Last cycle , it was North Dakota 's Kent Conrad ( D ) , Indiana 's Richard Lugar ( R ) , New Mexico 's Jeff Bingaman ( D ) and Wisconsin 's Herb Kohl ( D ) , among many more . With departures of long-serving members , a new Senate is emerging . first Japanese-American woman and First openly gay woman joined Capitol Hill 38 years . Record number of women now serve and growing number of senators have young children . Aggressive conservatives are shaking up makeup of Japanese-American side of the aisle .
With departures of long-serving members , a new Senate is emerging . first Japanese-American woman and First openly gay woman joined Capitol Hill 38 years . Record number of women now serve and growing number of senators have young children . Aggressive conservatives are shaking up makeup of Japanese-American side of the aisle .