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

Affiliation Members Note
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

Majority leadership
Office Officer State Since
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
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

ClassEnd of Term
12009
22011
32013
ClassStateNamePartyReligionPrior ExperienceEducationFirst took
office
Born
2AlabamaShelby, RichardRepublicanMethodistAlabama Senate; U.S. House (AL-7)University of Alabama (BA, JD)19871934
1AlabamaSessions, JeffRepublicanMethodistState Attorney GeneralHuntingdon College, University of Alabama19971946
1AlaskaStevens, Ted[1]RepublicanEpiscopalianmilitary, attorney, State House of RepresentativesUCLA, Harvard[1]19681923
2AlaskaMurkowski, Lisa[1]RepublicanRoman CatholicState House of RepresentativesGeorgetown, Willamette20021957
2ArizonaMcCain, John[2]RepublicanBaptist[3]military, U.S. House (AZ-1)U.S. Naval Academy[2]19871936
3ArizonaKyl, Jon[2]RepublicanPresbyterianattorney, U.S. House (AZ-4)Arizona (BA, JD)19951942
2ArkansasLincoln, Blanche[4]DemocraticEpiscopalianU.S. House (AR-1)Randolph-Macon Women's College, Arkansas19991960
1ArkansasPryor, Mark[4]DemocraticChristianArkansas House of Representatives, State Attorney GeneralArkansas (BA, JD)20031963
3CaliforniaFeinstein, DianneDemocraticJewishMayor of San FranciscoStanford University19921933
2CaliforniaBoxer, BarbaraDemocraticJewishMarin County Board of Supervisors, U.S. House (CA-6)Brooklyn College19931940
1ColoradoAllard, WayneRepublicanProtestantU.S. House (CO-4)Colorado State19971943
2ColoradoSalazar, KenDemocraticRoman CatholicState Attorney GeneralColorado College, Michigan20051955
2ConnecticutDodd, ChrisDemocraticRoman CatholicU.S. House (CT-2)Providence, Louisville19811944
3ConnecticutLieberman, JoeIndependent DemocraticJewishState Attorney GeneralYale (BA, LLB)19891942
1DelawareBiden, JoeDemocraticRoman CatholicNew Castle County CouncilDelaware, Syracuse19731942
3DelawareCarper, TomDemocraticPresbyterianGovernor; U.S. House (DE-At Large);Delaware State TreasurerOhio State, Delaware20011947
3FloridaNelson, BillDemocraticEpiscopalianU.S. House of Representatives, State TreasurerYale, Virginia20011942
2FloridaMartinez, MelRepublicanRoman CatholicU.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentFlorida State (BA, JD)20051946
1GeorgiaChambliss, SaxbyRepublicanEpiscopalianU.S. House (GA-8)Georgia, Tennessee20031943
2GeorgiaIsakson, JohnnyRepublicanMethodistU.S. House (GA-6)Georgia20051944
2HawaiiInouye, DanielDemocraticMethodistU.S. House (HI-At Large)Hawaii, George Washington19631924
3HawaiiAkaka, DanielDemocraticCongregationalistU.S. House (HI-2)Hawaii (BA, M.Ed.)19911924
1IdahoCraig, LarryRepublicanMethodistU.S. House (ID-1)Idaho19911945
2IdahoCrapo, MikeRepublicanLDSIdaho State Senate, U.S. House (ID-2)Brigham Young, Harvard19991951
1IllinoisDurbin, DickDemocraticRoman CatholicU.S. House (IL-20)Georgetown (BS, JD)19971944
2IllinoisObama, BarackDemocraticUnited Church of ChristIllinois State SenateColumbia, Harvard20051961
3IndianaLugar, RichardRepublicanMethodistMayor of IndianapolisDenison, Oxford19771932
2IndianaBayh, EvanDemocraticEpiscopalianIndiana Secretary of State, GovernorIndiana University, Virginia19991955
2IowaGrassley, ChuckRepublicanBaptistIowa House of Representatives, U.S. House (IA-3)Northern Iowa (BA, MA)19811933
1IowaHarkin, TomDemocraticRoman CatholicU.S. House (IA-5)Iowa State, Catholic19851939
2KansasBrownback, SamRepublicanRoman CatholicU.S. House (KS-2)Kansas State, Kansas19961956
1KansasRoberts, PatRepublicanMethodistU.S. House (KS-1)Kansas State19971936
1KentuckyMcConnell, MitchRepublicanBaptistJefferson County ExecutiveLouisville, Kentucky19851942
2KentuckyBunning, JimRepublicanRoman CatholicFort Thomas City Council, Kentucky State Senate, U.S. House (KY-4)Xavier19991931
1LouisianaLandrieu, MaryDemocraticRoman CatholicState TreasurerLouisiana State19971955
2LouisianaVitter, DavidRepublicanRoman CatholicU.S. House (LA-1)Harvard, Oxford, Tulane20051961
3MaineSnowe, OlympiaRepublicanEastern OrthodoxMaine House of Representatives;Maine Senate; U.S. House (ME-2)Maine19951947
1MaineCollins, SusanRepublicanRoman CatholicDeputy State TreasurerSt. Lawrence19971952
2MarylandMikulski, BarbaraDemocraticRoman CatholicBaltimore City Council, U.S. House (MD-3)Mount Saint Agnes, Maryland19871936
3MarylandCardin, BenDemocraticJewishMaryland House of Delegates, U.S. House (MD-3)Pittsburgh, Maryland20071943
3MassachusettsKennedy, TedDemocraticRoman CatholiclawyerHarvard, Virginia19621932
1MassachusettsKerry, JohnDemocraticRoman CatholicLieutenant GovernorYale, Boston College19851943
1MichiganLevin, CarlDemocraticJewishDetroit City CouncilSwarthmore, Harvard19791934
3MichiganStabenow, DebbieDemocraticUnited MethodistIngham County Board of Commissioners, Michigan House of Representatives, Michigan Senate, U.S. House (MI-8)Michigan State (BA, MSW)20011950
1MinnesotaColeman, NormRepublicanJewishMayor of St. PaulHofstra, Iowa20031949
3MinnesotaKlobuchar, AmyDemocratic-Farmer-LaborCongregationalistHennepin County AttorneyYale, Chicago20071960
1MississippiCochran, ThadRepublicanBaptistU.S. House (MS-4)Mississippi (BA, JD)19791937
3MississippiLott, TrentRepublicanBaptistU.S. House (MS-5)Mississippi19891941
3MississippiWicker, Roger[I]RepublicanSouthern BaptistU.S. House (MS-1)Mississippi (BA, JD)20071951
2MissouriBond, KitRepublicanPresbyterianState Auditor, GovernorPrinceton, Virginia19871939
3MissouriMcCaskill, ClaireDemocraticRoman CatholicState Auditor; Missouri House of Representatives;Jackson County ProsecutorUniversity of Missouri (BS, JD)20071953
1MontanaBaucus, MaxDemocraticUnited Church of ChristU.S. House (MT-1)Stanford (BS, LLB)19791941
3MontanaTester, JonDemocraticChurch of God (Anderson)Montana State Senate PresidentGreat Falls20071956
1NebraskaHagel, ChuckRepublicanEpiscopalianelectronics executive, investment bankerNebraska-Omaha19971946
3NebraskaNelson, BenDemocraticMethodistGovernorUniversity of Nebraska (BA, MA, JD)20011941
2NevadaReid, HarryDemocraticLDSNevada Assembly, Lt. Governor of Nevada, U.S. House (NV-1)Southern Utah, Utah State, George Washington19871939
3NevadaEnsign, JohnRepublicanInternational Church of the Foursquare GospelU.S. House (NV-1)UNLV, Oregon State, Colorado20011958
2New HampshireGregg, JuddRepublicanCongregationalistGovernor, U.S. House (NH-2)Columbia, Boston University19931947
1New HampshireSununu, John E.RepublicanRoman CatholicU.S. House (NH-1)MIT, Harvard20031964
1New JerseyLautenberg, FrankDemocraticJewishU.S. Senate, Class 1Columbia20031924
3New JerseyMenendez, BobDemocraticRoman CatholicMayor of Union City, New Jersey General Assembly, New Jersey Senate, U.S. House (NJ-13)Saint Peter's College, Rutgers20061954
1New MexicoDomenici, PeteRepublicanRoman CatholicAlbuquerque City Commission ChairmanNew Mexico, Denver19731932
3New MexicoBingaman, JeffDemocraticMethodistState Attorney GeneralHarvard, Stanford19831943
2New YorkSchumer, ChuckDemocraticJewishNew York State Assembly, U.S. House (NY-9)Harvard (BA, JD)19991950
3New YorkClinton, Hillary RodhamDemocraticMethodistFirst Lady, LawyerWellesley, Yale20011947
1North CarolinaDole, ElizabethRepublicanMethodistSecretary of Labor, President of the American Red CrossDuke, Harvard20031936
2North CarolinaBurr, RichardRepublicanMethodistU.S. House (NC-5)Wake Forest20051955
3North DakotaConrad, KentDemocraticUnitarian UniversalistState Tax CommissionerStanford, George Washington19871948
2North DakotaDorgan, ByronDemocraticLutheranU.S. House (ND-At Large)North Dakota, Denver19931942
2OhioVoinovich, GeorgeRepublicanRoman CatholicMayor of Cleveland; GovernorOhio, Ohio State19991936
3OhioBrown, SherrodDemocraticLutheranState Secretary of State, U.S. House (OH-13)Yale, Ohio State20071952
1OklahomaInhofe, JimRepublicanPresbyterianOklahoma House of Rep; Oklahoma Senate; Mayor of Tulsa; U.S. House (OK-1)Tulsa19951934
2OklahomaCoburn, TomRepublicanBaptistPhysician, U.S. House (OK-2)Oklahoma State, Oklahoma20051948
2OregonWyden, RonDemocraticJewishU.S. House (OR-3)Stanford, Oregon19961949
1OregonSmith, GordonRepublicanLDSState Senate PresidentBrigham Young, Southwestern19971952
2PennsylvaniaSpecter, ArlenRepublicanJewishPhiladelphia District AttorneyPennsylvania, Yale19811930
3PennsylvaniaCasey, Bob, Jr.DemocraticRoman CatholicState TreasurerHoly Cross, Catholic20071960
1Rhode IslandReed, JackDemocraticRoman CatholicState Senate; U.S. House (RI-2)United States Military Academy, Harvard19971949
3Rhode IslandWhitehouse, SheldonDemocraticEpiscopalianState Attorney GeneralYale, Virginia20071955
1South CarolinaGraham, LindseyRepublicanSouthern BaptistU.S. House (SC-3)South Carolina (BA, JD)20031955
2South CarolinaDeMint, JimRepublicanPresbyterianU.S. House (SC-4)Tennessee, Clemson University20051951
1South DakotaJohnson, TimDemocraticLutheranU.S. House (SD-At Large)South Dakota (BA, MPA, JD)19971946
2South DakotaThune, JohnRepublicanEvangelical ChristianU.S. House (SD-At Large)Biola, South Dakota20051961
1TennesseeAlexander, LamarRepublicanPresbyterianGovernor; U.S. Secretary of EducationVanderbilt, New York University20031940
3TennesseeCorker, BobRepublicanPresbyterianMayor of ChattanoogaTennessee20071952
3TexasHutchison, Kay BaileyRepublicanEpiscopalianState TreasurerTexas (BA, JD)19931943
1TexasCornyn, JohnRepublicanChurch of ChristState Attorney GeneralTrinity University, St. Mary's University, Virginia20031952
3UtahHatch, OrrinRepublicanLDSattorneyBrigham Young, Pittsburgh19771934
2UtahBennett, RobertRepublicanLDSbusinessmanUtah19931933
2VermontLeahy, PatrickDemocraticRoman CatholicChittenden County State's AttorneySaint Michael's College, Georgetown19751940
3VermontSanders, BernieIndependentJewishU.S. House (VT-At Large)College, Chicago20071941
1VirginiaWarner, JohnRepublicanEpiscopalianU.S. Secretary of the NavyWashington and Lee, Virginia19791927
3VirginiaWebb, JimDemocraticProtestantU.S. Secretary of the NavyU.S. Naval Academy, Southern California, Georgetown University20071946
2WashingtonMurray, PattyDemocraticRoman CatholicState SenateWashington State19931950
3WashingtonCantwell, MariaDemocraticRoman CatholicWashington State House of Representatives, U.S. House (WA-1)Miami University20011958
3West VirginiaByrd, RobertDemocraticBaptistU.S. House (WV-6)Marshall, American19591917
1West VirginiaRockefeller, JayDemocraticPresbyterianGovernorHarvard19851937
3WisconsinKohl, HerbDemocraticJewishState Democratic Party chairmanWisconsin–Madison, Harvard19891935
2WisconsinFeingold, RussDemocraticJewishState SenateWisconsin–Madison, Oxford, Harvard19931953
1WyomingEnzi, MikeRepublicanPresbyterianMayor of Gillette; Wyoming House of Representatives; State SenateGeorge Washington, Denver19971944
3WyomingThomas, CraigRepublicanMethodistU.S. House (WY-At Large)Wyoming19951933
3WyomingBarrasso, John[A]RepublicanPresbyterianState SenateGeorgetown (BS, MD)20071952

References

  1. 1 2 3 http://www.govnotes.com/Directories/_Alaska_Congressional_Directory.htm
  2. 1 2 3 http://www.govnotes.com/Directories/_Arizona_Congressional_Directory.htm
  3. "McCain Identifies Himself as a Baptist". Associated Press for Fox News. 2007-09-16. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
  4. 1 2 http://www.govnotes.com/Directories/_Arkansas_Congressional_Directory.htm Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
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