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U.S. Senate seat, Arizona (class 1)

14 members have held this seat since Mar 27, 1912. Now: Ruben Gallego D.

Holders
14
7 D · 6 R · 1 I
Longest tenure
18 years
Jon Kyl
Current
21 months
Ruben Gallego, since Jan 3, 2025
history/seat/az-sen-1Every holder, newest first
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19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Henry Fountain Ashurst · 1912-03-27 – 1917-03-04 · DemocratHenry Fountain Ashurst · 1917-04-02 – 1923-03-04 · DemocratHenry Fountain Ashurst · 1923-12-03 – 1929-03-04 · DemocratHenry Fountain Ashurst · 1929-04-15 – 1941-01-04 · DemocratBarry Morris Goldwater · 1953-01-03 – 1959-01-04 · RepublicanBarry Morris Goldwater · 1959-01-07 – 1965-01-04 · RepublicanPaul Jones Fannin · 1965-01-04 – 1971-01-04 · RepublicanPaul Jones Fannin · 1971-01-21 – 1977-01-04 · RepublicanDennis Webster DeConcini · 1977-01-04 – 1995-01-04 · DemocratJon Kyl · 1995-01-04 – 2013-01-04 · RepublicanKyrsten Sinema · 2019-01-03 – 2025-01-04 · Democrat → IndependentErnest William McFarland · 1941-01-03 – 1953-01-04 · DemocratJeff Flake · 2013-01-03 – 2019-01-04 · RepublicanRuben Gallego · 2025-01-03 – present · Democrat
Ruben Gallego D
Jan 3, 2025 – present · 21 months
Kyrsten Sinema D→I
Jan 3, 2019 – Jan 4, 2025 · 6 years
Jeff Flake R
Jan 3, 2013 – Jan 4, 2019 · 6 years
Jon Kyl R
Jan 4, 1995 – Jan 4, 2013 · 18 years
Dennis Webster DeConcini D
Jan 4, 1977 – Jan 4, 1995 · 18 years
Paul Jones Fannin R
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1977 · 6 years
Paul Jones Fannin R
Jan 4, 1965 – Jan 4, 1971 · 6 years
Barry Morris Goldwater R
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1965 · 6 years
Barry Morris Goldwater R
Jan 3, 1953 – Jan 4, 1959 · 6 years
Ernest William McFarland D
Jan 3, 1941 – Jan 4, 1953 · 12 years
Henry Fountain Ashurst D
Apr 15, 1929 – Jan 4, 1941 · 12 years
Henry Fountain Ashurst D
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1929 · 5.3 years
Henry Fountain Ashurst D
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1923 · 5.9 years
Henry Fountain Ashurst D
Mar 27, 1912 – Mar 4, 1917 · 4.9 years

Dates are from the @unitedstates congress-legislators project. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.