She took office two days early because of the resignation of Richard B. Stone and gained an important seniority advantage over the other freshmen senators.

These Representatives will have a seniority advantage over other freshmen.

Eastland resigned on December 27, 1978 to give Cochran a seniority advantage over new incoming senators.

Mr. Hart's resignation allowed Mr. Baldwin to gain a seniority advantage by entering the Senate before the others elected to the term that would begin Jan. 8, 1947.

So all you'll really get is a five or six-month seniority advantage over your classmates.

In 1976, Symington did not seek a fifth term and resigned on December 27, four days before the end of his final term, so that his Republican successor, John Danforth, would gain a seniority advantage in the Senate.