Senators
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Party
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Years served
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Counties represented
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Notes
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Edward Keating
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Democratic
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January 8, 1883 - January 5, 1885
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San Francisco
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Served together with Thorwald Nelson.[4]
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Thorwald Klaudius Nelson
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January 8, 1883 - January 5, 1885
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Daniel J. Creighton
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January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887
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Served together with Edward Drum.[5]
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Edward F. Drum
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January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887
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James McCudden
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January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
|
Solano
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George Jerome Campbell
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Republican
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January 7, 1889 - January 2, 1893
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Elliott McAllister
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Democratic
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January 2, 1893 - January 4, 1897
|
Contra Costa, Marin
|
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John Henry Dickinson
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Republican
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January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901
|
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Charles Mortimer Belshaw
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January 1, 1901 - January 2, 1905
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August E. Muenter
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January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909
|
San Joaquin
|
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John Thomas Lewis
|
Republican
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January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913
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William R. Flint
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January 6, 1913 - January 8, 1917
|
San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Cruz
|
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M. B. Johnson
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January 8, 1917 - January 7, 1929
|
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George C. Cleveland
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January 7, 1929 - January 2, 1933
|
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Frank L. Gordon
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January 2, 1933 - January 3, 1949
|
Napa, Yolo
|
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Nathan F. Coombs
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January 3, 1949 - January 2, 1961
|
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Samuel R. Geddes
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Democratic
|
January 2, 1961 - March 5, 1965
|
Died in office from a heart attack.[6]
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Nicholas C. Petris
|
January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1976
|
Alameda
|
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Al Alquist
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December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1984
|
Alameda, San Benito, Santa Cruz
|
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Becky Morgan
|
Republican
|
December 3, 1984 - August 17, 1993
|
San Mateo, Santa Clara
|
Resigned from the Senate to become President/CEO of Joint Venture:Silicon Valley Network.[7]
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Tom Campbell
|
November 11, 1993 - December 12, 1995
|
Sworn in after winning special election.[8] Resigned from office to be sworn in the 15th Congressional district after winning special election.[9]
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Byron Sher
|
Democratic
|
March 28, 1996 – December 6, 2004
|
Sworn in after winning special election.[10]
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Joe Simitian
|
December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2012
|
San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz
|
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Mark Leno
|
December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2016
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San Francisco, San Mateo
|
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Scott Wiener
|
December 5, 2016 – present
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