The 90th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the

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

and the

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. It met in Washington, D.C., from January 3, 1967, to January 3, 1969, during the last two years of the second

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

of U.S. President 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 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, , , 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, , * 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, , , including Title III: Alcoholic and Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Amendments of 1968 * October 18, 1968:

Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968 Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968 was an amendment to the Public Health Service Act mandating performance standards for electronic products suspectible of electromagnetic radiation or radiation emissions. The United States stat ...

, , * October 22, 1968:

Foreign Military Sales Act of 1968 The Foreign Military Sales Act of 1968, , was supplemental legislation to the Arms Control and Disarmament Act of 1961 and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The Act discloses the United States commitment and sustainment to a world free from the d ...

, , * 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 generall ...

, ,

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 President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

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

(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 Lee Warren Metcalf (January 28, 1911 – January 12, 1978) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1953–1961) and a U.S. Senator (1961–1978) from Montana. He was the ...

(D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Majority Leader In U.S. politics (as well as in some other countries utilizing the presidential system), the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.

: Mike Mansfield *

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

Russell B. Long Russell Billiu Long (November 3, 1918 – May 9, 2003) was an American Democratic politician and United States Senator from Louisiana from 1948 until 1987. Because of his seniority, he advanced to chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, servin ...

* Democratic Caucus Secretary: Robert Byrd

Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader: Everett Dirksen *

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

: 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 Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** In ...

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

(D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Majority Leader In U.S. politics (as well as in some other countries utilizing the presidential system), the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.

: Carl Albert *

: Hale Boggs * Democratic Caucus Chairman: Dan Rostenkowski * Democratic Caucus Secretary:

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

* 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 ...

Leslie C. Arends Leslie Cornelius Arends (September 27, 1895July 17, 1985) was a Republican politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1935 until 1974. A native and lifelong resident of Melvin, Illinois, Arends atten ...

* Republican Conference Chairman:

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

: Richard H. Poff * 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

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) ...

(D)

Alaska

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

Arizona

: 1.

Paul Fannin Paul Jones Fannin (January 29, 1907January 13, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. A Republican, he served as a U.S. Senator from Arizona from 1965 to 1977. He previously served as the 11th governor of Arizona from 1959 to 1965. E ...

(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 grandpa ...

(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 (R)

Florida

: 1.

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

(D) : 3. George Smathers (D)

Georgia

: 2.

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

(D) : 3. Herman Talmadge (D)

Hawaii

: 1. Hiram Fong (R) : 3. Daniel Inouye (D)

Idaho

: 2. Leonard B. Jordan (R) : 3.

Frank Church Frank Forrester Church III (July 25, 1924 – April 7, 1984) was an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Idaho from 1957 until his defeat in 1981. As of 2022, he is the longes ...

(D)

Illinois

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

Indiana

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

(R), 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 (D) : 3.

(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 Marylan ...

(D)

Massachusetts

: 1.

Ted Kennedy Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic ...

(D) : 2. Edward Brooke (R)

Michigan

: 1. Philip Hart (D) : 2.

Robert P. Griffin Robert Paul Griffin (November 6, 1923 – April 16, 2015) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Michigan in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate and was a Justice of the ...

(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 Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (January 5, 1928 – April 19, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 42nd vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter. A U.S. senator from Minnesota ...

(DFL)

Mississippi

: 1. John C. Stennis (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 De ...

(D)

Missouri

: 1. Stuart Symington (D) : 3. Edward V. Long (D), until December 27, 1968 ::

Thomas Eagleton Thomas Francis Eagleton (September 4, 1929 – March 4, 2007) was an American lawyer serving as a United States senator from Missouri, from 1968 to 1987. He was briefly the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972. H ...

(D), from December 28, 1968

Montana

: 1. Mike Mansfield (D) : 2.

(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 ...

(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 Democrati ...

(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 (United States), Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from New Hampshire fro ...

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

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

(R), from September 10, 1968 : 3. Jacob Javits (R)

North Carolina

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

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

(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 a ...

(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 Approp ...

(R), from January 10, 1967 : 3.

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

(D)

Pennsylvania

: 1. Hugh Scott (R) : 3.

Joseph S. Clark Jr. Joseph Sill Clark Jr. (October 21, 1901January 12, 1990) was an American writer, lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 90th Mayor of Philadelphia from 1952 to 1956 and as a United States Senator from Pennsylvani ...

(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 Car ...

(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 (1 ...

(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 pr ...

(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 f ...

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

(R)

Utah

: 1.

Frank Moss Frank Edward "Ted" Moss (September 23, 1911 – January 29, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as a United States Senator from Utah from 1959 to 1977. Early life and education Frank Moss was born in Holla ...

(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 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, ...

(R)

Virginia

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

Washington

: 1.

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

(D) : 3. Warren Magnuson (D)

West Virginia

: 1. Robert Byrd (D) : 2. Jennings Randolph (D)

Wisconsin

: 1.

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

(D) : 3. Gaylord Nelson (D)

Wyoming

: 1. Gale W. McGee (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

general ticket The general ticket, also known as party block voting (PBV) or ticket voting, is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party, or a team's set list of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner. Unless specifically ...

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 William Louis "Bill" Dickinson (June 5, 1925 – March 31, 2008), was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, Dickinson served in the United States House of Representatives for Alabama's 2nd congressional district from 1965 to ...

(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. (R) : . Tom Bevill (D) : .

Robert E. Jones Jr. Robert Emmett Jones Jr. (June 12, 1912 – June 4, 1997) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the 8th district of Alabama. He was the last to represent that district before it was removed as a result of the 1970 Unite ...

(D)

Alaska

: .

Howard Wallace Pollock Howard Wallace Pollock (April 11, 1920 – January 9, 2011) was an American politician and Republican Representative from Alaska. Biography Pollock was born in Chicago to Olga (née Deblanc) and Oscar Tobias Pollock, and grew up in New Orleans. ...

(R)

Arizona

: .

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

Arkansas

: . Ezekiel C. Gathings (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 ...

(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 (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 ...

(R) : .

Jeffery Cohelan Jeffery Cohelan (June 24, 1914 – February 15, 1999) was an American politician who served six terms as a United States representative from California from 1959 to 1971. Biography He was born in San Francisco, California and attended the public ...

(D) : .

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

(D) : . Don Edwards (D) : . Charles Gubser (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 19 ...

(R), until June 20, 1967 ::

Pete McCloskey Paul Norton McCloskey Jr. (born September 29, 1927) is an American politician who represented San Mateo County, California as a Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1983. Born in Loma Linda, California, McCloskey pursued ...

(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 Februa ...

(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 so ...

(D) : . Cecil R. King (D) : . Bob Mathias (R) : .

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

(D) : . H. Allen Smith (R) : .

Augustus Hawkins Augustus Freeman Hawkins (August 31, 1907 – November 10, 2007) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served in the California State Assembly from 1935 to 1963 and the U.S. House Of Representatives from 1963 to 1991. Over the co ...

(D) : . James C. Corman (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 federal judge, United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He wa ...

(R) : .

Thomas M. Rees Thomas Mankell "Tom" Rees (March 26, 1925 – December 9, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1966 to 1977. Early life and career Born in Los Angeles, California, Re ...

(D) : .

Edwin Reinecke Howard Edwin "Ed" Reinecke (January 7, 1924 – December 24, 2016) was an American politician from California. He served three terms in the United States House of Representatives. He was the 39th state lieutenant governor from 1969 until his ...

(R) : . Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. (R) : .

George Brown Jr. George Edward Brown Jr. (March 6, 1920 – July 15, 1999) was an American Democratic politician from California. He represented suburban portions of Los Angeles County in the United States House of Representatives from 1963 to 1971 and parts of ...

(D) : . Edward R. Roybal (D) : . Charles H. Wilson (D) : .

Craig Hosmer Chester Craig Hosmer (May 6, 1915 – October 11, 1982) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States representative from California from 1953 to 1974. Early life and career Hosmer was born in Brea, California, in Orange ...

(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 ...

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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. ...

(R) : . Bob Wilson (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. ...

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Colorado

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Byron G. Rogers Byron Giles Rogers (August 1, 1900 – December 31, 1983) was an American politician from Colorado. Early life Rogers was the son of Peter and Minnie May Rogers. Born in Greenville, Texas, he moved with his parents to Oklahoma in April 1902. He ...

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Donald G. Brotzman Donald Glenn Brotzman (June 28, 1922 – September 15, 2004) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Colorado. History Brotzman was born on a farm in near Sterling, Colorado in Logan County, Colorado, Logan County ...

(R) : . Frank Evans (D) : . Wayne N. Aspinall (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 ...

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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 ...

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Thomas Meskill Thomas Joseph Meskill Jr. (January 30, 1928 – October 29, 2007) was a longtime United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He previously served as the 82nd governor of Connecticut, as a United S ...

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Delaware

: . William Roth (R)

Florida

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Bob Sikes Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (June 3, 1906September 28, 1994) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who represented the Florida Panhandle in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1979, with a brief break in 1944 and 1945 ...

(D) : . Don Fuqua (D) : . Charles E. Bennett (D) : . Syd Herlong (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 ...

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Sam Gibbons Sam Melville Gibbons (January 20, 1920 – October 10, 2012) was an American politician from the state of Florida, who served in the Florida State House of Representatives, Florida State Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives. He represen ...

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James A. Haley James Andrew Haley (January 4, 1899 – August 6, 1981) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born in Jacksonville, Alabama, Haley attended the public schools and the University of Alabama. During World War I, Haley enlisted in the Unit ...

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William C. Cramer William Cato Cramer Sr. (August 4, 1922 – October 18, 2003), was an American attorney and politician, elected in 1954 as a member of the United States House of Representatives from St. Petersburg, Florida. He was the first Florida Republican ...

(R) : . Paul Rogers (D) : . J. Herbert Burke (R) : .

Claude Pepper Claude Denson Pepper (September 8, 1900 – May 30, 1989) was an American politician of the Democratic Party, and a spokesman for left-liberalism and the elderly. He represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1936 to 1951, and the M ...

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

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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 ...

(R) : . Fletcher Thompson (R) : . John Flynt (D) : .

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 Kingdo ...

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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. His father, W. S. Stuckey Sr., founded the Stuckey's chain of gift shops, of which Stuckey Jr. ...

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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

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Spark Matsunaga Spark Masayuki Matsunaga ( ja, 松永正幸, October 8, 1916April 15, 1990) was an American politician and attorney who served as United States Senator for Hawaii from 1977 until his death in 1990. Matsunaga also represented Hawaii in the U.S. ...

(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 ...

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George V. Hansen George Vernon Hansen (September 14, 1930 – August 14, 2014) was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Idaho. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 14 years, representing Idaho's 2nd district from 1965 to 1969 and again fr ...

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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 serve ...

(D) : . William T. Murphy (D) : .

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

(R) : . John C. Kluczynski (D) : .

Daniel J. Ronan Daniel John Ronan (July 13, 1914 – August 13, 1969) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Ronan attended parochial schools. He graduated from St. Ignatius High School in 1933, from Loyola University Chicag ...

(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 Preside ...

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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 U.S. Congress as a U.S. representative for Illinois from 1963 to 1971. She was a member of the Republican Party. Family and early life Charlotte Leota Thompson at ...

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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 ...

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

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Tom Railsback Thomas Fisher Railsback (January 22, 1932 – January 20, 2020) was an American politician and lawyer who served eight terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1983 for . A member of the Republican Party, he sat on the Ho ...

(R) : . Paul Findley (R) : . Kenneth J. Gray (D) : . William L. Springer (R) : . George E. Shipley (D) : . Melvin Price (D)

Indiana

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Ray Madden Ray John Madden (February 25, 1892 – September 28, 1987) was an American lawyer and World War I veteran who served 17 terms as a United States representative from Indiana from 1943 to 1977. Biography He was born in Waseca, Minnesota. He att ...

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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 ne ...

(R) : . John Brademas (D) : .

E. Ross Adair Edwin Ross Adair (December 14, 1907 – May 5, 1983) was an American lawyer and World War II veteran who served ten terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1951 to 1971. Early life Born in Albion, Indiana, Adair attended grade and hig ...

(R) : . J. Edward Roush (D) : . William G. Bray (R) : . John T. Myers (R) : . Roger H. Zion (R) : . Lee Hamilton (D) : .

Richard L. Roudebush Richard Lowell Roudebush (January 18, 1918 – January 28, 1995) was an American World War II veteran who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1961 to 1971. Early life and education Born on a farm in Hamilton County, n ...

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

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Iowa

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

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

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

Kansas

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

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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 (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 ...

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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 (R) : . Gene Snyder (R) : .

Tim Lee Carter Tim Lee Carter (September 2, 1910 – March 27, 1987) was an American politician serving as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1965 until 1981. Background Congressman Car ...

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John C. Watts John Clarence Watts (July 9, 1902 – September 24, 1971) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born in Nicholasville, Kentucky, Watts attended the public schools. He was graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1925 and from its law sch ...

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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 Lexi ...

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Louisiana

: . F. Edward Hébert (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 ...

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

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 William Dodd Hathaway (February 21, 1924June 24, 2013) was an American politician and lawyer from Maine. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator for Maine from 1973 to 1979, as the U.S. representative for Maine's 2 ...

(D)

Maryland

: . Rogers Morton (R) : . Clarence Long (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 ...

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

Hervey Machen Hervey Gilbert Machen (October 14, 1916 – November 29, 1994) represented the Maryland's 5th congressional district, fifth district of the state of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives for two terms from 1965 to 1969. Early l ...

(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 ...

(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 Massachusett ...

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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 Bol ...

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Philip J. Philbin Philip Joseph Philbin (May 29, 1898 – June 14, 1972) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts. He was born in Clinton, Massachusetts, where he attended the public and high schools. From 1917 until 1919, during the First World War ...

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Harold Donohue Harold Daniel Donohue (June 18, 1901 – November 4, 1984) was an American politician. He represented the third district and fourth district of Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1974. Donohue was born in ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Torbert Macdonald Torbert Hart Macdonald (June 6, 1917 – May 21, 1976) was an American Democratic politician from Massachusetts. He represented the northern suburbs of Boston, including his home town of Malden, in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1955 u ...

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

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(D) : . Margaret Heckler (R) : . James A. Burke (D) : . Hastings Keith (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 ...

(D) : . Marvin L. Esch (R) : . Garry E. Brown (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 ...

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(R) : . Charles E. Chamberlain (R) : .

Donald Riegle Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. (born February 4, 1938) is an American politician, author, and businessman from Michigan. He served for five terms as a Representative and for three terms as a Senator in the U.S. Congress. Early life and family Donald Wa ...

(R) : . R. James Harvey (R) : . Guy Vander Jagt (R) : . Elford Albin Cederberg (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 ...

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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 Congress ...

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

(D) : . William D. Ford (D) : . John Dingell (D) : .

Martha 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 ...

(D) : . William Broomfield (R) : . Jack H. McDonald (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 ...

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

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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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 U.S. Representative from Minnesota. He also served for several terms in the Minnesota legi ...

(R) : . Odin Langen (R) : . John Blatnik (DFL)

Mississippi

: . Thomas Abernethy (D) : . Jamie Whitten (D) : . John Bell Williams (D), until January 16, 1968 :: Charles H. Griffin (D), from March 12, 1968 : . Sonny Montgomery (D) : . William M. Colmer (D)

Missouri

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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 (R) : .

(D) : . William J. Randall (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 cha ...

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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-American ...

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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 Con ...

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

Montana

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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 congression ...

(D) : . James F. Battin (R)

Nebraska

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Robert Vernon Denney Robert Vernon Denney (April 11, 1916 – June 26, 1981) was an American politician and judge who served in the United States House of Representatives for Nebraska's 1st congressional district and federal judge of the United States District Court ...

(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 James Colgate Cleveland (June 13, 1920 – December 3, 1995) was an American politician in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1963 to 1981. Early life Cleve ...

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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 ...

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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 (D) : . Peter Frelinghuysen Jr. (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, repr ...

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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 ...

(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 representa ...

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Peter W. Rodino Peter Wallace Rodino Jr. (June 7, 1909 – May 7, 2005) was an American Democratic politician. He represented parts of Newark, New Jersey and surrounding Essex and Hudson counties for twenty terms from 1949 to 1989. He was the longest-serving ...

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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 was t ...

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Florence P. Dwyer Florence Price Dwyer (July 4, 1902 – February 29, 1976) was an American Republican Party politician who represented much of Essex County, New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1957 to 1973. From 1967 to 1973, she also ...

(R) : . Cornelius Gallagher (D) : .

Dominick V. Daniels Dominick Vincent Daniels (October 18, 1908 – July 17, 1987) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 14th congressional district from 1959 to 1977. Early life and education He was born in Jersey City, New Jerse ...

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

New Mexico

: . Thomas G. Morris (D) : . E. S. Johnny Walker (D)

New York

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Otis G. Pike Otis Grey Pike (August 31, 1921 – January 20, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician who served nine terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1961 to 1979. Early life Pike was born in ...

(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 member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. He also held the position of president of the International Trade ...

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John W. Wydler John Waldemar Wydler (June 9, 1924 – August 4, 1987) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Wydler was born in Brooklyn. He served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1942 until 1945. He gra ...

(R) : . Herbert Tenzer (D) : . Seymour Halpern (R) : . Joseph P. Addabbo (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 (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 (R) : .

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

(D), until February 28, 1967, and from April 11, 1967 : .

Leonard Farbstein Leonard Farbstein (October 12, 1902 – November 9, 1993) was an American lawyer and politician who served seven terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1957 to 1971. Early life and career Farbstein was born on October 12, 1902, in Ne ...

(D) : .

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

(D) : . James H. Scheuer (D) : . Jacob H. Gilbert (D) : .

Jonathan Brewster Bingham Jonathan Brewster Bingham (April 24, 1914 – July 3, 1986) was an American politician and diplomat. He was the US delegate to the United Nations General Assembly and was elected to Congress from The Bronx, serving in the House of Representatives ...

(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 ju ...

(R), until December 31, 1968 : . Richard Ottinger (D) : .

Ogden Reid Ogden Rogers Reid (June 24, 1925 – March 2, 2019) was an American politician and diplomat. He was the U.S. Ambassador to Israel and a six-term United States Representative from Westchester County, New York. Early life Reid was born in New Y ...

(R) : . John G. Dow (D) : . Joseph Y. Resnick (D) : . Daniel E. Button (R) : . Carleton J. King (R) : . Robert C. McEwen (R) : .

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

(R) : .

Howard W. Robison Howard Winfield Robison (October 30, 1915 – September 26, 1987) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Robison was born in Owego, New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1937 and receiv ...

(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 (D) : . Frank Horton (R) : . Barber Conable (R) : .

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

(D) : . David N. Henderson (D) : . Jim Gardner (R) : . Nick Galifianakis (D) : . Horace R. Kornegay (D) : . Alton Lennon (D) : . Charles R. Jonas (R) : .

Jim Broyhill James Thomas Broyhill (born August 19, 1927) is an American former businessman and Republican U.S. Representative and Senator from the state of North Carolina. He represented much of the Foothills region of the state in the House from 1963 to ...

(R) : . Basil Lee Whitener (D) : . Roy A. Taylor (D)

North Dakota

: . Mark Andrews (R) : . Thomas S. Kleppe (R)

Ohio

: . Robert Taft Jr. (R) : .

Donald D. Clancy Donald D. Clancy (July 24, 1921 – June 12, 2007) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented the 2nd District of Ohio from 1961 until 1977. Early life and education Clancy was born in Cincinnati, ...

(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 Rep ...

(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 Delbert Leroy Latta (March 5, 1920 – May 12, 2016) was an American lawyer and politician who served 15 terms as a United States Representative from Ohio's 5th district from 1959 to 1989. A Republican, he is one of the state's longest-servi ...

(R) : .

Bill Harsha William Howard Harsha Jr. (January 1, 1921 – October 11, 2010) was an American politician who represented Ohio as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1961, to January 3, 1981. Biography Born in Portsm ...

(R) : . Bud Brown (R) : . Jackson Edward Betts (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 ...

(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 U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1965 to 1983. Biography Stanton was born in Painesville, Ohio. His father, Francis Michael Stan ...

(R) : . Samuel L. Devine (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 car ...

(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 Willia ...

(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 failur ...

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

(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 fro ...

(D) : . Charles Vanik (D) : .

Frances P. Bolton Frances Payne Bolton (née Bingham; March 29, 1885 – March 9, 1977) was a Republican politician from Ohio. She served in the United States House of Representatives. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Ohio. In the late 1930s 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 th ...

(R)

Oklahoma

: . Page Belcher (R) : . Ed Edmondson (D) : . Carl Albert (D) : .

Tom Steed Thomas Jefferson Steed (March 2, 1904 – June 8, 1983) was an American politician and a U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma. Early life Steed was born on a farm near in Eastland County, Texas (near Rising Star, Texas) on March 2, 1904. His family l ...

(D) : .

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

(D) : . James V. Smith (R)

Oregon

: . Wendell Wyatt (R) : .

Al Ullman Albert Conrad Ullman (March 9, 1914 – October 11, 1986) was an American politician in the Democratic Party who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1957 to 1981. One of the most influential Oregonians ever to be elec ...

(D) : . Edith Green (D) : .

John R. Dellenback John Richard Dellenback (November 6, 1918 – December 7, 2002) was a Republican U.S. congressman from Oregon. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Dellenback's maternal grandparents were Norwegian and his paternal grandparents were each from Alsa ...

(R)

Pennsylvania

: .

William A. Barrett William Aloysius Barrett (August 14, 1896 – April 12, 1976) was an American lawyer, politician, and member of the Democratic Party who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 1st congressional dist ...

(D) : . Robert N. C. Nix Sr. (D) : . James A. Byrne (D) : . Joshua Eilberg (D) : . William J. Green III (D) : .

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

(D) : . Lawrence G. Williams (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, ...

(R) : . George Watkins (R) : . Joseph M. McDade (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 (R) : . Herman T. Schneebeli (R) : .

Robert J. Corbett Robert James Corbett (August 25, 1905 – April 25, 1971) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Robert Corbett was born in Avalon, Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh. He was the brother of the inte ...

(R) : . George Atlee Goodling (R) : . Elmer J. Holland (D), until August 9, 1968 ::

Joseph M. Gaydos Joseph Matthew Gaydos (July 3, 1926 – February 7, 2015) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Gaydos was the first Slovak American to serve in the United States Congress. Early life and education Gayd ...

(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, Pennsylvani ...

(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 (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 hi ...

(D) : .

James G. Fulton James Grove (Jim) Fulton (March 1, 1903 – October 6, 1971) was an American politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1945 to 1971. Early life and education James G. Fulton was born in Dor ...

(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 Rep ...

(D) : .

John E. Fogarty John Edward Fogarty (March 23, 1913 – January 10, 1967) was a Congressman from Rhode Island for 26 years. He was a member of the Democratic Party. John Edward Fogarty was influential in passing numerous legislations and acts. For his service he ...

(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 ...

(D) : . Albert Watson (R) : .

William Jennings Bryan Dorn William Jennings Bryan Dorn (April 14, 1916 – August 13, 2005) was a United States politician from South Carolina who represented the western part of the state in the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1949 and from 1951 to 197 ...

(D) : . Robert T. Ashmore (D) : . Thomas S. Gettys (D) : . John L. McMillan (D)

South Dakota

: . Ben Reifel (R) : .

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

(R)

Tennessee

: . Jimmy Quillen (R) : . John Duncan Sr. (R) : .

Bill Brock William Emerson Brock III (November 23, 1930 – March 25, 2021) was an American Republican politician who served in both chambers of the United States Congress from 1963 to 1977 and later in the United States Cabinet from 1981 to 1987. He was ...

(R) : .

Joe L. Evins Joseph Landon Evins (October 24, 1910 – March 31, 1984) was an American lawyer and politician who served 15 terms as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1947 to 1977. Early life Evins was a native of the Blend Communit ...

(D) : . Richard Fulton (D) : . William Anderson (D) : . Ray Blanton (D) : . Fats Everett (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 Repub ...

(R)

Texas

: .

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

(D) : . John Dowdy (D) : . Joe R. Pool (D), until July 14, 1968 :: James M. Collins (R), from August 24, 1968 : . Ray Roberts (D) : . Earle Cabell (D) : .

Olin E. Teague Olin Earl "Tiger" Teague (April 6, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was a World War II veteran and congressional representative for Texas's 6th congressional district for 32 years, from 1946 to 1978. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. ...

(D) : . George H. W. Bush (R) : . Robert C. Eckhardt (D) : . Jack Brooks (D) : .

J. J. Pickle James Jarrell "Jake" Pickle (October 11, 1913 – June 18, 2005) was a United States Representative from the 10th congressional district of Texas from 1963 to 1995. Pickle was born in Roscoe, Texas and brought up in Big Spring. He acquired ...

(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 Re ...

(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-elected ...

(D) : . Bob Price (R) : . George H. Mahon (D) : . Henry B. González (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 t ...

(D) : . Robert R. Casey (D) : .

Abraham Kazen Abraham Kazen Jr., usually known as Chick Kazen (January 17, 1919 – November 29, 1987), was a U.S. Representative from Texas's 23rd congressional district, the first to serve in that particular position. Elected in 1966, Kazen served until ...

(D)

Utah

: . Laurence J. Burton (R) : . Sherman P. Lloyd (R)

Vermont

: .

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

(R)

Virginia

: .

Thomas N. Downing Thomas Nelms Downing (February 1, 1919 – October 23, 2001) was a lawyer, politician, and Democratic Congressman from for nine terms. Biography Downing was born and raised in Newport News, Virginia. He attended Newport News High School, an ...

(D) : . Porter Hardy Jr. (D) : . David E. Satterfield III (D) : . Watkins Abbitt (D) : . William M. Tuck (D) : .

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

(R) : . John Otho Marsh Jr. (D) : . William L. Scott (R) : .

William C. Wampler William Creed Wampler Sr. (April 21, 1926 – May 23, 2012) was an American businessman and Republican politician who served multiple terms in the United States House of Representatives. Early and family life Born in Pennington Gap near the c ...

(R) : . Joel Broyhill (R)

Washington

: . Thomas Pelly (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 yea ...

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

(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 (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 Cop ...

(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 (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 from Wisconsin. Early life Steiger was b ...

(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 Glenn Robert Davis (October 28, 1914 – September 21, 1988) was a member of the United States House of Representatives for Wisconsin. He represented Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district from April 22, 1947 to January 3, 1957, and Wiscons ...

(R) : . Alvin O'Konski (R)

Wyoming

: . William Henry Harrison III (R)

Non-voting member

: . Santiago Polanco-Abreu (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 ** Democratic: 2 seat net loss ** Republican: 2 seat net gain * Deaths: 2 * Resignations: 2 * Total seats with changes: 5 , - ,

Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

(2) , Vacant , Delayed taking seat to finish term as Governor of Oregon. , ,

(R) , January 10, 1967 , - , New York
(1) , , Robert F. Kennedy (D) , Assassinated June 6, 1968, while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Successor was appointed to continue the term. , ,

(R) , September 10, 1968 , - ,

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

(2) , , Bob Bartlett (D) , Died December 11, 1968
Successor was appointed to continue the term. , , Ted Stevens (R) , December 24, 1968 , - ,

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

(3) , ,

(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 Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

(3) , , Edward V. Long (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. , ,

(D) , December 28, 1968

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 6 ** Democratic: 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,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Excluded from House February 28, 1967, pursuant to H. Res. 278 , nowrap ,

(D) , April 11, 1967 , - , , nowrap,

(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 20, 1967 , nowrap ,

(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 , Charles H. Griffin (D) , March 12, 1968 , - , , nowrap, Joe R. Pool (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died July 14, 1968 , nowrap , James M. Collins (R) , August 24, 1968 , - , , nowrap, Elmer J. Holland (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died August 9, 1968 , nowrap ,

(D) , November 5, 1968 , - , , nowrap,

(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 power ...

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

; Ranking Member: Margaret Chase Smith) * Banking and Currency (Chair:

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

; Ranking Member:

) *

Commerce Commerce is the large-scale organized system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions directly and indirectly related to the exchange (buying and selling) of goods and services among two or more parties within local, regional, natio ...

(Chair: Warren G. Magnuson; Ranking Member:

) *

District of Columbia ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle (Washington, D.C.), Logan Circle, Jefferson Memoria ...

(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 f ...

(Chair:

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

) * Government Operations (Chair: John Little McClellan; Ranking Member:

Karl E. 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 (1 ...

) * Interior and Insular Affairs (Chair:

; Ranking Member: Thomas H. Kuchel) *

Judiciary The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...

(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 pr ...

; 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: B. Everett Jordan; Ranking Member: Carl T. Curtis) *

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 ...

(Select) (Chair: George A. Smathers) * Standards and Conduct (Select) (Chair: John C. Stennis) * Whole

House of Representatives

Agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people ...

(Chair:

; Ranking Member: Page Belcher) * Appropriations (Chair: George H. Mahon; Ranking Member:

) * Armed Services (Chair:

; Ranking Member:

) * Banking and Currency (Chair:

; Ranking Member:

) *

(Chair: John L. McMillan; Ranking Member:

) * Education and Labor (Chair:

; Ranking Member: William H. Ayres) *

Foreign Affairs ''Foreign Affairs'' is an American magazine of international relations and U.S. foreign policy published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership organization and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy a ...

(Chair:

; Ranking Member:

) * Government Operations (Chair: William L. Dawson; Ranking Member:

) * House Administration (Chair:

; Ranking Member:

) * House Beauty Shop (Select) (Chair: Martha W. Griffiths) * Interior and Insular Affairs (Chair: Wayne N. Aspinall; Ranking Member:

) * Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chair: Harley O. Staggers; Ranking Member: William L. Springer) *

(Chair: Emanuel Celler; Ranking Member: William M. McCulloch) * Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chair: Edward A. Garmatz; Ranking Member:

) * Post Office and Civil Service (Chair: Thaddeus J. Dulski; Ranking Member:

) * Public Works (Chair: George Hyde Fallon; Ranking Member:

) * Rules (Chair: William M. Colmer; Ranking Member: H. Allen Smith) * Science and Astronautics (Chair:

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, Cali ...

; Ranking Member:

) *

(Select) (Chair:

) * Standards of Official Conduct (Chair:

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 are ...

) * Un-American Activities (Chair:

; Ranking Member:

) * Veterans' Affairs (Chair:

; Ranking Member:

) * Ways and Means (Chair: Wilbur D. Mills; Ranking Member:

) * Whole

Joint committees

Atomic Energy Atomic energy or energy of atoms is energy carried by atoms. The term originated in 1903 when Ernest Rutherford began to speak of the possibility of atomic energy. Isaac Asimov, ''Atom: Journey Across the Sub-Atomic Cosmos'', New York:1992 Plume, ...

(Chair: Sen.

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 19 ...

; Vice Chair: Rep. Chet Holifield) * Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) (Chair: ; Vice Chair: ) * Defense Production (Chair: Rep.

; Vice Chair: Sen.

) * Disposition of Executive Papers *

Economic An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services. In general, it is defined as a social domain that emphasize the practices, discourses, and material expressions associated with th ...

(Chair: Sen.

; Vice Chair: Rep.

) * Immigration and Nationality Policy (Chair: Rep.

) * Legislative Budget * The Library (Chair: Sen. B. Everett Jordan; Vice Chair: Rep.

) * Navajo-Hopi Indian Administration *

Printing Printing is a process for mass reproducing text and images using a master form or template. The earliest non-paper products involving printing include cylinder seals and objects such as the Cyrus Cylinder and the Cylinders of Nabonidus. The ...

(Chair: Sen. Carl Hayden; Vice Chair: Rep.

) * Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures (Chair: Rep. George H. Mahon) *

Taxation A tax is a compulsory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed on a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a governmental organization in order to fund government spending and various public expenditures (regional, local, o ...

(Chair: Rep. Wilbur D. Mills; Vice Chair: Sen.

)

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

* Architect of the Capitol: J. George Stewart *

Attending Physician of the United States Congress The Attending Physician of the United States Congress is the physician responsible for the medical welfare of the members of the United States Congress (the 435 representatives, five delegates, Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, and 100 se ...

: 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 The Public Printer of the United States was the head of the United States Government Publishing Office (GPO). Pursuant to , this officer was nominated by the President of the United States and approved by the United States Senate. In December 20 ...

: James L. Harrison

Senate

Chaplain A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secular institution (such as a hospital, prison, military unit, intelligence ...

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 Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's ...

) *

Curator A curator (from la, cura, meaning "to take care") is a manager or overseer. When working with cultural organizations, a curator is typically a "collections curator" or an "exhibitions curator", and has multifaceted tasks dependent on the parti ...

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

Secretary A secretary, administrative professional, administrative assistant, executive assistant, administrative officer, administrative support specialist, clerk, military assistant, management assistant, office secretary, or personal assistant is a ...

: Francis R. Valeo *

Librarian A librarian is a person who works professionally in a library providing access to information, and sometimes social or technical programming, or instruction on information literacy to users. The role of the librarian has changed much over time ...

: Richard D. Hupman * Democratic Party 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 Party ...

Secretary: J. Mark Trice * Sergeant at Arms: Robert G. Dunphy

House of Representatives

: Edward G. Latch (

) * Clerk: W. Pat Jennings * Doorkeeper: William M. Miller * Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler *

Postmaster A postmaster is the head of an individual post office, responsible for all postal activities in a specific post office. When a postmaster is responsible for an entire mail distribution organization (usually sponsored by a national government), ...

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