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Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate

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Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate

The sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the United States Senate (originally known as the doorkeeper of the Senate from April 7, 1789 – 1798) is the protocol officer, executive officer, and highest-ranking federal law enforcement officer of the Senate of the United States. The office of the sergeant at arms of the Senate currently has just short of 1,000 full time staff.

Infobox

Nominator
Senate Majority Leader
Appointer
Elected by the Senate
Inaugural holder
James Mathers
Deputy
Kelly Fado
Website
www.senate.gov/about/officers-staff/sergeant-at-arms/sergeant-at-arms-overview.htm

Tables

· List of the sergeants at arms of the Senate
1
1
No.
1
Officer
James Mathers
State or territory
New York
Tenure
April 7, 1789 – September 2, 1811
Congress
1st – 12th
2
2
No.
2
Officer
Mountjoy Bayly
State or territory
Maryland
Tenure
November 6, 1811 – December 9, 1833
Congress
12th – 23rd
3
3
No.
3
Officer
John Shackford
State or territory
New Hampshire
Tenure
December 9, 1833 – August 16, 1837
Congress
23rd – 25th
4
4
No.
4
Officer
Stephen Haight
State or territory
New York
Tenure
September 4, 1837 – January 12, 1841
Congress
25th – 26th
5
5
No.
5
Officer
Edward Dyer
State or territory
Maryland
Tenure
March 8, 1841 – September 16, 1845
Congress
27th – 29th
6
6
No.
6
Officer
Robert Beale
State or territory
Virginia
Tenure
December 9, 1845 – March 17, 1853
Congress
29th – 33rd
7
7
No.
7
Officer
Dunning R. McNair
State or territory
Pennsylvania
Tenure
March 17, 1853 – July 6, 1861
Congress
33rd – 37th
8
8
No.
8
Officer
mw- } }George T. Brown
State or territory
Illinois
Tenure
July 6, 1861 – March 22, 1869
Congress
37th – 41st
9
9
No.
9
Officer
John R. French
State or territory
New Hampshire
Tenure
March 22, 1869 – March 24, 1879
Congress
41st – 46th
10
10
No.
10
Officer
Richard J. Bright
State or territory
Indiana
Tenure
March 24, 1879 – December 18, 1883
Congress
46th – 48th
11
11
No.
11
Officer
William P. Canaday
State or territory
North Carolina
Tenure
December 18, 1883 – June 30, 1890
Congress
48th – 51st
12
12
No.
12
Officer
Edward K. Valentine
State or territory
Nebraska
Tenure
June 30, 1890 – August 7, 1893
Congress
51st – 53rd
13
13
No.
13
Officer
Richard J. Bright
State or territory
Indiana
Tenure
August 8, 1893 – February 1, 1900
Congress
53rd – 56th
14
14
No.
14
Officer
Daniel M. Ransdell
State or territory
Indiana
Tenure
February 1, 1900 – August 26, 1912
Congress
56th – 62nd
15
15
No.
15
Officer
E. Livingston Cornelius
State or territory
Maryland
Tenure
December 10, 1912 – March 4, 1913
Congress
62nd
16
16
No.
16
Officer
Charles P. Higgins
State or territory
Missouri
Tenure
March 13, 1913 – March 3, 1919
Congress
63rd – 65th
17
17
No.
17
Officer
David S. Barry
State or territory
Rhode Island
Tenure
May 19, 1919 – February 7, 1933
Congress
66th – 72nd
18
18
No.
18
Officer
Chesley W. Jurney
State or territory
Texas
Tenure
March 9, 1933 – January 31, 1943
Congress
73rd – 78th
19
19
No.
19
Officer
Wall Doxey
State or territory
Mississippi
Tenure
February 1, 1943 – January 3, 1947
Congress
78th – 79th
20
20
No.
20
Officer
Edward F. McGinnis
State or territory
Illinois
Tenure
January 4, 1947 – January 2, 1949
Congress
80th
21
21
No.
21
Officer
Joseph C. Duke
State or territory
Arizona
Tenure
January 3, 1949 – January 2, 1953
Congress
81st – 82nd
22
22
No.
22
Officer
Forest A. Harness
State or territory
Indiana
Tenure
January 3, 1953 – January 4, 1955
Congress
83rd – 84th
23
23
No.
23
Officer
Joseph C. Duke
State or territory
Arizona
Tenure
January 5, 1955 – December 30, 1965
Congress
84th – 89th
24
24
No.
24
Officer
Robert G. Dunphy
State or territory
Rhode Island
Tenure
January 14, 1966 – June 30, 1972
Congress
89th – 92nd
25
25
No.
25
Officer
William H. Wannall
State or territory
Maryland
Tenure
July 1, 1972 – December 17, 1975
Congress
92nd – 94th
26
26
No.
26
Officer
Frank "Nordy" Hoffman
State or territory
Indiana
Tenure
December 18, 1975 – January 4, 1981
Congress
94th – 97th
27
27
No.
27
Officer
Howard Liebengood
State or territory
Virginia
Tenure
January 5, 1981 – September 12, 1983
Congress
97th – 98th
28
28
No.
28
Officer
Larry E. Smith
State or territory
Virginia
Tenure
September 13, 1983 – June 2, 1985
Congress
98th – 99th
29
29
No.
29
Officer
Ernest E. Garcia
State or territory
Kansas
Tenure
June 3, 1985 – January 5, 1987
Congress
99th – 100th
30
30
No.
30
Officer
Henry K. Giugni
State or territory
Hawaii
Tenure
January 6, 1987 – December 31, 1990
Congress
100th – 101st
31
31
No.
31
Officer
Martha S. Pope
State or territory
Connecticut
Tenure
January 3, 1991 – April 14, 1994
Congress
102nd – 103rd
32
32
No.
32
Officer
Robert Laurent Benoit
State or territory
Maine
Tenure
April 15, 1994 – January 3, 1995
Congress
103rd
33
33
No.
33
Officer
Howard O. Greene Jr.
State or territory
Delaware
Tenure
January 4, 1995 – September 6, 1996
Congress
104th
34
34
No.
34
Officer
Gregory S. Casey
State or territory
Idaho
Tenure
September 6, 1996 – November 9, 1998
Congress
104th – 105th
35
35
No.
35
Officer
James W. Ziglar
State or territory
Mississippi
Tenure
November 9, 1998 – August 2, 2001
Congress
105th – 107th
36
36
No.
36
Officer
Alfonso E. Lenhardt
State or territory
New York
Tenure
September 4, 2001 – March 16, 2003
Congress
107th – 108th
37
37
No.
37
Officer
William H. Pickle
State or territory
Colorado
Tenure
March 17, 2003 – January 4, 2007
Congress
108th – 110th
38
38
No.
38
Officer
Terrance W. Gainer
State or territory
Illinois
Tenure
January 4, 2007 – May 2, 2014
Congress
110th – 113th
39
39
No.
39
Officer
Andrew B. Willison
State or territory
Ohio
Tenure
May 5, 2014 – January 6, 2015
Congress
113th – 114th
40
40
No.
40
Officer
Frank J. Larkin
State or territory
Maryland
Tenure
January 6, 2015 – April 16, 2018
Congress
114th – 115th
41
41
No.
41
Officer
Michael C. Stenger
State or territory
New Jersey
Tenure
April 16, 2018 – January 7, 2021
Congress
115th – 117th
No.
Officer
Jennifer Hemingway (acting)
State or territory
Washington D.C.
Tenure
January 7, 2021 - March 22, 2021
Congress
117th
42
42
No.
42
Officer
Karen Gibson
State or territory
Montana
Tenure
March 22, 2021 – January 3, 2025
Congress
117th – 118th
43
43
No.
43
Officer
Jennifer Hemingway
State or territory
Washington D.C.
Tenure
January 3, 2025 – present
Congress
119th - Present
No.
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Officer
State or territory
Tenure
Congress
1
James Mathers
New York
April 7, 1789 – September 2, 1811
1st – 12th
2
Mountjoy Bayly
Maryland
November 6, 1811 – December 9, 1833
12th – 23rd
3
John Shackford
New Hampshire
December 9, 1833 – August 16, 1837
23rd – 25th
4
Stephen Haight
New York
September 4, 1837 – January 12, 1841
25th – 26th
5
Edward Dyer
Maryland
March 8, 1841 – September 16, 1845
27th – 29th
6
Robert Beale
Virginia
December 9, 1845 – March 17, 1853
29th – 33rd
7
Dunning R. McNair
Pennsylvania
March 17, 1853 – July 6, 1861
33rd – 37th
8
mw- } }George T. Brown
Illinois
July 6, 1861 – March 22, 1869
37th – 41st
9
John R. French
New Hampshire
March 22, 1869 – March 24, 1879
41st – 46th
10
Richard J. Bright
Indiana
March 24, 1879 – December 18, 1883
46th – 48th
11
William P. Canaday
North Carolina
December 18, 1883 – June 30, 1890
48th – 51st
12
Edward K. Valentine
Nebraska
June 30, 1890 – August 7, 1893
51st – 53rd
13
Richard J. Bright
Indiana
August 8, 1893 – February 1, 1900
53rd – 56th
14
Daniel M. Ransdell
Indiana
February 1, 1900 – August 26, 1912
56th – 62nd
15
E. Livingston Cornelius
Maryland
December 10, 1912 – March 4, 1913
62nd
16
Charles P. Higgins
Missouri
March 13, 1913 – March 3, 1919
63rd – 65th
17
David S. Barry
Rhode Island
May 19, 1919 – February 7, 1933
66th – 72nd
18
Chesley W. Jurney
Texas
March 9, 1933 – January 31, 1943
73rd – 78th
19
Wall Doxey
Mississippi
February 1, 1943 – January 3, 1947
78th – 79th
20
Edward F. McGinnis
Illinois
January 4, 1947 – January 2, 1949
80th
21
Joseph C. Duke
Arizona
January 3, 1949 – January 2, 1953
81st – 82nd
22
Forest A. Harness
Indiana
January 3, 1953 – January 4, 1955
83rd – 84th
23
Joseph C. Duke
Arizona
January 5, 1955 – December 30, 1965
84th – 89th
24
Robert G. Dunphy
Rhode Island
January 14, 1966 – June 30, 1972
89th – 92nd
25
William H. Wannall
Maryland
July 1, 1972 – December 17, 1975
92nd – 94th
26
Frank "Nordy" Hoffman
Indiana
December 18, 1975 – January 4, 1981
94th – 97th
27
Howard Liebengood
Virginia
January 5, 1981 – September 12, 1983
97th – 98th
28
Larry E. Smith
Virginia
September 13, 1983 – June 2, 1985
98th – 99th
29
Ernest E. Garcia
Kansas
June 3, 1985 – January 5, 1987
99th – 100th
30
Henry K. Giugni
Hawaii
January 6, 1987 – December 31, 1990
100th – 101st
31
Martha S. Pope
Connecticut
January 3, 1991 – April 14, 1994
102nd – 103rd
32
Robert Laurent Benoit
Maine
April 15, 1994 – January 3, 1995
103rd
33
Howard O. Greene Jr.
Delaware
January 4, 1995 – September 6, 1996
104th
34
Gregory S. Casey
Idaho
September 6, 1996 – November 9, 1998
104th – 105th
35
James W. Ziglar
Mississippi
November 9, 1998 – August 2, 2001
105th – 107th
36
Alfonso E. Lenhardt
New York
September 4, 2001 – March 16, 2003
107th – 108th
37
William H. Pickle
Colorado
March 17, 2003 – January 4, 2007
108th – 110th
38
Terrance W. Gainer
Illinois
January 4, 2007 – May 2, 2014
110th – 113th
39
Andrew B. Willison
Ohio
May 5, 2014 – January 6, 2015
113th – 114th
40
Frank J. Larkin
Maryland
January 6, 2015 – April 16, 2018
114th – 115th
41
Michael C. Stenger
New Jersey
April 16, 2018 – January 7, 2021
115th – 117th
Jennifer Hemingway (acting)
Washington D.C.
January 7, 2021 - March 22, 2021
117th
42
Karen Gibson
Montana
March 22, 2021 – January 3, 2025
117th – 118th
43
Jennifer Hemingway
Washington D.C.
January 3, 2025 – present
119th - Present
· List of the sergeants at arms of the Senate › List of the deputies
2015
2015–2018
No.
Officer
James Morhard
Tenure
2015–2018
Congress
114th–115th
No.
Officer
Jennifer Hemingway
Tenure
2018 – January 7, 2021
Congress
115th–117th
No.
Officer
Eugene Goodman (acting)
Tenure
January 20, 2021 - March 2, 2021
Congress
117th
No.
Officer
Kelly Fado
Tenure
March 22, 2021 – present
Congress
117th – 118th - present
No.
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Officer
State or territory
Tenure
Congress
James Morhard
2015–2018
114th–115th
Jennifer Hemingway
2018 – January 7, 2021
115th–117th
Eugene Goodman (acting)
January 20, 2021 - March 2, 2021
117th
Kelly Fado
March 22, 2021 – present
117th – 118th - present

References

  1. "Sergeant at Arms"
    https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/sergeant_at_arms.htm
  2. "Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper"
    https://www.senate.gov/reference/office/sergeant_at_arms.htm
  3. "Fiscal Year 2023 Written Testimony – Office of the Sergeant at Arms – United States Senate"
    https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/download/gibson-testimony-2022
  4. Reuters
    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-congress-subpoena-explainer/explainer-how-hard-hitting-are-u-s-congress-subpoenas-contempt-citations-idUSKCN1SC1YE
  5. Testimony of Frank J. Larkin, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to the Senate Subcommittee on the Legislativ
    https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/download/frank-larkin&download=1
  6. Security Architecture
    https://www.securityarchitecture.com/senate-sees-exponential-rise-in-computer-attacks-might-be-time-to-rethink-security-posture-not-just-spend-more-to-respond/
  7. United States Senate
    https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/sergeant_at_arms.htm
  8. Aide to Mitchell Selected by Senate as Its First Woman Sergeant-at-Arms, Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-01-04-mn-7800-story.html
  9. Reuters
    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-capitol-police-schumer-idUSKBN29C2OR
  10. CNBC
    https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/07/four-dead-after-pro-trump-rioters-storm-capitol.html
  11. Politico
    https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/07/security-fallout-in-capitol-could-be-swift-455803
  12. The Hill
    https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/533279-mcconnell-ousts-senate-sergeant-at-arms-after-capitol-riots
  13. Kamala Harris Escorted By Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaQ4BW66nVA
  14. CNN
    https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/20/us/kamala-harris-eugene-goodman-escort-trnd/index.html
  15. The Washington Post
    https://web.archive.org/web/20121025131315/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/20/AR2006012001862.html
  16. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jan-18-me-passings18.1-story.html
  17. Mitch, McConnell
    https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-resolution/465
  18. KPVI-DT
    https://web.archive.org/web/20210323011010/https://www.kpvi.com/news/regional_news/bozemanite-tapped-as-next-senate-sergeant-at-arms/article_7dbf6921-87ed-56a9-9f07-1bdac7a9e9d3.html
  19. The Well news
    https://www.thewellnews.com/us-senate/thune-announces-key-senate-institutional-positions/
  20. "Majority Leader Schumer Announces New Senate Sergeant at Arms Leadership Team with Karen Gibson as SAA, Kelly Fado as Deputy SAA and Jennifer Hemingway as Chief of Staff | Senate Democratic Leadership"
    https://www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/majority-leader-schumer-announces-new-senate-sergeant-at-arms-leadership-team-with-karen-gibson-as-saa-kelly-fado-as-deputy-saa-and-jennifer-hemingway-as-chief-of-staff
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