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List of United States Senators from Pennsylvania
From Ballotpedia
Pennsylvania was admitted as the 2nd state to the United States of America on December 12, 1787. As of 2011, a total of 57 individuals have represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate.
The current members of the U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania are:
Historical senators
The following individuals were elected to the U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania.
| Historical Representation to the US Senate by Party from Pennsylvania | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Total | |||
| Democratic | 15 | |||
| Republican | 35 | |||
| Federalist | 2 | |||
| Jacksonian | 1 | |||
| Pro-Administration | 1 | |||
| Anti-Administration | 1 | |||
| Adams;Anti-Jacksonian | 1 | |||
| Whig | 1 | |||
| Total Senators | 57 | |||
| Class 1 Senators from Pennsylvania | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Years Served | Party | ||||||
| William Maclay | 1789-1791 | Anti-Administration | ||||||
| James Ross | 1794-1803 | Pro-Administration, Federalist | ||||||
| Samuel Maclay | 1803-1809 | Republican | ||||||
| Michael Leib | 1809-1814 | Republican | ||||||
| Jonathan Roberts | 1814-1821 | Republican | ||||||
| William Findlay | 1821-1827 | Republican | ||||||
| Isaac D. Barnard | 1827-1831 | Democratic | ||||||
| George M. Dallas | 1831-1833 | Democratic | ||||||
| Samuel McKean | 1833-1839 | Democratic | ||||||
| Daniel Sturgeon | 1840-1851 | Democratic | ||||||
| Richard Brodhead | 1851-1857 | Democratic | ||||||
| Simon Cameron | 1857-1861 | Republican | ||||||
| David Wilmot | 1861-1863 | Republican | ||||||
| Charles R. Buckalew | 1863-1869 | Democratic | ||||||
| John Scott | 1869-1875 | Republican | ||||||
| William A. Wallace | 1875-1881 | Democratic | ||||||
| John I. Mitchell | 1881-1887 | Republican | ||||||
| Matthew S. Quay | 1887-1899, 1901-1904 | Republican | ||||||
| Philander C. Knox | 1904-1909 | Republican | ||||||
| George T. Oliver | 1909-1917 | Republican | ||||||
| Philander C. Knox | 1917-1921 | Republican | ||||||
| William E. Crow | 1921-1922 | Republican | ||||||
| David A. Reed | 1922-1935 | Republican | ||||||
| Joseph F. Guffey | 1935-1947 | Democratic | ||||||
| Edward Martin | 1947-1959 | Republican | ||||||
| Hugh D. Scott, Jr. | 1959-1977 | Republican | ||||||
| H. John Heinz III | 1977-1991 | Republican | ||||||
| Harris Wofford | 1991-1995 | Democratic | ||||||
| Rick Santorum | 1995-2007 | Republican | ||||||
| Robert P. Casey, Jr. | 2007-Present | Democratic | ||||||
