In the 117th Congress, 37 members of the Senate had already served between seven and 12 years. A further 19 members had served 19 years or more. The number of new Senators - those who had served six years or less - has been declining since the 114th Congress in 2015.
Number of members in the United States Senate from 1967 to 2021, by term length
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6 years or less
7 - 12 years
13 - 19 years
19 years or more
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Brookings Institution. (November 21, 2022). Number of members in the United States Senate from 1967 to 2021, by term length [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1361973/senate-term-length-us/
Brookings Institution. "Number of members in the United States Senate from 1967 to 2021, by term length." Chart. November 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1361973/senate-term-length-us/
Brookings Institution. (2022). Number of members in the United States Senate from 1967 to 2021, by term length. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1361973/senate-term-length-us/
Brookings Institution. "Number of Members in The United States Senate from 1967 to 2021, by Term Length." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2022, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1361973/senate-term-length-us/
Brookings Institution, Number of members in the United States Senate from 1967 to 2021, by term length Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1361973/senate-term-length-us/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Number of members in the United States Senate from 1967 to 2021, by term length [Graph], Brookings Institution, November 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1361973/senate-term-length-us/