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Who is the senior US Senator of Georgia and Who is the Junior US Senator of Georgia? (Original Post) nkpolitics1212 Jan 2021 OP
How was that decided - based on who they replaced? The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2021 #1
Ossoff is youngest Senator since Joe Biden. But of course that doesn't determine Junior. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2021 #2
Well Warnock is older so it makes sense to me exboyfil Jan 2021 #3
A senator's seniority is primarily determined by length of continuous service. Irish_Dem Jan 2021 #4
Look at the 1994 TN US Senate Elections when Thompson-R and Frist-R won on the same day. nkpolitics1212 Jan 2021 #6
I would think whoever gets sworn in first is senior. Irish_Dem Jan 2021 #8
But O comes before W in the alphabet. marble falls Jan 2021 #5
I'll go with Senator Warnock, because... better Jan 2021 #7

exboyfil

(17,995 posts)
3. Well Warnock is older so it makes sense to me
Thu Jan 7, 2021, 07:29 PM
Jan 2021

Ossoff is just a pup. A very formidable pup that I am going to enjoy watching him using his investigative journalism skills in the Senate.

Irish_Dem

(57,435 posts)
4. A senator's seniority is primarily determined by length of continuous service.
Thu Jan 7, 2021, 07:31 PM
Jan 2021

It is not about age, it is about length of service.

nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
6. Look at the 1994 TN US Senate Elections when Thompson-R and Frist-R won on the same day.
Thu Jan 7, 2021, 07:45 PM
Jan 2021

Thompson-R won the Special Election. Frist-R won the Regular Election.
Thompson-R was the Senior US Senator. Frist-R was the Junior US Senator.
Warnock-D won the Special Election. Ossoff-D won the Regular Election.

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