Departing Members of the Senate in the 112th Congress

7 Democrats, 7 Republicans

Member	First Year in Office	Date	Reason
Daniel K. Inouye D - Hawaii	1963	Dec. 17, 2012	Died on Dec. 17, 2012.
Jim DeMint R - S.C.	1999	Dec. 6, 2012	Accepted job as President of The Heritage Foundation.
Scott Brown R - Mass.	2010	Nov. 6, 2012	Defeated for reelection.
Richard G. Lugar R - Ind.	1977	May 8, 2012	Defeated in Republican primary on May 8, 2012.
Olympia J. Snowe R - Maine	1983	Feb. 28, 2012	Announced retirement on Feb. 28, 2012.
Ben Nelson D - Neb.	2001	Dec. 27, 2011	Announced retirement on Dec. 27, 2011.
Herb Kohl D - Wis.	1989	May 13, 2011	Announced retirement on May 13, 2011.
John Ensign R - Nev.	1995	April 21, 2011	Resigned effective May 3, 2011.
Daniel K. Akaka D - Hawaii	1983	March 2, 2011	Announced retirement on March 2, 2011.
Jeff Bingaman D - N.M.	1983	Feb. 18, 2011	Announced retirement on Feb. 18, 2011.
Jon Kyl R - Ariz.	1987	Feb. 10, 2011	Announced retirement on Feb. 10, 2011.
Jim Webb D - Va.	2007	Feb. 9, 2011	Announced retirement on Feb. 9, 2011.
Joseph I. Lieberman ID - Conn.	1989	Jan. 19, 2011	Announced retirement on Jan. 19, 2011.
Kent Conrad D - N.D.	1987	Jan. 18, 2011	Announced retirement on Jan. 18, 2011.
Kay Bailey Hutchison R - Texas	1993	Jan. 13, 2011	Announced retirement on Jan. 13, 2011.