95 days | Democratic |
61 | Jeff Merkley | Oregon | October 24, 1956 | January 3, 2009 | 52 years, 71 days | 15 years, 326 days | 68 years, 31 days | Democratic |
62 | John Hoeven | North Dakota | March 13, 1957 | January 3, 2011 | 53 years, 296 days | 13 years, 326 days | 67 years, 256 days | Republican |
63 | Lisa Murkowski | Alaska | May 22, 1957 | December 20, 2002 | 45 years, 212 days | 21 years, 340 days | 67 years, 186 days | Republican |
64 | Bill Cassidy | Louisiana | September 28, 1957 | January 3, 2015 | 57 years, 97 days | 9 years, 326 days | 67 years, 57 days | Republican |
65 | Tim Kaine | Virginia | February 26, 1958 | January 3, 2013 | 54 years, 312 days | 11 years, 326 days | 66 years, 272 days | Democratic |
66 | Maggie Hassan | New Hampshire | February 27, 1958 | January 3, 2017 | 58 years, 311 days | 7 years, 326 days | 66 years, 271 days | Democratic |
67 | Maria Cantwell | Washington | October 13, 1958 | January 3, 2001 | 42 years, 82 days | 23 years, 326 days | 66 years, 42 days | Democratic |
68 | Gary Peters | Michigan | December 1, 1958 | January 3, 2015 | 56 years, 33 days | 9 years, 326 days | 65 years, 359 days | Democratic |
69 | Chris Van Hollen | Maryland | January 10, 1959 | January 3, 2017 | 57 years, 359 days | 7 years, 326 days | 65 years, 319 days | Democratic |
70 | Bob Casey, Jr. | Pennsylvania | April 13, 1960 | January 3, 2007 | 46 years, 265 days | 17 years, 326 days | 64 years, 225 days | Democratic |
71 | Dean Heller | Nevada | May 10, 1960 | May 9, 2011 | 50 years, 364 days | 13 years, 199 days | 64 years, 198 days | Republican |
72 | Amy Klobuchar | Minnesota | May 25, 1960 | January 3, 2007 | 46 years, 223 days | 17 years, 326 days | 64 years, 183 days | Democratic |
73 | Thom Tillis | North Carolina | August 30, 1960 | January 3, 2015 | 54 years, 126 days | 9 years, 326 days | 64 years, 86 days | Republican |
74 | John Thune | South Dakota | January 7, 1961 | January 3, 2005 | 43 years, 362 days | 19 years, 326 days | 63 years, 322 days | Republican |
75 | Pat Toomey | Pennsylvania | November 17, 1961 | January 3, 2011 | 49 years, 47 days | 13 years, 326 days | 63 years, 7 days | Republican |
76 | Tammy Baldwin | Wisconsin | February 11, 1962 | January 3, 2013 | 50 years, 327 days | 11 years, 326 days | 62 years, 287 days | Democratic |
77 | Steve Daines | Montana | August 20, 1962 | January 3, 2015 | 52 years, 136 days | 9 years, 326 days | 62 years, 96 days | Republican |
78 | Jeff Flake | Arizona | December 31, 1962 | January 3, 2013 | 50 years, 3 days | 11 years, 326 days | 61 years, 329 days | Republican |
79 | Rand Paul | Kentucky | January 7, 1963 | January 3, 2011 | 47 years, 361 days | 13 years, 326 days | 61 years, 322 days | Republican |
80 | Chris Coons | Delaware | September 9, 1963 | November 15, 2010 | 47 years, 67 days | 14 years, 9 days | 61 years, 76 days | Democratic |
81 | Catherine Cortez Masto | Nevada | March 29, 1964 | January 3, 2017 | 52 years, 280 days | 7 years, 326 days | 60 years, 240 days | Democratic |
82 | Kamala Harris | California | October 20, 1964 | January 3, 2017 | 52 years, 75 days | 7 years, 326 days | 60 years, 35 days | Democratic |
83 | Dan Sullivan | Alaska | November 13, 1964 | January 3, 2015 | 50 years, 51 days | 9 years, 326 days | 60 years, 11 days | Republican |
84 | Michael Bennet | Colorado | November 28, 1964 | January 21, 2009 | 44 years, 54 days | 15 years, 308 days | 59 years, 362 days | Democratic |
85 | Tim Scott | South Carolina | September 19, 1965 | January 2, 2013 | 47 years, 105 days | 11 years, 327 days | 59 years, 66 days | Republican |
86 | Kirsten Gillibrand | New York | December 9, 1966 | January 26, 2009 | 42 years, 48 days | 15 years, 303 days | 57 years, 351 days | Democratic |
87 | James Lankford | Oklahoma | March 4, 1968 | January 3, 2015 | 46 years, 305 days | 9 years, 326 days | 56 years, 265 days | Republican |
88 | Tammy Duckworth | Illinois | March 12, 1968 | January 3, 2017 | 48 years, 297 days | 7 years, 326 days | 56 years, 257 days | Democratic |
89 | Cory Booker | New Jersey | April 27, 1969 | October 31, 2013 | 44 years, 187 days | 11 years, 24 days | 55 years, 211 days | Democratic |
90 | Joni Ernst | Iowa | July 1, 1970 | January 3, 2015 | 44 years, 186 days | 9 years, 326 days | 54 years, 146 days | Republican |
91 | Ted Cruz | Texas | December 22, 1970 | January 3, 2013 | 42 years, 12 days | 11 years, 326 days | 53 years, 338 days | Republican |
92 | Marco Rubio | Florida | May 28, 1971 | January 3, 2011 | 39 years, 220 days | 13 years, 326 days | 53 years, 180 days | Republican |
93 | Mike Lee | Utah | June 4, 1971 | January 3, 2011 | 39 years, 213 days | 13 years, 326 days | 53 years, 173 days | Republican |
94 | Martin Heinrich | New Mexico | October 17, 1971 | January 3, 2013 | 41 years, 78 days | 11 years, 326 days | 53 years, 38 days | Democratic |
95 | Ben Sasse | Nebraska | February 22, 1972 | January 3, 2015 | 42 years, 315 days | 9 years, 326 days | 52 years, 276 days | Republican |
96 | Todd Young | Indiana | August 24, 1972 | January 3, 2017 | 44 years, 132 days | 7 years, 326 days | 52 years, 92 days | Republican |
97 | Brian Schatz | Hawaii | October 20, 1972 | December 26, 2012 | 40 years, 67 days | 11 years, 334 days | 52 years, 35 days | Democratic |
98 | Chris Murphy | Connecticut | August 3, 1973 | January 3, 2013 | 39 years, 153 days | 11 years, 326 days | 51 years, 113 days | Democratic |
99 | Cory Gardner | Colorado | August 22, 1974 | January 3, 2015 | 40 years, 134 days | 9 years, 326 days | 50 years, 94 days | Republican |
100 | Tom Cotton | Arkansas | May 13, 1977 | January 3, 2015 | 37 years, 235 days | 9 years, 326 days | 47 years, 195 days | Republican |
Rank by age |
Senator | State | Date of birth | Date of taking office |
Age at taking office |
Length of Senate term to date |
Current age | Party |
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