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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.

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Who is the senior US Senator of Georgia and Who is the Junior US Senator of Georgia? [View all] nkpolitics1212 Jan 2021 OP

How was that decided - based on who they replaced? The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2021 #1

Well Warnock is older so it makes sense to me exboyfil Jan 2021 #3

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