History / Congress

U.S. Senate seat, Nebraska (class 2)

25 members have held this seat since Mar 4, 1867. Now: Pete Ricketts R.

Holders

23 R · 1 I · 1 D

Longest tenure

18 years

J. James Exon

Current

3.7 years

Pete Ricketts, since Jan 23, 2023

history/seat/ne-sen-2Every holder, newest first

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Pete Ricketts R

Jan 23, 2023 – present · 3.7 years

Ben Sasse R

Jan 6, 2015 – Jan 9, 2023 · 8 years

Mike Johanns R

Jan 6, 2009 – Jan 4, 2015 · 6 years

Charles T. Hagel R

Jan 7, 2003 – Jan 4, 2009 · 6 years

Charles T. Hagel R

Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 4, 2003 · 6 years

J. James Exon D

Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1997 · 18 years

Carl Thomas Curtis R

Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1979 · 12 years

Carl Thomas Curtis R

Jan 5, 1955 – Jan 4, 1967 · 12 years

Hazel Hempel Abel R

Nov 8, 1954 – Jan 1, 1955 · 2 months

Eva Kelly Bowring R

Apr 16, 1954 – Nov 8, 1954 · 7 months

Dwight Palmer Griswold R

Nov 5, 1952 – Apr 13, 1954 · 17 months

Frederick Andrew Seaton R

Dec 10, 1951 – Nov 5, 1952 · 11 months

Kenneth Spicer Wherry R

Jan 6, 1943 – Nov 30, 1951 · 8.9 years

George William Norris R→I

Dec 7, 1931 – Jan 4, 1943 · 11 years

George William Norris R

Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 4, 1931 · 5.2 years

George William Norris R

May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1925 · 5.8 years

George William Norris R

Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1919 · 5.9 years

Norris Brown R

Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1913 · 5.3 years

Joseph Hopkins Millard R

Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1907 · 5.3 years

John Mellen Thurston R

Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1901 · 5.3 years

Charles Frederick Manderson R

Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1895 · 5.3 years

Charles Frederick Manderson R

Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1889 · 5.3 years

Alvin Saunders R

Oct 15, 1877 – Mar 4, 1883 · 5.4 years

Phineas Warren Hitchcock R

Mar 4, 1871 – Mar 4, 1877 · 6 years

John Milton Thayer R

Mar 4, 1867 – Mar 4, 1871 · 4 years

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