List of United States senators from Kansas

Current delegation

This is a list of United States senators from Kansas. Kansas was admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, and its senators belong to Class 2 and Class 3. Kansas's current senators are Republicans Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall. 29 of Kansas's senators have been Republicans, three have been Democrats, and two have been Populists.

Kansas last elected a Democratic senator in 1932, and both seats have been occupied by Republicans since 1939, the longest current streak of one party controlling both of a state's Senate seats. Its Class 2 seat has been occupied consecutively by Republicans since 1919, the longest current streak for a single seat in the country.^[1]

List of senators[]

#	Senator	Party	Dates in office	Electoral history	T	C	T	Electoral history	Dates in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 2 Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020. The next election will be in 2026.						C	Class 3 Class 3 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022.
Vacant			January 29, 1861 – April 4, 1861	Kansas did not elect its Senators until two months after statehood.	1	36th	—	Kansas did not elect its Senators until two months after statehood.	January 29, 1861 – April 4, 1861	Vacant
Vacant			January 29, 1861 – April 4, 1861			37th	1		January 29, 1861 – April 4, 1861	Vacant
1	James H. Lane	Republican^[2]	April 4, 1861 – July 11, 1866^[2]	Elected in 1861.^[2]		37th		Elected in 1861.	April 4, 1861 – March 3, 1873	Republican	Samuel C. Pomeroy	1
				Elected in 1861.^[2]		38th
				Re-elected in 1865.^[2] Died.^[2]	2	39th
Vacant			July 11, 1866 – July 25, 1866
2	Edmund G. Ross	Republican^[3]	July 25, 1866 – March 3, 1871^[3]	Appointed to continue Lane's term.^[3] Elected January 23, 1867 to finish Lane's term.^[4] Lost re-election.^[3]
						40th	2	Re-elected in 1867. Lost re-election.
						41st
3	Alexander Caldwell	Republican^[5]	March 4, 1871 – March 24, 1873^[5]	Elected in 1871.^[5] Resigned in 1873.^[5]	3	42nd
3	Alexander Caldwell	Republican^[5]	March 4, 1871 – March 24, 1873^[5]	Elected in 1871.^[5] Resigned in 1873.^[5]		43rd	3	Elected in 1873.	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1891	Republican	John James Ingalls	2
Vacant			March 24, 1873 – November 24, 1873
4	Robert Crozier	Republican	November 24, 1873 – February 2, 1874	Appointed to continue Caldwell's term. Retired when successor elected.
5	James M. Harvey	Republican	February 2, 1874 – March 3, 1877	Elected in 1874 to finish Caldwell's term. [data unknown/missing]
5	James M. Harvey	Republican	February 2, 1874 – March 3, 1877			44th
6	Preston B. Plumb	Republican	March 4, 1877 – December 20, 1891	Elected in 1877.	4	45th
						46th	4	Re-elected in 1879.
						47th
				Re-elected January 24, 1883.^[6]	5	48th
						49th	5	Re-elected in 1885. Lost re-election.
						50th
				Re-elected in 1888. Died.	6	51st
				Re-elected in 1888. Died.		52nd	6	Elected in 1891. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1897	Populist	William A. Peffer	3
Vacant			December 20, 1891 – January 1, 1892
7	Bishop W. Perkins	Republican	January 1, 1892 – March 4, 1893	Appointed to continue Plumb's term. Retired when successor qualified
8	John Martin	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	Elected January 25, 1893 to finish Plumb's term, but didn't qualify until March 4, 1893. [data unknown/missing]		53rd
9	Lucien Baker	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901	Elected in January 1895. Lost renomination.	7	54th
						55th	7	Elected January 27, 1897.^[7] Lost re-election.	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903	Populist	William A. Harris	4
						56th
10	Joseph R. Burton	Republican	March 4, 1901 – June 4, 1906	Elected January 22, 1901.^[8] Resigned when convicted of bribery.	8	57th
						58th	8	Elected January 28, 1903.^[9] Lost renomination.	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909	Republican	Chester I. Long	5
						59th
Vacant			June 4, 1906 – June 11, 1906
11	Alfred W. Benson	Republican	June 11, 1906 – January 22, 1907	Appointed to continue Burton's term. Lost election to finish Burton's term.
12	Charles Curtis	Republican	January 22, 1907 – March 3, 1913	Elected January 22, 1907 to finish Burton's term.
				Elected January 22, 1907 to the next term. Lost renomination.	9	60th
						61st	9	Elected January 26, 1909. Lost renomination.	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1915	Republican	Joseph L. Bristow	6
						62nd
13	William H. Thompson	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919	Elected January 28, 1913. Lost re-election.	10	63rd
						64th	10	Elected in 1914.	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1929	Republican	Charles Curtis	7
						65th
14	Arthur Capper	Republican	March 4, 1919 – January 3, 1949	Elected in 1918.	11	66th
						67th	11	Re-elected in 1920.
						68th
				Re-elected in 1924.	12	69th
						70th	12	Re-elected in 1926. Resigned to become U.S. Vice President
						71st			March 3, 1929 – April 1, 1929	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Curtis's term. Lost election to finish Curtis's term.	April 1, 1929 – November 30, 1930	Republican	Henry Justin Allen	8
								Elected November 4, 1930 to finish Curtis's term.	December 1, 1930 – January 3, 1939	Democratic	George McGill	9
				Re-elected in 1930.	13	72nd		Elected November 4, 1930 to finish Curtis's term.
						73rd	13	Re-elected in 1932. Lost re-election.
						74th
				Re-elected in 1936.	14	75th
						76th	14	Elected in 1938.	January 3, 1939 – November 8, 1949	Republican	Clyde M. Reed	10
						77th
				Re-elected in 1942. Retired	15	78th
						79th	15	Re-elected in 1944. Died.
						80th
15	Andrew F. Schoeppel	Republican	January 3, 1949 – January 21, 1962	Elected in 1948.	16	81st
									November 8, 1949 – December 2, 1949	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Reed's term. Retired when successor elected.	December 2, 1949 – November 28, 1950	Republican	Harry Darby	11
								Elected in 1950 to finish Reed's term.	November 29, 1950 – January 3, 1969	Republican	Frank Carlson	12
						82nd	16	Elected to full term in 1950.
						83rd
				Re-elected in 1954.	17	84th
						85th	17	Re-elected in 1956.
						86th
				Re-elected in 1960. Died.	18	87th
Vacant			January 21, 1962 – January 31, 1962
16	James B. Pearson	Republican	January 31, 1962 – December 23, 1978	Appointed to continue Schoeppel's term. Elected November 6, 1962 to finish Schoeppel's term.^[4]
						88th	18	Re-elected in 1962. Retired
						89th
				Re-elected in 1966.	19	90th
						91st	19	Elected in 1968.	January 3, 1969 – June 11, 1996	Republican	Bob Dole	13
						92nd
				Re-elected in 1972. Retired and resigned early to allow successor gain seniority.	20	93rd
						94th	20	Re-elected in 1974.
						95th
17	Nancy Kassebaum	Republican	December 23, 1978 – January 3, 1997	Appointed to finish Pearson's term, having already been elected to the next term.		95th
				Elected in 1978.	21	96th
						97th	21	Re-elected in 1980.
						98th
				Re-elected in 1984.	22	99th
						100th	22	Re-elected in 1986.
						101st
				Re-elected in 1990. Retired.	23	102nd
						103rd	23	Re-elected in 1992. Resigned to campaign for U.S. President.
						104th
								Appointed to continue Dole's term. Lost nomination to finish Dole's term.	June 11, 1996 – November 6, 1996	Republican	Sheila Frahm	14
								Elected in 1996 to finish Dole's term	November 7, 1996 – January 3, 2011	Republican	Sam Brownback	15
18	Pat Roberts	Republican	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2021	Elected in 1996.	24	105th		Elected in 1996 to finish Dole's term
						106th	24	Re-elected in 1998.
						107th
				Re-elected in 2002.	25	108th
						109th	25	Re-elected in 2004. Retired to run for Governor of Kansas.
						110th
				Re-elected in 2008.	26	111th
						112th	26	Elected in 2010.	January 3, 2011 – Present	Republican	Jerry Moran	16
						113th
				Re-elected in 2014. Retired.	27	114th
						115th	27	Re-elected in 2016.
						116th
19	Roger Marshall	Republican	January 3, 2021 – Present	Elected in 2020.	28	117th
						118th	28	To be determined in the 2022 election.
						119th
To be determined in the 2026 election.					29	120th
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T		T	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 2							Class 3

Living former senators[]

As of August 2021, there are five living former U.S. senators from Kansas. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die was James B. Pearson (served 1962–1978) on January 13, 2009.

Senator	Term of office	Date of birth (and age)
Bob Dole	1969–1996	(1923-07-22) July 22, 1923 (age 98)
Nancy Kassebaum	1978–1997	(1932-07-29) July 29, 1932 (age 89)
Sheila Frahm	1996	(1945-03-22) March 22, 1945 (age 76)
Sam Brownback	1996–2011	(1956-09-12) September 12, 1956 (age 64)
Pat Roberts	1997–2021	(1936-04-20) April 20, 1936 (age 85)

Superlatives[]

Longest service[]

Senator	First served	Last served	Length of service
Arthur Capper	March 4, 1919	January 3, 1949	29 years, 305 days (10,898 days)
Bob Dole	January 3, 1969	June 11, 1996	27 years, 160 days (10,021 days)
Pat Roberts	January 3, 1997	January 3, 2021	24 years, 0 days (8,766 days)
Charles Curtis	January 29, 1907	March 3, 1913	Combined total: 20 years, 33 days (7,333 days)
Charles Curtis	March 4, 1915	March 3, 1929	Combined total: 20 years, 33 days (7,333 days)
Frank Carlson	November 29, 1950	January 3, 1969	18 years, 35 days (6,610 days)

Shortest service[]

Excludes incumbent Marshall

Senator	First served	Last served	Length of service
Robert Crozier	November 24, 1873	February 12, 1874	2 months, 2 weeks and 5 days (80 days)
Sheila Frahm	June 11, 1996	November 7, 1996	4 months, 3 weeks and 6 days (149 days)
Alfred W. Benson	June 11, 1906	January 23, 1907	7 months, 1 week and 5 days (226 days)
Harry Darby	December 2, 1949	November 28, 1950	11 months, 3 weeks and 5 days (361 days)
Bishop W. Perkins	January 1, 1892	March 3, 1893	1 year, 2 months and 2 days (427 days)

Youngest at beginning of service[]

Senator	Date of birth	First served	Age
John James Ingalls	December 29, 1833	March 4, 1873	39 years, 2 months and 4 days
Preston B. Plumb	October 12, 1837	March 4, 1877	39 years, 4 months and 20 days
Edmund G. Ross	December 7, 1826	July 19, 1866	39 years, 7 months and 12 days
Sam Brownback	September 12, 1956	November 7, 1996	40 years, 1 month and 26 days
James M. Harvey	September 21, 1833	February 12, 1874	40 years, 4 months and 22 days

Oldest at end of service[]

Senator	Date of birth	Last served	Age
Pat Roberts	April 20, 1936	January 3, 2021	84 years, 8 months and 14 days
Arthur Capper	July 14, 1865	January 3, 1949	83 years, 5 months and 20 days
Clyde M. Reed	October 19, 1871	November 8, 1949	78 years and 20 days
Frank Carlson	January 23, 1893	January 3, 1969	75 years, 11 months and 11 days
Bob Dole	July 22, 1923	June 11, 1996	72 years, 10 months and 20 days

Notes[]

^ Bump, Philip. "The partisan history of every U.S. Senate seat, in 1 awesome chart". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e United States Congress. "James Henry Lane (id: L000061)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress., Retrieved January 15, 2011
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d United States Congress. "Edmund Gibson Ross (id: R000445)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress., Retrieved January 15, 2011
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Byrd, p. 108.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d United States Congress. "Alexander Caldwell (id: C000027)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. ... Kansas: Standard Publishing Company. p. 757. ISBN 9780722249055.
^ "Peffer's Successor Chosen". The New York Times. January 28, 1897. p. 1.
^ "J.R. Burton the Choice in Kansas". The New York Times. January 23, 1901. p. 5.
^ Proceedings of the House of Representatives of the State of Kansas. Thirteenth Biennial Session, Topka, January 13 to March 13, 1903. Topeka, Kansas. 1903. pp. 303–306.

References[]

Byrd, Robert C. (October 1, 1993). Wolff, Wendy (ed.). The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992. United States Senate Historical Office (volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780160632563.

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Class 2	Lane Ross Caldwell Crozier Harvey Plumb Perkins Martin Baker Burton Benson Curtis Thompson Capper Schoeppel Pearson Kassebaum Roberts Marshall
Class 3	Pomeroy Ingalls Peffer Harris Long Bristow Curtis Allen McGill Reed Darby Carlson Dole Frahm Brownback Moran

show v t Kansas's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators	Jerry Moran (R) Roger Marshall (R)
Representatives (ordered by district)	Tracey Mann (R) Jake LaTurner (R) Sharice Davids (D) Ron Estes (R)

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