List of United States senators from New York
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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).
List of senators
See also
Elections in New York
List of United States representatives from New York
New York's congressional delegations
Notes
References
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.
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