List of United States senators from Connecticut

Current delegation

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

See also

• United States portal
• Connecticut portal
• Politics portal

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

References

1. "Connecticut 1802 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 30, 2018., citing American Mercury (Hartford, CT). November 4, 1802.
2. Due to ill-health and a credentials challenge, John Milton Niles was unable to serve until May 16, 1844
3. "BULKELEY IN CONNECTICUT". The New York Times. January 18, 1905. p. 2.
4. "A chronological list of senators since the First Congress in 1789" (PDF). United States Senate.