List of United States senators from New York

Below is a list of U.S. senators who have represented the State of New York in the United States Senate since 1789. The date of the start of the tenure is either the first day of the legislative term (Senators who were elected regularly before the term began), or the day when they took the seat (U.S. senators who were elected in special elections to fill vacancies, or after the term began). New York's current U.S. senators are Democrats Chuck Schumer (serving since 1999, also serving as Senate Democratic Leader since 2017) and Kirsten Gillibrand (serving since 2009).

Current delegation

Chuck Schumer (D)

Kirsten Gillibrand (D)

List of senators

Class 1 Class 1 senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected for only one U.S. Congress in the first elections of 1788/89, and then the seat was contested again for the 2nd, 5th, and every three Congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years have been contested in 2000, 2006, 2012, 2018, with a special election taking place in 2010. The next election will be in 2024.						C	Class 3 Class 3 senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected for the first three United States Congresses in the first elections of 1788/89, and then the seat was contested again for the 4th, 7th, and every three Congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years have 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	Philip Schuyler	Pro- Admin.	July 27, 1789 – March 3, 1791	Elected in 1789. Lost re-election.	1	1st	1	Elected in 1789.	July 25, 1789 – May 23, 1796	Pro- Admin.	Rufus King	1
2	Aaron Burr	Anti- Admin.	March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1797	Elected in 1791. Lost re-election.	2	2nd
						3rd
		Democratic- Republican				4th	2	Re-elected in 1795. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Great Britain.		Federalist
								Vacant	May 23, 1796 – December 8, 1796	Vacant
								Elected to finish King's term. Resigned.	December 8, 1796 – August 1800	Federalist	John Laurance	2
3	Philip Schuyler	Federalist	March 4, 1797 – January 3, 1798	Elected in 1797. Resigned due to ill health.	3	5th
Vacant			January 3, 1798 – January 11, 1798	Vacant
4	John Sloss Hobart	Federalist	January 11, 1798 – April 16, 1798	Elected to finish Schuyler's term. Resigned to become federal judge.
Vacant			April 16, 1798 – May 5, 1798	Vacant
5	William North	Federalist	May 5, 1798 – August 17, 1798	Appointed to continue Hobart's term. Successor elected.
6	James Watson	Federalist	August 17, 1798 – March 19, 1800	Elected to finish Hobart's term. Resigned to become Naval Officer of the Port of New York.
						6th
Vacant			March 19, 1800 – May 3, 1800	Vacant
7	Gouverneur Morris	Federalist	May 3, 1800 – March 3, 1803	Elected to finish Watson's term. Lost re-election.
								Vacant	August 1800 – November 6, 1800	Vacant
								Elected to finish Laurance's term.	November 6, 1800 – February 5, 1802	Democratic- Republican	John Armstrong Jr.	3
						7th	3	Re-elected January 27, 1801. Resigned.
								Vacant	February 5, 1802 – February 23, 1802	Vacant
								Elected to finish Armstrong's term. Resigned; unhappy with living conditions in Washington, DC.	February 23, 1802 – November 4, 1803	Democratic- Republican	DeWitt Clinton	4
8	Theodorus Bailey	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1803 – January 16, 1804	Elected in 1803. Resigned.	4	8th
								Vacant	November 4, 1803 – December 8, 1803	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Clinton's term. Resigned; Elected to the Class 1 seat.	December 8, 1803 – February 23, 1804	Democratic- Republican	John Armstrong Jr.	5
Vacant			January 16, 1804 – February 25, 1804	Vacant
								Elected to finish Armstrong's term.	February 23, 1804 – March 3, 1813	Democratic- Republican	John Smith	6
9	John Armstrong Jr.	Democratic- Republican	February 25, 1804 – June 30, 1804	Elected to finish Bailey's term. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to France.
Vacant			June 30, 1804 – November 23, 1804	Vacant
10	Samuel L. Mitchill	Democratic- Republican	November 23, 1804 – March 3, 1809	Elected to finish Armstrong's term. Lost re-election.
						9th
						10th	4	Re-elected in 1807. Retired or lost re-election.
11	Obadiah German	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1815	Elected in 1809. Retired or lost re-election.	5	11th
						12th
						13th	5	Elected in 1813. Legislature failed to elect.	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1819	Federalist	Rufus King	7
12	Nathan Sanford	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1821	Elected in 1815. Lost re-election.	6	14th
						15th
						16th	6	Vacant	March 4, 1819 – January 25, 1820	Vacant
								Re-elected late. Retired.	January 25, 1820 – March 3, 1825	Federalist	Rufus King
13	Martin Van Buren	Democratic- Republican / Bucktails	March 4, 1821 – December 20, 1828	Elected in 1821.	7	17th
						18th
		Jacksonian				19th	7	Legislature failed to elect.	March 4, 1825 – January 31, 1826	Vacant
								Elected late. Retired.	January 31, 1826 – March 3, 1831	Anti-Jacksonian	Nathan Sanford	8
				Re-elected in 1827. Resigned to become N.Y. Governor.	8	20th
Vacant			December 20, 1828 – January 15, 1829	Vacant
14	Charles E. Dudley	Jacksonian	January 15, 1829 – March 3, 1833	Elected to finish Van Buren's term. Retired or lost re-election.
						21st
						22nd	8	Elected in 1831. Resigned; elected N.Y. Governor.	March 4, 1831 – January 1, 1833	Jacksonian	William L. Marcy	9
								Vacant	January 1, 1833 – January 14, 1833	Vacant
								Elected to finish Marcy's term.	January 4, 1833 – November 26, 1844	Jacksonian	Silas Wright Jr.	10
15	Nathaniel P. Tallmadge	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1839	Elected in 1833. Legislature failed to re-elect.	9	23rd
						24th
		Democratic				25th	9	Re-elected in 1837.		Democratic
	Vacant		March 4, 1839 – January 27, 1840	Vacant	10	26th
	Nathaniel P. Tallmadge	Whig	January 27, 1840 – June 17, 1844	Elected late. Resigned to become Governor of Wisconsin Territory.
						27th
						28th	10	Re-elected in 1843. Resigned when elected N.Y. Governor.
Vacant			June 17, 1844 – December 9, 1844	Vacant
								Vacant	November 26, 1844 – November 30, 1844	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Wright's term. Retired or lost election.	November 30, 1844 – January 27, 1845	Democratic	Henry A. Foster	11
16	Daniel S. Dickinson	Democratic	December 9, 1844 – March 3, 1851	Appointed to continue Tallmadge's term. Elected to finish Tallmadge's term.
								Elected to finish Wright's term. Lost re-election.	January 27, 1845 – March 3, 1849	Democratic	John Adams Dix	12
				Elected to full term in 1845. Lost re-election.	11	29th
						30th
						31st	11	Elected in 1849.	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1861	Whig	William H. Seward	13
Vacant			March 4, 1851 – December 1, 1851	Vacant	12	32nd
17	Hamilton Fish	Whig	December 1, 1851 – March 3, 1857	Elected late. Retired.
						33rd
						34th	12	Re-elected in 1855. Retired to run for U.S. President		Republican[lower-alpha 1]
18	Preston King	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1863	Elected in 1857. Lost renomination.	13	35th
						36th
						37th	13	Elected in 1861. Lost re-nomination.	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1867	Republican	Ira Harris	14
19	Edwin D. Morgan	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869	Elected in 1863. Lost re-nomination.	14	38th
						39th
						40th	14	Elected in 1867.	March 4, 1867 – May 16, 1881	Republican	Roscoe Conkling	15
20	Reuben Fenton	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875	Elected in 1869. Not an active candidate for renomination in 1875.[1]	15	41st
						42nd
						43rd	15	Re-elected in 1873.
21	Francis Kernan	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881	Elected in 1875. Lost re-election.	16	44th
						45th
						46th	16	Re-elected in 1879. Resigned because of a disagreement with the President over federal appointments in New York.
22	Thomas C. Platt	Republican	March 4, 1881 – May 16, 1881	Elected in 1881. Resigned because of a disagreement with the President over federal appointments in New York.	17	47th
Vacant			May 16, 1881 – July 27, 1881	Vacant				Vacant	May 16, 1881 – July 29, 1881	Vacant
23	Warner Miller	Republican	July 27, 1881 – March 3, 1887	Elected to finish Platt's term. Lost re-election.				Elected to finish Conkling's term. Retired.	July 29, 1881 – March 3, 1885	Republican	Elbridge G. Lapham	16
						48th
						49th	17	Elected in 1885. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891	Republican	William M. Evarts	17
24	Frank Hiscock	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893	Elected in 1887. Lost re-election.	18	50th
						51st
						52nd	18	Vacant	March 4, 1891 – January 7, 1892	Vacant
								Elected in 1891, but took his seat only after term as N.Y. Governor ended. Lost re-election.	January 7, 1892 – March 3, 1897	Democratic	David B. Hill	18
25	Edward Murphy Jr.	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1899	Elected in 1893. Lost re-election.	19	53rd
						54th
						55th	19	Elected January 20, 1897.	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1909	Republican	Thomas C. Platt	19
26	Chauncey Depew	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1911	Elected in 1899.	20	56th
						57th
						58th	20	Re-elected January 20, 1903. Retired.
				Re-elected in 1905. Lost re-election.	21	59th
						60th
						61st	21	Elected January 19, 1909. Retired.	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1915	Republican	Elihu Root	20
Vacant			March 3, 1911 – April 4, 1911	Vacant	22	62nd
27	James A. O'Gorman	Democratic	April 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917	Elected March 31, 1911. Retired.
						63rd
						64th	22	Elected in 1914.	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1927	Republican	James W. Wadsworth Jr.	21
28	William M. Calder	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1923	Elected in 1916. Lost re-election.	23	65th
						66th
						67th	23	Re-elected in 1920. Lost re-election.
29	Royal S. Copeland	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – June 17, 1938	Elected in 1922.	24	68th
						69th
						70th	24	Elected in 1926.	March 4, 1927 – June 28, 1949	Democratic	Robert F. Wagner	22
				Re-elected in 1928.	25	71st
						72nd
						73rd	25	Re-elected in 1932.
				Re-elected in 1934. Died.	26	74th
						75th
Vacant			June 17, 1938 – December 3, 1938	Vacant
30	James M. Mead	Democratic	December 3, 1938 – January 3, 1947	Elected to finish Copeland's term.
						76th	26	Re-elected in 1938.
				Re-elected in 1940. Retired to run for N.Y. Governor.	27	77th
						78th
						79th	27	Re-elected in 1944. Resigned due to ill health.
31	Irving M. Ives	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1959	Elected in 1946.	28	80th
						81st
								Vacant	June 28, 1949 – July 7, 1949	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Wagner's term. Lost election to finish Wagner's term.	July 7, 1949 – November 8, 1949	Republican	John Foster Dulles	23
								Elected to finish Wagner's term.	November 9, 1949 – January 3, 1957	Democratic	Herbert H. Lehman	24
						82nd	28	Re-elected in 1950. Retired.
				Re-elected in 1952. Retired.	29	83rd
						84th
						85th	29	Vacant	January 3, 1957 – January 9, 1957	Vacant
								Elected in 1956, but took seat late to prevent the Governor from appointing a rival to be his successor as N.Y. Attorney General	January 9, 1957 – January 3, 1981	Republican	Jacob Javits	25
32	Kenneth Keating	Republican	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1965	Elected in 1958. Lost re-election.	30	86th
						87th
						88th	30	Re-elected in 1962.
33	Robert F. Kennedy	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – June 6, 1968	Elected in 1964. Died.	31	89th
						90th
Vacant			June 6, 1968 – September 10, 1968	Vacant
34	Charles Goodell	Republican	September 10, 1968 – January 3, 1971	Appointed to finish Kennedy's term. Lost election to a full term.
						91st	31	Re-elected in 1968.
35	James L. Buckley	Conservative	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1977	Elected in 1970. Lost re-election.	32	92nd
						93rd
						94th	32	Re-elected in 1974. Lost renomination and then lost re-election as a Liberal.
36	Daniel Patrick Moynihan	Democratic	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2001	Elected in 1976.	33	95th
						96th
						97th	33	Elected in 1980.	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1999	Republican	Al D'Amato	26
				Re-elected in 1982.	34	98th
						99th
						100th	34	Re-elected in 1986.
				Re-elected in 1988.	35	101st
						102nd
						103rd	35	Re-elected in 1992. Lost re-election.
				Re-elected in 1994. Retired.	36	104th
						105th
						106th	36	Elected in 1998.	January 3, 1999 – Present	Democratic	Chuck Schumer	27
37	Hillary Clinton	Democratic	January 3, 2001 – January 21, 2009	Elected in 2000.	37	107th
						108th
						109th	37	Re-elected in 2004.
				Re-elected in 2006. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.	38	110th
						111th
Vacant			January 21, 2009 – January 26, 2009	Vacant
38	Kirsten Gillibrand	Democratic	January 26, 2009 – Present	Appointed to continue Clinton's term. Elected to finish Clinton's term.
						112th	38	Re-elected in 2010.
				Re-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 February 2021, there are three living former senators from New York. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die was Daniel Patrick Moynihan (served 1977–2001) on March 26, 2003.

Senator	Years in office	Date of birth (and current age)
James L. Buckley	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1977	March 9, 1923
Al D'Amato	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1999	August 1, 1937
Hillary Clinton	January 3, 2001 – January 21, 2009	October 26, 1947

See also

• List of United States Representatives from New York
• United States congressional delegations from New York
• Elections in New York

Notes

1. William H. Seward was re-elected in 1855 as a Whig, but became a Republican shortly thereafter.

References

1. "Hon. Edwin D. Morgan Nominated by the Republican Caucus for United States senator". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, NY. January 19, 1875. p. 1. The caucus proceeded to ballot, with the following result: Morgan, 40; Dix, 13; Wheeler, 2; Fenton, 2; blank, 5.

• 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.). United States Government Publishing Office.