List of United States senators from Connecticut

Current delegation

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Richard Blumenthal (D)

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Chris Murphy (D)

This is a chronological listing of the United States senators from Connecticut.

United States senators are popularly elected, for a six-year term, beginning January 3. Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. Before 1914, they were chosen by the Connecticut General Assembly, and before 1935, their terms began March 4. Its current U.S. senators are Democrats Richard Blumenthal (serving since 2011) and Chris Murphy (serving since 2013). Chris Dodd is Connecticut's longest-serving senator (1981–2011).

List of senators

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 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.
#	Senator	Party	Dates in office	Electoral history	T		T	Electoral history	Dates in office	Party	Senator	#
1	Oliver Ellsworth	Pro-Administration	March 4, 1789 – March 8, 1796	Elected in 1788.	1	1st	1	Elected in 1788. Resigned.	March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791	Pro-Administration	William Samuel Johnson	1
				Re-elected in 1791. Resigned to become Chief Justice of the United States.	2	2nd			March 4, 1791 – June 13, 1791	Vacant
								Elected to finish Johnson's term. Died.	June 13, 1791 – July 23, 1793	Pro-Administration	Roger Sherman	2
						3rd
									July 23, 1793 – December 2, 1793	Vacant
								Elected to finish Sherman's term. Retired.	December 2, 1793 – March 3, 1795	Pro-Administration	Stephen Mix Mitchell	3
		Federalist				4th	2	Election date unknown. Resigned to become Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut.	March 4, 1795 – June 10, 1796	Federalist	Jonathan Trumbull Jr.	4
Vacant			March 8, 1796 – May 12, 1796
									June 10, 1796 – October 13, 1796	Vacant
								Elected to finish Trumbull's term.	October 13, 1796 – July 19, 1807	Federalist	100px Uriah Tracy	5
2	James Hillhouse	Federalist	May 12, 1796 – June 10, 1810	Elected to finish Ellsworth's term.
				Re-elected in 1797.	3	5th
						6th
						7th	3	Re-elected in 1801.
				Re-elected October 27, 1802.	4	8th
						9th
						10th	4	Re-elected in 1807. Died.
									July 19, 1807 – October 25, 1807	Vacant
								Elected to finish Tracy's term.	October 25, 1807 – May 13, 1813	Federalist	Chauncey Goodrich	6
				Re-elected in 1809. Resigned.	5	11th
Vacant			June 10, 1810 – December 4, 1810
3	Samuel W. Dana	Federalist	December 4, 1810 – March 3, 1821	Elected to finish Hillhouse's term.
						12th
						13th	5	Re-elected in 1813. Resigned to become Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut.
								Elected to finish Goodrich's term. Retired.	May 13, 1813 – March 3, 1819	Federalist	David Daggett	7
				Re-elected in 1814.	6	14th
						15th
						16th	6	Elected October 22, 1818. Re-elected in 1824 and presented his credentials but was not permitted to qualify.	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1825	Democratic-Republican	100px James Lanman	8
4	Elijah Boardman	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1821 – August 18, 1823	Elected in 1821. Died.	7	17th
						18th
Vacant			August 18, 1823 – October 8, 1823
5	Henry W. Edwards	Democratic-Republican	October 8, 1823 – March 3, 1827	Appointed to continue Boardman's term. Elected May 5, 1824 to finish Boardman's term.
		Jacksonian				19th	7		March 4, 1825 – May 4, 1825	Vacant
								Elected late to complete Lanman's term. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	May 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831	National Republican	Calvin Willey	9
6	Samuel A. Foot	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1833	Elected in 1826. Lost re-election.	8	20th
						21st
						22nd	8	Elected in 1831. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1837	National Republican	Gideon Tomlinson	10
7	100px Nathan Smith	National Republican	March 4, 1833 – December 6, 1835	Elected in 1832. Died.	9	23rd
						24th
Vacant			December 6, 1835 – December 21, 1835
8	John Milton Niles	Jacksonian	December 21, 1835 – March 3, 1839	Elected to finish Smith's term. Retired.
		Democratic				25th	9	Elected in 1837. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843	Democratic	Perry Smith	11
9	Thaddeus Betts	Whig	March 4, 1839 – April 7, 1840	Elected in 1838 or 1839. Died.	10	26th
Vacant			April 7, 1840 – May 4, 1840
10	Jabez W. Huntington	Whig	May 4, 1840 – November 1, 1847	Elected to finish Betts's term.
						27th
						28th	10	Elected in 1842. Retired.	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849	Democratic	John Milton Niles	12
				Re-elected in 1844 or 1845. Died.	11	29th
						30th
Vacant			November 1, 1847 – November 11, 1847
11	Roger Sherman Baldwin	Whig	November 11, 1847 – March 3, 1851	Appointed to continue Huntington's term. Elected in May 1848 to finish Huntington's term. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
						31st	11	Elected in 1848 or 1849. Resigned.	March 4, 1849 – May 24, 1854	Whig	Truman Smith	13
Vacant			March 4, 1851 – May 12, 1852		12	32nd
12	Isaac Toucey	Democratic	May 12, 1852 – March 3, 1857	Elected late in 1852. Retired.
						33rd
								Elected to finish Smith's term. Retired.	May 24, 1854 – March 3, 1855	Free Soil	Francis Gillette	14
						34th	12	Elected in 1854.	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1867	Republican	Lafayette S. Foster	15
13	James Dixon	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1869	Elected in 1856.	13	35th
						36th
						37th	13	Re-elected in 1860. Lost re-election.
				Re-elected in 1863. Lost re-election.	14	38th
						39th
						40th	14	Elected in 1866.	March 4, 1867 – November 21, 1875	Republican	100px Orris S. Ferry	16
14	William Alfred Buckingham	Republican	March 4, 1869 – February 5, 1875	Elected in 1868 or 1869. Lost re-election and died before end of term.	15	41st
						42nd
						43rd	15	Re-elected in 1872. Died.		Liberal Republican
15	William W. Eaton	Democratic	February 5, 1875 – March 3, 1881	Appointed to finish Buckingham's term, having been elected to the next term.
				Elected May 19, 1874. Unknown if retired or lost re-election.	16	44th				Republican
									November 21, 1875 – November 27, 1875	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Ferry's term. Retired when successor elected.	November 27, 1875 – May 17, 1876	Democratic	James E. English	17
								Elected to finish Ferry's term. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	May 17, 1876 – March 3, 1879	Democratic	William Henry Barnum	18
						45th
						46th	16	Elected in 1879.	March 4, 1879 – April 21, 1905	Republican	Orville H. Platt	19
16	Joseph Roswell Hawley	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1905	Elected in 1881.	17	47th
						48th
						49th	17	Re-elected in 1885.
				Re-elected in 1887.	18	50th
						51st
						52nd	18	Re-elected in 1891.
				Re-elected in 1893.	19	53rd
						54th
						55th	19	Re-elected in 1897.
				Re-elected in 1899. Retired.	20	56th
						57th
						58th	20	Re-elected in 1903. Died.
									April 21, 1905 – May 10, 1905	Vacant
17	Morgan G. Bulkeley	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911	Elected January 17, 1905. Lost re-election.	21	59th
								Elected to finish Platt's term.	May 10, 1905 – October 14, 1924	Republican	Frank B. Brandegee	20
						60th
						61st	21	Re-elected January 19, 1909.
18	George P. McLean	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1929	Elected January 17, 1911.	22	62nd
						63rd
						64th	22	Re-elected in 1914.
				Re-elected in 1916.	23	65th
						66th
						67th	23	Re-elected in 1920. Died.
				Re-elected in 1922. Retired.	24	68th
									October 14, 1924 – December 17, 1924	Vacant
								Elected to finish Brandegee's term and seated January 8, 1925.	December 17, 1924 – March 3, 1933	Republican	Hiram Bingham III	21
						69th
						70th	24	Re-elected in 1926. Lost re-election.
19	Frederic C. Walcott	Republican	March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1935	Elected in 1928. Lost re-election.	25	71st
						72nd
						73rd	25	Elected in 1932. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939	Democratic	Augustine Lonergan	22
20	Francis T. Maloney	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 16, 1945	Elected in 1934.	26	74th
						75th
						76th	26	Elected in 1938. Lost re-election.	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945	Republican	John A. Danaher	23
				Re-elected in 1940. Died.	27	77th
						78th
						79th	27	Elected in 1944.	January 3, 1945 – July 28, 1952	Democratic	Brien McMahon	24
Vacant			January 16, 1945 – February 15, 1945
21	Thomas C. Hart	Republican	February 15, 1945 – November 5, 1946	Appointed to continue Maloney's term. Successor qualified.
Vacant			November 5, 1946 – December 27, 1946
22	Raymond E. Baldwin	Republican	December 27, 1946 – December 16, 1949	Elected to finish Maloney's term.
				Elected to full term in 1946. Resigned.	28	80th
						81st
23	100px William Benton	Democratic	December 17, 1949 – January 3, 1953	Appointed to continue Baldwin's term. Elected to finish Baldwin's term. Lost re-election.
						82nd	28	Re-elected in 1950. Died.
									July 28, 1952 – August 29, 1952	Vacant
								Appointed to continue McMahon's term. Retired when successor elected, and elected to the Class 1 seat.	August 29, 1952 – November 4, 1952	Republican	William A. Purtell	25
								Elected to finish McMahon's term.	November 4, 1952 – January 3, 1963	Republican	Prescott Bush	26
24	William A. Purtell	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959	Elected in 1952. Lost re-election.	29	83rd
						84th
						85th	29	Re-elected in 1956. Retired.
25	Thomas J. Dodd	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1971	Elected in 1958.	30	86th
						87th
						88th	30	Elected in 1962.	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1981	Democratic	Abraham Ribicoff	27
				Re-elected in 1964. Lost renomination, and lost re-election as an independent.	31	89th
						90th
						91st	31	Re-elected in 1968.
26	Lowell Weicker	Republican	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1989	Elected in 1970.	32	92nd
						93rd
						94th	32	Re-elected in 1974. Retired.
				Re-elected in 1976.	33	95th
						96th
						97th	33	Elected in 1980.	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 2011	Democratic	Chris Dodd	28
				Re-elected in 1982. Lost re-election.	34	98th
						99th
						100th	34	Re-elected in 1986.
27	100px Joe Lieberman	Democratic	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2013	Elected in 1988.	35	101st
						102nd
						103rd	35	Re-elected in 1992.
				Re-elected in 1994.	36	104th
						105th
						106th	36	Re-elected in 1998.
				Re-elected in 2000.	37	107th
						108th
						109th	37	Re-elected in 2004. Retired.
		Independent Democratic		Lost re-nomination as a Democrat, but re-elected in 2006 as an Independent Democrat. Retired.	38	110th
						111th
						112th	38	Elected in 2010.	January 3, 2011 – Present	Democratic	Richard Blumenthal	29
28	Chris Murphy	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – Present	Elected in 2012.	39	113th
						114th
						115th	39	Re-elected in 2016.
				Re-elected in 2018.	40	116th
						117th
						118th	40	To be determined in the 2022 election.
To be determined in the 2024 election.					41	119th
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T		T	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1							Class 3

Living former senators

As of May 2022, there are three living former U.S. senators from Connecticut. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die was Abraham Ribicoff (served 1963–1981) on February 22, 1998.

Senator	Term of office	Date of birth (and age)
Lowell Weicker	1971–1989	(1931-05-16) May 16, 1931
Chris Dodd	1981–2011	(1944-05-27) May 27, 1944
Joe Lieberman	1989–2013	(1942-02-24) February 24, 1942

Superlatives

Longest service

Senator	First served	Last served	Length of service
Chris Dodd	January 3, 1981	January 3, 2011	( days)
Orville H. Platt	March 4, 1879	April 21, 1905	( days)
Joe Lieberman	January 3, 1989	January 3, 2013	( days)
Joseph Roswell Hawley	March 4, 1881	March 3, 1905	( days)
Frank B. Brandegee	May 10, 1905	October 14, 1924	( days)

Shortest service

Senator	First served	Last served	Length of service
James E. English	November 27, 1875	May 17, 1876	( days)
Francis Gillette	June 24, 1854	March 3, 1855	( days)
Thaddeus Betts	March 4, 1839	April 7, 1840	( days)
Stephen Mix Mitchell	December 2, 1793	March 3, 1795	( days)
Jonathan Trumbull Jr.	March 4, 1795	June 10, 1796	( days)

Youngest at beginning of service

Senator	Date of birth	First served	Age
Chris Dodd	May 27, 1944	January 3, 1981
Chris Murphy	August 3, 1973	January 3, 2013
Lowell Weicker	May 16, 1931	January 3, 1971
John A. Danaher	January 9, 1899	January 3, 1939
Francis T. Maloney	March 31, 1894	January 3, 1935

Oldest at end of service

Senator	Date of birth	Last served	Age
Joseph Roswell Hawley	October 31, 1826	March 3, 1905
Orville H. Platt	July 19, 1827	April 21, 1905
Richard Blumenthal	February 13, 1946	Present
Morgan Bulkeley	December 26, 1837	March 3, 1911
Roger Sherman	April 19, 1721	July 23, 1793

See also

• List of United States representatives from Connecticut
• United States congressional delegations from Connecticut