This article provides an up-to-date list of the members of the Senate of Canada (Le Sénat du Canada), the upper house of the Parliament of Canada, including their names, provinces or territories, political affiliations, and appointment dates. The list reflects the latest official records and is presented in a sortable table format. The 105 senators are appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister, unlike the elected members of the House of Commons. [1][2]
Senators originally held their seats for life; however, under the British North America Act, 1965, members may not sit in the Senate after reaching the age of 75.
As of 15 November 2025, there are 98 sitting senators: 42 are members of the Independent Senators Group, 19 are members of the Canadian Senators Group, 16 are members of the Progressive Senate Group, 13 are members of the senate caucus of the Conservative Party of Canada, and 8 are non-affiliated. There are seven vacancies.[3] Current senators have been appointed on the advice of Justin Trudeau, Stephen Harper, and Jean Chrétien.
Regional allocation
Senate seats are allocated on a regional basis:
Quebec is unique in having 24 constitutionally mandated Senate divisions. See Quebec Senate divisions for details. In other provinces, senators may choose a division name, but this has no constitutional significance.
Notable positions
- Speaker of the Senate: Raymonde Gagné
- Speaker pro tempore: René Cormier
- Government Representative: Pierre Moreau
- Legislative Deputy to the Government Representative: Patti LaBoucane-Benson
- Leader of the Opposition: Leo Housakos
- Deputy Leader of the Opposition: Yonah Martin
- Facilitator of the Independent Senators Group: Raymonde Saint-Germain
- Leader of the Canadian Senators Group: Scott Tannas
- Leader of the Progressive Senate Group: Brian Francis
Pierrette Ringuette is the longest-serving current senator; she was appointed on the advice of Jean Chrétien in 2002.
Current senators
| Name[4] | Senate affiliation
| Province or territory (Senate division)[5] | Date nominated
| Appointed on the advice of
| Mandatory retirement
| Titles
|
| | Pierrette Ringuette | ISG
| NB | 2002-12-12
| | Chrétien | 2030-12-31
| |
| | Percy Downe | CSG
| PE | 2003-06-26
| | Chrétien | 2029-07-08
| Liaison (whip) of the CSG |
| | Michael L. MacDonald | CPC
| NS | 2009-01-02
| | Harper | 2030-05-04
| |
| | Yonah Martin | CPC
| BC | 2009-01-02
| | Harper | 2040-04-11
| Deputy Opposition Leader
|
| | Pamela Wallin | CSG
| SK | 2009-01-02
| | Harper | 2028-04-10
| |
| | Patrick Brazeau | NA | QC (Repentigny)
| 2009-01-08
| | Harper | 2049-11-11
| |
| | Leo Housakos | CPC
| QC (Wellington)
| 2009-01-08
| | Harper | 2043-01-10
| Leader of the Opposition in the Senate [a] |
| | Claude Carignan | CPC
| QC (Mille Isles)
| 2009-08-27
| | Harper | 2039-12-04
| [b] |
| | Elizabeth Marshall | CPC
| NL | 2010-01-29
| | Harper | 2026-09-07
| |
| | Rose-May Poirier | CPC
| NB | 2010-02-28
| | Harper | 2029-03-02
| |
| | Salma Ataullahjan | CPC
| ON | 2010-07-09
| | Harper | 2027-04-29
| |
| | Fabian Manning | CPC
| NL | 2011-05-25
| | Harper | 2039-05-21
| |
| | Larry Smith | CPC
| QC (Saurel)
| 2011-05-25
| | Harper | 2026-04-28
| |
| | Josée Verner | CSG
| QC (Montarville)
| 2011-06-13
| | Harper | 2034-12-30
| |
| | Denise Batters | CPC
| SK | 2013-01-25
| | Harper | 2045-06-18
| Chair of the Conservative Caucus
|
| | David Wells | CPC
| NL | 2013-01-25
| | Harper | 2037-02-28
| |
| | Scott Tannas | CSG
| AB | 2013-03-25
| | Harper | 2037-02-25
| Leader of the CSG |
| | Peter Harder | PSG
| ON | 2016-03-23
| | Trudeau, J. | 2027-08-25
| [c] |
| | Raymonde Gagné | NA | MB | 2016-04-01
| | Trudeau, J. | 2031-01-07
| Speaker of the Senate
|
| | Chantal Petitclerc | ISG
| QC (Grandville)
| 2016-04-01
| | Trudeau, J. | 2044-12-15
| Chair of ISG Deliberations
|
| | Wanda Thomas Bernard | PSG
| NS | 2016-11-10
| | Trudeau, J. | 2028-08-01
| |
| | René Cormier | ISG
| NB | 2016-11-10
| | Trudeau, J. | 2031-04-27
| Speaker pro tempore
|
| | Tony Dean | ISG
| ON | 2016-11-10
| | Trudeau, J. | 2028-08-19
| |
| | Marilou McPhedran | NA | MB | 2016-11-10
| | Trudeau, J. | 2026-07-22
| |
| | Lucie Moncion | ISG
| ON | 2016-11-10
| | Trudeau, J. | 2033-10-25
| |
| | Kim Pate | ISG
| ON | 2016-11-10
| | Trudeau, J. | 2034-11-10
| |
| | Yuen Pau Woo | ISG
| BC | 2016-11-10
| | Trudeau, J. | 2038-03-02
| [d] |
| | Éric Forest | ISG
| QC (Gulf)
| 2016-11-21
| | Trudeau, J. | 2027-04-06
| |
| | Raymonde Saint-Germain | ISG
| QC (De la Vallière)
| 2016-11-25
| | Trudeau, J. | 2026-10-07
| Facilitator of the ISG |
| | Rosa Galvez | ISG
| QC (Bedford)
| 2016-12-06
| | Trudeau, J. | 2036-06-21
| |
| | Mary Coyle | ISG
| NS | 2017-12-04
| | Trudeau, J. | 2029-11-05
| |
| | Mary Jane McCallum | CPC
| MB | 2017-12-04
| | Trudeau, J. | 2027-05-01
| |
| | Robert Black | CSG
| ON | 2018-02-15
| | Trudeau, J. | 2037-03-27
| |
| | Marty Deacon | ISG
| ON | 2018-02-15
| | Trudeau, J. | 2033-04-23
| |
| | Yvonne Boyer | ISG
| ON | 2018-03-15
| | Trudeau, J. | 2028-10-25
| |
| | Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia | ISG
| NL | 2018-06-01
| | Trudeau, J. | 2032-08-15
| |
| | Pierre Dalphond | ISG
| QC (De Lorimier)
| 2018-06-06
| | Trudeau, J. | 2029-05-01
| |
| | Donna Dasko | ISG
| ON | 2018-06-06
| | Trudeau, J. | 2026-08-19
| |
| | Colin Deacon | CSG
| NS | 2018-06-15
| | Trudeau, J. | 2034-11-01
| |
| | Julie Miville-Dechêne | PSG
| QC (Inkerman)
| 2018-06-20
| | Trudeau, J. | 2034-07-10
| |
| | Bev Busson | ISG
| BC | 2018-09-24
| | Trudeau, J. | 2026-08-23
| |
| | Marty Klyne | PSG
| SK | 2018-09-24
| | Trudeau, J. | 2032-03-06
| |
| | Peter Boehm | ISG
| ON | 2018-10-03
| | Trudeau, J. | 2029-04-26
| |
| | Patti LaBoucane-Benson | NA | AB | 2018-10-03
| | Trudeau, J. | 2044-02-20
| Deputy Gov. Representative (GRO)
|
| | Paula Simons | ISG
| AB | 2018-10-03
| | Trudeau, J. | 2039-09-07
| |
| | Brian Francis | PSG
| PE | 2018-10-11
| | Trudeau, J. | 2032-09-28
| Leader of the PSG |
| | Dawn Anderson | CPC
| NT | 2018-12-12
| | Trudeau, J. | 2042-04-14
| |
| | Pat Duncan | NA | YT | 2018-12-12
| | Trudeau, J. | 2035-04-08
| Deputy Gov. Liaison (whip, GR0)
|
| | Stan Kutcher | ISG
| NS | 2018-12-12
| | Trudeau, J. | 2026-12-16
| |
| | Rosemary Moodie | ISG
| ON | 2018-12-12
| | Trudeau, J. | 2031-11-24
| |
| | Tony Loffreda | ISG
| QC (Shawinegan)
| 2019-07-22
| | Trudeau, J. | 2037-08-14
| |
| | Bernadette Clement | ISG
| ON | 2021-06-22
| | Trudeau, J. | 2040-05-17
| Deputy Facilitator of the ISG |
| | Jim Quinn | CSG
| NB | 2021-06-22
| | Trudeau, J. | 2032-01-25
| |
| | Hassan Yussuff | ISG
| ON | 2021-06-22
| | Trudeau, J. | 2031-12-15
| |
| | David Arnot | ISG
| SK | 2021-07-29
| | Trudeau, J. | 2027-04-16
| ISG Legislative Liaison
|
| | Michèle Audette | PSG
| QC (De Salaberry)
| 2021-07-29
| | Trudeau, J. | 2046-07-20
| |
| | Amina Gerba | PSG
| QC (Rigaud)
| 2021-07-29
| | Trudeau, J. | 2036-03-14
| Liaison (whip) of the PSG |
| | Clément Gignac | CSG
| QC (Kennebec)
| 2021-07-29
| | Trudeau, J. | 2030-05-07
| |
| | Karen Sorensen | ISG
| AB | 2021-07-29
| | Trudeau, J. | 2034-05-20
| |
| | Flordeliz (Gigi) Osler | CSG
| MB | 2022-09-26
| | Trudeau, J. | 2043-09-09
| Chair of the CSG |
| | Margo Greenwood | ISG
| BC | 2022-11-10
| | Trudeau, J. | 2028-09-02
| |
| | Sharon Burey | CSG
| ON | 2022-11-21
| | Trudeau, J. | 2032-12-04
| |
| | Andrew Cardozo | PSG
| ON | 2022-11-21
| | Trudeau, J. | 2031-03-21
| |
| | Rebecca Patterson | CSG
| ON | 2022-11-21
| | Trudeau, J. | 2040-06-15
| Deputy Leader of the CSG |
| | Jane MacAdam | ISG
| PE | 2023-05-03
| | Trudeau, J. | 2032-03-01
| |
| | Iris Petten | NA | NL | 2023-05-03
| | Trudeau, J. | 2034-02-05
| Gov. Liaison (whip) (GRO)
|
| | Paul (PJ) Prosper
| CSG
| NS | 2023-07-06
| | Trudeau, J. | 2039-11-04
| |
| | Judy White | PSG
| NL | 2023-07-06
| | Trudeau, J. | 2039-01-11
| Deputy Leader of the PSG |
| | Réjean Aucoin | CSG
| NS | 2023-10-31
| | Trudeau, J. | 2030-07-04
| |
| | Rodger Cuzner | PSG
| NS | 2023-10-31
| | Trudeau, J. | 2030-11-04
| |
| | Joan Kingston | ISG
| NB | 2023-10-31
| | Trudeau, J. | 2030-01-08
| |
| | John McNair | ISG
| NB | 2023-10-31
| | Trudeau, J. | 2032-06-03
| |
| | Krista Ross | CSG
| NB | 2023-10-31
| | Trudeau, J. | 2042-09-30
| Deputy Liaison (whip) of the CSG |
| | Marnie McBean | ISG
| ON | 2023-12-20
| | Trudeau, J. | 2043-01-28
| |
| | Paulette Senior | ISG
| ON | 2023-12-20
| | Trudeau, J. | 2036-12-04
| |
| | Toni Varone | ISG
| ON | 2023-12-20
| | Trudeau, J. | 2033-06-20
| |
| | Mary Robinson | CSG
| PE | 2024-01-22
| | Trudeau, J. | 2045-08-03
| |
| | Mohammad Al Zaibak | CSG
| ON | 2024-01-28
| | Trudeau, J. | 2026-08-09
| |
| | Manuelle Oudar | ISG
| QC (La Salle)
| 2024-02-13
| | Trudeau, J. | 2038-07-05
| |
| | Victor Boudreau | ISG
| NB | 2024-06-28
| | Trudeau, J. | 2045-05-03
| |
| | Charles Adler | CSG
| MB | 2024-08-16
| | Trudeau, J. | 2029-08-25
| |
| | Tracy Muggli | PSG
| SK | 2024-08-16
| | Trudeau, J. | 2040-09-18
| Deputy Liaison (whip) and Caucus Chair of the PSG |
| | Daryl Fridhandler | PSG
| AB | 2024-08-30
| | Trudeau, J. | 2031-10-09
| |
| | Kristopher Wells | PSG
| AB | 2024-08-30
| | Trudeau, J. | 2046-10-07
| |
| | Pierre Moreau | NA | QC (The Laurentides)
| 2024-09-10
| | Trudeau, J. | 2032-12-12
| Government Representative (GRO)
|
| | Suze Youance | ISG
| QC (Lauzon)
| 2024-09-25
| | Trudeau, J. | 2045-08-11
| |
| | Nancy Karetak-Lindell | ISG
| NU | 2024-12-19
| | Trudeau, J. | 2032-12-10
| |
| | Allister Surette | ISG
| NS | 2024-12-19
| | Trudeau, J. | 2036-09-21
| |
| | Baltej Dhillon | ISG
| BC | 2025-02-07
| | Trudeau, J. | 2041-11-13
| |
| | Martine Hébert | ISG
| QC (Victoria)
| 2025-02-07
| | Trudeau, J. | 2040-10-07
| |
| | Todd Lewis | CSG
| SK | 2025-02-07
| | Trudeau, J. | 2036-07-21
| |
| | Danièle Henkel | PSG
| QC (Alma)
| 2025-02-14
| | Trudeau, J. | 2031-01-16
| |
| | Duncan Wilson | PSG
| BC | 2025-02-28
| | Trudeau, J. | 2042-09-26
| |
| | Dawn Arnold | ISG
| NB | 2025-03-07
| | Trudeau, J. | 2041-04-23
| |
| | Katherine Hay | PSG
| ON | 2025-03-07
| | Trudeau, J. | 2036-01-16
| |
| | Tony Ince | CSG
| NS | 2025-03-07
| | Trudeau, J. | 2032-12-16
| |
| | Farah Mohamed | ISG
| ON | 2025-03-07
| | Trudeau, J. | 2045-07-05
| |
| | Sandra Pupatello | NA | ON | 2025-03-07
| | Trudeau, J. | 2037-10-06
| Chair of the GRO[6] |
Notes
- former speaker of the Senate of Canada
- former government representative in the Senate and former leader of the opposition in the Senate (Canada)
- former representative of the Government in the Senate
- former facilitator of the ISG
| Membership changes since the last election |
| Date
| Name
| Province or territory (Senate division)
| Affiliation before
| Affiliation after
| Reason
| | 2025-05-13
| Tony Ince
| NS | | NA | | CSG
| Joined CSG
| | 2025-05-14
| Don Plett
| MB | | CPC
| | Vacant
| Mandatory retirement
| | 2025-05-20
| Sandra Pupatello
| ON | | NA | | CSG
| Joined CSG
| | 2025-05-26
| Charles Adler | MB | | NA | | CSG
| Joined CSG
| | 2025-06-03
| Farah Mohamed | ON | | NA | | ISG
| Joined ISG
| | 2025-06-04
| David Adams Richards | NB | | NA | | CPC
| Joined Conservatives
| | 2025-06-10
| Mary Jane McCallum
| MB | | NA | | CPC
| Joined Conservatives
| | 2025-06-11
| Larry Smith
| QC (Saurel)
| | CSG
| | CPC
| Joined Conservatives
| | 2025-06-30
| Marc Gold
| QC (Stadacona)
| | NA | | Vacant
| Mandatory retirement
| | 2025-07-18
| Pierre Moreau
| QC (The Laurentides)
| | PSG
| | NA | Left PSG upon becoming Government Rep.
| | 2025-08-01
| Julie Miville-Dechêne
| QC (Inkerman)
| | ISG
| | PSG
| Joined PSG
| | 2025-09-01
| Judith Seidman | QC (De la Durantaye)
| | CPC
| | Vacant
| Mandatory retirement
| | 2025-09-05
| Pierre Dalphond
| QC (De Lorimier)
| | PSG
| | ISG
| Joined ISG
| | 2025-09-09
| Paul Massicotte | QC (De Lanaudière)
| | ISG
| | Vacant
| Resigned
| | 2025-09-21
| Marie-Françoise Mégie | QC (Rougemont)
| | ISG
| | Vacant
| Mandatory retirement
| | 2025-09-23
| Pat Duncan
| YT | | ISG
| | NA | Left ISG
| | 2025-09-25
| Sandra Pupatello
| ON | | CSG
| | NA | Left CSG
| | 2025-10-09
| Margaret Dawn Anderson
| NT | | PSG
| | CPC
| Joined Conservatives
| | 2025-10-17
| David Adams Richards | NB | | CPC
| | Vacant
| Mandatory retirement
| | 2025-11-15
| Gwen Boniface | ON | | ISG
| | Vacant
| Resigned
| |
Standings
The Senate of Canada has 105 seats; As of 25 January 2026, 98 of these are filled and 7 are vacant.
Members of the Senate of Canada may sit as representatives of a group or political party, if agreed by both the senator and the group.
- Current composition of the Senate by affiliation and province[7]
| Affiliation
| AB | BC | MB | NB | NL | NT | NS | NU | ON | PE | QC | SK | YT | Total
|
|
| ISG
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 14
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 42 |
|
| CSG
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 19 |
|
| PSG
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 16 |
|
| CPC
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 13 |
|
| Non-affiliated
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 8 |
|
| Vacant
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 7 |
| Total: | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 105 |
| Standings changes since the last election |
Senate group changes during 45th Parliament
| Date
| ISG
| CSG
| PSG
| CPC
| NA | Vac. | Tot. | | | | | | | | | 2025-04-28 | 45 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 105
| | 2025-05-13 | 19 | 11
| | 2025-05-14 | 11 | 1
| | 2025-05-20 | 20 | 10
| | 2025-05-26 | 21 | 9
| | 2025-06-03 | 46 | 8
| | 2025-06-04 | 12 | 7
| | 2025-06-10 | 13 | 6
| | 2025-06-11 | 20 | 14
| | 2025-06-30 | 5 | 2
| | 2025-07-18 | 17 | 6
| | 2025-08-01 | 45 | 18
| | 2025-09-01 | 13 | 3
| | 2025-09-05 | 46 | 17
| | 2025-09-09 | 45 | 4
| | 2025-09-21 | 44 | 5
| | 2025-09-23 | 43 | 7
| | 2025-09-25 | 19 | 8
| | 2025-10-09 | 16 | 14
| | 2025-10-17 | 13 | 6
| | 2025-11-15 | 42 | 7
| |
Appointment breakdown
Appointments by prime minister and current affiliation[8] | Prime Minister
| Term
| ISG
| CSG
| PSG
| CPC
| NA | Total
|
| | Jean Chrétien | 1993–2003
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2 |
| | Stephen Harper | 2006–2015
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 11
| 1
| 15 |
| | Justin Trudeau | 2015–2025
| 41
| 15
| 16
| 2
| 7
| 82 |
| | Mark Carney | 2025–present
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0 |
| Total: | 42 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 98 |
Vacancies
| | Province (Division)
| Seat last held by
| Affiliation
| Reason for vacancy
| Vacant since
|
| | Manitoba
| Don Plett | Conservative
| Mandatory retirement
| May 14, 2025 | 308 days
|
| | Quebec (Stadacona)
| Marc Gold | Non-affiliated
| Mandatory retirement
| June 30, 2025 | 261 days
|
| | Quebec (De la Durantaye)
| Judith Seidman | Conservative
| Mandatory retirement
| September 1, 2025 | 198 days
|
| | Quebec (De Lanaudière)
| Paul Massicotte | ISG
| Resigned
| September 9, 2025 | 190 days
|
| | Quebec (Rougemont)
| Marie-Françoise Mégie | ISG
| Mandatory retirement
| September 21, 2025 | 178 days
|
| | New Brunswick
| David Adams Richards | Conservative
| Mandatory retirement
| October 17, 2025 | 152 days
|
| | Ontario
| Gwen Boniface | ISG
| Resigned
| November 15, 2025 | 123 days
|
| Upcoming retirements |
Senators scheduled to retire before the next federal election
| Name
| Mandatory retirement date
| Appointed on the advice of
| Province or territory (Senate division)
| | | Larry Smith
| 2026-04-28
| | Harper | Quebec (Saurel)
| | | Marilou McPhedran
| 2026-07-22
| | Trudeau, J. | Manitoba
| | | Mohammad Al Zaibak
| 2026-08-09
| | Trudeau, J. | Ontario
| | | Donna Dasko
| 2026-08-19
| | Trudeau, J. | Ontario
| | | Bev Busson
| 2026-08-23
| | Trudeau, J. | British Columbia
| | | Elizabeth Marshall
| 2026-09-07
| | Harper | Newfoundland and Labrador
| | | Raymonde Saint-Germain
| 2026-10-07
| | Trudeau, J. | Quebec (De la Vallière)
| | | Stan Kutcher
| 2026-12-16
| | Trudeau, J. | Nova Scotia
| | | Éric Forest
| 2027-04-06
| | Trudeau, J. | Quebec (Gulf)
| | | David Arnot
| 2027-04-16
| | Trudeau, J. | Saskatchewan
| | | Salma Ataullahjan
| 2027-04-29
| | Harper | Ontario
| | | Mary Jane McCallum
| 2027-05-01
| | Trudeau, J. | Manitoba
| | | Peter Harder | 2027-08-25
| | Trudeau, J. | Ontario
| | | Pamela Wallin
| 2028-04-10
| | Harper | Saskatchewan
| | | Wanda Thomas Bernard
| 2028-08-01
| | Trudeau, J. | Nova Scotia
| | | Tony Dean
| 2028-08-19
| | Trudeau, J. | Ontario
| | | Margo Greenwood
| 2028-09-02
| | Trudeau, J. | British Columbia
| | | Yvonne Boyer
| 2028-10-25
| | Trudeau, J. | Ontario
| | | Rose-May Poirier
| 2029-03-02
| | Harper | New Brunswick
| | | Peter Boehm
| 2029-04-26
| | Trudeau, J. | Ontario
| | | Pierre Dalphond
| 2029-05-01
| | Trudeau, J. | Quebec (De Lorimier)
| | | Percy Downe
| 2029-07-08
| | Chrétien | Prince Edward Island
| | | Charles Adler
| 2029-08-25
| | Trudeau, J. | Manitoba
| |
Longevity
Furthest year of retirement of existing senators, by prime minister
- Pierrette Ringuette, appointed by Jean Chrétien, is due to retire on December 31, 2030
- Kristopher Wells, appointed by Justin Trudeau, is due to retire on October 7, 2046
- Patrick Brazeau, appointed by Stephen Harper, is due to retire on November 11, 2049
See also
- Senate of Canada
- List of Senate of Canada appointments by prime minister
- List of women appointed to the Canadian Senate
References
- Senate of Canada – About the Senate. Retrieved March 25, 2025, from https://sencanada.ca/en/about/
- Parliament of Canada – The Role of the Senate. Retrieved March 25, 2025, from https://learn.parl.ca/understanding-comprendre/en/how-parliament-works/the-role-of-the-senate
- "Senators". Archived from the original on 30 March 2025.
- Source: Official Senate website
- Represents the specific Senate division within Quebec for which the senator was appointed, as required by the Constitution Act, 1867. Senators for all other provinces and territories represent their respective province or territory at large.
- "'Pivotal moment' — Windsor's Pupatello new chair of Canadian Senate office". Windsor Star. 1 October 2025.
- This table reflects the group affiliation and provincial representation of the 105 senators currently serving. It does not include retired or former senators.
- This table includes only senators who are currently serving. Retired or former senators are not included.