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The 103rd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the
United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and pow ...
and the
United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...
. It met in
Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...
from January 3, 1993, to January 3, 1995, during the final weeks of George H. W. Bush's presidency and the first two years of Bill Clinton's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Twenty-first Census of the United States in 1990. This is the most recent Congress to have a Democratic senator from Texas, Bob Krueger, who lost election to finish
Lloyd Bentsen Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. (February 11, 1921 – May 23, 2006) was an American politician who was a four-term United States Senator (1971–1993) from Texas and the Democratic Party nominee for vice president in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis ti ...
's term in 1993. Three Democratic senators from the state of Maine,
George J. Mitchell George John Mitchell Jr. (born August 20, 1933) is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer. A leading member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Maine from 1980 to 1995, and as Senate Majority Leader from 198 ...
, and the state of Tennessee,
Jim Sasser James Ralph Sasser (born September 30, 1936) is an American politician, diplomat, and attorney. A Democrat, Sasser served three terms as a United States senator from Tennessee from 1977 to 1995, and was Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. ...
and
Harlan Mathews Harlan Mathews (January 17, 1927 – May 9, 2014) was a Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee from 1993 to 1994. He had previously served in the executive and legislative branches of state government in Tennessee for more than 40 yea ...
, only Sasser lost re-election and the other two retired in 1994, respectively. In addition, a Democratic senator from the state of Oklahoma,
David Boren David Lyle Boren (born April 21, 1941) is a retired American lawyer and politician from the state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as 21st governor of Oklahoma from 1975 to 1979 and three terms in the United States Senate ...
, resigned in the final weeks of the Congress. Both chambers maintained a Democratic majority, and with
Bill Clinton William Jefferson Clinton ( né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and agai ...
being sworn in as
President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...
on January 20, 1993, this gave the Democrats an overall federal government trifecta for the first time since the 96th Congress in 1979.


Major events

* January 20, 1993:
Bill Clinton William Jefferson Clinton ( né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and agai ...
became
42nd 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest c ...
President of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United Stat ...
. * February 26, 1993: World Trade Center bombing: In
New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
, a van bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center exploded, killing 6 and injuring over 1,000. * February 28, 1993: Waco siege:
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE), commonly referred to as the ATF, is a domestic law enforcement agency within the United States Department of Justice. Its responsibilities include the investigation and preven ...
agents raided the Branch Davidian compound in
Waco, Texas Waco ( ) is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin. The city had a 2020 population of 138,486, making it the 22nd-most populous city in the ...
, with a warrant to arrest leader
David Koresh David Koresh (; born Vernon Wayne Howell; August 17, 1959 – April 19, 1993) was an American cult leader who played a central role in the Waco siege of 1993. As the head of the Branch Davidians, a religious sect and offshoot of the Davidian Sev ...
on federal firearms violations. Four agents and 5 Davidians died in the raid. * April 19, 1993: Waco siege: The 51-day standoff ended with a fire that killed 76 people, including Koresh. * October 3, 1993:
Operation Gothic Serpent Operation Gothic Serpent was a military operation conducted in Mogadishu, Somalia, by an American force code-named ''Task Force Ranger'' during the Somali Civil War in 1993. The primary objective of the operation was to capture Mohamed Farrah ...
: In Mogadishu, Somalia, two U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawks were shot down and the operation left over 1000 Somalis dead and over 73 Americans WIA, 19 KIA, and 1 captured. * January 17, 1994:
1994 Northridge earthquake The 1994 Northridge earthquake was a moment 6.7 (), blind thrust earthquake that occurred on January 17, 1994, at 4:30:55 a.m. PST in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles. The quake had a duration of approximately ...
: A magnitude 6.7 quake hit the
San Fernando Valley The San Fernando Valley, known locally as the Valley, is an urbanized valley in Los Angeles County, California. Located to the north of the Los Angeles Basin, it contains a large portion of the City of Los Angeles, as well as unincorporated ar ...
of Los Angeles at 4:31 a.m., killing 72 and leaving 26,029 homeless. * February 22, 1994:
Aldrich Ames Aldrich Hazen "Rick" Ames (; born May 26, 1941) is a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer turned KGB double agent, who was convicted of espionage in 1994. He is serving a life sentence, without the possibility of parole, in the Federa ...
and his wife were arrested for spying for the
Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
. * February 28, 1994: 4 United States fighter jets shot down 4 Serbian jets over
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...
for violating Operation Deny Flight and its no-fly zone. * September 19, 1994: Operation Uphold Democracy: American troops staged a bloodless invasion of
Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
to restore the elected president to power. * October 1, 1994:
Palau Palau,, officially the Republic of Palau and historically ''Belau'', ''Palaos'' or ''Pelew'', is an island country and microstate in the western Pacific. The nation has approximately 340 islands and connects the western chain of the Caro ...
achieved independence and became an associated state under the Compact of Free Association. * November 8, 1994:
Republican Revolution The "Republican Revolution", "Revolution of '94", or "Gingrich Revolution" are political slogans that refer to the Republican Party (GOP) success in the 1994 U.S. mid-term elections, which resulted in a net gain of 54 seats in the House of ...
: The
Republican Party Republican Party is a name used by many political parties around the world, though the term most commonly refers to the United States' Republican Party. Republican Party may also refer to: Africa *Republican Party (Liberia) * Republican Part ...
won control of both the House and the Senate in midterm congressional elections, the first time in 40 years the Republicans secured control of both houses of Congress.


Major legislation

* February 5, 1993: Family and Medical Leave Act, , * May 20, 1993:
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA), also known as the Motor Voter Act, is a United States federal law signed into law by President Bill Clinton on May 20, 1993, that came into effect on January 1, 1995. The law was enacted und ...
, , * August 10, 1993:
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (or OBRA-93) was a federal law that was enacted by the 103rd United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 10, 1993. It has also been unofficially referred to as the De ...
, , * September 21, 1993:
AmeriCorps AmeriCorps (officially the Corporation for National and Community Service or CNCS) is an independent agency of the United States government that engages more than five million Americans in service through a variety of stipended volunteer work prog ...
, , * November 16, 1993:
Religious Freedom Restoration Act The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, Pub. L. No. 103-141, 107 Stat. 1488 (November 16, 1993), codified at through (also known as RFRA, pronounced "rifra"), is a 1993 United States federal law that "ensures that interests in religiou ...
, , * November 30, 1993: Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (Brady Bill), , title I, * November 30, 1993:
Don't ask, don't tell "Don't ask, don't tell" (DADT) was the official United States policy on military service of non-heterosexual people, instituted during the Clinton administration. The policy was issued under Department of Defense Directive 1304.26 on December ...
(as § 574 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994), , * December 8, 1993:
North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA ; es, Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte, TLCAN; french: Accord de libre-échange nord-américain, ALÉNA) was an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States that crea ...
, , * December 17, 1993:
FRIENDSHIP Act of 1993 The FRIENDSHIP Act of 1993 was enacted as a law of the United States enhancing prior statutory provisions which govern international relations between the former Republics of the Soviet Union and United States during the Cold War. The Act of Con ...
, , * March 31, 1994 The Goals 2000: Educate America Act * May 26, 1994:
Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act The Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE or the Access Act, Pub. L. No. 103-259, 108 Stat. 694) (May 26, 1994, ) is a United States law that was signed by President Bill Clinton in May 1994, which prohibits the following three things: ...
, , * September 13, 1994:
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, commonly referred to as the 1994 Crime Bill, the Clinton Crime Bill, or the Biden Crime Law, is an Act of Congress dealing with crime and law enforcement; it became law in 1994. It is t ...
(including the Violence Against Women Act and the
Federal Assault Weapons Ban The Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act, popularly known as the Federal Assault Weapons Ban (AWB), was a subsection of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, a United States federal law which include ...
), , * October 20, 1994: Improving America's Schools Act of 1994, * October 25, 1994 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act * October 31, 1994
California Desert Protection Act of 1994 The California Desert Protection Act of 1994 is a federal law () sponsored by Senator Dianne Feinstein, passed by the United States Congress on October 8, 1994, and signed into effect by President Bill Clinton on October 31 of the same year, that ...
,


Senate


House of Representatives


Leadership


Senate

*
President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...
: Dan Quayle (R), until January 20, 1993 **
Al Gore Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American politician, businessman, and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. Gore was the Democratic Part ...
(D), from January 20, 1993 *
President pro tempore A president pro tempore or speaker pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer. The phrase ''pro tempore'' is Latin "for the time being". ...
: Robert Byrd (D)


Majority (Democratic) leadership

*
Majority Leader In U.S. politics (as well as in some other countries utilizing the presidential system), the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.
and Policy Committee Chairman: George Mitchell *
Majority Whip A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. This means ensuring that members of the party vote according to the party platform, rather than according to their own individual ideology ...
: Wendell Ford * Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair:
Bob Graham Daniel Robert "Bob" Graham (born November 9, 1936) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as the 38th governor of Florida from 1979 to 1987 and a United States senator from Florida from 1987 to 2005. He is a member of the Dem ...
* Democratic Caucus Secretary: David Pryor * Policy Committee Co-Chair: Harry Reid * Chief Deputy Whip:
John Breaux John Berlinger Breaux (; born March 1, 1944) is an American lobbyist, attorney, and retired politician who was a member of the United States Senate from Louisiana from 1987 until 2005. He was also a member of the U.S. House of Representatives fr ...


Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader:
Bob Dole Robert Joseph Dole (July 22, 1923 – December 5, 2021) was an American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Republican Leader of the Senate during the final 11 years of his te ...
*
Minority Whip The positions of majority leader and minority leader are held by two United States senators and members of the party leadership of the United States Senate. They serve as the chief spokespersons for their respective political parties holding t ...
: Alan Simpson *
Republican Conference Chairman The Senate Republican Conference is the formal organization of the Republican Senators in the United States Senate, who currently number 50. Over the last century, the mission of the conference has expanded and been shaped as a means of informin ...
: Thad Cochran * Policy Committee Chairman:
Don Nickles Donald Lee Nickles (born December 6, 1948) is an American politician and lobbyist who was a Republican United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1981 to 2005. He was considered both a fiscal and social conservative. After retiring from the Senat ...
* Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Trent Lott * National Senatorial Committee Chair:
Phil Gramm William Philip Gramm (born July 8, 1942) is an American economist and politician who represented Texas in both chambers of Congress. Though he began his political career as a Democrat, Gramm switched to the Republican Party in 1983. Gramm was ...


House of Representatives

*
Speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** In ...
:
Tom Foley Thomas Stephen Foley (March 6, 1929 – October 18, 2013) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 49th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 1995. A member of the Democratic Party, Foley represent ...
(D)


Majority (Democratic) leadership

*
Majority Leader In U.S. politics (as well as in some other countries utilizing the presidential system), the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.
:
Dick Gephardt Richard Andrew Gephardt (; born January 31, 1941) is an American attorney, lobbyist, and politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, United States Representative from Missouri from 1977 to 2005. A member of the Democratic ...
*
Majority Whip A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. This means ensuring that members of the party vote according to the party platform, rather than according to their own individual ideology ...
:
David Bonior David Edward Bonior (born June 6, 1945) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. First elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976, Bonior served as Democratic whip in the House from 1991 to 2002, during which time Dem ...
* Democratic Caucus Chairman:
Steny Hoyer Steny Hamilton Hoyer (born June 14, 1939) is an American politician and attorney serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 1981 and as House majority leader, House Majority Leader since 2019. A Democrat ...
* Democratic Caucus Vice-Chairman:
Vic Fazio Vic (; es, Vic or Pancracio Celdrán (2004). Diccionario de topónimos españoles y sus gentilicios (5ª edición). Madrid: Espasa Calpe. p. 843. ISBN 978-84-670-3054-9. «Vic o Vich (viquense, vigitano, vigatán, ausense, ausetano, ausonense): ...
* Deputy Majority Whips:
Barbara Kennelly Barbara Bailey Kennelly (born Barbara Ann Bailey; born July 10, 1936) is an American politician. She is the former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut. Family and Education Kennelly was born Barbara A ...
,
Butler Derrick Butler Carson Derrick Jr. (September 30, 1936 – May 5, 2014) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, he moved to his parents' home state of South Carolina in his youth and a ...
, John Lewis, & Bill Richardson


Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader:
Bob Michel Robert Henry Michel (; March 2, 1923 – February 17, 2017) was an American Republican Party politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives for 38 years. He represented central Illinois' 18th congressional distric ...
*
Minority Whip The positions of majority leader and minority leader are held by two United States senators and members of the party leadership of the United States Senate. They serve as the chief spokespersons for their respective political parties holding t ...
:
Newt Gingrich Newton Leroy Gingrich (; né McPherson; born June 17, 1943) is an American politician and author who served as the 50th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U ...
*
Chief Deputy Whip The positions of majority leader and minority leader are held by two United States Senate, United States senators and members of the party leadership of the United States Senate. They serve as the chief spokespersons for their respective Polit ...
: Bob Walker *
Republican Conference Chairman The Senate Republican Conference is the formal organization of the Republican Senators in the United States Senate, who currently number 50. Over the last century, the mission of the conference has expanded and been shaped as a means of informin ...
: Dick Armey * Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Bill McCollum *
Republican Conference Secretary Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
:
Tom DeLay Thomas Dale DeLay (; born April 8, 1947) is an American author and retired politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1985 until 2006. He was Republic ...
* Policy Committee Chairman:
Henry Hyde Henry John Hyde (April 18, 1924 – November 29, 2007) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 2007, representing the 6th District of Illinois, an area of Chicago's ...
* Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Bill Paxon


Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district.


Senate

Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress, In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1994; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1996; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1998.


Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

: 2.
Howell Heflin Howell Thomas Heflin (June 19, 1921 – March 29, 2005) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States Senate, representing Alabama, from 1979 to 1997. Early life Heflin was born on June 19, 1921, in Poulan, Georgia. He at ...
(D) : 3.
Richard Shelby Richard Craig Shelby (born May 6, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Alabama. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 as a Democrat who later switched to the Republican Party in 1994, h ...
(D, then R from November 9, 1994)


Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...

: 2. Ted Stevens (R) : 3.
Frank Murkowski Frank Hughes Murkowski (born March 28, 1933) is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He was a United States Senator from Alaska from 1981 until 2002 and the eighth governor of Alaska from 2002 until 2006. In his 2006 re ...
(R)


Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

: 1.
Dennis DeConcini Dennis Webster DeConcini (; born May 8, 1937) is an American lawyer, philanthropist, politician and former Democratic U.S. Senator from Arizona. The son of former Arizona Supreme Court Judge Evo Anton DeConcini, he represented Arizona in the Unit ...
(D) : 3.
John McCain John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two terms ...
(R)


Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...

: 2. David Pryor (D) : 3.
Dale Bumpers Dale Leon Bumpers (August 12, 1925 – January 1, 2016) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 38th Governor of Arkansas (1971–1975) and in the United States Senate (1975–1999). He was a member of the Democratic Party. Prio ...
(D)


California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

: 1.
Dianne Feinstein Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein ( ; born Dianne Emiel Goldman; June 22, 1933) is an American politician who serves as the senior United States senator from California, a seat she has held since 1992. A member of the Democratic Party, she was ...
(D) : 3.
Barbara Boxer Barbara Sue Boxer (née Levy; born November 11, 1940) is an American politician and lobbyist who served in the United States Senate, representing California from 1993 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the U.S. ...
(D)


Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...

: 2. Hank Brown (R) : 3.
Ben Nighthorse Campbell Ben Nighthorse Campbell (born April 13, 1933) is an American Cheyenne politician who represented Colorado's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1993, and as a United States Senator from Colorado f ...
(D)


Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

: 1. Joe Lieberman (D) : 3.
Chris Dodd Christopher John Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the longest-serving senator in Connecticut's history. H ...
(D)


Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

: 1. William Roth (R) : 2. Joe Biden (D)


Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

: 1. Connie Mack III (R) : 3.
Bob Graham Daniel Robert "Bob" Graham (born November 9, 1936) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as the 38th governor of Florida from 1979 to 1987 and a United States senator from Florida from 1987 to 2005. He is a member of the Dem ...
(D)


Georgia

: 2. Sam Nunn (D) : 3. Paul Coverdell (R)


Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...

: 1.
Daniel Akaka Daniel Kahikina Akaka (; September 11, 1924 – April 6, 2018) was an American educator and politician who served as a United States Senator from Hawaii from 1990 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Akaka was the first U.S. Senator of Nati ...
(D) : 3.
Daniel Inouye Daniel Ken Inouye ( ; September 7, 1924 – December 17, 2012) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. Beginning in 1959, he was the first U.S. representative f ...
(D)


Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyom ...

: 2.
Larry Craig Lawrence Edwin Craig (born July 20, 1945) is an American retired politician from the state of Idaho. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he served 18 years in the United States Senate (1991–2009), preceded by 10 years in the U.S. ...
(R) : 3. Dirk Kempthorne (R)


Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...

: 2.
Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor whose career has spanned six decades. He is one of the most acclaimed songwriters in popular music, both as a solo artist and as half of folk roc ...
(D) : 3. Carol Moseley Braun (D)


Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

: 1.
Richard Lugar Richard Green Lugar (April 4, 1932 – April 28, 2019) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1977 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party. Born in Indianapolis, Lugar graduated from De ...
(R) : 3.
Dan Coats Daniel Ray Coats (born May 16, 1943) is an American politician, attorney, and former diplomat. From 2017 to 2019, he served as the Director of National Intelligence in the Trump administration. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a ...
(R)


Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...

: 2.
Tom Harkin Thomas Richard Harkin (born November 19, 1939) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as a United States senator from Iowa from 1985 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was the U.S. representative for Iowa' ...
(D) : 3.
Chuck Grassley Charles Ernest Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the president pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate, and the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States sen ...
(R)


Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...

: 2. Nancy Kassebaum (R) : 3.
Bob Dole Robert Joseph Dole (July 22, 1923 – December 5, 2021) was an American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Republican Leader of the Senate during the final 11 years of his te ...
(R)


Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

: 2.
Mitch McConnell Addison Mitchell McConnell III (born February 20, 1942) is an American politician and retired attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Kentucky and the Senate minority leader since 2021. Currently in his seventh term, McConne ...
(R) : 3. Wendell Ford (D)


Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

: 2.
J. Bennett Johnston John Bennett Johnston Jr. (born June 10, 1932) is a retired American attorney, politician, and later lobbyist. A member of the Democratic Party, Johnston represented Louisiana in the U.S. Senate from 1972 to 1997. Beginning his political caree ...
(D) : 3.
John Breaux John Berlinger Breaux (; born March 1, 1944) is an American lobbyist, attorney, and retired politician who was a member of the United States Senate from Louisiana from 1987 until 2005. He was also a member of the U.S. House of Representatives fr ...
(D)


Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

: 1.
George J. Mitchell George John Mitchell Jr. (born August 20, 1933) is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer. A leading member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Maine from 1980 to 1995, and as Senate Majority Leader from 198 ...
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William Cohen William Sebastian Cohen (born August 28, 1940) is an American lawyer, author, and politician from the U.S. state of Maine. A Republican, Cohen served as both a member of the United States House of Representatives (1973–1979) and Senate (1979 ...
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Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

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Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

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Ted Kennedy Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic ...
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John Kerry John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician and diplomat who currently serves as the first United States special presidential envoy for climate. A member of the Forbes family and the Democratic Party (Unite ...
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Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

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Donald Riegle Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. (born February 4, 1938) is an American politician, author, and businessman from Michigan. He served for five terms as a United States House of Representatives, Representative and for three terms as a United States Senate, ...
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Carl Levin Carl Milton Levin (June 28, 1934 – July 29, 2021) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Michigan from 1979 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the chair of the Senate Armed Services C ...
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Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

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David Durenberger David Ferdinand Durenberger (born August 19, 1934) is a retired American politician and attorney. Durenberger represented Minnesota in the United States Senate as a Republican from 1978 to 1995. He left the Republican Party in 2005 and has become ...
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Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

: 1. Trent Lott (R) : 2. Thad Cochran (R)


Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

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Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...

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Conrad Burns Conrad Ray Burns (January 25, 1935 – April 28, 2016) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Montana and later was a lobbyist. He was only the second Republican popularly elected to represent Montana in the Senate ...
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Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...

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Bob Kerrey Joseph Robert Kerrey (born August 27, 1943) is an American politician who served as the 35th Governor of Nebraska from 1983 to 1987 and as a United States Senator from Nebraska from 1989 to 2001. Before entering politics, he served in the Vietna ...
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J. James Exon John James "Jim" Exon (August 9, 1921June 10, 2005) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 33rd Governor of Nebraska from 1971 to 1979, and as a U.S. Senator from Nebraska from 1979 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Par ...
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Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...

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Richard Bryan Richard Hudson Bryan (born July 16, 1937) is an American attorney and politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and cr ...
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New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

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New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

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Bill Bradley William Warren Bradley (born July 28, 1943) is an American politician and former professional basketball player. He served three terms as a Democratic U.S. senator from New Jersey (1979–1997). He ran for the Democratic Party's nomination f ...
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New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...

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Jeff Bingaman Jesse Francis "Jeff" Bingaman Jr. (born October 3, 1943) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from New Mexico from 1983 to 2013, for 5 terms. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Chairman of Committee Outreac ...
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New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

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Daniel Patrick Moynihan Daniel Patrick Moynihan (March 16, 1927 – March 26, 2003) was an American politician, diplomat and sociologist. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented New York in the United States Senate from 1977 until 2001 and served as an ...
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North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...

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Jesse Helms Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. (October 18, 1921 – July 4, 2008) was an American politician. A leader in the conservative movement, he served as a senator from North Carolina from 1973 to 2003. As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee ...
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North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the Native Americans in the United States, indigenous Dakota people, Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north a ...

: 1. Kent Conrad (D-NPL) : 3. Byron Dorgan (D-NPL)


Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

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John Glenn John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, and the first American to orbit the Earth, circling ...
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Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

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David Boren David Lyle Boren (born April 21, 1941) is a retired American lawyer and politician from the state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as 21st governor of Oklahoma from 1975 to 1979 and three terms in the United States Senate ...
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Don Nickles Donald Lee Nickles (born December 6, 1948) is an American politician and lobbyist who was a Republican United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1981 to 2005. He was considered both a fiscal and social conservative. After retiring from the Senat ...
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Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

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Mark Hatfield Mark Odom Hatfield (July 12, 1922 – August 7, 2011) was an American politician and educator from the state of Oregon. A Republican, he served for 30 years as a United States senator from Oregon, and also as chairman of the Senate Appropr ...
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Bob Packwood Robert William Packwood (born September 11, 1932) is an American retired lawyer and politician from Oregon and a member of the Republican Party. He resigned from the United States Senate, under threat of expulsion, in 1995 after allegations of s ...
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Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

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Harris Wofford Harris Llewellyn Wofford Jr. (April 9, 1926 – January 21, 2019) was an American attorney, civil rights activist, and Democratic Party politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1991 to 1995. A noted advocate of na ...
(D) : 3. Arlen Specter (R)


Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...

: 1. John Chafee (R) : 2. Claiborne Pell (D)


South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

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Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Prior to his 48 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Caro ...
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South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota people, Lakota and Dakota peo ...

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Tom Daschle Thomas Andrew Daschle ( ; born December 9, 1947) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States senator from South Dakota from 1987 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he became U.S. Senate Minority Leader in 1995 an ...
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Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

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Jim Sasser James Ralph Sasser (born September 30, 1936) is an American politician, diplomat, and attorney. A Democrat, Sasser served three terms as a United States senator from Tennessee from 1977 to 1995, and was Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. ...
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Harlan Mathews Harlan Mathews (January 17, 1927 – May 9, 2014) was a Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee from 1993 to 1994. He had previously served in the executive and legislative branches of state government in Tennessee for more than 40 yea ...
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Fred Thompson Freddie Dalton Thompson (August 19, 1942 – November 1, 2015) was an American politician, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, actor, and radio personality. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States Senator from Tennessee f ...
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Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

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Lloyd Bentsen Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. (February 11, 1921 – May 23, 2006) was an American politician who was a four-term United States Senator (1971–1993) from Texas and the Democratic Party nominee for vice president in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis ti ...
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Kay Bailey Hutchison Kay Bailey Hutchison (born Kathryn Ann Bailey; July 22, 1943) is an American attorney, television correspondent, politician, diplomat, and was the 22nd United States Permanent Representative to NATO from 2017 until 2021. A member of the Republi ...
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Phil Gramm William Philip Gramm (born July 8, 1942) is an American economist and politician who represented Texas in both chambers of Congress. Though he began his political career as a Democrat, Gramm switched to the Republican Party in 1983. Gramm was ...
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Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

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Orrin Hatch Orrin Grant Hatch (March 22, 1934 – April 23, 2022) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Utah from 1977 to 2019. Hatch's 42-year Senate tenure made him the longest-serving Republican U.S. senator ...
(R) : 3. Bob Bennett (R)


Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

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Jim Jeffords James Merrill Jeffords (May 11, 1934 – August 18, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. senator from Vermont. Sworn into the Senate in 1989, he served as a Republican until 2001, when he left the party to become ...
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Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

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Chuck Robb Charles Spittal Robb (born June 26, 1939) is an American politician from Virginia and former officer in the United States Marine Corps. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the List of governors of Vir ...
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John Warner John William Warner III (February 18, 1927 – May 25, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974 and as a five-term Republican U.S. Senator from Virginia from 1979 to 200 ...
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Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ...

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West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ...

: 1. Robert Byrd (D) : 2. Jay Rockefeller (D)


Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

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Herb Kohl Herbert H. Kohl (born February 7, 1935) is an American businessman and politician. Alongside his brother and father, the Kohl family created the Kohl's department stores chain, of which Kohl went on to be president and CEO. Kohl also served as a ...
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Russ Feingold Russell Dana Feingold ( ; born March 2, 1953) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1993 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was its nominee in the 2016 election for the same U.S ...
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Wyoming Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the south ...

: 1. Malcolm Wallop (R) : 2. Alan Simpson (R)


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Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

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Sonny Callahan Herbert Leon "Sonny" Callahan (September 11, 1932 – June 24, 2021) was an American businessman and politician from Alabama. After being elected as a Democrat from Mobile to the state house and senate, he shifted to the Republican Party after l ...
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Terry Everett Robert Terry Everett (born February 15, 1937) is an American politician and a Republican former member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama's 2nd congressional district. He served from 1993 to his retirement in 2009. Everet ...
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Glen Browder John Glen Browder (born January 15, 1943) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama's 3rd congressional district. Browder was born in Sumter, South Carolina and graduated in 1961 from Edmunds High School in ...
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Tom Bevill Tom Donald Fike Bevill (March 27, 1921 – March 28, 2005) was an American attorney, politician, and Democratic fifteen-term U.S. congressman who represented Alabama's 4th Congressional District and Alabama's 7th congressional district from 1967 ...
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Robert E. Cramer Robert Edward "Bud" Cramer Jr. (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician and was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2009, representing . On March 13, 2008, Cramer announced he would not seek r ...
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Spencer Bachus Spencer Thomas Bachus III (born December 28, 1947) is an American politician. He is a former U.S. Representative for the state of Alabama, serving from 1993 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served as ranking member (2007–2011) an ...
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Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...

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Don Young Donald Edwin Young (June 9, 1933 – March 18, 2022) was an American politician from the state of Alaska. At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving Republican in congressional history, having been the U.S. representative for for ...
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Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

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Sam Coppersmith Samuel George Coppersmith (born May 22, 1955) is an American attorney and former politician who served as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 1st congressional district from 1993 to 1995. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Early years Co ...
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Jon Kyl Jon Llewellyn Kyl ( ; born April 25, 1942) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senator for Arizona from 1995 to 2013 and again in 2018. A Republican, he held both of Arizona's Senate seats at different times, ser ...
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Jim Kolbe James Thomas Kolbe (June 28, 1942 – December 3, 2022) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented Arizona's 5th congressional district from 1985 to 2003 and its 8t ...
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Karan English Karan English (born March 23, 1949) is an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives of the 103rd United States Congress from 1993 to 1995. A Democrat, English represented Arizona's 6th Congressional District, which in ...
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Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...

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Jay Dickey Jay Woodson Dickey Jr. (December 14, 1939 – April 20, 2017), was a Republican U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district from 1993 to 2001. The amendment known as the Dickey Amendment (1996) blocks the Centers for Disease Con ...
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California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

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Dan Hamburg Daniel Hamburg (born October 6, 1948) is an American politician in Northern California who was elected as a Democratic Party Congressman in 1992, serving one term from 1993 to 1995. In 1998, he was the Green Party gubernatorial candidate in Calif ...
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Wally Herger Walter William Herger Jr. (born May 20, 1945) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for California's 2nd congressional district from 1987 to 2013. A member of the Republican Party, his district was the state's largest c ...
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Vic Fazio Vic (; es, Vic or Pancracio Celdrán (2004). Diccionario de topónimos españoles y sus gentilicios (5ª edición). Madrid: Espasa Calpe. p. 843. ISBN 978-84-670-3054-9. «Vic o Vich (viquense, vigitano, vigatán, ausense, ausetano, ausonense): ...
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John Doolittle John Taylor Doolittle (born October 30, 1950), is an attorney and an American politician. Elected to Congress in 1990, he served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2009, representing (numbered as d ...
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Bob Matsui Robert Takeo Matsui (September 17, 1941 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician from the state of California. Matsui was a member of the Democratic Party and served in the U.S. House of Representatives as the congressman for California's ...
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Lynn Woolsey Lynn C. Woolsey (born November 3, 1937) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1993 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, her district included all of Marin County and most of Sonoma County. She was a memb ...
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Nancy Pelosi Nancy Patricia Pelosi (; ; born March 26, 1940) is an American politician who has served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2019 and previously from 2007 to 2011. She has represented in the United States House of ...
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Ron Dellums Ronald Vernie Dellums (November 24, 1935 – July 30, 2018) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Oakland from 2007 to 2011. He had previously served thirteen terms as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Californi ...
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William P. Baker William Pond Baker (born June 14, 1940, in Oakland, California) is an American businessman and politician who served two terms as a United States Congressman from California from 1993 to 1997. Biography He attended San Jose State University, ...
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Pete Stark Fortney Hillman Stark Jr. (November 11, 1931 – January 24, 2020), known as Pete Stark, was an American businessman and politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 2013. A Democrat from California, St ...
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Anna Eshoo Anna A. Eshoo ( ; née Georges; born December 13, 1942) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from . She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, numbered as the 14th district from 1993 to 2013, is based in Silico ...
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Gary Condit Gary Adrian Condit (born April 21, 1948) is an American former politician who represented California's 18th congressional district in the House of Representatives from 1989 to 2003. He gained significant national attention for an extramarital af ...
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Richard H. Lehman Richard Henry "Rick" Lehman (born July 20, 1948) is a former six-term member of the United States House of Representatives from California, serving from 1983 to 1995; he was previously a member of the California State Assembly. Life and career ...
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Bill Thomas William Marshall Thomas (born December 6, 1941) is an American politician. He was a California Republican Party, Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 2007, finishing his tenure representing California's 22 ...
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Elton Gallegly Elton William Gallegly (born March 7, 1944) is a former U.S. Representative from California. A Republican, he last represented . He previously represented the 23rd and 21st Districts, and served from 1987 to 2013. He did not seek re-election in ...
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Anthony Beilenson Anthony Charles Beilenson (October 26, 1932 – March 5, 2017) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic Congressman from Southern California. He served ten terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 un ...
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Buck McKeon Howard Philip "Buck" McKeon (born September 9, 1938) is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California's 25th congressional district from 1993 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a former chairman of ...
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Howard Berman Howard Lawrence Berman (born April 15, 1941) is an American attorney and retired politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1983 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented the state's 26th congressional ...
(D) : . Carlos Moorhead (R) : . David Dreier (R) : . Henry Waxman (D) : .
Xavier Becerra Xavier Becerra ( ; ; born January 26, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 25th United States secretary of health and human services since March 2021. Becerra previously served as the attorney general of California from Jan ...
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Matthew G. Martínez Matthew Gilbert "Marty" Martínez (February 14, 1929 – October 15, 2011) was a Congressional representative who was both a member of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party from California's 30th congressional district from 1982 to 199 ...
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Julian Dixon Julian Carey Dixon (August 8, 1934 – December 8, 2000) was an American Democratic politician from California who was a member of the California State Assembly from 1973 to 1978 and then a member of the United States House of Representativ ...
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Esteban Edward Torres Esteban Edward Torres (January 27, 1930 – January 25, 2022) was an American politician who served as member of the United States House of Representatives for California's 34th congressional district from 1983 to 1999. Early life Torres was bo ...
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Walter R. Tucker III Walter Rayford Tucker III (born May 28, 1957) is an American politician and minister who served as mayor of Compton and a U.S. Representative from California. Parents and education Tucker was born in Compton, California, the son of Walter R. Tu ...
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Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian. As his contributions to comedy and charity made him a global figure in popular culture, pop culture ...
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Jay Kim Jay Chang Joon Kim (; born March 27, 1939) is a Korean- American politician and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California and ambassador for Korean-American relations. He was the first Korean American to be elected to t ...
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George Brown Jr. George Edward Brown Jr. (March 6, 1920 – July 15, 1999) was an American Democratic politician from California. He represented suburban portions of Los Angeles County in the United States House of Representatives from 1963 to 1971 and parts of ...
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Ken Calvert Kenneth Stanton Calvert (born June 8, 1953) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for , and previously the 44th and 43rd, serving since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is part of ...
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Al McCandless Alfred A. McCandless (July 23, 1927 August 9, 2017) was an American businessman, military veteran, and politician who served six terms as a United States Republican Party, Republican politician from California from 1983 to 1995. Biography McCa ...
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Christopher Cox Charles Christopher Cox (born October 16, 1952) is an American attorney and politician who served as chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a 17-year Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, and member of t ...
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Ron Packard Ronald C. Packard, Doctor of Dental Medicine, D.M.D. (born January 19, 1931) is a retired Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from California who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 2001. Biography Packa ...
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Lynn Schenk Lynn Alice Schenk (born January 5, 1945) is an American politician and lawyer from California. A Democrat, she served one term in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995. Biography Schenk was born in 1945, in the Bronx, t ...
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Duncan L. Hunter Duncan Lee Hunter (born May 31, 1948) is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the House of Representatives from California's 52nd, 45th and 42nd districts from 1981 to 2009. Hunter was the chairman of the House Armed Servic ...
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Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...

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Pat Schroeder Patricia Nell Scott Schroeder (born July 30, 1940) is an American politician who represented Colorado in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Schroeder was the first female U.S. Repres ...
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David Skaggs David Evans Skaggs (born February 22, 1943) is an American lawyer, politician and educator from Colorado. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 19 ...
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Scott McInnis Stephen Scott Emory McInnis McInnis is a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and is an honorary adviser for the National Student Leadership Conference. Political career Colorado House of Representatives From 1983 to 19 ...
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Joel Hefley Joel Maurice Hefley (born April 18, 1935) is an American Republican politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing the 5th Congressional District of Colorado from 1987 to 2007. His wife, Lynn Hefle ...
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Dan Schaefer Daniel "Dan" Schaefer (January 25, 1936 – April 16, 2006) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 6th congressional district from 1983 to 1999. Early life and education Born in Guttenberg, Iowa, he att ...
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Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

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Barbara B. Kennelly Barbara Bailey Kennelly (born Barbara Ann Bailey; born July 10, 1936) is an American politician. She is the former Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut. Family and Educ ...
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Sam Gejdenson Samuel Gejdenson (born May 20, 1948) is a former United States Representative for the 2nd Congressional District of Connecticut. Biography Born in a displaced persons camp in Eschwege, Allied-occupied Germany, Gejdenson was the child of a Bel ...
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Chris Shays Christopher Hunter Shays (born October 18, 1945) is an American politician. He previously served in the United States House of Representatives as representative of the 4th District of Connecticut. He is a member of the Republican Party. Shay ...
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Nancy Johnson Nancy Elizabeth Lee Johnson (born January 5, 1935) is an American lobbyist and politician from the state of Connecticut. Johnson was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2007, representing the 6th dis ...
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Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

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Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

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Earl Hutto Earl Dewitt Hutto (May 12, 1926 – December 14, 2020) was an American politician who served as U.S. Representative from Florida's 1st congressional district. Early life Born in Midland City, Alabama, Hutto attended Dale County public schools, ...
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Pete Peterson Douglas Brian "Pete" Peterson (born June 26, 1935) is an American politician and diplomat. He served as a United States Air Force pilot during the Vietnam War and spent over six years as a prisoner of the North Vietnamese army after his plane w ...
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Tillie Fowler Tillie Kidd Fowler (December 23, 1942 – March 2, 2005) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1993 to 2001. Her father and brother served as s ...
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Karen Thurman Karen L. Thurman (born January 12, 1951) is a former U.S. Representative from Florida, serving five consecutive terms from 1993 to 2003. She is a Democrat. Early life and education She was born on January 12, 1951, in Rapid City, South Dakota, b ...
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Cliff Stearns Clifford Bundy Stearns Sr. (born April 16, 1941) is an American businessman and politician who was the U.S. representative for from 1989 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party. On August 14, 2012, Stearns lost to veterinarian Ted Yoho ...
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Michael Bilirakis Michael Bilirakis (born July 16, 1930) is an American politician and lawyer from Florida. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1983 until 2007, representing the 9th District of Florida. Early life The ...
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Sam M. Gibbons Sam Melville Gibbons (January 20, 1920 – October 10, 2012) was an American politician from the state of Florida, who served in the Florida State House of Representatives, Florida State Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives. He represen ...
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Charles T. Canady Charles Terrance Canady (born June 22, 1954) is an American attorney and judge serving on the Supreme Court of Florida since 2008. He previously served two two-year terms as Chief Justice, from 2010 to 2012 and from 2020 to 2022. Prior to his ap ...
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Porter Goss Porter Johnston Goss (; born November 26, 1938) is an American politician and government official who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1989 until 2004, when he became the last Director of Central Intelligen ...
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Jim Bacchus James Leonard Bacchus (born June 21, 1949) is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida from 1991 to 1995. He was a founding member and twice chairman of the Appella ...
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (; born Ileana Carmen Ros y Adato, July 15, 1952) is a politician and lobbyist from Miami, Florida, who represented from 1989 to 2019. By the end of her tenure, she was the most senior U.S. Representative from Florida. She wa ...
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Peter Deutsch Peter R. Deutsch (born April 1, 1957) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. Deutsch was a Democratic Representative from Florida's 20th congressional district from 1993 until 2005. Background Deutsch was born in the boro ...
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Lincoln Diaz-Balart Lincoln most commonly refers to: * Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States * Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England * Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S. * Lincoln ...
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Clay Shaw Clay LaVergne Shaw (March 17, 1913 – August 15, 1974) was an American businessman and military officer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Shaw is best known for being the only person brought to trial for involvement in the assassination of John F. ...
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Mac Collins Michael Allen "Mac" Collins (October 15, 1944 – November 20, 2018) was an American businessman and politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2005, representing (previously from 1993 to ...
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Newt Gingrich Newton Leroy Gingrich (; né McPherson; born June 17, 1943) is an American politician and author who served as the 50th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U ...
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George Darden George Washington "Buddy" Darden III (born November 22, 1943) is an American politician and lawyer from Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. He served in the state house and then for more than five terms as Congressman from Georgia. Early life Darden ...
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J. Roy Rowland James Roy Rowland Jr. (February 3, 1926 – April 25, 2022) was an American World War II veteran, politician, and physician who served six terms as a United States representative from Georgia from 1982 to 1995. Early life and education Rowla ...
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Don Johnson Jr. Clete Donald Johnson Jr. (born January 30, 1948) is an American politician, diplomat, lawyer and academic from Georgia. From 1993 to 1995, he served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Early life and education Johnson, born in A ...
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Cynthia McKinney Cynthia Ann McKinney (born March 17, 1955) is an American politician, academic, and conspiracy theorist. As a member of the Democratic Party, she served six terms in the United States House of Representatives. She was the first African American ...
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Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...

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Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyom ...

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Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...

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Bill Lipinski William Oliver Lipinski (born December 22, 1937) is an American politician and lobbyist who was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2005, representing a district in Chicago. Life and career Pre-congr ...
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Henry Hyde Henry John Hyde (April 18, 1924 – November 29, 2007) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 2007, representing the 6th District of Illinois, an area of Chicago's ...
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Sidney R. Yates Sidney Richard Yates (August 27, 1909 – October 5, 2000) was an American politician from the state of Illinois. A native of Chicago, he graduated from Lake View High School in 1928. He received bachelor's (1931) and law (1933) degrees fro ...
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George E. Sangmeister George Edward Sangmeister (February 16, 1931 – October 7, 2007) was an American politician and United States Representative from Illinois. He originally represented Illinois' 4th congressional district, before it was renumbered as the 11th ...
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Jerry Costello Jerry Francis Costello (born September 25, 1949) is an American politician and former U.S. Representative for . He previously represented and served in the US House from 1988 to 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party and was the dean of Il ...
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Harris W. Fawell Harris Walter Fawell (March 25, 1929 – November 11, 2021) was an American politician from Illinois who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1985 to 1999. Early life and career Fawell was a graduate of ...
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Dennis Hastert John Dennis Hastert (; born January 2, 1942) is an American former politician and convicted felon who represented from 1987 to 2007 and served as the 51st speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007. The longest-se ...
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Don Manzullo Donald Anthony Manzullo (born March 24, 1944) is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for , from 1993 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party. From 2001 to 2007 he served as Chairman of the Comm ...
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Lane Evans Lane Allen Evans (August 4, 1951 – November 5, 2014) was an American attorney and politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2007, representing the 17th District of Illinois. Ev ...
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Robert Michel Robert Henry Michel (; March 2, 1923 – February 17, 2017) was an American Republican Party politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives for 38 years. He represented central Illinois' 18th congressional distric ...
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Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

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Tim Roemer Timothy John Roemer (born October 30, 1956) is an American diplomat and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2003 as a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat from Indiana's 3rd congressional district ...
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Jill L. Long Jill Lynette Long Thompson (born July 15, 1952) is an American politician, educator, and author. A former Congresswoman from Indiana, she is the author of ''The Character of American Democracy, ''published by Indiana University Press in Septembe ...
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Steve Buyer Stephen Earle Buyer ( ; born November 26, 1958) is an American former politician who served as the U.S. representative for , and previously the , serving from 1993 until 2011. On July 25, 2022, Buyer was arrested and charged with insider trading ...
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Dan Burton Danny Lee Burton (born June 21, 1938) is an American politician. Burton is the former U.S. Representative for , and previously the , serving from 1983 until 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party and was part of the Tea Party Caucus. Ear ...
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Frank McCloskey Francis Xavier McCloskey (June 12, 1939 – November 2, 2003) was an American journalist, lawyer, and politician from Indiana who served in the United States House of Representatives as a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat from 1983 to 1 ...
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Lee H. Hamilton Lee Herbert Hamilton (born April 20, 1931) is an American politician and lawyer from Indiana. He is a former member of the United States House of Representatives and a former member of the U.S. Homeland Security Advisory Council. A member of the ...
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Andrew Jacobs Jr. Andrew Jacobs Jr. (February 24, 1932 – December 28, 2013) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as an Indiana state legislator and Congressman. Jacobs was a member of the United States House of Representatives for thir ...
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Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...

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Jim Nussle James Allen Nussle (born June 27, 1960) is an American businessman and retired politician who has been president and chief executive officer of the Credit Union National Association since 2014. Nussle served as a Republican member of the United S ...
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Jim Ross Lightfoot James Ross Lightfoot (born September 27, 1938) is an American businessman-broadcaster who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa. Early life Lightfoot was born in the Florence Crittenton Home for Unwed Mothers ...
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Neal Edward Smith Neal Edward Smith (March 23, 1920 – November 2, 2021) was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives for the Democratic Party from Iowa from 1959 until 1995, the longest-serving Iowan in the United St ...
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Fred Grandy Fredrick Lawrence Grandy (born June 29, 1948) is an American actor who played "Gopher" on the sitcom ''The Love Boat'' and who later became a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Iowa. Grandy was most recently th ...
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Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...

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Jim Slattery James Charles Slattery (born August 4, 1948) is an American politician. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995 representing Kansas's 2nd congressional district as a Democrat, was the Democratic nominee for governor in ...
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Jan Meyers Janice Lenore Meyers ( née Crilly; July 20, 1928 – June 21, 2019) was an American Republican party politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas. Biography Meyers was born in Lincoln, Nebraska. She attended ...
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Dan Glickman Daniel Robert Glickman (born November 24, 1944) is an American politician, lawyer, lobbyist, and nonprofit leader. He served as the United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1995 until 2001, prior to which he represented as a Democrat in Congr ...
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Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

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Ron Lewis Ronald Edward Lewis (born September 14, 1946) is an American retired politician who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1994 to 2009, having represented the 2nd congressional district of Kentucky. Lewis a ...
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Romano Mazzoli Romano Louis "Ron" Mazzoli (November 2, 1932 – November 1, 2022) was an American politician and lawyer from Kentucky. He represented Louisville, Kentucky, and its suburbs in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 through 1995 as ...
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Hal Rogers Harold Dallas Rogers (born December 31, 1937) is an American lawyer and politician serving his 21st term as the U.S. representative for , having served since 1981. He is a member of the Republican Party. Upon Don Young's death in 2022, Rogers b ...
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Scotty Baesler Henry Scott Baesler (born July 9, 1941) is an American Democratic politician and former Representative from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Life and career Baesler was born in Lexington, Kentucky. He graduated from the University of Kentucky in ...
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Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

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William J. Jefferson William Jennings Jefferson (born March 14, 1947) is an American former politician from Louisiana whose career ended after his corruption scandal and conviction. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for nine terms from 1991 ...
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Billy Tauzin Wilbert Joseph Tauzin II (; born June 14, 1943) is an American lobbyist and politician. He was President and CEO of PhRMA, a pharmaceutical company lobby group. Tauzin was also a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1980 to ...
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Cleo Fields Cleo Fields (born November 22, 1962) is an American attorney and politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 1997 and ran unsuccessfully for governor of Louisiana in 1995. He serves as a state senator fo ...
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Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

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Olympia Snowe Olympia Jean Snowe (; born February 21, 1947) is an American businesswoman and politician who was a United States Senator from Maine from 1995 to 2013. Snowe, a member of the Republican Party, became known for her ability to influence the outcom ...
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Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

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Steny Hoyer Steny Hamilton Hoyer (born June 14, 1939) is an American politician and attorney serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 1981 and as House majority leader, House Majority Leader since 2019. A Democrat ...
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Kweisi Mfume Kweisi Mfume ( ; born Frizzell Gerald Gray; October 24, 1948) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Maryland's 7th congressional district, first serving from 1987 to 1996 and again since 2020. A member of the Democratic Pa ...
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Connie Morella Constance Morella (; née Albanese; born February 12, 1931) is an American politician and diplomat. She represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 2003. She served as Permanent Representative from the U.S. to the Organ ...
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Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

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Peter I. Blute Peter I. Blute (born January 28, 1956) is a former American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He served two terms, between January 3, 1993, and January 3, 1997, representing Massachusetts ...
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Marty Meehan Martin Thomas Meehan (born December 30, 1956) is an American academic administrator, politician, and attorney. Since July 2015, Meehan has served as the President of the University of Massachusetts after serving as Chancellor of the University of ...
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Peter G. Torkildsen Peter Gerard Torkildsen (born January 28, 1958) is an American Republican Party politician from Massachusetts. He represented the 13th Essex district, including his hometown of Danvers, in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1985 ...
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Ed Markey Edward John Markey (born July 11, 1946) is an American lawyer, politician, and former Army reservist who has served as the junior United States senator from Massachusetts since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representati ...
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Joseph P. Kennedy II Joseph Patrick Kennedy II (born September 24, 1952) is an American businessman, Democratic politician, and a member of the Kennedy family. He is a son of former United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy, and he is also a nephew ...
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Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

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Bart Stupak Bartholomew Thomas Stupak (; born February 29, 1952) is an American politician and lobbyist. A member of the Democratic Party, Stupak served as the U.S. representative from from 1993 to 2011. Stupak chose not to seek re-election in 2010. He dep ...
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Pete Hoekstra Cornelis Piet "Pete" Hoekstra (; born October 30, 1953) is a Dutch-American politician who served as the United States Ambassador to the Netherlands from January 10, 2018, to January 17, 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he previously ser ...
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Paul B. Henry Paul Brentwood Henry (July 9, 1942 – July 31, 1993) was an American professor of political science and politician from Michigan. He was elected to five terms and served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1985 until his death from b ...
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Vern Ehlers Vernon James Ehlers (February 6, 1934 – August 15, 2017) was an American physicist and politician who represented Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 until his retirement in 2011. A Republican, he also served eight years ...
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Dave Camp David Lee Camp (born July 9, 1953) is a former American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2015. Camp represented since 1993, and previously served one term representing . A member of the ...
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James A. Barcia James Allan Barcia (born February 25, 1952) is an American Democratic politician from Michigan. He has served successively in the Michigan House of Representatives, the Michigan Senate, the United States House of Representatives and then again th ...
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Milton Robert Carr Milton Robert Carr, commonly known as Bob Carr, (born March 27, 1943) is an American lawyer, academic, and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Carr served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 6th and 8th congressional d ...
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David Bonior David Edward Bonior (born June 6, 1945) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. First elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976, Bonior served as Democratic whip in the House from 1991 to 2002, during which time Dem ...
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Joe Knollenberg Joseph Kastl Knollenberg (November 28, 1933 – February 6, 2018) was an American politician from Michigan. From 1993 to 2009, he was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing and . In his congressional term, Knoll ...
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William D. Ford William David Ford (August 6, 1927 – August 14, 2004) was a U.S. Representative from Michigan and namesake of the Federal Direct Student Loan Program. Ford was known for his support of workers and educational opportunity. Among his significant ...
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John Conyers John James Conyers Jr. (May 16, 1929October 27, 2019) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. representative from Michigan from 1965 to 2017. The districts he represented always included part of western Detroit. ...
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Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

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David Minge David R. Minge (born March 19, 1942) is an American former judge and politician. David Minge served as a judge on the Minnesota Court of Appeals from 2002 until retiring at the end of March 2012. Previously, Minge was a Democratic–Farmer–L ...
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Bruce Vento Bruce Frank Vento (October 7, 1940 – October 10, 2000) was an American politician, a Democratic-Farmer-Labor member of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 until his death in 2000, representing . Early life Vento was born in ...
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Martin Olav Sabo Martin Olav Sabo (February 28, 1938 – March 13, 2016) was an American politician who served as United States Representative for , which includes Minneapolis; the district is one of eight congressional districts in Minnesota. Early life and e ...
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Collin Peterson Collin Clark Peterson (born June 29, 1944) is an American accountant and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1991 to 2021. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, or the DFL. he was chairman of the Hous ...
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Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

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Jamie Whitten Jamie Lloyd Whitten (April 18, 1910September 9, 1995) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who represented the Deep South state of Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1995. He was at the ...
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Bennie Thompson Bennie Gordon Thompson (born January 28, 1948) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Thompson has been the chair of the Committee on Homeland Security since 2019 and from ...
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Sonny Montgomery Gillespie V. "Sonny" Montgomery (August 5, 1920 – May 12, 2006) was an American soldier and politician from Mississippi who served in the Mississippi Senate and U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1997. He was also a retired major genera ...
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Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

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Dick Gephardt Richard Andrew Gephardt (; born January 31, 1941) is an American attorney, lobbyist, and politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, United States Representative from Missouri from 1977 to 2005. A member of the Democratic ...
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Pat Danner Patsy Ann "Pat" Danner (born January 13, 1934, Louisville, Kentucky) is an American politician. She formerly represented the Missouri's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat. Education and backgr ...
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Mel Hancock Melton D. "Mel" Hancock (September 14, 1929 – November 6, 2011) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri's 7th congressional district. Early life Hancock was born in Cape Fair, Stone County, Missouri and ...
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Harold Volkmer Harold Lee Volkmer (April 4, 1931 – April 16, 2011) was an American politician from Missouri. He was a Democrat who served 20 years in the United States House of Representatives. Early life and career Volkmer grew up in Jefferson City, Missour ...
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Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...

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Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...

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Doug Bereuter Douglas Kent Bereuter (born October 6, 1939) is an American retired politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 until 2004. He also served as the presi ...
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Peter Hoagland Peter Jackson Hoagland (November 17, 1941 – October 30, 2007) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. A member of the Democratic Party, Hoagland represented Nebraska's 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Repres ...
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Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...

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James Bilbray James Hubert Bilbray (May 19, 1938 – September 19, 2021) was an American politician, lawyer, and postal executive who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Nevada's 1st congressional district from 1987 t ...
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Barbara Vucanovich Barbara Farrell Vucanovich (June 22, 1921 – June 10, 2013) was an American Republican politician who was the first Latina elected to the United States House of Representatives, in which she served representing Nevada from 1983 to 1997. Ba ...
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New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

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Dick Swett Richard Nelson Swett (born May 1, 1957) is an Politics of the United States, American politician from the U.S. state of New Hampshire who served as the U.S. representative for New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district from 1991 to 1995. He also ...
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New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

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Rob Andrews Robert Ernest Andrews (born August 4, 1957) is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative for from 1990 to 2014. The district included most of Camden County and parts of Burlington County and Gloucester County. Early life, ...
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William J. Hughes William John Hughes (October 17, 1932 – October 30, 2019) was an American politician and diplomat who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1975 to 1995, representing New Jersey's Second Congressional Distri ...
(D) : . Jim Saxton (R) : . Chris Smith (R) : .
Marge Roukema Margaret "Marge" Roukema (née Scafati; September 19, 1929 – November 12, 2014) was an American politician who represented New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives for twenty-two years as a Republican from 1981 to 2003. Early life ...
(R) : . Frank Pallone (D) : . Bob Franks (R) : . Herb Klein (D) : .
Robert Torricelli Robert Guy Torricelli (born August 27, 1951), is an American attorney and former politician. A Democrat, Torricelli served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 9th district from 1983 to 1997 and as a United States sen ...
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Donald M. Payne Donald Milford Payne (July 16, 1934 – March 6, 2012) was an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 1989 until his death. He was a member of the Democratic Party. The district encompassed most of the city of Newark, p ...
(D) : . Dean Gallo (R), until November 6, 1994, vacant to end : . Dick Zimmer (R) : .
Bob Menendez Robert Menendez (; born January 1, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from New Jersey, a seat he has held since 2006. Gale Biography In Context. A member of the Democratic Party, he was firs ...
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New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...

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Steven Schiff Steven Harvey Schiff (March 18, 1947 – March 25, 1998) was an American politician. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the first district of New Mexico from 1989 until his death in 1998. Schiff was ...
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Joe Skeen Joseph Richard Skeen (June 30, 1927 – December 7, 2003) was an American politician who served as a congressman from southern New Mexico. A conservative Republican, he served for eleven terms in the United States House of Representatives between ...
(R) : . Bill Richardson (D)


New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

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George J. Hochbrueckner George Joseph Hochbrueckner (born September 20, 1938) is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York, serving four terms in office from 1987 to 1995. Education and career After graduating high school i ...
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Peter T. King Peter Thomas King (born April 5, 1944) is a former American politician who represented New York in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he represented a South Shore Long Island district that in ...
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David A. Levy David A. Levy (born December 18, 1953) is an American Republican politician, lawyer and former member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Education and early career Levy is a graduate of Hofstra University, Village o ...
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Floyd Flake Floyd Harold Flake (born January 30, 1945) is an American businessman and former politician who is the senior pastor of the 23,000 member Greater Allen African Methodist Episcopal Cathedral in Jamaica, Queens, New York, and former president of W ...
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Thomas J. Manton Thomas J. Manton (November 3, 1932 – July 22, 2006) was an American politician who represented the 9th and 7th Congressional District of New York in the United States House of Representatives Early life and education Born in New York City, ...
(D) : . Jerry Nadler (D) : . Chuck Schumer (D) : . Edolphus Towns (D) : .
Major Owens Major Robert Odell Owens (June 28, 1936 – October 21, 2013) was an American politician and librarian who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2007, representing the New York's 11th and then 12th Congressional distri ...
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Nydia Velázquez Nydia Margarita Velázquez Serrano (born March 28, 1953) is a politician serving in the United States House of Representatives since 1993. A Democrat from New York, Velázquez chaired the Congressional Hispanic Caucus until January 3, 2011. Her ...
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Carolyn Maloney Carolyn Jane Maloney (née Bosher, February 19, 1946) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2013, and for from 1993 to 2013. The district includes most of Manhattan's East Side, Astoria and Long Island City i ...
(D) : . Charles Rangel (D) : .
José E. Serrano José Enrique Serrano (born October 24, 1943) is an American politician who was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1990 until his retirement in 2021. Serrano, a Democrat from New York, represented a district that is one of the sma ...
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Eliot Engel Eliot Lance Engel (; born February 18, 1947) is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from New York from 1989 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented a district covering portions of the north Bronx and sou ...
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Hamilton Fish IV Hamilton Fish IV or Hamilton Fish Jr. (June 3, 1926 – July 23, 1996) was an American Republican politician who represented parts of New York's Hudson Valley region in the United States House of Representatives for thirteen terms from 1969 to ...
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Michael R. McNulty Michael Robert McNulty (born September 16, 1947) is a retired American politician from the U.S. state of New York. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 2009 representing New York's Capital District and was chairm ...
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Gerald Solomon Gerald Brooks Hunt Solomon (August 14, 1930 – October 26, 2001) was an American businessman and politician most notable for his long service as a member of the United States House of Representatives in New York. A veteran of the United St ...
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Sherwood Boehlert Sherwood Louis Boehlert (September 28, 1936September 20, 2021) was an American politician from New York. He represented a large swath of central New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2007. Boehlert, a Republican, ...
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John M. McHugh John Michael McHugh (born September 29, 1948) is an American politician from the U.S. state of New York who served as the 21st United States Secretary of the Army, and represented the state's 23rd congressional district in the United States Hou ...
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James T. Walsh James Thomas Walsh (born June 19, 1947)Walsh, James T.
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Maurice Hinchey Maurice Dunlea Hinchey (October 27, 1938 – November 22, 2017) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New York and was a member of the Democratic Party. He retired at the end of his term in January 2013 after 20 ...
(D) : . Bill Paxon (R) : . Louise Slaughter (D) : .
John J. LaFalce John Joseph LaFalce (born October 6, 1939) is an American politician who served as a Congressman from the state of New York from 1975 to 2003. He retired in 2002 after his district was merged with that of a fellow Democrat. LaFalce was first ele ...
(D) : . Jack Quinn (R) : .
Amo Houghton Amory Houghton Jr. (August 7, 1926 – March 4, 2020) was an American Republican politician from the U.S. state of New York. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and was a member of one of upstate New York's most p ...
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North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...

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Eva Clayton Eva McPherson Clayton (born September 16, 1934) is an American politician from North Carolina. On taking her seat in the United States House of Representatives following a special election in 1992, Clayton became the first African American to rep ...
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Tim Valentine Itimous Thaddeus "Tim" Valentine Jr. (March 15, 1926 – November 10, 2015) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina from 1983 to 1995. Early life Valentine was born on March 15, 1926, in Ro ...
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Martin Lancaster Harold Martin Lancaster, O.B.E. (born March 24, 1943) is an American politician who is the former President of the North Carolina Community College System and former Chair of the National Council of State Directors of Community Colleges. He wa ...
(D) : . David Price (D) : . Stephen L. Neal (D) : . Howard Coble (R) : .
Charlie Rose Charles Peete Rose Jr. (born January 5, 1942) is an American former television journalist and talk show host. From 1991 to 2017, he was the host and executive producer of the talk show '' Charlie Rose'' on PBS and Bloomberg LP. Rose also co-an ...
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Bill Hefner Willie Gathrel Hefner (April 11, 1930 – September 2, 2009), was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, serving between 1975 and 1999. Life and career Born in Elora, Tennessee, Hefner graduated from high school in Sardis, Al ...
(D) : . Alex McMillan (R) : . Cass Ballenger (R) : . Charles H. Taylor (R) : . Mel Watt (D)


United States congressional delegations from North Dakota, North Dakota

: . Earl Pomeroy (D-NPL)


United States congressional delegations from Ohio, Ohio

: . David S. Mann (D) : . Bill Gradison (R), until January 31, 1993 :: Rob Portman (R), from May 4, 1993 : . Tony P. Hall (D) : . Mike Oxley (R) : . Paul Gillmor (R) : . Ted Strickland (D) : . Dave Hobson (R) : . John Boehner (R) : . Marcy Kaptur (D) : . Martin Hoke (R) : . Louis Stokes (D) : . John Kasich (R) : . Sherrod Brown (D) : . Thomas C. Sawyer (D) : . Deborah Pryce (R) : . Ralph Regula (R) : . Jim Traficant (D) : . Douglas Applegate (D) : . Eric Fingerhut (D)


United States congressional delegations from Oklahoma, Oklahoma

: . Jim Inhofe (R), until November 15, 1994 :: Steve Largent (R), from November 29, 1994 : . Mike Synar (D) : . William K. Brewster (D) : . Dave McCurdy (D) : . Ernest Istook (R) : . Glenn English (D), until January 7, 1994 :: Frank Lucas (Oklahoma politician), Frank Lucas (R), from May 10, 1994


United States congressional delegations from Oregon, Oregon

: . Elizabeth Furse (D) : . Robert Freeman Smith (R) : . Ron Wyden (D) : . Peter DeFazio (D) : . Michael J. Kopetski (D)


United States congressional delegations from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . Thomas M. Foglietta (D) : . Lucien Blackwell (D) : . Robert A. Borski Jr. (D) : . Ron Klink (D) : . William F. Clinger Jr. (R) : . Tim Holden (D) : . Curt Weldon (R) : . James C. Greenwood (R) : . Bud Shuster (R) : . Joseph M. McDade (R) : . Paul Kanjorski (D) : . John Murtha (D) : . Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky (D) : . William J. Coyne (D) : . Paul McHale (D) : . Robert Smith Walker (R) : . George Gekas (R) : . Rick Santorum (R) : . William F. Goodling (R) : . Austin Murphy (D) : . Tom Ridge (R)


United States congressional delegations from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: . Ronald Machtley (R) : . Jack Reed (Rhode Island politician), Jack Reed (D)


United States congressional delegations from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . Arthur Ravenel Jr. (R) : . Floyd Spence (R) : .
Butler Derrick Butler Carson Derrick Jr. (September 30, 1936 – May 5, 2014) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, he moved to his parents' home state of South Carolina in his youth and a ...
(D) : . Bob Inglis (R) : . John Spratt (D) : . Jim Clyburn (D)


United States congressional delegations from South Dakota, South Dakota

: . Tim Johnson (South Dakota politician), Tim Johnson (D)


United States congressional delegations from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . Jimmy Quillen (R) : . Jimmy Duncan (politician), Jimmy Duncan (R) : . Marilyn Lloyd (D) : . Jim Cooper (D) : . Bob Clement (D) : . Bart Gordon (D) : . Don Sundquist (R) : . John S. Tanner (D) : . Harold Ford Sr. (D)


United States congressional delegations from Texas, Texas

: . Jim Chapman (congressman), Jim Chapman (D) : . Charlie Wilson (Texas politician), Charlie Wilson (D) : . Sam Johnson (R) : . Ralph Hall (D) : . John Wiley Bryant (D) : . Joe Barton (R) : . Bill Archer (R) : . Jack Fields (R) : . Jack Brooks (American politician), Jack Brooks (D) : . J. J. Pickle (D) : . Chet Edwards (D) : . Pete Geren (D) : . Bill Sarpalius (D) : . Greg Laughlin (D) : . Kika de la Garza (D) : . Ronald D. Coleman (D) : . Charles Stenholm (D) : . Craig Washington (D) : . Larry Combest (R) : . Henry B. González (D) : . Lamar Smith (R) : .
Tom DeLay Thomas Dale DeLay (; born April 8, 1947) is an American author and retired politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1985 until 2006. He was Republic ...
(R) : . Henry Bonilla (R) : . Martin Frost (D) : . Michael A. Andrews (D) : . Dick Armey (R) : . Solomon P. Ortiz (D) : . Frank Tejeda (D) : . Gene Green (D) : . Eddie Bernice Johnson (D)


United States congressional delegations from Utah, Utah

: . James V. Hansen (R) : . Karen Shepherd (D) : . Bill Orton (D)


United States congressional delegations from Vermont, Vermont

: . Bernie Sanders (I)


United States congressional delegations from Virginia, Virginia

: . Herbert H. Bateman (R) : . Owen B. Pickett (D) : . Bobby Scott (politician), Bobby Scott (D) : . Norman Sisisky (D) : . Lewis F. Payne Jr. (D) : . Bob Goodlatte (R) : . Thomas J. Bliley Jr. (R) : . Jim Moran (D) : . Rick Boucher (D) : . Frank Wolf (politician), Frank Wolf (R) : . Leslie Byrne (D)


United States congressional delegations from Washington, Washington

: . Maria Cantwell (D) : . Al Swift (D) : . Jolene Unsoeld (D) : . Jay Inslee (D) : .
Tom Foley Thomas Stephen Foley (March 6, 1929 – October 18, 2013) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 49th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 1995. A member of the Democratic Party, Foley represent ...
(D) : . Norm Dicks (D) : . Jim McDermott (D) : . Jennifer Dunn (politician), Jennifer Dunn (R) : . Mike Kreidler (D)


United States congressional delegations from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . Alan Mollohan (D) : . Bob Wise (D) : . Nick Rahall (D)


United States congressional delegations from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Les Aspin (D), until January 20, 1993 :: Peter W. Barca (D), from May 4, 1993 : . Scott L. Klug (R) : . Steve Gunderson (R) : . Jerry Kleczka (D) : . Tom Barrett (Wisconsin politician), Tom Barrett (D) : . Tom Petri (R) : . Dave Obey (D) : . Toby Roth (R) : . Jim Sensenbrenner (R)


United States congressional delegations from Wyoming, Wyoming

: . Craig L. Thomas (R)


Non-voting members

: . Eni Faleomavaega (D) : . Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) : . Robert A. Underwood (D) : . Carlos Romero Barceló (Resident Commissioner) (D) : . Ron de Lugo (D)


Changes in membership


Senate

, - ,
Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

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Lloyd Bentsen Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. (February 11, 1921 – May 23, 2006) was an American politician who was a four-term United States Senator (1971–1993) from Texas and the Democratic Party nominee for vice president in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis ti ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 20, 1993, to become United States Secretary of the Treasury.
His successor was appointed. , nowrap , Bob Krueger (D) , January 21, 1993 , - ,
Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

(1) , nowrap , Bob Krueger (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Interim appointee lost 1993 United States Senate special election in Texas, special election June 6, 1993.
Successor elected to finish the term. , nowrap ,
Kay Bailey Hutchison Kay Bailey Hutchison (born Kathryn Ann Bailey; July 22, 1943) is an American attorney, television correspondent, politician, diplomat, and was the 22nd United States Permanent Representative to NATO from 2017 until 2021. A member of the Republi ...
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Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

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Richard Shelby Richard Craig Shelby (born May 6, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Alabama. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 as a Democrat who later switched to the Republican Party in 1994, h ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Changed party November 9, 1994 , nowrap ,
Richard Shelby Richard Craig Shelby (born May 6, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Alabama. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 as a Democrat who later switched to the Republican Party in 1994, h ...
(R) , November 9, 1994 , - ,
Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

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David Boren David Lyle Boren (born April 21, 1941) is a retired American lawyer and politician from the state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as 21st governor of Oklahoma from 1975 to 1979 and three terms in the United States Senate ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 15, 1994, to become President of the University of Oklahoma.
Successor 1994 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma, elected on November 8, 1994, to finish the term. , nowrap , Jim Inhofe (R) , November 17, 1994 , - ,
Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

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Harlan Mathews Harlan Mathews (January 17, 1927 – May 9, 2014) was a Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee from 1993 to 1994. He had previously served in the executive and legislative branches of state government in Tennessee for more than 40 yea ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Interim appointee did not seek election.
Successor 1994 United States Senate special election in Tennessee, elected on November 8, 1994, to finish the term. , nowrap ,
Fred Thompson Freddie Dalton Thompson (August 19, 1942 – November 1, 2015) was an American politician, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, actor, and radio personality. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States Senator from Tennessee f ...
(R) , December 2, 1994


House of Representatives

, - , Wisconsin's 1st congressional district, Wisconsin's 1st , , Les Aspin (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned to January 20, 1993, become United States Secretary of Defense , , Peter W. Barca (D) , May 4, 1993 , - , Mississippi's 2nd congressional district, Mississippi's 2nd , , Mike Espy (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 22, 1993, to become United States Secretary of Agriculture , ,
Bennie Thompson Bennie Gordon Thompson (born January 28, 1948) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Thompson has been the chair of the Committee on Homeland Security since 2019 and from ...
(D) , April 13, 1993 , - , California's 17th congressional district, California's 17th , , Leon Panetta (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 23, 1993, to become Director of the Office of Management and Budget , , Sam Farr (D) , June 8, 1993 , - , Ohio's 2nd congressional district, Ohio 2nd , , Bill Gradison (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 31, 1993, to become president of the Health Insurance Association of America , , Rob Portman (R) , May 4, 1993 , - , Michigan's 3rd congressional district, Michigan 3rd , ,
Paul B. Henry Paul Brentwood Henry (July 9, 1942 – July 31, 1993) was an American professor of political science and politician from Michigan. He was elected to five terms and served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1985 until his death from b ...
(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died July 31, 1993 , ,
Vern Ehlers Vernon James Ehlers (February 6, 1934 – August 15, 2017) was an American physicist and politician who represented Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 until his retirement in 2011. A Republican, he also served eight years ...
(R) , December 7, 1993 , - , Oklahoma's 6th congressional district, Oklahoma's 6th , , Glenn English (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 7, 1994, to become CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association , , Frank Lucas (Oklahoma politician), Frank Lucas (R) , May 10, 1994 , - , Kentucky's 2nd congressional district, Kentucky's 2nd , , William Natcher (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died March 29, 1994 , ,
Ron Lewis Ronald Edward Lewis (born September 14, 1946) is an American retired politician who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1994 to 2009, having represented the 2nd congressional district of Kentucky. Lewis a ...
(R) , May 24, 1994 , - , New Jersey's 11th congressional district, New Jersey 11th , , Dean Gallo (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died November 6, 1994 , colspan=2 , Vacant for remainder of term , - , Oklahoma's 1st congressional district, Oklahoma's 1st , , Jim Inhofe (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 15, 1994, when elected to the U.S. Senate , , Steve Largent (R) , November 29, 1994


Committees


Senate

* United States Senate Special Committee on Aging, Aging (Special) ( David Pryor, chair;
William Cohen William Sebastian Cohen (born August 28, 1940) is an American lawyer, author, and politician from the U.S. state of Maine. A Republican, Cohen served as both a member of the United States House of Representatives (1973–1979) and Senate (1979 ...
, Ranking member) * United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry ( Patrick Leahy, chair;
Richard Lugar Richard Green Lugar (April 4, 1932 – April 28, 2019) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1977 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party. Born in Indianapolis, Lugar graduated from De ...
, Ranking Member) ** Agricultural Credit ( Kent Conrad, chair;
Chuck Grassley Charles Ernest Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the president pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate, and the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States sen ...
, Ranking Member) ** Agricultural Production and Stabilization of Prices ( David Pryor, chair;
Jesse Helms Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. (October 18, 1921 – July 4, 2008) was an American politician. A leader in the conservative movement, he served as a senator from North Carolina from 1973 to 2003. As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee ...
, Ranking Member) ** Agricultural Research, Conservation, Forestry and General Legislation (
Tom Daschle Thomas Andrew Daschle ( ; born December 9, 1947) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States senator from South Dakota from 1987 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he became U.S. Senate Minority Leader in 1995 an ...
, chair; Larry E. Craig, Ranking Member) ** Domestic and Foreign Marketing and Product Promotion (David L. Boren, chair; Thad Cochran, Ranking Member) ** Nutrition and Investigations (
Tom Harkin Thomas Richard Harkin (born November 19, 1939) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as a United States senator from Iowa from 1985 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was the U.S. representative for Iowa' ...
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Mitch McConnell Addison Mitchell McConnell III (born February 20, 1942) is an American politician and retired attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Kentucky and the Senate minority leader since 2021. Currently in his seventh term, McConne ...
, Ranking Member) ** Rural Development and Rural Electrification (
Howell Heflin Howell Thomas Heflin (June 19, 1921 – March 29, 2005) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States Senate, representing Alabama, from 1979 to 1997. Early life Heflin was born on June 19, 1921, in Poulan, Georgia. He at ...
, chair; Paul Coverdell, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Robert C. Byrd, chair; Mark O. Hatfield, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies, Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies (
Dale Bumpers Dale Leon Bumpers (August 12, 1925 – January 1, 2016) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 38th Governor of Arkansas (1971–1975) and in the United States Senate (1975–1999). He was a member of the Democratic Party. Prio ...
, chair; Thad Cochran, Ranking Member) ** Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary (Ernest F. Hollings, chair; Pete Domenici, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Defense (Daniel K. Inouye, chair; Ted Stevens, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on District of Columbia, District of Columbia (
Herb Kohl Herbert H. Kohl (born February 7, 1935) is an American businessman and politician. Alongside his brother and father, the Kohl family created the Kohl's department stores chain, of which Kohl went on to be president and CEO. Kohl also served as a ...
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Conrad Burns Conrad Ray Burns (January 25, 1935 – April 28, 2016) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Montana and later was a lobbyist. He was only the second Republican popularly elected to represent Montana in the Senate ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Energy and Water Development (
J. Bennett Johnston John Bennett Johnston Jr. (born June 10, 1932) is a retired American attorney, politician, and later lobbyist. A member of the Democratic Party, Johnston represented Louisiana in the U.S. Senate from 1972 to 1997. Beginning his political caree ...
, chair; Mark O. Hatfield, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Foreign Operations ( Patrick Leahy, chair;
Mitch McConnell Addison Mitchell McConnell III (born February 20, 1942) is an American politician and retired attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Kentucky and the Senate minority leader since 2021. Currently in his seventh term, McConne ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, Interior and Related Agencies (Robert C. Byrd, chair;
Don Nickles Donald Lee Nickles (born December 6, 1948) is an American politician and lobbyist who was a Republican United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1981 to 2005. He was considered both a fiscal and social conservative. After retiring from the Senat ...
, Ranking Member) ** Labor, Health, Human Services and Education (
Tom Harkin Thomas Richard Harkin (born November 19, 1939) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as a United States senator from Iowa from 1985 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was the U.S. representative for Iowa' ...
, chair; Arlen Specter, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, Legislative Branch ( Harry Reid, chair; Connie Mack III, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Military Construction (
Jim Sasser James Ralph Sasser (born September 30, 1936) is an American politician, diplomat, and attorney. A Democrat, Sasser served three terms as a United States senator from Tennessee from 1977 to 1995, and was Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. ...
, chair; Slade Gorton, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Related Agencies, Transportation and Related Agencies (Frank R. Lautenberg, chair; Al D'Amato, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government, Treasury, Postal Service and General Government (
Dennis DeConcini Dennis Webster DeConcini (; born May 8, 1937) is an American lawyer, philanthropist, politician and former Democratic U.S. Senator from Arizona. The son of former Arizona Supreme Court Judge Evo Anton DeConcini, he represented Arizona in the Unit ...
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Chris Dodd Christopher John Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the longest-serving senator in Connecticut's history. H ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on VA-HUD-Independent Agencies, VA-HUD-Independent Agencies (Barbara A. Mikulski, chair;
Phil Gramm William Philip Gramm (born July 8, 1942) is an American economist and politician who represented Texas in both chambers of Congress. Though he began his political career as a Democrat, Gramm switched to the Republican Party in 1983. Gramm was ...
, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services ( Sam Nunn, chair;
Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Prior to his 48 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Caro ...
, Ranking Member) ** Nuclear Deterrence, Arms Control and Defense Intelligence (
J. James Exon John James "Jim" Exon (August 9, 1921June 10, 2005) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 33rd Governor of Nebraska from 1971 to 1979, and as a U.S. Senator from Nebraska from 1979 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Par ...
, chair; Trent Lott, Ranking Member) ** Coalition Defense and Reinforcing Forces (
Carl Levin Carl Milton Levin (June 28, 1934 – July 29, 2021) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Michigan from 1979 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the chair of the Senate Armed Services C ...
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John Warner John William Warner III (February 18, 1927 – May 25, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974 and as a five-term Republican U.S. Senator from Virginia from 1979 to 200 ...
, Ranking Member) ** Regional Defense and Contingency Forces (Edward Kennedy, chair; William S. Cohen, Ranking Member) ** Defense Technology, Acquisition and Industrial Base (
Jeff Bingaman Jesse Francis "Jeff" Bingaman Jr. (born October 3, 1943) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from New Mexico from 1983 to 2013, for 5 terms. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Chairman of Committee Outreac ...
, chair; Robert C. Smith, Ranking Member) ** Military Readiness (
John Glenn John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, and the first American to orbit the Earth, circling ...
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John McCain John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two terms ...
, Ranking Member) ** Force Requirements and Personnel (Richard C. Shelby, chair;
Dan Coats Daniel Ray Coats (born May 16, 1943) is an American politician, attorney, and former diplomat. From 2017 to 2019, he served as the Director of National Intelligence in the Trump administration. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a ...
, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Donald W. Riegle Jr., chair; Al D'Amato, Ranking Member) ** Housing and Urban Affairs ( Paul Sarbanes, chair; Kit Bond, Ranking Member) ** International Finance and Monetary Policy (
Jim Sasser James Ralph Sasser (born September 30, 1936) is an American politician, diplomat, and attorney. A Democrat, Sasser served three terms as a United States senator from Tennessee from 1977 to 1995, and was Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. ...
, chair; Connie Mack III, Ranking Member) ** Securities (
Chris Dodd Christopher John Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the longest-serving senator in Connecticut's history. H ...
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Phil Gramm William Philip Gramm (born July 8, 1942) is an American economist and politician who represented Texas in both chambers of Congress. Though he began his political career as a Democrat, Gramm switched to the Republican Party in 1983. Gramm was ...
, Ranking Member) ** Economic Stabilization and Rural Development (
Richard Shelby Richard Craig Shelby (born May 6, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Alabama. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 as a Democrat who later switched to the Republican Party in 1994, h ...
, chair; Lauch Faircloth, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on the Budget, Budget (
Jim Sasser James Ralph Sasser (born September 30, 1936) is an American politician, diplomat, and attorney. A Democrat, Sasser served three terms as a United States senator from Tennessee from 1977 to 1995, and was Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. ...
, chair; Pete Domenici, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Commerce, Science and Transportation (Ernest F. Hollings, chair; John Danforth, Ranking Member) ** Aviation (Wendell H. Ford, chair; Larry Pressler, Ranking Member) ** Communications (Daniel K. Inouye, chair;
Bob Packwood Robert William Packwood (born September 11, 1932) is an American retired lawyer and politician from Oregon and a member of the Republican Party. He resigned from the United States Senate, under threat of expulsion, in 1995 after allegations of s ...
, Ranking Member) ** Consumer (Richard H. Bryan, chair; Slade Gorton, Ranking Member) ** Foreign Commerce and Tourism (John F. Kerry, chair;
Bob Packwood Robert William Packwood (born September 11, 1932) is an American retired lawyer and politician from Oregon and a member of the Republican Party. He resigned from the United States Senate, under threat of expulsion, in 1995 after allegations of s ...
, Ranking Member) ** Merchant Marine (
John Breaux John Berlinger Breaux (; born March 1, 1944) is an American lobbyist, attorney, and retired politician who was a member of the United States Senate from Louisiana from 1987 until 2005. He was also a member of the U.S. House of Representatives fr ...
, chair; Trent Lott, Ranking Member) ** Science, Technology and Space (John D. Rockefeller IV, chair;
Conrad Burns Conrad Ray Burns (January 25, 1935 – April 28, 2016) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Montana and later was a lobbyist. He was only the second Republican popularly elected to represent Montana in the Senate ...
, Ranking Member) ** Surface Transportation (
J. James Exon John James "Jim" Exon (August 9, 1921June 10, 2005) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 33rd Governor of Nebraska from 1971 to 1979, and as a U.S. Senator from Nebraska from 1979 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Par ...
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John McCain John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two terms ...
, Ranking Member) ** National Ocean Policy Study (Ernest Hollings, chair; Ted Stevens, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Energy and Natural Resources (
J. Bennett Johnston John Bennett Johnston Jr. (born June 10, 1932) is a retired American attorney, politician, and later lobbyist. A member of the Democratic Party, Johnston represented Louisiana in the U.S. Senate from 1972 to 1997. Beginning his political caree ...
, chair; Malcolm Wallop, Ranking Member) ** Energy Research and Development (Wendell H. Ford, chair; Pete Domenici, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Mineral Resources Development and Production, Mineral Resources Development and Production (
Daniel Akaka Daniel Kahikina Akaka (; September 11, 1924 – April 6, 2018) was an American educator and politician who served as a United States Senator from Hawaii from 1990 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Akaka was the first U.S. Senator of Nati ...
, chair; Larry E. Craig, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks and Forests, Public Lands, National Parks and Forests (
Dale Bumpers Dale Leon Bumpers (August 12, 1925 – January 1, 2016) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 38th Governor of Arkansas (1971–1975) and in the United States Senate (1975–1999). He was a member of the Democratic Party. Prio ...
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Frank Murkowski Frank Hughes Murkowski (born March 28, 1933) is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He was a United States Senator from Alaska from 1981 until 2002 and the eighth governor of Alaska from 2002 until 2006. In his 2006 re ...
, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Competitiveness, Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Competitiveness (
Jeff Bingaman Jesse Francis "Jeff" Bingaman Jr. (born October 3, 1943) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from New Mexico from 1983 to 2013, for 5 terms. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Chairman of Committee Outreac ...
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Don Nickles Donald Lee Nickles (born December 6, 1948) is an American politician and lobbyist who was a Republican United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1981 to 2005. He was considered both a fiscal and social conservative. After retiring from the Senat ...
, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power, Water and Power (
Bill Bradley William Warren Bradley (born July 28, 1943) is an American politician and former professional basketball player. He served three terms as a Democratic U.S. senator from New Jersey (1979–1997). He ran for the Democratic Party's nomination f ...
, chair; Robert F. Bennett, Ranking member) * United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Environment and Public Works ( Max Baucus, chair; John H. Chafee, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Water Resources, Transportation, Public Buildings and Economic Development, Water Resources, Transportation, Public Buildings and Economic Development (Daniel Moynihan, chair; John W. Warner, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Superfund, Recycling and Solid Waste Management, Superfund, Recycling and Solid Waste Management ( Frank Lautenberg, chair;
David Durenberger David Ferdinand Durenberger (born August 19, 1934) is a retired American politician and attorney. Durenberger represented Minnesota in the United States Senate as a Republican from 1978 to 1995. He left the Republican Party in 2005 and has become ...
, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Toxic Substances, Research and Development, Toxic Substances, Research and Development ( Harry Reid, chair; Bob Smith (New Hampshire politician), Bob Smith, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Water, Fisheries and Wildlife, Clean Water, Fisheries and Wildlife (
Bob Graham Daniel Robert "Bob" Graham (born November 9, 1936) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as the 38th governor of Florida from 1979 to 1987 and a United States senator from Florida from 1987 to 2005. He is a member of the Dem ...
, chair; John Chafee, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Regulation, Clean Air and Nuclear Regulation ( Joe Lieberman, chair; Alan K. Simpson, Ranking member) * United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics, Ethics (Select) (
Richard Bryan Richard Hudson Bryan (born July 16, 1937) is an American attorney and politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and cr ...
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Mitch McConnell Addison Mitchell McConnell III (born February 20, 1942) is an American politician and retired attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Kentucky and the Senate minority leader since 2021. Currently in his seventh term, McConne ...
, Ranking member) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Daniel Moynihan, chair;
Bob Packwood Robert William Packwood (born September 11, 1932) is an American retired lawyer and politician from Oregon and a member of the Republican Party. He resigned from the United States Senate, under threat of expulsion, in 1995 after allegations of s ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Deficits, Debt Management and Long-Term Economic Growth, Deficits, Debt Management and Long-Term Economic Growth (
Bill Bradley William Warren Bradley (born July 28, 1943) is an American politician and former professional basketball player. He served three terms as a Democratic U.S. senator from New Jersey (1979–1997). He ran for the Democratic Party's nomination f ...
, chair; Malcolm Wallop, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Energy and Agricultural Taxation, Energy and Agricultural Taxation (
Tom Daschle Thomas Andrew Daschle ( ; born December 9, 1947) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States senator from South Dakota from 1987 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he became U.S. Senate Minority Leader in 1995 an ...
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Orrin Hatch Orrin Grant Hatch (March 22, 1934 – April 23, 2022) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Utah from 1977 to 2019. Hatch's 42-year Senate tenure made him the longest-serving Republican U.S. senator ...
, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health for Families and the Uninsured, Health for Families and the Uninsured (Donald W. Riegle Jr., chair; John H. Chafee, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on International Trade, International Trade ( Max Baucus, chair; John Chafee, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Medicare and Long Term Care, Medicare and Long Term Care ( Jay Rockefeller, chair;
David Durenberger David Ferdinand Durenberger (born August 19, 1934) is a retired American politician and attorney. Durenberger represented Minnesota in the United States Senate as a Republican from 1978 to 1995. He left the Republican Party in 2005 and has become ...
, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Private Retirement Plans and Oversight of the Internal Revenue Service, Private Retirement Plans and Oversight of the Internal Revenue Service ( David Pryor, chair;
Chuck Grassley Charles Ernest Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the president pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate, and the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States sen ...
, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy, Social Security and Family Policy (
John Breaux John Berlinger Breaux (; born March 1, 1944) is an American lobbyist, attorney, and retired politician who was a member of the United States Senate from Louisiana from 1987 until 2005. He was also a member of the U.S. House of Representatives fr ...
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Bob Dole Robert Joseph Dole (July 22, 1923 – December 5, 2021) was an American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Republican Leader of the Senate during the final 11 years of his te ...
, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Taxation, Taxation (David L. Boren, chair; William V. Roth Jr., Ranking member) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations ( Claiborne Pell, chair;
Jesse Helms Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. (October 18, 1921 – July 4, 2008) was an American politician. A leader in the conservative movement, he served as a senator from North Carolina from 1973 to 2003. As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Trade, Oceans and Environment, International Economic Policy, Trade, Oceans and Environment ( Paul Sarbanes, chair; Nancy Kassebaum, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere and Peace Corps Affairs, Western Hemisphere and Peace Corps Affairs (
Chris Dodd Christopher John Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the longest-serving senator in Connecticut's history. H ...
, chair; Paul Coverdell, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics and International Communications, Terrorism, Narcotics and International Communications (
John Kerry John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician and diplomat who currently serves as the first United States special presidential envoy for climate. A member of the Forbes family and the Democratic Party (Unite ...
, chair; Larry Pressler, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, African Affairs (
Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor whose career has spanned six decades. He is one of the most acclaimed songwriters in popular music, both as a solo artist and as half of folk roc ...
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Jim Jeffords James Merrill Jeffords (May 11, 1934 – August 18, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. senator from Vermont. Sworn into the Senate in 1989, he served as a Republican until 2001, when he left the party to become ...
, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, European Affairs ( Joe Biden, chair;
Richard Lugar Richard Green Lugar (April 4, 1932 – April 28, 2019) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1977 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party. Born in Indianapolis, Lugar graduated from De ...
, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Daniel Moynihan, chair; Hank Brown, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, East Asian and Pacific Affairs (
Chuck Robb Charles Spittal Robb (born June 26, 1939) is an American politician from Virginia and former officer in the United States Marine Corps. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the List of governors of Vir ...
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Frank Murkowski Frank Hughes Murkowski (born March 28, 1933) is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He was a United States Senator from Alaska from 1981 until 2002 and the eighth governor of Alaska from 2002 until 2006. In his 2006 re ...
, Ranking member) * United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, Governmental Affairs (
John Glenn John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, and the first American to orbit the Earth, circling ...
, chair; William V. Roth Jr., Bill Roth, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Services, Post Office and Civil Service, Federal Services, Post Office and Civil Service ( David Pryor, chair; Ted Stevens, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on General Services, Federalism and the District of Columbia, General Services, Federalism and the District of Columbia (
Jim Sasser James Ralph Sasser (born September 30, 1936) is an American politician, diplomat, and attorney. A Democrat, Sasser served three terms as a United States senator from Tennessee from 1977 to 1995, and was Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. ...
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John McCain John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two terms ...
, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Oversight of Government Management (
Carl Levin Carl Milton Levin (June 28, 1934 – July 29, 2021) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Michigan from 1979 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the chair of the Senate Armed Services C ...
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William Cohen William Sebastian Cohen (born August 28, 1940) is an American lawyer, author, and politician from the U.S. state of Maine. A Republican, Cohen served as both a member of the United States House of Representatives (1973–1979) and Senate (1979 ...
, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations ( Sam Nunn, chair; William V. Roth Jr., Ranking member) ** United States Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Regulation and Government Information, Regulation and Government Information ( Joe Lieberman, chair; Thad Cochran, Ranking member) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Daniel K. Inouye, chair;
John McCain John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two terms ...
, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary ( Joe Biden, chair;
Orrin Hatch Orrin Grant Hatch (March 22, 1934 – April 23, 2022) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Utah from 1977 to 2019. Hatch's 42-year Senate tenure made him the longest-serving Republican U.S. senator ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Monopolies and Business Rights, Antitrust, Monopolies and Business Rights ( Howard Metzenbaum, chair;
Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Prior to his 48 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Caro ...
, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Constitution (
Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor whose career has spanned six decades. He is one of the most acclaimed songwriters in popular music, both as a solo artist and as half of folk roc ...
, chair; Hank Brown, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts and Administration Practice, Courts and Administration Practice (
Howell Heflin Howell Thomas Heflin (June 19, 1921 – March 29, 2005) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States Senate, representing Alabama, from 1979 to 1997. Early life Heflin was born on June 19, 1921, in Poulan, Georgia. He at ...
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Chuck Grassley Charles Ernest Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the president pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate, and the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States sen ...
, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs, Immigration and Refugee Affairs (
Ted Kennedy Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic ...
, chair; Alan K. Simpson, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice, Juvenile Justice (
Herb Kohl Herbert H. Kohl (born February 7, 1935) is an American businessman and politician. Alongside his brother and father, the Kohl family created the Kohl's department stores chain, of which Kohl went on to be president and CEO. Kohl also served as a ...
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William Cohen William Sebastian Cohen (born August 28, 1940) is an American lawyer, author, and politician from the U.S. state of Maine. A Republican, Cohen served as both a member of the United States House of Representatives (1973–1979) and Senate (1979 ...
, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks (
Dennis DeConcini Dennis Webster DeConcini (; born May 8, 1937) is an American lawyer, philanthropist, politician and former Democratic U.S. Senator from Arizona. The son of former Arizona Supreme Court Judge Evo Anton DeConcini, he represented Arizona in the Unit ...
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Orrin Hatch Orrin Grant Hatch (March 22, 1934 – April 23, 2022) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Utah from 1977 to 2019. Hatch's 42-year Senate tenure made him the longest-serving Republican U.S. senator ...
, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Technology and the Law, Technology and the Law ( Patrick Leahy, chair; Arlen Specter, Ranking member) * United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Intelligence (Select) (
Dennis DeConcini Dennis Webster DeConcini (; born May 8, 1937) is an American lawyer, philanthropist, politician and former Democratic U.S. Senator from Arizona. The son of former Arizona Supreme Court Judge Evo Anton DeConcini, he represented Arizona in the Unit ...
, chair; John W. Warner, Ranking member) * United States Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources, Labor and Human Resources (Edward M. Kennedy, chair; Nancy Landon Kassebaum, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Labor, Labor ( Howard Metzenbaum, chair;
Orrin Hatch Orrin Grant Hatch (March 22, 1934 – April 23, 2022) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Utah from 1977 to 2019. Hatch's 42-year Senate tenure made him the longest-serving Republican U.S. senator ...
, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities, Education, Arts and Humanities ( Claiborne Pell, chair;
Jim Jeffords James Merrill Jeffords (May 11, 1934 – August 18, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. senator from Vermont. Sworn into the Senate in 1989, he served as a Republican until 2001, when he left the party to become ...
, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Employment and Productivity, Employment and Productivity (
Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor whose career has spanned six decades. He is one of the most acclaimed songwriters in popular music, both as a solo artist and as half of folk roc ...
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Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Prior to his 48 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Caro ...
, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Disability Policy, Disability Policy (
Tom Harkin Thomas Richard Harkin (born November 19, 1939) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as a United States senator from Iowa from 1985 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was the U.S. representative for Iowa' ...
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David Durenberger David Ferdinand Durenberger (born August 19, 1934) is a retired American politician and attorney. Durenberger represented Minnesota in the United States Senate as a Republican from 1978 to 1995. He left the Republican Party in 2005 and has become ...
, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism, Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism (
Chris Dodd Christopher John Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the longest-serving senator in Connecticut's history. H ...
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Dan Coats Daniel Ray Coats (born May 16, 1943) is an American politician, attorney, and former diplomat. From 2017 to 2019, he served as the Director of National Intelligence in the Trump administration. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a ...
, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Aging, Aging ( Barbara Mikulski, chair; Judd Gregg, Ranking member) * United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Rules and Administration (Wendell H. Ford, chair; Ted Stevens, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Small Business, Small Business (
Dale Bumpers Dale Leon Bumpers (August 12, 1925 – January 1, 2016) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 38th Governor of Arkansas (1971–1975) and in the United States Senate (1975–1999). He was a member of the Democratic Party. Prio ...
, chair; Larry Pressler, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Small Business Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Capital Formation and Economic Opportunity, Competitiveness, Capital Formation and Economic Opportunity ( Joe Lieberman, chair; Connie Mack III, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Small Business Subcommittee on Export Expansion and Agricultural Development, Export Expansion and Agricultural Development (
Harris Wofford Harris Llewellyn Wofford Jr. (April 9, 1926 – January 21, 2019) was an American attorney, civil rights activist, and Democratic Party politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1991 to 1995. A noted advocate of na ...
, chair; Paul Coverdell, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Small Business Subcommittee on Government Contracting and Paperwork Reduction, Government Contracting and Paperwork Reduction ( Sam Nunn, chair; Kit Bond, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Small Business Subcommittee on Innovation, Technology and Productivity, Innovation, Technology and Productivity (
Carl Levin Carl Milton Levin (June 28, 1934 – July 29, 2021) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Michigan from 1979 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the chair of the Senate Armed Services C ...
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Conrad Burns Conrad Ray Burns (January 25, 1935 – April 28, 2016) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Montana and later was a lobbyist. He was only the second Republican popularly elected to represent Montana in the Senate ...
, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Economy and Family Farming, Rural Economy and Family Farming ( Paul Wellstone, chair; Larry Pressler, Ranking member) ** United States Senate Small Business Subcommittee on Urban and Minority-Owned Business Development, Urban and Minority-Owned Business Development (
John Kerry John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician and diplomat who currently serves as the first United States special presidential envoy for climate. A member of the Forbes family and the Democratic Party (Unite ...
, chair; John Chafee, Ranking member) * United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs (John D. Rockefeller IV, chair; Frank H. Murkowski, Ranking Member)


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* United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Kika de la Garza, chair; Pat Roberts, Ranking member) ** General Farm Commodities (Tim Johnson (Illinois politician), Tim Johnson, chair; Bill Emerson, Ranking member) ** Livestock (
Harold Volkmer Harold Lee Volkmer (April 4, 1931 – April 16, 2011) was an American politician from Missouri. He was a Democrat who served 20 years in the United States House of Representatives. Early life and career Volkmer grew up in Jefferson City, Missour ...
, chair; Steve Gunderson, Ranking member) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Natural Resources, Specialty Crops and Natural Resources (
Charlie Rose Charles Peete Rose Jr. (born January 5, 1942) is an American former television journalist and talk show host. From 1991 to 2017, he was the host and executive producer of the talk show '' Charlie Rose'' on PBS and Bloomberg LP. Rose also co-an ...
, chair; Tom Lewis, Ranking member) ** Department Operations and Nutrition (Charles W. Stenholm, chair; Bob Smith (New Hampshire politician), Bob Smith, Ranking member) ** Environment, Credit and Rural Development (Glenn English, chair; Larry Combest, Ranking member) ** Foreign Agriculture and Hunger ( Tim Penny, chair; Wayne Allard, Ranking member) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (William Huston Natcher, then Dave Obey, chair; Joseph M. McDade, Ranking member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary, Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary (
Neal Edward Smith Neal Edward Smith (March 23, 1920 – November 2, 2021) was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives for the Democratic Party from Iowa from 1959 until 1995, the longest-serving Iowan in the United St ...
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Hal Rogers Harold Dallas Rogers (born December 31, 1937) is an American lawyer and politician serving his 21st term as the U.S. representative for , having served since 1981. He is a member of the Republican Party. Upon Don Young's death in 2022, Rogers b ...
, Ranking member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Defense (John P. Murtha, chair; Joseph McDade, Ranking member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Julian C. Dixon, chair;
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, Ranking member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Energy and Water Development (
Tom Bevill Tom Donald Fike Bevill (March 27, 1921 – March 28, 2005) was an American attorney, politician, and Democratic fifteen-term U.S. congressman who represented Alabama's 4th Congressional District and Alabama's 7th congressional district from 1967 ...
, chair; John T. Myers, Ranking member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs, Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs (David Obey, chair; Bob Livingston, Ranking member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Interior (Sidney Yates, chair; Ralph Regula, Ranking member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Labor, Health, Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (William Huston Natcher, chair; John Edward Porter, Ranking member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative, Legislative (
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, chair; Bill Young, Ranking member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Military Construction (
Bill Hefner Willie Gathrel Hefner (April 11, 1930 – September 2, 2009), was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, serving between 1975 and 1999. Life and career Born in Elora, Tennessee, Hefner graduated from high school in Sardis, Al ...
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Barbara Vucanovich Barbara Farrell Vucanovich (June 22, 1921 – June 10, 2013) was an American Republican politician who was the first Latina elected to the United States House of Representatives, in which she served representing Nevada from 1983 to 1997. Ba ...
, Ranking member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture and Related Agencies, Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies (Richard J. Durbin, chair;
Joe Skeen Joseph Richard Skeen (June 30, 1927 – December 7, 2003) was an American politician who served as a congressman from southern New Mexico. A conservative Republican, he served for eleven terms in the United States House of Representatives between ...
, Ranking member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Transportation (Milton Robert Carr, Bob Carr, chair; Frank Wolf (politician), Frank Wolf, Ranking member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government, Treasury, Postal Service and General Government (
Steny Hoyer Steny Hamilton Hoyer (born June 14, 1939) is an American politician and attorney serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 1981 and as House majority leader, House Majority Leader since 2019. A Democrat ...
, chair; Jim Ross Lightfoot, Jim Lightfoot, Ranking member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, VA, HUD and Independent Agencies (Louis Stokes, chair;
Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian. As his contributions to comedy and charity made him a global figure in popular culture, pop culture ...
, Ranking member) * United States House Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services (
Ron Dellums Ronald Vernie Dellums (November 24, 1935 – July 30, 2018) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Oakland from 2007 to 2011. He had previously served thirteen terms as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Californi ...
, chair; Floyd Spence, Ranking member) ** Military Acquisition (
Ron Dellums Ronald Vernie Dellums (November 24, 1935 – July 30, 2018) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Oakland from 2007 to 2011. He had previously served thirteen terms as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Californi ...
, chair; Floyd Spence, Ranking member) ** Research and Development (Patricia Schroeder, chair; Bob Stump, Ranking member) ** Readiness (
Earl Hutto Earl Dewitt Hutto (May 12, 1926 – December 14, 2020) was an American politician who served as U.S. Representative from Florida's 1st congressional district. Early life Born in Midland City, Alabama, Hutto attended Dale County public schools, ...
, chair; John Kasich, Ranking member) ** Military Forces and Personnel ( Ike Skelton, chair;
Jon Kyl Jon Llewellyn Kyl ( ; born April 25, 1942) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senator for Arizona from 1995 to 2013 and again in 2018. A Republican, he held both of Arizona's Senate seats at different times, ser ...
, Ranking member) ** Military Installations and Facilities (Dave McCurdy, chair;
Duncan L. Hunter Duncan Lee Hunter (born May 31, 1948) is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the House of Representatives from California's 52nd, 45th and 42nd districts from 1981 to 2009. Hunter was the chairman of the House Armed Servic ...
, Ranking member) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations (Norman Sisisky, chair; James Hansen, Ranking member) * United States House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs (Henry B. Gonzalez, chair; Jim Leach, Ranking member) ** Housing and Community Development (Henry B. Gonzalez, chair;
Marge Roukema Margaret "Marge" Roukema (née Scafati; September 19, 1929 – November 12, 2014) was an American politician who represented New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives for twenty-two years as a Republican from 1981 to 2003. Early life ...
, Ranking member) ** Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Deposit Insurance ( Stephen L. Neal, chair; Bill McCollum, Ranking member) ** International Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy ( Barney Frank, chair;
Doug Bereuter Douglas Kent Bereuter (born October 6, 1939) is an American retired politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 until 2004. He also served as the presi ...
, Ranking member) ** Economic Growth and Credit Formation (Paul Kanjorski, chair; Tom Ridge, Ranking member) ** Consumer Credit and Insurance (
Joseph P. Kennedy II Joseph Patrick Kennedy II (born September 24, 1952) is an American businessman, Democratic politician, and a member of the Kennedy family. He is a son of former United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy, and he is also a nephew ...
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Al McCandless Alfred A. McCandless (July 23, 1927 August 9, 2017) was an American businessman, military veteran, and politician who served six terms as a United States Republican Party, Republican politician from California from 1983 to 1995. Biography McCa ...
, Ranking member) ** General Oversight, Investigations and the Resolution of Failed Financial Institutions (Floyd H. Flake, chair; Toby Roth, Ranking member) * United States House Committee on the Budget, Budget (
Martin Olav Sabo Martin Olav Sabo (February 28, 1938 – March 13, 2016) was an American politician who served as United States Representative for , which includes Minneapolis; the district is one of eight congressional districts in Minnesota. Early life and e ...
, chair; John Kasich, Ranking member) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (
Pete Stark Fortney Hillman Stark Jr. (November 11, 1931 – January 24, 2020), known as Pete Stark, was an American businessman and politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 2013. A Democrat from California, St ...
, chair; John Kasich, Ranking member) ** United States House District of Columbia Subcommittee on Fiscal Affairs and Health, Fiscal Affairs and Health (Jim McDermott, chair; Cass Ballenger, Ranking member) ** United States House District of Columbia Subcommittee on Government Operations and Metropolitan Affairs, Government Operations and Metropolitan Affairs ( Alan Wheat, chair; Jim Saxton, Ranking member) ** United States House District of Columbia Subcommittee on Judiciary and Education, Judiciary and Education (Eleanor Holmes Norton, chair; Dana Rohrabacher, Ranking member) * United States House Committee on Education and Labor, Education and Labor (
William D. Ford William David Ford (August 6, 1927 – August 14, 2004) was a U.S. Representative from Michigan and namesake of the Federal Direct Student Loan Program. Ford was known for his support of workers and educational opportunity. Among his significant ...
, chair; Bill Goodling, Ranking member) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Postsecondary Education and Training (
William D. Ford William David Ford (August 6, 1927 – August 14, 2004) was a U.S. Representative from Michigan and namesake of the Federal Direct Student Loan Program. Ford was known for his support of workers and educational opportunity. Among his significant ...
, chair; Tom Petri, Ranking member) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Labor Standards, Occupational Health and Safety, Labor Standards, Occupational Health and Safety (Austin J. Murphy, chair;
Harris W. Fawell Harris Walter Fawell (March 25, 1929 – November 11, 2021) was an American politician from Illinois who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1985 to 1999. Early life and career Fawell was a graduate of ...
, Ranking member) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education, Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education ( Dale Kildee, chair; William F. Goodling, Ranking member) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations, Labor-Management Relations ( Pat Williams, chair;
Marge Roukema Margaret "Marge" Roukema (née Scafati; September 19, 1929 – November 12, 2014) was an American politician who represented New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives for twenty-two years as a Republican from 1981 to 2003. Early life ...
, Ranking member) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Human Resources, Human Resources (Matthew G. Martinez, chair;
Paul B. Henry Paul Brentwood Henry (July 9, 1942 – July 31, 1993) was an American professor of political science and politician from Michigan. He was elected to five terms and served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1985 until his death from b ...
, Ranking member) ** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Select Education and Rights, Select Education and Rights (Major R. Owens, chair; Cass Ballenger, Ranking member) * United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Energy and Commerce ( John Dingell, chair; Carlos J. Moorhead, Ranking member) ** United States House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations (John D. Dingell, chair;
Dan Schaefer Daniel "Dan" Schaefer (January 25, 1936 – April 16, 2006) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 6th congressional district from 1983 to 1999. Early life and education Born in Guttenberg, Iowa, he att ...
, Ranking member) ** United States House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health and the Environment, Health and the Environment ( Henry Waxman, chair; Thomas J. Bliley Jr., Ranking member) ** United States House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power, Energy and Power ( Philip Sharp, chair;
Michael Bilirakis Michael Bilirakis (born July 16, 1930) is an American politician and lawyer from Florida. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1983 until 2007, representing the 9th District of Florida. Early life The ...
, Ranking member) ** United States House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance, Telecommunications and Finance (
Ed Markey Edward John Markey (born July 11, 1946) is an American lawyer, politician, and former Army reservist who has served as the junior United States senator from Massachusetts since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representati ...
, chair; Jack Fields, Ranking member) ** United States House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials, Transportation and Hazardous Materials (Al Swift, chair; , Ranking member) ** United States House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Competitiveness, Commerce, Transportation and Competitiveness ( Cardiss Collins, chair;
Cliff Stearns Clifford Bundy Stearns Sr. (born April 16, 1941) is an American businessman and politician who was the U.S. representative for from 1989 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party. On August 14, 2012, Stearns lost to veterinarian Ted Yoho ...
, Ranking member) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (
Lee H. Hamilton Lee Herbert Hamilton (born April 20, 1931) is an American politician and lawyer from Indiana. He is a former member of the United States House of Representatives and a former member of the U.S. Homeland Security Advisory Council. A member of the ...
, chair; Benjamin A. Gilman, Ranking member) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East, Europe and the Middle East (
Lee H. Hamilton Lee Herbert Hamilton (born April 20, 1931) is an American politician and lawyer from Indiana. He is a former member of the United States House of Representatives and a former member of the U.S. Homeland Security Advisory Council. A member of the ...
, chair; Benjamin A. Gilman, Ranking member) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and Environment, Economic Policy, Trade and Environment (
Sam Gejdenson Samuel Gejdenson (born May 20, 1948) is a former United States Representative for the 2nd Congressional District of Connecticut. Biography Born in a displaced persons camp in Eschwege, Allied-occupied Germany, Gejdenson was the child of a Bel ...
, chair; Toby Roth, Ranking member) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Security, International Organizations and Human Rights, International Security, International Organizations and Human Rights ( Tom Lantos, chair;
Doug Bereuter Douglas Kent Bereuter (born October 6, 1939) is an American retired politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 until 2004. He also served as the presi ...
, Ranking member) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs, Western Hemisphere Affairs (
Robert Torricelli Robert Guy Torricelli (born August 27, 1951), is an American attorney and former politician. A Democrat, Torricelli served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 9th district from 1983 to 1997 and as a United States sen ...
, chair; Chris Smith, Ranking member) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Operations, International Operations (
Howard Berman Howard Lawrence Berman (born April 15, 1941) is an American attorney and retired politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1983 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented the state's 26th congressional ...
, chair; Olympia J. Snowe, Ranking member) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, Asia and the Pacific (Gary L. Ackerman, chair; Jim Leach, Ranking member) ** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Africa (Harry Johnston, chair;
Dan Burton Danny Lee Burton (born June 21, 1938) is an American politician. Burton is the former U.S. Representative for , and previously the , serving from 1983 until 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party and was part of the Tea Party Caucus. Ear ...
, Ranking member) * United States House Committee on Government Operations, Government Operations (
John Conyers John James Conyers Jr. (May 16, 1929October 27, 2019) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. representative from Michigan from 1965 to 2017. The districts he represented always included part of western Detroit. ...
, chair; William F. Clinger, Ranking member) ** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security, Legislation and National Security (
John Conyers John James Conyers Jr. (May 16, 1929October 27, 2019) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. representative from Michigan from 1965 to 2017. The districts he represented always included part of western Detroit. ...
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Al McCandless Alfred A. McCandless (July 23, 1927 August 9, 2017) was an American businessman, military veteran, and politician who served six terms as a United States Republican Party, Republican politician from California from 1983 to 1995. Biography McCa ...
, Ranking member) ** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources, Environment, Energy and Natural Resources (Mike Synar, chair;
Dennis Hastert John Dennis Hastert (; born January 2, 1942) is an American former politician and convicted felon who represented from 1987 to 2007 and served as the 51st speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007. The longest-se ...
, Ranking member) ** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations, Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations ( Edolphus Towns, chair;
Steven Schiff Steven Harvey Schiff (March 18, 1947 – March 25, 1998) was an American politician. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the first district of New Mexico from 1989 until his death in 1998. Schiff was ...
, Ranking member) ** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs, Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs (John M. Spratt, chair;
Christopher Cox Charles Christopher Cox (born October 16, 1952) is an American attorney and politician who served as chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a 17-year Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, and member of t ...
, Ranking member) ** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Information, Justice, Transportation and Agriculture, Information, Justice, Transportation and Agriculture (
Gary Condit Gary Adrian Condit (born April 21, 1948) is an American former politician who represented California's 18th congressional district in the House of Representatives from 1989 to 2003. He gained significant national attention for an extramarital af ...
, chair; Craig L. Thomas, Ranking member) ** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Employment, Housing and Aviation, Employment, Housing and Aviation (Collin C. Peterson, chair; Ronald K. Machtley, Ranking member) * United States House Committee on House Administration, House Administration (Charlie Rose (congressman), Charlie Rose, chair;
Bill Thomas William Marshall Thomas (born December 6, 1941) is an American politician. He was a California Republican Party, Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 2007, finishing his tenure representing California's 22 ...
, Ranking member) ** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Elections, Elections (Al Swift, chair; Bob Livingston, Ranking member) ** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials, Libraries and Memorials ( Bill Clay, chair; Bill Barrett, Ranking member) ** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Office Systems, Office Systems (
Sam Gejdenson Samuel Gejdenson (born May 20, 1948) is a former United States Representative for the 2nd Congressional District of Connecticut. Biography Born in a displaced persons camp in Eschwege, Allied-occupied Germany, Gejdenson was the child of a Bel ...
, chair; John Boehner, Ranking member) ** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Accounts, Accounts (Martin Frost, chair; Pat Roberts, Ranking member) ** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Personnel and Police, Personnel and Police (
Thomas J. Manton Thomas J. Manton (November 3, 1932 – July 22, 2006) was an American politician who represented the 9th and 7th Congressional District of New York in the United States House of Representatives Early life and education Born in New York City, ...
, chair; Jennifer Dunn (politician), Jennifer Dunn, Ranking member) ** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight, Administrative Oversight (Charlie Rose (congressman), Charlie Rose, chair;
Bill Thomas William Marshall Thomas (born December 6, 1941) is an American politician. He was a California Republican Party, Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 2007, finishing his tenure representing California's 22 ...
, Ranking member) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Jack Brooks (American politician), Jack Brooks, chair; Hamilton Fish, Ranking member) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law, Economic and Commercial Law (Jack Brooks (American politician), Jack Brooks, chair; Hamilton Fish IV, Hamilton Fish Jr., Ranking member) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights, Civil and Constitutional Rights ( Don Edwards, chair; Henry J. Hyde, Ranking member) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration, Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration (
William J. Hughes William John Hughes (October 17, 1932 – October 30, 2019) was an American politician and diplomat who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1975 to 1995, representing New Jersey's Second Congressional Distri ...
, chair; Carlos J. Moorhead, Ranking member) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice, Crime and Criminal Justice ( Chuck Schumer, chair; Jim Sensenbrenner, Ranking member) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations, Administrative Law and Governmental Relations (John Wiley Bryant, John Bryant, chair; George Gekas, Ranking member) * United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries ( Gerry Studds, chair; Jack Fields, Ranking member) ** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Merchant Marine, Merchant Marine (
Bill Lipinski William Oliver Lipinski (born December 22, 1937) is an American politician and lobbyist who was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2005, representing a district in Chicago. Life and career Pre-congr ...
, chair; Herbert Bateman, Ranking member) ** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Environment and Natural Resources, Environment and Natural Resources (Gerry E. Studds, chair; Jim Saxton, Ranking member) ** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Fisheries Management, Fisheries Management (
Thomas J. Manton Thomas J. Manton (November 3, 1932 – July 22, 2006) was an American politician who represented the 9th and 7th Congressional District of New York in the United States House of Representatives Early life and education Born in New York City, ...
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Don Young Donald Edwin Young (June 9, 1933 – March 18, 2022) was an American politician from the state of Alaska. At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving Republican in congressional history, having been the U.S. representative for for ...
, Ranking member) ** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico and the Outer Continental Shelf, Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico and the Outer Continental Shelf (Solomon P. Ortiz, chair; Curt Weldon, Ranking member) ** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation, Coast Guard and Navigation (
Billy Tauzin Wilbert Joseph Tauzin II (; born June 14, 1943) is an American lobbyist and politician. He was President and CEO of PhRMA, a pharmaceutical company lobby group. Tauzin was also a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1980 to ...
, chair; Howard Coble, Ranking member) * United States House Committee on Natural Resources, Natural Resources ( George Miller, chair;
Don Young Donald Edwin Young (June 9, 1933 – March 18, 2022) was an American politician from the state of Alaska. At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving Republican in congressional history, having been the U.S. representative for for ...
, Ranking member) ** United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations ( George Miller, chair; Bob Smith (New Hampshire politician), Bob Smith, Ranking member) ** United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Native American Affairs, Native American Affairs ( Bill Richardson, chair; Bob Smith (New Hampshire politician), Bob Smith, Ranking member) ** United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, National Parks, Forests and Public Lands (
Bruce Vento Bruce Frank Vento (October 7, 1940 – October 10, 2000) was an American politician, a Democratic-Farmer-Labor member of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 until his death in 2000, representing . Early life Vento was born in ...
, chair; Jim Hansen, Ranking member) ** United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Insular and International Affairs, Insular and International Affairs (Ron de Lugo, chair;
Elton Gallegly Elton William Gallegly (born March 7, 1944) is a former U.S. Representative from California. A Republican, he last represented . He previously represented the 23rd and 21st Districts, and served from 1987 to 2013. He did not seek re-election in ...
, Ranking member) ** United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Energy and Mineral Resources (
Richard H. Lehman Richard Henry "Rick" Lehman (born July 20, 1948) is a former six-term member of the United States House of Representatives from California, serving from 1983 to 1995; he was previously a member of the California State Assembly. Life and career ...
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Barbara Vucanovich Barbara Farrell Vucanovich (June 22, 1921 – June 10, 2013) was an American Republican politician who was the first Latina elected to the United States House of Representatives, in which she served representing Nevada from 1983 to 1997. Ba ...
, Ranking member) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Post Office and Civil Service ( Bill Clay, chair; John T. Myers, Ranking member) ** United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations ( Bill Clay, chair;
Sherwood Boehlert Sherwood Louis Boehlert (September 28, 1936September 20, 2021) was an American politician from New York. He represented a large swath of central New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2007. Boehlert, a Republican, ...
, Ranking member) ** United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Civil Service, Civil Service (
Frank McCloskey Francis Xavier McCloskey (June 12, 1939 – November 2, 2003) was an American journalist, lawyer, and politician from Indiana who served in the United States House of Representatives as a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat from 1983 to 1 ...
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Dan Burton Danny Lee Burton (born June 21, 1938) is an American politician. Burton is the former U.S. Representative for , and previously the , serving from 1983 until 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party and was part of the Tea Party Caucus. Ear ...
, Ranking member) ** United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Census, Statistics and Portal Personnel, Census, Statistics and Portal Personnel (Thomas C. Sawyer, chair; Tom Petri, Ranking member) ** United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits, Compensation and Employee Benefits (Eleanor Holmes Norton, chair; Constance Morella, Ranking member) ** United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Postal Operations and Services, Postal Operations and Services ( Barbara-Rose Collins, chair;
Don Young Donald Edwin Young (June 9, 1933 – March 18, 2022) was an American politician from the state of Alaska. At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving Republican in congressional history, having been the U.S. representative for for ...
, Ranking member) * United States House Committee on Public Works and Transportation, Public Works and Transportation ( Norman Mineta, chair; Bud Shuster, Ranking member) ** United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Aviation, Aviation ( Jim Oberstar, chair; Bill Clinger, Ranking member) ** United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Economic Development, Economic Development (Bob Wise, chair; Susan Molinari, Ranking member) ** United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Investigations and Oversight (Robert Borski, chair; Jim Inhofe, Ranking member) ** United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (James Traficant, chair; Jimmy Duncan (politician), John Duncan, Ranking member) ** United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Surface Transportation (Nick Rahall, chair; Tom Petri, Ranking member) ** United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Water Resources and Environment (Douglas Applegate, chair;
Sherwood Boehlert Sherwood Louis Boehlert (September 28, 1936September 20, 2021) was an American politician from New York. He represented a large swath of central New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2007. Boehlert, a Republican, ...
, Ranking member) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules ( Joe Moakley, chair; Gerald B.H. Solomon, Ranking member) ** United States House Rules Subcommittee on the Rules of the House, Rules of the House (
Anthony Beilenson Anthony Charles Beilenson (October 26, 1932 – March 5, 2017) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic Congressman from Southern California. He served ten terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 un ...
, chair; David Dreier, Ranking member) ** United States House Rules Subcommittee on the Legislative Process, Legislative Process (
Butler Derrick Butler Carson Derrick Jr. (September 30, 1936 – May 5, 2014) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, he moved to his parents' home state of South Carolina in his youth and a ...
, chair; Jimmy Quillen, Ranking member) * United States House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, Science, Space and Technology (
George Brown Jr. George Edward Brown Jr. (March 6, 1920 – July 15, 1999) was an American Democratic politician from California. He represented suburban portions of Los Angeles County in the United States House of Representatives from 1963 to 1971 and parts of ...
, chair; Robert S. Walker, Ranking member) ** United States House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy, Energy (Marilyn Lloyd, chair; Harris Fawell, Ranking member) ** United States House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space, Space (Ralph Hall, chair; Jim Sensenbrenner, Ranking member) ** United States House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Technology, Environment and Aviation, Technology, Environment and Aviation (
Tim Valentine Itimous Thaddeus "Tim" Valentine Jr. (March 15, 1926 – November 10, 2015) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina from 1983 to 1995. Early life Valentine was born on March 15, 1926, in Ro ...
, chair; Tom Lewis, Ranking member) ** United States House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Science, Science (Rick Boucher, chair;
Sherwood Boehlert Sherwood Louis Boehlert (September 28, 1936September 20, 2021) was an American politician from New York. He represented a large swath of central New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2007. Boehlert, a Republican, ...
, Ranking member) ** United States House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Investigations and Oversight ( Jimmy Hayes, chair;
Paul B. Henry Paul Brentwood Henry (July 9, 1942 – July 31, 1993) was an American professor of political science and politician from Michigan. He was elected to five terms and served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1985 until his death from b ...
, Ranking member) * United States House Committee on Small Business, Small Business (
John J. LaFalce John Joseph LaFalce (born October 6, 1939) is an American politician who served as a Congressman from the state of New York from 1975 to 2003. He retired in 2002 after his district was merged with that of a fellow Democrat. LaFalce was first ele ...
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Jan Meyers Janice Lenore Meyers ( née Crilly; July 20, 1928 – June 21, 2019) was an American Republican party politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas. Biography Meyers was born in Lincoln, Nebraska. She attended ...
, Ranking member) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on SBA Legislation and the General Economy, SBA Legislation and the General Economy (
John J. LaFalce John Joseph LaFalce (born October 6, 1939) is an American politician who served as a Congressman from the state of New York from 1975 to 2003. He retired in 2002 after his district was merged with that of a fellow Democrat. LaFalce was first ele ...
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Jan Meyers Janice Lenore Meyers ( née Crilly; July 20, 1928 – June 21, 2019) was an American Republican party politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas. Biography Meyers was born in Lincoln, Nebraska. She attended ...
, Ranking member) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Regulation, Business Opportunities and Technology, Regulation, Business Opportunities and Technology (Ron Wyden, chair; Larry Combest, Ranking member) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Procurement, Taxation and Tourism, Procurement, Taxation and Tourism (James H. Bilbray, chair; Richard Baker (U.S. politician), Richard Baker, Ranking member) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Minority Enterprise, Finance and Urban Development, Minority Enterprise, Finance and Urban Development (
Kweisi Mfume Kweisi Mfume ( ; born Frizzell Gerald Gray; October 24, 1948) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Maryland's 7th congressional district, first serving from 1987 to 1996 and again since 2020. A member of the Democratic Pa ...
, chair; Ronald K. Machtley, Ranking member) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Exports and the Environment, Rural Enterprises, Exports and the Environment (Bill Sarpalius, chair;
Joel Hefley Joel Maurice Hefley (born April 18, 1935) is an American Republican politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing the 5th Congressional District of Colorado from 1987 to 2007. His wife, Lynn Hefle ...
, Ranking member) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct (Jim McDermott, chair;
Fred Grandy Fredrick Lawrence Grandy (born June 29, 1948) is an American actor who played "Gopher" on the sitcom ''The Love Boat'' and who later became a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Iowa. Grandy was most recently th ...
, Ranking member) * United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs (Gillespie V. Montgomery, chair; Bob Stump, Ranking member) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Education, Training and Employment, Education, Training and Employment (
Sonny Montgomery Gillespie V. "Sonny" Montgomery (August 5, 1920 – May 12, 2006) was an American soldier and politician from Mississippi who served in the Mississippi Senate and U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1997. He was also a retired major genera ...
, chair; Tim Hutchinson, Ranking member) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension and Insurance, Compensation, Pension and Insurance (
Jim Slattery James Charles Slattery (born August 4, 1948) is an American politician. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995 representing Kansas's 2nd congressional district as a Democrat, was the Democratic nominee for governor in ...
, chair;
Michael Bilirakis Michael Bilirakis (born July 16, 1930) is an American politician and lawyer from Florida. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1983 until 2007, representing the 9th District of Florida. Early life The ...
, Ranking member) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations (
Lane Evans Lane Allen Evans (August 4, 1951 – November 5, 2014) was an American attorney and politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2007, representing the 17th District of Illinois. Ev ...
, chair; Tom Ridge, Ranking member) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care, Hospitals and Health Care (
J. Roy Rowland James Roy Rowland Jr. (February 3, 1926 – April 25, 2022) was an American World War II veteran, politician, and physician who served six terms as a United States representative from Georgia from 1982 to 1995. Early life and education Rowla ...
, chair; Chris Smith, Ranking member) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Housing and Memorial Affairs, Housing and Memorial Affairs (
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, chair;
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, Ranking member) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means ( Dan Rostenkowski, chair, Sam Gibbons, acting; Bill Archer, Ranking member) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, Trade (Sam Gibbons, chair; Phil Crane, Ranking member) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, Oversight (J.J. Pickle, chair;
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, Ranking member) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, Select Revenue Measures ( Charles Rangel, chair;
Mel Hancock Melton D. "Mel" Hancock (September 14, 1929 – November 6, 2011) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri's 7th congressional district. Early life Hancock was born in Cape Fair, Stone County, Missouri and ...
, Ranking member) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, Health (
Pete Stark Fortney Hillman Stark Jr. (November 11, 1931 – January 24, 2020), known as Pete Stark, was an American businessman and politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 2013. A Democrat from California, St ...
, chair;
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, Ranking member) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, Social Security (
Andrew Jacobs Jr. Andrew Jacobs Jr. (February 24, 1932 – December 28, 2013) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as an Indiana state legislator and Congressman. Jacobs was a member of the United States House of Representatives for thir ...
, chair; Jim Bunning, Ranking member) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources, Human Resources (Harold Ford Sr., chair; Rick Santorum, Ranking member) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole


Joint

* Joint Economic Committee, Economic (Rep. Dave Obey, chair; Sen. Paul Sarbanes, Vice Chair) * Joint Committee on Taxation, Taxation (Rep. Dan Rostenkowski, chair; Sen. Daniel P. Moynihan, Vice Chair) * Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Rep. Charlie Rose, chair; Sen. Claiborne Pell, Vice Chair) * Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress, Organization of Congress (Sen. David L. Boren, Co-Chair; Rep.
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, Co-Chair) * Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Sen. Wendell Ford, chair; Rep. Charlie Rose, Vice Chair)


Caucuses

* Armenian Caucus * Biomedical Research Caucus * Blue Dog Coalition * Congressional Arts Caucus * Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus * Congressional Automotive Caucus * Congressional Black Caucus * Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans * Congressional Caucus on Korea * Congressional Fire Services Caucus * Friends of Ireland (U.S. Congress), Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus * Congressional Hispanic Caucus * Congressional Pediatric & Adult Hydrocephalus Caucus * Congressional Progressive Caucus * Congressional Travel & Tourism Caucus * Congressional Western Caucus * Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, Congresswomen's Caucus * House Democratic Caucus * Law Enforcement Caucus * Northern Border Caucus * Senate Democratic Caucus


Employees


List of federal agencies in the United States#Legislative branch, Legislative branch agency directors

* Architect of the Capitol: George M. White * Attending Physician of the United States Congress: Robert Krasner, until 1994 ** John Francis Eisold, John F. Eisold, from 1994 * Comptroller General of the United States: Charles A. Bowsher * Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Robert D. Reischauer * Librarian of Congress: James H. Billington * Public Printer of the United States: Robert Houk, until 1993 ** Michael F. DiMario, from 1993


Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Richard C. Halverson (Presbyterian) * Curator of the United States Senate, Curator: James R. Ketchum * Historian of the United States Senate, Historian: Richard A. Baker (historian), Richard A. Baker * Parliamentarian of the United States Senate, Parliamentarian: Alan Frumin * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Walter J. Stewart, until April 15, 1994 ** Martha S. Pope, from April 15, 1994 * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Roger K. Haley * Secretary for the Majority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Majority: C. Abbott Saffold * Secretary for the Minority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Minority: Howard O. Greene Jr. * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Martha S. Pope, until April 14, 1994 ** Robert L. Benoit, from April 15, 1994


House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: James David Ford (Lutheranism, Lutheran) * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: Donnald K. Anderson * Director of Non-Legislative and Financial Services: Leonard P. Wishart III, until January 1994 ** Randall B. Medlock, from January 1994 * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: James T. Molloy * Historian of the United States House of Representatives, Historian: Ray Smock * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: ** Meg Goetz (D) ** Bob Berry (reading clerk), Bob Berry along with Paul Hays (R) * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Parliamentarian: William Holmes Brown, William H. Brown, until September 16, 1994 ** Charles W. Johnson III, from September 16, 1994 * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Werner W. Brandt * Inspector General: John W. Lainhart IV


See also

* List of new members of the 103rd United States Congress * 1992 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress) ** 1992 United States presidential election ** 1992 United States Senate elections ** 1992 United States House of Representatives elections * 1994 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) ** 1994 United States Senate elections ** 1994 United States House of Representatives elections


Notes


External links


Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress




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