David Perdue Starts Senate Career as No. 96 of 100
Friday, December 19th, 2014
No. 96.
That’s where Republican David Perdue will begin his U.S. Senate seniority climb. The Washington Post’s Reid Wilson has the list of where the freshmen rank, which means everything from when Perdue can claim office space (his team is working out of a cramped basement for now) to when he can challenge for chairmanships in the coming years.
Previous service in the U.S. House, or as governor, cabinet secretary or vice president counts towards one’s seniority. The tie-breaker is the size of your state by population — which means political newbie Perdue will ride Georgia’s eighth-highest population ahead of new senators from North Carolina, Iowa, Nebraska and Alaska.
