List of United States senators in the 82nd Congress
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This is a complete list of United States senators during the 82nd United States Congress listed by seniority from January 3, 1951, to January 3, 1953.
Order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term. Behind this is former service as a senator (only giving the senator seniority within their new incoming class), service as vice president, a House member, a cabinet secretary, or a governor of a state. The final factor is the population of the senator's state.
Senators who were sworn in during the middle of the two-year congressional term (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 1952 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.
In this Congress, the most senior junior senator was Richard Russell. The most junior senior senator was Henry Dworshak until March 8, 1951, after which it was Earle Clements.
Terms of service
U.S. Senate seniority list
The most senior senators by class were Kenneth McKellar (D-Tennessee) from Class 1, Richard Russell Jr. (D-Georgia) from Class 2, and Walter F. George (D-Georgia) from Class 3. Russell was the most senior senator from his class being the junior senator from his state.
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