This is a classification of United States Senators by seniority during the 102nd Congress, from January 3, 1991 to January 3, 1993.
Order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term. Behind this is former service as a senator (only giving the Senator seniority within his or her new incoming class), service as Vice President, a House member, a Cabinet secretary, or a state governor. The final factor is the population of the senator's state.
Senators who were sworn in in the middle of the two-year congressional term (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 1992 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.
| Rank | Name | Seniority Date | Other Factors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strom Thurmond (R-SC) | November 7, 1956 | |
| 2 | Robert Byrd (D-WV) | January 3, 1959 | |
| 3 | Quentin Northrup Burdick (D-ND) | August 8, 1960 | |
| 4 | Claiborne Pell (D-RI) | January 3, 1961 | |
| 5 | Ted Kennedy (D-MA) | November 7, 1962 | |
| 6 | Daniel Inouye (D-HI) | January 3, 1963 | |
| 7 | Ernest Hollings (D-SC) | November 9, 1966 | |
| 8 | Mark Hatfield (R-OR) | January 10, 1967 | |
| 9 | Ted Stevens (R-AK) | December 24, 1968 | |
| 10 | Bob Dole (R-KS) | January 3, 1969 | Former Rep (8 years) |
| 11 | Alan Cranston (D-CA) | California 2nd Population (1960) | |
| 12 | Bob Packwood (R-OR) | Oregon 32nd Population (1960) | |
| 13 | Bill Roth (R-DE) | January 1, 1971 | |
| 14 | Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX) | January 3, 1971 | |
| 15 | Sam Nunn (D-GA) | November 8, 1972 | |
| 16 | Bennett Johnston Jr. (D-LA) | November 14, 1972 | |
| 17 | Jesse Helms (R-NC) | January 3, 1973 | North Carolina Ranked 12th Population (1970) |
| 18 | Pete Domenici (R-NM) | New Mexico Ranked 37th Population (1970) | |
| 19 | Joe Biden (D-DE) | Delaware Ranked 46th Population (1970) | |
| 20 | Jake Garn (R-UT) | December 21, 1974 | |
| 21 | John Glenn (D-OH) | December 24, 1974 | |
| 22 | Wendell H. Ford (D-KY) | December 28, 1974 | |
| 23 | Dale Bumpers (D-AR) | January 3, 1975 | Former Governor |
| 24 | Patrick Leahy (D-VT) | ||
| 25 | John Danforth (R-MO) | December 27, 1976 | |
| 26 | Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH) | December 29, 1976 | Previously a Senator |
| 27 | John Chafee (R-RI) | ||
| 28 | Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (D-MI) | December 30, 1976 | |
| 29 | H. John Heinz III (R-PA) | January 3, 1977 | Former Rep (6 Years) |
| 30 | Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) | Former Rep (6 Years) | |
| 31 | Pat Moynihan (D-NY) | New York 2nd Population (1970) | |
| 32 | Richard Lugar (R-IN) | Indiana 11th Population (1970) | |
| 33 | Jim Sasser (D-TN) | Tennessee 17th Population (1970) | |
| 34 | Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ) | Arizona 22nd Population (1970) | |
| 35 | Orrin Hatch (R-UT) | Utah 36th Population (1970) | |
| 36 | Malcolm Wallop (R-WY) | Wyoming 49th Population (1970) | |
| 37 | David Durenberger (R-MN) | November 8, 1978 | |
| 38 | Max Baucus (D-MT) | December 15, 1978 | |
| 39 | Nancy Kassebaum Baker (R-KS) | December 23, 1978 | |
| 40 | Thad Cochran (R-MS) | December 27, 1978 | |
| 41 | Alan K. Simpson (R-WY) | January 1, 1979 | |
| 42 | John Warner (R-VA) | January 2, 1979 | |
| 43 | David Pryor (D-AR) | January 3, 1979 | Former Rep (6 years, 2 months) |
| 44 | William Cohen (R-ME) | Former Rep (6 years) | |
| 45 | Larry Pressler (R-SD) | Former Rep (4 years) | |
| 46 | David L. Boren (D-OK) | Former Governor - Oklahoma 27th Population (1970) | |
| 47 | J. James Exon (D-NE) | Former Governor - Nebraska 35th Population (1970) | |
| 48 | Carl Levin (D-MI) | Michigan 7th Population (1970) | |
| 49 | Bill Bradley (D-NJ) | New Jersey 8th Population (1970) | |
| 50 | Howell Heflin (D-AL) | Alabama 21st Population (1970) | |
| 51 | George J. Mitchell (D-ME) | May 17, 1980 | |
| 52 | Warren Rudman (R-NH) | December 31, 1980 | |
| 53 | Steve Symms (R-ID) | January 3, 1981 | Former Rep (12 years) |
| 54 | Chris Dodd (D-CT) | Former Rep (6 years) - Connecticut 24th Population (1970) | |
| 55 | Chuck Grassley (R-IA) | Former Rep (6 years) - Iowa 25th Population (1970) | |
| 56 | Bob Kasten (R-WI) | Former Rep (4 years) | |
| 57 | Al D'Amato (R-NY) | New York 2nd Population (1970) | |
| 58 | Arlen Specter (R-PA) | Pennsylvania 3rd Population (1970) | |
| 59 | Alan J. Dixon (D-IL) | Illinois 5th Population (1970) | |
| 60 | Don Nickles (R-OK) | Oklahoma 27th Population (1970) | |
| 61 | Frank Murkowski (R-AK) | Alaska 50th Population (1970) | |
| 62 | Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) | December 27, 1982 | |
| 63 | Pete Wilson (R-CA) | January 3, 1983 | California 1st Population (1980) |
| 64 | Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) | New Mexico 37th Population (1980) | |
| 65 | John Kerry (D-MA) | January 2, 1985 | |
| 66 | Paul Simon (D-IL) | January 3, 1985 | Former Rep (10 Years) - Illinois 5th Population (1980) |
| 67 | Tom Harkin (D-IA) | Former Rep (10 years) - Iowa 27th Population (1980) | |
| 68 | Al Gore (D-TN) | Former Rep (8 years) | |
| 69 | Phil Gramm (R-TX) | Former Rep (6 years) | |
| 70 | Mitch McConnell (R-KY) | ||
| 71 | Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) | January 15, 1985 | |
| 72 | Terry Sanford (D-NC) | November 5, 1986 | |
| 73 | John Breaux (D-LA) | January 6, 1987 | Former Rep (14 years) |
| 74 | Brock Adams (D-WA) | Former Rep (12 years) - Former Cabinet Secretary | |
| 75 | Tim Wirth (D-CO) | Former Rep (12 years) | |
| 76 | Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) | Former Rep (10 years) | |
| 77 | Wyche Fowler (D-GA) | Former Rep (9 years, 9 Months) | |
| 78 | Richard Shelby (R-AL) | Former Rep (8 years) - Alabama Ranked 22nd population (1980) | |
| 79 | Tom Daschle (D-SD) | Former Rep (8 years) - South Dakota Ranked 45th population (1980) | |
| 80 | John McCain (R-AZ) | Former Rep (4 years) - Arizona Ranked 29th Population (1980) | |
| 81 | Harry Reid (D-NV) | Former Rep (4 years) - Nevada Ranked 43rd population (1980) | |
| 82 | Bob Graham (D-FL) | Former Governor - Florida Ranked 7th population (1980) | |
| 83 | Kit Bond (R-MO) | Former Governor - Missouri Ranked 15th population (1980) | |
| 84 | Kent Conrad (D-ND) | ||
| 85 | Slade Gorton (D-WA) | January 3, 1989 | Previously a Senator |
| 86 | Trent Lott (R-MS) | Former Rep (16 Years) | |
| 87 | Jim Jeffords (R-VT) | Former Rep (14 Years) | |
| 89 | Dan Coats (R-IN) | Former Rep (8 Years) | |
| 90 | Connie Mack (R-FL) | Former Rep (6 Years) | |
| 91 | Chuck Robb (D-VA) | Former Governor - Virginia Ranked 14th Population (1980) | |
| 91 | Richard Bryan (D-NV) | Former Governor - Nevada Ranked Ranked 43rd Population (1980) | |
| 92 | Bob Kerrey (D-NE) | Former Governor - Nebraska Ranked 35th Population (1980) | |
| 93 | Herb Kohl (D-WI) | Wisconsin Ranked 16th Population (1980) | |
| 94 | Joe Lieberman (D-CT) | Connecticut Ranked 25th Population (1980) | |
| 95 | Conrad Burns (R-MT) | Montana Ranked 44th Population (1980) | |
| 96 | Daniel Akaka (D-HI) | May 16, 1990 | |
| 97 | Robert C. Smith (R-NH) | December 7, 1990 | |
| 98 | Hank Brown (R-CO) | January 3, 1991 | Former Rep (10 years) |
| 99 | Larry Craig (R-ID) | Former Rep (6 years) | |
| 100 | Paul Wellstone (D-MN) | ||
| John F. Seymour (R-CA) | January 10, 1991 | ||
| Harris Wofford (D-PA) | May 9, 1991 | ||
| Jocelyn Burdick (D-ND) | September 16, 1992 |
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