Florida's Senior Senator is Bill Nelson of the Democratic Party. He assumed office on January 3, 2001, after defeating Bill McCollum of the Republican party to fill the Senate seat vacated by Republican Senator Connie Mack.
Senator Nelson was reelected in 2006 and 2012. Senator Bill Nelson was a member of the Florida house of Representatives from 1972-1979, and a six term US congressman from 1979-1991. He is also the second member of the United States House of Representatives to fly in space while a sitting Congressman. He flew as a payload specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia.
Mel Martinez.
The difference is that the senior Senator has been in office longer than the junior Senator.
Maryland senior senator is Sen. Barbara Mikulski. Maryland junior senator is Sen. Bejamin Cardin.
Each state has 2 senators. The one who has been in office the longest is the senior senator.
He is the senior senator from Arizona.
There are 2 senators from each state each serving 6-year terms. The senator with the longer term in office is known as the "senior" senator while the other is known as the "junior" senator.
Yes she is the senior Senator and Susan Collins is the junior Senator.
Daniel Inouye.
Dianne Feinstein
He is the senior senator from Arizona.
Carl Levin.
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