Creating a list of the ten best and ten worst US Senators in the 118th Congress is based on their viewpoints and utterances over their careers.
Of course, it is subjective in nature, but based on careful consideration and analysis.
The rankings below are not in numbered order, but simply the Senators considered by the author to be the best and the worst in the upper chamber of Congress.
TEN BEST US SENATORS
Lisa Murkowski (Alaska)
Chris Murphy (Connecticut)
Jon Ossoff (Georgia)
Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts)
Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota)
Cory Booker (New Jersey)
Sherrod Brown (Ohio)
Jeff Merkley (Oregon)
Ron Wyden (Oregon)
Sheldon Whitehouse (Rhode Island)
TEN WORST US SENATORS
Tommy Tuberville (Alabama)
Tom Cotton (Arkansas)
Rick Scott (Florida)
Rand Paul (Kentucky)
Josh Hawley (Missouri)
JD Vance (Ohio)
Lindsey Graham (South Carolina)
Ted Cruz (Texas)
Mike Lee (Utah)
Ron Johnson (Wisconsin)
If one was asked which five Senators were the “best” and the “worst”, this author and blogger would say the following:
BEST—Chris Murphy, Jon Osoff, Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar, Sheldon Whitehouse
WORST—Tommy Tuberville, Rand Paul, Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz, Ron Johnson
Ken Buck is another Republican leaving Congress.
After Ken Buck leaves next week, it will be 218 Republicans, 213 Democrats, and 4 vacancies in the House.