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 the longest serving senator in the state) and Kirsten Gillibrand (serving since 2009).

Current delegation
Schumer
Senator Chuck Schumer (D)
Gillibrand
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D)

List of senators

Class 1

Class 1 senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2006, 2010 (special election), 2012, and 2018. The next election will be in 2024.

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Class 3

Class 3 senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2004, 2010, 2016, and 2022. The next election will be in 2028.

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1
Philip Schuyler
Pro-
Admin.
Jul 27, 1789 –
Mar 3, 1791
Elected in 1789.

Lost re-election.
11st1Elected in 1789.Jul 25, 1789 –
May 23, 1796
Pro-
Admin.

Rufus King
1
2
Aaron Burr
Anti-
Admin.
Mar 4, 1791 –
Mar 3, 1797
Elected in 1791.
Lost re-election.
22nd
3rd
Democratic-
Republican
4th2Re-elected in 1795.
Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Great Britain.
Federalist
VacantMay 23, 1796 –
Dec 8, 1796
Vacant
Elected to finish King's term.
Resigned.
Dec 8, 1796 –
Aug 1800
Federalist
John Laurance
2
3
Philip Schuyler
FederalistMar 4, 1797 –
Jan 3, 1798
Elected in 1797.
Resigned due to ill health.
35th
VacantJan 3, 1798 –
Jan 11, 1798
Vacant
4
John Sloss Hobart
FederalistJan 11, 1798 –
Apr 16, 1798
Elected to finish Schuyler's term.
Resigned to become federal judge.
VacantApr 16, 1798 –
May 5, 1798
Vacant
5
William North
FederalistMay 5, 1798 –
Aug 17, 1798
Appointed to continue Schuyler's term.
Successor elected.
6
James Watson
FederalistAug 17, 1798 –
Mar 19, 1800
Elected to finish Schuyler's term.
Resigned to become Naval Officer of the Port of New York.
6th
VacantMar 19, 1800 –
May 3, 1800
Vacant
7
Gouverneur Morris
FederalistMay 3, 1800 –
Mar 3, 1803
Elected to finish Schuyler's term.
Lost re-election.
VacantAug 1800 –
Nov 6, 1800
Vacant
Elected to finish King's term.Nov 6, 1800 –
Feb 5, 1802
Democratic-
Republican

John Armstrong Jr.
3
7th3Re-elected in 1801.
Resigned.
VacantFeb 5, 1802 –
Feb 23, 1802
Vacant
Elected to finish Armstrong's term.
Resigned.
Feb 23, 1802 –
Nov 4, 1803
Democratic-
Republican

DeWitt Clinton
4
8
Theodorus Bailey
Democratic-
Republican
Mar 4, 1803 –
Jan 16, 1804
Elected in 1803.
Resigned.
48th
VacantNov 4, 1803 –
Dec 8, 1803
Vacant
Appointed to continue his own term.
Resigned; Elected to the class 1 seat.
Dec 8, 1803 –
Feb 23, 1804
Democratic-
Republican

John Armstrong Jr.
5
VacantJan 16, 1804 –
Feb 25, 1804
Vacant
Elected to finish Armstrong's term.Feb 23, 1804 –
Mar 3, 1813
Democratic-
Republican

John Smith
6
9
John Armstrong Jr.
Democratic-
Republican
Feb 25, 1804 –
Jun 30, 1804
Elected to finish Bailey's term.
Resigned to become U.S. Minister to France.
VacantJun 30, 1804 –
Nov 23, 1804
Vacant
10
Samuel L. Mitchill
Democratic-
Republican
Nov 23, 1804 –
Mar 3, 1809
Elected to finish Bailey's term.
Lost re-election.
9th
10th4Re-elected in 1807.
Retired or lost re-election.
11Obadiah GermanDemocratic-
Republican
Mar 4, 1809 –
Mar 3, 1815
Elected in 1809.
Retired.
511th
12th
13th5Elected in 1813.
Legislature failed to elect.
Mar 4, 1813 –
Mar 3, 1819
Federalist
Rufus King
7
12
Nathan Sanford
Democratic-
Republican
Mar 4, 1815 –
Mar 3, 1821
Elected in 1815.
Lost re-election.
614th
15th
16th6VacantMar 4, 1819 –
Jan 25, 1820
Vacant
Re-elected late.
Retired.
Jan 25, 1820 –
Mar 3, 1825
Federalist
Rufus King
13
Martin Van Buren
Democratic-
Republican

/Bucktail
Mar 4, 1821 –
Dec 20, 1828
Elected in 1821.717th
18th
Jacksonian19th7Legislature failed to elect.Mar 4, 1825 –
Jan 31, 1826
Vacant
Elected late.
Retired.
Jan 31, 1826 –
Mar 3, 1831
National
Republican

Nathan Sanford
8
Re-elected in 1827.
Resigned to become N.Y. Governor.
820th
VacantDec 20, 1828 –
Jan 15, 1829
Vacant
14
Charles E. Dudley
JacksonianJan 15, 1829 –
Mar 3, 1833
Elected to finish Van Buren's term.
Retired or lost re-election.
21st
22nd8Elected in 1831.
Resigned; elected N.Y. Governor.
Mar 4, 1831 –
Jan 1, 1833
Jacksonian
William L. Marcy
9
VacantJan 1, 1833 –
Jan 14, 1833
Vacant
Elected to finish Marcy's term.Jan 4, 1833 –
Nov 26, 1844
Jacksonian
Silas Wright Jr.
10
15
Nathaniel P. Tallmadge
JacksonianMar 4, 1833 –
Mar 3, 1839
Elected in 1833.
Legislature failed to re-elect.
923rd
24th
Democratic25th9Re-elected in 1837.Democratic
VacantMar 4, 1839 –
Jan 27, 1840
Vacant1026th

Nathaniel P. Tallmadge
WhigJan 27, 1840 –
Jun 17, 1844
Elected late.
Resigned to become Governor of Wisconsin Territory.
27th
28th10Re-elected in 1843.
Resigned when elected N.Y. Governor.
VacantJun 17, 1844 –
Dec 9, 1844
Vacant
VacantNov 26, 1844 –
Nov 30, 1844
Vacant
Appointed to continue Wright's term.
Lost election for remainder of Wright's term.
Nov 30, 1844 –
Jan 27, 1845
Democratic
Henry A. Foster
11
16
Daniel S. Dickinson
DemocraticDec 9, 1844 –
Mar 3, 1851
Appointed to continue Tallmadge's term.
Elected to finish Tallmadge's term.
Elected to finish Wright's term.
Lost re-election.
Jan 27, 1845 –
Mar 3, 1849
Democratic
John Adams Dix
12
Elected to full term in 1845.
Lost re-election.
1129th
30th
31st11Elected in 1849.Mar 4, 1849 –
Mar 3, 1861
Whig
William H. Seward
13
VacantMar 4, 1851 –
Dec 1, 1851
Vacant1232nd
17
Hamilton Fish
WhigDec 1, 1851 –
Mar 3, 1857
Elected late.
Retired.
33rd
34th12Re-elected in 1855.
Retired to become Secretary of State
Republican[a]
18
Preston King
RepublicanMar 4, 1857 –
Mar 3, 1863
Elected in 1857.
Lost renomination.
1335th
36th
37th13Elected in 1861.
Lost re-nomination.
Mar 4, 1861 –
Mar 3, 1867
Republican
Ira Harris
14
19
Edwin D. Morgan
RepublicanMar 4, 1863 –
Mar 3, 1869
Elected in 1863.
Lost re-nomination.
1438th
39th
40th14Elected in 1867.Mar 4, 1867 –
May 16, 1881
Republican
Roscoe Conkling
15
20
Reuben Fenton
RepublicanMar 4, 1869 –
Mar 3, 1875
Elected in 1869.
Not an active candidate for renomination in 1875.[1]
1541st
42nd
Liberal Republican
Republican43rd15Re-elected in 1873.
21
Francis Kernan
DemocraticMar 4, 1875 –
Mar 3, 1881
Elected in 1875.
Lost re-election.
1644th
45th
46th16Re-elected in 1879.
Resigned.
22
Thomas C. Platt
RepublicanMar 4, 1881 –
May 16, 1881
Elected in 1881.
Resigned.
1747th
VacantMay 16, 1881 –
Jul 27, 1881
VacantVacantMay 16, 1881 –
Jul 29, 1881
Vacant
23
Warner Miller
RepublicanJul 27, 1881 –
Mar 3, 1887
Elected to finish Platt's term.
Lost renomination.
Elected to finish Conkling's term.
Retired.
Jul 29, 1881 –
Mar 3, 1885
Republican
Elbridge G. Lapham
16
48th
49th17Elected in 1885.
Lost re-election.
Mar 4, 1885 –
Mar 3, 1891
Republican
William M. Evarts
17
24
Frank Hiscock
RepublicanMar 4, 1887 –
Mar 3, 1893
Elected in 1887.
Lost re-election.
1850th
51st
52nd18VacantMar 4, 1891 –
Jan 7, 1892
Vacant
Elected in 1891, but took his seat only after term as N.Y. Governor ended.
Lost re-election.
Jan 7, 1892 –
Mar 3, 1897
Democratic
David B. Hill
18
25
Edward Murphy Jr.
DemocraticMar 4, 1893 –
Mar 3, 1899
Elected in 1893.
Lost re-election.
1953rd
54th
55th19Elected Jan 20, 1897.Mar 4, 1897 –
Mar 3, 1909
Republican
Thomas C. Platt
19
26
Chauncey Depew
RepublicanMar 4, 1899 –
Mar 3, 1911
Elected in 1899.2056th
57th
58th20Re-elected Jan 20, 1903.
Retired.
Re-elected in 1905.
Lost re-election.
2159th
60th
61st21Elected Jan 19, 1909.
Retired.
Mar 4, 1909 –
Mar 3, 1915
Republican
Elihu Root
20
VacantMar 3, 1911 –
Apr 4, 1911
Vacant2262nd
27
James A. O'Gorman
DemocraticApr 4, 1911 –
Mar 3, 1917
Elected Mar 31, 1911.
Retired.
63rd
64th22Elected in 1914.Mar 4, 1915 –
Mar 3, 1927
Republican
James W. Wadsworth Jr.
21
28
William M. Calder
RepublicanMar 4, 1917 –
Mar 3, 1923
Elected in 1916.
Lost re-election.
2365th
66th
67th23Re-elected in 1920.
Lost re-election.
29
Royal S. Copeland
DemocraticMar 4, 1923 –
Jun 17, 1938
Elected in 1922.2468th
69th
70th24Elected in 1926.Mar 4, 1927 –
Jun 28, 1949
Democratic
Robert F. Wagner
22
Re-elected in 1928.2571st
72nd
73rd25Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Died.
2674th
75th
VacantJun 17, 1938 –
Dec 3, 1938
Vacant
30
James M. Mead
DemocraticDec 3, 1938 –
Jan 3, 1947
Elected to finish Copeland's term.
76th26Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Retired to run for N.Y. Governor.
2777th
78th
79th27Re-elected in 1944.
Resigned due to ill health.
31
Irving Ives
RepublicanJan 3, 1947 –
Jan 3, 1959
Elected in 1946.2880th
81st
VacantJun 28, 1949 –
Jul 7, 1949
Vacant
Appointed to continue Wagner's term.
Lost election to finish Wagner's term.
Jul 7, 1949 –
Nov 8, 1949
Republican
John Foster Dulles
23
Elected to finish Wagner's term.Nov 9, 1949 –
Jan 3, 1957
Democratic
Herbert H. Lehman
24
82nd28Re-elected in 1950.
Retired.
Re-elected in 1952.
Retired.
2983rd
84th
85th29VacantJan 3, 1957 –
Jan 9, 1957
Vacant
Elected in 1956, but took seat late to remain N.Y. Attorney General.Jan 9, 1957 –
Jan 3, 1981
Republican
Jacob Javits
25
32
Kenneth Keating
RepublicanJan 3, 1959 –
Jan 3, 1965
Elected in 1958.
Lost re-election.
3086th
87th
88th30Re-elected in 1962.
33
Robert F. Kennedy
DemocraticJan 3, 1965 –
Jun 6, 1968
Elected in 1964.
Died.
3189th
90th
VacantJun 6, 1968 –
Sep 10, 1968
Vacant
34
Charles Goodell
RepublicanSep 10, 1968 –
Jan 3, 1971
Appointed to finish Kennedy's term.
Lost election to a full term.
91st31Re-elected in 1968.
35
James L. Buckley
ConservativeJan 3, 1971 –
Jan 3, 1977
Elected in 1970.
Changed parties in 1976.
Lost re-election.
3292nd
93rd
94th32Re-elected in 1974.
Lost renomination and then lost re-election as a Liberal.
Republican
36
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
DemocraticJan 3, 1977 –
Jan 3, 2001
Elected in 1976.3395th
96th
97th33Elected in 1980.Jan 3, 1981 –
Jan 3, 1999
Republican
Al D'Amato
26
Re-elected in 1982.3498th
99th
100th34Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.35101st
102nd
103rd35Re-elected in 1992.
Lost re-election.
Re-elected in 1994.
Retired.
36104th
105th
106th36Elected in 1998.Jan 3, 1999 –
present
Democratic
Chuck Schumer
27
37
Hillary Clinton
DemocraticJan 3, 2001 –
Jan 21, 2009
Elected in 2000.37107th
108th
109th37Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.
38110th
111th
VacantJan 21, 2009 –
Jan 26, 2009
Vacant
38
Kirsten Gillibrand
DemocraticJan 26, 2009 –
present
Appointed to continue Clinton's term.
Elected in 2010 to finish Clinton's term.
112th38Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.39113th
114th
115th39Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.40116th
117th
118th40Re-elected in 2022.
To be determined in the 2024 election.41119th
120th
121st41To be determined in the 2028 election.
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