This is a chronological listing of the United States Senators from New Jersey. United States Senators are popularly elected, for a six-year term beginning January 3. Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. Before 1914, they were chosen by the New Jersey Legislature, and before 1935, their terms began March 4. The current Senators are Democrats Bob Menendez and Cory Booker. This makes New Jersey the only state where both senators are not non-Hispanic whites.
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Map of New Jersey, USA
Living former U.S. Senators from New Jersey
As of October 2016, there are five former U.S. Senators from New Jersey who are living, two from Class 1 and three from Class 2. The most recent senator to die was Frank Lautenberg, who served in both the Class 1 and Class 2 seats, (1982-2001, 2003-2013), who died in office on June 3, 2013.