Senators of the 107th Congress |
Each state selects two senators. In 1913, the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution provided for the direct popular election of senators; prior to this, senators were selected by state legislatures.Senators of the 107th CongressThe current party distribution of the Senate is as follows: * 50 Democrats * 49 Republicans * 1 Independent James Jeffords was elected to the Senate as a Republican, but became an Independent several months later. His change meant a change in leadership of the Senate. (The Republican Party had held leadership because the Vice President, a Republican, had the power to break ties.) |
:Robert Byrd (D - WV) |
:Robert Byrd (D - WV) -- Senate [President pro tempore]? |
:[Thomas Daschle]? (D - SD) |
:[Thomas Daschle]? (D - SD) -- Senate majority leader |
:[Trent Lott]? (R - MS) |
:[Trent Lott]? (R - MS) -- Senate minority leader |
:[John Rockefeller IV]? (D - WV) |
:[John Davison Rockefeller, IV]? (D - WV) |
* 50 Democrats * 49 Republican?s * 1 Independent James Jeffords was elected to the Senate as a Republican, but became an Independent several months later. His change meant a change in leadership of the Senate. (The Republican Party had held leadership because the Vice President, a Republican, had the power to break ties.) |