History / Congress

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

22 members have held this seat since Jan 1, 1858. Now: Amy Klobuchar D.

Holders

14 R · 7 D · 1 FL

Longest tenure

20 years

Amy Klobuchar

Current

20 years

Amy Klobuchar, since Jan 4, 2007

history/seat/mn-sen-1Every holder, newest first

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Amy Klobuchar D

Jan 4, 2007 – present · 20 years

Mark Dayton D

Jan 3, 2001 – Jan 4, 2007 · 6 years

Rod Grams R

Jan 4, 1995 – Jan 4, 2001 · 6 years

David Ferdinand Durenberger R

Nov 8, 1978 – Jan 4, 1995 · 16 years

Muriel Buck Humphrey D

Jan 25, 1978 – Nov 8, 1978 · 9 months

Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D

Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 14, 1978 · 7 years

Eugene Joseph McCarthy D

Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1971 · 12 years

Edward John Thye R

Jan 3, 1947 – Jan 4, 1959 · 12 years

Henrik Shipstead FL→R

Apr 15, 1929 – Jan 4, 1947 · 18 years

Henrik Shipstead FL

Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1929 · 5.3 years

Frank Billings Kellogg R

Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1923 · 5.9 years

Moses Edwin Clapp R

Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1917 · 5.9 years

Moses Edwin Clapp R

Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1911 · 5.2 years

Moses Edwin Clapp R

Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1905 · 3.3 years

Charles Arnette Towne D

Dec 5, 1900 – Jan 29, 1901 · 2 months

Cushman Kellogg Davis R

Dec 4, 1899 – Nov 28, 1900 · 12 months

Cushman Kellogg Davis R

Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1899 · 5.6 years

Cushman Kellogg Davis R

Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1893 · 5.2 years

Samuel James Renwick McMillan R

Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1887 · 5.2 years

Samuel James Renwick McMillan R

Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1881 · 5.2 years

Alexander Ramsey R

Dec 7, 1863 – Mar 4, 1875 · 11 years

Henry Mower Rice D

Jan 1, 1858 – Mar 4, 1863 · 5.2 years

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