List of United States senators from Texas

Current senators

John Cornyn (R)

Ted Cruz (R)

Texas was admitted to the United States on December 29, 1845, and elects its U.S. senators to Class 1 and Class 2. The state's current senators are Republicans John Cornyn (serving since 2002) and Ted Cruz (serving since 2013). A total of 27 Democrats, 7 Republicans, and 1 Liberal Republican have served or are serving as U.S. senators from Texas. Morris Sheppard was Texas's longest-serving senator (1913–1941).

List of senators[]

#	Senator	Party	Dates in office	Electoral history	T	C	T	Electoral history	Dates in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1 Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018. The next election will be in 2024.						C	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.
Vacant			December 29, 1845 – February 21, 1846	Texas did not elect its senators until two months after statehood.	1	29th	1	Texas did not elect its senators until two months after statehood.	December 29, 1845 – February 21, 1846	Vacant
1	Thomas Jefferson Rusk	Democratic	February 21, 1846 – July 29, 1857	Elected in 1846.		29th	1	Elected in 1846.	February 21, 1846 – March 3, 1859	Democratic	Sam Houston	1
						30th	2	Re-elected in 1847.
						31st
				Re-elected in 1851.	2	32nd
						33rd	3	Re-elected in 1853. Retired.
						34th
				Re-elected in 1857. Died.	3	35th
Vacant			July 29, 1857 – November 9, 1857
2	James Pinckney Henderson	Democratic	November 9, 1857 – June 4, 1858	Appointed to finish Rusk's term. Died.
Vacant			June 4, 1858 – September 27, 1858
3	Matthias Ward	Democratic	September 27, 1858 – December 5, 1859	Appointed to continue Rusk's term. Lost nomination to finish Rusk's term.
3	Matthias Ward	Democratic	September 27, 1858 – December 5, 1859			36th	4	Elected in 1859. Expelled following Texas's secession from the Union.	March 4, 1859 – July 11, 1861	Democratic	John Hemphill	2
4	Louis Wigfall	Democratic	December 5, 1859 – March 23, 1861	Elected to finish Rusk's term. Withdrew.		36th
4	Louis Wigfall	Democratic	December 5, 1859 – March 23, 1861	Elected to finish Rusk's term. Withdrew.		37th
Vacant			March 23, 1861 – March 30, 1870	U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction.
								U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction.	July 11, 1861 – March 31, 1870	Vacant
					4	38th
						39th	5
						40th
					5	41st
5	James W. Flanagan	Republican	March 30, 1870 – March 3, 1875	Elected upon readmission.
								Elected upon readmission.	March 31, 1870 – March 3, 1877	Republican	Morgan C. Hamilton	3
						42nd	6	Re-elected in 1871. Retired.		Republican
						43rd				Liberal Republican
6	Samuel B. Maxey	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1887	Elected in 1875.	6	44th				Republican
						45th	7	Elected in 1876.	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1895	Democratic	Richard Coke	4
						46th
				Re-elected in 1881. Lost re-election.	7	47th
						48th	8	Re-elected in 1882.
						49th
7	John Henninger Reagan	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – June 10, 1891	Elected in 1887. Resigned to become chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas.	8	50th
						51st	9	Re-elected in 1888. Retired.
						52nd
8	Horace Chilton	Democratic	June 10, 1891 – March 22, 1892	Appointed to continue Reagan's term. Lost election to finish Reagan's term.
9	Roger Q. Mills	Democratic	March 23, 1892 – March 3, 1899	Elected to finish Reagan's term.
				Re-elected in 1893. Retired.	9	53rd
						54th	10	Elected in 1894. Retired.	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901	Democratic	Horace Chilton	5
						55th
10	Charles Allen Culberson	Democratic	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1923	Elected in 1899.	10	56th
						57th	11	Elected in 1901.	March 4, 1901 – January 3, 1913	Democratic	Joseph Weldon Bailey	6
						58th
				Re-elected January 25, 1905.^[1]	11	59th
						60th	12	Re-elected in 1907. Resigned.
						61st
				Re-elected January 24, 1911.	12	62nd
								Appointed to continue Bailey's term. Lost election to finish Bailey's term. Retired.	January 4, 1913 – January 29, 1913	Democratic	Rienzi Melville Johnston	7
									January 29, 1913 – February 3, 1913	Vacant
								Elected January 28, 1913 to finish Bailey's term.	February 3, 1913 – April 9, 1941	Democratic	Morris Sheppard	8
						63rd	13	Elected January 28, 1913 to the full term.
						64th
				Re-elected in 1916. Lost re-election.	13	65th
						66th	14	Re-elected in 1918.
						67th
11	Earle B. Mayfield	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929	Elected in 1922. Lost renomination.	14	68th
						69th	15	Re-elected in 1924.
						70th
12	Tom Connally	Democratic	March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1953	Elected in 1928.	15	71st
						72nd	16	Re-elected in 1930.
						73rd
				Re-elected in 1934.	16	74th
						75th	17	Re-elected in 1936. Died.
						76th
				Re-elected in 1940.	17	77th
									April 9, 1941 – April 21, 1941	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Sheppard's term. Died.	April 21, 1941 – June 26, 1941	Democratic	Andrew Jackson Houston	9
									June 26, 1941 – August 4, 1941	Vacant
								Elected to finish Sheppard's term.	August 4, 1941 – January 3, 1949	Democratic	W. Lee O'Daniel	10
						78th	18	Re-elected in 1942. Retired.
						79th
				Re-elected in 1946. Retired.	18	80th
						81st	19	Elected in 1948.	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1961	Democratic	Lyndon B. Johnson	11
						82nd
13	Price Daniel	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – January 14, 1957	Elected in 1952. Resigned.	19	83rd
						84th	20	Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1960, but resigned to become Vice President of the United States.
						85th
14	William A. Blakley	Democratic	January 15, 1957 – April 28, 1957	Appointed to continue Daniel's term. Retired when his successor was elected.
15	Ralph Yarborough	Democratic	April 29, 1957 – January 3, 1971	Elected to finish Daniel's term.
				Re-elected in 1958.	20	86th
						87th	21	Appointed to begin Johnson's term. Lost election to finish Johnson's term.	January 3, 1961 – June 14, 1961	Democratic	William A. Blakley	12
						87th		Elected to finish Johnson's term.	June 15, 1961 – January 3, 1985	Republican	John Tower	13
						88th
				Re-elected in 1964. Lost renomination.	21	89th
						90th	22	Re-elected in 1966.
						91st
16	Lloyd Bentsen	Democratic	January 3, 1971 – January 20, 1993	Elected in 1970.	22	92nd
						93rd	23	Re-elected in 1972.
						94th
				Re-elected in 1976.	23	95th
						96th	24	Re-elected in 1978. Retired.
						97th
				Re-elected in 1982.	24	98th
						99th	25	Elected in 1984.	January 3, 1985 – November 30, 2002	Republican	Phil Gramm	14
						100th
				Re-elected in 1988. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.	25	101st
						102nd	26	Re-elected in 1990.
						103rd
Vacant			January 20, 1993 – January 23, 1993
17	Bob Krueger	Democratic	January 23, 1993 – June 14, 1993	Appointed to continue Bentsen's term. Lost election to finish Bentsen's term.
18	Kay Bailey Hutchison	Republican	June 14, 1993 – January 3, 2013	Elected to finish Bentsen's term.
				Re-elected in 1994.	26	104th
						105th	27	Re-elected in 1996. Retired and resigned early to give successor preferential seniority.
						106th
				Re-elected in 2000.	27	107th
									November 30, 2002 – December 2, 2002	Vacant
								Appointed to finish Gramm's term, having been elected to the next term.	December 2, 2002 – present	Republican	John Cornyn	15
						108th	28	Elected in 2002.
						109th
				Re-elected in 2006. Retired.	28	110th
						111th	29	Re-elected in 2008.
						112th
19	Ted Cruz	Republican	January 3, 2013 – present	Elected in 2012.	29	113th
						114th	30	Re-elected in 2014.
						115th
				Re-elected in 2018.	30	116th
						117th	31	Re-elected in 2020.
						118th
To be determined in the 2024 election.					31	119th
To be determined in the 2024 election.					31	120th	32	To be determined in the 2026 election.
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T		T	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1							Class 2

List of living former senators[]

As of August 2021, there are three living former U.S. senators from Texas. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die was Lloyd Bentsen (served 1971–1993) on May 23, 2006.

Senator	Term of office	Date of birth (and age)
Phil Gramm	January 3, 1985 – November 30, 2002	(1942-07-09) July 9, 1942 (age 79)
Bob Krueger	January 23, 1993 – June 14, 1993	(1935-09-19) September 19, 1935 (age 85)
Kay Bailey Hutchison	June 14, 1993 – January 3, 2013	(1943-07-22) July 22, 1943 (age 78)

Superlatives[]

Longest service[]

Senator	First served	Last served	Length of service
Morris Sheppard	February 3, 1913	April 9, 1941	28 years, 65 days (10,292 days)
Charles Allen Culberson	March 4, 1899	March 4, 1923	24 years, 0 days (8,765 days)
Tom Connally	March 4, 1929	January 3, 1953	23 years, 305 days (8,706 days)
John Tower	June 15, 1961	January 3, 1985	23 years, 202 days (8,603 days)
Lloyd Bentsen	January 3, 1971	January 20, 1993	22 years, 17 days (8,053 days)

Shortest service[]

Senator	First served	Last served	Length of service
Rienzi Melville Johnston	January 4, 1913	January 29, 1913	3 weeks and 4 days (25 days)
Andrew Jackson Houston	April 21, 1941	June 26, 1941	2 months and 5 days (66 days)
Bob Krueger	January 21, 1993	June 14, 1993	4 months, 3 weeks and 3 days (144 days)
James Pinckney Henderson	November 9, 1857	June 4, 1858	6 months, 3 weeks and 5 days (207 days)
William A. Blakley	January 15, 1957	April 28, 1957	Combined total: 8 months, 24 days (265 days)
William A. Blakley	January 3, 1961	June 14, 1961	Combined total: 8 months, 24 days (265 days)

Youngest at beginning of service[]

Senator	Date of birth	First served	Age
John Tower	September 29, 1925	June 15, 1961	35 years, 8 months and 17 days
Horace Chilton	December 29, 1853	June 10, 1891	37 years, 5 months and 12 days
Morris Sheppard	May 28, 1875	February 3, 1913	37 years, 8 months and 6 days
Joseph Weldon Bailey	October 6, 1862	March 4, 1901	38 years, 4 months and 26 days
Lyndon B. Johnson	August 27, 1908	January 3, 1949	40 years, 4 months and 7 days

Oldest at end of service[]

Senator	Date of birth	Last served	Age
Andrew Jackson Houston	June 21, 1854	June 26, 1941	87 years and 5 days
Tom Connally	August 19, 1877	January 3, 1953	75 years, 4 months and 15 days
John Henninger Reagan	October 8, 1818	June 10, 1891	72 years, 8 months and 2 days
Lloyd Bentsen	February 11, 1921	January 20, 1993	71 years, 11 months and 9 days
John Cornyn	February 2, 1952	Present	69 years, 6 months and 26 days

References[]

^ The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1906. New York: The Press Publishing Co. New York World. 1905. p. 108.

[WorldAlmanac-1] The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1906. New York: The Press Publishing Co. New York World. 1905. p. 108.

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