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The 111th United States Congress was a
The 111th United States Congress was a meeting
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of the legislative branch of the United States federal government
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from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011. It began during the last weeks of the George W. Bush administration, with the remainder spanning the first two years of Barack Obama's presidency. It was composed of the Senate
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and the House of Representatives
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. The apportionment of seats in the House was based on the 2000 U.S. Census
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.
In the November 2008 elections, the Democratic Party increased its majorities
A majority, also called a simple majority or absolute majority to distinguish it from related terms, is more than half of the total.Dictionary definitions of ''majority'' aMerriam-Websterfilibuster-proof 60-40
Pub.L. 111-73
* October 28, 2009:
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* February 12, 2010:
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* May 27, 2010
Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA)Pub.L. 111-175
* July 1, 2010: Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, * July 21, 2010:
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* July 22, 2010: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010
Pub.L. 111-205
* July 29, 2010: Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 * August 3, 2010: Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, * August 10, 2010: Securing the Preservation of Our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act, * September 27, 2010: Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, * October 5, 2010: Rosa's Law
Pub.L. 111-256
* October 8, 2010: Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) of 2010
Pub.L. 111-260
* October 11, 2010: NASA Authorization Act of 2010
Pub.L. 111-267
* October 13, 2010:
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* October 15, 2010:
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* December 8, 2010: Claims Resolution Act of 2010, * December 9, 2010: Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act
Pub.L. 111-294
* December 13, 2010: Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, * December 15, 2010: Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010
Pub.L. 111-309
* December 15, 2010: Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act
Pub.L. 111-311
* December 17, 2010:
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* December 22, 2010: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010, , * December 22, 2010: Truth In Caller ID Act of 2009
Pub.L. 111-331
* January 2, 2011: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, , * January 4, 2011: Shark Conservation Act, , * January 4, 2011: GPRA Modernization Act of 2010
Pub.L. 111-352
* January 4, 2011: Food Safety and Modernization Act, , * January 4, 2011: America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010
Pub.L. 111-358
* January 4, 2011:
Pub.L. 111-371
* January 4, 2011: National Alzheimer's Project Act
Pub.L. 111-375
* January 7, 2011: Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
Pub.L. 111-383
Four of the changes are associated with the 2008 presidential election and appointments to the Obama Administration, one senator changed parties, one election was disputed, two senators died, one senator resigned, and three appointed senators served only until special elections were held during this Congress.
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(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 15, 2009, to assume the position of Vice President of the United States, Vice President.
The appointed successor held the seat until a United States Senate special election in Delaware, 2010, special election was held November 2, 2010. , nowrap ,
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(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 20, 2009, to become United States Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of the Interior.
The appointed successor held the seat for the remainder of the term that ends with this Congress. , nowrap ,
(D) , January 21, 2009 , - ,
(1) , nowrap ,
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 21, 2009, to become United States Secretary of State, Secretary of State.
The appointed successor held the seat until a United States Senate special election in New York, 2010, special election was held November 2, 2010. , nowrap ,
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(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Changed party affiliation April 30, 2009. , nowrap ,
(D) , April 30, 2009 , - ,
(1) , nowrap ,
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died August 25, 2009.
The appointed successor held the seat until the elected successor took the seat. , nowrap ,
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(3) , nowrap ,
(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned September 9, 2009, for personal reasons.
The appointed successor held the seat for the remainder of the term that ends with this Congress. , nowrap ,
(R) , September 10, 2009 , - ,
(1) , nowrap ,
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Appointment expired February 4, 2010, following a United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2010, special election.
The winner of the election held the seat for the remainder of the term that ended January 3, 2013. , nowrap , Scott Brown
(R) , February 4, 2010 , - ,
(1) , nowrap , Robert Byrd
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 28, 2010.
The appointed successor held the seat until a United States Senate special election in West Virginia, 2010, special election was held November 2, 2010. , nowrap ,
(D) , July 16, 2010Goodwin was appointed July 16, 2010. He was sworn in on July 20, 2010, but his service began on July 16. , - ,
(2) , nowrap ,
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Appointed January 15, 2009. The appointment lasted only until the November 2010 special election, in which he was not a candidate.
The winner of the United States Senate special election in Delaware, 2010, special election held the seat for the remainder of the term that ended January 3, 2015. , nowrap ,
(D) , November 15, 2010Abrams, Jim
"5 Election Winners to be Sworn in Early"
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(1) , nowrap ,
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Appointed July 16, 2010. The appointment lasted only until the November 2010 special election, in which he was not a candidate.
The winner of the United States Senate special election in West Virginia, 2010, special election held the seat for the remainder of the term that ended January 3, 2013. , nowrap ,
(D) , November 15, 2010 , - ,
(3) , nowrap ,
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Appointed January 12, 2009. The appointment lasted only until the November 2010 special election, in which he was not a candidate.
The winner of the United States Senate election in Illinois, 2010, special election held the seat for the remainder of the term that ended with this Congress. , nowrap ,
(R) , November 29, 2010
A 2009 Illinois's 5th congressional district special election, special election was held April 7, 2009 , , Mike Quigley (politician), Michael Quigley (D) , April 7, 2009 , - , , ,
A 2009 California's 32nd congressional district special election, special election was held July 14, 2009. , , Judy Chu (D) , July 14, 2009 , - , , ,
A 2009 California's 10th congressional district special election, special election was held November 3, 2009. , , John Garamendi (D) , November 3, 2009 , - , , , John M. McHugh (R) , Resigned September 21, 2009, to become United States Secretary of the Army, U.S. Secretary of the Army.
A 2009 New York's 23rd congressional district special election, special election was held November 3, 2009. , , Bill Owens (Congressman), Bill Owens (D) , November 3, 2009 , - , , ,
A 2010 Florida's 19th congressional district special election, special election was held April 13, 2010. , ,
A 2010 New York's 29th congressional district elections, special election was held contemporaneously with the general election on November 2, 2010. , ,
A 2010 Georgia's 9th congressional district special election, special election runoff was held June 8, 2010. , ,
A 2010 Indiana's 3rd congressional district special election, special election was held contemporaneously with the general election on November 2, 2010. , ,
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
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Membership of the 111th Congress: A Profile
Congressional Research Service, December 31, 2008
Congressional Directory: Main Page
''Government Printing Office Online''. Detailed listings of many aspects of current & previous memberships and sessions of Congress. * * * * * * * * {{United States Congresses 111th United States Congress,
supermajority
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in the Senate), and with Barack Obama
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being sworn in as President
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on January 20, 2009, this gave a Democrats an overall federal government trifecta for the first time since the 103rd Congress
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in 1993.
However, the Senate supermajority only lasted for a period of 72 working days while the Senate was actually in session. A new delegate seat was created for the Northern Mariana Islands
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. The 111th Congress had the most long-serving members in history: at the start of the 111th Congress, the average member of the House had served 10.3 years, while the average Senator had served 13.4 years. The Democratic Party would not simultaneously control both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate again until more than a decade later, during the 117th Congress
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.
Major events
* January 2009: Two Senate seats were disputed when the Congress convened: *# An appointment dispute over the Illinois seat vacated by PresidentBarack Obama
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arose following Illinois Governor
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Rod Blagojevich
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's solicitation of bribes in exchange for an appointment to the Senate. Roland Burris
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(D) was appointed to the seat on December 31, 2008, but his credentials were not accepted until January 12, 2009.
*# An election dispute over the Minnesota seat previously held by Norm Coleman
Norman Bertram Coleman Jr. (born August 17, 1949) is an American politician, attorney, and lobbyist. From 2003 to 2009, he served as a United States Senator for Minnesota. From 1994 to 2002, he was mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota. First elec ...
(R), between Coleman and challenger Al Franken
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(D), was decided on June 30, 2009, in favor of Franken. Franken's admission gave the Senate Democratic caucus sixty votes, enough to defeat a filibuster
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in a party-line vote.
* January 8, 2009: Joint session counted the Electoral College votes of the 2008 presidential election.See . Section 1 sets the beginning of the first session of the 111th Congress. Section 2 sets the date for counting Electoral College votes.
* January 20, 2009: Barack Obama
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became 44th President of the United States
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.
* February 24, 2009: President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress
* April 28, 2009: Senator Arlen Specter
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switched Switched may refer to:
* Switched (band)
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History
Forming in 1999 as Sw1tch, the band played shows around Ohio and released a demo entitled ''Fuckin' Demo''. T ...
from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
* September 9, 2009: President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress to promote health care reform
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, which Representative Joe Wilson (R) interrupted by shouting at the President.
* January 21, 2010: Citizens United v. FEC: The U.S. Supreme Court struck down limits on campaign contributions by nonprofits, corporations, labor unions and other associations.
* January 25, 2010: 2010 State of the Union Address
* February 4, 2010: Republican Scott Brown's election to the Senate ended the Democratic super-majority.
* April 20 – September 19, 2010: Deepwater Horizon oil spill
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* November 2, 2010: 2010 general elections, in which Republicans regained control of the House while the Democrats remained in control of the Senate.
Major legislation
Enacted
* January 29, 2009: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, * February 4, 2009: Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act ( SCHIP), * February 17, 2009:American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) (), nicknamed the Recovery Act, was a stimulus package enacted by the 111th U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama in February 2009. Developed in response to the Gr ...
(ARRA),
* March 11, 2009: Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009,
* March 30, 2009: Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009,
* April 21, 2009: Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act,
* May 20, 2009: Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009,
* May 20, 2009: Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 The Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 () is an enacted public law in the United States. On May 20, 2009, the Senate bill was signed into law by President Barack Obama. The stated purpose of the act, a product of the 111th United States C ...
,
* May 22, 2009: Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009,
* May 22, 2009: Credit CARD Act of 2009
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,
* June 22, 2009: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, as Division A of
* June 24, 2009: Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2009 including the Car Allowance Rebate System
The Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), colloquially known as "cash for clunkers", was a $3 billion U.S. federal scrappage program intended to provide economic incentives to U.S. residents to purchase a new, more fuel-efficient vehicle whe ...
(Cash for Clunkers),
* October 15, 2009: Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan ActPub.L. 111-73
* October 28, 2009:
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
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, including the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act,
* November 6, 2009: Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009,
* November 11, 2009: Military Spouses Residency Relief Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-97
* December 16, 2009: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010,
* January 27, 2010: Emergency Aid to American Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake ActPub.L. 111-127
* February 12, 2010:
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act
The Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, Title I of , is a public law passed by the 111th United States Congress and signed by US President Barack Obama on February 12, 2010. The act reinstated pay-as-you-go budgeting rules used in Congress from 1 ...
, as Title I of
* March 4, 2010: Travel Promotion Act of 2009 The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (, Sec. 9) is a law creating the Corporation for Travel Promotion (d.b.a. Brand USA), a public-private partnership tasked with promoting tourism in the United States. To fund the Corporation's activities, the Act p ...
, as Section 9 of
* March 18, 2010: Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act
The Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act of 2010 (, ) is a law in the 111th United States Congress to provide payroll tax breaks and incentives for businesses to hire unemployed workers. Often characterized as a "jobs bill", certain ...
,
* March 23, 2010: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), formally known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and colloquially known as Obamacare, is a landmark U.S. federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by Pres ...
,
* March 30, 2010: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010
The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (, ) is a law that was enacted by the 111th United States Congress, by means of the reconciliation process, in order to amend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (). The law includes the ...
, including the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act,
* May 5, 2010: Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010,
* May 24, 2010: Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery ActPub.L. 111-172
* May 27, 2010
Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA)
* July 1, 2010: Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, * July 21, 2010:
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
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,
* July 22, 2010: Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010Pub.L. 111-204
* July 22, 2010: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010
Pub.L. 111-205
* July 29, 2010: Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 * August 3, 2010: Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, * August 10, 2010: Securing the Preservation of Our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act, * September 27, 2010: Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, * October 5, 2010: Rosa's Law
Pub.L. 111-256
* October 8, 2010: Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) of 2010
Pub.L. 111-260
* October 11, 2010: NASA Authorization Act of 2010
Pub.L. 111-267
* October 13, 2010:
Plain Writing Act of 2010
On June 1, 1998, President Bill Clinton issued a Memorandum on Plain Language in Government Writing.PDF The rationale for this memorandum was to "make the Government more responsive, accessible, and understandable in its communications with the p ...
Pub.L. 111-274
* October 15, 2010:
Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010
The Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010 is an Act of Congress passed in 2010 to better ready presidential campaigns for their potential transition before the election occurs. It provides mechanisms for the GSA to work with major part ...
Pub.L. 111-283
* December 8, 2010: Claims Resolution Act of 2010, * December 9, 2010: Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act
Pub.L. 111-294
* December 13, 2010: Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, * December 15, 2010: Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010
Pub.L. 111-309
* December 15, 2010: Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act
Pub.L. 111-311
* December 17, 2010:
Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010
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, ,
* December 18, 2010: Fur Products Labeling ActPub.L. 111-313
* December 22, 2010: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010, , * December 22, 2010: Truth In Caller ID Act of 2009
Pub.L. 111-331
* January 2, 2011: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, , * January 4, 2011: Shark Conservation Act, , * January 4, 2011: GPRA Modernization Act of 2010
Pub.L. 111-352
* January 4, 2011: Food Safety and Modernization Act, , * January 4, 2011: America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010
Pub.L. 111-358
* January 4, 2011:
Local Community Radio Act
The Local Community Radio Act is an act of broadcast law in the United States, explicitly authorizing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to license local low-power broadcasting in the FM broadcast band (LPFM). After five years and four ...
Pub.L. 111-371
* January 4, 2011: National Alzheimer's Project Act
Pub.L. 111-375
* January 7, 2011: Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
Pub.L. 111-383
Health care reform
At the encouragement of theObama administration
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, Congress devoted significant time considering health care reform
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* Broaden the population that receives health care coverage through either public sector insu ...
. In March 2010, Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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into law, the first comprehensive health care reform
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* Broaden the population that receives health care coverage through either public sector insu ...
legislation in decades, along with further amendments in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010
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. Other major reform proposals during the health care debate included:
* Affordable Health Care for America Act
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(known as the House bill)
* America's Healthy Future Act (known as the Baucus bill)
* Healthy Americans Act (known as the Wyden/Bennett Bennett may refer to:
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bill)
* United States National Health Care Act
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(known as the Conyers
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bill, a single payer proposal)
* Physician Payments Sunshine Act
Proposed
Proposed bills include (in alphabetical order): *American Clean Energy and Security Act
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* District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act
* Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act
* DREAM Act
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* Employee Free Choice Act
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The bill's purpose, as taken from the 200 ...
* Employment Non-Discrimination Act
* Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009
* Food Safety Enhancement Act
* Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2009
* Homeowner's Defense Act
* Military Readiness Enhancement Act
* Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act
* Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2009
* Public Option Act
The public health insurance option, also known as the public insurance option or the public option, is a proposal to create a government-run health insurance agency that would compete with other private health insurance companies within the United ...
* Respect for Marriage Act
The Respect for Marriage Act (RFMA; ) is a landmark United States federal law passed by the 117th United States Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden. It repeals the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), requires the U.S. federal gover ...
* Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act
* Uniting American Families Act
The Uniting American Families Act (UAFA, , ) is a U.S. bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 to eliminate discrimination in immigration by permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and of lawful permanent resi ...
* Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act
Vetoed
* December 30, 2009: , a continuing appropriations resolution that became unnecessary * October 7, 2010: , Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2010Treaties ratified
* December 22, 2010:New START
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(111-5)
Major nomination hearings
* January–April 2009: Senate held confirmation hearings forBarack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Obama was the first Af ...
's cabinet.
* July 13–16, 2009: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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held a hearing on Sonia Sotomayor
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's appointment to the United States Supreme Court.
* June 28–30, 2010: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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held a hearing on Elena Kagan
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's appointment to the United States Supreme Court.
Impeachments
* : JudgeSamuel B. Kent
Samuel B. Kent (born June 22, 1949) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, whose term ended in resignation in 2009 following charges of sexual abuse.
Kent served in the si ...
: impeached June 19, 2009, (Archived by WebCite at ) resigned June 30, 2009, before trial; charges dismissed July 22, 2009. (Archived by WebCite at )
* : Judge Thomas Porteous
Gabriel Thomas Porteous Jr. (December 15, 1946 – November 14, 2021) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He served for sixteen years before being impeached and removed f ...
: impeached March 11, 2010, convicted December 8, 2010.
Party summary
:''Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section, below.''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 ...
: Dick Cheney
Richard Bruce Cheney ( ; born January 30, 1941) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. He is currently the oldest living former ...
(R), until January 20, 2009
** Joe Biden (D), from January 20, 2009
* 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), until June 28, 2010
** 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 ...
(D), from June 28, 2010
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 Conference Chairman: Harry Reid
Harry Mason Reid Jr. (; December 2, 1939 – December 28, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Nevada from 1987 to 2017. He led the Senate Democratic Caucus from 2005 to 2017 and was the Sena ...
* Assistant Majority Leader (Majority Whip): Richard Durbin
* Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman: Charles Schumer
Charles Ellis Schumer ( ; born November 23, 1950) is an American politician serving as Senate Majority Leader since January 20, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Schumer is in his fourth Senate term, hav ...
* Democratic Conference Secretary: Patty Murray
Patricia Lynn Murray (; born October 11, 1950) is an American politician and educator who is the senior United States senator from Washington since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Murray was in the Washington State Senate from 1988 to ...
* Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman: Bob Menendez
Robert Menendez (; born January 1, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States senator from New Jersey, a seat he has held since 2006. Gale (publisher), Gale Biography I ...
* Policy Committee Chairman: Byron Dorgan
* Steering and Outreach Committee Chairman: Debbie Stabenow
Deborah Ann Stabenow ( ; née Greer, born April 29, 1950) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Michigan, a seat she has held since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, she became the state's first female ...
* Committee Outreach Chairman: Jeff Bingaman
* Rural Outreach Chairman: Blanche Lincoln
* Chief Deputy Whip: 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 ...
* Deputy Whips: Tom Carper
Thomas Richard Carper (born January 23, 1947) is an American politician and former military officer serving as the senior United States senator from Delaware, having held the seat since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, Carper served i ...
, Bill Nelson
Clarence William Nelson II (born September 29, 1942) is an American politician and attorney serving as the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Nelson previously served as a United States Senator from Flo ...
, and 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 ...
Minority (Republican) leadership
* Minority Leader: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, McCon ...
* Assistant Minority Leader (Minority Whip): 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, s ...
* Counselor to the Minority Leader: Bob Bennett
* Republican Conference Chairman: Lamar Alexander
Andrew Lamar Alexander Jr. (born July 3, 1940) is a retired American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he also was the 45th governor of Tennessee from ...
* Republican Conference Vice Chairman: Lisa Murkowski
Lisa Ann Murkowski ( ; born May 22, 1957) is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator for Alaska, having held that seat since 2002. Murkowski is the second-most senior Republican woman in the Senate, after S ...
, until September 17, 2010
** John Barrasso
John Anthony Barrasso III ( ; born July 21, 1952) is an American physician and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Wyoming, a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Wyoming State ...
, from September 22, 2010
* Policy Committee Chairman: John Ensign, until June 17, 2009
** John Thune, from June 25, 2009
* National Senatorial Committee Chair: John Cornyn
John Cornyn III ( ; born February 2, 1952) is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Texas, a seat he has held since 2002. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the Senate majority whip for ...
*Chief Deputy Whip: Richard Burr
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 ...
: 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 ...
(D)
* Assistant to the Speaker: Chris Van Hollen
Christopher Van Hollen Jr. (born January 10, 1959) is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Maryland since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Van Hollen served as the U.S. representative ...
(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.
: Steny Hoyer
Steny Hamilton Hoyer (born June 14, 1939) is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for since 1981 and as House Majority Leader since 2019. A Democrat, Hoyer was first elected in a special election on May 19, 19 ...
* Majority Whip
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: Jim Clyburn
James Enos Clyburn (born July 21, 1940) is an American politician and retired educator serving as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina. He has served as House Majority Whip since 2019. He is a two-time m ...
* Senior Chief Deputy Majority Whip: John Lewis
John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American politician and civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville ...
* Chief Deputy Majority Whips: Maxine Waters, John S. Tanner
John Sumners Tanner (born September 22, 1944) is a former American politician who served as the U.S. representative for , serving from 1989 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Since his retirement, Tanner has served as the Vice C ...
, Ed Pastor
Edward Lopez Pastor (; June 28, 1943 – November 27, 2018) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Arizona from 1991 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Arizona ...
, Jan Schakowsky
Janice Schakowsky ( ; née Danoff; born May 26, 1944) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative from since 1999. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
The district is anchored in Chicago's North Side, including mu ...
, Joseph Crowley, Diana DeGette
Diana Louise DeGette (; born July 29, 1957) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, her district is based in Denver. DeGette was a Chief Deputy Whip from 2005 ...
, G. K. Butterfield, Debbie Wasserman Schultz
* Democratic Caucus Chairman: John B. Larson
John Barry Larson (born July 22, 1948) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for since 1999. The district is based in the state capital, Hartford. A member of the Democratic Party, Larson chaired the Hou ...
* Democratic Caucus Vice-Chairman: 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 Ja ...
* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Chris Van Hollen
Christopher Van Hollen Jr. (born January 10, 1959) is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Maryland since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Van Hollen served as the U.S. representative ...
* Steering/Policy Committee Co-Chairs: George Miller and Rosa DeLauro
Rosa Luisa DeLauro (; born March 2, 1943) is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in New Haven and includes most of its suburbs. DeLauro is ...
* Organization, Study, and Review Chairman: Michael Capuano
Michael Everett Capuano ( ; born January 9, 1952) is an American politician and attorney who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1999 to 2019. A Democrat, his district included the northern three-fourths of Boston, as well ...
Minority (Republican) leadership
* Minority Leader:John Boehner
John Andrew Boehner ( ; born , 1949) is an American retired politician who served as the 53rd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served 13 terms as the U.S. represe ...
* Minority Whip
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: Eric Cantor
Eric Ivan Cantor (born June 6, 1963) is an American lawyer and former politician who represented Virginia's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2014. A Republican, Cantor served as House Minori ...
* Chief Deputy Whip: Kevin McCarthy
* Republican Conference Chairman: Mike Pence
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* Republican Conference Vice-Chair
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man: Cathy McMorris-Rodgers
* 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 ...
: John Carter
* Policy Committee Chairman: Thaddeus McCotter
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* Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Pete Sessions
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*Ranking Member
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of the House Rules Committee: David Dreier
Members
* '' Skip to House of Representatives, below''Senate
In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 2010; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 2012; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 2014.
Alabama
(We dare defend our rights)
, anthem = " Alabama"
, image_map = Alabama in United States.svg
, seat = Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County
, LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham
, area_total_km2 = 135,7 ...
: 2. Jeff Sessions (R)
: 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 ...
(R)
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 ...
: 2. Mark Begich
Mark Peter Begich ( ; born March 30, 1962) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Alaska from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as Mayor of Anchorage from 2003 to 2009.
Born in ...
(D)
: 3. Lisa Murkowski
Lisa Ann Murkowski ( ; born May 22, 1957) is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator for Alaska, having held that seat since 2002. Murkowski is the second-most senior Republican woman in the Senate, after S ...
(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. 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, s ...
(R)
: 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 te ...
(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 O ...
: 2. Mark Pryor (D)
: 3. Blanche Lincoln (D)
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
: 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 wa ...
(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 the ...
: 2. Mark Udall
Mark Emery Udall ( ; born July 18, 1950) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Colorado from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, repre ...
(D)
: 3. Ken Salazar
Kenneth Lee Salazar (born March 2, 1955) is an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat who is the United States ambassador to Mexico. He previously served as the 50th United States Secretary of the Interior in the administration of President B ...
(D), until January 20, 2009
:: Michael Bennet
Michael Farrand Bennet (born November 28, 1964) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Colorado, a seat he has held since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, he was appointed ...
(D), from January 21, 2009
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 (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the ...
: 1. Joe Lieberman (I)
: 3. Chris Dodd
Christopher John Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the List of United Sta ...
(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 ...
: 1. Tom Carper
Thomas Richard Carper (born January 23, 1947) is an American politician and former military officer serving as the senior United States senator from Delaware, having held the seat since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, Carper served i ...
(D)
: 2. Joe Biden (D), until January 15, 2009
:: Ted Kaufman
Edward Emmett Kaufman (born March 15, 1939) is a retired American politician and businessman who served as a United States senator from Delaware from 2009 to 2010. He chaired the Congressional Oversight Panel for the Oversight of the Troubled As ...
(D), January 16, 2009 – November 15, 2010
:: Chris Coons
Christopher Andrew Coons (born September 9, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Delaware since 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, Coons served as the county executive of New Castle C ...
(D), from November 15, 2010
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 ...
: 1. Bill Nelson
Clarence William Nelson II (born September 29, 1942) is an American politician and attorney serving as the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Nelson previously served as a United States Senator from Flo ...
(D)
: 3. Mel Martinez
Mel, Mels or MEL may refer to:
Biology
* Mouse erythroleukemia cell line (MEL)
* National Herbarium of Victoria, a herbarium with the Index Herbariorum code MEL
People
* Mel (given name), the abbreviated version of several given names (includin ...
(R), until September 9, 2009
:: George LeMieux
George Stephen LeMieux ( ; born May 21, 1969) is an American former politician who was a United States Senator from Florida from 2009 to 2011. He is chairman of the Florida-based law firm of Gunster Yoakley & Stewart and was chief of staff to Go ...
(R), from September 10, 2009
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
* Related to the ...
: 2. Saxby Chambliss (R)
: 3. Johnny Isakson (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 Senate, United States Senator from Hawaii from 1990 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), De ...
(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 ...
(D)
Idaho
Idaho ( ) is a U.S. state, 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 Monta ...
: 2. Jim Risch
James Elroy Risch ( ; born May 3, 1943) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Idaho since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served as lieutenant governor of Idaho under governors Dirk Kem ...
(R)
: 3. Mike Crapo
Michael Dean Crapo ( ; born May 20, 1951) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Idaho, a seat he has held since 1999. A member of the Republican Party, Crapo previously served as the U.S. repres ...
(R)
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rock ...
: 2. Dick Durbin
Richard Joseph Durbin (born November 21, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Illinois, a seat he has held since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Durbin has served as the Senate De ...
(D)
: 3. Roland Burris
Roland Wallace Burris (born August 3, 1937) is an American politician and attorney who is a former United States Senator from the state of Illinois and a member of the Democratic Party.
In 1978, Burris was the first African American elected ...
(D), January 12, 2009 – November 29, 2010Burris was appointed on December 31, 2008, during the 110th United States Congress
The 110th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, between January 3, 2007, and January 3, 2009, during the last two years of the Presidency of George W. Bush. It was composed of ...
. However, he was not allowed to take the oath until January 15, 2009, due to the controversy surrounding Gov. Rod Blagojevich
Rod Blagojevich ( , born December 10, 1956), often referred to by his nicknames "Blago" or "B-Rod", is an American former politician, political commentator, and convicted felon who served as the 40th governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009, when ...
, who appointed him.
:: Mark Kirk
Mark Steven Kirk (born September 15, 1959) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as a United States senator from Illinois from 2010 to 2017, and as the United States representative for Illinois's 10th congressional district fr ...
(R), from November 29, 2010
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 ...
: 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 Den ...
(R)
: 3. Evan Bayh (D)
Iowa
Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, 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: Wiscon ...
: 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 Io ...
(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 senior United States senator from Iowa, having held the seat since 1981. In 2022, h ...
(R)
Kansas
Kansas () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its Capital city, capital is Topeka, Kansas, Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita, Kansas, Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebras ...
: 2. Pat Roberts
Charles Patrick Roberts (born April 20, 1936) is a retired American politician and journalist who served as a United States senator from Kansas from 1997 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Roberts served 8 terms in the U.S. House of Rep ...
(R)
: 3. Sam Brownback
Samuel Dale Brownback (born September 12, 1956) is an American attorney, politician, diplomat, and member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party who served as the United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Fr ...
(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 ...
: 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, McCon ...
(R)
: 3. Jim Bunning (R)
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 bord ...
: 2. Mary Landrieu
Mary Loretta Landrieu ( ; born November 23, 1955) is an American entrepreneur and politician who served as a United States senator from Louisiana from 1997 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Landrieu served as the Louisiana State Treas ...
(D)
: 3. David Vitter
David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and politician who served as United States Senator for Louisiana from 2005 to 2017.
A Republican, Vitter served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1992 to 1999. ...
(R)
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 nor ...
: 1. 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 outco ...
(R)
: 2. Susan Collins (R)
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 t ...
: 1. Ben Cardin
Benjamin Louis Cardin (born October 5, 1943) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Maryland, a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was the U.S. representat ...
(D)
: 3. Barbara Mikulski
Barbara Ann Mikulski ( ; born July 20, 1936) is an American politician and social worker who served as a United States senator from Maryland from 1987 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she also served in the United States House of Repr ...
(D)
Massachusetts
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: 1. 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 ...
(D), until August 25, 2009
:: Paul G. Kirk
Paul Grattan Kirk Jr. (born January 18, 1938) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Massachusetts from 2009 to 2010, having been appointed to fill the vacancy created by the death of Ted Kennedy. From 19 ...
(D), September 24, 2009 – February 4, 2010
:: Scott Brown (R), from February 4, 2010
: 2. 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, he ...
(D)
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 t ...
: 1. Debbie Stabenow
Deborah Ann Stabenow ( ; née Greer, born April 29, 1950) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Michigan, a seat she has held since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, she became the state's first female ...
(D)
: 2. 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 ...
(D)
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 t ...
: 1. Amy Klobuchar
Amy Jean Klobuchar ( ; born May 25, 1960) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Minnesota, a seat she has held since 2007. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Minn ...
(D)
: 2. Al Franken
Alan Stuart Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American comedian, politician, media personality, and author who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 2009 to 2018. He gained fame as a writer and performer on the television comed ...
(D),from July 7, 2009Al Franken was elected to the term beginning January 3, 2009, but did not take office until July 7, 2009, due to a recount and subsequent election challenge.
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. Roger Wicker
Roger Frederick Wicker (born July 5, 1951) is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Mississippi, in office since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, Wicker previously served as a member of the ...
(R)
: 2. Thad Cochran (R)
Missouri
Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...
: 1. Claire McCaskill
Claire Conner McCaskill (; born July 24, 1953) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Missouri from 2007 to 2019 and as State Auditor of Missouri from 1999 to 2007.
McCaskill is a native of Rolla, Missouri. She g ...
(D)
: 3. Kit Bond
Christopher Samuel "Kit" Bond (born March 6, 1939) is an American attorney, politician and former United States Senator from Missouri and a member of the Republican Party. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986, he defeated Democrat Harriett W ...
(R)
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 Columb ...
: 1. Jon Tester
Raymond Jon Tester (born August 21, 1956) is an American farmer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Montana, a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, Tester is the dean of Montana's congressi ...
(D)
: 2. Max Baucus
Maxwell Sieben Baucus ( Enke; born December 11, 1941) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Montana from 1978 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a U.S. senator for over 35 years, making him the long ...
(D)
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 sout ...
: 1. Ben Nelson
Earl Benjamin Nelson (born May 17, 1941) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 37th governor of Nebraska from 1991 to 1999 and as a United States Senator from Nebraska from 2001 to 2013. He is a member of the Dem ...
(D)
: 2. Mike Johanns (R)
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 ...
: 1. John Ensign (R)
: 3. Harry Reid
Harry Mason Reid Jr. (; December 2, 1939 – December 28, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Nevada from 1987 to 2017. He led the Senate Democratic Caucus from 2005 to 2017 and was the Sena ...
(D)
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 ...
: 2. Jeanne Shaheen
Cynthia Jeanne Shaheen ( ; née Bowers, born January 28, 1947) is an American retired educator and politician serving as the senior United States senator from New Hampshire since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Shaheen served as the 78 ...
(D)
: 3. Judd Gregg (R)
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 Delawa ...
: 1. Bob Menendez
Robert Menendez (; born January 1, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States senator from New Jersey, a seat he has held since 2006. Gale (publisher), Gale Biography I ...
(D)
: 2. Frank Lautenberg (D)
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Albuquerque metropolitan area, Tiguex
, Offi ...
: 1. Jeff Bingaman (D)
: 2. Tom Udall
Thomas Stewart Udall ( ; born May 18, 1948) is an American diplomat, lawyer and politician serving as the United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator fro ...
(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
* '' ...
: 1. Hillary Clinton
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, diplomat, and former lawyer who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State for President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, as a United States sen ...
(D), until January 21, 2009
:: Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand (; ; born December 9, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from New York since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as member of the U.S. House of ...
(D), from January 26, 2009
: 3. Chuck Schumer
Charles Ellis Schumer ( ; born November 23, 1950) is an American politician serving as Senate Majority Leader since January 20, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Schumer is in his fourth Senate term, having held his seat since 1999, an ...
(D)
North Carolina
North Carolina () is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 28th largest and List of states and territories of the United ...
: 2. Kay Hagan
Janet Kay Hagan (née Ruthven; May 26, 1953 – October 28, 2019) was an American lawyer, banking executive, and politician who served as a United States Senator from North Carolina from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, she previ ...
(D)
: 3. Richard Burr (R)
North Dakota
North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, ...
: 1. Kent Conrad (D-NPL)
: 3. Byron Dorgan (D-NPL)
Ohio
Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-l ...
: 1. Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Campbell Brown (; born November 9, 1952) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Ohio, a seat which he has held since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for Ohio ...
(D)
: 3. George Voinovich
George Victor Voinovich (July 15, 1936June 12, 2016) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Ohio from 1999 to 2011, the 65th governor of Ohio from 1991 to 1998 and the 54th mayor of Cleveland from 1980 to 1989, the ...
(R)
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New ...
: 2. Jim Inhofe
James Mountain Inhofe ( ; born November 17, 1934) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Oklahoma, a seat he was first elected to in 1994. A member of the Republican Party, he chaired the U.S. Senate Committ ...
(R)
: 3. Tom Coburn (R)
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 ...
: 2. Jeff Merkley
Jeffrey Alan Merkley (born October 24, 1956) is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Oregon since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Merkley served as the 64th speaker of the Oregon House of Representati ...
(D)
: 3. Ron Wyden
Ronald Lee Wyden (; born May 3, 1949) is an American politician and retired educator serving as the senior United States senator from Oregon, a seat he has held since 1996. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the United States Hou ...
(D)
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, ...
: 1. Bob Casey Jr. (D)
: 3. Arlen Specter
Arlen Specter (February 12, 1930 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer, author and politician who served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1981 to 2011. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican fr ...
(R) until April 29, 2009, then (D)Arlen Specter announced his switch from the Republican to the Democratic party on April 28, and it officially took effect on April 30.
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. Sheldon Whitehouse (D)
: 2. Jack Reed (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 = ...
: 2. Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Olin Graham (born July 9, 1955) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina, a seat he has held since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Graham chaired the Senate Committee on ...
(R)
: 3. Jim DeMint (R)
South Dakota
South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large po ...
: 2. Tim P. Johnson (D)
: 3. John Thune (R)
Tennessee
Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 36th-largest by ...
: 1. Bob Corker
Robert Phillips Corker Jr. (born August 24, 1952) is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 2007 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as Chair of the Senate Foreign Rel ...
(R)
: 2. Lamar Alexander
Andrew Lamar Alexander Jr. (born July 3, 1940) is a retired American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he also was the 45th governor of Tennessee from ...
(R)
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...
: 1. 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 Republic ...
(R)
: 2. John Cornyn
John Cornyn III ( ; born February 2, 1952) is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Texas, a seat he has held since 2002. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the Senate majority whip for ...
(R)
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 its ...
: 1. Orrin Hatch (R)
: 3. Bob Bennett (R)
Vermont
Vermont () is a U.S. state, 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 (state), New York to the west, and the Provin ...
: 1. Bernie Sanders
Bernard Sanders (born September8, 1941) is an American politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Vermont since 2007. He was the U.S. representative for the state's at-large congressional district from 1991 to 20 ...
(I)
: 3. Patrick Leahy
Patrick Joseph Leahy (; born March 31, 1940) is an American politician and attorney who is the senior United States senator from Vermont and serves as the president pro tempore of the United States Senate. A member of the Democratic Party, ...
(D)
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 are ...
: 1. Jim Webb (D)
: 2. Mark Warner
Mark Robert Warner (born December 15, 1954) is an American businessman and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Virginia, a seat he has held since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Warner served as the 69th gov ...
(D)
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 o ...
: 1. Maria Cantwell
Maria Ellen Cantwell (; born October 13, 1958) is an American politician and former businesswoman serving as the junior United States senator from Washington since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the Washingto ...
(D)
: 3. Patty Murray
Patricia Lynn Murray (; born October 11, 1950) is an American politician and educator who is the senior United States senator from Washington since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Murray was in the Washington State Senate from 1988 to ...
(D)
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 ...
: 1. Robert Byrd (D), until June 28, 2010
:: Carte Goodwin
Carte Patrick Goodwin (born February 27, 1974) is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia in 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, he was appointed by Governor Joe Manchin on July 16, 2010 t ...
(D), July 16, 2010 – November 15, 2010
:: Joe Manchin
Joseph Manchin III (born August 24, 1947) is an American politician and businessman serving as the senior United States senator from West Virginia, a seat he has held since 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, Manchin was the 34th governor o ...
(D), from November 15, 2010
: 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 ...
: 1. 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 ...
(D)
: 3. 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 ...
(D)
Wyoming
Wyoming () is a state in the 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 southwest, and Colorado to t ...
: 1. John Barrasso
John Anthony Barrasso III ( ; born July 21, 1952) is an American physician and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Wyoming, a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Wyoming State ...
(R)
: 2. Mike Enzi (R)
House of Representatives
Alabama
(We dare defend our rights)
, anthem = " Alabama"
, image_map = Alabama in United States.svg
, seat = Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County
, LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham
, area_total_km2 = 135,7 ...
: . Jo Bonner
Josiah Robins Bonner Jr. (born November 19, 1959) is an American academic administrator and former politician who currently serves as the fourth president of the University of South Alabama. He was previously the U.S. representative for from 20 ...
(R)
: . Bobby Bright
Bobby Neal Bright Sr. (born July 21, 1952) is an American former lawyer, farmer, and former politician who served as a U.S. Representative and was previously the three term Mayor of Montgomery, Alabama. He served from 2009 to 2011 as the Repre ...
(D)
: . Mike Rogers (R)
: . Robert Aderholt (R)
: . Parker Griffith
Rolf Parker Griffith Jr. (born August 6, 1942) is an American retired physician, entrepreneur and politician who served in the Alabama State Senate from 2006 to 2008 and then as the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2011.
A lifelong member o ...
(D, then R)
: . 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) a ...
(R)
: . Artur Davis
Artur Genestre Davis (; born October 9, 1967) is an American attorney and former politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for from 2003 to 2011. He was also a candidate for the Democratic nomina ...
(D)
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 ...
: . 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 fo ...
(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 ...
: . Ann Kirkpatrick (D)
: . Trent Franks (R)
: . John Shadegg (R)
: . Ed Pastor
Edward Lopez Pastor (; June 28, 1943 – November 27, 2018) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Arizona from 1991 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Arizona ...
(D)
: . Harry Mitchell (D)
: . Jeff Flake
Jeffry Lane Flake (born December 31, 1962) is an American politician and diplomat who is the current U.S Ambassador to Turkey. A member of the Republican Party, Flake served in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013 and ...
(R)
: . Raúl Grijalva (D)
: . Gabby Giffords (D)
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 O ...
: . Marion Berry (D)
: . Vic Snyder (D)
: . John Boozman
John Nichols Boozman ( ; born December 10, 1950) is an American politician and former optometrist serving as the senior United States senator from Arkansas, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. repres ...
(R)
: . Mike Ross (D)
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
: . Mike Thompson (D)
: . Wally Herger (R)
: . Dan Lungren (R)
: . Tom McClintock (R)
: . Doris Matsui (D)
: . Lynn Woolsey (D)
: . George Miller (D)
: . 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 ...
(D)
: . Barbara Lee
Barbara Jean Lee (née Tutt; born July 16, 1946) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for . Now in her 12th term, Lee has served since 1998, and is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, numbered as the 9th ...
(D)
: . Ellen Tauscher
Ellen O'Kane Tauscher (November 15, 1951 – April 29, 2019) was an American businesswoman, diplomat, and Democratic Party politician who was the U.S. representative for California's 10th congressional district from 1997 to 2009. From 2009 to 2012 ...
(D), until June 26, 2009
:: John Garamendi (D), from November 3, 2009
: . Jerry McNerney (D)
: . Jackie Speier
Karen Lorraine Jacqueline Speier ( ; born May 14, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for , serving in Congress since 2008. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, numbered as the 12th Dis ...
(D)
: . 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, S ...
(D)
: . 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 ...
(D)
: . Mike Honda (D)
: . Zoe Lofgren
Susan Ellen "Zoe" Lofgren ( ; born December 21, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician serving as a U.S. representative from California. A member of the Democratic Party, Lofgren is in her 13th term in Congress, having been first elected in ...
(D)
: . Sam Farr (D)
: . Dennis Cardoza (D)
: . George Radanovich
George Purdy Radanovich (born June 20, 1955) is an American politician and former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1995 to 2011. The district includes most of northern Fresno, as well as several rural areas northeast of the city. He did no ...
(R)
: . Jim Costa
James Manuel Costa (born April 13, 1952) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2023, previously representing the 20th congressional district from 2005 to 2013 and the 16th congressional district from 2013 to ...
(D)
: . Devin Nunes (R)
: . Kevin McCarthy (R)
: . Lois Capps (D)
: . Elton Gallegly (R)
: . Howard 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 ...
(R)
: . David Dreier (R)
: . Brad Sherman
Bradley James Sherman (born October 24, 1954) is an American accountant and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 30th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he first entered Congress in ...
(D)
: . 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 ...
(D)
: . Adam Schiff
Adam Bennett Schiff (born June 22, 1960) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who has served as a U.S. representative since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he has represented since 2013.
Schiff's district (numbered as the 2 ...
(D)
: . 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 Ja ...
(D)
: . Hilda Solis
Hilda Lucia Solis (; born October 20, 1957) is an American politician and a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 1st district. Solis previously served as the 25th United States Secretary of Labor from 2009 to 2013, as par ...
(D), until February 24, 2009
:: Judy Chu (D), from July 14, 2009
: . Diane Watson
Diane Edith Watson (born November 12, 1933) is a former American politician who served as US Representative for , serving from 2003 until 2011, after first being elected in the 32nd District in a 2001 special election. She is a member of the Dem ...
(D)
: . Lucille Roybal-Allard (D)
: . Maxine Waters (D)
: . Jane Harman (D)
: . Laura Richardson (D)
: . Grace Napolitano
Graciela Flores "Grace" Napolitano (; born December 4, 1936) is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented California's San Gabriel Valley and other parts of Los Angeles County in the United States House of Representatives sinc ...
(D)
: . Linda Sanchez
Linda may refer to:
As a name
* Linda (given name), a female given name (including a list of people and fictional characters so named)
* Linda (singer) (born 1977), stage name of Svetlana Geiman, a Russian singer
* Anita Linda (born Alice Lake i ...
(D)
: . Ed Royce (R)
: . 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 ...
(R)
: . Gary Miller (R)
: . Joe Baca
Joseph Natalio Baca Sr. (born January 23, 1947) is an American Democratic politician who served as the U.S. representative for southwestern San Bernardino County (including Fontana, Rialto, Ontario and parts of the city of San Bernardino) fr ...
(D)
: . Ken Calvert (R)
: . Mary Bono Mack
Mary Bono (née Whitaker and formerly Mary Bono Mack, born October 24, 1961) is an American politician, businesswoman, and lobbyist who served Palm Springs and most of central and eastern Riverside County, California, in the U.S. House of Represen ...
(R)
: . Dana Rohrabacher
Dana Tyrone Rohrabacher (; born June 21, 1947) is a former American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1989 to 2019. A Republican, he represented for the last three terms of his House tenure.
Rohrabacher ran for r ...
(R)
: . Loretta Sanchez
Loretta Lorna Sanchez (born January 7, 1960) is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1997 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she was first elected in 1996, when she defeated long-serving Re ...
(D)
: . John Campbell (R)
: . Darrell Issa
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(R)
: . Brian Bilbray
Brian Phillip Bilbray (born January 28, 1951) is an American Republican politician who represented parts of San Diego County in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2001 and again from 2006 to 2013.
Bilbray was Chairman of the House ...
(R)
: . Bob Filner (D)
: . Duncan Hunter (R)
: . Susan Davis (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 the ...
: . Diana DeGette
Diana Louise DeGette (; born July 29, 1957) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, her district is based in Denver. DeGette was a Chief Deputy Whip from 2005 ...
(D)
: . Jared Polis
Jared Schutz Polis (; born May 12, 1975) is an American politician, entrepreneur, businessman, and philanthropist, serving as the 43rd governor of Colorado since January 2019. He served one term on the Colorado State Board of Education from 20 ...
(D)
: . John Salazar
John Tony Salazar (born July 21, 1953) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2005 until 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was appointed Commissioner of the Colorado Department of Agriculture in the C ...
(D)
: . Betsy Markey (D)
: . Doug Lamborn
Douglas Lawrence Lamborn (born May 24, 1954) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. His district is based in Colorado Springs.
Early life and career
Born ...
(R)
: . Mike Coffman (R)
: . Ed Perlmutter
Edwin George Perlmutter (born May 1, 1953) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for . A member of the Democratic Party, his district is located in the northern and western suburbs of the Denver metropolitan area ...
(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 (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the ...
: . John Larson (D)
: . Joe Courtney (D)
: . Rosa DeLauro
Rosa Luisa DeLauro (; born March 2, 1943) is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in New Haven and includes most of its suburbs. DeLauro is ...
(D)
: . Jim Himes (D)
: . Chris Murphy
Christopher Scott Murphy (born August 3, 1973) is an American lawyer, author, and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Connecticut since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States 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 ...
: . Mike Castle (R)
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 ...
: . Jeff Miller (R)
: . Allen Boyd (D)
: . Corrine Brown (D)
: . Ander Crenshaw (R)
: . Ginny Brown-Waite (R)
: . Cliff Stearns (R)
: . John Mica (R)
: . Alan Grayson
Alan Mark Grayson (born March 13, 1958) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2011 and from 2013 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was defeated for reelection in 2010 by Republican Daniel ...
(D)
: . Gus Bilirakis
Gus Michael Bilirakis ( ; born February 8, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, he first entered Congress in 2007, where he succeeded his father Michael Bi ...
(R)
: . Bill Young (R)
: . Kathy Castor
Katherine Anne Castor (born August 20, 1966) is an American politician and lawyer currently representing in the United States House of Representatives, serving since 2007. The district, numbered as the 11th district from 2007 to 2013, is base ...
(D)
: . Adam Putnam
Adam Hughes Putnam (born July 31, 1974) is an American politician who served as the 11th Commissioner of Agriculture of Florida from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives for fi ...
(R)
: . Vern Buchanan
Vernon Gale Buchanan ( ; born May 8, 1951) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 16th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, he first entered Congress in 2007, rep ...
(R)
: . Connie Mack (R)
: . Bill Posey
William Joseph Posey (born December 18, 1947) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for , in Congress since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he formerly served in the Florida Senate and the Florida ...
(R)
: . Tom Rooney (R)
: . Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Brett Meek (born September 6, 1966) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2003 to 2011. After serving in both houses of the Florida Legislature, Meek was elected to Congress in the 2002 election to s ...
(D)
: . 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 w ...
(R)
: . Robert Wexler
Robert Ira Wexler (born January 2, 1961) is an American politician and lawyer from Florida. He is the president of the Washington-based S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace. Wexler was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Represe ...
(D), until January 3, 2010
:: Ted Deutch
Theodore Eliot Deutch ( ; born May 7, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative from Florida's 22nd congressional district from 2010 to 2022. His district, numbered as the 19th district from 2010 to 2013 a ...
(D), from April 13, 2010
: . Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)
: . 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.
* Lincol ...
(R)
: . Ron Klein
Ronald Jason Klein ( ; born July 10, 1957) is an American politician and lawyer who is a former member of the United States House of Representatives for . He is a member of the Democratic Party and chairs the Jewish Democratic Council of Americ ...
(D)
: . Alcee Hastings
Alcee Lamar Hastings ( ; September 5, 1936 – April 6, 2021) was an American politician and judge from the state of Florida.
Hastings was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida by President Jimmy Cart ...
(D)
: . Suzanne Kosmas
Suzanne M. Kosmas (born February 25, 1944) is the former U.S. Representative for , serving one term from 2009 until 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She previously served in the Florida House of Representatives.
Early life, educat ...
(D)
: . Mario Diaz-Balart (R)
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
* Related to the ...
: . Jack Kingston
John Heddens Kingston (born April 24, 1955) is an American politician who served as U.S. representative for in southeast Georgia, serving from 1993 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party and was part of the House leadership (2002–06) ...
(R)
: . Sanford Bishop (D)
: . Lynn Westmoreland
Leon Acton "Lynn" Westmoreland (born April 2, 1950) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2007 to 2017 and the from 2005 to 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Early life, education and career
Westmorela ...
(R)
: . Hank Johnson
Henry Calvin Johnson Jr. (born October 2, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is anchored in Atlanta's inner eastern suburbs, includ ...
(D)
: . John Lewis
John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American politician and civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville ...
(D)
: . Tom Price (R)
: . John Linder (R)
: . Jim Marshall (D)
: . Nathan Deal
John Nathan Deal (born August 25, 1942) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 82nd governor of Georgia from 2011 to 2019. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party in 1992 a ...
(R), until March 21, 2010
:: Tom Graves
John Thomas Graves Jr. (born February 3, 1970) is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2013 to 2020. Graves previously served one term as the U.S. representative for from 2010 to 2013, followin ...
(R), from June 8, 2010
: . Paul Broun
Paul Collins Broun Jr. (born May 14, 1946) is an American physician and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2007 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party and was a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Broun unsuccess ...
(R)
: . Phil Gingrey
John Phillip Gingrey (born July 10, 1942) is an American physician and former politician who served as a U.S. Representative for from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party (GOP). His district comprised the northwestern suburbs o ...
(R)
: . John Barrow (D)
: . David Scott (D)
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 ...
: . Neil Abercrombie (D), until February 28, 2010
:: Charles Djou
Charles Kong Djou (born August 9, 1970) is an American politician who served as U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district from 2010 to 2011. Appointed by President Joe Biden, Djou currently serves as the Secretary of the Americ ...
(R), from May 22, 2010
: . Mazie Hirono
Mazie Keiko Hirono (; Japanese name: , ; born November 3, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Hawaii since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Hirono previously served as a member of th ...
(D)
Idaho
Idaho ( ) is a U.S. state, 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 Monta ...
: . Walt Minnick (D)
: . Mike Simpson
Michael Keith Simpson (born September 8, 1950) is an American politician and former dentist serving as the U.S. representative for since 1999. The district covers most of the eastern portion of the state, including Idaho Falls, Pocatello, S ...
(R)
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rock ...
: . Bobby Rush (D)
: . Jesse Jackson
Jesse Louis Jackson (né Burns; born October 8, 1941) is an American political activist, Baptist minister, and politician. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as a shadow U.S. senato ...
(D)
: . Dan Lipinski (D)
: . Luis Gutiérrez (D)
: . Mike Quigley (D), from April 7, 2009
: . Peter Roskam (R)
: . Danny Davis (D)
: . Melissa Bean
Melissa Luburich Bean (born January 22, 1962) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2005 to 2011. Bean is a member of the Democratic Party.
Early life, education, and business career
Bean attended Maine East ...
(D)
: . Jan Schakowsky
Janice Schakowsky ( ; née Danoff; born May 26, 1944) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative from since 1999. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
The district is anchored in Chicago's North Side, including mu ...
(D)
: . Mark Kirk
Mark Steven Kirk (born September 15, 1959) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as a United States senator from Illinois from 2010 to 2017, and as the United States representative for Illinois's 10th congressional district fr ...
(R), until November 29, 2010
:: ''vacant''
: . Debbie Halvorson
Deborah L. Halvorson (born March 1, 1958) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2009 until 2011. Previously, she served in the Illinois Senate from 1997 through 2009. She is a member of the Democratic Party. In ...
(D)
: . Jerry Costello (D)
: . Judy Biggert
Judith Biggert (née Borg; born August 15, 1937) is an American politician and attorney. She is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1999 to 2013. She is a member of the Republican Party.
Biggert was defeated in her 2012 re-elect ...
(R)
: . Bill Foster (D)
: . Tim V. Johnson (R)
: . Donald 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 ...
(R)
: . Phil Hare (D)
: . Aaron Schock
Aaron Jon Schock (born May 28, 1981) is an American former politician who was Republican U.S. Representative for from 2009 until 2015. The district is based in Peoria and includes part of Springfield. He was the first member of the U.S. Co ...
(R)
: . John Shimkus (R)
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 ...
: . Pete Visclosky (D)
: . Joe Donnelly (D)
: . Mark Souder (R), until May 21, 2010
:: Marlin Stutzman
Marlin Andrew Stutzman (born August 31, 1976) is an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Indiana's 3rd congressional district, from 2010 to 2017. A Republican, Stutzman previously served ...
(R), from November 2, 2010
: . 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 ...
(R)
: . Dan Burton (R)
: . Mike Pence
Michael Richard Pence (born June 7, 1959) is an American politician who served as the 48th vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021 under President Donald Trump. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 50th ...
(R)
: . Andre Carson (D)
: . Brad Ellsworth
John Bradley Ellsworth (born September 11, 1958) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2007 to 2011. In 2010, he was the Democratic candidate for a seat in the United States Senate, but he was defeated by Dan Coats, ...
(D)
: . Baron Hill (D)
Iowa
Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, 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: Wiscon ...
: . Bruce Braley
Bruce Lowell Braley (born October 30, 1957) is an American politician and attorney who served as the U.S. representative for from 2007 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was defeated in his attempt to win an open seat in the 2014 Unit ...
(D)
: . David Loebsack (D)
: . Leonard Boswell
Leonard Leroy Boswell (January 10, 1934 – August 17, 2018) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1997 to 2013, a district based in Des Moines. A member of the Democratic Party, he was defeated for reelectio ...
(D)
: . Tom Latham (R)
: . Steve King (R)
Kansas
Kansas () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its Capital city, capital is Topeka, Kansas, Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita, Kansas, Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebras ...
: . Jerry Moran
Gerald Wesley Moran ( ; born May 29, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician who is the senior United States senator from Kansas, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was chair of the National Republican Senator ...
(R)
: . Lynn Jenkins (R)
: . Dennis Moore (D)
: . Todd Tiahrt (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 ...
: . Ed Whitfield (R)
: . Brett Guthrie (R)
: . John Yarmuth
John Allan Yarmuth ( ; born November 4, 1947) is an American politician and former newspaper editor serving as the U.S. representative for since 2007. His district encompasses the vast majority of the Louisville Metro Area. Since 2013, he has b ...
(D)
: . Geoff Davis
Geoffrey Clark Davis (born October 26, 1958) is an American businessman, politician and former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2005 to 2012. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes 24 counties in the northeastern par ...
(R)
: . Harold Rogers (R)
: . Ben Chandler
Albert Benjamin Chandler III (born September 12, 1959) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States representative for from 2004 to 2013. A Democrat, Chandler was first elected to Congress in a 2004 special election. H ...
(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 bord ...
: . Steve Scalise (R)
: . Joseph Cao (R)
: . Charlie Melancon
Charlie may refer to:
Characters
* "Charlie," the head of the Townsend Agency', from the ''Charlie's Angels'' franchise
* Charlie, a character on signs for the CharlieCard, a smart card issued by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
* ...
(D)
: . John Fleming (R)
: . Rodney Alexander
Rodney McKinnie Alexander (born December 5, 1946) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs from September 30, 2013, until June 3, 2014. Previously he ...
(R)
: . Bill Cassidy
William Morgan Cassidy (born September 28, 1957) is an American physician and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Louisiana, a seat he has held since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Louisiana ...
(R)
: . Charles Boustany (R)
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 nor ...
: . Chellie Pingree
Chellie Marie Pingree ( ; ''née'' Johnson; born April 2, 1955) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, her district includes most of the southern part of the state, inclu ...
(D)
: . Mike Michaud (D)
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 t ...
: . Frank Kratovil
Frank Michael Kratovil Jr. (born May 29, 1968) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2011. Elected in 2008, he was defeated in his bid for reelection on November 2, 2010. Kratovil is a member of the Democratic ...
(D)
: . Dutch Ruppersberger (D)
: . John Sarbanes
John Peter Spyros Sarbanes ( ; born May 22, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician who is the U.S. representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes the state capital of Annapolis, central p ...
(D)
: . Donna Edwards (D)
: . Steny Hoyer
Steny Hamilton Hoyer (born June 14, 1939) is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for since 1981 and as House Majority Leader since 2019. A Democrat, Hoyer was first elected in a special election on May 19, 19 ...
(D)
: . Roscoe Bartlett (R)
: . Elijah Cummings
Elijah Eugene Cummings (January 18, 1951October 17, 2019) was an American politician and civil rights advocate who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1996 until his death in 2019, when he was succeeded by his predecess ...
(D)
: . Chris Van Hollen
Christopher Van Hollen Jr. (born January 10, 1959) is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Maryland since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Van Hollen served as the U.S. representative ...
(D)
Massachusetts
Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ;"title="nowiki/> məhswatʃəwiːsət.html" ;"title="Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət">Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət'' En ...
: . John Olver (D)
: . Richard Neal (D)
: . Jim McGovern (D)
: . Barney Frank
Barnett Frank (born March 31, 1940) is a former American politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1981 to 2013. A Democrat, Frank served as chairman of the House Financial Services Committ ...
(D)
: . Niki Tsongas
Nicola Dickson "Niki" Sauvage Tsongas (; born April 26, 1946) is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 2007 to 2019. She held the seat formerly held by her husband, the late Paul Tsongas, for the dist ...
(D)
: . John Tierney (D)
: . 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. represent ...
(D)
: . Mike Capuano (D)
: . Stephen Lynch (D)
: . Bill Delahunt
William David Delahunt (born July 18, 1941) is an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He is a former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1997 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Delahunt did not seek re-election i ...
(D)
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 t ...
: . 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 ...
(D)
: . Peter Hoekstra (R)
: . 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)
: . David Camp (R)
: . Dale Kildee (D)
: . Fred Upton (R)
: . Mark Schauer (D)
: . Mike Rogers (R)
: . Gary Peters (D)
: . Candice Miller
Candice Sue Miller (née McDonald; born May 7, 1954) is an American politician serving as the Public Works Commissioner of Macomb County, Michigan since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Miller previously served as the U.S. representative ...
(R)
: . Thaddeus McCotter
Thaddeus George "Thad" McCotter (born August 22, 1965) is an American politician, radio host, and a member of the Republican Party who was the U.S. representative from from 2003 to 2012. The district at the time consisted of portions of Detroi ...
(R)
: . Sander Levin (D)
: . Carolyn Cheeks (D)
: . 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 ...
(D)
: . John Dingell
John David Dingell Jr. (July 8, 1926 – February 7, 2019) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1955 until 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he holds the record for longes ...
(D)
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 t ...
: . Tim Walz (DFL)
: . John Kline (R)
: . Erik Paulsen (R)
: . Betty McCollum (DFL)
: . Keith Ellison
Keith Maurice Ellison (born August 4, 1963) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the 30th attorney general of Minnesota. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Ellison was the U.S. representative for from 2007 to ...
(DFL)
: . Michele Bachmann (R)
: . 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 ...
(DFL)
: . Jim Oberstar (DFL)
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 ...
: . Travis Childers
Travis Wayne Childers (born March 29, 1958) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2008 to 2011. The district included much of the northern portion of the state including New Albany, Columbus, Oxford, Southav ...
(D)
: . 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 fr ...
(D)
: . Gregg Harper
Gregory Livingston Harper (born June 1, 1956) is a former American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes the wealthier portions of the state capital ...
(R)
: . Gene Taylor (D)
Missouri
Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...
: . Lacy Clay (D)
: . Todd Akin (R)
: . Russ Carnahan
John Russell Carnahan (; born July 10, 1958) is an American politician from the state of Missouri. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the U.S. representative for from 2005 to 2013.
At the time, the district included the southern ...
(D)
: . Ike Skelton (D)
: . Emanuel Cleaver
Emanuel Cleaver II (born October 26, 1944) is a United Methodist pastor and American politician who has represented in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2005.
Cleaver represents a district that includes the southern three-fourths of Kan ...
(D)
: . Sam Graves (R)
: . Roy Blunt
Roy Dean Blunt (born January 10, 1950) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator for Missouri, a seat he was first elected to in 2010. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 33rd Missouri Secr ...
(R)
: . Jo Ann Emerson (R)
: . Blaine Luetkemeyer (R)
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 Columb ...
: . Denny Rehberg (R)
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 sout ...
: . Jeff Fortenberry
Jeffrey Lane Fortenberry (born December 27, 1960) is a former United States congressman. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 2005 to 2022, representing as a member of the Republican Party.
In October 2021, a federal ...
(R)
: . Lee Terry
Lee Raymond Terry (born January 29, 1962) is a former American politician and a senior law firm adviser. From 1999 to 2015, he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for as a member of the Republican Party. Since 2015, Terry r ...
(R)
: . Adrian Smith
Adrian Frederick "H" Smith (born 27 February 1957) is an English guitarist best known as a member of heavy metal band Iron Maiden, for whom he also writes songs and performs backing vocals both live and in the studio.
Smith grew up in London ...
(R)
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 ...
: . Shelley Berkley
Rochelle "Shelley" Berkley (née Levine; born January 20, 1951) is an American businesswoman, politician and attorney who served as U.S. Representative for from 1999 to 2013. In 2012, she was an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate. She i ...
(D)
: . Dean Heller (R)
: . Dina Titus
Alice Costandina Titus (born May 23, 1950) is an American political scientist and politician who has been the United States representative for since 2013. She served as the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2011, when she was defeated by Joe ...
(D)
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 ...
: . Carol Shea-Porter
Carol Shea-Porter (born December 2, 1952) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who is the former member of the United States House of Representatives for . She held the seat from 2007 to 2011, 2013 to 2015, and 2017 to 20 ...
(D)
: . Paul Hodes
Paul William Hodes (born March 21, 1951) is an American lawyer, musician, and former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and was New Hampshire's first Jewish representative.
Hodes was an un ...
(D)
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 Delawa ...
: . 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, ...
(D)
: . Frank LoBiondo
Frank Alo LoBiondo (: born May 12, 1946) is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1995 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party. He represented all of Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and S ...
(R)
: . John Adler
John Herbert Adler (August 23, 1959April 4, 2011) was an American lawyer, politician and a member of the Democratic Party who served for one term as the U.S. representative for from 2009 until 2011. He lost his 2010 congressional election to ...
(D)
: . Chris Smith (R)
: . Scott Garrett (R)
: . Frank Pallone
Frank Joseph Pallone Jr. (; born October 30, 1951) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for , serving since 1988. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, numbered as the 3rd district from 1988 to ...
(D)
: . Leonard Lance
Leonard John Lance (born June 25, 1952) is an American politician and attorney who served as the U.S. representative for , from 2009 to 2019. He ran for re-election in 2018, but was defeated by Democrat Tom Malinowski. He is a member of the Re ...
(R)
: . Bill Pascrell
William James Pascrell Jr. (born January 25, 1937) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for , having served in this position since January 2013. A member of the Democratic Party and a native of Paterson, New Jersey, Pascrel ...
(D)
: . Steve Rothman
Steven Richard Rothman (born October 14, 1952) is an American former jurist and politician who served as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 9th congressional district, serving for 16 years from January 3, 1997, to January 3, 2013.
Rothman w ...
(D)
: . Donald Payne (D)
: . Rodney Frelinghuysen
Rodney Procter Frelinghuysen (born April 29, 1946) is an American former politician and lobbyist who served as the U.S. representative for from 1995 to 2019. The district includes most of Morris County, an affluent suburban county west of New ...
(R)
: . Rush Holt (D)
: . Albio Sires (D)
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Albuquerque metropolitan area, Tiguex
, Offi ...
: . Martin Heinrich (D)
: . Harry Teague (D)
: . Ben Lujan (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
* '' ...
: . Tim Bishop (D)
: . Steve Israel
Steven J. Israel (born May 30, 1958) is an American political commentator, lobbyist, author, bookseller and former politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from New York from 2001 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was electe ...
(D)
: . Peter King (R)
: . Carolyn McCarthy
Carolyn McCarthy ( Cook; born January 5, 1944) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1997 to 2015. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
On January 8, 2014, she announced that she would not run for re-elect ...
(D)
: . Gary Ackerman (D)
: . Gregory Meeks
Gregory Weldon Meeks (born September 25, 1953) is an American lawyer and politician who has been a U.S. representative from New York since 1998. He is a member of the Democratic Party and has chaired the House Committee on Foreign Affairs sin ...
(D)
: . Joseph Crowley (D)
: . Jerry Nadler
Jerrold Lewis Nadler (; born June 13, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician who since 2013 has served as the U.S. representative for , which includes Manhattan's west side and parts of Brooklyn. A member of the Democratic Party, he is in ...
(D)
: . Anthony Weiner
Anthony David Weiner (; born September 4, 1964) is an American former politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1999 until his resignation in 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he consistently carried the district with at l ...
(D)
: . Edolphus Towns (D)
: . Yvette Clarke
Yvette Diane Clarke (born November 21, 1964) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 9th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she first entered Congress in 2007, representing ...
(D)
: . 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. He ...
(D)
: . Michael McMahon
Michael E. McMahon (born September 12, 1957) is an American politician and attorney serving as the District Attorney for Richmond County, which is coextensive with Staten Island. A member of the Democratic Party, McMahon is a former U.S. Represe ...
(D)
: . 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 ...
(D)
: . Charles Rangel
Charles Bernard Rangel (, ; born June 11, 1930) is an American politician who was a U.S. representative for districts in New York from 1971 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the second-longest serving incumbent member of the Ho ...
(D)
: . Jose Serrano (D)
: . 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 ...
(D)
: . Nita Lowey
Nita Sue Lowey ( ) ( Melnikoff; born July 5, 1937) is an American politician who formerly served as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1989 until 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Lowey also served as co-Dean of the New York C ...
(D)
: . John Hall (D)
: . Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand (; ; born December 9, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from New York since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as member of the U.S. House of ...
(D), until January 26, 2009
:: Scott Murphy
Matthew Scott Murphy (born January 26, 1970) is an American entrepreneur and politician. He represented parts of New York state's Capital District (excluding the city of Albany) in the United States House of Representatives for a portion of one ...
(D), from April 29, 2009
: . Paul Tonko (D)
: . 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 ye ...
(D)
: . John McHugh (R), until September 21, 2009
:: Bill Owens (D), from November 6, 2009
: . Mike Arcuri
Michael Angelo Arcuri (born June 11, 1959) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He lost re-election on November 2, 2010, to Republican Richard L. Hanna.
Ar ...
(D)
: . Dan Maffei
Daniel Benjamin Maffei ( ; born July 4, 1968) is an American politician and professor who was the United States representative for from 2013 to 2015. Maffei previously represented the district, then numbered as , from 2009 to 2011. He has also ...
(D)
: . Chris Lee (R)
: . Brian Higgins
Brian Michael Higgins (born October 6, 1959) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for , serving since 2005. The district, numbered as the 27th district from 2005 to 2013 but as the 26th since 2013, includes Buffalo and N ...
(D)
: . Louise Slaughter (D)
: . Eric Massa
Eric James Joseph Massa (born September 16, 1959) is a former American politician who served as a U.S. Representative for the 29th Congressional District of New York. A Democrat, he served in Congress from January 2009 until his resignation in ...
(D), until March 8, 2010
:: Tom Reed Thomas or Tom Reed may refer to:
Politicians and military
* Thomas Buck Reed (1787–1829), senator from Mississippi
* Thomas Reed (British Army officer) (1796–1883), British general
* Thomas Brackett Reed (1839–1902), Speaker of the House of R ...
(R), from November 2, 2010
North Carolina
North Carolina () is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 28th largest and List of states and territories of the United ...
: . G. K. Butterfield (D)
: . Bob Etheridge (D)
: . Walter Jones (R)
: . David Price (D)
: . Virginia Foxx
Virginia Ann Foxx ( Palmieri;Foxx, Virginia Ann
. ''Biographical Directory of ...
(R)
: . Howard Coble (R)
: . . ''Biographical Directory of ...
Mike McIntyre
Douglas Carmichael "Mike" McIntyre II (; born August 6, 1956) is an American attorney and politician who was first elected to represent North Carolina's 7th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996. He served for 18 ...
(D)
: . Larry Kissell
Lawrence Webb Kissell (born January 31, 1951) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for , a district that stretched from Charlotte to Fayetteville. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 2009 to 2013. In 201 ...
(D)
: . Sue Myrick (R)
: . Patrick McHenry (R)
: . Heath Shuler (D)
: . Mel Watt (D)
: . Brad Miller (D)
North Dakota
North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, ...
: . Earl Pomeroy
Earl Ralph Pomeroy III (born September 2, 1952) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1993 to 2011. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party. He currently serves as Senior Counsel for ...
(D-NPL)
Ohio
Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-l ...
: . Steve Driehaus (D)
: . Jean Schmidt (R)
: . Mike Turner
Michael Ray Turner (born January 11, 1960) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. Turner's district, numbered as the 3rd district from 2003 to 2013, is based in Day ...
(R)
: . Jim Jordan
James Daniel Jordan (born February 17, 1964) is an American politician currently serving in his ninth term in the U.S. House of Representatives as the representative for since 2007.
A member of the Republican Party, he is a two-tim ...
(R)
: . Bob Latta
Robert Edward Latta (born April 18, 1956) is an American politician who is the United States representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes many of Toledo's suburbs, as well as Findlay, ...
(R)
: . Charlie Wilson (D)
: . Steve Austria
Stephen Clement Austria (born October 12, 1958) is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative for from 2009 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party. In December 2011, Austria announced his intention to not run for re-e ...
(R)
: . John Boehner
John Andrew Boehner ( ; born , 1949) is an American retired politician who served as the 53rd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served 13 terms as the U.S. represe ...
(R)
: . Marcy Kaptur
Marcia Carolyn Kaptur (; born June 17, 1946) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 1983. A member of the Democratic Party, Kaptur is the longest-serving woman in either chamber of Congress, and the second-longest ...
(D)
: . Dennis Kucinich
Dennis John Kucinich (; born October 8, 1946) is an American politician. A U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1997 to 2013, he was also a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States in 2004 and 2008. He ran fo ...
(D)
: . Marcia Fudge
Marcia Louise Fudge (born October 29, 1952) is an American attorney and politician serving as the 18th United States secretary of housing and urban development since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as the U.S. representative f ...
(D)
: . Pat Tiberi
Patrick Joseph Tiberi (; born October 21, 1962) is an American lobbyist and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2001 to 2018. His district included communities north and east of Columbus. He is a member of the Republican ...
(R)
: . Betty Sutton (D)
: . Steve LaTourette
Steven Clare LaTourette (July 22, 1954 – August 3, 2016) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for and then from 1995 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party. On July 30, 2012, it was reported that he woul ...
(R)
: . Mary Kilroy (D)
: . John Boccieri
John Stephen Anthony Boccieri (born October 5, 1969) is an American politician who was appointed to fill the 59th district seat in the Ohio House of Representatives on September 29, 2015. He left office after an unsuccessful run for Ohio State S ...
(D)
: . Tim Ryan (D)
: . Zack Space (D)
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New ...
: . John Sullivan (R)
: . Dan Boren (D)
: . Frank Lucas
Frank Lucas (September 9, 1930 – May 30, 2019) was an American drug trafficker who operated in Harlem, New York City, during the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was known for cutting out middlemen in the drug trade and buying heroin directly f ...
(R)
: . Tom Cole
Thomas Jeffery Cole (born April 28, 1949) is the U.S. representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party and serves as Deputy Minority Whip. The chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) fr ...
(R)
: . Mary Fallin
Mary Fallin (; née Copeland; born December 9, 1954) is an American politician who served as the 27th governor of Oklahoma from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, she was elected in 2010 and reelected in 2014. She was the first and s ...
(R)
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 ...
: . David Wu
David Wu (born April 8, 1955) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1999 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
As a child of immigrants from Taiwan, Wu was the first Taiwanese American to serve in ...
(D)
: . Greg Walden
Gregory Paul Walden (born January 10, 1957) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1999 to 2021. He is a Republican. Walden is the son of three-term Oregon State Representative Paul E. Walden. In October 2019 ...
(R)
: . Earl Blumenauer
Earl Francis Blumenauer ( ; born August 16, 1948) is an American lawyer, author, and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 1996. The district includes most of Portland east of the Willamette River.
A member of the Democrat ...
(D)
: . Peter DeFazio
Peter Anthony DeFazio (; born May 27, 1947) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for , serving since 1987. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes Eugene, Springfield, Corvallis, Roseburg, Coos Ba ...
(D)
: . Kurt Schrader (D)
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, ...
: . Bob Brady
Robert A. Brady (born April 7, 1945) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1998 to 2019. He was the ranking Democrat and Chairman of the United States House Committee on House Administration from 2007 to 20 ...
(D)
: . Chaka Fattah
Chaka Fattah (born Arthur Davenport; November 21, 1956) is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House for from 1995 to 2016. The district included portions of North Philadelphia, South Philadelphia, and West P ...
(D)
: . Kathy Dahlkemper (D)
: . Jason Altmire
Jason Altmire (born March 7, 1968) is an American businessman, author, lobbyist and politician. He is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2007 until 2013. He is a fellow of the European Institute for International Law and Internatio ...
(D)
: . Glenn Thompson (R)
: . Jim Gerlach
James W. Gerlach (born February 25, 1955) is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. Gerlach retired from Congress after completing his sixth term.
Early life, education and caree ...
(R)
: . Joe Sestak
Joseph Ambrose Sestak Jr. (born December 12, 1951) is an American politician and retired U.S. Navy officer. He represented in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011 and was the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate in ...
(D)
: . Patrick Murphy (D)
: . Bill Shuster
William Franklin Shuster (; born January 10, 1961) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as the U.S. representative for from 2001 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party, and is a son of former Congressman Bud Shuster.
In J ...
(R)
: . Chris Carney
Christopher P. Carney (born March 2, 1959) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Carney is also an associate professor of political science at Penn State Wort ...
(D)
: . Paul Kanjorski
Paul Edmund Kanjorski (born April 2, 1937) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 1985 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
The district included the cities of Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, and Hazleton, as ...
(D)
: . John Murtha (D), until February 8, 2010
:: Mark Critz
Mark Stephen Critz (born January 5, 1962) is an American politician and former U.S. Representative for , having served from a special election in May 2010 until January 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district during his tenure ...
(D), from May 18, 2010
: . Allyson Schwartz
Allyson Schwartz (née Young; born October 3, 1948) is an American Democratic Party politician who represented parts of Montgomery County and Northeast Philadelphia in the United States House of Representatives from 2005 to 2015 and Northeast and ...
(D)
: . Michael Doyle (D)
: . Charlie Dent (R)
: . Joseph Pitts (R)
: . Tim Holden
Thomas Timothy Holden (born March 5, 1957) is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. representative for from 1993 to 2013. Holden was the dean of the Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation durin ...
(D)
: . Tim Murphy (R)
: . Todd Platts (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 ...
: . Patrick Kennedy (D)
: . James Langevin
James R. Langevin ( ; born April 22, 1964) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the first quadriplegic to serve in Congress; Langevin was appointed to be the firs ...
(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 = ...
: . Henry E. Brown (R)
: . Addison G. Wilson, Joe Wilson (R)
: . Gresham Barrett (R)
: . Bob Inglis (R)
: . John Spratt (D)
: . Jim Clyburn
James Enos Clyburn (born July 21, 1940) is an American politician and retired educator serving as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina. He has served as House Majority Whip since 2019. He is a two-time m ...
(D)
List of United States representatives from South Dakota, South Dakota
: . Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D)List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee
: . Phil Roe (politician), Phil Roe (R) : . Jimmy Duncan (politician), Jimmy Duncan (R) : . Zach Wamp (R) : . Lincoln Davis (D) : . Jim Cooper (D) : . Bart Gordon (D) : . Marsha Blackburn (R) : . John S. Tanner, John Tanner (D) : . Steve Cohen (politician), Steve Cohen (D)List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas
: . Louie Gohmert (R) : . Ted Poe (R) : . Sam Johnson (R) : . Ralph Hall (R) : . Jeb Hensarling (R) : . Joe Barton (R) : . John Culberson (R) : . Kevin Brady (R) : . Al Green (Texas), Al Green (D) : . Michael McCaul (R) : . Mike Conaway (R) : . Kay Granger (R) : . Mac Thornberry (R) : . Ron Paul (R) : . Rubén Hinojosa, Ruben Hinojosa (D) : . Silvestre Reyes (D) : . Chet Edwards (D) : . Sheila Jackson Lee (D) : . Randy Neugebauer (R) : . Charlie Gonzalez (D) : . Lamar Smith (R) : . Pete Olson (R) : . Ciro Rodriguez (D) : . Kenny Marchant (R) : . Lloyd Doggett (D) : . Michael C. Burgess, Michael Burgess (R) : . Solomon P. Ortiz, Solomon Ortiz (D) : . Henry Cuellar (D) : . Gene Green (D) : . Eddie Bernice Johnson, Bernice Johnson (D) : . John Carter (Texas), John Carter (R) : .Pete Sessions
Peter Anderson Sessions (born March 22, 1955) is an American politician from Texas who is the U.S. representative for Texas's 17th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he has served in the U.S. House of Representatives for ...
(R)
List of United States representatives from Utah, Utah
: . Rob Bishop (R) : . Jim Matheson (D) : . Jason Chaffetz (R)List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont
: . Peter Welch (D)List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia
: . Rob Wittman (R) : . Glenn Nye (D) : . Bobby Scott (U.S. politician), Bobby Scott (D) : . Randy Forbes (R) : . Tom Perriello (D) : . Bob Goodlatte (R) : .Eric Cantor
Eric Ivan Cantor (born June 6, 1963) is an American lawyer and former politician who represented Virginia's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2014. A Republican, Cantor served as House Minori ...
(R)
: . Jim Moran (D)
: . Rick Boucher (D)
: . Frank Wolf (politician), Frank Wolf (R)
: . Gerry Connolly (D)
List of United States representatives from Washington, Washington
: . Jay Inslee (D) : . Rick Larsen (D) : . Brian Baird (D) : . Doc Hastings (R) : . Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Cathy Rodgers (R) : . Norm Dicks (D) : . Jim McDermott (D) : . Dave Reichert (R) : . Adam Smith (Washington politician), Adam Smith (D)List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia
: . Alan Mollohan (D) : . Shelley Moore Capito (R) : . Nick Rahall (D)List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin
: . Paul Ryan (R) : . Tammy Baldwin (D) : . Ron Kind (D) : . Gwen Moore (D) : . Jim Sensenbrenner (R) : . Tom Petri (R) : . Dave Obey (D) : . Steve Kagen (D)List of United States representatives from Wyoming, Wyoming
: . Cynthia Lummis (R)Non-voting delegates
: . Eni Faleomavaega (D) : . Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) : . Madeleine Bordallo (D) : . Gregorio C. Sablan (I, then D)Gregorio Sablan announced his switch from the Republican to the Democratic party on February 23, 2009. : . Pedro Pierluisi (Resident Commissioner) (D/New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico, NPP) : . Donna Christian-Christensen (D)
Changes in membership
Senate
Four of the changes are associated with the 2008 presidential election and appointments to the Obama Administration, one senator changed parties, one election was disputed, two senators died, one senator resigned, and three appointed senators served only until special elections were held during this Congress.
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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 t ...
(2) , Disputed , style="font-size:80%" , Incumbent
Norm Coleman
Norman Bertram Coleman Jr. (born August 17, 1949) is an American politician, attorney, and lobbyist. From 2003 to 2009, he served as a United States Senator for Minnesota. From 1994 to 2002, he was mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota. First elec ...
(R) 2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota, challenged the election of Al Franken
Alan Stuart Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American comedian, politician, media personality, and author who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 2009 to 2018. He gained fame as a writer and performer on the television comed ...
(D). The results were disputed, and the seat remained vacant at the beginning of the Congress. Following recounts and litigation, Coleman conceded, and Franken was seated.
, nowrap , Al Franken
Alan Stuart Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American comedian, politician, media personality, and author who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 2009 to 2018. He gained fame as a writer and performer on the television comed ...
(D) , July 7, 2009 , - ,
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rock ...
(3) , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" ,
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Obama was the first Af ...
(D) resigned near the end of the 110th United States Congress, previous Congress, after being elected 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 Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal gove ...
. His successor was appointed December 31, 2008, during the 110th United States Congress, last Congress, but due to a credentials challenge, his credentials were not deemed "in order" until January 12, and he was not sworn in to fill his seat until 12 days after the initiation of this Congress. The appointed successor filled the seat until a United States Senate election in Illinois, 2010, special election was held November 2, 2010.
, nowrap , Roland Burris
Roland Wallace Burris (born August 3, 1937) is an American politician and attorney who is a former United States Senator from the state of Illinois and a member of the Democratic Party.
In 1978, Burris was the first African American elected ...
(D) , January 12, 2009 , - ,
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 ...
(2) , nowrap , Joe Biden
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 15, 2009, to assume the position of Vice President of the United States, Vice President.
The appointed successor held the seat until a United States Senate special election in Delaware, 2010, special election was held November 2, 2010. , nowrap ,
Ted Kaufman
Edward Emmett Kaufman (born March 15, 1939) is a retired American politician and businessman who served as a United States senator from Delaware from 2009 to 2010. He chaired the Congressional Oversight Panel for the Oversight of the Troubled As ...
(D) , January 16, 2009 , - ,
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 the ...
(3) , nowrap ,
Ken Salazar
Kenneth Lee Salazar (born March 2, 1955) is an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat who is the United States ambassador to Mexico. He previously served as the 50th United States Secretary of the Interior in the administration of President B ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 20, 2009, to become United States Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of the Interior.
The appointed successor held the seat for the remainder of the term that ends with this Congress. , nowrap ,
Michael Bennet
Michael Farrand Bennet (born November 28, 1964) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Colorado, a seat he has held since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, he was appointed ...
(D) , January 21, 2009 , - ,
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
* '' ...
(1) , nowrap ,
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, diplomat, and former lawyer who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State for President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, as a United States sen ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 21, 2009, to become United States Secretary of State, Secretary of State.
The appointed successor held the seat until a United States Senate special election in New York, 2010, special election was held November 2, 2010. , nowrap ,
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand (; ; born December 9, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from New York since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as member of the U.S. House of ...
(D) , January 26, 2009 , - ,
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, ...
(3) , nowrap ,
Arlen Specter
Arlen Specter (February 12, 1930 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer, author and politician who served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1981 to 2011. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican fr ...
(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Changed party affiliation April 30, 2009. , nowrap ,
Arlen Specter
Arlen Specter (February 12, 1930 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer, author and politician who served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1981 to 2011. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican fr ...
(D) , April 30, 2009 , - ,
Massachusetts
Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ;"title="nowiki/> məhswatʃəwiːsət.html" ;"title="Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət">Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət'' En ...
(1) , nowrap ,
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 ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died August 25, 2009.
The appointed successor held the seat until the elected successor took the seat. , nowrap ,
Paul G. Kirk
Paul Grattan Kirk Jr. (born January 18, 1938) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Massachusetts from 2009 to 2010, having been appointed to fill the vacancy created by the death of Ted Kennedy. From 19 ...
(D) , September 25, 2009 , - ,
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 ...
(3) , nowrap ,
Mel Martinez
Mel, Mels or MEL may refer to:
Biology
* Mouse erythroleukemia cell line (MEL)
* National Herbarium of Victoria, a herbarium with the Index Herbariorum code MEL
People
* Mel (given name), the abbreviated version of several given names (includin ...
(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned September 9, 2009, for personal reasons.
The appointed successor held the seat for the remainder of the term that ends with this Congress. , nowrap ,
George LeMieux
George Stephen LeMieux ( ; born May 21, 1969) is an American former politician who was a United States Senator from Florida from 2009 to 2011. He is chairman of the Florida-based law firm of Gunster Yoakley & Stewart and was chief of staff to Go ...
(R) , September 10, 2009 , - ,
Massachusetts
Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ;"title="nowiki/> məhswatʃəwiːsət.html" ;"title="Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət">Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət'' En ...
(1) , nowrap ,
Paul G. Kirk
Paul Grattan Kirk Jr. (born January 18, 1938) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Massachusetts from 2009 to 2010, having been appointed to fill the vacancy created by the death of Ted Kennedy. From 19 ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Appointment expired February 4, 2010, following a United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2010, special election.
The winner of the election held the seat for the remainder of the term that ended January 3, 2013. , nowrap , Scott Brown
(R) , February 4, 2010 , - ,
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 ...
(1) , nowrap , Robert Byrd
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 28, 2010.
The appointed successor held the seat until a United States Senate special election in West Virginia, 2010, special election was held November 2, 2010. , nowrap ,
Carte Goodwin
Carte Patrick Goodwin (born February 27, 1974) is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia in 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, he was appointed by Governor Joe Manchin on July 16, 2010 t ...
(D) , July 16, 2010Goodwin was appointed July 16, 2010. He was sworn in on July 20, 2010, but his service began on July 16. , - ,
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 ...
(2) , nowrap ,
Ted Kaufman
Edward Emmett Kaufman (born March 15, 1939) is a retired American politician and businessman who served as a United States senator from Delaware from 2009 to 2010. He chaired the Congressional Oversight Panel for the Oversight of the Troubled As ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Appointed January 15, 2009. The appointment lasted only until the November 2010 special election, in which he was not a candidate.
The winner of the United States Senate special election in Delaware, 2010, special election held the seat for the remainder of the term that ended January 3, 2015. , nowrap ,
Chris Coons
Christopher Andrew Coons (born September 9, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Delaware since 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, Coons served as the county executive of New Castle C ...
(D) , November 15, 2010Abrams, Jim
"5 Election Winners to be Sworn in Early"
The Boston Globe. The Associated Press, November 15, 2010. , - ,
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 ...
(1) , nowrap ,
Carte Goodwin
Carte Patrick Goodwin (born February 27, 1974) is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia in 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, he was appointed by Governor Joe Manchin on July 16, 2010 t ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Appointed July 16, 2010. The appointment lasted only until the November 2010 special election, in which he was not a candidate.
The winner of the United States Senate special election in West Virginia, 2010, special election held the seat for the remainder of the term that ended January 3, 2013. , nowrap ,
Joe Manchin
Joseph Manchin III (born August 24, 1947) is an American politician and businessman serving as the senior United States senator from West Virginia, a seat he has held since 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, Manchin was the 34th governor o ...
(D) , November 15, 2010 , - ,
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rock ...
(3) , nowrap ,
Roland Burris
Roland Wallace Burris (born August 3, 1937) is an American politician and attorney who is a former United States Senator from the state of Illinois and a member of the Democratic Party.
In 1978, Burris was the first African American elected ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Appointed January 12, 2009. The appointment lasted only until the November 2010 special election, in which he was not a candidate.
The winner of the United States Senate election in Illinois, 2010, special election held the seat for the remainder of the term that ended with this Congress. , nowrap ,
Mark Kirk
Mark Steven Kirk (born September 15, 1959) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as a United States senator from Illinois from 2010 to 2017, and as the United States representative for Illinois's 10th congressional district fr ...
(R) , November 29, 2010
House of Representatives
Five changes are associated with appointments to the Obama Administration, four directly and one indirectly. Two representatives changed parties, one died, and five resigned. House vacancies are only filled by elections. State laws regulate when (and if) there will be special elections. , - , , Vacant , Rahm Emanuel (D) resigned near the end of the 110th United States Congress, previous Congress after being named White House Chief of Staff.A 2009 Illinois's 5th congressional district special election, special election was held April 7, 2009 , , Mike Quigley (politician), Michael Quigley (D) , April 7, 2009 , - , , ,
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand (; ; born December 9, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from New York since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as member of the U.S. House of ...
(D)
, Resigned January 26, 2009, when appointed to the Senate. A 2009 New York's 20th congressional district special election, special election was held March 31, 2009.
, , Scott Murphy
Matthew Scott Murphy (born January 26, 1970) is an American entrepreneur and politician. He represented parts of New York state's Capital District (excluding the city of Albany) in the United States House of Representatives for a portion of one ...
(D)
, March 31, 2009
, -
,
, , Gregorio Sablan (I)
, Changed party affiliation February 23, 2009.
, , Gregorio Sablan (D)
, February 23, 2009
, -
,
, , Hilda Solis
Hilda Lucia Solis (; born October 20, 1957) is an American politician and a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 1st district. Solis previously served as the 25th United States Secretary of Labor from 2009 to 2013, as par ...
(D)
, Resigned February 24, 2009, to become United States Secretary of Labor, U.S. Secretary of Labor.A 2009 California's 32nd congressional district special election, special election was held July 14, 2009. , , Judy Chu (D) , July 14, 2009 , - , , ,
Ellen Tauscher
Ellen O'Kane Tauscher (November 15, 1951 – April 29, 2019) was an American businesswoman, diplomat, and Democratic Party politician who was the U.S. representative for California's 10th congressional district from 1997 to 2009. From 2009 to 2012 ...
(D)
, Resigned June 26, 2009, to become Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, U.S. Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security.A 2009 California's 10th congressional district special election, special election was held November 3, 2009. , , John Garamendi (D) , November 3, 2009 , - , , , John M. McHugh (R) , Resigned September 21, 2009, to become United States Secretary of the Army, U.S. Secretary of the Army.
A 2009 New York's 23rd congressional district special election, special election was held November 3, 2009. , , Bill Owens (Congressman), Bill Owens (D) , November 3, 2009 , - , , ,
Parker Griffith
Rolf Parker Griffith Jr. (born August 6, 1942) is an American retired physician, entrepreneur and politician who served in the Alabama State Senate from 2006 to 2008 and then as the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2011.
A lifelong member o ...
(D)
, Changed party affiliation December 22, 2009.
, , Parker Griffith
Rolf Parker Griffith Jr. (born August 6, 1942) is an American retired physician, entrepreneur and politician who served in the Alabama State Senate from 2006 to 2008 and then as the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2011.
A lifelong member o ...
(R)
, December 22, 2009
, -
,
, , Robert Wexler
Robert Ira Wexler (born January 2, 1961) is an American politician and lawyer from Florida. He is the president of the Washington-based S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace. Wexler was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Represe ...
(D)
, Resigned January 3, 2010, to become president of the Center for Middle East Peace & Economic Cooperation.A 2010 Florida's 19th congressional district special election, special election was held April 13, 2010. , ,
Ted Deutch
Theodore Eliot Deutch ( ; born May 7, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative from Florida's 22nd congressional district from 2010 to 2022. His district, numbered as the 19th district from 2010 to 2013 a ...
(D)
, April 13, 2010
, -
,
, , John Murtha (D)
, Died February 8, 2010. A 2010 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district special election, special election was held May 18, 2010.
, , Mark Critz
Mark Stephen Critz (born January 5, 1962) is an American politician and former U.S. Representative for , having served from a special election in May 2010 until January 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district during his tenure ...
(D)
, May 18, 2010
, -
,
, , Neil Abercrombie (D)
, Resigned February 28, 2010, to focus on run for 2010 Hawaii gubernatorial election, Governor of Hawaii. A 2010 Hawaii's 1st congressional district special election, special election was held May 22, 2010.
, , Charles Djou
Charles Kong Djou (born August 9, 1970) is an American politician who served as U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district from 2010 to 2011. Appointed by President Joe Biden, Djou currently serves as the Secretary of the Americ ...
(R)
, May 22, 2010
, -
,
, , Eric Massa
Eric James Joseph Massa (born September 16, 1959) is a former American politician who served as a U.S. Representative for the 29th Congressional District of New York. A Democrat, he served in Congress from January 2009 until his resignation in ...
(D)
, Resigned March 8, 2010, due to a recurrence of his cancer, as well as an ethics investigation.A 2010 New York's 29th congressional district elections, special election was held contemporaneously with the general election on November 2, 2010. , ,
Tom Reed Thomas or Tom Reed may refer to:
Politicians and military
* Thomas Buck Reed (1787–1829), senator from Mississippi
* Thomas Reed (British Army officer) (1796–1883), British general
* Thomas Brackett Reed (1839–1902), Speaker of the House of R ...
(R)
, November 2, 2010
, -
,
, , Nathan Deal
John Nathan Deal (born August 25, 1942) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 82nd governor of Georgia from 2011 to 2019. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party in 1992 a ...
(R)
, Resigned March 21, 2010, to focus on run for 2010 Georgia gubernatorial election, Governor of Georgia.A 2010 Georgia's 9th congressional district special election, special election runoff was held June 8, 2010. , ,
Tom Graves
John Thomas Graves Jr. (born February 3, 1970) is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2013 to 2020. Graves previously served one term as the U.S. representative for from 2010 to 2013, followin ...
(R)
, June 8, 2010
, -
,
, , Mark Souder (R)
, Resigned May 21, 2010, after an affair with a staff member was revealed.A 2010 Indiana's 3rd congressional district special election, special election was held contemporaneously with the general election on November 2, 2010. , ,
Marlin Stutzman
Marlin Andrew Stutzman (born August 31, 1976) is an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Indiana's 3rd congressional district, from 2010 to 2017. A Republican, Stutzman previously served ...
(R)
, November 2, 2010
, -
,
, , Mark Kirk
Mark Steven Kirk (born September 15, 1959) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as a United States senator from Illinois from 2010 to 2017, and as the United States representative for Illinois's 10th congressional district fr ...
(R)
, Resigned November 29, 2010, after being 2010 United States Senate special election in Illinois, elected U.S. Senator.
, colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress
Committees
Senate
* United States Senate Special Committee on Aging, Aging (Special) (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 ...
, Chair; Bob Corker
Robert Phillips Corker Jr. (born August 24, 1952) is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 2007 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as Chair of the Senate Foreign Rel ...
, Vice Chair)
* United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture ( Blanche Lincoln, Chair; Saxby Chambliss, Ranking)
** United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Domestic and Foreign Marketing, Inspection, and Plant and Animal Health, Domestic and Foreign Marketing, Inspection, and Plant and Animal Health (Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand (; ; born December 9, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from New York since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as member of the U.S. House of ...
, Chair; Mike Johanns, Ranking)
** United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Energy, Science and Technology, Energy, Science and Technology (Michael Bennet
Michael Farrand Bennet (born November 28, 1964) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Colorado, a seat he has held since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, he was appointed ...
, Chair; John Thune, Ranking)
** United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Hunger, Nutrition, and Family Farms, Hunger, Nutrition and Family Farms (Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Campbell Brown (; born November 9, 1952) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Ohio, a seat which he has held since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for Ohio ...
, 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 Den ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Production, Income Protection and Price Support, Production, Income Protection and Price Support (Bob Casey Jr., Bob Casey, Chair; Pat Roberts
Charles Patrick Roberts (born April 20, 1936) is a retired American politician and journalist who served as a United States senator from Kansas from 1997 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Roberts served 8 terms in the U.S. House of Rep ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry and Credit, Rural Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry and Credit (Debbie Stabenow
Deborah Ann Stabenow ( ; née Greer, born April 29, 1950) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Michigan, a seat she has held since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, she became the state's first female ...
, Chair; Mike Crapo
Michael Dean Crapo ( ; born May 20, 1951) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Idaho, a seat he has held since 1999. A member of the Republican Party, Crapo previously served as the U.S. repres ...
, Ranking)
* United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (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 ...
, Chair; Thad Cochran, Ranking)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (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 ...
, Chair; Sam Brownback
Samuel Dale Brownback (born September 12, 1956) is an American attorney, politician, diplomat, and member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party who served as the United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Fr ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (Barbara Mikulski
Barbara Ann Mikulski ( ; born July 20, 1936) is an American politician and social worker who served as a United States senator from Maryland from 1987 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she also served in the United States House of Repr ...
, Chair; 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 ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Defense (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 ...
, Chair; Thad Cochran, Ranking)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Energy and Water Development ( Byron Dorgan, Chair; Bob Bennett, Ranking)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Financial Services and General Government ( Richard Durbin, Chair; Susan Collins, Ranking)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Homeland Security ( Frank Lautenberg, Chair; George Voinovich
George Victor Voinovich (July 15, 1936June 12, 2016) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Ohio from 1999 to 2011, the 65th governor of Ohio from 1991 to 1998 and the 54th mayor of Cleveland from 1980 to 1989, the ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (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 wa ...
, Chair; Lamar Alexander
Andrew Lamar Alexander Jr. (born July 3, 1940) is a retired American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he also was the 45th governor of Tennessee from ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (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 Io ...
, Chair; Arlen Specter
Arlen Specter (February 12, 1930 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer, author and politician who served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1981 to 2011. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican fr ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, Legislative Branch (Ben Nelson
Earl Benjamin Nelson (born May 17, 1941) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 37th governor of Nebraska from 1991 to 1999 and as a United States Senator from Nebraska from 2001 to 2013. He is a member of the Dem ...
, Chair; Lisa Murkowski
Lisa Ann Murkowski ( ; born May 22, 1957) is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator for Alaska, having held that seat since 2002. Murkowski is the second-most senior Republican woman in the Senate, after S ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies ( Tim P. Johnson, Chair; 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 Republic ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (Patrick Leahy
Patrick Joseph Leahy (; born March 31, 1940) is an American politician and attorney who is the senior United States senator from Vermont and serves as the president pro tempore of the United States Senate. A member of the Democratic Party, ...
, Chair; Judd Gregg, Ranking)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (Patty Murray
Patricia Lynn Murray (; born October 11, 1950) is an American politician and educator who is the senior United States senator from Washington since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Murray was in the Washington State Senate from 1988 to ...
, Chair; Kit Bond
Christopher Samuel "Kit" Bond (born March 6, 1939) is an American attorney, politician and former United States Senator from Missouri and a member of the Republican Party. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986, he defeated Democrat Harriett W ...
, Ranking)
* United States Senate Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services (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 ...
, 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 te ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Airland, Airland ( Joe Lieberman, Chair; John Thune, Ranking)
** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, Emerging Threats and Capabilities (Bill Nelson
Clarence William Nelson II (born September 29, 1942) is an American politician and attorney serving as the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Nelson previously served as a United States Senator from Flo ...
, Chair; George LeMieux
George Stephen LeMieux ( ; born May 21, 1969) is an American former politician who was a United States Senator from Florida from 2009 to 2011. He is chairman of the Florida-based law firm of Gunster Yoakley & Stewart and was chief of staff to Go ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, Personnel ( Jim Webb, Chair; Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Olin Graham (born July 9, 1955) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina, a seat he has held since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Graham chaired the Senate Committee on ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, Readiness and Management Support ( Evan Bayh, Chair; Richard Burr, Ranking)
** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on SeaPower, SeaPower ( Jack Reed, Chair; Roger Wicker
Roger Frederick Wicker (born July 5, 1951) is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Mississippi, in office since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, Wicker previously served as a member of the ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Strategic Forces (Ben Nelson
Earl Benjamin Nelson (born May 17, 1941) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 37th governor of Nebraska from 1991 to 1999 and as a United States Senator from Nebraska from 2001 to 2013. He is a member of the Dem ...
, Chair; David Vitter
David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and politician who served as United States Senator for Louisiana from 2005 to 2017.
A Republican, Vitter served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1992 to 1999. ...
, Ranking)
* United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Christopher Dodd, Chair; 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 ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Economic Policy (Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Campbell Brown (; born November 9, 1952) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Ohio, a seat which he has held since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for Ohio ...
, Chair; Jim DeMint, Ranking)
** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, Financial Institutions ( Tim P. Johnson, Chair; Mike Crapo
Michael Dean Crapo ( ; born May 20, 1951) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Idaho, a seat he has held since 1999. A member of the Republican Party, Crapo previously served as the U.S. repres ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, Housing, Transportation, and Community Development (Robert Menendez, Chair; David Vitter
David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and politician who served as United States Senator for Louisiana from 2005 to 2017.
A Republican, Vitter served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1992 to 1999. ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment, Securities, Insurance, and Investment ( Jack Reed, Chair; Jim Bunning, Ranking)
** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and Finance, Security and International Trade and Finance ( Evan Bayh, Chair; Bob Corker
Robert Phillips Corker Jr. (born August 24, 1952) is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 2007 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as Chair of the Senate Foreign Rel ...
, Ranking)
* United States Senate Committee on Budget, Budget ( Kent Conrad, Chair; Judd Gregg, Ranking)
* United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Commerce, Science and Transportation ( Jay Rockefeller, Chair; 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 Republic ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security ( Byron Dorgan, Chair; Jim DeMint, Ranking)
** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Communications and Technology (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, he ...
, Chair; John Ensign, Ranking)
** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion, Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion (Amy Klobuchar
Amy Jean Klobuchar ( ; born May 25, 1960) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Minnesota, a seat she has held since 2007. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Minn ...
, Chair; George LeMieux
George Stephen LeMieux ( ; born May 21, 1969) is an American former politician who was a United States Senator from Florida from 2009 to 2011. He is chairman of the Florida-based law firm of Gunster Yoakley & Stewart and was chief of staff to Go ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance, Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance ( Mark Pryor, Chair; Roger Wicker
Roger Frederick Wicker (born July 5, 1951) is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Mississippi, in office since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, Wicker previously served as a member of the ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard (Maria Cantwell
Maria Ellen Cantwell (; born October 13, 1958) is an American politician and former businesswoman serving as the junior United States senator from Washington since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the Washingto ...
, Chair; 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 outco ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science and Space, Science and Space (Bill Nelson
Clarence William Nelson II (born September 29, 1942) is an American politician and attorney serving as the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Nelson previously served as a United States Senator from Flo ...
, Chair; David Vitter
David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and politician who served as United States Senator for Louisiana from 2005 to 2017.
A Republican, Vitter served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1992 to 1999. ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security ( Frank Lautenberg, Chair; John Thune, Ranking)
* United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Energy and Natural Resources ( Jeff Bingaman, Chair; Lisa Murkowski
Lisa Ann Murkowski ( ; born May 22, 1957) is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator for Alaska, having held that seat since 2002. Murkowski is the second-most senior Republican woman in the Senate, after S ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on Energy, Energy (Maria Cantwell
Maria Ellen Cantwell (; born October 13, 1958) is an American politician and former businesswoman serving as the junior United States senator from Washington since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the Washingto ...
, Chair; Jim Risch
James Elroy Risch ( ; born May 3, 1943) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Idaho since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served as lieutenant governor of Idaho under governors Dirk Kem ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on National Parks, National Parks (Mark Udall
Mark Emery Udall ( ; born July 18, 1950) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Colorado from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, repre ...
, Chair; Richard Burr, Ranking)
** United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, Public Lands and Forests (Ron Wyden
Ronald Lee Wyden (; born May 3, 1949) is an American politician and retired educator serving as the senior United States senator from Oregon, a seat he has held since 1996. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the United States Hou ...
, Chair; John Barrasso
John Anthony Barrasso III ( ; born July 21, 1952) is an American physician and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Wyoming, a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Wyoming State ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on Water and Power, Water and Power (Debbie Stabenow
Deborah Ann Stabenow ( ; née Greer, born April 29, 1950) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Michigan, a seat she has held since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, she became the state's first female ...
, Chair; Sam Brownback
Samuel Dale Brownback (born September 12, 1956) is an American attorney, politician, diplomat, and member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party who served as the United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Fr ...
, Ranking)
* United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Environment and Public Works (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 ...
, Chair; Jim Inhofe
James Mountain Inhofe ( ; born November 17, 1934) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Oklahoma, a seat he was first elected to in 1994. A member of the Republican Party, he chaired the U.S. Senate Committ ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Children's Health, Children's Health (Amy Klobuchar
Amy Jean Klobuchar ( ; born May 25, 1960) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Minnesota, a seat she has held since 2007. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Minn ...
, Chair; Lamar Alexander
Andrew Lamar Alexander Jr. (born July 3, 1940) is a retired American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he also was the 45th governor of Tennessee from ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, Clean Air and Nuclear Safety (Tom Carper
Thomas Richard Carper (born January 23, 1947) is an American politician and former military officer serving as the senior United States senator from Delaware, having held the seat since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, Carper served i ...
, Chair; David Vitter
David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and politician who served as United States Senator for Louisiana from 2005 to 2017.
A Republican, Vitter served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1992 to 1999. ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy, Green Jobs and the New Economy (Bernie Sanders
Bernard Sanders (born September8, 1941) is an American politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Vermont since 2007. He was the U.S. representative for the state's at-large congressional district from 1991 to 20 ...
, Chair; Kit Bond
Christopher Samuel "Kit" Bond (born March 6, 1939) is an American attorney, politician and former United States Senator from Missouri and a member of the Republican Party. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986, he defeated Democrat Harriett W ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Oversight, Oversight ( Sheldon Whitehouse, Chair; John Barrasso
John Anthony Barrasso III ( ; born July 21, 1952) is an American physician and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Wyoming, a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Wyoming State ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health, Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health ( Frank Lautenberg, Chair; Jim Inhofe
James Mountain Inhofe ( ; born November 17, 1934) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Oklahoma, a seat he was first elected to in 1994. A member of the Republican Party, he chaired the U.S. Senate Committ ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Transportation and Infrastructure (Max Baucus
Maxwell Sieben Baucus ( Enke; born December 11, 1941) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Montana from 1978 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a U.S. senator for over 35 years, making him the long ...
, Chair; George Voinovich
George Victor Voinovich (July 15, 1936June 12, 2016) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Ohio from 1999 to 2011, the 65th governor of Ohio from 1991 to 1998 and the 54th mayor of Cleveland from 1980 to 1989, the ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife, Water and Wildlife (Ben Cardin
Benjamin Louis Cardin (born October 5, 1943) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Maryland, a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was the U.S. representat ...
, Chair; Mike Crapo
Michael Dean Crapo ( ; born May 20, 1951) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Idaho, a seat he has held since 1999. A member of the Republican Party, Crapo previously served as the U.S. repres ...
, Ranking)
* United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics, Select Committee on Ethics (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 ...
, Chair; Johnny Isakson, Vice Chair)
* United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Max Baucus
Maxwell Sieben Baucus ( Enke; born December 11, 1941) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Montana from 1978 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a U.S. senator for over 35 years, making him the long ...
, Chair; Charles Grassley, Ranking)
** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure, Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure ( Jeff Bingaman, Chair; Jim Bunning, Ranking)
** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, Health Care (John D. Rockefeller IV, Chair; Orrin Hatch, Ranking)
** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on International Trade and Global Competitiveness, International Trade and Global Competitiveness (Ron Wyden
Ronald Lee Wyden (; born May 3, 1949) is an American politician and retired educator serving as the senior United States senator from Oregon, a seat he has held since 1996. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the United States Hou ...
, Chair; Mike Crapo
Michael Dean Crapo ( ; born May 20, 1951) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Idaho, a seat he has held since 1999. A member of the Republican Party, Crapo previously served as the U.S. repres ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy, Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy ( Blanche Lincoln, Chair; Pat Roberts
Charles Patrick Roberts (born April 20, 1936) is a retired American politician and journalist who served as a United States senator from Kansas from 1997 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Roberts served 8 terms in the U.S. House of Rep ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Taxation, IRS Oversight, and Long-Term Growth, Taxation, IRS Oversight, and Long-Term Growth ( Kent Conrad, 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, s ...
, Ranking)
* United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (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, he ...
, 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 Den ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, African Affairs (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 ...
, Chair; Johnny Isakson, Ranking)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, East Asian and Pacific Affairs ( Jim Webb, Chair; Jim Inhofe
James Mountain Inhofe ( ; born November 17, 1934) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Oklahoma, a seat he was first elected to in 1994. A member of the Republican Party, he chaired the U.S. Senate Committ ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, European Affairs (Jeanne Shaheen
Cynthia Jeanne Shaheen ( ; née Bowers, born January 28, 1947) is an American retired educator and politician serving as the senior United States senator from New Hampshire since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Shaheen served as the 78 ...
, Chair; Jim DeMint, Ranking)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, and International Environmental Protection, International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, and International Environmental Protection (Robert Menendez, Chair; Bob Corker
Robert Phillips Corker Jr. (born August 24, 1952) is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 2007 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as Chair of the Senate Foreign Rel ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women's Issues, International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women's Issues (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 ...
, Chair; Roger Wicker
Roger Frederick Wicker (born July 5, 1951) is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Mississippi, in office since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, Wicker previously served as a member of the ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs, Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs (Bob Casey Jr., Bob Casey, Chair; Jim Risch
James Elroy Risch ( ; born May 3, 1943) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Idaho since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served as lieutenant governor of Idaho under governors Dirk Kem ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs, Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs (Chris Dodd
Christopher John Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the List of United Sta ...
, Chair; John Barrasso
John Anthony Barrasso III ( ; born July 21, 1952) is an American physician and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Wyoming, a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Wyoming State ...
, Ranking)
* United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (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 Io ...
, Chair; Mike Enzi, Ranking)
** United States Senate Health Subcommittee on Children and Families, Children and Families (Chris Dodd
Christopher John Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the List of United Sta ...
, Chair; Lamar Alexander
Andrew Lamar Alexander Jr. (born July 3, 1940) is a retired American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he also was the 45th governor of Tennessee from ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Health Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, Employment and Workplace Safety (Patty Murray
Patricia Lynn Murray (; born October 11, 1950) is an American politician and educator who is the senior United States senator from Washington since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Murray was in the Washington State Senate from 1988 to ...
, Chair; Johnny Isakson, Ranking)
** United States Senate Health Subcommittee on Retirement and Aging, Retirement and Aging (Barbara Mikulski
Barbara Ann Mikulski ( ; born July 20, 1936) is an American politician and social worker who served as a United States senator from Maryland from 1987 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she also served in the United States House of Repr ...
, Chair; Richard Burr, Ranking)
* United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs ( Joe Lieberman, Chair; Susan Collins, Ranking)
** United States Senate Homeland Security Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, Contracting Oversight (Ad Hoc) (Claire McCaskill
Claire Conner McCaskill (; born July 24, 1953) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Missouri from 2007 to 2019 and as State Auditor of Missouri from 1999 to 2007.
McCaskill is a native of Rolla, Missouri. She g ...
, Chair; Susan Collins Ranking)
** United States Senate Homeland Security Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery, Disaster Recovery (Ad Hoc) (Mary Landrieu
Mary Loretta Landrieu ( ; born November 23, 1955) is an American entrepreneur and politician who served as a United States senator from Louisiana from 1997 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Landrieu served as the Louisiana State Treas ...
, Chair; Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Olin Graham (born July 9, 1955) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina, a seat he has held since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Graham chaired the Senate Committee on ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information and International Security, Federal Financial Management, Government Information and International Security (Tom Carper
Thomas Richard Carper (born January 23, 1947) is an American politician and former military officer serving as the senior United States senator from Delaware, having held the seat since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, Carper served i ...
, 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 te ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia, Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia (Daniel Akaka
Daniel Kahikina Akaka (; September 11, 1924 – April 6, 2018) was an American educator and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from Hawaii from 1990 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), De ...
, Chair; George Voinovich
George Victor Voinovich (July 15, 1936June 12, 2016) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Ohio from 1999 to 2011, the 65th governor of Ohio from 1991 to 1998 and the 54th mayor of Cleveland from 1980 to 1989, the ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Investigations (Permanent) (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 ...
, Chair; Tom Coburn, Ranking)
** United States Senate Homeland Security Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration, State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration (Ad Hoc) ( Mark Pryor, Chair; John Ensign, Ranking)
* United States Senate Select Committee on the Impeachment of Samuel B. Kent, Impeachment Trial Committee (Kent) (Claire McCaskill
Claire Conner McCaskill (; born July 24, 1953) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Missouri from 2007 to 2019 and as State Auditor of Missouri from 1999 to 2007.
McCaskill is a native of Rolla, Missouri. She g ...
, Chair; Mel Martinez
Mel, Mels or MEL may refer to:
Biology
* Mouse erythroleukemia cell line (MEL)
* National Herbarium of Victoria, a herbarium with the Index Herbariorum code MEL
People
* Mel (given name), the abbreviated version of several given names (includin ...
, Vice Chair)
* United States Senate Select Committee on the Impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous Jr., Impeachment Trial Committee (Porteous) (Claire McCaskill
Claire Conner McCaskill (; born July 24, 1953) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Missouri from 2007 to 2019 and as State Auditor of Missouri from 1999 to 2007.
McCaskill is a native of Rolla, Missouri. She g ...
, Chair; Orrin Hatch, Vice Chair)
* United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs ( Byron Dorgan, Chair; John Barrasso
John Anthony Barrasso III ( ; born July 21, 1952) is an American physician and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Wyoming, a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Wyoming State ...
, Vice Chair)
* United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Intelligence (Select) (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 wa ...
, Chair; Kit Bond
Christopher Samuel "Kit" Bond (born March 6, 1939) is an American attorney, politician and former United States Senator from Missouri and a member of the Republican Party. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986, he defeated Democrat Harriett W ...
, Vice Chair)
* International Narcotics Control Caucus, International Narcotics Control (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 wa ...
, 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 senior United States senator from Iowa, having held the seat since 1981. In 2022, h ...
, Co-chairman)
* United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Patrick Leahy
Patrick Joseph Leahy (; born March 31, 1940) is an American politician and attorney who is the senior United States senator from Vermont and serves as the president pro tempore of the United States Senate. A member of the Democratic Party, ...
, Chair; Jeff Sessions, Ranking)
** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, Administrative Oversight and the Courts ( Sheldon Whitehouse, Chair; Jeff Sessions, Ranking)
** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights (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 ...
, Chair; Orrin Hatch, Ranking)
** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, The Constitution (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 ...
, Chair; Tom Coburn, Ranking)
** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, Crime and Drugs (Arlen Specter
Arlen Specter (February 12, 1930 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer, author and politician who served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1981 to 2011. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican fr ...
, Chair; Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Olin Graham (born July 9, 1955) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina, a seat he has held since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Graham chaired the Senate Committee on ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, Human Rights and the Law (Dick Durbin
Richard Joseph Durbin (born November 21, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Illinois, a seat he has held since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Durbin has served as the Senate De ...
, Chair; Tom Coburn, Ranking)
** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security, Immigration, Refugees, and Border Security (Chuck Schumer
Charles Ellis Schumer ( ; born November 23, 1950) is an American politician serving as Senate Majority Leader since January 20, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Schumer is in his fourth Senate term, having held his seat since 1999, an ...
, Chair; John Cornyn
John Cornyn III ( ; born February 2, 1952) is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Texas, a seat he has held since 2002. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the Senate majority whip for ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security, Terrorism and Homeland Security (Ben Cardin
Benjamin Louis Cardin (born October 5, 1943) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Maryland, a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was the U.S. representat ...
, 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, s ...
, Ranking)
* United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Rules and Administration (Chuck Schumer
Charles Ellis Schumer ( ; born November 23, 1950) is an American politician serving as Senate Majority Leader since January 20, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Schumer is in his fourth Senate term, having held his seat since 1999, an ...
, Chair; Bob Bennett, Ranking)
* United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Mary Landrieu
Mary Loretta Landrieu ( ; born November 23, 1955) is an American entrepreneur and politician who served as a United States senator from Louisiana from 1997 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Landrieu served as the Louisiana State Treas ...
, Chair; 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 outco ...
, Ranking)
* United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs (Daniel Akaka
Daniel Kahikina Akaka (; September 11, 1924 – April 6, 2018) was an American educator and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from Hawaii from 1990 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), De ...
, Chair; Richard Burr, Ranking)
House of Representatives
* United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Collin C. Peterson, Chair; Frank Lucas (Oklahoma), Frank Lucas, Ranking) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research, Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research (Tim Holden
Thomas Timothy Holden (born March 5, 1957) is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. representative for from 1993 to 2013. Holden was the dean of the Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation durin ...
, Chair; Bob Goodlatte, Ranking)
** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry, Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry (Joe Baca
Joseph Natalio Baca Sr. (born January 23, 1947) is an American Democratic politician who served as the U.S. representative for southwestern San Bernardino County (including Fontana, Rialto, Ontario and parts of the city of San Bernardino) fr ...
, Chair; Jeff Fortenberry
Jeffrey Lane Fortenberry (born December 27, 1960) is a former United States congressman. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 2005 to 2022, representing as a member of the Republican Party.
In October 2021, a federal ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, General Farm Commodities and Risk Management (Leonard Boswell
Leonard Leroy Boswell (January 10, 1934 – August 17, 2018) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1997 to 2013, a district based in Des Moines. A member of the Democratic Party, he was defeated for reelectio ...
, Chair; Jerry Moran
Gerald Wesley Moran ( ; born May 29, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician who is the senior United States senator from Kansas, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was chair of the National Republican Senator ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, Horticulture and Organic Agriculture ( Dennis Cardoza, Chair; Jean Schmidt, Ranking)
** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry (David Scott (Georgia), David Scott, Chair; Randy Neugebauer, Ranking)
** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development and Foreign Agriculture, Specialty Crops, Rural Development and Foreign Agriculture (Mike McIntyre
Douglas Carmichael "Mike" McIntyre II (; born August 6, 1956) is an American attorney and politician who was first elected to represent North Carolina's 7th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996. He served for 18 ...
, Chair; Mike Conaway, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (David Obey, Chair; California 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)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (Rosa DeLauro
Rosa Luisa DeLauro (; born March 2, 1943) is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in New Haven and includes most of its suburbs. DeLauro is ...
, Chair; Jack Kingston
John Heddens Kingston (born April 24, 1955) is an American politician who served as U.S. representative for in southeast Georgia, serving from 1993 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party and was part of the House leadership (2002–06) ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (Alan Mollohan, Chair; Frank Wolf (politician), Frank Wolf, Ranking)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Defense (Norman Dicks, Chair; Bill Young, Ranking)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Energy and Water Development ( Pete Visclosky, Chair; Rodney Frelinghuysen
Rodney Procter Frelinghuysen (born April 29, 1946) is an American former politician and lobbyist who served as the U.S. representative for from 1995 to 2019. The district includes most of Morris County, an affluent suburban county west of New ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Financial Services and General Government (José Enrique Serrano, José Serrano, Chair; Jo Ann Emerson, Ranking)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Homeland Security (David E. Price, Chair; Hal Rogers, Ranking)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (Jim Moran, Chair; Mike Simpson
Michael Keith Simpson (born September 8, 1950) is an American politician and former dentist serving as the U.S. representative for since 1999. The district covers most of the eastern portion of the state, including Idaho Falls, Pocatello, S ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (David Obey, Chair; Todd Tiahrt, Ranking)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, Legislative Branch ( Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Chair; Robert Aderholt, Ranking)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (Chet Edwards, Chair; Zach Wamp, Ranking)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (Nita Lowey
Nita Sue Lowey ( ) ( Melnikoff; born July 5, 1937) is an American politician who formerly served as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1989 until 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Lowey also served as co-Dean of the New York C ...
, Chair; Kay Granger, Ranking)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies ( John Olver, Chair; Tom Latham, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services ( Ike Skelton, Chair; Howard McKeon, Buck McKeon, Ranking)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, Readiness (Solomon P. Ortiz, Chair; Randy Forbes, Ranking)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, Seapower and Expeditionary Forces ( Gene Taylor, Chair; Todd Akin, Ranking)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, Air and Land Forces ( Neil Abercrombie, Chair; Roscoe Bartlett, Ranking)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations ( Vic Snyder, Chair; Rob Wittman, Ranking)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Military Personnel (Susan A. Davis, Chair; Joe Wilson, Ranking)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Terrorism and Unconventional Threats, Terrorism and Unconventional Threats (Adam Smith (Washington politician), Adam Smith, Chair; Jeff Miller, Ranking)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Strategic Forces (Jim Langevin, Chair; Mike Turner
Michael Ray Turner (born January 11, 1960) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. Turner's district, numbered as the 3rd district from 2003 to 2013, is based in Day ...
, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on the Budget, Budget (John Spratt, Chair; Paul Ryan, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Education and Labor, Education and Labor ( George Miller, Chair; John Kline, Ranking)
** United States House Education Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education (Dale Kildee, Chair; Michael N. Castle, Ranking)
** United States House Education Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities, Healthy Families and Communities (Carolyn McCarthy
Carolyn McCarthy ( Cook; born January 5, 1944) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1997 to 2015. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
On January 8, 2014, she announced that she would not run for re-elect ...
, Chair; Todd Platts, Ranking)
** United States House Education Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions (Robert E. Andrews, Chair; Tom Price, Ranking)
** United States House Education Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness, Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness (Rubén Hinojosa, Chair; Brett Guthrie, Ranking)
** United States House Education Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Workforce Protections (Lynn C. Woolsey, Chair; Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Energy and Commerce ( Henry Waxman, Chair; Joe Barton, Ranking)
** United States House Energy Subcommittee on Health, Health (Frank Pallone
Frank Joseph Pallone Jr. (; born October 30, 1951) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for , serving since 1988. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, numbered as the 3rd district from 1988 to ...
, Chair; Nathan Deal
John Nathan Deal (born August 25, 1942) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 82nd governor of Georgia from 2011 to 2019. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party in 1992 a ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Energy Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, Energy and Environment (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. represent ...
, Chair; Fred Upton, Ranking)
** United States House Energy Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection ( Bobby Rush, Chair; George Radanovich
George Purdy Radanovich (born June 20, 1955) is an American politician and former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1995 to 2011. The district includes most of northern Fresno, as well as several rural areas northeast of the city. He did no ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Energy Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet, Communications, Technology and the Internet (Rick Boucher, Chair; Cliff Stearns, Ranking)
** United States House Energy Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations (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 ...
, Chair; Greg Walden
Gregory Paul Walden (born January 10, 1957) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1999 to 2021. He is a Republican. Walden is the son of three-term Oregon State Representative Paul E. Walden. In October 2019 ...
, Ranking)
* United States House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, Energy Independence and Global Warming (Select) (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. represent ...
, Chair; James Sensenbrenner, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Financial Services, Financial Services (Barney Frank
Barnett Frank (born March 31, 1940) is a former American politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1981 to 2013. A Democrat, Frank served as chairman of the House Financial Services Committ ...
, Chair; 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) a ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology, Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology ( Mel Watt, Chair; Ron Paul, Ranking)
** United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations ( Mel Watt, Chair; Judy Biggert
Judith Biggert (née Borg; born August 15, 1937) is an American politician and attorney. She is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1999 to 2013. She is a member of the Republican Party.
Biggert was defeated in her 2012 re-elect ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade, International Monetary Policy and Trade (Gregory Meeks
Gregory Weldon Meeks (born September 25, 1953) is an American lawyer and politician who has been a U.S. representative from New York since 1998. He is a member of the Democratic Party and has chaired the House Committee on Foreign Affairs sin ...
, Chair; Gary Miller, Ranking)
** United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, Housing and Community Opportunity ( Maxine Waters, Chair; Shelley Moore Capito, Ranking)
** United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit (Luis Gutierrez, Chair; Jeb Hensarling, Ranking)
** United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government-Sponsored Enterprises, Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government-Sponsored Enterprises (Paul Kanjorski, Chair; Scott Garrett, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (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 ...
, Chair; 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 w ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, Africa and Global Health (Donald M. Payne, Chair; Chris Smith, Ranking)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment, Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment (Eni Faleomavaega, Chair; Donald A. Manzullo, Ranking)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Europe (Robert Wexler
Robert Ira Wexler (born January 2, 1961) is an American politician and lawyer from Florida. He is the president of the Washington-based S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace. Wexler was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Represe ...
, Chair; Elton Gallegly, Ranking)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight, International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight (Bill Delahunt
William David Delahunt (born July 18, 1941) is an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He is a former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1997 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Delahunt did not seek re-election i ...
, Chair; Dana Rohrabacher
Dana Tyrone Rohrabacher (; born June 21, 1947) is a former American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1989 to 2019. A Republican, he represented for the last three terms of his House tenure.
Rohrabacher ran for r ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, Middle East and South Asia ( Gary Ackerman, Chair; Mike Pence
Michael Richard Pence (born June 7, 1959) is an American politician who served as the 48th vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021 under President Donald Trump. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 50th ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade (Brad Sherman
Bradley James Sherman (born October 24, 1954) is an American accountant and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 30th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he first entered Congress in ...
, Chair; Ed Royce, Ranking)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere (Eliot L. Engel, Chair; Dan Burton, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Homeland Security, Homeland Security (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 fr ...
, Chair; Peter T. King, Ranking)
** United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism, Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism (Loretta Sanchez
Loretta Lorna Sanchez (born January 7, 1960) is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1997 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she was first elected in 1996, when she defeated long-serving Re ...
, Chair; Mark Souder, Ranking)
** United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response, Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response (Henry Cuellar, Chair; Charlie Dent, Ranking)
** United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology, Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology (James Langevin
James R. Langevin ( ; born April 22, 1964) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the first quadriplegic to serve in Congress; Langevin was appointed to be the firs ...
, Chair; Michael McCaul, Ranking)
** United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment, Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment ( Jane Harman, Chair; Dave Reichert, Ranking)
** United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight, Management, Investigations, and Oversight (Chris Carney
Christopher P. Carney (born March 2, 1959) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Carney is also an associate professor of political science at Penn State Wort ...
, Chair; Mike D. Rogers, Ranking)
** United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection, Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection (Sheila Jackson-Lee, Chair; Dan Lungren, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on House Administration, House Administration (Bob Brady
Robert A. Brady (born April 7, 1945) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1998 to 2019. He was the ranking Democrat and Chairman of the United States House Committee on House Administration from 2007 to 20 ...
, Chair; Dan Lungren, Ranking)
** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Capitol Security, Capitol Security (Bob Brady
Robert A. Brady (born April 7, 1945) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1998 to 2019. He was the ranking Democrat and Chairman of the United States House Committee on House Administration from 2007 to 20 ...
, Chair; Dan Lungren, Ranking)
** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Elections, Elections (Zoe Lofgren
Susan Ellen "Zoe" Lofgren ( ; born December 21, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician serving as a U.S. representative from California. A member of the Democratic Party, Lofgren is in her 13th term in Congress, having been first elected in ...
, Chair; Kevin McCarthy, Ranking)
* United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Intelligence (Permanent Select) (Silvestre Reyes, Chair; Peter Hoekstra, Ranking)
** United States House Intelligence Subcommittee on Terrorism/HUMINT, Analysis and Counterintelligence, Terrorism/HUMINT, Analysis and Counterintelligence ( Mike Thompson, Chair; Mike Rogers, Ranking)
** United States House Intelligence Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence, Technical and Tactical Intelligence (C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Chair;, Ranking)
** United States House Intelligence Subcommittee on Intelligence Community Management, Intelligence Community Management (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 ...
, Chair; Darrell Issa
Darrell Edward Issa ( ; born November 1, 1953) is an American businessman and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for California's 50th congressional district since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Intelligence Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations (Robert E. Cramer, Chair; Terry Everett, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (John Conyers, Chair; Lamar S. Smith, Ranking)
** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, Commercial and Administrative Law (Linda T. Sánchez, Chair; Trent Franks, Ranking)
** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties (Jerrold Nadler, Chair; James Sensenbrenner, Ranking)
** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property (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 ...
, Chair; Howard Coble, Ranking)
** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security (Robert C. Scott, Chair; Louie Gohmert, Ranking)
** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law, Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law (Zoe Lofgren
Susan Ellen "Zoe" Lofgren ( ; born December 21, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician serving as a U.S. representative from California. A member of the Democratic Party, Lofgren is in her 13th term in Congress, having been first elected in ...
, Chair; Steve King, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Natural Resources, Natural Resources (Nick Rahall, Chair; Doc Hastings, Ranking)
** United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Energy and Mineral Resources (Jim Costa
James Manuel Costa (born April 13, 1952) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2023, previously representing the 20th congressional district from 2005 to 2013 and the 16th congressional district from 2013 to ...
, Chair; Doug Lamborn
Douglas Lawrence Lamborn (born May 24, 1954) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. His district is based in Colorado Springs.
Early life and career
Born ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife (Madeleine Bordallo, Chair; Henry E. Brown, Ranking)
** United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, National Parks, Forests and Public Lands (Raul Grijalva, Raúl Grijalva, Chair; Rob Bishop, Ranking)
** United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power, Water and Power (Grace Napolitano
Graciela Flores "Grace" Napolitano (; born December 4, 1936) is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented California's San Gabriel Valley and other parts of Los Angeles County in the United States House of Representatives sinc ...
, Chair; Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Oversight and Government Reform ( Edolphus Towns, Chair; Darrell Issa
Darrell Edward Issa ( ; born November 1, 1953) is an American businessman and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for California's 50th congressional district since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, Domestic Policy (Dennis Kucinich
Dennis John Kucinich (; born October 8, 1946) is an American politician. A U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1997 to 2013, he was also a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States in 2004 and 2008. He ran fo ...
, Chair; Jason Chaffetz, Ranking)
** United States House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia, Federal Workforce, Post Office, and District of Columbia ( Stephen Lynch, Chair; Kenny Marchant, Ranking)
** United States House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement, Government Management, Organization, and Procurement (Diane Watson
Diane Edith Watson (born November 12, 1933) is a former American politician who served as US Representative for , serving from 2003 until 2011, after first being elected in the 32nd District in a 2001 special election. She is a member of the Dem ...
, Chair; Brian Bilbray
Brian Phillip Bilbray (born January 28, 1951) is an American Republican politician who represented parts of San Diego County in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2001 and again from 2006 to 2013.
Bilbray was Chairman of the House ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, Information Policy, Census, and National Archives ( Lacy Clay, Chair; Mike Turner, Michael Turner, Ranking)
** United States House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, National Security and Foreign Affairs (John F. Tierney, Chair; , Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Rules, Rules ( Louise Slaughter, Chair; David Dreier, Ranking)
** United States House Rules Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process, Legislative and Budget Process (Alcee Hastings
Alcee Lamar Hastings ( ; September 5, 1936 – April 6, 2021) was an American politician and judge from the state of Florida.
Hastings was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida by President Jimmy Cart ...
, Chair; 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.
* Lincol ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Rules Subcommittee on Rules and the Organization of the House, Rules and the Organization of the House (Jim McGovern (American politician), Jim McGovern, Chair; Doc Hastings, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Science and Technology, Science and Technology (Bart Gordon, Chair; Ralph Hall, Ranking)
** United States House Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, Space and Aeronautics ( Gabby Giffords, Chair; Pete Olson, Ranking)
** United States House Science Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, Technology and Innovation (David Wu
David Wu (born April 8, 1955) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1999 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
As a child of immigrants from Taiwan, Wu was the first Taiwanese American to serve in ...
, Chair; Adrian Smith
Adrian Frederick "H" Smith (born 27 February 1957) is an English guitarist best known as a member of heavy metal band Iron Maiden, for whom he also writes songs and performs backing vocals both live and in the studio.
Smith grew up in London ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Science Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, Research and Science Education (Daniel Lipinski, Chair; 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 ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Science Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Investigations and Oversight ( Brad Miller, Chair; Paul Broun
Paul Collins Broun Jr. (born May 14, 1946) is an American physician and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2007 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party and was a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Broun unsuccess ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Science Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, Energy and Environment (Brian Baird, Chair; Bob Inglis, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Nydia Velazquez, Chair; Sam Graves, Ranking)
** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, Finance and Tax (Melissa Bean
Melissa Luburich Bean (born January 22, 1962) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2005 to 2011. Bean is a member of the Democratic Party.
Early life, education, and business career
Bean attended Maine East ...
, Chair; Dean Heller, Ranking)
** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology, Contracting and Technology (Glenn Nye, Chair; Aaron Schock
Aaron Jon Schock (born May 28, 1981) is an American former politician who was Republican U.S. Representative for from 2009 until 2015. The district is based in Peoria and includes part of Springfield. He was the first member of the U.S. Co ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Rural and Urban Entrepreneurship, Rural and Urban Entrepreneurship ( Heath Shuler, Chair; Jeff Fortenberry
Jeffrey Lane Fortenberry (born December 27, 1960) is a former United States congressman. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 2005 to 2022, representing as a member of the Republican Party.
In October 2021, a federal ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Regulations, Healthcare and Trade, Regulations, Healthcare and Trade ( Kathy Dahlkemper, Chair; Lynn Westmoreland
Leon Acton "Lynn" Westmoreland (born April 2, 1950) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2007 to 2017 and the from 2005 to 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Early life, education and career
Westmorela ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Investigations and Oversight (Jason Altmire
Jason Altmire (born March 7, 1968) is an American businessman, author, lobbyist and politician. He is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2007 until 2013. He is a fellow of the European Institute for International Law and Internatio ...
, Chair; Louie Gohmert, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct (Zoe Lofgren
Susan Ellen "Zoe" Lofgren ( ; born December 21, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician serving as a U.S. representative from California. A member of the Democratic Party, Lofgren is in her 13th term in Congress, having been first elected in ...
, Chair; Jo Bonner
Josiah Robins Bonner Jr. (born November 19, 1959) is an American academic administrator and former politician who currently serves as the fourth president of the University of South Alabama. He was previously the U.S. representative for from 20 ...
, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Transportation and Infrastructure (James Oberstar, Chair; John Mica, Ranking)
** United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation, Aviation ( Jerry Costello, Chair; Thomas Petri, Ranking)
** United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation (Elijah Cummings
Elijah Eugene Cummings (January 18, 1951October 17, 2019) was an American politician and civil rights advocate who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1996 until his death in 2019, when he was succeeded by his predecess ...
, Chair; Frank LoBiondo
Frank Alo LoBiondo (: born May 12, 1946) is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1995 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party. He represented all of Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and S ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management (Eleanor Holmes Norton, Chair; Sam Graves, Ranking)
** United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Highways and Transit (Peter DeFazio
Peter Anthony DeFazio (; born May 27, 1947) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for , serving since 1987. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes Eugene, Springfield, Corvallis, Roseburg, Coos Ba ...
, Chair; Jimmy Duncan (politician), Jimmy Duncan, Ranking)
** United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials ( Corrine Brown, Chair; Bill Shuster
William Franklin Shuster (; born January 10, 1961) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as the U.S. representative for from 2001 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party, and is a son of former Congressman Bud Shuster.
In J ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Water Resources and Environment (Eddie Bernice Johnson, Chair; Jimmy Duncan (politician), Jimmy Duncan, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs ( Bob Filner, Chair; 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 ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs ( John Hall, Chair; Doug Lamborn
Douglas Lawrence Lamborn (born May 24, 1954) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. His district is based in Colorado Springs.
Early life and career
Born ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, Economic Opportunity (Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Chair; John Boozman
John Nichols Boozman ( ; born December 10, 1950) is an American politician and former optometrist serving as the senior United States senator from Arkansas, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. repres ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, Health (Michael Michaud, Chair; Jeff Miller, Ranking)
** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations ( Harry Mitchell, Chair; Ginny Brown-Waite, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means ( Sander Levin, from March 4, 2010 (acting; David Lee Camp, Dave Camp, Ranking)
** 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, S ...
, Chair; Wally Herger, Ranking)
** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, Social Security (John S. Tanner
John Sumners Tanner (born September 22, 1944) is a former American politician who served as the U.S. representative for , serving from 1989 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Since his retirement, Tanner has served as the Vice C ...
, Chair; Sam Johnson, Ranking)
** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, Income Security and Family Support (Jim McDermott, Chair; John Linder, Ranking)
** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, Trade ( Sander Levin, Chair; Kevin Brady, Ranking)
** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, Oversight (John Lewis
John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American politician and civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville ...
, Chair; Charles Boustany, Ranking)
** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, Select Revenue Measures ( Richard Neal, Chair; Pat Tiberi
Patrick Joseph Tiberi (; born October 21, 1962) is an American lobbyist and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2001 to 2018. His district included communities north and east of Columbus. He is a member of the Republican ...
, Ranking)
* Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole
Joint committees
* United States Congress Joint Economic Committee, Economic (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Chair; Sen.Sam Brownback
Samuel Dale Brownback (born September 12, 1956) is an American attorney, politician, diplomat, and member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party who served as the United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Fr ...
, Ranking)
* United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Rep. Zoe Lofgren
Susan Ellen "Zoe" Lofgren ( ; born December 21, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician serving as a U.S. representative from California. A member of the Democratic Party, Lofgren is in her 13th term in Congress, having been first elected in ...
, Chair; Sen. Bob Bennett, Ranking)
* United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing, (Rep. Bob Brady
Robert A. Brady (born April 7, 1945) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1998 to 2019. He was the ranking Democrat and Chairman of the United States House Committee on House Administration from 2007 to 20 ...
, Chair; Rep. Dan Lungren, Ranking)
* United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation, Joint Committee on Taxation (Sen. Max Baucus
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Caucuses
Employees
List of federal agencies in the United States#Legislative branch, Legislative branch agency directors
* Architect of the Capitol: Stephen T. Ayers (acting until May 12, 2010, and starting May 12, 2010) * Attending Physician of the United States Congress: Brian Monahan * Comptroller General of the United States: Eugene Louis Dodaro (acting until December 22, 2010, and starting December 22, 2010) * Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Robert A. Sunshine (acting), until January 22, 2009 ** Douglas W. Elmendorf, from January 22, 2009 * Librarian of Congress: James H. Billington * Public Printer of the United States: Robert C. Tapella, until December 29, 2010 ** William J. Boarman, from December 29, 2010Senate
* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Barry C. Black (Seventh-day Adventist Church, Seventh-day Adventist) * Curator of the United States Senate, Curator: Diane K. Skvarla * Historian of the United States Senate, Historian: Richard A. Baker (Senate Historian), Richard A. Baker, until 2009 ** Donald A. Ritchie, from 2009 * Parliamentarian of the United States Senate, Parliamentarian: Alan Frumin * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Nancy Erickson * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Leona I. Faust * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Terrance W. Gainer * Secretary for the Majority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Majority: Lula J. Davis * Secretary for the Minority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Minority: David J. SchiappaHouse of Representatives
Employees include: * Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: Daniel P. Coughlin (Roman Catholic) * Chief Administrative Officer of the United States House of Representatives, Chief Administrative Officer: Daniel P. Beard, until July 1, 2010 **Daniel Strodel, from July 18, 2010 * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: Lorraine Miller * Historian of the United States House of Representatives, Historian: Robert Remini, until 2010 ** Matthew Wasniewski, from October 20, 2010 * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Parliamentarian: John V. Sullivan * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: Jaime Zapata (Labor Department spokesman), Jaime Zapata, Susan Cole (Reading Clerk), Susan Cole * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Wilson Livingood, Wilson “Bill” Livingood * Inspector General for the United States House of Representatives, Inspector General: James J. Cornell, until January 2, 2010 ** Theresa M. Grafenstine, from July 30, 2010See also
Elections
* 2008 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress) ** 2008 United States presidential election ** 2008 United States Senate elections ** 2008 United States House of Representatives elections * 2010 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) ** 2010 United States Senate elections ** 2010 United States House of Representatives electionsMembership lists
* Members of the 111th United States Congress * List of freshman class members of the 111th United States Congress * Caucuses of the United States CongressReferences
Notes
External links
* , Electing officers of the House of Representatives, 111th CongressBiographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
111th United States Congress
Congress.gov Project at the Library of Congress
Member Information
via U.S. House of Representatives
via U.S. Senate
Membership of the 111th Congress: A Profile
Congressional Research Service, December 31, 2008
Congressional Directory: Main Page
''Government Printing Office Online''. Detailed listings of many aspects of current & previous memberships and sessions of Congress. * * * * * * * * {{United States Congresses 111th United States Congress,