List of Presidents of The United States By Other Offices Held - Federal Government - Legislative Branch - Senators

Senators

State President Year(s) served Notes
California Richard Nixon 1951–1953
Indiana Benjamin Harrison 1881–1887
Illinois Barack Obama 2005–2008 Third sitting Senator elected to the presidency
Massachusetts John Quincy Adams 1803–1808
John F. Kennedy 1953–1961 Second sitting Senator elected to the presidency
Missouri Harry Truman 1935–1945
New Hampshire Franklin Pierce 1837–1842
New York Martin Van Buren 1821–1828
Ohio William Henry Harrison 1825–1828
Warren Harding 1915–1921 First sitting Senator elected to the presidency
Pennsylvania James Buchanan 1834–1845
Tennessee Andrew Jackson 1797–1798
1823–1825
Andrew Johnson 1857–1862
1875 Only former President in the Senate
Texas Lyndon B. Johnson 1949–1961 Senate Minority Leader 1953-1955
Senate Majority Leader 1955-1961
Virginia James Monroe 1790–1794 First former Senator to become President
John Tyler 1827–1836 Only former President pro tempore to become President

A number of future Presidents served together while in the Senate:

  • Senator Monroe served under Vice President Adams (1790–1794)
  • Senator Jackson served under Vice President Jefferson (1797–1798)
  • Senator Van Buren served with Senators Jackson (1823–1825), Harrison (1825–1828), and Tyler (1827–1828)
  • Senator Buchanan also served with Senator Tyler (1834–1836) and later served with Senator Pierce (1837–1842). Both Buchanan and Tyler served under Vice President Martin Van Buren (1833–1837), while Pierce later served under Vice President Tyler (1841).
  • Senator Harrison briefly served under Vice President Arthur (1881).
  • Senator Johnson served with both Senators Nixon (1951–1953) and Kennedy (1953–1961). Johnson and Kennedy both served under Vice President Nixon (1953–1961).

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