Who Is One of Your State's U.S. Senators Now? Civics Question 23
Enter your ZIP code to see your two U.S. senators, the answer to civics question 23. Every state is listed, plus the D.C. and territory answer.
USCIS civics test, question 23 of 128
Who is one of your state's U.S. senators now?
Accepted answer
- Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents and residents of U.S. territories should answer that D.C. (or the territory where the applicant lives) has no U.S. senators.]
Wording from the official USCIS list of 128 questions.
This one has no single right answer. It depends on the state you live in, and it changes after elections. Enter your ZIP code below and the answer for your state appears.
Question 23 asks you to name one of your state’s current U.S. senators. Your state has two, and naming either one is correct. Residents of the District of Columbia and residents of U.S. territories answer that they have no U.S. senators, and that answer is marked correct.
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Every state’s two U.S. senators
| State | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alabama | Katie Boyd Britt and Tommy Tuberville |
| Alaska | Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan |
| Arizona | Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly |
| Arkansas | John Boozman and Tom Cotton |
| California | Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff |
| Colorado | Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper |
| Connecticut | Richard Blumenthal and Christopher Murphy |
| Delaware | Christopher A. Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester |
| Florida | Ashley Moody and Rick Scott |
| Georgia | Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock |
| Hawaii | Mazie K. Hirono and Brian Schatz |
| Idaho | Mike Crapo and James E. Risch |
| Illinois | Tammy Duckworth and Richard J. Durbin |
| Indiana | Jim Banks and Todd Young |
| Iowa | Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley |
| Kansas | Roger Marshall and Jerry Moran |
| Kentucky | Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul |
| Louisiana | Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy |
| Maine | Susan M. Collins and Angus S. King, Jr. |
| Maryland | Angela D. Alsobrooks and Chris Van Hollen |
| Massachusetts | Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren |
| Michigan | Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin |
| Minnesota | Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith |
| Mississippi | Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger F. Wicker |
| Missouri | Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt |
| Montana | Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy |
| Nebraska | Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts |
| Nevada | Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen |
| New Hampshire | Margaret Wood Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen |
| New Jersey | Cory A. Booker and Andy Kim |
| New Mexico | Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján |
| New York | Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Charles E. Schumer |
| North Carolina | Ted Budd and Thom Tillis |
| North Dakota | Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven |
| Ohio | Jon Husted and Bernie Moreno |
| Oklahoma | Alan Armstrong and James Lankford |
| Oregon | Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden |
| Pennsylvania | John Fetterman and David McCormick |
| Rhode Island | Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse |
| South Carolina | Darline Graham and Tim Scott |
| South Dakota | Mike Rounds and John Thune |
| Tennessee | Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty |
| Texas | John Cornyn and Ted Cruz |
| Utah | John R. Curtis and Mike Lee |
| Vermont | Bernard Sanders and Peter Welch |
| Virginia | Tim Kaine and Mark R. Warner |
| Washington | Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray |
| West Virginia | Shelley Moore Capito and James C. Justice |
| Wisconsin | Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson |
| Wyoming | John Barrasso and Cynthia M. Lummis |
| District of Columbia | None: D.C. has no U.S. senators |
| American Samoa | None: American Samoa has no U.S. senators |
| Guam | None: Guam has no U.S. senators |
| Northern Mariana Islands | None: Northern Mariana Islands has no U.S. senators |
| Puerto Rico | None: Puerto Rico has no U.S. senators |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | None: U.S. Virgin Islands has no U.S. senators |
Checked September 23, 2026. Sources: congress-legislators (official House and Senate records). Answers change with elections, so check again in the week of your interview.
The same ZIP code answers question 29, question 61 and question 62.
How to Find Your Two Senators
Every state has exactly two U.S. senators, and they represent the whole state rather than one city or district.
The official list lives at senate.gov, which lets you look up senators by state. Choose the state where you live now, not a state you used to live in, and write down both names.
Then check the list again in the week before your interview. Senate seats change hands in elections, and a seat can also change between elections when a senator leaves office and the state fills the seat. The name you learned months ago may not be the name that is correct on your test day.
If You Live in D.C. or a Territory
The District of Columbia has no U.S. senators. Neither do Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or the Northern Mariana Islands. That is not a gap in your studying. It is the fact the question is testing.
If you live in one of those places, the correct answer is that you have no U.S. senators. Say it plainly and do not try to name someone.
How to Remember a Name That Changes
For this question, learn a habit instead of a fact. Look the answer up, say it out loud, and check it again close to your interview date.
Practice both names even though you only need one. If the first name leaves you in the interview room, the second one is still a correct answer, and you will not have to stand there hunting for the one you rehearsed.
Say the full name, first and last. Pronunciation only has to be understandable, and you are never asked to spell it.
A Trap in the Word “U.S.”
Many states also have state senators who serve in the state capitol. Those are not the answer. The question asks for a U.S. senator, who serves in Washington, D.C.
Do not answer with your member of the House of Representatives either. That person serves a district inside your state, and this question asks about the Senate.
What to Say on Test Day
Say one senator’s full name, then stop. If you live in D.C. or a territory, say “we have no U.S. senators.”
One name is enough. Giving both is not wrong, and it doubles the chance of stumbling over one.
This is question 23 of 128 on the 2025 civics test, in the American Government section. See where it sits in the full list, or test yourself with a full mock civics test.
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