The 87th United States Congress was a meeting of the

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, composed of the

United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and pow ...

and the

United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...

. It met in

Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...

from January 3, 1961, to January 3, 1963, during the final weeks of the

administration Administration may refer to: Management of organizations * Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal ** Administrative Assistant, traditionally known as a Secretary, or also known as an administrative officer, admini ...

of U.S. President

Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; ; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, ...

and the first two years of the

of U.S. President John Kennedy. The apportionment of seats in the

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was based on the Seventeenth Census of the United States in 1950, along with 2 seats temporarily added in 1959 (one member each from recently admitted states of Alaska and Hawaii). Both chambers had a Democratic majority (albeit reduced in the House). With

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 ...

John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination ...

being sworn in on January 20, 1961, this gave the Democrats an overall federal government

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for the first time since the 81st Congress in 1949.

Major events

* January 3, 1961: President Eisenhower severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba. * January 20, 1961: Inauguration of President

. * April 17, 1961:

Bay of Pigs Invasion The Bay of Pigs Invasion (, sometimes called ''Invasión de Playa Girón'' or ''Batalla de Playa Girón'' after the Playa Girón) was a failed military landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba in 1961 by Cuban exiles, covertly fin ...

of Cuba began; it fails by April 19. * May 4, 1961: Freedom Riders began interstate bus rides to test the new U.S. Supreme Court integration decision. * May 5, 1961:

Alan Shepard Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and businessman. In 1961, he became the second person and the first American to travel into space and, in 1971, he beca ...

became the first American in space aboard Mercury-Redstone 3. * May 25, 1961: President Kennedy announced his goal to put a man on the Moon before the end of the decade * November 20: 1961: Funeral of Speaker Sam Rayburn, who died on November 16 * February 3, 1962: Embargo against Cuba was announced * February 20, 1962: John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth * March 26, 1962: Supreme Court ruled that federal courts could order state legislatures to reapportion seats ( Baker v. Carr) * October 1, 1962:

James Meredith James Howard Meredith (born June 25, 1933) is an American civil rights activist, writer, political adviser, and Air Force veteran who became, in 1962, the first African-American student admitted to the racially segregated University of Missi ...

registered as the first black student at the

University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi ( byname Ole Miss) is a public research university that is located adjacent to Oxford, Mississippi, and has a medical center in Jackson. It is Mississippi's oldest public university and its largest by enrollment ...

, escorted by Federal Marshals. * October 14, 1962 - October 28, 1962: Cuban Missile Crisis

Major legislation

Kennedy Giving Historic Speech to Congress - GPN-2000-001658

* August 30, 1961 :

Oil Pollution Act of 1961 Oil Pollution Act of 1961, 33 U.S.C. Chapter 20 §§ 1001-1011, established judicial definitions and coastal prohibitions for the United States maritime industry. The Act invoked the accords of the International Convention for the Prevention of the ...

, , * September 4, 1961: The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, , * September 13, 1961:

Interstate Wire Act of 1961 The Interstate Wire Act of 1961, often called the Federal Wire Act, is a United States federal law prohibiting the operation of certain types of betting businesses in the United States. It begins with the text: Several legal opinions and rulings ...

, , * September 21, 1961: Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, , * September 22, 1961: Peace Corps Act of 1961, , * September 26, 1961: Arms Control and Disarmament Act of 1961, , * October 15, 1961: Community Health Services and Facilities Act, , * March 15, 1962:

Manpower Development and Training Act The term ''New Frontier'' was used by Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy in his acceptance speech in the 1960 United States presidential election to the Democratic National Convention at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as the ...

, , * June 28, 1962:

Migration and Refugee Assistance Act The Migration and Refugee Assistance Act was passed in 1962 to deal with unexpected and urgent needs of refugees, displaced persons, conflict victims, and other persons at risk around the globe. The Act was brought into force during the Clinton a ...

, , * August 31, 1962: Communications Satellite Act, , * October 11, 1962:

Trade Expansion Act The Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (, codified at ) is an American trade law. Section 232 of the Act permits the President to impose tariffs based on a recommendation by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce if "an article is being imported into the Unite ...

, ,

Constitutional amendments

* March 29, 1961: Twenty-third Amendment ratified, extending the right to vote in the

presidential election A presidential election is the election of any head of state whose official title is President. Elections by country Albania The president of Albania is elected by the Assembly of Albania who are elected by the Albanian public. Chile The pre ...

to citizens residing in the

District of Columbia ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...

by granting the

District A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

electors in the Electoral College, as if it were a

state State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * ''Our S ...

. * August 27, 1962: Twenty-fourth Amendment approved by Congress and sent to the states for consideration. It would prohibit both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax. The amendment was later ratified on January 23, 1964.

Party summary

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...

(R), until January 20, 1961 **

Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson (; August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He had previously served as the 37th vice ...

(D), from January 20, 1961 * President pro tempore:

Carl Hayden Carl Trumbull Hayden (October 2, 1877 – January 25, 1972) was an American politician. Representing Arizona in the United States Senate from 1927 to 1969, he was the first U.S. Senator to serve seven terms. Serving as the state's first Represe ...

(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.

Mike Mansfield Michael Joseph Mansfield (March 16, 1903 – October 5, 2001) was an American politician and diplomat. A Democrat, he served as a U.S. representative (1943–1953) and a U.S. senator (1953–1977) from Montana. He was the longest-serving Sen ...

Majority Whip A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. This means ensuring that members of the party vote according to the party platform, rather than according to their own individual ideology ...

Hubert Humphrey Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American pharmacist and politician who served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing Mi ...

* Democratic Caucus Secretary:

George Smathers George Armistead Smathers (November 14, 1913 – January 20, 2007) was an American lawyer and politician who represented the state of Florida in the United States Senate from 1951 until 1969 and in the United States House from 1947 to 1951, as ...

Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader:

Everett Dirksen Everett McKinley Dirksen (January 4, 1896 – September 7, 1969) was an American politician. A Republican, he represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. As Senate Minority Leader from 1959 u ...

Minority Whip The positions of majority leader and minority leader are held by two United States senators and members of the party leadership of the United States Senate. They serve as the chief spokespersons for their respective political parties holdin ...

Thomas Kuchel Thomas Henry Kuchel ( ; August 15, 1910 – November 21, 1994) was an American politician. A moderate Republican, he served as a US Senator from California from 1953 to 1969 and was the minority whip in the Senate, where he was the co-ma ...

* Republican Conference Chairman:

Leverett Saltonstall Leverett A. Saltonstall (September 1, 1892June 17, 1979) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He served three two-year terms as the 55th Governor of Massachusetts, and for more than twenty years as a United States senator ...

* Republican Conference Secretary: Milton Young * National Senatorial Committee Chair: Barry Goldwater * Policy Committee Chairman: Styles Bridges (until November 26, 1961) ** Bourke B. Hickenlooper (from January 3, 1962)

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: ** I ...

: Sam Rayburn (D), until November 16, 1961 **

John W. McCormack John William McCormack (December 21, 1891 – November 22, 1980) was an American politician from Boston, Massachusetts. An attorney and a Democrat, McCormack served in the United States Army during World War I, and afterwards won terms in both th ...

(D), from January 10, 1962

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.

until January 10, 1962 **

Carl Albert Carl Bert Albert (May 10, 1908 – February 4, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 46th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 and represented Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district as a ...

, from January 10, 1962 *

, until January 10, 1962 **

Hale Boggs Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. (February 15, 1914 – disappeared October 16, 1972; declared dead December 29, 1972) was an American Democratic politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the House ma ...

, from January 10, 1962 * Democratic Caucus Chairman: Francis E. Walter * Democratic Caucus Secretary:

Leonor Sullivan Leonor Kretzer Sullivan (August 21, 1902 – September 1, 1988) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri. She was a Democrat and the first woman in Congress from Missouri. Biography Born Leonor Kretzer in St. Lou ...

* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:

Michael J. Kirwan Michael Joseph Kirwan (December 2, 1886 – July 27, 1970) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician from Ohio who served as a United States House of Representatives, Representative to the United States Congress ...

Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader: Charles A. Halleck *

: Leslie C. Arends * Republican Conference Chairman:

Charles B. Hoeven Charles Bernard Hoeven (March 30, 1895 – November 9, 1980) was an American politician. Elected to represent districts in northern Iowa for eleven terms, from the Seventy-eighth to Eighty-eighth Congresses, in all he held elective office f ...

* Policy Committee Chairman: John W. Byrnes * Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Bob Wilson

Caucuses

House Democratic Caucus The House Democratic Caucus is a congressional caucus composed of all Democratic Representatives in the United States House of Representatives and is responsible for nominating and electing the Democratic Party leadership in the chamber. In its ...

Senate Democratic Caucus The Democratic Caucus of the United States Senate, sometimes referred to as the Democratic Conference, is the formal organization of all senators who are part of the Democratic Party in the United States Senate. For the makeup of the 117th Cong ...

Members

Senate

Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election, In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1962; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1964; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 1966. Currently, this is the last Congressional session in which the Democratic Party commanded all Senate seats from the Deep South, a unity broken when a

Republican 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 ...

defeated Defeated may refer to: * "Defeated" (Breaking Benjamin song) * "Defeated" (Anastacia song) *"Defeated", a song by Snoop Dogg from the album ''Bible of Love'' *Defeated, Tennessee, an unincorporated community *''The Defeated ''The Defeated'', al ...

the appointed successor to Lyndon Johnson’s seat in a 1961 Senate special election.

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 = 135,765 ...

: 2.

John Sparkman John Jackson Sparkman (December 20, 1899 – November 16, 1985) was an American jurist and politician from the state of Alabama. A Southern Democrat, Sparkman served in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1946 and the United St ...

(D) : 3. J. Lister Hill (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.S. ...

: 2.

Bob Bartlett Edward Lewis "Bob" Bartlett (April 20, 1904 – December 11, 1968), was an Alaska politician and a member of the Democratic Party. A key fighter for Alaska statehood, Bartlett served as the Secretary of Alaska Territory from 1939 to 1945, ...

(D) : 3. Ernest Gruening (D)

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. Barry Goldwater (R) : 3.

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

: 2. John L. McClellan (D) : 3.

J. William Fulbright James William Fulbright (April 9, 1905 – February 9, 1995) was an American politician, academic, and statesman who represented Arkansas in the United States Senate from 1945 until his resignation in 1974. , Fulbright is the longest serving chair ...

(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.

Clair Engle Clair Engle (September 21, 1911July 30, 1964) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from California from 1959 until his death in 1964. A member of the Democratic Party, he is best remembered for participating in the v ...

(D) : 3.

(R)

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, 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 wes ...

: 2. Gordon Allott (R) : 3. John A. Carroll (D)

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

: 1. Thomas J. Dodd (D) : 3. Prescott Bush (R)

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

: 1. John J. Williams (R) : 2.

J. Caleb Boggs James Caleb Boggs (May 15, 1909 – March 26, 1993) was an American lawyer and politician from Claymont in New Castle County, Delaware. A member of the Republican Party, he was commonly known by his middle name, Caleb, frequently shortened ...

(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 to ...

: 1.

Spessard Holland Spessard Lindsey Holland (July 10, 1892 – November 6, 1971) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the 28th Governor of Florida from 1941 to 1945, and later as a US senator for Florida from 1946 to 1971. He would be the first pers ...

(D) : 3.

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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.

Richard Russell Jr. Richard Brevard Russell Jr. (November 2, 1897 – January 21, 1971) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 66th Governor of Georgia from 1931 to 1933 before serving in the United States Senate for alm ...

(D) : 3.

Herman Talmadge Herman Eugene Talmadge (August 9, 1913 – March 21, 2002) was an American politician who served as governor of Georgia in 1947 and from 1948 to 1955 and as a U.S. Senator from Georgia from 1957 to 1981. Talmadge, a Democrat, served during a t ...

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

: 1. Hiram Fong (R) : 2. Oren E. Long (D)

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

: 2.

Henry Dworshak Henry Clarence Dworshak Jr. (August 29, 1894July 23, 1962) was a United States Senator and Congressman from Idaho. Originally from Minnesota, he was a Republican from Burley, and served over 22 years in the House and Senate. Early years Born in ...

(R), until July 23, 1962 :: Leonard B. Jordan (R), from August 6, 1962 : 3. Frank Church (D)

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 Rockf ...

: 2.

Paul Douglas Paul Howard Douglas (March 26, 1892 – September 24, 1976) was an American politician and Georgist economist. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from Illinois for eighteen years, from 1949 to 1967. During his Senat ...

(D) : 3.

(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 s ...

: 1. Vance Hartke (D) : 3. Homer E. Capehart (R)

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

: 2. Jack Miller (R) : 3. Bourke B. Hickenlooper (R)

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

: 2.

Andrew Frank Schoeppel Andrew Frank Schoeppel (November 23, 1894 – January 21, 1962) was an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He was the 29th governor of Kansas from 1943 to 1947 and a U.S. Senator from 1949 until his death. He was born in 18 ...

(R), until January 21, 1962 ::

James B. Pearson James Blackwood Pearson (May 7, 1920January 13, 2009) was a United States Senator from Kansas from 1962 to 1978. Biography James Pearson was born in 1920 in Nashville, Tennessee, the son of a Methodist minister. With his parents, he moved to Vi ...

(R), from January 31, 1962 : 3.

Frank Carlson Frank Carlson (January 23, 1893May 30, 1987) was an American politician who served as the 30th governor of Kansas, Kansas State representative, United States representative, and United States senator from Kansas. Carlson is the only Kansan to ...

(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.

John Sherman Cooper John Sherman Cooper (August 23, 1901 – February 21, 1991) was an American politician, jurist, and diplomat from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He served three non-consecutive, partial terms in the United States Senate before being elect ...

(R) : 3.

Thruston Ballard Morton Thruston Ballard Morton (August 19, 1907 – August 14, 1982) was an American politician. A Republican, Morton represented Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Early life Morton was born on August 19, 1907, ...

(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 borde ...

: 2. Allen J. Ellender (D) : 3. Russell B. Long (D)

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

: 1. Edmund Muskie (D) : 2.

Margaret Chase Smith Margaret Madeline Smith (née Chase; December 14, 1897 – May 29, 1995) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, she served as a U.S. representative (1940–1949) and a U.S. senator (1949–1973) from Maine. She was the firs ...

(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 to ...

: 1.

James Glenn Beall James Glenn Beall (June 5, 1894 – January 14, 1971) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1943–1953) and a U.S. Senator (1953–1965) from Maryland. Earl ...

(R) : 3.

John Marshall Butler John Marshall Butler (July 21, 1897March 14, 1978) was an American lawyer and politician. A Republican, he served as a United States Senator from Maryland from 1951 to 1963. Early life and career Born in Baltimore, Maryland, to John Harvey and ...

(R)

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ;"title="nowiki/> məhswatʃəwiːsət.html" ;"title="Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət">Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət'' En ...

: 1. Benjamin A. Smith II (D), until November 6, 1962 ::

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), from November 7, 1962 : 2.

(R)

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

: 1.

Philip Hart Philip Aloysius Hart (December 10, 1912December 26, 1976) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as a United States Senator from Michigan from 1959 until his death from cancer in Washington, D.C. in 1976. He was known as ...

(D) : 2. Patrick V. McNamara (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 to ...

: 1. Eugene McCarthy (DFL) : 2.

(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 ...

: 1. John C. Stennis (D) : 2. James Eastland (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 ...

: 1.

Stuart Symington William Stuart Symington III (; June 26, 1901 – December 14, 1988) was an American businessman and Democratic politician from Missouri. He served as the first Secretary of the Air Force from 1947 to 1950 and was a United States Senator from ...

(D) : 3. Edward V. Long (D)

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.

(D) : 2. Lee Metcalf (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. Roman Hruska (R) : 2. Carl Curtis (R)

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the 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. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...

: 1. Howard Cannon (D) : 3.

Alan Bible Alan Harvey Bible (November 20, 1909 – September 12, 1988) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 1954 to 1974. He previously served as Attorney General ...

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New Hampshire New Hampshire is a 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 to the nor ...

: 2. Styles Bridges (R), until November 26, 1961 :: Maurice J. Murphy Jr. (R), from January 10, 1962 - November 6, 1962 :: Thomas J. McIntyre (D), from November 7, 1962 : 3. Norris Cotton (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 Delaware ...

: 2. Clifford P. Case (R) : 1.

Harrison A. Williams Harrison Arlington "Pete" Williams Jr. (December 10, 1919November 17, 2001) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a Democrat who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives (1953–1957) and the United States Sena ...

(D)

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...

: 1. Dennis Chávez (D), until November 18, 1962 :: Edwin L. Mechem (R), from November 30, 1962 : 2. Clinton Anderson (D)

New York

: 1.

Kenneth Keating Kenneth Barnard Keating (May 18, 1900 – May 5, 1975) was an American politician, diplomat, and judge who served as a United States Senator representing New York from 1959 until 1965. A member of the Republican Party, he also served in the ...

(R) : 3.

Jacob Javits Jacob Koppel Javits ( ; May 18, 1904 – March 7, 1986) was an American lawyer and politician. During his time in politics, he represented the state of New York in both houses of the United States Congress. A member of the Republican Party, he al ...

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North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...

: 2. B. Everett Jordan (D) : 3.

Sam Ervin Samuel James Ervin Jr. (September 27, 1896April 23, 1985) was an American politician. A Democrat, he served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A native of Morganton, he liked to call himself a "country lawyer", and often ...

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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, So ...

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Quentin Burdick Quentin Northrup Burdick (June 19, 1908 – September 8, 1992) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, he represented North Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives (1959–1960) and the U ...

(D-NPL) : 3. Milton Young (R)

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

: 1. Stephen M. Young (D) : 3.

Frank Lausche Frank John Lausche (; November 14, 1895 – April 21, 1990) was an American Democratic politician from Ohio. He served as the 47th mayor of Cleveland and the 55th and 57th governor of Ohio, and also served as a United States Senator from Ohio ...

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Robert S. Kerr Robert Samuel Kerr (September 11, 1896 – January 1, 1963) was an American businessman and politician from Oklahoma. Kerr formed a petroleum company before turning to politics. He served as the 12th governor of Oklahoma from 1943 to 1947 and ...

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Mike Monroney Almer Stillwell "Mike" Monroney (March 2, 1902February 13, 1980) was an American politician who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Oklahoma from 1951 to 1969, and previously as the United States House of Representatives, ...

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Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...

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Wayne Morse Wayne Lyman Morse (October 20, 1900 – July 22, 1974) was an American attorney and United States Senator from Oregon. Morse is well known for opposing his party's leadership and for his opposition to the Vietnam War on constitutional grounds. ...

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Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

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Hugh Scott Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. (November 11, 1900 – July 21, 1994) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1959 and in the U.S. Senate, from 195 ...

(R) : 3. Joseph S. Clark Jr. (D)

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

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John Pastore John Orlando Pastore (March 17, 1907July 15, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Rhode Island from 1950 to 1976 and as the 61st governor of Rhode Island from 19 ...

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Claiborne Pell Claiborne de Borda Pell (November 22, 1918 – January 1, 2009) was an American politician and writer who served as a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island for six terms from 1961 to 1997. He was the sponsor of the 1972 bill that reformed the Basic ...

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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. Strom Thurmond (D) : 3. Olin D. Johnston (D)

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 porti ...

: 2. Karl E. Mundt (R) : 3. Francis H. Case (R), until June 23, 1962 :: Joseph H. Bottum (R), from July 9, 1962

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

: 1. Albert Gore Sr. (D) : 2. Estes Kefauver (D)

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 ...

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Ralph Yarborough Ralph Webster Yarborough (June 8, 1903 – January 27, 1996) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a Texas Democratic politician who served in the United States Senate from 1957 to 1971 and was a leader of the progressive wing of his p ...

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William A. Blakley William Arvis "Dollar Bill" Blakley (November 17, 1898 – January 5, 1976) was an American politician and businessman from the state of Texas. Blakley was part of the conservative wing of the Texas Democratic Party. He served twice as an interi ...

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John Tower John Goodwin Tower (September 29, 1925 – April 5, 1991) was an American politician, serving as a Republican United States Senator from Texas from 1961 to 1985. He was the first Republican Senator elected from Texas since Reconstruction. Tower ...

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Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

: 1. Frank Moss (D) : 3. Wallace F. Bennett (R)

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

: 1. Winston L. Prouty (R) : 3.

George Aiken George David Aiken (August 20, 1892November 19, 1984) was an American politician and horticulturist. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 64th governor of Vermont (1937–1941) before serving in the United States Senate for 34 years, ...

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Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

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Harry F. Byrd Harry Flood Byrd Sr. (June 10, 1887 – October 20, 1966) was an American newspaper publisher, politician, and leader of the Democratic Party in Virginia for four decades as head of a political faction that became known as the Byrd Organization. ...

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Absalom Willis Robertson Absalom Willis Robertson (May 27, 1887 – November 1, 1971) was an American politician from Virginia who served over 50 years in public office. A member of the Democratic Party and lukewarm ally of the Byrd Organization led by fellow U.S. Senat ...

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Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States A metonym for the federal government of the United States Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

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Henry M. Jackson Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson (May 31, 1912 – September 1, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative (1941–1953) and U.S. senator (1953–1983) from the state of Washington. A Cold War liberal and a ...

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Warren Magnuson Warren Grant "Maggie" Magnuson (April 12, 1905May 20, 1989) was an American lawyer and politician who represented the state of Washington in Congress for 44 years, first as a Representative from 1937 to 1944, and then as a senator from 1944 to 1 ...

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

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Robert Byrd Robert Carlyle Byrd (born Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr.; November 20, 1917 – June 28, 2010) was an American politician and musician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia for over 51 years, from 1959 until his death in 2010. A ...

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Jennings Randolph Jennings Randolph (March 8, 1902May 8, 1998) was an American politician from West Virginia. A Democrat, he was most notable for his service in the United States House of Representatives from 1933 to 1947 and the United States Senate from 1958 to ...

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

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William Proxmire Edward William Proxmire (November 11, 1915 – December 15, 2005) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1957 to 1989. He holds the record for being the longest-serv ...

(D) : 3. Alexander Wiley (R)

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 the s ...

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House of Representatives

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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 = 135,765 ...

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George M. Grant George McInvale Grant (July 11, 1897 – November 4, 1982) was an American politician and Democratic Representative from Alabama. Early life George McInvale Grant was born in Louisville, Alabama on July 11, 1897. He attended public schools ...

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George W. Andrews George William Andrews (December 12, 1906 – December 25, 1971) was an American politician and a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Alabama, and the husband of Elizabeth B. Andrews. Andrews is known for objecting ...

(D) : . Kenneth A. Roberts (D) : . Albert Rains (D) : . Armistead I. Selden Jr. (D) : . Carl Elliott (D) : . Robert E. Jones Jr. (D) : . George Huddleston Jr. (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.S. ...

: . Ralph Julian Rivers (D)

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

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Mo Udall Morris King "Mo" Udall (June 15, 1922 – December 12, 1998) was an American attorney and Democratic politician who served as a U.S. representative from Arizona from May 2, 1961, to May 4, 1991. He was a leading contender for the 1976 Democ ...

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

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Ezekiel C. Gathings Ezekiel Candler "Took" Gathings (November 10, 1903 – May 2, 1979) was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas, representing Arkansas' First Congressional District from 1939 to 1969. A segregationist conservative, Gathings was an ally of Strom T ...

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Wilbur Mills Wilbur Daigh Mills (May 24, 1909 – May 2, 1992) was an American Democratic politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 until his retirement in 1977. As chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee from ...

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Oren Harris Oren Harris (December 20, 1903 – February 5, 1997) was a United States representative from Arkansas and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas and the United States District Court ...

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Dale Alford Thomas Dale Alford, Sr. (January 28, 1916 – January 25, 2000) was an American ophthalmologist and politician from the U.S. state of Arkansas who served as a conservative Democrat in the United States House of Representatives from Little Rock f ...

(D) : . William F. Norrell (D), until February 15, 1961 :: Catherine Dorris Norrell (D), from April 18, 1961

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 ...

: . Clement Woodnutt Miller (D), until October 7, 1962 : . Harold T. Johnson (D) : . John E. Moss (D) : . William S. Mailliard (R) : . John F. Shelley (D) : . John F. Baldwin Jr. (R) : . Jeffery Cohelan (D) : .

George P. Miller George Paul Miller (January 15, 1891 – December 29, 1982) was an American veteran of World War I who served 14 terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1945 to 1973. Early life George Paul Miller was born in San Francisco, Califo ...

(D) : . J. Arthur Younger (R) : . Charles Gubser (R) : . John J. McFall (D) : . B. F. Sisk (D) : . Charles M. Teague (R) : . Harlan Hagen (D) : . Gordon L. McDonough (R) : . Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. (R) : .

Cecil R. King Cecil Rhodes King (January 13, 1898 – March 17, 1974) was an American businessman and politician. King, a Democrat, served as the first member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 17th congressional district fo ...

(D) : . Craig Hosmer (R) : .

Chet Holifield Chester Earl "Chet" Holifield (December 3, 1903 – February 6, 1995) was a businessman and politician, a United States representative from California's 19th congressional district. He was known for his work on issues of atomic energy. He wa ...

(D) : . H. Allen Smith (R) : . Edgar W. Hiestand (R) : .

James C. Corman James Charles Corman (October 20, 1920 – December 30, 2000) was an American politician who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 1957 to 1961 and as a member of the United States House of Representatives between 1961 and 1981. ...

(D) : . Clyde Doyle (D) : . Glenard P. Lipscomb (R) : .

John H. Rousselot John Harbin Rousselot (November 1, 1927 – May 11, 2003) was a U.S. Representative from southern California. Although the territory he represented was generally the same, in eastern Los Angeles County, the district was renumbered several ti ...

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James Roosevelt James Roosevelt II (December 23, 1907 – August 13, 1991) was an American businessman, Marine, activist, and Democratic Party politician. The eldest son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, he served as an official Secr ...

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Harry R. Sheppard Harry Richard Sheppard (January 10, 1885 – April 28, 1969) was an American businessman and politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1937 to 1965, Biography Born in Mobile, Alabama, Sheppard attended the public sch ...

(D) : . James B. Utt (R) : .

Dalip Singh Saund Dalip Singh Saund (September 20, 1899 – April 22, 1973) was an Indian-American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from California's 29th congressional district as a member of the Democratic Party. He was the f ...

(D) : . Bob Wilson (R)

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, 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 wes ...

: . Byron G. Rogers (D) : . Peter H. Dominick (R) : . John Chenoweth (R) : . Wayne N. Aspinall (D)

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

: . Emilio Q. Daddario (D) : .

Horace Seely-Brown Jr. Horace Seely-Brown Jr. (May 12, 1908 – April 9, 1982) was an American politician and a United States House of Representatives, US Representative from Connecticut. Biography Seely-Brown was born in Kensington, Maryland. He attended the Hoosac S ...

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Abner W. Sibal Abner Woodruff Sibal (April 11, 1921 – January 27, 2000) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th congressional district. He served from 1961 to 1965. He was defeated in 1964. He also served as a membe ...

(R) : . John S. Monagan (D) : . Frank Kowalski (D)

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

: . Harris McDowell (D)

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

: . William C. Cramer (R) : . Charles E. Bennett (D) : .

Bob Sikes Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (June 3, 1906September 28, 1994) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who represented the Florida Panhandle in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1979, with a brief break in 1944 and 19 ...

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Dante Fascell Dante Bruno Fascell (March 9, 1917 – November 28, 1998) was an American politician who represented Florida as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1955 to 1993. He served as chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committe ...

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Syd Herlong Albert Sydney Herlong Jr. (February 14, 1909 – December 27, 1995) was an American lawyer and politician from Florida who served ten terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1969. He was a member of the Democratic Pa ...

(D) : . Paul Rogers (D) : . James A. Haley (D) : . Donald Ray Matthews (D)

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 ...

: . George Elliott Hagan (D) : . J. L. Pilcher (D) : . Tic Forrester (D) : . John Flynt (D) : . James C. Davis (D) : .

Carl Vinson Carl Vinson (November 18, 1883 – June 1, 1981) was an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for over 50 years and was influential in the 20th century expansion of the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the Democratic ...

(D) : . John William Davis (D) : .

Iris Faircloth Blitch Iris Faircloth Blitch (April 25, 1912 – August 19, 1993) was a United States representative from Georgia. She was the fourth woman to represent Georgia in the Congress, and the first to win a regularly scheduled general election. Blitch was ...

(D) : . Phillip M. Landrum (D) : .

Robert Grier Stephens Jr. Robert Grier Stephens Jr. (August 14, 1913 – February 20, 2003) was a United States representative from Georgia. Stephens was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a great-great nephew of Alexander Stephens, a grandson of Clement Anselm Evans an ...

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

: . Daniel Inouye (D)

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

: . Gracie Pfost (D) : . Ralph R. Harding (D)

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 Rockf ...

: . William L. Dawson (D) : . Barratt O'Hara (D) : . William T. Murphy (D) : .

Ed Derwinski Edward Joseph Derwinski (September 15, 1926 – January 15, 2012) was an American politician who served as the first Cabinet-level United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, serving under President George H. W. Bush from March 15, 1989 to Septe ...

(R) : . John C. Kluczynski (D) : . Thomas J. O'Brien (D) : . Roland V. Libonati (D) : .

Dan Rostenkowski Daniel David Rostenkowski (January 2, 1928 – August 11, 2010) was a United States Representative from Chicago, serving for 36 years, from 1959 to 1995. He became one of the most powerful legislators in Congress, especially in matters of ta ...

(D) : . Sidney R. Yates (D) : . Harold R. Collier (R) : .

Roman Pucinski Roman Conrad Pucinski (May 13, 1919 – September 25, 2002) was an American Democratic politician from Chicago, Illinois. He was a U.S. Representative from 1959 to 1973 and alderman from the 41st Ward of Chicago from 1973 to 1991. He was co ...

(D) : . Edward Rowan Finnegan (D) : . Marguerite S. Church (R) : .

Elmer J. Hoffman Elmer Joseph Hoffman (July 7, 1899 – June 25, 1976) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born on a farm in Du Page County, Illinois, Du Page County, near Wheaton, Illinois, Hoffman attended the pub ...

(R) : . Noah M. Mason (R) : . John B. Anderson (R) : . Leslie C. Arends (R) : .

Robert H. Michel Robert Henry Michel (; March 2, 1923 – February 17, 2017) was an American Republican Party politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives for 38 years. He represented central Illinois' 18th congressional distric ...

(R) : . Robert B. Chiperfield (R) : .

Paul Findley Paul Augustus Findley (June 23, 1921 – August 9, 2019) was an American writer and politician. He served as United States Representative from Illinois, representing its 20th District. A Republican, he was first elected in 1960. A moderate Rep ...

(R) : . Peter F. Mack Jr. (D) : . William L. Springer (R) : . George E. Shipley (D) : .

Melvin Price Charles Melvin Price (January 1, 1905 – April 22, 1988) was a member of the United States House of Representatives for over 40 years, from 1945 to his death. He represented Metro East, the Illinois portion of the Greater St. Louis, St. Louis ...

(D) : . Kenneth J. Gray (D)

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

: . Ray Madden (D) : . Charles A. Halleck (R) : .

John Brademas Stephen John Brademas Jr. (March 2, 1927 – July 11, 2016) was an American politician and educator originally from Indiana. He served as Majority Whip of the United States House of Representatives for the Democratic Party from 1977 to 1981 a ...

(D) : . E. Ross Adair (R) : . J. Edward Roush (D) : . Richard L. Roudebush (R) : . William G. Bray (R) : . Winfield K. Denton (D) : . Earl Wilson (R) : . Ralph Harvey (R) : . Donald C. Bruce (R)

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

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Fred Schwengel Frederick Delbert Schwengel (May 28, 1906April 1, 1993) was a Republican U.S. Representative from southeastern Iowa. Personal background Born on a farm near Sheffield, Iowa, to German immigrants, Schwengel attended the rural schools in West For ...

(R) : . James E. Bromwell (R) : . H. R. Gross (R) : .

John Henry Kyl John Henry Kyl (May 9, 1919 – December 23, 2002) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Iowa's 4th congressional district from 1959 to 1965 and again from 1967 to 1973. ...

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Neal Edward Smith Neal Edward Smith (March 23, 1920 – November 2, 2021) was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives for the Democratic Party from Iowa from 1959 until 1995, the longest-serving Iowan in the United S ...

(D) : . Merwin Coad (D) : . Ben F. Jensen (R) : .

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

: . William H. Avery (R) : .

Robert Ellsworth Robert Fred Ellsworth (June 11, 1926 – May 9, 2011) was an American legislator and diplomat. He served as the United States Permanent Representative to NATO (an ambassadorial-level appointment) between 1969 and 1971. He had previously served t ...

(R) : . Walter Lewis McVey Jr. (R) : . Garner E. Shriver (R) : . James Floyd Breeding (D) : . Bob Dole (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 ...

: . Frank Stubblefield (D) : . William Natcher (D) : . Frank W. Burke (D) : . Frank Chelf (D) : .

Brent Spence Brent Spence (December 24, 1874 – September 18, 1967), a native of Newport, Kentucky, was a long time Democratic Congressman, attorney, and banker from Northern Kentucky. Spence was born in Newport, Kentucky to Philip and Virginia (Berry) ...

(D) : . John C. Watts (D) : . Carl D. Perkins (D) : . Eugene Siler (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 borde ...

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(D) : . Edwin E. Willis (D) : .

Overton Brooks Thomas Overton Brooks (December 21, 1897 – September 16, 1961) was a Democratic U.S. representative from the Shreveport-based Fourth Congressional District of northwestern Louisiana, having served for a quarter century beginning on Janu ...

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Joe Waggonner Joseph David Waggonner Jr. (September 7, 1918 – October 7, 2007) was a Democratic U.S. Representative for the 4th congressional district in northwest Louisiana from December 1961 to January 1979. He was also a confidant of Republican Presid ...

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Otto Passman Otto Ernest Passman (June 27, 1900 – August 13, 1988) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 5th congressional district from 1947 until 1977. As a congressman, Passman chaired the Hous ...

(D) : . James H. Morrison (D) : . T. Ashton Thompson (D) : . Harold B. McSween (D)

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

: . Peter A. Garland (R) : . Stanley R. Tupper (R) : . Clifford McIntire (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 to ...

: . Thomas Francis Johnson (D) : . Daniel Brewster (D) : . Edward Garmatz (D) : .

George Hyde Fallon George Hyde Fallon (July 24, 1902 – March 21, 1980), a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the 4th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1945, to January 3, 1971. Growing up, Fallon attended public schools, Calvert ...

(D) : . Richard Lankford (D) : .

Charles Mathias Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. (July 24, 1922 – January 25, 2010) was an American politician and attorney. A Republican, he served as a member of the United States Senate, representing Maryland from 1969 to 1987. He was also a member of ...

(R) : . Samuel Friedel (D)

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: . Silvio O. Conte (R) : . Edward Boland (D) : . Philip J. Philbin (D) : . Harold Donohue (D) : . F. Bradford Morse (R) : . William H. Bates (R) : . Thomas J. Lane (D) : . Torbert Macdonald (D) : . Hastings Keith (R) : . Laurence Curtis (R) : .

Tip O'Neill Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr. (December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987, representing northern Boston, Massachusetts, as ...

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(D) : . James A. Burke (D) : . Joseph W. Martin Jr. (R)

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

: . Thaddeus M. Machrowicz (D), until September 18, 1961 ::

Lucien Nedzi Lucien is a male given name. It is the French form of Luciano (disambiguation), Luciano or Latin ''Lucianus'', patronymic of Lucius. Lucien, Saint Lucien, or Saint-Lucien may also refer to: People Given name *Lucien of Beauvais, Christian sain ...

(D), from November 7, 1961 : . George Meader (R) : . August E. Johansen (R) : . Clare Hoffman (R) : . Gerald Ford (R) : . Charles E. Chamberlain (R) : . James G. O'Hara (D) : . R. James Harvey (R) : . Robert P. Griffin (R) : . Elford Albin Cederberg (R) : . Victor A. Knox (R) : . John B. Bennett (R) : . Charles Diggs (D) : . Louis C. Rabaut (D), until November 12, 1961 :: Harold M. Ryan (D), from February 13, 1962 : .

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) : . John Lesinski Jr. (D) : . Martha Griffiths (D) : .

William Broomfield William S. Broomfield, (April 28, 1922 – February 20, 2019) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Early life Broomfield, the son of Scevillian C. and Fern Broomfield was born in Royal Oak, Michigan. His father was a d ...

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Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

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Ancher Nelsen Ancher Nelsen (October 11, 1904 – November 30, 1992), was an American politician who served as the 34th Lieutenant Governor of the state of Minnesota and an eight-term congressman. Biography Nelsen was born October 11, 1904, near Buffalo Lake, ...

(R) : . Clark MacGregor (R) : . Joseph Karth (DFL) : . Walter Judd (R) : . Fred Marshall (DFL) : . Herman Carl Andersen (R) : . John Blatnik (DFL) : . Odin Langen (R)

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 ...

: . Thomas Abernethy (D) : . Jamie Whitten (D) : .

Frank Ellis Smith Frank Ellis Smith (February 21, 1918 – August 2, 1997) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi. Born in Sidon, Mississippi, Smith attended the public schools of Sidon and Greenwood, Mississippi. He graduated from Sunflower Junior Colleg ...

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John Bell Williams John Bell Williams (December 4, 1918 – March 25, 1983) was an American Democratic politician who represented Mississippi in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1968 and served as Governor of Mississippi from 1968 to 1972. He was f ...

(D) : . W. Arthur Winstead (D) : . William M. Colmer (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 ...

: . Frank M. Karsten (D) : . Thomas B. Curtis (R) : .

(D) : . William J. Randall (D) : . Richard Walker Bolling (D) : . William Raleigh Hull Jr. (D) : .

Durward Gorham Hall Durward Gorham Hall (September 14, 1910 – March 15, 2001) was a six-term US representative from Missouri's 7th congressional district. Biography He was born in Cassville, Missouri on September 14, 1910 and graduated from Greenwood Laborato ...

(R) : . Richard Howard Ichord Jr. (D) : . Clarence Cannon (D) : . Paul C. Jones (D) : . Morgan M. Moulder (D)

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 ...

: . Arnold Olsen (D) : . James F. Battin (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 ...

: . Phillip Hart Weaver (R) : .

Glenn Cunningham Glenn Cunningham may refer to: * Glenn Cunningham (athlete) (1909–1988), American runner, Olympic Games medalist *Glenn Cunningham (Nebraska politician) (1912–2003), American politician, mayor of Omaha, and congressman for Nebraska *Glenn Cunni ...

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Ralph F. Beermann Ralph Frederick Beermann (August 13, 1912 – February 17, 1977) was an American Republican politician and US Representative for Nebraska. Early life Born near Dakota City, Nebraska, Beermann graduated from Morningside College in Sioux City, Io ...

(R) : . David Martin (R)

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the 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. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...

: . Walter S. Baring Jr. (D)

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a 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 to the nor ...

: . Chester Earl Merrow (R) : .

Perkins Bass Perkins Bass (October 6, 1912 – October 25, 2011) was an American elected official from the state of New Hampshire, including four terms as a U.S. representative from 1955 to 1963. Biography Bass was born on October 6, 1912, in East Walpole, ...

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

: . William T. Cahill (R) : . Milton W. Glenn (R) : . James C. Auchincloss (R) : . Frank Thompson (D) : . Peter Frelinghuysen Jr. (R) : . Florence P. Dwyer (R) : . William B. Widnall (R) : .

Charles Samuel Joelson Charles Samuel Joelson (January 27, 1916 – August 17, 1999) was an American lawyer and Politics of the United States, politician. Joelson, a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, succeeded Gordon Canfield as the United States House o ...

(D) : . Frank C. Osmers Jr. (R) : . Peter W. Rodino (D) : .

Hugh Joseph Addonizio Hugh Joseph Addonizio (January 31, 1914 – February 2, 1981) was an American Democratic Party politician who was sentenced to prison for corruption. He was the 33rd Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, from 1962 to 1970, and a U.S. Congressman from ...

(D), until June 30, 1962 : . George M. Wallhauser (R) : .

Cornelius Gallagher Cornelius Gallagher may refer to: * Cornelius Gallagher (American politician) (1921–2018), U.S. Representative from New Jersey * Cornelius Gallagher (Canadian politician) Cornelius Gallagher (December 31, 1854 – October 27, 1932) was a ...

(D) : . Dominick V. Daniels (D)

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...

: . Thomas G. Morris (D) : .

Joseph Montoya Joseph Manuel Montoya (September 24, 1915June 5, 1978) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the lieutenant governor of New Mexico (1947–1951 and 1955–1957), in the U.S. House of Representatives (1957� ...

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New York

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Steven Derounian Steven Boghos Derounian (April 6, 1918 – April 17, 2007) was a Republican Congressman of Armenian-American descent. He represented Long Island, New York for six terms from 1953 to 1965. Early life and education Derounian was born in Sofia in ...

(R) : . Frank J. Becker (R) : .

Seymour Halpern Seymour Halpern (November 19, 1913 – January 10, 1997) was an American politician from New York. Life He was born in New York City. He graduated from Richmond Hill High School and attended Seth Low College of Columbia University from 1932 to ...

(R) : . Joseph P. Addabbo (D) : . Lester Holtzman (D), until December 31, 1961 ::

Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (June 8, 1923 – January 4, 1983) was an American Democratic Party politician from New York who represented the northern portion of Queens during twelve Congressional terms, from 1962 until his death. Upon his death ...

(D), from February 20, 1962 : . James J. Delaney (D) : . Victor Anfuso (D) : . Eugene James Keogh (D) : . Edna F. Kelly (D) : .

Emanuel Celler Emanuel Celler (May 6, 1888 – January 15, 1981) was an American politician from New York who served in the United States House of Representatives for almost 50 years, from March 1923 to January 1973. He served as the dean of the United States H ...

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Hugh Carey Hugh Leo Carey (April 11, 1919 – August 7, 2011) was an American politician and attorney. He was a seven-term U.S. representative from 1961 to 1974 and the 51st governor of New York from 1975 to 1982. He was a member of the Democratic Part ...

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Abraham J. Multer Abraham Jacob Multer (December 24, 1900 – November 4, 1986) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served ten terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1947 to 1967. Biography ...

(D) : . John J. Rooney (D) : . John H. Ray (R) : .

Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (November 29, 1908 – April 4, 1972) was an American Baptist pastor and politician who represented the Harlem neighborhood of New York City in the United States House of Representatives from 1945 until 1971. He was t ...

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John Lindsay John Vliet Lindsay (; November 24, 1921 – December 19, 2000) was an American politician and lawyer. During his political career, Lindsay was a U.S. congressman, mayor of New York City, and candidate for U.S. president. He was also a regular ...

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Alfred E. Santangelo Alfred Edward Santangelo (June 4, 1912 – March 30, 1978) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. From 1957 to 1963, he served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Life Santangelo was born on June 4, 1912, in New York ...

(D) : . Leonard Farbstein (D) : .

William Fitts Ryan William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

(D) : . Herbert Zelenko (D) : .

James C. Healey James Christopher Healey (December 24, 1909 – December 16, 1981) was a lawyer and Democratic Party political figure in New York. He was most notable for his nine years as a Congressman from a district based in the Bronx during the mid-20th ce ...

(D) : . Jacob H. Gilbert (D) : . Charles A. Buckley (D) : . Paul A. Fino (R) : . Edwin B. Dooley (R) : .

Robert R. Barry Robert Raymond Barry (May 15, 1915 – June 14, 1988) was an American politician and a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state), New York. Biography Barry was born i ...

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Katharine St. George Katharine Price Collier St. George (July 12, 1894 – May 2, 1983) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York, and a cousin of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Early life and family St. George was ...

(R) : . J. Ernest Wharton (R) : . Leo W. O'Brien (D) : . Carleton J. King (R) : . Samuel S. Stratton (D) : . Clarence E. Kilburn (R) : .

Alexander Pirnie Alexander Pirnie (April 16, 1903 – June 12, 1982) was an American Congressman from New York. Biography Pirnie was born in Pulaski, New York, on April 16, 1903. He received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University in 1924 and his la ...

(R) : . R. Walter Riehlman (R) : . John Taber (R) : . Howard W. Robison (R) : . Jessica M. Weis (R) : . Harold C. Ostertag (R) : . William E. Miller (R) : . Thaddeus J. Dulski (D) : . John R. Pillion (R) : .

Charles Goodell Charles Ellsworth Goodell Jr. (March 16, 1926January 21, 1987) was an American politician who represented New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1959 to 1968 and the United States Senate from 1968 to 1971. In both cases ...

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North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...

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Herbert Covington Bonner Herbert Covington Bonner (May 16, 1891 – November 7, 1965) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1940 and 1965. Born in Washington, North Carolina, Bonner attended school in Warrenton. He served in the United Stat ...

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Lawrence H. Fountain Lawrence H. Fountain (April 23, 1913 – October 10, 2002) was a Democratic U.S. representative from North Carolina from 1953 to 1983. Early life Fountain was educated in the public schools of Edgecombe County and at the University of North ...

(D) : . David N. Henderson (D) : . Harold D. Cooley (D) : . Ralph James Scott (D) : . Horace R. Kornegay (D) : . Alton Lennon (D) : . Alvin Paul Kitchin (D) : . Hugh Quincy Alexander (D) : . Charles R. Jonas (R) : . Basil Lee Whitener (D) : .

Roy A. Taylor Roy Arthur Taylor (January 31, 1910 – November 28, 1995) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina. Born in Vader, Washington, Taylor graduated from Asheville-Biltmore College, Asheville, North Carolina, 1929. He graduated from Maryvill ...

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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, So ...

: . Don L. Short (R) : . Hjalmar Carl Nygaard (R)

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

: . Gordon H. Scherer (R) : . Donald D. Clancy (R) : . Paul F. Schenck (R) : . William Moore McCulloch (R) : . Del Latta (R) : . Bill Harsha (R) : .

Clarence J. Brown Clarence James Brown, Sr. (July 14, 1893 – August 23, 1965), was an American newspaper publisher and politician; he represented Ohio as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 until his death in Bethesda, Marylan ...

(R) : . Jackson Edward Betts (R) : . Thomas L. Ashley (D) : . Walter H. Moeller (D) : . Robert E. Cook (D) : . Samuel L. Devine (R) : . Charles Adams Mosher (R) : . William Hanes Ayres (R) : . Tom Van Horn Moorehead (R) : . Frank T. Bow (R) : . John M. Ashbrook (R) : .

Wayne Hays Wayne Levere Hays (May 13, 1911 – February 10, 1989) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative of Ohio, in the Democratic Party, from 1949 to 1976. He resigned from Congress after a much-publicized sex scandal. Early yea ...

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(D) : . Michael A. Feighan (D) : .

Charles Vanik Charles Albert Vanik (April 7, 1913 – August 30, 2007) was a Democratic politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1955 to 1981. Early life Vanik was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Stella (Kvasn ...

(D) : . Frances P. Bolton (R) : .

William Edwin Minshall Jr. William Edwin Minshall Jr. (October 24, 1911 – October 15, 1990) was an American lawyer and politician who served ten terms as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio from 1955 to 1974. Early life and career Willi ...

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Oklahoma

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Page Belcher Page Henry Belcher (April 21, 1899 – August 2, 1980) was an American Republican politician and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma. Biography Belcher was born in Jefferson in northern Oklahoma to George Harvey Belcher and Jessie Ray. He w ...

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(D) : . Tom Steed (D) : .

John Jarman John Henry Jarman II (July 17, 1915 – January 15, 1982) was a member of the US House of Representatives from Oklahoma for 26 years, from 1951 to 1977. Early life and career Jarman was born in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, on July 17, 1915, and graduat ...

(D) : . Victor Wickersham (D)

Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...

: . A. Walter Norblad (R) : . Al Ullman (D) : .

Edith Green Edith Louise Starrett Green (January 17, 1910 – April 21, 1987) was an American politician and educator from Oregon. She was the second Oregonian woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and served a total of ten terms, fro ...

(D) : . Edwin Durno (R)

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, ...

: . William A. Barrett (D) : . Kathryn E. Granahan (D) : . James A. Byrne (D) : .

Robert N. C. Nix Sr. Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix Sr. (August 9, 1898 – June 22, 1987) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1958 until 1979. He was the first African American to represent Pennsylvania in the House ...

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William J. Green Jr. William Joseph Green Jr. (March 5, 1910 – December 21, 1963) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography William J. Green was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Irish immigrants. ...

(D) : . Herman Toll (D) : . William H. Milliken Jr. (R) : . Willard S. Curtin (R) : . Paul B. Dague (R) : .

William Scranton William Warren Scranton (July 19, 1917 – July 28, 2013) was an American Republican Party politician and diplomat. Scranton served as the 38th Governor of Pennsylvania from 1963 to 1967, and as United States Ambassador to the United Nations fr ...

(R) : . Dan Flood (D) : . Ivor D. Fenton (R) : .

Richard Schweiker Richard Schultz Schweiker (June 1, 1926 – July 31, 2015) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 14th U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Ronald Reagan from 198 ...

(R) : . George M. Rhodes (D) : . Francis E. Walter (D) : . Walter M. Mumma (R), until February 25, 1961 :: John C. Kunkel (R), from May 16, 1961 : . Herman T. Schneebeli (R) : . J. Irving Whalley (R) : .

George Atlee Goodling George Atlee Goodling (September 26, 1896 – October 17, 1982) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography George Atlee Goodling was born in Loganville, Pennsylvania. During the First World War ...

(R) : . James E. Van Zandt (R) : . John Herman Dent (D) : . John P. Saylor (R) : . Leon H. Gavin (R) : . Carroll D. Kearns (R) : . Frank M. Clark (D) : . Thomas E. Morgan (D) : . James G. Fulton (R) : . William S. Moorhead (D) : . Robert J. Corbett (R) : . Elmer J. Holland (D)

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

: . Fernand St. Germain (D) : . John E. Fogarty (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 = ...

: . L. Mendel Rivers (D) : . John J. Riley (D), until January 1, 1962 ::

Corinne Boyd Riley Corinne Boyd Riley (July 4, 1893 – April 12, 1979) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, wife of John Jacob Riley. Born in Piedmont, South Carolina, Riley attended public school. She graduated from Converse College, Spartanburg ...

(D), from April 10, 1962 : . W.J. Bryan Dorn (D) : . Robert T. Ashmore (D) : .

Robert W. Hemphill Robert Witherspoon Hemphill (May 10, 1915 – December 25, 1983) was a United States representative from South Carolina and later was a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District ...

(D) : . John L. McMillan (D)

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 porti ...

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Ben Reifel Benjamin Reifel, also known as Lone Feather (September 19, 1906 – January 2, 1990) was a Lakota Sioux public administrator and politician. He had a career with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, retiring as area administrator. He ran for the US Co ...

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Ellis Yarnal Berry Ellis Yarnal Berry (October 6, 1902 – April 1, 1999) was an American attorney, newspaper publisher and politician, elected to the United States House of Representatives from South Dakota. Early life and education Berry was born in Larchwood, I ...

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Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

: . B. Carroll Reece (R), until March 19, 1961 ::

Louise Goff Reece Louise Goff Reece (November 6, 1898 – May 14, 1970) was an American politician and a United States representative from Tennessee. Early life Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Reece was a daughter of Guy D. Goff and granddaughter of Nathan Goff, b ...

(R), from May 16, 1961 : . Howard Baker Sr. (R) : . James B. Frazier Jr. (D) : . Joe L. Evins (D) : .

Joseph Carlton Loser Joseph Carlton Loser (October 1, 1892 – July 31, 1984) was an American politician and a United States representative from Tennessee. Biography Loser (pronounced "low-ser") was born in Davidson County, Tennessee, son of Henry James and Wil ...

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Ross Bass Ross Bass (March 17, 1918January 1, 1993) was an American Congressman and United States Senator from Tennessee. Background Bass was the son of a circuit-riding Methodist minister in rural Giles County, attended the local public schools, and ...

(D) : . Tom J. Murray (D) : . Fats Everett (D) : . Clifford Davis (D)

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 ...

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Wright Patman John William Wright Patman (August 6, 1893 – March 7, 1976) was an American politician. First elected in 1928, Patman served 24 consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 1st congressional district from 1929 to ...

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Lindley Beckworth Lindley Garrison Beckworth Sr. (June 30, 1913 – March 9, 1984) was an American judge and politician who served as a United States representative from Texas and a judge of the United States Customs Court. Education and career Born on June 30, ...

(D) : . Sam Rayburn (D), until November 16, 1961 :: Ray Roberts (D), from January 30, 1962 : .

Bruce Alger Bruce Reynolds Alger (June 12, 1918 – April 13, 2015) was an American politician, real estate agent and developer, and a Republican U.S. representative from Texas, the first to have represented a Dallas district since Reconstruction. He serv ...

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John Dowdy John Vernard Dowdy (February 11, 1912 – April 12, 1995) was an American politician. Dowdy was a Democratic member of the House of Representatives from the 7th District of Texas from 1952 to 1967 and then served as a congressman from the 2nd D ...

(D) : . Albert Thomas (D) : . Clark W. Thompson (D) : .

Homer Thornberry William Homer Thornberry (January 9, 1909 – December 12, 1995) was an American politician and judge. He served as the United States representative from the 10th congressional district of Texas from 1949 to 1963. From 1963 to 1965 he was a j ...

(D) : . William R. Poage (D) : . Jim Wright (D) : . Frank N. Ikard (D), until December 15, 1961 ::

Graham B. Purcell Jr. Graham Boynton Purcell Jr. (May 5, 1919 – June 11, 2011), was a United States representative from Texas' 13th congressional district. Born in Archer City in Archer County, a part of the Wichita Falls metropolitan statistical area, Pur ...

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John Andrew Young John Andrew Young (November 10, 1916 – January 22, 2002) was a Democratic politician from Texas who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1957 to 1979. Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Young attended Incarnate Word Academy and Co ...

(D) : . Joe M. Kilgore (D) : . J. T. Rutherford (D) : . Omar Burleson (D) : . Walter E. Rogers (D) : . George H. Mahon (D) : . Paul J. Kilday (D), until September 24, 1961 :: Henry B. González (D), from November 4, 1961 : . O. C. Fisher (D) : . Robert R. Casey (D)

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

: . M. Blaine Peterson (D) : . David S. King (D)

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

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Robert Stafford Robert Theodore Stafford (August 8, 1913 – December 23, 2006) was an American politician from Vermont. In his lengthy political career, he served as the 71st governor of Vermont, a United States representative, and a U.S. Senator. A Republi ...

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Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

: . Thomas N. Downing (D) : . Porter Hardy Jr. (D) : .

J. Vaughan Gary Julian Vaughan Gary (February 25, 1892 – September 6, 1973) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia. Biography Born in Richmond, Virginia, Gary was a graduate of the University of Richmond (B.A., 1912, LL.B., 1915). He was admitted to th ...

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Richard Harding Poff Richard Harding "Dick" Poff (October 19, 1923 – June 27, 2011) was an American politician and judge. He was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1952 from Virginia's 6th congressional district. An attorney and a Repub ...

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Burr Harrison Burr Powell Harrison (July 2, 1904 – December 29, 1973) was a Virginia lawyer, judge and Democratic politician who was a member of the Byrd Organization and served as U.S. Congressman representing Virginia's 7th congressional district (as ha ...

(D) : . Howard W. Smith (D) : . W. Pat Jennings (D) : .

Joel Broyhill Joel Thomas Broyhill (November 4, 1919 – September 24, 2006) was an American politician aligned with the Republican Party who served as a Congressman from Virginia for 11 terms, from 1953 to 1974. He represented Virginia's 10th congression ...

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Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States A metonym for the federal government of the United States Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

: . Thomas Pelly (R) : . Jack Westland (R) : .

Julia Butler Hansen Julia Butler Hansen (June 14, 1907 – May 3, 1988) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1960 to 1974. She represented Washington's Third Congressional District as a Democrat. She ...

(D) : . Catherine Dean May (R) : . Walt Horan (R) : . Thor C. Tollefson (R) : . Donald H. Magnuson (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 B ...

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Harley Orrin Staggers Harley Orrin Staggers Sr. (August 3, 1907 – August 20, 1991) was an American politician who served 16 terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1981, representing West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District as a Democrat ...

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Ken Hechler Kenneth William Hechler (September 20, 1914 – December 10, 2016) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented West Virginia's 4th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1959 to 197 ...

(D) : . Elizabeth Kee (D) : . John M. Slack Jr. (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 ...

: . Henry C. Schadeberg (R) : . Robert Kastenmeier (D) : . Vernon Wallace Thomson (R) : . Clement J. Zablocki (D) : .

Henry S. Reuss Henry Schoellkopf Reuss (February 22, 1912 – January 12, 2002) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Wisconsin. Early life Henry Schoellkopf Reuss was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the son of Gustav A. Reuss (pronounced ''Royce' ...

(D) : . William Van Pelt (R) : .

Melvin Laird Melvin Robert Laird Jr. (September 1, 1922 – November 16, 2016) was an American politician, writer and statesman. He was a U.S. congressman from Wisconsin from 1953 to 1969 before serving as Secretary of Defense from 1969 to 1973 under Presi ...

(R) : . John W. Byrnes (R) : . Lester Johnson (D) : .

Alvin O'Konski Alvin Edward O'Konski (May 26, 1904July 8, 1987) was an American politician and educator who served 30 years in the United States House of Representatives. A Republican, he represented northwestern Wisconsin from 1943 until 1973. Early life an ...

(R)

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 the s ...

: . William Henry Harrison III (R)

Non-voting members

: . Antonio Fernós-Isern (Resident Commissioner) (PPD) 87 us house membership

Changes in membership

Senate

, - ,

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 ...

(2) , ,

(D) , Lost special election.
Successor elected June 14, 1961. , ,

(R) , June 15, 1961 , - ,

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a 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 to the nor ...

(2) , , Styles Bridges (R) , Died November 26, 1961.
Successor appointed December 7, 1961. , , Maurice J. Murphy Jr. (R) , December 7, 1961 , - ,

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

(2) , ,

(R) , Died January 21, 1962.
Successor appointed January 31, 1962, and then elected November 6, 1962. , ,

(R) , January 31, 1962 , - ,

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 porti ...

(3) , , Francis H. Case (R) , Died June 23, 1962.
Successor appointed July 9, 1962 to finish the term. , , Joseph H. Bottum (R) , July 9, 1962 , - ,

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

(2) , ,

(R) , Died July 23, 1962.
Successor appointed August 6, 1962, and then elected November 6, 1962. , , Leonard B. Jordan (R) , August 6, 1962 , - ,

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 the s ...

(2) , , John J. Hickey (D) , Lost special election.
Successor elected November 6, 1962. , , Milward Simpson (R) , November 6, 1962 , - ,

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ;"title="nowiki/> məhswatʃəwiːsət.html" ;"title="Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət">Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət'' En ...

(1) , , Benjamin A. Smith II (D) , Successor elected November 6, 1962. , ,

(D) , November 7, 1962 , - ,

(2) , , Maurice J. Murphy Jr. (R) , Lost special election.
Successor elected November 6, 1962. , , Thomas J. McIntyre (D) , November 7, 1962 , - ,

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...

(1) , , Dennis Chávez (D) , Died November 18, 1962.
Successor appointed November 30, 1962 to continue the term. , , Edwin L. Mechem (R) , November 30, 1962 , - , Oklahoma
(2) , ,

(D) , Died January 1, 1963. , Vacant , Not filled this term

House of Representatives

, - , , nowrap, Stewart Udall (D) , Resigned January 18, 1961 to become

United States Secretary of the Interior The United States secretary of the interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior. The secretary and the Department of the Interior are responsible for the management and conservation of most federal land along with natur ...

. , ,

(D) , May 2, 1961 , - , , nowrap, William F. Norrell (D) , Died February 15, 1961. , , Catherine Dorris Norrell (D) , April 18, 1961 , - , , nowrap, Walter M. Mumma (R) , Died February 25, 1961. , , John C. Kunkel (R) , May 16, 1961 , - , , nowrap, B. Carroll Reece (R) , Died March 19, 1961. , ,

(R) , May 16, 1961 , - , , nowrap,

(D) , Died September 16, 1961. , ,

(D) , December 19, 1961 , - , , nowrap, Thaddeus M. Machrowicz (D) , Resigned September 18, 1961 to become judge of the

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (in case citations, E.D. Mich.) is the federal district court with jurisdiction over of the eastern half of the Lower Peninsula of the State of Michigan. The Court is based ...

. , ,

(D) , November 7, 1961 , - , , nowrap, Paul J. Kilday (D) , Resigned September 24, 1961 to become judge of

United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces The United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (in case citations, C.A.A.F. or USCAAF) is an Article I court that exercises worldwide appellate jurisdiction over members of the United States Armed Forces on active duty and other pers ...

. , , Henry B. González (D) , November 4, 1961 , - , , nowrap, Louis C. Rabaut (D) , Died November 12, 1961. , , Harold M. Ryan (D) , February 13, 1962 , - , , nowrap, Sam Rayburn (D) , Died November 16, 1961. , , Ray Roberts (D) , January 30, 1962 , - , , nowrap, Frank N. Ikard (D) , Resigned December 15, 1961. , ,

(D) , January 27, 1962 , - , , nowrap, Lester Holtzman (D) , Resigned December 31, 1961 to become judge of the New York Supreme Court. , ,

(D) , February 20, 1962 , - , , nowrap, John J. Riley (D) , Died January 1, 1962. , ,

(D) , April 10, 1962 , - , , nowrap,

(D) , Resigned June 30, 1962 to become

Mayor of Newark, New Jersey The Mayor of Newark is the head of the executive branch of government of Newark, New Jersey, United States. The mayor has the duty to enforce the municipal charter and ordinances; prepare the annual budget; appoint deputy mayors, department head ...

. , rowspan=3 , Vacant , rowspan=3 , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap, Clement Woodnutt Miller (D) , Died October 7, 1962. , - , , nowrap,

(D) , Resigned November 14, 1962.

Committees

Senate

* Aging: (Chairman: Pat McNamara; Ranking Member: ) * Aeronautical and Space Sciences (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: ) * Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman: Allen J. Ellender; Ranking Member: ) * Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: ) *

Armed Services A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

(Chairman:

Richard B. Russell Richard Brevard Russell Jr. (November 2, 1897 – January 21, 1971) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 66th Governor of Georgia from 1931 to 1933 before serving in the United States Senate for almo ...

; Ranking Member: ) * Banking and Currency (Chairman: A. Willis Robertson; Ranking Member: ) *

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: ) * Finance (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: ) *

Foreign Relations A state's foreign policy or external policy (as opposed to internal or domestic policy) is its objectives and activities in relation to its interactions with other states, unions, and other political entities, whether bilaterally or through m ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Committee on Government Operations, Government Operations (Chairman: John L. McClellan; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Interior and Insular Affairs (Chairman: Clinton P. Anderson; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: Warren G. Magnuson; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: James O. Eastland; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, Labor and Public Welfare (Chairman: J. Lister Hill; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Special Committee on National Fuels Study, National Fuels Study (Special) * United States Senate Select Committee on National Water Resources, National Water Resources (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Post Office and Civil Service (Chairman: Olin D. Johnston; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Committee on Public Works, Public Works (Chairman: Dennis Chavez; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Rules and Administration (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Select Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Select) (Chairman: John J. Sparkman; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Subcommittee on Internal Security, Subcommittee on Internal Security * Committee of the whole, Whole

House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: Harold D. Cooley; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: Clarence Cannon; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: John L. McMillan; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Education, Education and Labor (Chairman: Adam Clayton Powell Jr., Adam Clayton Powell; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Select Committee on Export Control, Export Control (Select) (Chairman: N/A; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Thomas E. Morgan; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Government Operations, Government Operations (Chairman: William L. Dawson; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on House Administration, House Administration (Chairman: Omar Burleson; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Insular Affairs, Interior and Insular Affairs (Chairman: Wayne N. Aspinall; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chairman: Herbert C. Bonner; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Post Office and Civil Service (Chairman: Tom J. Murray; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Public Works, Public Works (Chairman: Charles A. Buckley; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Howard W. Smith; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Science and Astronautics, Science and Astronautics (Chairman:

then George Paul Miller, George P. Miller; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Select Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Un-American Activities, Un-American Activities (Chairman: Francis E. Walter; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs (Chairman: Olin E. Teague; Vice Chairman: Rep. ) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: Wilbur D. Mills; Vice Chairman: Rep. ) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole

Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Atomic Energy (Chairman: Rep.

; Vice Chairman: Sen. ) * United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Construction of a Building for a Museum of History and Technology for the Smithsonian, Construction of a Building for a Museum of History and Technology for the Smithsonian * United States Congress Joint Committee on Defense Production, Defense Production (Chairman: Sen. A. Willis Robertson; Vice Chairman: Rep. ) * Joint Economic Committee, Economic (Chairman: Rep.

; Vice Chairman: Sen. ) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Immigration and Nationality Policy, Immigration and Nationality Policy (Chairman: Vacant; Vice Chairman: Vacant) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Legislative Budget, Legislative Budget * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Rep. Omar Burleson; Vice Chairman: Sen. ) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Navajo-Hopi Indian Administration, Navajo-Hopi Indian Administration * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Rep.

; Vice Chairman: Sen. ) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures, Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures (Chairman: Sen. Harry Flood Byrd, Harry F. Byrd; Vice Chairman: Rep. ) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation, Taxation (Chairman: Rep. Wilbur D. Mills; Vice Chairman: Sen. )

Employees

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

* Architect of the Capitol: J. George Stewart * Attending Physician of the United States Congress: George Calver * Comptroller General of the United States: Joseph Campbell (accountant), Joseph Campbell * Librarian of Congress: Lawrence Quincy Mumford * Public Printer of the United States: Raymond Blattenberger, until 1961 ** James L. Harrison, from 1961

Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Frederick Brown Harris (Methodism, Methodist) * Parliamentarian of the United States Senate, Parliamentarian: Charles Watkins (Senate Parliamentarian), Charles Watkins * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Felton McLellan Johnston * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Richard D. Hupman * Secretary for the Majority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Majority: Robert G. Baker * Secretary for the Minority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Minority: J. Mark Trice * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Joseph C. Duke

House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: Bernard Braskamp (Presbyterian) * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: Ralph R. Roberts (politician), Ralph R. Roberts * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: William Mosley "Fishbait" Miller * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: H. H. Morris * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerk: George J. Maurer (D) and Joe Bartlett (R) * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Zeake W. Johnson Jr.

Notes

References

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External links

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

* * * * {{USCongresses 87th United States Congress,

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Constitutional amendments

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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 = 135,765 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, 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 wes ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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 state ...

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

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 Rockf ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ;"title="nowiki/> məhswatʃəwiːsət.html" ;"title="Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət">Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət'' En ...

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the 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. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a 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 to the nor ...

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

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...

New York

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...

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, So ...

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

Oklahoma

Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...

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, ...

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

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 = ...

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 porti ...

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

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 ...

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

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

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

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 ...

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 B ...

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 ...

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 the s ...

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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 = 135,765 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, 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 wes ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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 state ...

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

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 Rockf ...

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 ...

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 ...