Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA)
Can you believe that Jim Webb is the senior Senator from Virginia?
Here’s the pecking order, in terms of seniority, for the new freshman class of U.S. Senators in the 111th Congress: M. Udall, T. Udall, Johanns, Warner, Shaheen, Risch, Hagan, Merkley, and Begich.
The Udalls are first because they served in the House of Representatives. Mike Johanns was the Governor of Nebraska, which is smaller than Virginia, but he was also Secretary of Agriculture. Begich is last because he was Mayor of a sparsely populated city (but HUGE by Alaska standards), Anchorage. New Senators from Illinois, New York, Colorado, Delaware, and Minnesota will round out the bottom five, whenever they get seated.
This is all stuff that I did not know. Thanks CQ Politics!
Filed under: Jim Webb, Mark Warner, National Politics, Virginia | Tagged: U.S. Senate
One of my proudest moments was yesterday and being present at Sen. Warner’s swearing-in. We’ve got 2 great Senators!