To date, 17 senators have also served as president of the United States. Three senators, Warren G. Harding, John F. Kennedy, and Barack Obama, moved directly from the U.S. Senate to the White House.
| Name | Years as Senator | Years as President |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden (DE) | 1973–2009 | 2021–2025 |
| Barack Obama (IL) | 2005–2008 | 2009–2017 |
| Richard M. Nixon (CA) | 1950–1953 | 1969–1974 |
| Lyndon B. Johnson (TX) | 1949–1961 | 1963–1969 |
| John F. Kennedy (MA) | 1953–1960 | 1961–1963 |
| Harry S. Truman (MO) | 1935–1945 | 1945–1953 |
| Warren G. Harding (OH) | 1915–1921 | 1921–1923 |
| Benjamin Harrison (IN) | 1881–1887 | 1889–1893 |
| Andrew Johnson (TN) | 1857–1862; 1875 | 1865–1869 |
| James Buchanan (PA) | 1834–1845 | 1857–1861 |
| Franklin Pierce (NH) | 1837–1842 | 1853–1857 |
| John Tyler (VA) | 1827–1836 | 1841–1845 |
| William H. Harrison (OH) | 1825–1828 | 1841 |
| Martin Van Buren (NY) | 1821–1828 | 1837–1841 |
| Andrew Jackson (TN) | 1797–1798; 1823–1825 | 1829–1837 |
| John Quincy Adams (MA) | 1803–1808 | 1825–1829 |
| James Monroe (VA) | 1790–1794 | 1817–1825 |
