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The 74th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the
United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and pow ...
and the
United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
. It met in
Washington, DC ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan ...
from January 3, 1935, to January 3, 1937, during the third and fourth years of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the
House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...
was based on the Fifteenth Census of the United States in 1930. The Democrats increased their majorities in both the House and Senate, resulting in a supermajority in both chambers, and along with
President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...
Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...
maintained an overall federal government
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.


Major events

* April 14, 1935:
Dust Bowl The Dust Bowl was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s. The phenomenon was caused by a combination of both natural factors (severe drought) a ...
: The great dust storm hit eastern New Mexico, Colorado, and western Oklahoma * May 6, 1935:
Executive Order 7034 The Works Progress Administration (WPA; renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration) was an American New Deal agency that employed millions of jobseekers (mostly men who were not formally educated) to carry out public works projects, in ...
created the
Works Progress Administration The Works Progress Administration (WPA; renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration) was an American New Deal agency that employed millions of jobseekers (mostly men who were not formally educated) to carry out public works projects, i ...
(WPA). * May 27, 1935: ''
Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States ''A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States'', 295 U.S. 495 (1935), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that invalidated regulations of the poultry industry according to the nondelegation doctrine and as an invalid use ...
'': the U.S. Supreme Court declared the
National Industrial Recovery Act The National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 (NIRA) was a US labor law and consumer law passed by the 73rd US Congress to authorize the president to regulate industry for fair wages and prices that would stimulate economic recovery. It also ...
unconstitutional * June 12, 1935 – June 13, 1935: Senator
Huey Long Huey Pierce Long Jr. (August 30, 1893September 10, 1935), nicknamed "the Kingfish", was an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a United States senator from 1932 until his assassination ...
gave the second longest filibuster speech in Senate history up to that time, 15 hours and 30 minutes to retain a provision, opposed by President Franklin Roosevelt, requiring Senate confirmation for the National Recovery Administration's senior employees. * July 1, 1935: Charles Watkins was appointed as the first officially recognized Parliamentarian. * September 10, 1935: Senator
Huey Long Huey Pierce Long Jr. (August 30, 1893September 10, 1935), nicknamed "the Kingfish", was an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a United States senator from 1932 until his assassination ...
of
Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...
died, as the result of being shot by an assassin on September 8. * March 1, 1936: Construction of Hoover Dam was completed. * June 4, 1936:
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives The speaker of the United States House of Representatives, commonly known as the speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives. The office was established in 1789 by Article I, Section 2 of the U ...
Jo Byrns died.
William B. Bankhead William Brockman Bankhead (April 12, 1874 – September 15, 1940) was an American politician who served as the 42nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1936 to 1940, representing Alabama's 10th and later 7th congressiona ...
was then elected later that day. * November 3, 1936: General elections **
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 ...
: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) was reelected with 60.8% of the vote over
Alf Landon Alfred Mossman Landon (September 9, 1887October 12, 1987) was an American oilman and politician who served as the 26th governor of Kansas from 1933 to 1937. A member of the Republican Party, he was the party's nominee in the 1936 presidential el ...
(R). ** Senate: Democrats gained 5 net seats during the election, and in combination with Democratic and Farmer–Labor interim appointments and the defection of George W. Norris from the Republican Party to become independent, the Republicans were reduced to 16 seats, the most lopsided Senate since
Reconstruction Reconstruction may refer to: Politics, history, and sociology *Reconstruction (law), the transfer of a company's (or several companies') business to a new company *'' Perestroika'' (Russian for "reconstruction"), a late 20th century Soviet Unio ...
. ** House: Democrats gained twelve more net seats from the Republicans, bringing them above a three-fourths majority. This was the largest majority since Reconstruction. The last time a party won so decisively was in 1866. * November 25, 1936:
Abraham Lincoln Brigade The Abraham Lincoln Brigade ( es, Brigada Abraham Lincoln), officially the XV International Brigade (''XV Brigada Internacional''), was a mixed brigade that fought for the Spanish Republic in the Spanish Civil War as a part of the Internation ...
sailed from
New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...
on its way to the
Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, link ...


Major legislation

* April 27, 1935: Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, Sess. 1, ch. 85, * July 5, 1935: National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act), Sess. 1, ch. 372, * August 9, 1935: Motor Carrier Act, Sess. 1, ch. 498, (renamed part II of the
Interstate Commerce Act The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 is a United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices. The Act required that railroad rates be "reasonable and just," but did not empower ...
) * August 14, 1935: Social Security Act, including
Aid to Dependent Children Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) was a federal assistance program in the United States in effect from 1935 to 1997, created by the Social Security Act (SSA) and administered by the United States Department of Health and Human Serv ...
, Old Age Pension Act, , Sess. 1, ch. 531, * August 23, 1935:
Banking Act of 1935 The ''Banking Act of 1935'' passed on August 19, 1935 and was signed into law by the president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, on August 23. The Act changed the structure and power distribution in the Federal Reserve System that began with the '' Banking ...
* August 26, 1935:
Public Utility Act The Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA), also known as the Wheeler-Rayburn Act, was a US federal law giving the Securities and Exchange Commission authority to regulate, license, and break up electric utility holding companies. It l ...
(including: Title I:
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 The Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA), also known as the Wheeler-Rayburn Act, was a US federal law giving the Securities and Exchange Commission authority to regulate, license, and break up electric utility holding companies. It l ...
, Title II:
Federal Power Act The Federal Power Act is a law appearing in Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the United States Code, entitled "Federal Regulation and Development of Power". Enacted as the Federal Water Power Act on June 10, 1920, and amended many times since, its origina ...
), Sess. 1, ch. 687, * August 30, 1935:
Revenue Act of 1935 The Revenue Act of 1935, (Aug. 30, 1935), raised federal income tax on higher income levels, by introducing the "Wealth Tax". It was a progressive tax that took up to 75 percent of the highest incomes (over $1 million per year). The Congress separa ...
, Sess. 1, ch. 829, * August 31, 1935: Neutrality Act of 1935, Sess. 1, ch. 837, * February 29, 1936: Neutrality Act of 1936, Sess. 2, ch. 106, * May 20, 1936:
Rural Electrification Act The Rural Electrification Act of 1936, enacted on May 20, 1936, provided federal loans for the installation of electrical distribution systems to serve isolated rural areas of the United States. The funding was channeled through cooperative ele ...
, Sess. 2, ch. 432, * June 15, 1936: Commodity Exchange Act, Sess. 2, ch. 545, * June 19, 1936: Robinson Patman Act, Sess. 2, ch. 592, * June 22, 1936:
Flood Control Act of 1936 The Flood Control Act of 1936, , (FCA 1936) was an Act of the United States Congress signed into law by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on 22 June 1936.Merchant Marine Act, Sess. 2, ch. 250, * June 30, 1936: Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act, Sess. 2, ch. 881, `


Party summary


Senate


House


Leaders


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 ...
:
John N. Garner John Nance Garner III (November 22, 1868 – November 7, 1967), known among his contemporaries as "Cactus Jack", was an American History of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician and lawyer from History of Texas, Texas who ...
(D) * President pro tempore:
Key Pittman Key Denson Pittman (September 19, 1872 – November 10, 1940) was a United States senator from Nevada and a member of the Democratic Party, serving eventually as president pro tempore as well as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. B ...
(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.
: Joseph T. Robinson * Assistant majority leader (Majority whip): J. Hamilton Lewis * Democratic Caucus Secretary: Hugo Black


Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority leader:
Charles L. McNary Charles Linza McNary (June 12, 1874February 25, 1944) was an American Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from Oregon. He served in the United States Senate, U.S. Senate from 1917 to 1944 and was Party leaders of the United ...
* Assistant Minority leader (Minority whip): NoneNo Republican whips were appointed from 1935 to 1944 since only 17 Republicans were in the Senate following the landslide reelection of President Franklin Roosevelt in 1936. Accordingly, the minutes of the Republican Conference for the period state: "On motion of Senator Hastings, duly seconded and carried, it was agreed that no Assistant Leader or Whip be elected but that the chairman be authorized to appoint Senators from time to time to assist him in taking charge of the interests of the minority." A note attached to the conference minutes added: "The chairman of the conference, Senator McNary, apparently appointed Senator Austin of Vermont as assistant leader in 1943 and 1944, until the conference adopted Rules of Organization." Source
Party Whips
, via Senate.gov
* Republican Conference Secretary: Frederick Hale * National Senatorial Committee Chair: Daniel O. Hastings then John G. Townsend Jr.


House of Representatives

*
Speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** I ...
: Jo Byrns (D), died June 4, 1936 **
William B. Bankhead William Brockman Bankhead (April 12, 1874 – September 15, 1940) was an American politician who served as the 42nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1936 to 1940, representing Alabama's 10th and later 7th congressiona ...
(D), elected June 4, 1936


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.
: **
William B. Bankhead William Brockman Bankhead (April 12, 1874 – September 15, 1940) was an American politician who served as the 42nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1936 to 1940, representing Alabama's 10th and later 7th congressiona ...
, until June 4, 1936 ** John J. O'Connor *
Majority whip A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. This means ensuring that members of the party vote according to the party platform, rather than according to their own individual ideology ...
: Patrick J. Boland * Democratic Caucus Chairman: Edward T. Taylor * Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Patrick H. Drewry


Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority leader:
Bertrand H. Snell Bertrand Hollis Snell (December 9, 1870 – February 2, 1958) was an American politician who represented upstate New York in the United States House of Representatives. He was a pro-business, low-tax, isolationist conservative Republican who ...
*
Minority whip The positions of majority leader and minority leader are held by two United States senators and members of the party leadership of the United States Senate. They serve as the chief spokespersons for their respective political parties holdin ...
:
Harry L. Englebright Harry Lane Englebright (January 2, 1884 – May 13, 1943) was a U.S. political figure. He served as a Congressman from California's 2nd congressional district from 1926 to 1943, and as the House Minority Whip between 1933 and 1943. Englebright w ...
*
Republican Conference Chairman The Senate Republican Conference is the formal organization of the Republican Senators in the United States Senate, who currently number 50. Over the last century, the mission of the conference has expanded and been shaped as a means of informin ...
: Frederick R. Lehlbach * Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Joseph W. Martin Jr.


Members


Senate

Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election, In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1936; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1938; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1940.


Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

: 2. John H. Bankhead II (D) : 3. Hugo Black (D)


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

: 1. Henry F. Ashurst (D) : 3.
Carl Hayden Carl Trumbull Hayden (October 2, 1877 – January 25, 1972) was an American politician. Representing Arizona in the United States Senate from 1927 to 1969, he was the first U.S. Senator to serve seven terms. Serving as the state's first Represe ...
(D)


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

: 2.
Joseph Taylor Robinson Joseph Taylor Robinson (August 26, 1872 – July 14, 1937), also known as Joe T. Robinson, was an American politician from Arkansas. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Arkansas in the United States Senate from 1913 to 1937, servin ...
(D) : 3.
Hattie Caraway Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway (February 1, 1878 – December 21, 1950) was an Americans, American politician who became the first woman elected to serve a full term as a United States Senate, United States Senator. Caraway represented Arkansas. Sh ...
(D)


California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

: 1.
Hiram Johnson Hiram Warren Johnson (September 2, 1866August 6, 1945) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 23rd governor of California from 1911 to 1917. Johnson achieved national prominence in the early 20th century. He was elected in 191 ...
(R) : 3. William Mcadoo (D)


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

: 2. Edward P. Costigan (D) : 3. Alva B. Adams (D)


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

: 1. Francis Maloney (D) : 3.
Augustine Lonergan Augustine Lonergan (May 20, 1874October 18, 1947) was a U.S. Senator and Representative from Connecticut. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He served as a senator from 1933 to 1939. Biography Lonergan was born in Thompson, Connecticut, ...
(D)


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

: 1. John G. Townsend Jr. (R) : 2. Daniel O. Hastings (R)


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

: 1.
Park Trammell Park Monroe Trammell (April 9, 1876 – May 8, 1936), was an American attorney and politician from the state of Florida. Trammell represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1917 until his death in 1936. As chair of the Senate Naval Aff ...
(D), until May 8, 1936 ::
Scott Loftin Scott Marion Loftin (September 14, 1878September 22, 1953) was a U.S. Senator from Florida who served as a Democrat in 1936. Loftin was born in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama. At the age of nine, he moved to Pensacola, Florida, with h ...
(D), from May 26, 1936, until November 3, 1936 :: Charles O. Andrews (D), from November 4, 1936 : 3. Duncan U. Fletcher (D), until June 17, 1936 ::
William Luther Hill William Luther Hill (October 17, 1873January 5, 1951) was a US Senator from Florida who served as a Democrat in 1936. Early life William L. Hill was born in Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida on October 17, 1873. He attended the East Florid ...
(D), from July 1, 1936, until November 3, 1936 ::
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 Mi ...
(D), from November 4, 1936


Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

: 2. Walter F. George (D) : 3. Richard Russell (D)


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

: 2.
William Edgar Borah William Edgar Borah (June 29, 1865 – January 19, 1940) was an outspoken Republican United States Senator, one of the best-known figures in Idaho's history. A progressive who served from 1907 until his death in 1940, Borah is often con ...
(R) : 3.
James P. Pope James Pinckney Pope (March 31, 1884January 23, 1966) was a Democratic politician from Idaho. He was mayor of Boise for four years and a one-term United States Senator, serving from 1933 to 1939. Early life and career Born in Jonesboro, Louisian ...
(D)


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

: 2. J. Hamilton Lewis (D) : 3. William H. Dieterich (D)


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

: 1.
Sherman Minton Sherman "Shay" Minton (October 20, 1890 – April 9, 1965) was an American politician and jurist who served as a U.S. senator from Indiana and later became an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States; he was a member of the ...
(D) : 3. Frederick Van Nuys (D)


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

: 2. Lester J. Dickinson (R) : 3.
Richard L. Murphy Richard Louis Murphy (November 6, 1875July 16, 1936) of Dubuque, Iowa was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Iowa. Elected with President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, as only the second Democratic Senator from Iowa elected since 1858, Murphy's s ...
(D), until July 16, 1936 :: Guy M. Gillette (D), from November 3, 1936


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

: 2.
Arthur Capper Arthur Capper (July 14, 1865 – December 19, 1951) was an American politician from Kansas. He was the 20th governor of Kansas (the first born in the state) from 1915 to 1919 and a United States senator from 1919 to 1949. He also owned a radio ...
(R) : 3. George McGill (D)


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

: 2.
M. M. Logan Marvel Mills Logan (January 7, 1874October 3, 1939) was an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the United States Senate from Kentucky and the Attorney General of Kentucky. Early life and education Logan was born on a far ...
(D) : 3.
Alben W. Barkley Alben William Barkley (; November 24, 1877 – April 30, 1956) was an American lawyer and politician from Kentucky who served in both houses of Congress and as the 35th vice president of the United States from 1949 to 1953 under Presiden ...
(D)


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

: 2.
Huey Long Huey Pierce Long Jr. (August 30, 1893September 10, 1935), nicknamed "the Kingfish", was an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a United States senator from 1932 until his assassination ...
(D), until September 10, 1935 ::
Rose McConnell Long Rose Long (née McConnell; April 8, 1892May 27, 1970) was an American politician who served as a Senator, and the wife of Huey Long. She was the third woman to ever serve as a U.S. Senator, and the first from Louisiana. Life and work Rose McC ...
(D), from January 31, 1936 : 3.
John H. Overton John Holmes Overton Sr. (September 17, 1875 – May 14, 1948), was an attorney and Democratic US Representative and US Senator from Louisiana. His nephew, Thomas Overton Brooks, was also a US representative, from the Shreveport-based 4th distri ...
(D)


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

: 1. Frederick Hale (R) : 2.
Wallace H. White Jr. Wallace Humphrey White Jr. (August 6, 1877March 31, 1952) was an American politician and Republican leader in the United States Congress from 1917 until 1949. White was from the U.S. state of Maine and served in the U.S. House of Representatives ...
(R)


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

: 1. George L. P. Radcliffe (D) : 3.
Millard Tydings Millard Evelyn Tydings (April 6, 1890February 9, 1961) was an American attorney, author, soldier, state legislator, and served as a Democratic Representative and Senator in the United States Congress from Maryland, serving in the House from 19 ...
(D)


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

: 1. David I. Walsh (D) : 2.
Marcus A. Coolidge Marcus Allen Coolidge (October 6, 1865January 23, 1947) was a Democratic United States Senator representing Massachusetts from March 4, 1931, to January 3, 1937. Biography Coolidge was born in Westminster, Massachusetts, son of Frederick Spau ...
(D)


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

: 1.
Arthur H. Vandenberg Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg Sr. (March 22, 1884April 18, 1951) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Michigan from 1928 to 1951. A member of the Republican Party, he participated in the creation of the United Natio ...
(R) : 2. James J. Couzens (R), until October 22, 1936 ::
Prentiss M. Brown Prentiss Marsh Brown (June 18, 1889December 19, 1973) was a Democratic U.S. Representative and Senator from the state of Michigan. Biography Brown was born in St. Ignace, Michigan and attended the public schools there. He attended the Uni ...
(D), from November 19, 1936


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

: 1.
Henrik Shipstead Henrik Shipstead (January 8, 1881June 26, 1960) was an American politician. He served in the United States Senate from 1923 to 1947, from the state of Minnesota. He served first as a member of the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party from 1923 to 1941 an ...
(FL) : 2. Thomas D. Schall (R), until December 22, 1935 ::
Elmer Austin Benson Elmer Austin Benson (September 22, 1895 March 13, 1985) was an American lawyer and politician from Minnesota. In 1935, Benson was appointed to the U.S. Senate following the death of Thomas Schall. He served as the 24th governor of Minnesota, def ...
(FL), from December 27, 1935, until November 3, 1936 :: Guy V. Howard (R), from November 3, 1936


Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

: 1. Theodore G. Bilbo (D) : 2.
Pat Harrison Byron Patton "Pat" Harrison (August 29, 1881June 22, 1941) was a Mississippi politician who served as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives from 1911 to 1919 and in the United States Senate from 1919 until his death. Early li ...
(D)


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

: 1.
Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. A leader of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 34th vice president from January to April 1945 under Franklin ...
(D) : 3.
Bennett Champ Clark Joel Bennett Clark (January 8, 1890 – July 13, 1954), better known as Bennett Champ Clark, was a Democratic United States senator from Missouri from 1933 until 1945, and was later a circuit judge of the District of Columbia Circuit. He was ...
(D)


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

: 1.
Burton K. Wheeler Burton Kendall Wheeler (February 27, 1882January 6, 1975) was an attorney and an American politician of the Democratic Party in Montana, which he represented as a United States senator from 1923 until 1947. Born in Massachusetts, Wheeler began ...
(D) : 2. James Edward Murray (D)


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

: 1.
Edward R. Burke Edward Raymond Burke (November 28, 1880November 4, 1968) was an American Democratic Party politician. Burke moved to Sparta, Wisconsin with his parents and then Beloit, Wisconsin, where he went to Beloit College. Burke graduated in 1906, mov ...
(D) : 2.
George William Norris George William Norris (July 11, 1861September 2, 1944) was an American politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. He served five terms in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican, from 1903 until 1913 ...
(R)


Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...

: 1.
Key Pittman Key Denson Pittman (September 19, 1872 – November 10, 1940) was a United States senator from Nevada and a member of the Democratic Party, serving eventually as president pro tempore as well as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. B ...
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Pat McCarran Patrick Anthony McCarran (August 8, 1876 – September 28, 1954) was an American farmer, attorney, judge, and Democratic politician who represented Nevada in the United States Senate from 1933 until 1954. McCarran was born in Reno, Nevada, atte ...
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New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...

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Henry W. Keyes Henry Wilder Keyes (; May 23, 1863June 19, 1938) was an American Republican politician from Haverhill, New Hampshire. He served as the 56th governor of New Hampshire from 1917 to 1919 and as a United States Senator. Early life Keyes was born in ...
(R) : 3. Fred H. Brown (D)


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

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A. Harry Moore Arthur Harry Moore (July 3, 1877 – November 18, 1952) was an American Democratic politician and attorney who was the 39th governor of New Jersey, serving three nonconsecutive three-year terms between 1926 and 1941. As of , Moore remains t ...
(D) : 2. William Warren Barbour (R)


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

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Bronson M. Cutting Bronson Murray Cutting (June 23, 1888May 6, 1935) was a United States senator from New Mexico. A prominent progressive Republican, he had also been a newspaper publisher and military attaché. Biography Bronson Cutting was born in Great River, ...
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Dennis Chavez Dennis or Denis is a first or last name from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius, via one of the Christian saints named Dionysius. The name came from Dionysus, the Greek god of ecstatic states, particularly those produced by wine, which is someti ...
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Carl Hatch Carl Atwood Hatch (November 27, 1889 – September 15, 1963) was a United States senator from New Mexico and later was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico. Education and career Hatch w ...
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New York

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Royal S. Copeland Royal Samuel Copeland (November 7, 1868June 17, 1938), a United States Senator from New York from 1923 until 1938, was an academic, homeopathic physician, and politician. He held elected offices in both Michigan (as a Republican) and New York ...
(D) : 3. Robert F. Wagner (D)


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

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Josiah William Bailey Josiah William Bailey (September 14, 1873 – December 15, 1946) was an American politician who served as a United States Senate, U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina from 1931 to 1946. Early life and education Born in Warrenton, No ...
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Robert Rice Reynolds Robert Rice Reynolds (June 18, 1884 – February 13, 1963) was an American politician who served as a Democratic US senator from North Carolina from 1932 to 1945. Almost from the outset of his Senate career, "Our Bob," as he was known among ...
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North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, So ...

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Lynn Frazier Lynn Joseph Frazier (December 21, 1874January 11, 1947) was an American educator and politician who served as the 12th Governor of North Dakota from 1917 until being recalled in 1921 and later served as a U.S. Senator from North Dakota from 192 ...
(R-NPL) : 3. Gerald Nye (R)


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

: 1. A. Victor Donahey (D) : 3. Robert J. Bulkley (D)


Oklahoma

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Thomas Gore Thomas Pryor Gore (December 10, 1870March 16, 1949) was an American politician who served as one of the first two United States senators from Oklahoma, from 1907 to 1921 and again from 1931 to 1937. He first entered politics as an activist for ...
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Elmer Thomas John William Elmer Thomas (September 8, 1876 – September 19, 1965) was a native of Indiana who moved to Oklahoma Territory in 1901, where he practiced law in Lawton. After statehood, he was elected to the first state senate, representing the L ...
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Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...

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Charles L. McNary Charles Linza McNary (June 12, 1874February 25, 1944) was an American Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from Oregon. He served in the United States Senate, U.S. Senate from 1917 to 1944 and was Party leaders of the United ...
(R) : 3. Frederick Steiwer (R)


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

: 1. Joseph F. Guffey (D) : 3. James J. Davis (R)


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

: 1. Peter G. Gerry (D) : 2. Jesse H. Metcalf (R)


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

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James F. Byrnes James Francis Byrnes ( ; May 2, 1882 – April 9, 1972) was an American judge and politician from South Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in U.S. Congress and on the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as in the executive branch, ...
(D) : 3. Ellison D. Smith (D)


South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large porti ...

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William J. Bulow William John Bulow (January 13, 1869February 26, 1960) was an American politician and lawyer. He was the first Democratic Governor of South Dakota, serving from 1927 to 1931. He received the highest number of votes of any Democratic candidate f ...
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Peter Norbeck Peter Norbeck (August 27, 1870December 20, 1936) was an American politician from South Dakota. After serving two terms as the ninth Governor of South Dakota, Norbeck was elected to three consecutive terms as a United States Senator. Norbeck was ...
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Herbert E. Hitchcock Herbert Emery Hitchcock (August 22, 1867 - February 17, 1958) was a United States senator from South Dakota. Life Hitchcock was born in Maquoketa, Iowa, the son of Harriet M. Lumley and Milando Lansing Hitchcock. He attended public schools in I ...
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Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

: 1. Kenneth McKellar (D) : 2. Nathan L. Bachman (D)


Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

: 1. Tom Connally (D) : 2.
Morris Sheppard John Morris Sheppard (May 28, 1875April 9, 1941) was a Democratic United States Congressman and United States Senator from Texas. He authored the Eighteenth Amendment (Prohibition) and introduced it in the Senate, and is referred to as "the fa ...
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Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

: 1. William H. King (D) : 3.
Elbert D. Thomas Elbert Duncan Thomas (June 17, 1883February 11, 1953) was a Democratic Party politician from Utah. He represented Utah in the United States Senate from 1933 until 1951. He served as the Chair of the Senate Education Committee. Biography Thomas ...
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Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

: 1. Warren Austin (R) : 3. Ernest Willard Gibson (R)


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

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Harry F. Byrd Harry Flood Byrd Sr. (June 10, 1887 – October 20, 1966) was an American newspaper publisher, politician, and leader of the Democratic Party in Virginia for four decades as head of a political faction that became known as the Byrd Organization. ...
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Carter Glass Carter Glass (January 4, 1858 – May 28, 1946) was an American newspaper publisher and Democratic politician from Lynchburg, Virginia. He represented Virginia in both houses of Congress and served as the United States Secretary of the Treas ...
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Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

: 1. Lewis B. Schwellenbach (D) : 3.
Homer Bone Homer Truett Bone (January 25, 1883 – March 11, 1970) was an American attorney and politician in Washington state, where he settled in Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma as a youth with his family from Indiana. He ran as a candidate for a variety of par ...
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West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the B ...

: 1. Rush D. Holt (D), from June 21, 1935 : 2. Matthew M. Neely (D)


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

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F. Ryan Duffy Francis Ryan Duffy (June 23, 1888 – August 16, 1979) was a United States senator from Wisconsin, a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and a United States district judge of the United State ...
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Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...

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Joseph C. O'Mahoney Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney (November 5, 1884December 1, 1962) was an American journalist, lawyer, and politician. A Democrat, he served four complete terms as a U.S. Senator from Wyoming on two occasions, first from 1934-1953 and then again fro ...
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Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

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John McDuffie John McDuffie (September 25, 1883 – November 1, 1950) was a United States representative from Alabama and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. Education and career Born on ...
(D), until March 2, 1935 :: Frank W. Boykin (D), from July 30, 1935 : . J. Lister Hill (D) : .
Henry B. Steagall Henry Bascom Steagall (May 19, 1873 – November 22, 1943) was a United States representative from Alabama. He was chairman of the Committee on Banking and Currency and in 1933, he co-sponsored the Glass–Steagall Act with Carter Glass, an ac ...
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Joe Starnes Joe Starnes (March 31, 1895 – January 9, 1962) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Early life Joe Starnes was born on March 31, 1895, in Guntersville, Alabama, and attended the public schools. Career He taught school in Marshall Cou ...
(D) : . William B. Oliver (D) : .
William B. Bankhead William Brockman Bankhead (April 12, 1874 – September 15, 1940) was an American politician who served as the 42nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1936 to 1940, representing Alabama's 10th and later 7th congressiona ...
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Archibald Hill Carmichael Archibald Hill Carmichael (June 17, 1864 – July 15, 1947) was an American Democratic politician who represented Alabama's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from November 1933 to January 1937. Early li ...
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George Huddleston George Huddleston (November 11, 1869 – February 29, 1960) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama, father of George Huddleston, Jr. Life and career Huddleston was born on a farm near Lebanon, Tennessee, the son of Nancy Emeline (Sherril ...
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Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

: . Isabella Selmes Greenway (D)


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

: . William J. Driver (D) : . John E. Miller (D) : .
Claude A. Fuller Claude Albert Fuller (January 20, 1876 – January 8, 1968) — was an American, a lawyer, farmer, member of Arkansas State House of Representatives from 1903–05, and of the U.S. House of Representatives for the 3rd District of Arkansas from 1 ...
(D) : . William B. Cravens (D) : . David D. Terry (D) : .
John L. McClellan John Little McClellan (February 25, 1896 – November 28, 1977) was an American lawyer and a segregationist politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1935–1939) and a U.S. Senator (1943–1977) fro ...
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Tilman B. Parks Tilman Bacon Parks (May 14, 1872 – February 12, 1950) was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas. Biography Born near Lewisville, Arkansas, Parks attended the common schools, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Virginia ...
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California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

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Clarence F. Lea Clarence Frederick Lea (July 11, 1874 – June 20, 1964) was an American lawyer and politician who served 16 terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1917 to 1949. Biography Lea was born near Highland Springs, California, in southwe ...
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Harry L. Englebright Harry Lane Englebright (January 2, 1884 – May 13, 1943) was a U.S. political figure. He served as a Congressman from California's 2nd congressional district from 1926 to 1943, and as the House Minority Whip between 1933 and 1943. Englebright w ...
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Florence P. Kahn Florence Kahn (née Prag; November 9, 1866 – November 16, 1948) was an American teacher and politician who in 1925 became the first Jewish woman to serve in the United States Congress. She was only the fifth woman to serve in Congress, and ...
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Richard J. Welch Richard Joseph Welch (February 13, 1869 – September 10, 1949) was an American county clerk and politician. He sat in the United States House of Representatives for 12 terms from 1926 to 1949, serving a district in San Francisco, California. B ...
(R) : . Albert E. Carter (R) : .
John H. Tolan John Harvey Tolan (; January 15, 1877 – June 30, 1947) was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1935 to 1947. Biography Born in St. Peter, Minnesota, Tolan attended the public ...
(D) : . John J. McGrath (D) : .
Bertrand W. Gearhart Bertrand Wesley "Bud" Gearhart (May 31, 1890 – October 11, 1955) was an American lawyer and Politics of the United States, politician. Gearhart, a Republican Party (United States), Republican, served as the United States House of Representatives ...
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Henry E. Stubbs Henry Elbert Stubbs (March 4, 1881 – February 28, 1937) was an American clergyman and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1933 to 1937. Biography Born in Nampa, Coleman County, Texas, Stubbs atte ...
(D) : . John S. McGroarty (D) : . John H. Hoeppel (D) : . Charles Kramer (D) : . Thomas F. Ford (D) : .
John M. Costello John Martin Costello (January 15, 1903 – August 28, 1976) was an American lawyer and politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1935 to 1945. Early life and career Born in Los Angeles, California, the son ...
(D) : . John F. Dockweiler (D) : . Charles J. Colden (D) : . Byron N. Scott (D) : . Sam L. Collins (R) : .
George Burnham George Burnham (December 28, 1868 – June 28, 1939) was a banker and Republican politician from San Diego, California. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1933 to 1937. Biography Burnham was born 1868 in Lon ...
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Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...

: . Lawrence Lewis (D) : . Fred N. Cummings (D) : . John A. Martin (D) : . Edward T. Taylor (D)


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

: . William M. Citron (D) : . Herman P. Kopplemann (D) : .
William L. Higgins William Lincoln Higgins (March 8, 1867 – November 19, 1951) was an American politician, physician, and US Representative from Connecticut from 1933 to 1937. A Republican from Coventry, Higgins also served four years as Secretary of the Sta ...
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Schuyler Merritt Schuyler Merritt (December 16, 1853 – April 1, 1953) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th congressional district from 1917 to 1931 and 1933 to 1937. He is the namesake of the Merritt Park ...
(R) : . J. Joseph Smith (D)


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

: . J. George Stewart (R)


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

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William J. Sears William Joseph Sears (December 4, 1874 – March 30, 1944) was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from Florida. A Democrat, he was an avowed white supremacist. Early life and education Born in Smithville, Georgia, Sears moved with his paren ...
(D) : . J. Hardin Peterson (D) : . Robert A. Green (D) : .
Millard F. Caldwell Millard Fillmore Caldwell (February 6, 1897 – October 23, 1984) was an American politician, lawyer, and jurist. He was the 29th governor of Florida (1945–1949) and served in all three branches of government at various times in his life, ...
(D) : . J. Mark Wilcox (D)


Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

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Hugh Peterson Hugh Peterson (August 21, 1898 – October 3, 1961) was a U.S. political figure and lawyer from the state of Georgia. Life Peterson was born near Ailey, Georgia in 1898 and attended the Brewton–Parker Institute in Mount Vernon, Georgia ...
(D) : . Edward E. Cox (D) : . Bryant T. Castellow (D) : .
Emmett M. Owen Emmett Marshall Owen (October 19, 1877 – June 21, 1939) was an American politician, educator, farmer and lawyer. Early life and education Owen was born near Hollonville, Georgia, in Pike County. He graduated from the Gordon Institute in 1 ...
(D) : . Robert Ramspeck (D) : .
Carl Vinson Carl Vinson (November 18, 1883 – June 1, 1981) was an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for over 50 years and was influential in the 20th century expansion of the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the Democratic ...
(D) : . Malcolm C. Tarver (D) : . Braswell Deen (D) : . B. Frank Whelchel (D) : .
Paul Brown Paul Eugene Brown (September 7, 1908 – August 5, 1991) was an American football coach and executive in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and National Football League (NFL). Brown was both the co-founder and first coach of the Clevela ...
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Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...

: . Compton I. White (D) : . D. Worth Clark (D)


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

: . Martin A. Brennan (D) : . Michael L. Igoe (D), until June 2, 1935 : .
Arthur W. Mitchell Arthur Wergs Mitchell, Sr. (December 22, 1883 – May 9, 1968), was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. For his entire congressional career from 1935 to 1943, he was the only African American in Congress. Mitchell was the first African American ...
(D) : . Raymond S. McKeough (D) : .
Edward A. Kelly Edward Austin Kelly (April 3, 1892 – August 30, 1969) was a businessman and politician from Chicago, Illinois. A Democrat, he was most notable for his service in the United States House of Representatives from 1931 to 1943 and 1945 to 1947. B ...
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Harry P. Beam Harry Peter Beam (November 23, 1892 – December 31, 1967) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1931 to 1942. Early life and career Born in Peoria, Illinois, Beam moved with his parents to Chicago, ...
(D) : . Adolph J. Sabath (D) : . Thomas J. O’Brien (D) : . Leonard W. Schuetz (D) : .
Leo Kocialkowski Leo Paul Kocialkowski (August 16, 1882 – September 27, 1958) was an American politician who served 5 terms as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1933 to 1943. Biography Kocialkowski was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son o ...
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James McAndrews James McAndrews (October 22, 1862 – August 31, 1942) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, McAndrews attended the common schools. He moved to Chicago, Illinois, and engaged in business, serving as buildi ...
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Ralph E. Church Ralph Edwin Church (May 5, 1883 – March 21, 1950) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1917 to 1932 and then represented the northern suburbs of Chicago in the United Sta ...
(R) : . Chauncey W. Reed (R) : . John T. Buckbee (R), until April 23, 1936 : . Leo E. Allen (R) : . Chester C. Thompson (D) : .
J. Leroy Adair Jackson Leroy Adair (February 23, 1887 – January 19, 1956) was a United States representative from Illinois and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. Education and career Ada ...
(D) : . Everett M. Dirksen (R) : . Leslie C. Arends (R) : . James A. Meeks (D) : . Donald C. Dobbins (D) : .
Scott W. Lucas Scott Wike Lucas (February 19, 1892 – February 22, 1968) was an American attorney and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives (1935–1939) and the U.S. Senate (1939–1 ...
(D) : . Harry H. Mason (D) : . Edwin M. Schaefer (D) : . William W. Arnold (D), until September 16, 1935 : .
Claude V. Parsons Claude VanCleve Parsons (October 7, 1895 – May 23, 1941) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born on a farm near McCormick, Pope County, Illinois, Parsons attended the public schools. He taught in the rural schools of Pope County, Illin ...
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Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

: . William T. Schulte (D) : . Charles A. Halleck (R), from January 29, 1935 : . Samuel B. Pettengill (D) : . James I. Farley (D) : . Glenn Griswold (D) : . Virginia E. Jenckes (D) : . Arthur H. Greenwood (D) : . John W. Boehne Jr. (D) : . Eugene B. Crowe (D) : . Finly H. Gray (D) : . William H. Larrabee (D) : .
Louis Ludlow Louis Leon Ludlow (June 24, 1873 – November 28, 1950) was a Democratic Indiana congressman; he proposed a constitutional amendment early in 1938 requiring a national referendum on any U.S. declaration of war except in cases of direct atta ...
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Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to th ...

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Bernhard M. Jacobsen Bernhard Martin Jacobsen (March 26, 1862 – June 30, 1936) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa who served nearly three full terms during the Great Depression. He was the father of William S. Jacobsen, who succeeded him in Congress fo ...
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John W. Gwynne John Williams Gwynne (October 20, 1889 – July 5, 1972) was a seven-term Republican United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district, and a Federal Trade Commission member and chairman during ...
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Lloyd Thurston Lloyd Thurston (March 27, 1880 – May 7, 1970) was a seven-term Republican U.S. Representative from southern Iowa. First elected in 1924, he served until 1938, when he unsuccessfully sought election to the U.S. Senate. By his final term, he had ...
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Hubert Utterback Hubert Utterback (June 28, 1880 – May 12, 1942) served very briefly on the Iowa Supreme Court, then was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives, serving only one term. Personal background Born on a farm near Hayesvi ...
(D) : . Otha D. Wearin (D) : .
Fred C. Gilchrist Fred Cramer Gilchrist (June 2, 1868 – March 10, 1950) was a seven-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa, from 1931 to 1945. Born in California, Pennsylvania, in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Gilchrist moved with his parents to ...
(R) : . Guy M. Gillette (D), until November 3, 1936


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

: . William P. Lambertson (R) : . U. S. Guyer (R) : .
Edward White Patterson Edward White Patterson (October 4, 1895 – March 6, 1940) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas from 1935 to 1939. Background Born in Pittsburg, Kansas, Patterson attended local public schools. During the First World War, he served as a sergea ...
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John Mills Houston John Mills Houston (September 15, 1890 – April 29, 1975) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the 5th congressional district of Kansas from 1935 to 1943. He was also a member of the National Labor Relations Boa ...
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Frank Carlson Frank Carlson (January 23, 1893May 30, 1987) was an American politician who served as the 30th governor of Kansas, Kansas State representative, United States representative, and United States senator from Kansas. Carlson is the only Kansan to ...
(R) : . Clifford R. Hope (R)


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

: . W. Voris Gregory (D), until October 10, 1936 : . Glover H. Cary (D), until December 5, 1936 : .
Emmet O'Neal Emmet O'Neal (September 23, 1853 – September 7, 1922) was an American Democratic politician and lawyer who was the 34th Governor of Alabama from 1911 to 1915. He was a reformer in the progressive mold, and is best known for securing the ...
(D) : . Cap R. Carden (D), until June 13, 1935 :: Edward W. Creal (D), from November 5, 1935 : .
Brent Spence Brent Spence (December 24, 1874 – September 18, 1967), a native of Newport, Kentucky, was a long time Democratic Congressman, attorney, and banker from Northern Kentucky. Spence was born in Newport, Kentucky to Philip and Virginia (Berry) ...
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Andrew J. May Andrew Jackson May (June 24, 1875 – September 6, 1959) was a Kentucky attorney, an influential New Deal-era politician, and chairman of the House Military Affairs Committee during World War II, infamous for his rash disclosure of classified nav ...
(D) : . Fred M. Vinson (D) : . John M. Robsion (R)


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

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Paul H. Maloney Paul Herbert Maloney (February 14, 1876 – March 26, 1967) was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1914 to 1916. Later, he was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served ...
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John N. Sandlin John Nicholas Sandlin (February 24, 1872 – December 25, 1957) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served eight terms as a U.S. Representative from Louisiana from 1921 to 1937. Early life and career John Sandlin was born near M ...
(D) : . Riley J. Wilson (D) : . Jared Y. Sanders Jr. (D) : . René L. DeRouen (D) : .
Cleveland Dear Cleveland Dear Sr. (August 22, 1888 – December 30, 1950), was a two-term U.S. representative for Louisiana's 8th congressional district, since disbanded, a district attorney, a state court judge, and a candidate in 1936 for governor of Lou ...
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Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and ...

: . Simon M. Hamlin (D) : .
Edward C. Moran Jr. Edward Carleton Moran Jr. (December 29, 1894 – July 12, 1967) was an American politician from Maine who served in the United States House of Representatives. Biography Born in Rockland, Maine, he graduated from Bowdoin College in 1917. At Bow ...
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Ralph Owen Brewster Ralph Owen Brewster (February 22, 1888 – December 25, 1961) was an American politician from Maine. Brewster, a Republican, served as the 54th Governor of Maine from 1925 to 1929, in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1935 to 1941 and in t ...
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Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

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William P. Cole Jr. William Purington Cole Jr. (May 11, 1889 – September 22, 1957) was an American jurist and politician. From 1927 to 1929 and from 1931 to 1942, Cole was a United States representative who represented the United States House of Representatives, ...
(D) : . Vincent L. Palmisano (D) : . Ambrose J. Kennedy (D) : . Stephen W. Gambrill (D) : . David J. Lewis (D)


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: . Allen T. Treadway (R) : . William J. Granfield (D) : . Joseph E. Casey (D) : . Pehr G. Holmes (R) : .
Edith Nourse Rogers Edith Rogers (née Nourse; March 19, 1881 – September 10, 1960) was an American social welfare Volunteering, volunteer and politician who served in the United States Congress. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Massachusetts ...
(R) : . A. Piatt Andrew Jr. (R), until June 3, 1936 : .
William P. Connery Jr. William Patrick Connery Jr. (August 24, 1888 – June 15, 1937) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Lynn on August 24, 1888, the son of William P. Connery Sr. and brother of Lawrence Joseph Connery. He attend ...
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Arthur D. Healey Arthur Daniel Healey (December 29, 1889 – September 16, 1948) was a Democratic United States Representative from Massachusetts from 1933 to 1942 and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massac ...
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Richard M. Russell Richard Manning Russell (March 3, 1891 – February 27, 1977) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Cambridge on March 3, 1891, to Governor William Russell and Margaret Manning Swan. Russell attended Middlesex Sch ...
(D) : . George H. Tinkham (R) : . John P. Higgins (D) : .
John W. McCormack John William McCormack (December 21, 1891 – November 22, 1980) was an American politician from Boston, Massachusetts. An attorney and a Democrat, McCormack served in the United States Army during World War I, and afterwards won terms in both th ...
(D) : . Richard B. Wigglesworth (R) : . Joseph W. Martin Jr. (R) : . Charles L. Gifford (R)


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

: . George G. Sadowski (D) : .
Earl C. Michener Earl Cory Michener (November 30, 1876 – July 4, 1957) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Michener had German American, German ancestry. He was born near Attica, Ohio, Attica in Seneca County, Ohio. He moved with his parents to A ...
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Verner Main Verner Wright Main (December 16, 1885 – July 6, 1965) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Main was born in Ashley, Ohio, where he attended the public schools. He graduated from Marion High School in Marion, Ohio. He also grad ...
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Clare E. Hoffman Clare Eugene Hoffman (September 10, 1875 – November 3, 1967) was a United States representative from Michigan's 4th congressional district. Background Hoffman was born in Vicksburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, where he attended the public s ...
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Carl E. Mapes Carl Edgar Mapes (December 26, 1874 – December 12, 1939) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Mapes was born on a farm near Kalamo, Michigan, to Selah W. and Sarah Ann (Brooks) Mapes. His father was born in New York (state), New Y ...
(R) : . William W. Blackney (R) : .
Jesse P. Wolcott Jesse Paine Wolcott (March 3, 1893 – January 28, 1969) was a politician and soldier from the U.S. state of Michigan. Wolcott was born to William Bradford Wolcott and Lillie Betsy (Paine) Wolcott in Gardner, Massachusetts and attended the comm ...
(R) : . Fred L. Crawford (R) : . Albert J. Engel (R) : . Roy O. Woodruff (R) : .
Prentiss M. Brown Prentiss Marsh Brown (June 18, 1889December 19, 1973) was a Democratic U.S. Representative and Senator from the state of Michigan. Biography Brown was born in St. Ignace, Michigan and attended the public schools there. He attended the Uni ...
(D), until November 18, 1936 : . Frank Hook (D) : . Clarence J. McLeod (R) : . Louis C. Rabaut (D) : . John D. Dingell Sr. (D) : . John Lesinski Sr. (D) : . George A. Dondero (R)


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

: . August H. Andresen (R) : . Elmer Ryan (D) : .
Ernest Lundeen Ernest Lundeen (August 4, 1878August 31, 1940) was an American lawyer and politician. Family and education Lundeen was born and raised on his father's homestead in Brooklyn Township of Lincoln County near Beresford in the Dakota Territory. H ...
(FL) : . Melvin Maas (R) : . Theodore Christianson (R) : .
Harold Knutson Harold Knutson (October 20, 1880 – August 21, 1953) was an American politician and journalist, who represented Minnesota in the United States House of Representatives from 1917 to 1949 as a member of the Republican Party. From 1919 to 192 ...
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Paul John Kvale Paul John Kvale (; March 27, 1896 – June 14, 1960) was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota. Early life Kvale who was born in Orfordville, Wisconsin as the son of Ole J. Kvale. He attended the Orfordville school and the University of Illin ...
(FL) : . William Pittenger (R) : . Rich T. Buckler (FL)


Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

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John E. Rankin John Elliott Rankin (March 29, 1882 – November 26, 1960) was a Democratic politician from Mississippi who served sixteen terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1921 to 1953. He was co-author of the bill for the Tennessee Valley A ...
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Wall Doxey Wall Doxey (August 8, 1892March 2, 1962) was an American politician from Holly Springs, Mississippi. He served as a Democrat from Mississippi's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1929 to 1941. After ...
(D) : . William M. Whittington (D) : . Aaron L. Ford (D) : . Aubert C. Dunn (D) : . William M. Colmer (D) : . Dan R. McGehee (D)


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

: . Milton A. Romjue (D) : . William L. Nelson (D) : . Richard M. Duncan (D) : . C. Jasper Bell (D) : . Joseph B. Shannon (D) : . Reuben T. Wood (D) : .
Dewey Short Dewey Jackson Short (April 7, 1898 – November 19, 1979) was an American politician from Missouri. He was US Representative for 12 terms (1929-1931, 1935-1957). A member of the Republican Party, he was a staunch opponent of President Franklin ...
(R) : . Clyde Williams (D) : . Clarence Cannon (D) : . Orville Zimmerman (D) : .
Thomas C. Hennings Jr. Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. (June 25, 1903September 13, 1960) was an American political figure from Missouri. He was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives (from 1935 until 1940) and the United States Senate (from 1951 u ...
(D) : . James Robert Claiborne (D) : . John J. Cochran (D)


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

: . Joseph P. Monaghan (D) : . Roy E. Ayers (D)


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

: . Henry Carl Luckey (D) : . Charles F. McLaughlin (D) : .
Karl Stefan Karl Stefan (March 1, 1884 – October 2, 1951) was a Czech-American politician, newspaper editor, publisher, and radio commentator from Nebraska. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Nebraska's 3rd congressional district in the U ...
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Harry B. Coffee Harry Buffington Coffee (March 16, 1890 – October 3, 1972) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician. Born near Harrison, Nebraska on March 16, 1890, a son of Samuel Buffington Coffee and May Elizabeth T ...
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Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...

: . James G. Scrugham (D)


New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...

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William Nathaniel Rogers William Nathaniel Rogers (January 10, 1892 – September 25, 1945) was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire. Born in Sanbornville, New Hampshire, Rogers attended the public schools, Brewster Free Academy in Wolfeboro, and Dartmouth Colle ...
(D) : . Charles W. Tobey (R)


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

: . Charles A. Wolverton (R) : .
Isaac Bacharach Isaac Bacharach (January 5, 1870 – September 5, 1956) was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey who represented the 2nd congressional district from 1915 to 1937. Early life and education Born in Philadelphia, Bacharach ...
(R) : . William H. Sutphin (D) : .
D. Lane Powers David Lane Powers (July 29, 1896 – March 28, 1968) was an American Republican Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1933 to 1945. Early life and career Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Powers a ...
(R) : . Charles A. Eaton (R) : . Donald H. McLean (R) : .
Randolph Perkins Randolph Perkins (November 30, 1871 – May 25, 1936) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1921 to 1936. Early life and caree ...
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George N. Seger George Nicholas Seger (January 4, 1866 – August 26, 1940) was an American politician. Seger, a Republican, represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for eighteen years, from 1923 until his death on August 26, 1940 ...
(R) : . Edward A. Kenney (D) : .
Fred A. Hartley Jr. Frederick Allan Hartley Jr. (February 22, 1902 – May 11, 1969) was an American Republican politician from New Jersey. Hartley served ten terms in the United States House of Representatives where he represented the New Jersey's 8th and New Jer ...
(R) : . Peter A. Cavicchia (R) : . Frederick R. Lehlbach (R) : . Mary T. Norton (D) : . Edward J. Hart (D)


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

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John J. Dempsey John Joseph Dempsey (June 22, 1879 – March 11, 1958) was an American politician and United States Representative from New Mexico who also served as the 13th governor of New Mexico. He was born in White Haven, Pennsylvania, where he attended gr ...
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New York

: . Matthew J. Merritt (D) : .
Caroline O'Day Caroline Love Goodwin O'Day (June 22, 1869 – January 4, 1943) was an American politician who served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1935 to 1943. She was the third woman, and first woman Democrat, elected to Congress from ...
(D) : . Robert L. Bacon (R) : .
William F. Brunner William Frank Brunner (September 15, 1887 – April 23, 1965) was an American businessman and politician who four terms served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York from 1929 to 1935. Early life Born in Woodhaven, Que ...
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Joseph L. Pfeifer Joseph Lawrence Pfeifer (February 6, 1892 – April 19, 1974) was an American physician and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for New York's 8th congressional district from 1935 to 1951. Early ...
(D) : . Thomas H. Cullen (D) : . Marcellus H. Evans (D) : . Andrew L. Somers (D) : . John J. Delaney (D) : . Richard J. Tonry (D) : . Stephen A. Rudd (D), until March 31, 1936 : .
Emanuel Celler Emanuel Celler (May 6, 1888 – January 15, 1981) was an American politician from New York who served in the United States House of Representatives for almost 50 years, from March 1923 to January 1973. He served as the dean of the United States H ...
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James A. O'Leary James Aloysius O'Leary (April 23, 1889 – March 16, 1944) was an American lawyer and businessman who served five terms as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state), ...
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Samuel Dickstein Samuel Dickstein (February 5, 1885 – April 22, 1954) was a Democratic Congressional Representative from New York (22-year tenure), a New York State Supreme Court Justice, and a Soviet spy. He played a key role in establishing the committee th ...
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Christopher D. Sullivan Christopher Daniel Sullivan (July 14, 1870 – August 3, 1942) was an American politician from New York who served twelve terms as a United States Congressman from 1917 to 1941. Life Born in New York City, he attended the public schools, St. Jam ...
(D) : . William I. Sirovich (D) : . John J. Boylan (D) : . John J. O'Connor (D) : . Theodore A. Peyser (D) : . Martin J. Kennedy (D) : .
Sol Bloom Sol Bloom (March 9, 1870March 7, 1949) was an American song-writer and politician from New York City who began his career as an entertainment impresario and sheet music publisher in Chicago. He served fourteen terms in the United States House of ...
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Vito Marcantonio Vito is an Italian name that is derived from the Latin word "''vita''", meaning "life". It is a modern form of the Latin name Vitus, meaning "life-giver," as in San Vito or Saint Vitus, the patron saint of dogs and a heroic figure in southern I ...
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Anthony J. Griffin Anthony Jerome Griffin (April 1, 1866 – January 13, 1935) was an American lawyer, war veteran, and politician from New York. He served ten terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1918 to 1935. Life He attended City College, Cooper Un ...
(D), until January 13, 1935 :: Edward W. Curley (D), from November 5, 1935 : . Charles A. Buckley (D) : . James M. Fitzpatrick (D) : .
Charles D. Millard Charles Dunsmore Millard (December 1, 1873 – December 11, 1944) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Biography Millard was born in Tarrytown, New York. He attended Phillips Academy, Brown Univer ...
(R) : . Hamilton Fish Jr. (R) : . Philip A. Goodwin (R) : . Parker Corning (D) : . William D. Thomas (R), until May 17, 1936 : .
Frank Crowther Frank Crowther (July 10, 1870 – July 20, 1955) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Liverpool, England, he emigrated to the United States in 1872 with his parents, who settled in Canton, Massachusetts. He attended the ...
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Bertrand H. Snell Bertrand Hollis Snell (December 9, 1870 – February 2, 1958) was an American politician who represented upstate New York in the United States House of Representatives. He was a pro-business, low-tax, isolationist conservative Republican who ...
(R) : . Francis D. Culkin (R) : . Fred J. Sisson (D) : .
Bert Lord Bert Lord (December 4, 1869 – May 24, 1939) was an American politician from New York. A Republican, he served several terms in the New York State Assembly and New York State Senate, and was a member of the United States House of Representati ...
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Clarence E. Hancock Clarence Eugene Hancock (February 13, 1885 – January 3, 1948) was an American attorney and politician from New York. He was most notable for his service as a U.S. Representative from 1927 to 1947. A native of Syracuse, New York, Hancock grad ...
(R) : . John Taber (R) : . W. Sterling Cole (R) : .
James P.B. Duffy James Patrick Bernard Duffy (November 25, 1878 – January 8, 1969) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served one term as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1935 to 1937. Early ...
(D) : . James W. Wadsworth Jr. (R) : . Walter G. Andrews (R) : . Alfred F. Beiter (D) : . James M. Mead (D) : . Daniel A. Reed (R)


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

: . Lindsay C. Warren (D) : . John H. Kerr (D) : . Graham A. Barden (D) : . Harold D. Cooley (D) : . Franklin W. Hancock Jr. (D) : .
William B. Umstead William Bradley Umstead (May 13, 1895November 7, 1954) was an United States of America, American politician who served as a United States Senators, United States Senator and the List of Governors of North Carolina, 63rd governor of North Carolin ...
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J. Bayard Clark Jerome Bayard Clark (April 5, 1882 – August 26, 1959) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina. Early life Born on Phoebus Plantation near Elizabethtown, North Carolina, Clark attended Davidson College, where he was a member of the Pi Kap ...
(D) : . J. Walter Lambeth (D) : . Robert L. Doughton (D) : . Alfred L. Bulwinkle (D) : .
Zebulon Weaver Zebulon Weaver (May 12, 1872 – October 29, 1948) was an American lawyer and politician who served 14 terms as a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1917 and 1929 and again between 1931 and 1947. Early years and education ...
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North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, So ...

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William Lemke William Frederick Lemke (August 13, 1878 – May 30, 1950) was an American politician who represented North Dakota in the United States House of Representatives as a member of the Republican Party. He was also the Union Party's presidential cand ...
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Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

: . Charles V. Truax (D), until August 9, 1935 ::
Daniel S. Earhart Daniel Scofield Earhart (May 28, 1907 – January 2, 1976) was an American lawyer who served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio for two months from November 1936 to January 1937. He later served on active ...
(D), from November 3, 1936 : . Stephen M. Young (D) : .
John B. Hollister John Baker Hollister (November 7, 1890 – January 4, 1979) was a three-term U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1931 to 1937. Biography Born in Cincinnati, Hollister attended the local schools and St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire. ...
(R) : . William E. Hess (R) : .
Byron B. Harlan Byron Berry Harlan (October 22, 1886 – November 11, 1949) was an American attorney, prosecutor, jurist and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. He served four terms in Congress from 1931 to 1939. Early life and e ...
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Frank Le Blond Kloeb Frank Le Blond Kloeb (June 16, 1890 – March 11, 1976), also known as Frank L. Kloeb, was a Democratic United States Representative from Ohio and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of O ...
(D) : . Frank C. Kniffin (D) : . James G. Polk (D) : . Leroy T. Marshall (R) : . Thomas B. Fletcher (D) : . Warren J. Duffey (D), until July 7, 1936 : . Thomas A. Jenkins (R) : . Mell G. Underwood (D), until April 10, 1936 :: Peter F. Hammond (D), from November 3, 1936 : . Arthur P. Lamneck (D) : . William L. Fiesinger (D) : . Dow W. Harter (D) : .
Robert T. Secrest Robert Thompson Secrest (January 22, 1904 near Senecaville, Ohio – May 15, 1994, in Cambridge, Ohio)(18 May 1994)Robert T. Secret Dies ''The Washington Post'' was an American Democratic representative to the United States Congress from the s ...
(D) : . William R. Thom (D) : .
William A. Ashbrook William Albert Ashbrook (July 1, 1867 – January 1, 1940) was an American businessman, newspaper publisher, and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician from Ohio. He was born near Johnstown, Ohio, Johnstown, Licking County, Ohi ...
(D) : . Lawrence E. Imhoff (D) : . John G. Cooper (R) : .
Martin L. Sweeney Martin Leonard Sweeney, Sr. (April 15, 1885 – May 1, 1960), was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Ohio and the father of Robert E. Sweeney. Biography Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Sweeney attended parochial and public schools in the area, ...
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Robert Crosser Robert Crosser (June 7, 1874 – June 3, 1957) was an American lawyer and politician who served 19 terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio. He remains the longest-serving member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of ...
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Chester C. Bolton Chester Castle Bolton (September 5, 1882 – October 29, 1939) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. He served four consecutive terms from 1929 to 1937. He was elected to a fifth term in 1938, but he died before completing the term. He was the hus ...
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Oklahoma

: . Will Rogers (D) : . Wesley E. Disney (D) : .
John Conover Nichols John Conover Nichols (August 31, 1896November 7, 1945) was an American lawyer, World War I veteran, and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma from 1935 to 1943. Biography Born in Joplin, Missouri, Nichols was ...
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Wilburn Cartwright Wilburn Cartwright (January 12, 1892 – March 14, 1979) was a lawyer, educator, U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, and United States Army officer in World War II. The town of Cartwright, Oklahoma is named after him. Early life Born on a fa ...
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Percy Lee Gassaway Percy Lee Gassaway (August 30, 1885 – May 15, 1937) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma. Biography Born in Waco, McLennan County, Texas, Gassaway was the son of Rev. B. F. and Elizabeth Scoggins Gassaway. He mo ...
(D) : . Josh Lee (D) : . Jed Johnson (D) : . Sam C. Massingale (D) : . Phil Ferguson (D)


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

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James W. Mott James Wheaton Mott (November 12, 1883 – November 12, 1945) was a U.S. Representative from Oregon. A graduate of Columbia University and Willamette University's law school, he worked as a newspaper reporter, city attorney, and was elected to th ...
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Walter M. Pierce Walter Marcus Pierce (May 30, 1861 – March 27, 1954) was an American politician, a Democrat, who served as the 17th Governor of Oregon and a member of the United States House of Representatives from . A native of Illinois, he served in the ...
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William A. Ekwall William Alexander Ekwall (June 14, 1887 – October 16, 1956) was an American politician, lawyer, and journalist who served one term as a United States representative from Oregon from 1935 to 1937. From 1942 to 1956, he served as a United States ...
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Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

: . Harry C. Ransley (R) : . William H. Wilson (R) : . Clare G. Fenerty (R) : . J. Burrwood Daly (D) : .
Frank J.G. Dorsey Frank Joseph Gerard Dorsey (April 26, 1891 – July 13, 1949) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 26, 1891; attended grade and high schools; was ...
(D) : . Michael J. Stack (D) : .
George P. Darrow George Potter Darrow (February 4, 1859 – June 7, 1943) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. George Darrow was born in Waterford, Connecticut. He graduated from Alfred University in Alfred, New ...
(R) : . James Wolfenden (R) : . Oliver Walter Frey (D) : .
J. Roland Kinzer John Roland Kinzer (March 28, 1874 – July 25, 1955) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography J. Roland Kinzer was born on a farm near Terre Hill, Pennsylvania in East Earl Township, Lancaster ...
(R) : . Patrick J. Boland (D) : . C. Murray Turpin (R) : .
James H. Gildea James Hilary Gildea (October 21, 1890 – June 5, 1988) was an American politician, newspaperman and a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Formative years James H. Gilde ...
(D) : . William Emanuel Richardson (D) : .
Charles E. Dietrich Charles Elmer Dietrich (July 30, 1889 – May 20, 1942) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania for one term from 1935 to 1937. Early life and career Charles E. Dietrich was born in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvan ...
(D) : . Robert F. Rich (R) : . J. William Ditter (R) : . Benjamin Kurtz Focht (R) : .
Isaac Hoffer Doutrich Isaac Hoffer Doutrich (December 19, 1871 – May 28, 1941) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He was born on a farm near Middletown, Pennsylvania. He moved to Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, wit ...
(R) : . Denis J. Driscoll (D) : . Francis E. Walter (D) : . Harry L. Haines (D) : . Don Gingery (D) : . J. Buell Snyder (D) : . Charles I. Faddis (D) : .
Charles R. Eckert Charles Richard Eckert (January 20, 1868 – October 26, 1959) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1935 to 1939. Biography Charles Richard Eckert was born in ...
(D) : . Joseph Gray (D) : . William M. Berlin (D) : . Charles N. Crosby (D) : . J. Twing Brooks (D) : . James L. Quinn (D) : .
Theodore L. Moritz Theodore Leo Moritz (February 10, 1892 – March 13, 1982) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He was born in Toledo, Ohio. He graduated from St. Mary's Institute in Dayton, Ohio, in 1913, and th ...
(D) : . Henry Ellenbogen (D) : . Matthew A. Dunn (D)


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

: . Francis B. Condon (D), until January 10, 1935 ::
Charles Risk Charles Francis Risk (August 19, 1897 – December 26, 1943) was an American lawyer and World War I veteran who served two non-consecutive terms as a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island in the 1930s and 1940s. Early life Born in Central F ...
(R), from August 6, 1935 : . John M. O'Connell (D)


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

: . Thomas S. McMillan (D) : .
Hampton P. Fulmer Hampton Pitts Fulmer (June 23, 1875 – October 19, 1944) was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He represented South Carolina in the United States House of Representatives from 1921 – October 19, 1944. After his death, his wi ...
(D) : . John C. Taylor (D) : . John J. McSwain (D), until August 6, 1936 :: Gabriel H. Mahon Jr. (D), from November 3, 1936 : . James P. Richards (D) : .
Allard H. Gasque Allard Henry Gasque (March 8, 1873 – June 17, 1938) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina from 1923 until his death in June 1938. Following his death, he was succeeded in office by his wife Elizabeth Hawley Gasque. Biography Early l ...
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South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large porti ...

: . Fred H. Hildebrandt (D) : . Theodore B. Werner (D)


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

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B. Carroll Reece Brazilla Carroll Reece (December 22, 1889 – March 19, 1961) was an American Republican Party politician from Tennessee. He represented eastern Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives for all but six years from 1921 to 1961 ...
(R) : . J. Will Taylor (R) : . Sam D. McReynolds (D) : . John Ridley Mitchell (D) : . Jo Byrns (D), until June 4, 1936 : . Clarence W. Turner (D) : .
Herron C. Pearson Herron Carney Pearson (July 31, 1890 – April 24, 1953) was an American politician and a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Tennessee. Biography Born in Taylor, Texas, Pearson was son of John Lafayette and Annie (H ...
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Jere Cooper Jere Cooper (July 20, 1893 – December 18, 1957) was a Democratic United States Representative from Tennessee. Biography Cooper was born on a farm near Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, son of Joseph W. and Viola May (Cooper) Cooper. He a ...
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Walter Chandler Walter "Clift" Chandler (October 5, 1887 – October 1, 1967) was an American politician from Tennessee and a Representative for the ninth district of Tennessee. He served as mayor of Memphis, Tennessee from 1940 to 1946 and in 1955. Biograph ...
(D)


Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

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Wright Patman John William Wright Patman (August 6, 1893 – March 7, 1976) was an American politician. First elected in 1928, Patman served 24 consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 1st congressional district from 1929 to ...
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Martin Dies Jr. Martin Dies Jr. (November 5, 1900 – November 14, 1972), also known as Martin Dies Sr., was a Texas politician and a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives. He was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-second and after ...
(D) : . Morgan G. Sanders (D) : . Sam Rayburn (D) : .
Hatton W. Sumners Hatton William Sumners (May 30, 1875 – April 19, 1962) was a Democratic Congressman from the Dallas, Texas area, serving from 1913 to 1947. He rose to become Chairman of the powerful House Judiciary Committee. Early life and career Hatto ...
(D) : . Luther A. Johnson (D) : . Nat Patton (D) : .
Joe H. Eagle Joe Henry Eagle (January 23, 1870 – January 10, 1963) was a U.S. Representative from Texas. Born in Tompkinsville, Kentucky, Eagle was graduated from the local high school in 1883 and obtained a teacher's certificate in 1884. He was als ...
(D) : . Joseph J. Mansfield (D) : . James P. Buchanan (D) : . Oliver H. Cross (D) : . Fritz G. Lanham (D) : . William D. McFarlane (D) : .
Richard M. Kleberg Richard Mifflin Kleberg Sr. (November 18, 1887 – May 8, 1955), a Democrat, was a seven-term member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 14th congressional district over the period 1931–1945 and an heir to the King Ranch i ...
(D) : . Milton H. West (D) : .
R. Ewing Thomason Robert Ewing Thomason known as R. Ewing Thomason (May 30, 1879 – November 8, 1973) was a Texas politician, a member and Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, the mayor of El Paso, a Democratic member of the United States House of Repr ...
(D) : . Thomas L. Blanton (D) : .
Marvin Jones Marvin Jones may refer to: *John Marvin Jones (1882–1976), known as Marvin Jones and J. Marvin Jones, United States congressman *Marvin Jones (linebacker) (born 1972), American football linebacker *Marvin Jones (wide receiver) (born 1990), Americ ...
(D) : . George H. Mahon (D) : .
Maury Maverick Fontaine Maury Maverick Sr. (October 23, 1895 – June 7, 1954) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas, representing the 20th district from January 3, 1935, to January 3, 1939. He is best remembered for ...
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Charles L. South Charles Lacy South (July 22, 1892 – December 20, 1965) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Texas. Born on a farm near Damascus, Virginia. South moved with his parents to Callahan County, Texas, in 1898 and to C ...
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Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

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Abe Murdock Orrice Abram "Abe" Murdock Jr. (July 18, 1893September 15, 1979) was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of both chambers of the United States Congress for Utah. From 1947 to 1957, he served as a member of the National Lab ...
(D) : . J. W. Robinson (D)


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

: .
Charles A. Plumley Charles Albert Plumley (April 14, 1875 – October 31, 1964) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a Republican U.S. Representative from Vermont, and was the son of U.S. Representative Frank Plumley. Biography Plumley was born in ...
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Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

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S. Otis Bland Schuyler Otis Bland (May 4, 1872 – February 16, 1950) was a United States representative from Virginia. Born near Gloucester, Virginia, he attended the Gloucester Academy and the College of William and Mary. He was a teacher and a lawyer in p ...
(D) : . Colgate W. Darden Jr. (D) : . Andrew J. Montague (D) : . Patrick H. Drewry (D) : . Thomas G. Burch (D) : . Clifton A. Woodrum (D) : .
A. Willis Robertson Absalom Willis Robertson (May 27, 1887 – November 1, 1971) was an American politician from Virginia who served in public office for over 50 years. A member of the Democratic Party and lukewarm ally of the Byrd Organization led by fellow U.S. Se ...
(D) : .
Howard W. Smith Howard Worth Smith (February 2, 1883 – October 3, 1976) was an American politician. A Democratic U.S. Representative from Virginia, he was a leader of the informal but powerful conservative coalition. Early life and education Howard W ...
(D) : .
John W. Flannagan Jr. John William Flannagan Jr. (February 20, 1885 – April 27, 1955) was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1931 - 1949. The John W Flannagan Dam is named af ...
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Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

: . Marion Anthony Zioncheck (D), until August 7, 1936 : . Monrad C. Wallgren (D) : .
Martin F. Smith Martin Fernard Smith (May 28, 1891 – October 25, 1954) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Washington (U.S. state), Washington. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Smith attended the public schools, Lewis Institute, C ...
(D) : .
Knute Hill Knute Hill (July 31, 1876 – December 3, 1963) was a U.S. Representative from the state of Washington. He was known by the nickname "the Little Giant".Richardson, Darcy: ''Others: Fighting Bob La Follette and the Progressive Movement: Third‑ ...
(D) : . Samuel Billingsley Hill (D), until June 25, 1936 : . Wesley Lloyd (D), until January 10, 1936


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

: . Robert L. Ramsay (D) : .
Jennings Randolph Jennings Randolph (March 8, 1902May 8, 1998) was an American politician from West Virginia. A Democrat, he was most notable for his service in the United States House of Representatives from 1933 to 1947 and the United States Senate from 1958 to ...
(D) : .
Andrew Edmiston Jr. Andrew Edmiston Jr. (November 13, 1892– August 28, 1966) was a Democratic politician who served as a United States representative from West Virginia. He was born in Weston in Lewis County, West Virginia on November 13, 1892. He served in the ...
(D) : . George William Johnson (D) : . John Kee (D) : . Joe L. Smith (D)


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

: . Thomas Ryum Amlie (P) : .
Harry Sauthoff Harry Edward Sauthoff (June 3, 1879 – June 16, 1966) was an American teacher, coach, lawyer and politician from Madison, Wisconsin. The son of a German immigrant, Sauthoff was a 1909 graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School. He hel ...
(P) : . Gardner R. Withrow (P) : . Randolph Joseph Cannon (D) : . Thomas David Patrick O'Malley (D) : .
Michael K. Reilly Michael Kieran Reilly (July 15, 1869 – October 14, 1944), was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from Wisconsin. Reilly was born in the town of Empire, Wisconsin in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin on July 15, 1869. He ...
(D) : . Gerald J. Boileau (P) : . George J. Schneider (P) : . Merlin Hull (P) : . Bernard J. Gehrmann (P)


List of United States representatives from Wyoming, Wyoming

: . Paul Ranous Greever (D)


Non-voting members

: . Anthony Dimond, Anthony J. Dimond (D) : . Samuel Wilder King (R) : . Francisco A. Delgado (Nacionalista Party, Nac.), until February 14, 1936 :: Quintin Paredes (Nacionalista Party, Nac.), from February 14, 1936 : . Pedro Guevara (Nacionalista Party, Nac.), until February 14, 1936 : . Santiago Iglesias Pantín (Coalitionist)


Changes of membership

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


Senate

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

(1) , Vacant , Senator-elect Holt qualified late due to age having not yet been constitutionally old enough to serve. Holt was seated when he turned 30 , , Rush D. Holt Sr. (D) , June 21, 1935 , - ,
New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...

(1) , ,
Bronson M. Cutting Bronson Murray Cutting (June 23, 1888May 6, 1935) was a United States senator from New Mexico. A prominent progressive Republican, he had also been a newspaper publisher and military attaché. Biography Bronson Cutting was born in Great River, ...
(R) , Died May 6, 1935.
Successor was appointed to serve until the next election, and was subsequently elected. , ,
Dennis Chavez Dennis or Denis is a first or last name from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius, via one of the Christian saints named Dionysius. The name came from Dionysus, the Greek god of ecstatic states, particularly those produced by wine, which is someti ...
(D) , May 11, 1935 , - ,
Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

(2) , ,
Huey Long Huey Pierce Long Jr. (August 30, 1893September 10, 1935), nicknamed "the Kingfish", was an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a United States senator from 1932 until his assassination ...
(D) , Died September 10, 1935.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election, and was subsequently elected. , ,
Rose McConnell Long Rose Long (née McConnell; April 8, 1892May 27, 1970) was an American politician who served as a Senator, and the wife of Huey Long. She was the third woman to ever serve as a U.S. Senator, and the first from Louisiana. Life and work Rose McC ...
(D) , January 31, 1936 , - ,
Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

(2) , , Thomas D. Schall (R) , Died December 22, 1935.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election. , ,
Elmer Austin Benson Elmer Austin Benson (September 22, 1895 March 13, 1985) was an American lawyer and politician from Minnesota. In 1935, Benson was appointed to the U.S. Senate following the death of Thomas Schall. He served as the 24th governor of Minnesota, def ...
(FL) , December 27, 1935 , - ,
Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

(1) , ,
Park Trammell Park Monroe Trammell (April 9, 1876 – May 8, 1936), was an American attorney and politician from the state of Florida. Trammell represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1917 until his death in 1936. As chair of the Senate Naval Aff ...
(D) , Died May 8, 1936.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election. , ,
Scott Loftin Scott Marion Loftin (September 14, 1878September 22, 1953) was a U.S. Senator from Florida who served as a Democrat in 1936. Loftin was born in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama. At the age of nine, he moved to Pensacola, Florida, with h ...
(D) , May 26, 1936 , - ,
Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

(3) , , Duncan U. Fletcher (D) , Died June 17, 1936.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election. , ,
William Luther Hill William Luther Hill (October 17, 1873January 5, 1951) was a US Senator from Florida who served as a Democrat in 1936. Early life William L. Hill was born in Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida on October 17, 1873. He attended the East Florid ...
(D) , July 1, 1936 , - ,
Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to th ...

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Richard L. Murphy Richard Louis Murphy (November 6, 1875July 16, 1936) of Dubuque, Iowa was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Iowa. Elected with President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, as only the second Democratic Senator from Iowa elected since 1858, Murphy's s ...
(D) , Died July 16, 1936.
Successor was elected to finish the term. , , Guy Gillette (D) , November 4, 1936 , - ,
Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

(2) , , James J. Couzens (R) , Died October 22, 1936.
Successor was appointed to finish the remaining term having already been elected to the next term. , ,
Prentiss M. Brown Prentiss Marsh Brown (June 18, 1889December 19, 1973) was a Democratic U.S. Representative and Senator from the state of Michigan. Biography Brown was born in St. Ignace, Michigan and attended the public schools there. He attended the Uni ...
(D) , November 19, 1936 , - ,
Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

(2) , ,
Elmer Austin Benson Elmer Austin Benson (September 22, 1895 March 13, 1985) was an American lawyer and politician from Minnesota. In 1935, Benson was appointed to the U.S. Senate following the death of Thomas Schall. He served as the 24th governor of Minnesota, def ...
(FL) , Successor was elected November 3, 1936. , , Guy V. Howard (R) , November 4, 1936 , - ,
Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

(1) , ,
Scott Loftin Scott Marion Loftin (September 14, 1878September 22, 1953) was a U.S. Senator from Florida who served as a Democrat in 1936. Loftin was born in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama. At the age of nine, he moved to Pensacola, Florida, with h ...
(D) , Successor was elected November 3, 1936. , , Charles O. Andrews (D) , November 4, 1936 , - ,
Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

(3) , ,
William Luther Hill William Luther Hill (October 17, 1873January 5, 1951) was a US Senator from Florida who served as a Democrat in 1936. Early life William L. Hill was born in Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida on October 17, 1873. He attended the East Florid ...
(D) , Successor was elected November 3, 1936. , ,
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 Mi ...
(D) , November 4, 1936 , - ,
South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large porti ...

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Peter Norbeck Peter Norbeck (August 27, 1870December 20, 1936) was an American politician from South Dakota. After serving two terms as the ninth Governor of South Dakota, Norbeck was elected to three consecutive terms as a United States Senator. Norbeck was ...
(R) , Died December 20, 1936.
Successor was appointed to serve until the next election. , ,
Herbert E. Hitchcock Herbert Emery Hitchcock (August 22, 1867 - February 17, 1958) was a United States senator from South Dakota. Life Hitchcock was born in Maquoketa, Iowa, the son of Harriet M. Lumley and Milando Lansing Hitchcock. He attended public schools in I ...
(D) , December 29, 1936


House of Representatives

, - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Rep.-elect Frederick Landis died before being sworn in , , Charles A. Halleck (R) , January 29, 1935 , - , , , Francis Condon (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 10, 1935, after being appointed associate justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court , ,
Charles Risk Charles Francis Risk (August 19, 1897 – December 26, 1943) was an American lawyer and World War I veteran who served two non-consecutive terms as a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island in the 1930s and 1940s. Early life Born in Central F ...
(R) , August 6, 1935 , - , , ,
Anthony J. Griffin Anthony Jerome Griffin (April 1, 1866 – January 13, 1935) was an American lawyer, war veteran, and politician from New York. He served ten terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1918 to 1935. Life He attended City College, Cooper Un ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died January 13, 1935 , , Edward W. Curley (D) , November 5, 1935 , - , , ,
John McDuffie John McDuffie (September 25, 1883 – November 1, 1950) was a United States representative from Alabama and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. Education and career Born on ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned March 2, 1935, after being appointed judge in US district court , , Frank W. Boykin (D) , July 30, 1935 , - , , , Michael L. Igoe (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned June 2, 1935, after being appointed a US attorney for the Northern District of Illinois , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , Cap R. Carden (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 13, 1935 , , Edward W. Creal (D) , November 5, 1935 , - , , , Charles V. Truax (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died August 9, 1935 , ,
Daniel S. Earhart Daniel Scofield Earhart (May 28, 1907 – January 2, 1976) was an American lawyer who served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio for two months from November 1936 to January 1937. He later served on active ...
(D) , November 3, 1936 , - , , , William W. Arnold (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned September 16, 1935, after being appointed a member of the United States Tax Court, US Board of Tax Appeals , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , ,
William F. Brunner William Frank Brunner (September 15, 1887 – April 23, 1965) was an American businessman and politician who four terms served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York from 1929 to 1935. Early life Born in Woodhaven, Que ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned September 27, 1935, after being elected Sheriff of Queens County, New York , , William Bernard Barry, William B. Barry (D) , November 5, 1935 , - , , , Henry M. Kimball (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 19, 1935 , ,
Verner Main Verner Wright Main (December 16, 1885 – July 6, 1965) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Main was born in Ashley, Ohio, where he attended the public schools. He graduated from Marion High School in Marion, Ohio. He also grad ...
(R) , December 17, 1935 , - , , , Wesley Lloyd (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died January 10, 1936 , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , Francisco Afan Delgado, Francisco A. Delgado (NAC) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned February 14, 1936, after a successor qualified in accordance to a new form of government , Quintin Paredes (NAC) , February 14, 1936 , - , , Pedro Guevara (NAC) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned February 14, 1936, after the 2nd seat was abolished , colspan=2 , None , - , , , Stephen A. Rudd (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died March 31, 1936 , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , Mell G. Underwood (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned April 10, 1936, after being appointed to the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio , , Peter F. Hammond (D) , November 3, 1936 , - , , , John T. Buckbee (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died April 23, 1936 , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , William D. Thomas (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died May 17, 1936 , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , ,
Randolph Perkins Randolph Perkins (November 30, 1871 – May 25, 1936) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1921 to 1936. Early life and caree ...
(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died May 25, 1936 , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , A. Piatt Andrew (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 3, 1936 , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , Jo Byrns (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 4, 1936 , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , Samuel B. Hill (Washington politician), Samuel B. Hill (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned June 25, 1936, after being appointed a member of the United States Tax Court, US Board of Tax Appeals , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , ,
Bernhard M. Jacobsen Bernhard Martin Jacobsen (March 26, 1862 – June 30, 1936) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa who served nearly three full terms during the Great Depression. He was the father of William S. Jacobsen, who succeeded him in Congress fo ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 30, 1936 , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , Warren J. Duffey (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died July 7, 1936 , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , John J. McSwain (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died August 6, 1936 , , Gabriel H. Mahon Jr. (D) , November 3, 1936 , - , , , Marion Zioncheck (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died August 7, 1936 , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , William Voris Gregory, William V. Gregory (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 10, 1936 , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , Guy Gillette (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 3, 1936, after being elected to the U.S. Senate , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , ,
Prentiss M. Brown Prentiss Marsh Brown (June 18, 1889December 19, 1973) was a Democratic U.S. Representative and Senator from the state of Michigan. Biography Brown was born in St. Ignace, Michigan and attended the public schools there. He attended the Uni ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 18, 1936, after being appointed to the U.S. Senate having already been elected. , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , Glover H. Cary (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died December 5, 1936 , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress


Committees


Senate

* United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman: Ellison D. Smith; Ranking Member: George W. Norris) * United States Senate Special Committee on Air Mail and Ocean Mail Contracts, Air Mail and Ocean Mail Contracts (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman:
Carter Glass Carter Glass (January 4, 1858 – May 28, 1946) was an American newspaper publisher and Democratic politician from Lynchburg, Virginia. He represented Virginia in both houses of Congress and served as the United States Secretary of the Treas ...
; Ranking Member: Frederick Hale (U.S. senator), Frederick Hale) * United States Senate Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman:
James F. Byrnes James Francis Byrnes ( ; May 2, 1882 – April 9, 1972) was an American judge and politician from South Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in U.S. Congress and on the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as in the executive branch, ...
; Ranking Member: John G. Townsend Jr.) * United States Senate Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: Duncan U. Fletcher; Ranking Member:
Peter Norbeck Peter Norbeck (August 27, 1870December 20, 1936) was an American politician from South Dakota. After serving two terms as the ninth Governor of South Dakota, Norbeck was elected to three consecutive terms as a United States Senator. Norbeck was ...
) * Bankruptcy and Receiveship (Select) * Campaign Expenditures Investigation (Special) (Chairman:
James F. Byrnes James Francis Byrnes ( ; May 2, 1882 – April 9, 1972) was an American judge and politician from South Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in U.S. Congress and on the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as in the executive branch, ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Civil Service, Civil Service (Chairman:
William J. Bulow William John Bulow (January 13, 1869February 26, 1960) was an American politician and lawyer. He was the first Democratic Governor of South Dakota, serving from 1927 to 1931. He received the highest number of votes of any Democratic candidate f ...
; Ranking Member:
Wallace H. White Jr. Wallace Humphrey White Jr. (August 6, 1877March 31, 1952) was an American politician and Republican leader in the United States Congress from 1917 until 1949. White was from the U.S. state of Maine and served in the U.S. House of Representatives ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Josiah W. Bailey; Ranking Member:
Arthur Capper Arthur Capper (July 14, 1865 – December 19, 1951) was an American politician from Kansas. He was the 20th governor of Kansas (the first born in the state) from 1915 to 1919 and a United States senator from 1919 to 1949. He also owned a radio ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman:
Royal S. Copeland Royal Samuel Copeland (November 7, 1868June 17, 1938), a United States Senator from New York from 1923 until 1938, was an academic, homeopathic physician, and politician. He held elected offices in both Michigan (as a Republican) and New York ...
; Ranking Member:
Charles L. McNary Charles Linza McNary (June 12, 1874February 25, 1944) was an American Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from Oregon. He served in the United States Senate, U.S. Senate from 1917 to 1944 and was Party leaders of the United ...
) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: William H. King; Ranking Member:
Arthur Capper Arthur Capper (July 14, 1865 – December 19, 1951) was an American politician from Kansas. He was the 20th governor of Kansas (the first born in the state) from 1915 to 1919 and a United States senator from 1919 to 1949. He also owned a radio ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Education and Labor, Education and Labor (Chairman: David I. Walsh; Ranking Member: William E. Borah) ** United States Senate Education and Labor Subcommittee on Investigation Violations of Free Speech and the Rights of Labor, Investigation Violations of Free Speech and the Rights of Labor * United States Senate Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Hattie W. Caraway; Ranking Member:
Arthur H. Vandenberg Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg Sr. (March 22, 1884April 18, 1951) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Michigan from 1928 to 1951. A member of the Republican Party, he participated in the creation of the United Natio ...
) * Executive Agencies of the Government (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Expenditures in Executive Departments, Expenditures in Executive Departments (Chairman: J. Hamilton Lewis; Ranking Member: Daniel O. Hastings) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman:
Pat Harrison Byron Patton "Pat" Harrison (August 29, 1881June 22, 1941) was a Mississippi politician who served as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives from 1911 to 1919 and in the United States Senate from 1919 until his death. Early li ...
; Ranking Member: James Couzens) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman:
Key Pittman Key Denson Pittman (September 19, 1872 – November 10, 1940) was a United States senator from Nevada and a member of the Democratic Party, serving eventually as president pro tempore as well as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. B ...
; Ranking Member: William E. Borah) * United States Senate Committee on Immigration, Immigration (Chairman:
Marcus A. Coolidge Marcus Allen Coolidge (October 6, 1865January 23, 1947) was a Democratic United States Senator representing Massachusetts from March 4, 1931, to January 3, 1937. Biography Coolidge was born in Westminster, Massachusetts, son of Frederick Spau ...
; Ranking Member: Hiram W. Johnson) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman:
Elmer Thomas John William Elmer Thomas (September 8, 1876 – September 19, 1965) was a native of Indiana who moved to Oklahoma Territory in 1901, where he practiced law in Lawton. After statehood, he was elected to the first state senate, representing the L ...
; Ranking Member: Lynn J. Frazier) * United States Senate Committee on Interoceanic Canals, Interoceanic Canals (Chairman: Thomas P. Gore; Ranking Member: Thomas D. Schall then W. Warren Barbour) * United States Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce, Interstate Commerce (Chairman:
Burton K. Wheeler Burton Kendall Wheeler (February 27, 1882January 6, 1975) was an attorney and an American politician of the Democratic Party in Montana, which he represented as a United States senator from 1923 until 1947. Born in Massachusetts, Wheeler began ...
; Ranking Member: James Couzens) * United States Senate Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, Irrigation and Reclamation (Chairman: Alva B. Adams; Ranking Member:
Charles L. McNary Charles Linza McNary (June 12, 1874February 25, 1944) was an American Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from Oregon. He served in the United States Senate, U.S. Senate from 1917 to 1944 and was Party leaders of the United ...
) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Henry F. Ashurst; Ranking Member: William E. Borah) * Land and Water Policies of the United States (Special) * United States Senate Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman:
Alben W. Barkley Alben William Barkley (; November 24, 1877 – April 30, 1956) was an American lawyer and politician from Kentucky who served in both houses of Congress and as the 35th vice president of the United States from 1949 to 1953 under Presiden ...
; Ranking Member:
Peter Norbeck Peter Norbeck (August 27, 1870December 20, 1936) was an American politician from South Dakota. After serving two terms as the ninth Governor of South Dakota, Norbeck was elected to three consecutive terms as a United States Senator. Norbeck was ...
) * Lobbying Activities (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: Robert J. Bulkley; Ranking Member:
Charles L. McNary Charles Linza McNary (June 12, 1874February 25, 1944) was an American Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from Oregon. He served in the United States Senate, U.S. Senate from 1917 to 1944 and was Party leaders of the United ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman:
Morris Sheppard John Morris Sheppard (May 28, 1875April 9, 1941) was a Democratic United States Congressman and United States Senator from Texas. He authored the Eighteenth Amendment (Prohibition) and introduced it in the Senate, and is referred to as "the fa ...
; Ranking Member: Bronson Cutting then Robert D. Carey) * United States Senate Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: M.M. Logan; Ranking Member: Lynn J. Frazier) * Mississippi Flood Control Project (Select) (Chairman: Robert F. Wagner) * United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman:
Park Trammell Park Monroe Trammell (April 9, 1876 – May 8, 1936), was an American attorney and politician from the state of Florida. Trammell represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1917 until his death in 1936. As chair of the Senate Naval Aff ...
; Ranking Member: Frederick Hale (U.S. senator), Frederick Hale) * United States Senate Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: William Gibbs McAdoo; Ranking Member: George W. Norris) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: George McGill; Ranking Member: Thomas D. Schall) * Philippines Economic Condition (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Kenneth McKellar; Ranking Member: Thomas D. Schall) * United States Senate Special Committee on Presidential and Senatorial Campaign Expenditures, Presidential and Senatorial Campaign Expenditures (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman:
Carl Hayden Carl Trumbull Hayden (October 2, 1877 – January 25, 1972) was an American politician. Representing Arizona in the United States Senate from 1927 to 1969, he was the first U.S. Senator to serve seven terms. Serving as the state's first Represe ...
; Ranking Member:
Arthur H. Vandenberg Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg Sr. (March 22, 1884April 18, 1951) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Michigan from 1928 to 1951. A member of the Republican Party, he participated in the creation of the United Natio ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, Privileges and Elections (Chairman: Walter F. George; Ranking Member: Daniel O. Hastings) * United States Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Tom Connally; Ranking Member:
Henry W. Keyes Henry Wilder Keyes (; May 23, 1863June 19, 1938) was an American Republican politician from Haverhill, New Hampshire. He served as the 56th governor of New Hampshire from 1917 to 1919 and as a United States Senator. Early life Keyes was born in ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands and Surveys (Chairman: Robert F. Wagner; Ranking Member:
Peter Norbeck Peter Norbeck (August 27, 1870December 20, 1936) was an American politician from South Dakota. After serving two terms as the ninth Governor of South Dakota, Norbeck was elected to three consecutive terms as a United States Senator. Norbeck was ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Matthew M. Neely; Ranking Member: Frederick Hale (U.S. senator), Frederick Hale) * United States Senate Special Committee on Silver, Silver (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories and Insular Affairs (Chairman: Millard E. Tydings; Ranking Member: Hiram W. Johnson) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands (Select) * Committee of the whole, Whole * United States Senate Special Committee on Wildlife Resources, Wildlife Resources (Special) (Chairman: Vacant; Ranking Member: Vacant) * United States Senate Special Committee on Wool Production, Wool Production (Special)


House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: Lindsay C. Warren; Ranking Member: James Wolfenden) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: J. Marvin Jones; Ranking Member: Clifford R. Hope) * United States House Special Committee on the American Retail Federation, American Retail Federation (Special) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: James P. Buchanan; Ranking Member: John Taber) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman:
Henry B. Steagall Henry Bascom Steagall (May 19, 1873 – November 22, 1943) was a United States representative from Alabama. He was chairman of the Committee on Banking and Currency and in 1933, he co-sponsored the Glass–Steagall Act with Carter Glass, an ac ...
; Ranking Member:
John B. Hollister John Baker Hollister (November 7, 1890 – January 4, 1979) was a three-term U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1931 to 1937. Biography Born in Cincinnati, Hollister attended the local schools and St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire. ...
) * United States House Committee on the Census, Census (Chairman: William H. Larrabee; Ranking Member:
J. Roland Kinzer John Roland Kinzer (March 28, 1874 – July 25, 1955) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography J. Roland Kinzer was born on a farm near Terre Hill, Pennsylvania in East Earl Township, Lancaster ...
) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Civil Service (Chairman: Robert Ramspeck; Ranking Member: Frederick R. Lehlbach) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Ambrose J. Kennedy; Ranking Member: Ulysses S. Guyer) * United States House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: Andrew Somers; Ranking Member:
Randolph Perkins Randolph Perkins (November 30, 1871 – May 25, 1936) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1921 to 1936. Early life and caree ...
) * United States House Select Committee on Conservation of Wildlife Resources, Conservation of Wildlife Resources (Select) (Chairman:
A. Willis Robertson Absalom Willis Robertson (May 27, 1887 – November 1, 1971) was an American politician from Virginia who served in public office for over 50 years. A member of the Democratic Party and lukewarm ally of the Byrd Organization led by fellow U.S. Se ...
) * United States House Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of Executive Papers (Chairman: Ambrose J. Kennedy; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Mary Teresa Norton; Ranking Member: Gardner Withrow) * United States House Committee on Education, Education (Chairman: Vincent L. Palmisano; Ranking Member: Albert E. Carter) * United States House Committee on the Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress, Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress (Chairman: Thomas B. Fletcher; Ranking Member: Charles L. Gifford) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#1 (Chairman:
Cleveland Dear Cleveland Dear Sr. (August 22, 1888 – December 30, 1950), was a two-term U.S. representative for Louisiana's 8th congressional district, since disbanded, a district attorney, a state court judge, and a candidate in 1936 for governor of Lou ...
; Ranking Member:
John B. Hollister John Baker Hollister (November 7, 1890 – January 4, 1979) was a three-term U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1931 to 1937. Biography Born in Cincinnati, Hollister attended the local schools and St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire. ...
) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#2 (Chairman: Joseph A. Gavagan; Ranking Member: Ulysses S. Guyer) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#3 (Chairman: John H. Kerr; Ranking Member: Charles L. Gifford) * United States House Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman:
Claude V. Parsons Claude VanCleve Parsons (October 7, 1895 – May 23, 1941) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born on a farm near McCormick, Pope County, Illinois, Parsons attended the public schools. He taught in the rural schools of Pope County, Illin ...
; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments, Expenditures in the Executive Departments (Chairman: John J. Cochran; Ranking Member: Charles L. Gifford) * United States House Committee on Flood Control, Flood Control (Chairman: Riley J. Wilson; Ranking Member: Robert F. Rich) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Sam D. McReynolds; Ranking Member: Hamilton Fish III) * United States House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, Immigration and Naturalization (Chairman:
Samuel Dickstein Samuel Dickstein (February 5, 1885 – April 22, 1954) was a Democratic Congressional Representative from New York (22-year tenure), a New York State Supreme Court Justice, and a Soviet spy. He played a key role in establishing the committee th ...
; Ranking Member: J. Will Taylor) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Will Rogers; Ranking Member:
Fred C. Gilchrist Fred Cramer Gilchrist (June 2, 1868 – March 10, 1950) was a seven-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa, from 1931 to 1945. Born in California, Pennsylvania, in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Gilchrist moved with his parents to ...
) * United States House Committee on Insular Affairs, Insular Affairs (Chairman:
Leo Kocialkowski Leo Paul Kocialkowski (August 16, 1882 – September 27, 1958) was an American politician who served 5 terms as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1933 to 1943. Biography Kocialkowski was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son o ...
; Ranking Member:
Lloyd Thurston Lloyd Thurston (March 27, 1880 – May 7, 1970) was a seven-term Republican U.S. Representative from southern Iowa. First elected in 1924, he served until 1938, when he unsuccessfully sought election to the U.S. Senate. By his final term, he had ...
) * United States House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: Sam Rayburn; Ranking Member: John G. Cooper) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: John Lesinski Sr., John Lesinski; Ranking Member:
Charles D. Millard Charles Dunsmore Millard (December 1, 1873 – December 11, 1944) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Biography Millard was born in Tarrytown, New York. He attended Phillips Academy, Brown Univer ...
) * United States House Select Committee to Investigate Real Estate Beholder's Reorganizations, Investigate Real Estate Beholder's Reorganizations (Select) (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands, Irrigation and Reclamation (Chairman: Compton I. White; Ranking Member:
Fred A. Hartley Jr. Frederick Allan Hartley Jr. (February 22, 1902 – May 11, 1969) was an American Republican politician from New Jersey. Hartley served ten terms in the United States House of Representatives where he represented the New Jersey's 8th and New Jer ...
) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman:
Hatton W. Sumners Hatton William Sumners (May 30, 1875 – April 19, 1962) was a Democratic Congressman from the Dallas, Texas area, serving from 1913 to 1947. He rose to become Chairman of the powerful House Judiciary Committee. Early life and career Hatto ...
; Ranking Member:
Randolph Perkins Randolph Perkins (November 30, 1871 – May 25, 1936) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1921 to 1936. Early life and caree ...
) * United States House Committee on Labor, Labor (Chairman:
William P. Connery Jr. William Patrick Connery Jr. (August 24, 1888 – June 15, 1937) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Lynn on August 24, 1888, the son of William P. Connery Sr. and brother of Lawrence Joseph Connery. He attend ...
; Ranking Member:
Richard J. Welch Richard Joseph Welch (February 13, 1869 – September 10, 1949) was an American county clerk and politician. He sat in the United States House of Representatives for 12 terms from 1926 to 1949, serving a district in San Francisco, California. B ...
) * United States House Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman:
Kent E. Keller 300px, Group of legislators leaves White House after asking Franklin D. Roosevelt for $80,000,000 for flood control in Ohio Valley">Franklin_D._Roosevelt.html" ;"title="White House after asking Franklin D. Roosevelt">White House after asking F ...
; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States House Committee on Memorials, Memorials (Chairman: Simon M. Hamlin; Ranking Member:
Frank Crowther Frank Crowther (July 10, 1870 – July 20, 1955) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Liverpool, England, he emigrated to the United States in 1872 with his parents, who settled in Canton, Massachusetts. He attended the ...
) * United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chairman:
S. Otis Bland Schuyler Otis Bland (May 4, 1872 – February 16, 1950) was a United States representative from Virginia. Born near Gloucester, Virginia, he attended the Gloucester Academy and the College of William and Mary. He was a teacher and a lawyer in p ...
; Ranking Member: Frederick R. Lehlbach) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: John J. McSwain; Ranking Member: Harry C. Ransley) * United States House Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Joe L. Smith; Ranking Member: Anthony J. Dimond) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman:
Carl Vinson Carl Vinson (November 18, 1883 – June 1, 1981) was an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for over 50 years and was influential in the 20th century expansion of the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the Democratic ...
; Ranking Member:
George P. Darrow George Potter Darrow (February 4, 1859 – June 7, 1943) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. George Darrow was born in Waterford, Connecticut. He graduated from Alfred University in Alfred, New ...
) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: William I. Sirovich; Ranking Member:
Randolph Perkins Randolph Perkins (November 30, 1871 – May 25, 1936) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1921 to 1936. Early life and caree ...
) * United States House Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman:
Allard H. Gasque Allard Henry Gasque (March 8, 1873 – June 17, 1938) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina from 1923 until his death in June 1938. Following his death, he was succeeded in office by his wife Elizabeth Hawley Gasque. Biography Early l ...
; Ranking Member:
Richard J. Welch Richard Joseph Welch (February 13, 1869 – September 10, 1949) was an American county clerk and politician. He sat in the United States House of Representatives for 12 terms from 1926 to 1949, serving a district in San Francisco, California. B ...
) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: James M. Mead; Ranking Member:
Charles E. Dietrich Charles Elmer Dietrich (July 30, 1889 – May 20, 1942) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania for one term from 1935 to 1937. Early life and career Charles E. Dietrich was born in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvan ...
) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Fritz G. Lanham; Ranking Member: Robert F. Rich) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Rene L. DeRouen; Ranking Member: Harry Lane Englebright) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman: Raymond J. Cannon; Ranking Member:
Jesse P. Wolcott Jesse Paine Wolcott (March 3, 1893 – January 28, 1969) was a politician and soldier from the U.S. state of Michigan. Wolcott was born to William Bradford Wolcott and Lillie Betsy (Paine) Wolcott in Gardner, Massachusetts and attended the comm ...
) * United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors, Rivers and Harbors (Chairman: Joseph J. Mansfield; Ranking Member:
George N. Seger George Nicholas Seger (January 4, 1866 – August 26, 1940) was an American politician. Seger, a Republican, represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for eighteen years, from 1923 until his death on August 26, 1940 ...
) * United States House Committee on Roads, Roads (Chairman:
Wilburn Cartwright Wilburn Cartwright (January 12, 1892 – March 14, 1979) was a lawyer, educator, U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, and United States Army officer in World War II. The town of Cartwright, Oklahoma is named after him. Early life Born on a fa ...
; Ranking Member: C. Murray Turpin) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: John J. O'Connor; Ranking Member: Harry C. Ransley) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: Robert A. Green; Ranking Member: Harry Lane Englebright) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman: John H. Hoeppel; Ranking Member: Gerald J. Boileau) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: Robert L. Doughton; Ranking Member: Allen T. Treadway) * United States House Committee on World War Veterans' Legislation, World War Veterans' Legislation (Chairman:
John E. Rankin John Elliott Rankin (March 29, 1882 – November 26, 1960) was a Democratic politician from Mississippi who served sixteen terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1921 to 1953. He was co-author of the bill for the Tennessee Valley A ...
; Ranking Member:
Randolph Perkins Randolph Perkins (November 30, 1871 – May 25, 1936) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1921 to 1936. Early life and caree ...
) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole


Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of (Useless) Executive Papers * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Sen.
Alben W. Barkley Alben William Barkley (; November 24, 1877 – April 30, 1956) was an American lawyer and politician from Kentucky who served in both houses of Congress and as the 35th vice president of the United States from 1949 to 1953 under Presiden ...
; Vice Chairman: Rep. ) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Sen. Duncan U. Fletcher; Vice Chairman: Rep. J. Walter Lambeth) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation, Taxation (Chairman: Rep. Robert L. Doughton; Vice Chairman: Sen.
Pat Harrison Byron Patton "Pat" Harrison (August 29, 1881June 22, 1941) was a Mississippi politician who served as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives from 1911 to 1919 and in the United States Senate from 1919 until his death. Early li ...
)


Caucuses

* House Democratic Caucus, Democratic (House) * Senate Democratic Caucus, Democratic (Senate)


Employees


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

* Architect of the Capitol: David Lynn (architect), David Lynn * Attending Physician of the United States Congress: George Calver * Comptroller General of the United States: John R. McCarl, until June 30, 1936 ** vacant thereafter * Librarian of Congress: Herbert Putnam * Public Printer of the United States: Augustus E. Giegengack


Senate

* Secretary of the Senate, Secretary: Edwin A. Halsey * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Ruskin McArdle * United States Senate Chaplain, Chaplain: ZeBarney Thorne Phillips (Episcopal Church in the United States of America, Episcopalian) * Parliamentarian of the United States Senate, Parliamentarian: Charles Watkins, from 1935 * United States Senate Sergeant at Arms, Sergeant at Arms: Chesley W. Jurney *Democratic Party Secretary: Leslie Biffle *Republican Party Secretary: Carl A. Loeffler


House of Representatives

* Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: South Trimble * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Joseph J. Sinnott * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: Finis E. Scott * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: Patrick Joseph Haltigan (D) (until 1936) and Alney E. Chaffee (R) * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Kenneth Romney * Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: James Shera Montgomery - Methodist


See also

* 1934 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress) ** 1934 United States Senate elections ** 1934 United States House of Representatives elections * 1936 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) ** 1936 United States presidential election ** 1936 United States Senate elections ** 1936 United States House of Representatives elections


Notes


References


Party divisions
via senate.gov * * * * * {{USCongresses 74th United States Congress,