Florida was admitted as the 27th state to the United States of America on March 3, 1845. As of 2011, a total of 35 individuals have represented Florida in the U.S. Senate.
The current members of the U.S. Senate from Florida are:
Historical senators
The following individuals were elected to the U.S. Senate from Florida.
| Historical Representation to the US Senate by Party from Florida |
| Party |
Total |
| Democratic |
24 |
| Republican |
10 |
| Whig |
1 |
| Total Senators |
35 |
| Class 1 Senators from Florida
|
| Senator
|
Years Served
|
Party
|
| David Levy Yulee |
Democratic |
1845-1851
|
| Stephen R. Mallory |
Democratic |
1851-1861
|
| Adonijah S. Welch |
Republican |
1868-1869
|
| Abijah Gilbert |
Republican |
1869-1875
|
| Charles W. Jones |
Democratic |
1875-1887
|
| Samuel Pasco |
Democratic |
1887-1899
|
| James P. Taliaferro |
Democratic |
1899-1911
|
| Nathan P. Bryan |
Democratic |
1911-1917
|
| Park Trammell |
Democratic |
1917-1936
|
| Scott M. Loftin |
Democratic |
1936-1936
|
| Charles O. Andrews |
Democratic |
1936-1946
|
| Spessard L. Holland |
Democratic |
1946-1971
|
| Lawton M. Chiles, Jr. |
Democratic |
1971-1989
|
| Connie Mack III |
Republican |
1989-2001
|
| Bill Nelson |
Democratic |
2001-Present
|
| Class 3 Senators from Florida
|
| Senator
|
Years Served
|
Party
|
| James D. Westcott, Jr. |
Democratic |
1845-1849
|
| Jackson Morton |
Whig |
1849-1855
|
| David L. Yulee |
Democratic |
1855-1861
|
| Thomas W. Osborn |
Republican |
1868-1873
|
| Simon B. Conover |
Republican |
1873-1879
|
| Wilkinson Call |
Democratic |
1879-1897
|
| Stephen R. Mallory, Jr. |
Democratic |
1897-1907
|
| William J. Bryan |
Democratic |
1907-1908
|
| William H. Milton |
Democratic |
1908-1909
|
| Duncan U. Fletcher |
Democratic |
1909-1936
|
| William L. Hill |
Democratic |
1936-1936
|
| Claude D. Pepper |
Democratic |
1936-1951
|
| George A. Smathers |
Democratic |
1951-1969
|
| Edward J. Gurney |
Republican |
1969-1974
|
| Richard B. Stone |
Democratic |
1975-1980
|
| Paula Hawkins |
Republican |
1981-1987
|
| Daniel Robert Bob Graham |
Democratic |
1987-2005
|
| Mel Martinez |
Republican |
2005-2009
|
| George S. LeMieux |
Republican |
2009-2011
|
| Marco Rubio |
Republican |
2011-Present
|
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