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U.S. Senate seat, New York (class 3)

40 members have held this seat since Mar 4, 1789. Now: Charles E. Schumer D.

Holders
40
22 R · 9 D · 5 F · 2 J · 1 A · 1 W
Longest tenure
28 years
Charles E. Schumer
Current
28 years
Charles E. Schumer, since Jan 6, 1999
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180018201840186018801900192019401960198020002020Rufus King · 1789-03-04 – 1795-03-04 · FederalistRufus King · 1795-12-07 – 1797-03-04 · FederalistJohn Armstrong Jr. · 1800-11-06 – 1802-02-06 · RepublicanJohn Smith · 1804-01-01 – 1807-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Smith · 1807-10-26 – 1813-03-04 · RepublicanRufus King · 1813-05-24 – 1819-03-04 · FederalistRufus King · 1819-12-06 – 1825-03-04 · FederalistNathan Sanford · 1826-01-01 – 1831-03-04 · AdamsWilliam Learned Marcy · 1831-12-05 – 1834-01-01 · JacksonSilas Wright Jr. · 1837-09-04 – 1843-03-04 · DemocratSilas Wright Jr. · 1843-12-04 – 1845-03-04 · DemocratJohn Adams Dix · 1845-12-01 – 1849-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Henry Seward · 1849-12-03 – 1855-03-04 · WhigWilliam Henry Seward · 1855-12-03 – 1861-03-04 · RepublicanIra Harris · 1861-07-04 – 1867-03-04 · RepublicanRoscoe Conkling · 1867-03-04 – 1873-03-04 · RepublicanRoscoe Conkling · 1873-12-01 – 1879-03-04 · RepublicanRoscoe Conkling · 1879-03-18 – 1882-01-01 · RepublicanWilliam Maxwell Evarts · 1885-12-07 – 1891-03-04 · RepublicanDavid Bennett Hill · 1892-01-01 – 1897-03-04 · DemocratThomas Collier Platt · 1897-03-15 – 1903-03-04 · RepublicanThomas Collier Platt · 1903-11-09 – 1909-03-04 · RepublicanElihu Root · 1909-03-15 – 1915-03-04 · RepublicanJames Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. · 1915-12-06 – 1921-03-04 · RepublicanJames Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. · 1921-04-11 – 1927-03-05 · RepublicanRobert Ferdinand Wagner · 1927-12-05 – 1933-03-04 · DemocratRobert Ferdinand Wagner · 1933-03-09 – 1949-06-29 · DemocratJohn Foster Dulles · 1949-07-07 – 1949-11-09 · RepublicanHerbert Henry Lehman · 1949-11-09 – 1957-01-04 · DemocratJacob Koppel Javits · 1963-01-09 – 1975-01-04 · RepublicanJacob Koppel Javits · 1975-01-14 – 1981-01-04 · RepublicanAlfonse Marcello D’Amato · 1981-01-05 – 1987-01-04 · RepublicanAlfonse Marcello D’Amato · 1987-01-06 – 1999-01-04 · RepublicanCharles E. Schumer · 1999-01-06 – present · DemocratJohn Laurance · 1796-01-01 – 1801-03-04 · FederalistDe Witt Clinton · 1802-01-01 – 1804-01-01 · RepublicanSilas Wright Jr. · 1833-12-02 – 1837-03-04 · JacksonHenry Allen Foster · 1844-01-01 – 1846-01-01 · DemocratElbridge Gerry Lapham · 1881-12-05 – 1885-03-04 · RepublicanJacob Koppel Javits · 1957-01-03 – 1963-01-04 · Republican
Charles E. Schumer D
Jan 6, 1999 – present · 28 years
Alfonse Marcello D’Amato R
Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 4, 1999 · 12 years
Alfonse Marcello D’Amato R
Jan 5, 1981 – Jan 4, 1987 · 6 years
Jacob Koppel Javits R
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1981 · 6 years
Jacob Koppel Javits R
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1975 · 12 years
Jacob Koppel Javits R
Jan 3, 1957 – Jan 4, 1963 · 6 years
Herbert Henry Lehman D
Nov 9, 1949 – Jan 4, 1957 · 7.2 years
John Foster Dulles R
Jul 7, 1949 – Nov 9, 1949 · 4 months
Robert Ferdinand Wagner D
Mar 9, 1933 – Jun 29, 1949 · 16 years
Robert Ferdinand Wagner D
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1933 · 5.2 years
James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 5, 1927 · 5.9 years
James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1921 · 5.2 years
Elihu Root R
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1915 · 6 years
Thomas Collier Platt R
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1909 · 5.3 years
Thomas Collier Platt R
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1903 · 6 years
David Bennett Hill D
Jan 1, 1892 – Mar 4, 1897 · 5.2 years
William Maxwell Evarts R
Dec 7, 1885 – Mar 4, 1891 · 5.2 years
Elbridge Gerry Lapham R
Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1885 · 3.2 years
Roscoe Conkling R
Mar 18, 1879 – Jan 1, 1882 · 2.8 years
Roscoe Conkling R
Dec 1, 1873 – Mar 4, 1879 · 5.3 years
Roscoe Conkling R
Mar 4, 1867 – Mar 4, 1873 · 6 years
Ira Harris R
Jul 4, 1861 – Mar 4, 1867 · 5.7 years
William Henry Seward R
Dec 3, 1855 – Mar 4, 1861 · 5.3 years
William Henry Seward W
Dec 3, 1849 – Mar 4, 1855 · 5.2 years
John Adams Dix D
Dec 1, 1845 – Mar 4, 1849 · 3.3 years
Henry Allen Foster D
Jan 1, 1844 – Jan 1, 1846 · 2 years
Silas Wright Jr. D
Dec 4, 1843 – Mar 4, 1845 · 15 months
Silas Wright Jr. D
Sep 4, 1837 – Mar 4, 1843 · 5.5 years
Silas Wright Jr. J
Dec 2, 1833 – Mar 4, 1837 · 3.3 years
William Learned Marcy J
Dec 5, 1831 – Jan 1, 1834 · 2.1 years
Nathan Sanford A
Jan 1, 1826 – Mar 4, 1831 · 5.2 years
Rufus King F
Dec 6, 1819 – Mar 4, 1825 · 5.2 years
Rufus King F
May 24, 1813 – Mar 4, 1819 · 5.8 years
John Smith R
Oct 26, 1807 – Mar 4, 1813 · 5.4 years
John Smith R
Jan 1, 1804 – Mar 4, 1807 · 3.2 years
De Witt Clinton R
Jan 1, 1802 – Jan 1, 1804 · 2 years
John Armstrong Jr. R
Nov 6, 1800 – Feb 6, 1802 · 15 months
John Laurance F
Jan 1, 1796 – Mar 4, 1801 · 5.2 years
Rufus King F
Dec 7, 1795 – Mar 4, 1797 · 15 months
Rufus King F
Mar 4, 1789 – Mar 4, 1795 · 6 years

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