After they get sworn in today, the Senate will have two new members.
Doug Jones (D-AL), who beat Roy Moore in a chaotic race to replace Luther Strange, who was appointed to Jeff Sessions’ seat when he became Attorney General, will join the chamber as one of its newest members.
He will join the Senate on the same day as Tina Smith (D-MN), who was appointed to the seat by the Governor of Minnesota after the resignation of Al Franken, which became effective yesterday.
With the addition of Jones, the Republican majority in the upper chamber is now down to 51 – 49.