The 90th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., from January 3, 1967, to January 3, 1969, during the last two years of the second administration of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Eighteenth Census of the United States in 1960. Both chambers had a

Democratic Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...

majority - maintaining a

supermajority A supermajority, supra-majority, qualified majority, or special majority is a requirement for a proposal to gain a specified level of support which is greater than the threshold of more than one-half used for a simple majority. Supermajority ru ...

in the Senate, but losing seats in the House, costing them supermajority status in that chamber. Along with President Johnson, the Democrats maintained an overall federal government trifecta.

Major events

Major legislation

* April 4, 1967: Supplemental Defense Appropriations Act, , * November 7, 1967: Public Broadcasting Act, , * December 14, 1967: Uniform Congressional District Act, , * December 15, 1967: Age Discrimination in Employment Act, , * December 18, 1967: National Park Foundation Act, , * January 2, 1968: Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments of 1967, , including Title VII:

Bilingual Education Act The Bilingual Education Act (BEA), also known as the Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments of 1967, was the first United States federal legislation that recognized the needs of limited English speaking ability (LESA) s ...

, * March 1, 1968: Fire Research and Safety Act of 1968, , * April 11, 1968:

Civil Rights Act of 1968 The Civil Rights Act of 1968 () is a landmark law in the United States signed into law by United States President Lyndon B. Johnson during the King assassination riots. Titles II through VII comprise the Indian Civil Rights Act, which applie ...

, , , including Title II: Indian Civil Rights Act, * May 29, 1968: Truth in Lending Act, * June 19, 1968: Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, , * July 21, 1968:

Aircraft Noise Abatement Act An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines. C ...

, , * October 2, 1968: Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, , * October 2, 1968: National Trails System Act, , * October 15, 1968:

Health Services and Facilities Amendments of 1968 The Public Health Service Act is a United States federal law enacted in 1944. The full act is codified in Title 42 of the United States Code (The Public Health and Welfare), Chapter 6A (Public Health Service). Contents The act clearly establis ...

, , , including Title III:

Alcoholic and Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Amendments of 1968 The Public Health Service Act is a United States federal law enacted in 1944. The full act is codified in Title 42 of the United States Code (The Public Health and Welfare), Chapter 6A (Public Health Service). Contents The act clearly establis ...

* October 18, 1968: Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968, , * October 22, 1968: Foreign Military Sales Act of 1968, , * October 22, 1968:

Gun Control Act of 1968 The Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA or GCA68) is a U.S. federal law that regulates the firearms industry and firearms ownership. Due to constitutional limitations, the Act is primarily based on regulating interstate commerce in firearms by generally ...

, ,

Constitutional amendments

* February 10, 1967: Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified by the requisite number of states (then 38) to become part of the Constitution

Party summary

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

President Johnson with members of congress 1967

Senate

* President: Hubert Humphrey (D) *

President pro tempore A president pro tempore or speaker pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer. The phrase ''pro tempore'' is Latin "for the time being". ...

: Carl Hayden (D) * Permanent Acting President pro tempore: Lee Metcalf (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

* Majority Leader: Mike Mansfield * Majority Whip: Russell B. Long * Democratic Caucus Secretary: Robert Byrd

Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader: Everett Dirksen * Minority Whip: Thomas Kuchel * Republican Conference Chairman: Margaret Chase Smith *

Republican Conference Secretary Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

Milton Young Milton Ruben Young (December 6, 1897 – May 31, 1983) was an American politician, most notable for representing North Dakota in the United States Senate from 1945 until 1981. At the time of his retirement, he was the most senior Republican in t ...

* National Senatorial Committee Chair: George Murphy * Policy Committee Chairman:

Bourke B. Hickenlooper Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper (July 21, 1896 – September 4, 1971), was an American politician and member of the Republican Party, first elected to statewide office in Iowa as lieutenant governor, serving from 1939 to 1943 and then as the 29 ...

House of Representatives

* Speaker: John W. McCormack (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

* Majority Leader: Carl Albert * Majority Whip: Hale Boggs * Democratic Caucus Chairman: Dan Rostenkowski * Democratic Caucus Secretary: Leonor Sullivan * Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Michael J. Kirwan

Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader:

Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected ...

* Minority Whip: Leslie C. Arends * Republican Conference Chairman: Melvin Laird *

Richard H. 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 Lawyer, attorney and a ...

* Policy Committee Chairman:

John Jacob Rhodes John Jacob Rhodes Jr. (September 18, 1916 – August 24, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Rhodes was elected as a U.S. Representative from Arizona. He was the Minority Leader in the House 1973� ...

* Republican Campaign Committee Chairman:

Bob Wilson Bob Wilson may refer to: Association footballers *Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1867) (1867–?), Irish international footballer of the 1880s * Bob Wilson (footballer, born September 1898) 1920s, Scottish footballer with Third Lanark and Fall R ...

Caucuses

* House Democratic Caucus * Senate Democratic Caucus

Members

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

Senate

Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re- election in 1970; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring re- election in 1972; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re- election in 1968.

Alabama

: 2. John Sparkman (D) : 3.

J. Lister Hill Joseph Lister Hill (December 29, 1894 – December 20, 1984) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Alabama in the U.S. Congress for more than forty-five years, as both a U.S. Representative (1923–1938) a ...

(D)

Alaska

: 2. Bob Bartlett (D), until December 11, 1968 :: Ted Stevens (R), from December 24, 1968 : 3.

Ernest Gruening Ernest Henry Gruening ( ; February 6, 1887 – June 26, 1974) was an American journalist and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, Gruening was the governor of the Alaska Territory from 1939 until 1953, and a United States Senator from Al ...

(D)

Arizona

: 1. Paul Fannin (R) : 3. Carl Hayden (D)

Arkansas

: 2. John L. McClellan (D) : 3. J. William Fulbright (D)

California

: 1. George Murphy (R) : 3. Thomas Kuchel (R)

Colorado

: 2.

Gordon Allott Gordon Llewellyn Allott (January 2, 1907January 17, 1989) was a Republican American politician. Allott was born in Pueblo, Colorado to Bertha (née Llewellyn) and Leonard J. Allott; his maternal grandparents were Welsh and his paternal grandpare ...

(R) : 3. Peter H. Dominick (R)

Connecticut

: 1.

Thomas J. Dodd Thomas Joseph Dodd (May 15, 1907 – May 24, 1971) was an American attorney and diplomat who served as a United States Senator and Representative from Connecticut. He is the father of former U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd and Thomas J. Dodd Jr ...

(D) : 3. Abraham Ribicoff (D)

Delaware

: 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

: 1. Spessard Holland (D) : 3. George Smathers (D)

Georgia

: 2. Richard Russell Jr. (D) : 3. Herman Talmadge (D)

Hawaii

: 1.

Hiram Fong Hiram Leong Fong (born Yau Leong Fong; October 15, 1906 – August 18, 2004) was an American businessman, lawyer, and politician from Hawaii. Born to a sugar plantation Cantonese immigrant worker, Fong became the first Chinese-American and first ...

(R) : 3.

Daniel Inouye Daniel Ken Inouye ( ; September 7, 1924 – December 17, 2012) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. Beginning in 1959, he was the first U.S. representative f ...

(D)

Idaho

: 2.

Leonard B. Jordan Leonard Beck Jordan (May 15, 1899June 30, 1983) was an American politician who served as the 23rd List of Governors of Idaho, governor of Idaho and a United States Senate, United States Senator for over ten years. Early life and education Born ...

(R) : 3.

Frank Church Frank Forrester Church III (July 25, 1924 – April 7, 1984) was an Americans, American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Idah ...

(D)

Illinois

: 2. Charles H. Percy (R) : 3. Everett Dirksen (R)

Indiana

: 1.

Vance Hartke Rupert Vance Hartke (May 31, 1919July 27, 2003) was an American politician who served as a Democratic United States Senator from Indiana from 1959 until 1977. Hartke won election to the Senate after serving as the mayor of Evansville, Indiana. I ...

(D) : 3. Birch Bayh (D)

Iowa

: 2. Jack Miller (R) : 3.

(R)

Kansas

: 2. James B. Pearson (R) : 3. Frank Carlson (R)

Kentucky

: 2. John Sherman Cooper (R) : 3. Thruston Ballard Morton (R), until December 16, 1968 ::

Marlow Cook Marlow Webster Cook (July 27, 1926 – February 4, 2016) was an American politician who served Kentucky in the United States Senate from his appointment in December 1968 to his resignation in December 1974. He was a moderate Republican. He ...

(R), from December 17, 1968

Louisiana

: 2.

Allen J. Ellender Allen Joseph Ellender (September 24, 1890 – July 27, 1972) was an American politician and lawyer who was a U.S. Senator from Louisiana from 1937 until his death. He was a Democrat who was originally allied with Huey Long. As Senator he co ...

(D) : 3. Russell B. Long (D)

Maine

: 1.

Edmund Muskie Edmund Sixtus Muskie (March 28, 1914March 26, 1996) was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 58th United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter, a United States Senator from Maine from 1959 to 1980, the 6 ...

(D) : 2. Margaret Chase Smith (R)

Maryland

: 1. Joseph Tydings (D) : 3.

Daniel Brewster Daniel Baugh Brewster Jr. (November 23, 1923 – August 19, 2007) was an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland from 1963 until 1969. He was also a member of the Maryla ...

(D)

Massachusetts

: 1. Ted Kennedy (D) : 2. Edward Brooke (R)

Michigan

: 1. Philip Hart (D) : 2. Robert P. Griffin (R)

Minnesota

: 1.

Eugene McCarthy Eugene Joseph McCarthy (March 29, 1916December 10, 2005) was an American politician, writer, and academic from Minnesota. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959 and the United States Senate from 1959 to 1971. ...

(DFL) : 2. Walter Mondale (DFL)

Mississippi

: 1.

John C. Stennis John Cornelius Stennis (August 3, 1901April 23, 1995) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from the state of Mississippi. He was a Democrat who served in the Senate for over 41 years, becoming its most senior member for hi ...

(D) : 2.

James Eastland James Oliver Eastland (November 28, 1904 February 19, 1986) was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation on Decem ...

(D)

Missouri

: 1. Stuart Symington (D) : 3.

Edward V. Long Edward Vaughn Long (July 18, 1908November 6, 1972) was a United States Senator from Missouri and a member of the United States Democratic Party, Democratic Party. He served in the United States Senate from 1960 until 1968. One of his most notable ...

(D), until December 27, 1968 :: Thomas Eagleton (D), from December 28, 1968

Montana

: 1. Mike Mansfield (D) : 2. Lee Metcalf (D)

Nebraska

: 1.

Roman Hruska Roman Lee Hruska () (August 16, 1904April 25, 1999) was an American attorney and politician who served as a Republican U.S. senator from the state of Nebraska. Hruska was known as one of the most vocal conservatives in the Senate during the 19 ...

(R) : 2.

Carl Curtis Carl Thomas Curtis (March 15, 1905 – January 24, 2000) was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. He served as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives (1939–1954) and later the United States Se ...

(R)

Nevada

: 1.

Howard Cannon Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician from Nevada. Elected to the first of four consecutive terms in 1958, he served in the United States Senate from 1959 to 1983. He was a member of the Democratic ...

(D) : 3. Alan Bible (D)

New Hampshire

: 2.

Thomas J. McIntyre Thomas James McIntyre (February 20, 1915August 8, 1992) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from New Hampshire from 1962 to 1979. Early life and education Thomas McIntyr ...

(D) : 3.

Norris Cotton Norris Henry Cotton (May 11, 1900 – February 24, 1989) was an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative and subsequently as a U.S. Senator. Early life Cotton was ...

(R)

New Jersey

: 1. Harrison A. Williams (D) : 2.

Clifford P. Case Clifford Philip Case Jr. (April 16, 1904March 5, 1982), was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1945–1953) and a U.S. Senator (1955–1979) from New Jersey. He is currently ...

(R)

New Mexico

: 1. Joseph Montoya (D) : 2.

Clinton Anderson Clinton Presba Anderson (October 23, 1895 – November 11, 1975) was an American politician who represented New Mexico in the United States Senate from 1949 until 1973. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as United States ...

(D)

New York

: 1. Robert F. Kennedy (D), until June 6, 1968 :: Charles Goodell (R), from September 10, 1968 : 3. Jacob Javits (R)

North Carolina

: 2.

B. Everett Jordan Benjamin Everett Jordan (September 8, 1896 – March 15, 1974) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from North Carolina from 1958 to 1973. Early life and education The ...

(D) : 3. Sam Ervin (D)

North Dakota

: 1. Quentin Burdick (D-NPL) : 3.

(R)

Ohio

: 1.

Stephen M. Young Stephen Marvin Young (May 4, 1889December 1, 1984) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Ohio. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Ohio from 1959 until 1971. Life and career Young was born o ...

(D) : 3. Frank Lausche (D)

Oklahoma

: 2.

Fred R. Harris Fred Roy Harris (born November 13, 1930) is an American academic, author, and former politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States Senate from Oklahoma. Born in Walters, Oklahoma, Harris was elected to the Oklahoma Senate ...

(D) : 3. Mike Monroney (D)

Oregon

: 2.

Mark Hatfield Mark Odom Hatfield (July 12, 1922 – August 7, 2011) was an American politician and educator from the state of Oregon. A Republican, he served for 30 years as a United States senator from Oregon, and also as chairman of the Senate Appropr ...

(R), from January 10, 1967 : 3. Wayne Morse (D)

Pennsylvania

: 1. Hugh Scott (R) : 3. Joseph S. Clark Jr. (D)

Rhode Island

: 1. John Pastore (D) : 2. Claiborne Pell (D)

South Carolina

: 2.

Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Prior to his 48 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Caro ...

(R) : 3. Fritz Hollings (D)

South Dakota

: 2.

Karl Mundt Karl Earl Mundt (June 3, 1900August 16, 1974) was an American educator and a Republican member of the United States Congress, representing South Dakota in the United States House of Representatives (1939–48) and in the United States Senate (19 ...

(R) : 3.

George McGovern George Stanley McGovern (July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American historian and South Dakota politician who was a U.S. representative and three-term U.S. senator, and the Democratic Party presidential nominee in the 1972 pres ...

(D)

Tennessee

: 1.

Albert Gore Sr. Albert Arnold Gore (December 26, 1907 – December 5, 1998) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1953 to 1971. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a U.S. Representative fr ...

(D) : 2.

Howard Baker Howard Henry Baker Jr. (November 15, 1925 June 26, 2014) was an American politician and diplomat who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1967 to 1985. During his tenure, he rose to the rank of Senate Minority Leader and then ...

(R)

Texas

: 1. Ralph Yarborough (D) : 2. John Tower (R)

Utah

: 1. Frank Moss (D) : 3.

Wallace F. Bennett Wallace Foster Bennett (November 13, 1898 – December 19, 1993) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a US Senator from Utah from 1951 to 1974. He was the father of Bob Bennett, who late ...

(R)

Vermont

: 1.

Winston L. Prouty Winston Lewis Prouty (September 1, 1906September 10, 1971) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States Senator from Vermont from 1959 until his death. He was previously a member of the United State ...

(R) : 3. George Aiken (R)

Virginia

: 1. Harry F. Byrd Jr. (D) : 2.

William Spong Jr. William Belser Spong Jr. (September 29, 1920October 8, 1997) was an American Democratic Party politician and a United States Senator who represented the state of Virginia from 1966 to 1973. Biography Early life and education Spong was born in P ...

(D)

Wyoming

: 1.

Gale W. McGee Gale William McGee (March 17, 1915April 9, 1992) was a United States Senate, United States Senator of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, and United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS). He represente ...

(D) : 2.

Clifford Hansen Clifford Peter Hansen (October 16, 1912October 20, 2009) was an American politician from the state of Wyoming. A Republican, he served as the 26th Governor of Wyoming (January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967) and subsequently as a United States ...

(R)

House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the

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or otherwise ''at-large,'' are preceded by an "At-large," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.

Alabama

: . Jack Edwards (R) : . William Louis Dickinson (R) : . George W. Andrews (D) : . Bill Nichols (D) : .

Armistead I. Selden Jr. Armistead Inge Selden Jr. (February 20, 1921 – November 14, 1985) was a segregationist U.S. Representative from Alabama. Early life and military service Born in Greensboro, Alabama, Selden attended the public schools. He graduated from G ...

(D) : .

John Hall Buchanan Jr. John Hall Buchanan Jr. (March 19, 1928 – March 5, 2018) was an American politician who served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1965-1981, representing Alabama's 6th congressional d ...

(R) : . Tom Bevill (D) : . Robert E. Jones Jr. (D)

Alaska

: . Howard Wallace Pollock (R)

Arizona

: .

(R) : . Mo Udall (D) : . Sam Steiger (R)

Arkansas

: .

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 ...

(D) : . Wilbur Mills (D) : . John Paul Hammerschmidt (R) : . David Pryor (D)

California

: . Donald H. Clausen (R) : .

Harold T. Johnson Harold Terry "Bizz" Johnson (December 2, 1907 – March 16, 1988) was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States Congressman from California from 1959 to 1981. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Biography Born i ...

(D) : .

John E. Moss John Emerson Moss (April 13, 1915 – December 5, 1997) was an American politician of the Democratic Party, noted for his championing of the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) through multiple sessions of the United States House of Repre ...

(D) : .

Robert Leggett Robert Louis Leggett (July 26, 1926 – August 13, 1997) was an American lawyer and politician who served eight terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from California from 1963 to 1979. Early life Born in Richmo ...

(D) : . Phillip Burton (D) : .

William S. Mailliard William Somers Mailliard (June 10, 1917 – June 10, 1992) was an American banker and World War II veteran who was member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California from 1953 to 1974. Early life William S. Mailliard was born on June 1 ...

(R) : . Jeffery Cohelan (D) : . George P. Miller (D) : . Don Edwards (D) : .

Charles Gubser Charles Samuel Gubser (February 1, 1916 – August 20, 2011) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California from 1953 to 1974. Early life and education Born in Gilroy, California ...

(R) : .

J. Arthur Younger Jesse Arthur Younger (April 11, 1893 – June 20, 1967) was a United States representative from California. A member of the Republican Party, he was the first Representative from San Mateo County, California, serving seven terms from 1953 to 196 ...

(R), until June 20, 1967 :: Pete McCloskey (R), from December 12, 1967 : . Burt Talcott (R) : .

Charles M. Teague Charles McKevett Teague (September 18, 1909 – January 1, 1974) was a congressman in the United States House of Representatives from Ventura County, California, from 1955 to 1974. Early life and family Teague was born in Santa Paula, Californi ...

(R) : .

Jerome Waldie Jerome Russell Waldie (February 15, 1925 – April 3, 2009) was an American politician, he served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from California from 1966 to 1975. Early life Born in Antioch, California on February ...

(D) : .

John J. McFall John Joseph McFall (February 20, 1918 – March 7, 2006) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the state of California, rising to the position of House Majority Whip. Early life and career McFall was ...

(D) : .

B. F. Sisk Bernice Frederic Sisk (December 14, 1910 – October 25, 1995) was an American politician who served as a Congressman from California from 1955 to 1979. He was a Democrat. Life and career Sisk was born in 1910 in Montague, Texas, the son ...

(D) : . Cecil R. King (D) : . Bob Mathias (R) : . Chester E. Holifield (D) : .

H. Allen Smith Harry Allen Wolfgang Smith (December 19, 1907—February 24, 1976) was an American journalist, humorist, and writer whose books were popular in the 1940s and 1950s. Family and early career Smith was born in McLeansboro, Illinois, where he liv ...

(R) : . Augustus Hawkins (D) : .

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) : . Del M. Clawson (R) : .

Glenard P. Lipscomb Glenard Paul (Glen) Lipscomb (August 19, 1915 – February 1, 1970) was a United States Congressman from the state of California from 1953 to 1970. Biography Born in Jackson County, Michigan, Lipscomb moved to California with his parents in 192 ...

(R) : .

Charles E. Wiggins Charles Edward Wiggins (December 3, 1927 – March 2, 2000) was a United States representative from California, and later a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He was initially elected to Califo ...

(R) : . Thomas M. Rees (D) : . Edwin Reinecke (R) : .

Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. Alphonzo Edward Bell, Jr. (September 19, 1914 – April 25, 2004), was a Republican United States Representative from California. Bell represented Malibu and the influential Westside region of Los Angeles for eight terms, from 1961–1977. ...

(R) : . George Brown Jr. (D) : . Edward R. Roybal (D) : .

Charles H. Wilson Charles Herbert Wilson (February 15, 1917 – July 21, 1984) was a California Democratic politician from the Los Angeles area. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1963 to 1981.Ralph Nader, "Charles H. Wilson, Democrat ...

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

Richard T. Hanna Richard Thomas Hanna (June 9, 1914 – June 9, 2001) was a U.S. Representative from California. He became involved in a scandal dubbed Koreagate by accepting bribes from a businessman working for the South Korean government. He was found guilty ...

(D) : .

James B. Utt James Boyd Utt (March 11, 1899 – March 1, 1970) was a conservative Republican U.S. representative from Orange County, California, from 1953 until his death from a heart attack in 1970. Biography Utt was born in Tustin in Orange County. He ...

(R) : .

(R) : . Lionel Van Deerlin (D) : .

John V. Tunney John Varick Tunney (June 26, 1934 – January 12, 2018) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator and Representative from the state of California in the 1960s and 1970s. He was the son of boxing champion Gene Tunney. ...

(D)

Colorado

: . Byron G. Rogers (D) : . Donald G. Brotzman (R) : . Frank Evans (D) : .

Wayne N. Aspinall Wayne Norviel Aspinall (April 3, 1896 – October 9, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician from Colorado. He is largely known for his tenure in the United States House of Representatives, serving as a Democratic Party (United States), ...

(D)

Connecticut

: . Emilio Q. Daddario (D) : . William St. Onge (D) : . Robert Giaimo (D) : .

Donald J. Irwin Donald Jay Irwin (September 7, 1926 – July 7, 2013) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th district, Connecticut State Treasurer and mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut. Early life and family He was b ...

(D) : .

John S. Monagan John Stephen Monagan (December 23, 1911 – October 23, 2005) was a Connecticut politician, lawyer, and author. Monagan graduated from Dartmouth College in 1933, where he majored in French literature and was the editor of the ''Dartmouth Jack-O- ...

(D) : . Thomas Meskill (R)

Delaware

: . William Roth (R)

Florida

: . Bob Sikes (D) : . Don Fuqua (D) : . Charles E. Bennett (D) : .

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 Par ...

(D) : .

Edward Gurney Edward John Gurney Jr. (January 12, 1914 – May 14, 1996) was an attorney and an American politician based in Florida, where he served as a Representative and a United States Senator. Born and reared in Portland, Maine, Gurney moved to Flor ...

(R) : . Sam Gibbons (D) : .

James A. Haley James Andrew Haley (January 4, 1899 – August 6, 1981) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Florida. Born in Jacksonville, Alabama, Jacksonville, Alabama, Haley attended the public schools and the Univer ...

(D) : . William C. Cramer (R) : . Paul Rogers (D) : .

J. Herbert Burke J. Herbert Burke (January 14, 1913 – June 16, 1993) was a Republican U.S. Representative from Florida who served from 1967 to 1979. History He was born in Chicago, Illinois, where he attended the public schools, the defunct Central YMCA C ...

(R) : . Claude Pepper (D) : . Dante Fascell (D)

Georgia

: . George Elliott Hagan (D) : . Maston E. O'Neal Jr. (D) : . Jack Brinkley (D) : .

Benjamin B. Blackburn Benjamin Bentley Blackburn (born February 14, 1927) is a former U.S. Representative from Georgia who served from 1967 to 1975. Life and career Born in Atlanta, Blackburn attended public school there and graduated in 1947 from the University of N ...

(R) : .

Fletcher Thompson Standish Fletcher Thompson (February 5, 1925 – September 13, 2022) was an American lawyer, World War II veteran and Republican politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1973 from the 5th Congr ...

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John Flynt John James Walker Flynt Jr. (November 8, 1914 – June 24, 2007) was an American Democratic Party politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for two congressional districts in Georgia from 1954 to 1979. Upon his ret ...

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John William Davis John William Davis (April 13, 1873 – March 24, 1955) was an American politician, diplomat and lawyer. He served under President Woodrow Wilson as the Solicitor General of the United States and the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom ...

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W. S. Stuckey Jr. Williamson Sylvester Stuckey Jr. (born May 25, 1935) is an American businessman and former politician. He is a former member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party. His father, W. S. Stuckey Sr., founded the Stuckey's chain of ...

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Phillip M. Landrum Phillip Mitchell Landrum (September 10, 1907 – November 19, 1990) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Georgia. Born in Martin, Georgia, Landrum attended the public schools and Mercer University, in Macon, Georgia. He graduated from Pied ...

(D) : . Robert Grier Stephens Jr. (D)

Hawaii

Both representatives were elected at-large statewide on a

: . Spark Matsunaga (D) : . Patsy Mink (D)

Idaho

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James A. McClure James Albertus McClure (December 27, 1924 – February 26, 2011) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Idaho, most notably serving as a Republican in the U.S. Senate for three terms. Early life and education McClure attende ...

(R) : . George V. Hansen (R)

Illinois

: . William L. Dawson (D) : .

Barratt O'Hara Barratt O'Hara (April 28, 1882 – August 11, 1969) of Chicago was an American Democratic politician serving as a U.S. Congressman from Illinois and lieutenant governor of Illinois. He was the last Spanish–American War veteran to serv ...

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William T. Murphy William Thomas Murphy (August 7, 1899 – January 29, 1978) of Chicago was a U.S. Representative from the 3rd congressional district of Illinois During his time in office, from 1959 to 1971, Murphy's district saw cultural and economic shifts wit ...

(D) : . Ed Derwinski (R) : .

John C. Kluczynski John Carl Kluczynski (February 15, 1896 – January 26, 1975) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, representing the 5th district from 1951 until his death from a heart attack in Chicago, Illinois in 1975. Early life and career Born in C ...

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Daniel J. Ronan Daniel John Ronan (July 13, 1914 – August 13, 1969) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Ronan attended parochial schools. He graduated from St. Ignatius Coll ...

(D) : . Frank Annunzio (D) : . Dan Rostenkowski (D) : .

Sidney R. Yates Sidney Richard Yates (August 27, 1909 – October 5, 2000) was an American politician from the state of Illinois. A native of Chicago, he graduated from Lake View High School in 1928. He received bachelor's (1931) and law (1933) degrees fro ...

(D) : . Harold R. Collier (R) : . Roman Pucinski (D) : . Robert McClory (R) : .

Donald Rumsfeld Donald Henry Rumsfeld (July 9, 1932 – June 29, 2021) was an American politician, government official and businessman who served as Secretary of Defense from 1975 to 1977 under president Gerald Ford, and again from 2001 to 2006 under Presi ...

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John N. Erlenborn John Neal Erlenborn (February 8, 1927 – October 30, 2005) was an American lawyer and a former Republican member of the U.S. Congressional Delegations from Illinois, representing the 14th (then after 1980s redistricting the 13th) district. ...

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Charlotte Thompson Reid Charlotte Thompson Reid (September 27, 1913 – January 25, 2007) served in the Congress of the United States, U.S. Congress as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Illinois from 1963 to 1971. She was a member of th ...

(R) : .

John B. Anderson John Bayard Anderson (February 15, 1922 – December 3, 2017) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Illinois's 16th congressional district from 1961 to 1981. A member o ...

(R) : . Leslie C. Arends (R) : . Robert H. Michel (R) : . Tom Railsback (R) : . Paul Findley (R) : .

Kenneth J. Gray Kenneth James Gray (November 14, 1924 – July 12, 2014) was an American businessman and politician. He was a veteran of World War II, and represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives from 1955 to 1974, and again from 1985 ...

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William L. Springer William Lee Springer (April 12, 1909 – September 20, 1992) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Sullivan, Indiana, Springer attended the public schools and Sullivan and Culver Military Acad ...

(R) : .

George E. Shipley George Edward Shipley (April 21, 1927 – June 28, 2003) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Richland County, near Olney, Illinois, Shipley attended the East Richland High School, Olney, Illinois. He graduated from Olney High School ...

(D) : . Melvin Price (D)

Indiana

: . Ray Madden (D) : .

Charles A. Halleck Charles Abraham Halleck (August 22, 1900 – March 3, 1986) was an American politician. He was the Republican leader of the United States House of Representatives from the second district of Indiana. Early life and education Halleck was born nea ...

(R) : . John Brademas (D) : . E. Ross Adair (R) : .

J. Edward Roush John Edward Roush (September 12, 1920 – March 26, 2004) was an American lawyer and World War II veteran who served eight terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1959 to 1969, and again from 1971 ...

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William G. Bray William Gilmer Bray (June 17, 1903 – June 4, 1979) was an American lawyer and World War II veteran who served twelve terms as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana from 1951 to 1975. Early life and ...

(R) : . John T. Myers (R) : .

Roger H. Zion Roger Herschel Zion (September 17, 1921 – September 24, 2019) was an American World War II veteran and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from Indiana from 1967 through 1975. Biography Roger Zion was born in ...

(R) : . Lee Hamilton (D) : . Richard L. Roudebush (R) : .

Andrew Jacobs Jr. Andrew Jacobs Jr. (February 24, 1932 – December 28, 2013) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as an Indiana state legislator and Congressman. Jacobs was a member of the United States House of Representatives for thir ...

(D)

Iowa

: . Fred Schwengel (R) : . John Culver (D) : .

H. R. Gross Harold Royce Gross (June 30, 1899 – September 22, 1987) was a Republican United States Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district for thirteen terms. The role he played on the House floor, objecting to spending measures and projects ...

(R) : . John Henry Kyl (R) : . Neal Smith (D) : . Wiley Mayne (R) : . William J. Scherle (R)

Kansas

: .

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

(R) : .

Chester L. Mize Chester Louis Mize (December 25, 1917 – January 11, 1994) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas. Mize was a native of Atchison, Kansas, and attended the University ...

(R) : . Larry Winn (R) : .

Garner E. Shriver Garner E. Shriver (July 6, 1912 – March 1, 1998) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Biography Born in Towanda, Kansas, Shriver attended the public schools of Towanda and Wichita. He moved to Wichita, Kansas, in 1925. He was in the Universi ...

(R) : . Joe Skubitz (R)

Kentucky

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Frank Stubblefield Frank Albert Stubblefield (April 5, 1907 – October 14, 1977), a Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives. Stubblefield was born and schooled in Kentucky and attended the University of Arizona for one yea ...

(D) : .

William Natcher William Huston Natcher (September 11, 1909 – March 29, 1994) was a Democratic congressman, serving in the United States House of Representatives from 1953 until his death from heart failure in Bethesda, Maryland in 1994. He is the second lo ...

(D) : .

William Cowger William Owen Cowger (January 1, 1922 – October 2, 1971), a Republican, served as mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, and as a member of the United States House of Representatives. Life Cowger was born in Hastings, Nebraska. He moved to Louisvi ...

(R) : . Gene Snyder (R) : . Tim Lee Carter (R) : . John C. Watts (D) : .

Carl D. Perkins Carl Dewey Perkins (October 15, 1912 – August 3, 1984), a Democrat, was an American politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Kentucky serving from 1949 until his death from a heart attack in Lexing ...

(D)

Louisiana

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F. Edward Hébert Felix Edward Hébert (October 12, 1901 – December 29, 1979) was an American journalist and politician from Louisiana. He represented the New Orleans-based Louisiana's 1st congressional district, 1st congressional district as a Democra ...

(D) : . Hale Boggs (D) : .

Edwin E. Willis Edwin Edward Willis (October 2, 1904 – October 24, 1972) was an American politician and attorney from the U.S. state of Louisiana who was affiliated with the Long political faction. A Democrat, he served in the Louisiana State Senate dur ...

(D) : . Joe Waggonner (D) : . Otto Passman (D) : .

John Rarick John Richard Rarick (January 29, 1924 - September 14, 2009) was an American lawyer, jurist, and World War II veteran who served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, serving Louisiana's 6th congressional district from 1967 to 1975. ...

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Edwin Edwards Edwin Washington Edwards (August 7, 1927 – July 12, 2021) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the U.S. representative for from 1965 to 1972 and as the 50th governor of Louisiana for four terms (1972– ...

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Speedy O. Long Speedy Oteria Long (June 16, 1928 – October 5, 2006) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 8th congressional district from January 3, 1965, until January 3, 1973. He was a member of ...

(D)

Maine

: . Peter Kyros (D) : . William Hathaway (D)

Maryland

: . Rogers Morton (R) : .

Clarence Long Clarence Dickinson "Doc" Long, Jr. (December 11, 1908 – September 18, 1994) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic United States House of Representatives, U.S. Congressman who represented the Maryland's 2nd congressional district, ...

(D) : .

Edward Garmatz Edward Alexander Garmatz (February 7, 1903 – July 22, 1986), a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the 3rd congressional district of Maryland from 1947 to 1973. Early life and career Born in Baltimore, Maryland; his father and m ...

(D) : . George Hyde Fallon (D) : .

Hervey Machen Hervey Gilbert Machen (October 14, 1916 – November 29, 1994) represented the fifth district of the state of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives for two terms from 1965 to 1969. Early life and education Machen was born in ...

(D) : . Charles Mathias (R) : .

Samuel Friedel Samuel Nathaniel Friedel (April 18, 1898 – March 21, 1979), a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the 7th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1953 to January 3, 1971. Born in Washington, D.C., to Russian-Jewish i ...

(D) : . Gilbert Gude (R)

Massachusetts

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Silvio O. Conte Silvio Ottavio Conte (November 9, 1921 – February 8, 1991) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for 16 terms, representing the 1st Congressional District of Massachusetts ...

(R) : .

Edward Boland Edward Patrick Boland (October 1, 1911 – November 4, 2001) was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Democrat, he was a representative from Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district. Early life and education Boland ...

(D) : . Philip J. Philbin (D) : .

Harold Donohue Harold Daniel Donohue (June 18, 1901 – November 4, 1984) was an politics in the United States, American politician. He represented the United States House of Representatives, Massachusetts District 3, third district and United States House of R ...

(D) : .

F. Bradford Morse Frank Bradford Morse (August 7, 1921 – December 18, 1994) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He had a notable career in the United States Congress and the United Nations. In Congress, he served in var ...

(R) : .

William H. Bates William Henry Bates (April 26, 1917 – June 22, 1969) was a member of the United States House of Representatives notable for his staunch support of the United States Navy. Life and career Bates was born in Salem, Massachusetts, the son of Nora ...

(R) : . Torbert Macdonald (D) : . Tip O'Neill (D) : . John W. McCormack (D) : . Margaret Heckler (R) : . James A. Burke (D) : .

Hastings Keith Hastings Keith (November 22, 1915 – July 19, 2005) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. Keith was born in Brockton, Massachusetts on November 22, 1915. He graduated from Brockton High School, Deerfield Academy, and the Univer ...

(R)

Michigan

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John Conyers John James Conyers Jr. (May 16, 1929October 27, 2019) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. representative from Michigan from 1965 to 2017. The districts he represented always included part of western Detroit. ...

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Marvin L. Esch Marvin Leonel Esch (August 4, 1927 – June 19, 2010) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan and a member of the Republican Party. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1977 before unsuccessfully seekin ...

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Garry E. Brown Garry Eldridge Brown (August 12, 1923 – August 27, 1998) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served six terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1979. Biography Brown was born in Schoolcraft, Michiga ...

(R) : .

J. Edward Hutchinson J. Edward Hutchinson (October 13, 1914 – July 22, 1985) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Michigan. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Michigan's 4th congressional district in the United States House of R ...

(R) : .

Charles E. Chamberlain Charles Ernest Chamberlain (July 22, 1917 – November 25, 2002) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Life and career Chamberlain was born in Locke Township, Michigan and after graduating from Lansing Central High School in Lans ...

(R) : . Donald Riegle (R) : .

R. James Harvey Russell James Harvey (July 4, 1922 – July 20, 2019) usually known as James Harvey, was a United States representative from Michigan and an inactive Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern Distric ...

(R) : . Guy Vander Jagt (R) : .

Elford Albin Cederberg Elford Albin "Al" Cederberg (March 6, 1918 – April 17, 2006) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Biography Cederberg was born to dairy farmers Albin and Helen (Olson) Cederberg in Bay City, Michigan; his father and maternal grand ...

(R) : .

Philip Ruppe Philip Edward Ruppe (born September 29, 1926) is an American former politician from the U.S. state of Michigan and a member of the Republican Party. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1979 before running, unsuccessfully ...

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James G. O'Hara James Grant O'Hara (November 8, 1925 – March 13, 1989) was a soldier and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan, serving as U.S. Representative from 1959 to 1977. Early life O'Hara was born in Washington, D.C. He moved with his parents to ...

(D) : .

Charles Diggs Charles Coles Diggs Jr. (December 2, 1922 – August 24, 1998) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served in the state senate and U.S. House of Representatives. He was the first African American elected to Cong ...

(D) : . Lucien Nedzi (D) : .

William D. Ford William David Ford (August 6, 1927 – August 14, 2004) was a U.S. Representative from Michigan and namesake of the Federal Direct Student Loan Program. Ford was known for his support of workers and educational opportunity. Among his significant ...

(D) : . John Dingell (D) : . Martha Griffiths (D) : . William Broomfield (R) : .

Jack H. McDonald Jack H. McDonald (June 28, 1932 – August 17, 2022) was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1973. Biography McDonald was born in Detroit ...

(R)

Minnesota

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Al Quie Albert Harold Quie ( ; born September 18, 1923) is an American politician and farmer. Quie, who served as member of the United States House of Representatives and Governor of Minnesota, is regarded as a moderate Republican. Quie was strongly c ...

(R) : . Ancher Nelsen (R) : .

Clark MacGregor Clark MacGregor (July 12, 1922 – February 10, 2003) was an American politician and Republican U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District for five terms from 1961 to 1971. After his time in Congress, he worked as a senior a ...

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Joseph Karth Joseph Edward Karth (August 26, 1922 – May 29, 2005) was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Born in New Brighton, Ramsey County, Minnesota; all four of his grandparents were German immigrants. He ...

(DFL) : .

Donald M. Fraser Donald MacKay Fraser (February 20, 1924 – June 2, 2019) was an American politician from Minnesota who served as U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 5th congressional district from 1963 to 1979 and as mayor of Minneapolis from 1980 to 1994. Ea ...

(DFL) : .

John M. Zwach John Matthew Zwach Sr. (February 8, 1907 – November 11, 1990) is an American farmer, rural school teacher, and politician. Zwach was most notably a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Minnesota. He also served ...

(R) : . Odin Langen (R) : .

John Blatnik John Anton Blatnik (August 17, 1911 – December 17, 1991) was a United States Congressman from Minnesota. He was a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), which is affiliated with the Democratic Party. Early life Blat ...

(DFL)

Mississippi

: . Thomas Abernethy (D) : .

Jamie Whitten Jamie Lloyd Whitten (April 18, 1910September 9, 1995) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who represented the Deep South state of Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1995. He was at the ...

(D) : . John Bell Williams (D), until January 16, 1968 ::

Charles H. Griffin Charles Hudson Griffin (May 9, 1926 – September 10, 1989) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi's 3rd congressional district. Early life and education Griffin was ...

(D), from March 12, 1968 : .

Sonny Montgomery Gillespie V. "Sonny" Montgomery (August 5, 1920 – May 12, 2006) was an American soldier and politician from Mississippi who served in the Mississippi Senate and U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1997. He was also a retired major genera ...

(D) : . William M. Colmer (D)

Missouri

: .

Frank M. Karsten Frank Melvin Karsten (January 7, 1913 – May 14, 1992) was a Democratic United States Representative from Missouri. Biography Frank M. Karsten was born in San Antonio, Texas on January 7, 1913. His family moved to St. Louis, Missouri in 1925, a ...

(D) : .

Thomas B. Curtis Thomas Bradford Curtis (May 14, 1911 – January 10, 1993) was an American Republican politician from Missouri who represented suburban St. Louis County, Missouri for nine terms from 1951 to 1969. He was a primary driver behind the Civil Rights ...

(R) : . Leonor Sullivan (D) : .

William J. Randall William Joseph Randall (July 16, 1909 – July 7, 2000) was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a member of the Democratic Party from Missouri. Early life and early career Randall was born in Independence, Missouri ...

(D) : .

Richard Walker Bolling Richard Walker Bolling (May 17, 1916 – April 21, 1991) was a prominent American Democratic Congressman from Kansas City, Missouri, and Missouri's 5th congressional district from 1949 to 1983. He retired after serving for four years as the chai ...

(D) : .

William Raleigh Hull Jr. William Raleigh Hull Jr. (April 17, 1906 – August 15, 1977) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri's 6th congressional district. He was born in Weston, Missouri into a prominent tobacco raising family. He was co-owner of Hull's Tobacco Wareh ...

(D) : . Durward Gorham Hall (R) : .

Richard Howard Ichord Jr. Richard Howard Ichord Jr. (June 27, 1926 – December 25, 1992) was U.S. representative from Missouri and a significant U.S. anti-Communist political figure. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the last chairman of the House Un-Americ ...

(D) : .

William L. Hungate William Leonard Hungate (December 14, 1922 – June 22, 2007) was a United States representative from Missouri from November 3, 1964 (special election upon the death of Congressman Clarence Cannon), to January 3, 1977, representing the Ninth Cong ...

(D) : . Paul C. Jones (D)

Montana

: .

Arnold Olsen Arnold Olsen (December 17, 1916 – October 9, 1990) was a U.S. Democratic politician who served as the Attorney General of Montana from 1949 to 1957, and as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Montana's 1st congressiona ...

(D) : .

James F. Battin James Franklin Battin (February 13, 1925 – September 27, 1996) was a Republican United States Representative from Montana, and later was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana. Educatio ...

(R)

Nebraska

: . Robert Vernon Denney (R) : . Glenn Cunningham (R) : .

David Martin David or Dave Martin may refer to: Entertainment *David Martin (artist) (1737–1797), Scottish painter and engraver *David Stone Martin (1913–1992), American artist *David Martin (poet) (1915–1997), Hungarian-Australian poet and novelist *Dav ...

(R)

Nevada

: . Walter S. Baring Jr. (D)

New Hampshire

: . Louis C. Wyman (R) : . James Colgate Cleveland (R)

New Jersey

: . John E. Hunt (R) : .

Charles W. Sandman Jr. Charles William Sandman Jr. (October 23, 1921 – August 26, 1985) was an American Republican Party politician who represented Cape May County in the New Jersey Senate from 1954 to 1966 and represented southern New Jersey in the United States H ...

(R) : .

James J. Howard James John Howard (July 24, 1927 – March 25, 1988) was an American educator and Democratic Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1965 until his death from a heart attack in Washington, D.C. in ...

(D) : .

Frank Thompson Frank Thompson Jr. (July 26, 1918 – July 22, 1989) was an American politician. He represented in the United States House of Representatives as a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat from 1955 to 1980, and was chairman of the United State ...

(D) : .

Peter Frelinghuysen Jr. Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen Jr. (January 17, 1916 – May 23, 2011) was an American politician and attorney. He represented New Jersey's fifth congressional district in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from ...

(R) : .

William T. Cahill William Thomas Cahill (June 25, 1912July 1, 1996) was an American politician, lawyer, and academic who served as the 46th governor of New Jersey from 1970 to 1974. A Republican, Cahill previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives, re ...

(R) : .

William B. Widnall William Beck Widnall (March 17, 1906 – December 28, 1983) was a Republican Party politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for 24 years representing New Jersey's 7th congressional district. Born in Ha ...

(R) : . Charles Samuel Joelson (D) : .

Henry Helstoski Henry Helstoski (March 21, 1925 – December 16, 1999) was an American politician. Helstoski, a Democrat, represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for twelve years, lasting from 1965 until 1977. He was the representati ...

(D) : .

Peter W. Rodino Peter Wallace Rodino Jr. (June 7, 1909 – May 7, 2005) was an American United States Democratic Party, Democratic politician. He represented parts of Newark, New Jersey and surrounding Essex County, New Jersey, Essex and Hudson County, New Jer ...

(D) : .

Joseph Minish Joseph George Minish (September 1, 1916 – November 24, 2007) was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who represented in the United States House of Representatives. Early life Born in Throop, Pennsylvania, Minish w ...

(D) : .

Florence P. Dwyer Florence Price Dwyer (July 4, 1902 – February 29, 1976) was an American Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician who represented much of Essex County, New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1957 to 1 ...

(R) : .

Cornelius Gallagher Cornelius Gallagher may refer to: * Cornelius Gallagher (American politician) Cornelius Edward "Neil" Gallagher (March 2, 1921 — October 17, 2018) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 13th congressional dis ...

(D) : .

Dominick V. Daniels Dominick Vincent Daniels (October 18, 1908 – July 17, 1987) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's New Jersey's 14th congressional district, 14th congressional district from 19 ...

(D) : . Edward J. Patten (D)

New Mexico

: .

Thomas G. Morris Thomas Gayle Morris (August 20, 1919 – March 4, 2016) was an American politician. He was born in the town of Carbon, Eastland County, Texas. Morris moved to New Mexico and served in the United States Navy from November 12, 1937 to March ...

(D) : .

E. S. Johnny Walker E. S. Johnny Walker (June 18, 1911 – October 8, 2000) was an American politician who served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1965 to 1969. Early life and education Walker was born in Fulton, Kentucky, and attended ...

(D)

New York

: . Otis G. Pike (D) : . James R. Grover Jr. (R) : .

Lester L. Wolff Lester Lionel Wolff (January 4, 1919 – May 11, 2021) was an American politician who served as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. He also held the position of pres ...

(D) : . John W. Wydler (R) : . Herbert Tenzer (D) : . Seymour Halpern (R) : .

Joseph P. Addabbo Joseph Patrick Addabbo (March 17, 1925 – April 10, 1986) was a New York City politician who served as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives from 1961 until his death from a seizure in Washington, D.C., in 1986. As the chairm ...

(D) : . Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (D) : .

James J. Delaney James Joseph Delaney (March 19, 1901 – May 24, 1987) was an American politician from New York. He was a member of the Democratic Party and served 16 terms in the House of Representatives from 1945 to 1947 and from 1949 to 1978. Biography Earl ...

(D) : . Emanuel Celler (D) : .

Frank J. Brasco Frank James Brasco (October 15, 1932 – October 19, 1998) was an American politician who served four terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1967 to 1975. Biography Brasco was born in Brook ...

(D) : .

Edna F. Kelly Edna Kelly (née Flannery; August 20, 1906 – December 14, 1997) was an American politician who served ten terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1949 to 1969. Biography Kelly was born ...

(D) : . Abraham J. Multer (D), until December 31, 1967 ::

Bertram L. Podell Bertram Lawrence "Bert" Podell (December 27, 1925 – August 17, 2005) was an American politician who served in the New York State Assembly for six terms and part of a seventh, and was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ne ...

(D), from February 20, 1968 : . John J. Rooney (D) : . Hugh Carey (D) : .

John M. Murphy John Michael Murphy (August 3, 1926 – May 25, 2015) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 16th (1963–1973) and 17th (1973–1981) districts. He was convicted of taking bribes in the 1980 Abscam scanda ...

(D) : .

Theodore R. Kupferman Theodore Roosevelt Kupferman (May 12, 1920 – September 23, 2003) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York and a judge of the New York Supreme Court. Biography Kupferman was born in New York City. He ...

(R) : . Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (D), until February 28, 1967, and from April 11, 1967 : . Leonard Farbstein (D) : .

William Fitts Ryan William is a masculine given name of Norman French 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 conques ...

(D) : .

James H. Scheuer James Haas Scheuer (February 6, 1920 – August 30, 2005) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. He was also affiliated with the Liberal Party of New York. Family and education Scheuer was born and ...

(D) : .

Jacob H. Gilbert Jacob H. Gilbert (June 17, 1920 – February 27, 1981) was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms as a United States representative from New York between 1960 and 1971. Life Gilbert was born on June 17, 1920, in the Bronx, New Yor ...

(D) : . Jonathan Brewster Bingham (D) : .

Paul A. Fino Paul Albert Fino (December 15, 1913 – June 16, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a New York State Senator, a member of the United States House of Representatives and a jus ...

(R), until December 31, 1968 : . Richard Ottinger (D) : . Ogden Reid (R) : . John G. Dow (D) : .

Joseph Y. Resnick Joseph Yale Resnick (July 13, 1924 – October 6, 1969) was an American inventor, World War II veteran and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state), New York (New York ...

(D) : .

Daniel E. Button Daniel Evan Button (November 1, 1917 – March 7, 2009) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. He died aged 91 at Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York. Button was born in Dunkirk, New York. H ...

(R) : . Carleton J. King (R) : . Robert C. McEwen (R) : . Alexander Pirnie (R) : . Howard W. Robison (R) : .

James M. Hanley James Michael Hanley (July 19, 1920 – October 16, 2003) was an American businessman, World War II veteran, and politician who represented New York in the House of Representatives for eight terms from 1965 to 1981. Biography James M. Hanley ...

(D) : .

Samuel S. Stratton Samuel Studdiford Stratton (September 27, 1916 – September 13, 1990) was an American Democratic political figure in Upstate New York. He is notable for his service as Mayor of Schenectady, and his 30-year career as a member of the United ...

(D) : . Frank Horton (R) : . Barber Conable (R) : . Charles Goodell (R), until September 9, 1968 : .

Richard D. McCarthy Richard Dean McCarthy (September 24, 1927 – May 5, 1995) was an American newspaperman and politician who served three terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1965 to 1971. He was also ...

(D) : . Henry P. Smith III (R) : .

Thaddeus J. Dulski Thaddeus Joseph Dulski (September 27, 1915 – October 11, 1988) was an American congressperson, congressman who represented the state of New York (state), New York from 1959 to 1974. Biography Dulski was born in Buffalo, New York, Buffalo, New ...

(D)

North Carolina

: .

Walter B. Jones Sr. Walter Beaman Jones Sr. (August 19, 1913 – September 15, 1992), was an American Democratic politician from the state of North Carolina who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1966 until his death from natural causes in ...

(D) : . Lawrence H. Fountain (D) : .

David N. Henderson David Newton Henderson (April 16, 1921 – January 13, 2004) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina. Born on a farm near Hubert, North Carolina, Henderson attended Wallace High School, Wallace, North Carolina, graduating in 1938. He ear ...

(D) : . Jim Gardner (R) : . Nick Galifianakis (D) : .

Horace R. Kornegay Horace Robinson Kornegay (March 12, 1924 – January 21, 2009) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina. Born in Asheville, North Carolina, Kornegay was educated in the public schools of Greensboro, North Carolina, graduating from Gree ...

(D) : .

Alton Lennon Alton Asa Lennon (August 17, 1906December 28, 1986) was an American Democratic politician who represented North Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. He first served as an interim appointment to the Senate from 1953–54, un ...

(D) : .

Charles R. Jonas Charles Raper Jonas (December 9, 1904 – September 28, 1988) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina for ten terms (1953–1973). At the time of his election in 1952, he became the first United States Republican Party, Republican to repres ...

(R) : . Jim Broyhill (R) : .

Basil Lee Whitener Basil Lee Whitener (May 14, 1915 – March 20, 1989) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from North Carolina between 1957 and 1969. Whitener was born in York County, South ...

(D) : . Roy A. Taylor (D)

North Dakota

: . Mark Andrews (R) : .

Thomas S. Kleppe Thomas Savig Kleppe (July 1, 1919 – March 2, 2007) was an American politician who served as the Representative from North Dakota. He was also the Administrator of the Small Business Administration and the U.S. Secretary of the Interior. Early ...

(R)

Ohio

: . Robert Taft Jr. (R) : . Donald D. Clancy (R) : .

Charles W. Whalen Jr. Charles William Whalen Jr (July 31, 1920 – June 27, 2011) was an American politician from Ohio. Whalen was a member of the Republican Party who served in the Ohio House of Representatives, Ohio State Senate, and the United States House of Repr ...

(R) : .

William Moore McCulloch William Moore McCulloch (November 24, 1901 – February 22, 1980) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Republican U.S. Representative for Ohio's 4th congressional district from 1947 to 1973. Early life and education McCulloch ...

(R) : . Del Latta (R) : . Bill Harsha (R) : . Bud Brown (R) : .

Jackson Edward Betts Jackson Edward Betts (May 26, 1904 – August 13, 1993) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio from 1951 to 1973. He also served as Speaker of the House in the Ohio Legislature. Early life and career Jackson Edwar ...

(R) : .

Thomas L. Ashley Thomas William Ludlow "Lud" Ashley (January 11, 1923 – June 15, 2010) was an American businessman and politician of the Democratic Party. He served as a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1955 to 1981. Early life and education Ashley was b ...

(D) : .

Clarence E. Miller Clarence Ellsworth Miller, Jr. (November 1, 1917 – August 2, 2011) was a Republican Congressman from Ohio, serving January 3, 1967, to January 3, 1993. He was born in Lancaster, Ohio, one of six children of an electrician father. After ...

(R) : .

J. William Stanton John William Stanton (February 20, 1924 – April 11, 2002) was an American politician who served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1965 to 1983. Biograph ...

(R) : .

Samuel L. Devine Samuel Leeper Devine (December 21, 1915 – June 27, 1997) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served in the United States House of Representatives as Representative of the 12th congressional district of Ohio from January 3, 1 ...

(R) : .

Charles Adams Mosher Charles Adams Mosher (May 7, 1906 – November 16, 1984) was an American newspaperman and politician who served eight terms as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1961 to 1977. Early life and career ...

(R) : .

William Hanes Ayres William Hanes Ayres (February 5, 1916 – December 27, 2000) was an American World War II veteran and politician who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio from 1951 to 1971. Early life and career William ...

(R) : .

Chalmers Wylie Chalmers Pangburn Wylie (November 23, 1920 – August 14, 1998) was an American politician and lawyer from Ohio, who served in various public offices in that state before serving thirteen terms as a member of the United States House of Represen ...

(R) : .

Frank T. Bow Frank Townsend Bow (February 20, 1901 – November 13, 1972) was a noted Ohio jurist and politician who served as a Republican Congressman in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1951, until his death from heart fai ...

(R) : .

John M. Ashbrook John Milan Ashbrook (September 21, 1928 – April 24, 1982) was an American politician and newspaper publisher. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1961 until his death.

(R) : . Wayne Hays (D) : . Michael J. Kirwan (D) : .

Michael A. Feighan Michael Aloysius Feighan (February 16, 1905 – March 19, 1992) was an American politician from Lakewood, Ohio, near Cleveland. He served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, and as a Democratic Party U.S. Representative fr ...

(D) : . Charles Vanik (D) : . Frances P. Bolton (R) : . William Edwin Minshall Jr. (R) : .

Donald "Buz" Lukens Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the ...

(R)

Oklahoma

: . Page Belcher (R) : . Ed Edmondson (D) : . Carl Albert (D) : . Tom Steed (D) : . John Jarman (D) : . James V. Smith (R)

Oregon

: . Wendell Wyatt (R) : . Al Ullman (D) : . Edith Green (D) : . John R. Dellenback (R)

Pennsylvania

: . William A. Barrett (D) : . Robert N. C. Nix Sr. (D) : . James A. Byrne (D) : .

Joshua Eilberg Joshua Eilberg (February 12, 1921 – March 24, 2004) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life and education Eilberg was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Central High Sch ...

(D) : .

William J. Green III William Joseph Green III (born June 24, 1938) is an American politician from Pennsylvania. A Democrat, Green served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1964 to 1977 and as the 94th Mayor of Philadelphia from 1980 to 1984. Youth Green g ...

(D) : .

George M. Rhodes George Milton Rhodes (February 24, 1898 – October 23, 1978) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania for ten terms from 1949 to 1969. Early life and career George M. R ...

(D) : .

Lawrence G. Williams Lawrence Gordon Williams (September 15, 1913 – July 13, 1975) was an American businessman and military veteran who served four terms as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the 7th district of Pennsylvania ...

(R) : .

Edward G. Biester Jr. Edward George Biester Jr. (born January 5, 1931) is a retired Republican politician and judge who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, from 1967 to 1977. Biester graduated from George School in Newtown, B ...

(R) : . George Watkins (R) : .

Joseph M. McDade Joseph Michael McDade (September 29, 1931 – September 24, 2017) was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives, having represented Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district. Early life and care ...

(R) : .

Daniel Flood Daniel John Flood (November 26, 1903 – May 28, 1994) was an American attorney and politician, a flamboyant and long-serving Democratic United States Representative from Pennsylvania. First elected to the US House in 1944, he served continuousl ...

(D) : .

J. Irving Whalley John Irving Whalley (September 14, 1902 – March 8, 1980) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life and business activities J. Irving Whalley was born in Barnesboro, Pennsylvania to Isabella ...

(R) : . Richard Schweiker (R) : .

William S. Moorhead William Singer Moorhead (April 8, 1923 – August 3, 1987) was an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Moorhead was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, th ...

(D) : .

Fred B. Rooney Frederick Bernard Rooney Jr. (November 6, 1925 – December 23, 2019) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district from 1963 to ...

(D) : .

Edwin Duing Eshleman Edwin Duing Eshleman (December 4, 1920 – January 10, 1985) was an American politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1967 to 1977. Biography He was born in Quarryville, Pennsylvan ...

(R) : . Herman T. Schneebeli (R) : . Robert J. Corbett (R) : . George Atlee Goodling (R) : .

Elmer J. Holland Elmer Joseph Holland (January 8, 1894 – August 9, 1968) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life and career Elmer Holland was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended Duquesne University ...

(D), until August 9, 1968 :: Joseph M. Gaydos (D), from November 5, 1968 : .

John Herman Dent John Herman Dent (March 10, 1908 – April 9, 1988) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life and education John Dent was born in Jeannette, Pennsylva ...

(D) : .

John P. Saylor John Phillips Saylor (July 23, 1908 – October 28, 1973) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania serving from 1949 until his death from a heart attack in Houston, Texas in 1973. Biography Saylor was ...

(R) : . Albert W. Johnson (R) : .

Joseph P. Vigorito Joseph Phillip Vigorito (November 10, 1918 – February 5, 2003) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania from 1965 to 1977. Early life and education Joe Vigorito was born in Niles, Ohio to Italian immigrant ...

(D) : . Frank M. Clark (D) : .

Thomas E. Morgan Thomas Ellsworth Morgan (October 13, 1906 – July 31, 1995) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Thomas E. Morgan was born in Ellsworth, Pennsylvania; his mother was an immigrant from England and his ...

(D) : . James G. Fulton (R)

Rhode Island

: .

Fernand St. Germain Fernand Joseph St Germain (January 9, 1928 – August 16, 2014) was an American politician from Rhode Island. He was a member of the Democratic Party and served in the Rhode Island House of Representatives and the United States House of Repr ...

(D) : .

John E. Fogarty John Edward Fogarty (March 23, 1913 – January 10, 1967) was a United States Congress, Congressman from Rhode Island for 26 years. He was a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party. John Edward Fogarty was influential in ...

(D), until January 10, 1967 :: Robert Tiernan (D), from March 28, 1967

South Carolina

: .

L. Mendel Rivers Lucius Mendel Rivers (September 28, 1905 – December 28, 1970) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from South Carolina, representing the Charleston-based 1st congressional district for nearly 30 years. He was chairman of the House Armed Se ...

(D) : . Albert Watson (R) : . William Jennings Bryan Dorn (D) : .

Robert T. Ashmore Robert Thomas Ashmore (February 22, 1904 – October 5, 1989) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from South Carolina, cousin of John D. Ashmore. Born on a farm near Greenville, South Carolina, Ashmore attended the p ...

(D) : .

Thomas S. Gettys Thomas Smithwick Gettys (June 19, 1912 – June 8, 2003) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born in Rock Hill, South Carolina, Gettys was educated in the Rock Hill public schools. He attended ...

(D) : .

John L. McMillan John Lanneau "Johnny Mac" McMillan (April 12, 1898 – September 3, 1979) was a United States representative from South Carolina. Born on a farm near Mullins, he was educated at Mullins High School, the University of North Carolina, as well ...

(D)

South Dakota

: . Ben Reifel (R) : . Ellis Yarnal Berry (R)

Tennessee

: . Jimmy Quillen (R) : . John Duncan Sr. (R) : . Bill Brock (R) : . Joe L. Evins (D) : . Richard Fulton (D) : .

William Anderson William Anderson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * William Anderson (artist) (1757–1837), painter of marine and historical paintings * William Anderson (theatre) (1868–1940), Australian stage entrepreneur * William Anderson (1911–1986), ...

(D) : . Ray Blanton (D) : .

Fats Everett Robert Ashton "Fats" Everett (February 24, 1915 – January 26, 1969) was an American Democratic Congressman from Tennessee from February 1, 1958 until his death in 1969. Biography Everett was a native of Obion County, Tennessee, being born on ...

(D) : .

Dan Kuykendall Dan Heflin Kuykendall (July 9, 1924 – June 12, 2008) was an American politician and businessman who served as a United States Representative from Tennessee's 8th and 9th congressional districts from 1967 until 1975. A member of the Republ ...

(R)

Texas

: . Wright Patman (D) : . John Dowdy (D) : .

Joe R. Pool Joe Richard Pool (February 18, 1911 – July 14, 1968) was an American politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative. from Texas Pool represented all of Texas from January 3, 1963, until January 3, 1967 (w ...

(D), until July 14, 1968 :: James M. Collins (R), from August 24, 1968 : . Ray Roberts (D) : . Earle Cabell (D) : . Olin E. Teague (D) : .

George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; pr ...

(R) : .

Robert C. Eckhardt Robert Christian Eckhardt (July 16, 1913 – November 13, 2001) was a Democratic United States Representative representing the 8th District of Texas from 1967 to 1981. Early life and family Eckhardt was born in Austin, Texas on July 16, 1913. ...

(D) : .

Jack Brooks Jack Brooks may refer to: * Jack Brooks (cricketer) (born 1984), English cricketer *Jack Brooks (footballer) (1904–1973), English footballer *Jack Brooks (lyricist) (1912–1971), British-American lyricist *Jack Brooks (American politician) (1922� ...

(D) : . J. J. Pickle (D) : .

William R. Poage William Robert Poage (December 28, 1899 – January 3, 1987) was a Texas politician who was won election to the United States House of Representatives 21 times, serving 42 years. Early life and education William Robert "Bob" Poage was born in ...

(D) : .

Jim Wright James Claude Wright Jr. (December 22, 1922 – May 6, 2015) was an American politician who served as the 48th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1989. He represented Texas's 12th congressional district as a ...

(D) : . Graham B. Purcell Jr. (D) : . John Andrew Young (D) : .

Kika de la Garza Eligio "Kika" de la Garza II (September 22, 1927March 13, 2017) was an American politician who served as the Democratic representative for the 15th congressional district of Texas from January 3, 1965, to January 3, 1997. Biography De la Garza ...

(D) : .

Richard Crawford White Richard Crawford White (April 29, 1923February 18, 1998) was an American lawyer, World War II veteran, and Democratic politician from El Paso, Texas, who served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1955 to 1959 and in the U.S. House of Rep ...

(D) : .

Omar Burleson Omar Truman Burleson (March 19, 1906 – May 14, 1991) was an attorney, judge, FBI agent and veteran of World War II when he was first elected in 1946 as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas's 17th congressional district. He was re-elect ...

(D) : . Bob Price (R) : .

George H. Mahon George Herman Mahon (September 22, 1900 – November 19, 1985) was a Texas politician who served twenty-two consecutive terms (1935–1979) as a member of the United States House of Representatives from the Lubbock-based 19th congressional distri ...

(D) : .

Henry B. González Henry Barbosa González (born Enrique Barbosa González; May 3, 1916 – November 28, 2000) was an American Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Texas, who represented Texas's 20th congressional district from 1961 to 1999. Early lif ...

(D) : .

O. C. Fisher Ovie Clark Fisher (November 22, 1903 – December 9, 1994) was an attorney and author who served for 32 years as the U.S. representative for Texas's 21st congressional district. Early life Fisher was born in Junction in Kimble County, Texas to ...

(D) : .

Robert R. Casey Robert Randolph Casey (July 27, 1915 – April 17, 1986) was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a Democrat from Texas. Early life Casey was born in Joplin, Missouri, but moved to Houston, Texas, as a teenager, ...

(D) : . Abraham Kazen (D)

Utah

: .

Laurence J. Burton Laurence Junior Burton (October 30, 1926 – November 27, 2002) was a U.S. Representative from Utah. Born in Ogden, Utah, Burton graduated from Ogden High School in 1944. Enlisted in the United States Navy Air Corps and served from January ...

(R) : .

Sherman P. Lloyd Sherman Parkinson Lloyd (January 11, 1914 – December 15, 1979) was a U.S. Representative from Utah. Early life and education Lloyd was born in St. Anthony, Fremont County, Idaho, Lloyd's father was a counselor in the Stake Presidency at th ...

(R)

Vermont

: . Robert Stafford (R)

Virginia

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

David E. Satterfield III David Edward Satterfield III (December 2, 1920 – September 30, 1988) was a Virginia lawyer and Democratic politician who served in eight consecutive terms in U.S. Representative from Virginia's 3rd congressional district (1965 until 1981). H ...

(D) : .

Watkins Abbitt Watkins "Wat" Moorman Abbitt (May 21, 1908 – July 13, 1998) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia from February 17, 1948 to January 3, 1973. He was a top lieutenant w ...

(D) : .

William M. Tuck William Munford Tuck (September 28, 1896 – June 9, 1983) was an American lawyer and lieutenant in the Byrd Organization, who served as the 55th Governor of Virginia from 1946 to 1950 as a Democrat, and as a U.S. Congressman from 1953 until 196 ...

(D) : . Richard Harding Poff (R) : . John Otho Marsh Jr. (D) : . William L. Scott (R) : . William C. Wampler (R) : . Joel Broyhill (R)

Washington

: .

Thomas Pelly Thomas Minor Pelly (August 22, 1902 – November 21, 1973) was a U.S. Representative from Washington. Pelly was born in Seattle to Elizabeth Montgomery (née Minor), daughter of early Seattle mayor Thomas T. Minor, and English-born Bernard Pel ...

(R) : .

Lloyd Meeds Edwin Lloyd Meeds (December 11, 1927August 17, 2005) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1965 to 1979. He represented the second district of Washington as a Democrat. Early years ...

(D) : . Julia Butler Hansen (D) : . Catherine Dean May (R) : . Tom Foley (D) : .

Floyd Hicks Floyd Verne Hicks (May 29, 1915 – December 1, 1992) was an American politician and attorney who served as an associate justice of the Washington Supreme Court and member of the United States House of Representatives. Background Hicks was born ...

(D) : . Brock Adams (D)

West Virginia

: . Arch A. Moore Jr. (R) : . Harley Orrin Staggers (D) : .

John M. Slack Jr. John Mark Slack Jr. (March 18, 1915 – March 17, 1980) was an American politician from West Virginia. He was a Democrat. Slack was born in Charleston, where he attended the public schools. He later studied at the Virginia Military Institute in ...

(D) : . Ken Hechler (D) : .

James Kee James Kee (April 15, 1917 – March 11, 1989) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the United States House of Representatives for West Virginia's 5th congressional district from 1965 to 1973, succeeding his ...

(D)

Wisconsin

: .

Henry C. Schadeberg Henry Carl Schadeberg (October 12, 1913 – December 11, 1985) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin from 19611965 and 19671971. He was a Republican. He represented Wisconsin's 1st congressional district i ...

(R) : .

Robert Kastenmeier Robert William Kastenmeier (January 24, 1924March 20, 2015) was an American Democratic politician who represented central Wisconsin in the United States House of Representatives for 32 years, from 1959 until 1991. He was a key sponsor of the Co ...

(D) : .

Vernon Wallace Thomson Vernon Wallace Thomson (November 5, 1905 – April 2, 1988) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 34th Governor of Wisconsin from 1957 to 1959. Early life and education Vernon Thomson was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin. ...

(R) : .

Clement J. Zablocki Clement John Zablocki (November 18, 1912December 3, 1983) was an American politician who served nearly 35 years in the United States House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 4th congressional district. A liberal Democrat, he built his ...

(D) : . Henry S. Reuss (D) : .

William A. Steiger William Albert Steiger (May 15, 1938 – December 4, 1978) was a member of the US House of Representatives from 1967 to his death from a heart attack in Washington, DC, in 1978. He served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican from Wis ...

(R) : . Melvin Laird (R) : .

John W. Byrnes John William Byrnes (June 12, 1913 – January 12, 1985) was an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from Wisconsin. Byrnes was the U.S. representative for from 1945 to 1973. During this time he was the chairman of the House ...

(R) : . Glenn Robert Davis (R) : . Alvin O'Konski (R)

Wyoming

: .

William Henry Harrison III William Henry Harrison III (August 10, 1896October 8, 1990) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives and in the state legislatures of Indiana and Wyoming. Harrison grew up in Indiana, and was educated ...

(R)

Non-voting member

: .

Santiago Polanco-Abreu Santiago Polanco-Abreu (October 30, 1920 – January 18, 1988) was the 10th Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico. Biography Born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, Polanco-Abreu attended elementary and high schools in Isabela, Puerto Rico. He gra ...

(Resident Commissioner) (PPD) Speaker Albert - portrait

Gerald Ford presidential portrait (cropped)

Changes in membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate

* Replacements: 4 **

: 2 seat net loss ** Republican: 2 seat net gain * Deaths: 2 * Resignations: 2 * Total seats with changes: 5 , - , Oregon
(2) , Vacant , Delayed taking seat to finish term as Governor of Oregon. , ,

(R) , January 10, 1967 , - ,

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

(1) , , Robert F. Kennedy (D) , Assassinated June 6, 1968, while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Successor was appointed to continue the term. , , Charles Goodell (R) , September 10, 1968 , - , Alaska
(2) , , Bob Bartlett (D) , Died December 11, 1968
Successor was appointed to continue the term. , , Ted Stevens (R) , December 24, 1968 , - , Kentucky
(3) , , Thruston Ballard Morton (R) , Resigned December 16, 1968, to give successor preferential seniority, having already retired.
Successor was appointed to finish the term, having already been elected to the next term. , ,

(R) , December 17, 1968 , - , Missouri
(3) , ,

(D) , Resigned December 27, 1968, having lost renomination to the next term.
Successor was appointed to finish the term, having already been elected to the next term. , , Thomas Eagleton (D) , December 28, 1968

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 6 **

: 1 seat net loss ** Republican: 1 seat net gain * Deaths: 4 * Resignations: 4 * Expulsion: 1 * Total seats with changes: 9 , - , , nowrap,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died January 10, 1967 , nowrap , Robert Tiernan (D) , March 28, 1967 , - , , nowrap, Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Excluded from House February 28, 1967, pursuant to H. Res. 278 , nowrap , Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (D) , April 11, 1967 , - , , nowrap,

(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 20, 1967 , nowrap , Pete McCloskey (R) , December 12, 1967 , - , , nowrap, Abraham J. Multer (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1967, after being elected as judge of

New York Supreme Court The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in the New York State Unified Court System. (Its Appellate Division is also the highest intermediate appellate court.) It is vested with unlimited civ ...

, nowrap ,

(D) , February 20, 1968 , - , , nowrap, John Bell Williams (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 16, 1968, after being elected Governor of Mississippi , nowrap ,

(D) , March 12, 1968 , - , , nowrap,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died July 14, 1968 , nowrap , James M. Collins (R) , August 24, 1968 , - , , nowrap,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died August 9, 1968 , nowrap , Joseph M. Gaydos (D) , November 5, 1968 , - , , nowrap, Charles Goodell (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned September 9, 1968, after becoming

U.S. Senator 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 powe ...

, rowspan=2 , Vacant , rowspan=2 , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap,

(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1968

Committees

Senate

* Aeronautical and Space Sciences (Chair: Clinton P. Anderson; Ranking Member: Margaret Chase Smith) * Agriculture and Forestry (Chair:

; Ranking Member:

George D. 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, ...

) * Appropriations (Chair: Carl Hayden; Ranking Member: Milton R. Young) * Armed Services (Chair: Richard B. Russell; Ranking Member: Margaret Chase Smith) * Banking and Currency (Chair: John J. Sparkman; Ranking Member:

) * Commerce (Chair:

Warren G. 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 ...

; Ranking Member:

) * District of Columbia (Chair: Alan Bible; Ranking Member:

) *

Finance Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of fina ...

(Chair: Russell B. Long; Ranking Member: John J. Williams) * Foreign Relations (Chair: J. William Fulbright; Ranking Member:

) * Government Operations (Chair: John Little McClellan; Ranking Member: Karl E. Mundt) * Interior and Insular Affairs (Chair: Henry M. Jackson; Ranking Member:

Thomas H. 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-m ...

) * Judiciary (Chair: James O. Eastland; Ranking Member: Everett Dirksen) * Nutrition and Human Needs (Select) (Chair:

George S. McGovern George Stanley McGovern (July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American historian and South Dakota politician who was a U.S. representative and three-term U.S. senator, and the Democratic Party presidential nominee in the 1972 pres ...

; Ranking Member: ) * Organization of Congress (Select) (Chair: ; Ranking Member: ) * Post Office and Civil Service (Chair: Mike Monroney; Ranking Member: Frank Carlson) * Public Works (Chair: Jennings Randolph; Ranking Member: John Sherman Cooper) * Rules and Administration (Chair:

; Ranking Member:

Carl T. Curtis Carl Thomas Curtis (March 15, 1905 – January 24, 2000) was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. He served as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives (1939–1954) and later the United States Se ...

) *

Small Business Small businesses are types of corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships which have fewer employees and/or less annual revenue than a regular-sized business or corporation. Businesses are defined as "small" in terms of being able to ap ...

(Select) (Chair:

George A. 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 ...

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William H. Ayres William Hanes Ayres (February 5, 1916 – December 27, 2000) was an American World War II veteran and politician who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio from 1951 to 1971. Early life and career William ...

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Martha W. Griffiths Martha Wright Griffiths (January 29, 1912 – April 22, 2003) was an American lawyer and judge before being elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1954. Griffiths was the first woman to serve on the House Committee on Ways and M ...

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Harley O. 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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Edward A. Garmatz Edward Alexander Garmatz (February 7, 1903 – July 22, 1986), a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the 3rd congressional district of Maryland from 1947 to 1973. Early life and career Born in Baltimore, Maryland; his father and m ...

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; Ranking Member: Robert J. Corbett) * Public Works (Chair: George Hyde Fallon; Ranking Member: William C. Cramer) * Rules (Chair: William M. Colmer; Ranking Member:

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George Paul 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 ...

; Ranking Member: James G. Fulton) *

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Charles 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 St. Louis metropolitan area ...

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John O. 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 194 ...

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J. George Stewart John George Stewart (June 2, 1890 – May 24, 1970) was an American architect and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party, who served as U.S. Representative from Delaware and as Arch ...

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: Rufus Pearson * Comptroller General of the United States: Elmer B. Staats *

Librarian of Congress The Librarian of Congress is the head of the Library of Congress, appointed by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, for a term of ten years. In addition to overseeing the library, the Libra ...

Lawrence Quincy Mumford Lawrence Quincy Mumford (11 December 1903 – 15 August 1982) was an American librarian. He was the eleventh Librarian of the United States Congress from 1954 to 1974. Biography Mumford was born in Hanrahan, North Carolina to Jacob Edward Mumfo ...

* Public Printer of the United States: James L. Harrison

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Chaplain A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a Minister (Christianity), minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a laity, lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secularity, secular institution (such as a hosp ...

Frederick Brown Harris Frederick Brown Harris (April 10, 1883 – August 18, 1970), a Methodist clergyman has the distinction of the longest service record as Chaplain of the Senate (24 years), in a term of service interrupted by the chaplaincy of Peter Marshall. ...

( Methodist) * Curator: Joseph Dougherty, until 1968 ** Richard A. Baker (acting), from 1968 * Parliamentarian:

Floyd Riddick Floyd Millard Riddick (July 13, 1908 – January 25, 2000) was a Parliamentarian of the United States Senate from 1964 to 1974, and is most famous for developing Riddick's Senate procedure. He sat immediately below the presiding officer in the Sena ...

* Secretary: Francis R. Valeo * Librarian:

Richard D. Hupman Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ...

Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ...

Secretary: J. Stanley Kimmitt *

Republican Party Republican Party is a name used by many political parties around the world, though the term most commonly refers to the United States' Republican Party. Republican Party may also refer to: Africa *Republican Party (Liberia) * Republican Part ...

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J. Mark Trice ''J. The Jewish News of Northern California'', formerly known as ''Jweekly'', is a weekly print newspaper in Northern California, with its online edition updated daily. It is owned and operated by San Francisco Jewish Community Publications In ...

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Robert G. Dunphy The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, ho ...

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Edward G. Latch Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sax ...

( Methodist) * Clerk:

W. Pat Jennings William Pat Jennings (August 20, 1919 – August 2, 1994) was a United States representative from Virginia. Biography Jennings was born on a farm in Camp, Virginia, in Smyth County, Virginia. He earned a B.S. degree from the Virginia Polytechn ...

* Doorkeeper: William M. Miller * Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler *

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H. H. Morris H is the eighth letter of the Latin alphabet. H may also refer to: Musical symbols * H number, Harry Halbreich reference mechanism for music by Honegger and Martinů * H, B (musical note) * H, B major People * H. (noble) (died after 127 ...

* Reading Clerks: Charles W. Hackney Jr. (D) and Joe Bartlett (R) * Sergeant at Arms: Zeake W. Johnson Jr.