The 93rd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the
United States Senate
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The composition and ...
and the
United States House of Representatives
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. It met in
Washington, DC
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from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 1975, during the last 18 months of
Richard Nixon's presidency, and the first 6 months of
Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected ...
's. This Congress was the first (and, to date, only) Congress with more than two Senate Presidents (the
Vice President of the United States
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), in this case, three. After the resignation of
Spiro Agnew
Spiro Theodore Agnew (November 9, 1918 – September 17, 1996) was the 39th vice president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1973. He is the second vice president to resign the position, the other being John ...
,
Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected ...
was appointed under the authority of the newly ratified
25th Amendment
The Twenty-fifth Amendment (Amendment XXV) to the United States Constitution deals with presidential succession and disability.
It clarifies that the vice president becomes president if the president dies, resigns, or is removed from office, an ...
. Ford became president the next year and
Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979), sometimes referred to by his nickname Rocky, was an American businessman and politician who served as the 41st vice president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. A member of t ...
was appointed in his place. The apportionment of seats in the
House of Representatives
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was based on the
Nineteenth Census of the United States in 1970. Both chambers had a
Democratic
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majority. This is the earliest Congress to feature a member of the current
117th Congress
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, Representative
Don Young
Donald Edwin Young (June 9, 1933 – March 18, 2022) was an American politician from the state of Alaska. At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving Republican in congressional history, having been the U.S. representative for fo ...
(R-AK), who served until he died in 2022.
Major events
* January 20, 1973: President
Richard Nixon
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began his second term.
* January 22, 1973: Supreme Court issued abortion decision, ''
Roe v. Wade
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* January 27, 1973:
Paris Peace Accords
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signed
* October 10, 1973: Vice President
Spiro Agnew
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resigned
* October 20, 1973:
Saturday Night Massacre
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* October 30, 1973:
Impeachment process against Richard Nixon
The impeachment process against Richard Nixon began in the United States House of Representatives on October 30, 1973, following the series of high-level resignations and firings widely called the " Saturday Night Massacre" during the course ...
initiated
* December 6, 1973: Vice President
Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected ...
confirmed and inaugurated
* August 9, 1974: President
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was t ...
resigned. Vice President Gerald Ford became
President of the United States
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.
* November 5, 1974:
United States midterm elections
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: Democrats increased their majorities in both houses
* December 19, 1974: Vice President
Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979), sometimes referred to by his nickname Rocky, was an American businessman and politician who served as the 41st vice president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. A member of t ...
confirmed and inaugurated
Major legislation
* July 1, 1973:
Case–Church Amendment
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* August 13, 1973:
Federal Aid Highway Act of 1973
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* September 26, 1973:
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
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* October 1, 1973:
Domestic Volunteer Services Act of 1973
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* October 4, 1973:
Oil Pollution Act of 1973
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* November 3, 1973:
Amtrak Improvement Act
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* November 7, 1973:
War Powers Resolution
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* December 28, 1973:
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
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,
* December 28, 1973:
Endangered Species Act
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* December 29, 1973:
Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973
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,
* March 7, 1974:
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* May 22, 1974:
Disaster Relief Act of 1974
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* July 12, 1974:
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
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* July 25, 1974:
Legal Services Corporation Act
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* August 21, 1974:
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
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* September 2, 1974:
Employee Retirement Income Security Act
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* September 7, 1974:
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974
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* October 15, 1974:
Federal Election Campaign Act
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* October 28, 1974:
Equal Credit Opportunity Act
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* October 29, 1974:
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974
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* November 26, 1974:
National Mass Transportation Assistance Act The National Mass Transportation Assistance Act of 1974 is a United States federal law that extended the Urban Mass Transportation Act to cover operating cost
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* December 3, 1974:
Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act
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* December 16, 1974:
Safe Drinking Water Act
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* December 31, 1974:
Privacy Act of 1974
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* January 2, 1975:
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* January 3, 1975:
Trade Act of 1974
The Trade Act of 1974 (, codified at ) was passed to help industry in the United States become more competitive or phase workers into other industries or occupations.
Fast track authority
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* January 3, 1975:
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act
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* January 4, 1975:
Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act
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* January 4, 1975:
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* January 4, 1975:
National Health Planning and Resources Development Act
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Hearings
* May 17, 1973:
Watergate
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hearings began (
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities)
* May 9, 1974: Hearings on the
impeachment of President Nixon began (
House Judiciary Committee
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)
Party summary
Senate
House of Representatives
Leadership
Senate
*
President
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:
Spiro Agnew
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(R) until October 10, 1973
**
Gerald Ford
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(R) December 6, 1973 – August 9, 1974
***
Nelson Rockefeller
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(R) from December 19, 1974
*
President pro tempore
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:
James Eastland
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(D)
*
Permanent acting president pro tempore:
Lee Metcalf
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(D)
Majority (Democratic) leadership
*
Majority Leader
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Mike Mansfield
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*
Majority Whip
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:
Robert Byrd
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*
Democratic Caucus Secretary:
Frank Moss
Frank Edward "Ted" Moss (September 23, 1911 – January 29, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as a United States Senator from Utah from 1959 to 1977.
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Minority (Republican) leadership
*
Minority Leader:
Hugh Scott
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*
Minority Whip
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:
Robert P. Griffin
Robert Paul Griffin (November 6, 1923 – April 16, 2015) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Michigan in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate and was a Justice of the ...
*
Republican Conference Chairman
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:
Norris Cotton
Norris Henry Cotton (May 11, 1900 – February 24, 1989) was an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative and subsequently as a U.S. Senator.
Early life
Cotton was ...
*
Republican Conference Secretary
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:
Wallace F. Bennett
Wallace Foster Bennett (November 13, 1898 – December 19, 1993) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a US Senator from Utah from 1951 to 1974. He was the father of Bob Bennett, who late ...
*
National Senatorial Committee Chair:
Bill Brock
William Emerson Brock III (November 23, 1930 – March 25, 2021) was an American Republican politician who served in both chambers of the United States Congress from 1963 to 1977 and later in the United States Cabinet from 1981 to 1987. He was ...
*
Policy Committee Chairman:
John Tower
John Goodwin Tower (September 29, 1925 – April 5, 1991) was an American politician, serving as a Republican United States Senator from Texas from 1961 to 1985. He was the first Republican Senator elected from Texas since Reconstruction. Tow ...
House of Representatives
*
Speaker
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Carl Albert
Carl Bert Albert (May 10, 1908 – February 4, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 46th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 and represented Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district as a ...
(D)
Majority (Democratic) leadership
*
Majority Leader
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Tip O'Neill
Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr. (December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987, representing northern Boston, Massachusetts, as ...
*
Majority Whip
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:
John J. McFall
John Joseph McFall (February 20, 1918 – March 7, 2006) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the state of California, rising to the position of House Majority Whip.
Early life and career
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*
Democratic Caucus Chairman:
Olin E. Teague
Olin Earl "Tiger" Teague (April 6, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was a World War II veteran and congressional representative for Texas's 6th congressional district for 32 years, from 1946 to 1978. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Bi ...
*
Democratic Caucus Secretary:
Leonor Sullivan
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan (August 21, 1902 – September 1, 1988) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri. She was a Democrat and the first woman in Congress from Missouri.
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*
Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:
Wayne Hays
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Early year ...
Minority (Republican) leadership
*
Minority Leader:
Gerald Ford
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until December 6, 1973
**
John Jacob Rhodes
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from December 7, 1973
*
Minority Whip
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:
Leslie C. Arends
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A native and lifelong resident of Melvin, Illinois, Arends attend ...
*
Republican Conference Chairman
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:
John B. Anderson
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*
Republican Conference Vice-Chairman:
Samuel L. Devine
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*
Republican Conference Secretary
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:
Jack Edwards
*
Policy Committee Chairman:
Barber Conable
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Biography
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*
Republican Campaign Committee Chairman:
Robert H. Michel
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Caucuses
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Congressional Black Caucus
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House Democratic Caucus
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Senate Democratic Caucus
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Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by
class
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, and representatives are listed by district.
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Senate
Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 means their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1976; Class 2 means their term began with this Congress, facing re-election in 1978; and Class 3 means their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1974.
Alabama
: 2.
John Sparkman
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(D)
: 3.
James Allen (D)
Alaska
: 2.
Ted Stevens
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(R)
: 3.
Mike Gravel
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(D)
Arizona
: 1.
Paul Fannin
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Ea ...
(R)
: 3.
Barry Goldwater
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(R)
Arkansas
: 2.
John L. McClellan
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(D)
: 3.
J. William Fulbright
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(D), until December 31, 1974
California
: 1.
John V. Tunney
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He was the son of boxing champion Gene Tunney.
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(D)
: 3.
Alan Cranston
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(D)
Colorado
: 2.
Floyd Haskell
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Early life and career
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(D)
: 3.
Peter H. Dominick
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(R)
Connecticut
: 1.
Lowell Weicker
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. (; born May 16, 1931) is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and the 85th Governor of Connecticut. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for president in 1980. He wa ...
(R)
: 3.
Abraham Ribicoff
Abraham Alexander Ribicoff (April 9, 1910 – February 22, 1998) was an American Democratic Party politician from the state of Connecticut. He represented Connecticut in the United States House of Representatives and Senate and was the 80th ...
(D)
Delaware
: 1.
William Roth
William Victor Roth Jr. (July 22, 1921 – December 13, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Republican Party. He served from 1967 to 1970 as the lone U.S ...
(R)
: 2.
Joe Biden (D)
Florida
: 1.
Lawton Chiles
Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. (April 3, 1930 – December 12, 1998) was an American politician who served as the 41st governor of Florida from 1991 until his death in 1998. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a United States ...
(D)
: 3.
Edward Gurney
Edward John Gurney Jr. (January 12, 1914 – May 14, 1996) was an attorney and an American politician based in Florida, where he served as a Representative and a United States Senator. Born and reared in Portland, Maine, Gurney moved to Flor ...
(R), until December 31, 1974
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Richard Stone
Sir John Richard Nicholas Stone (30 August 1913 – 6 December 1991) was an eminent British economist, educated at Westminster School and Gonville and Caius College and King's College at the University of Cambridge. In 1984, he was awarde ...
(D), from January 1, 1975
Georgia
: 2.
Sam Nunn
Samuel Augustus Nunn Jr. (born September 8, 1938) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Georgia (1972–1997) as a member of the Democratic Party.
After leaving Congress, Nunn co-founded the Nuclear Threat Initiat ...
(D)
: 3.
Herman Talmadge
Herman Eugene Talmadge (August 9, 1913 – March 21, 2002) was an American politician who served as governor of Georgia in 1947 and from 1948 to 1955 and as a U.S. Senator from Georgia from 1957 to 1981. Talmadge, a Democrat, served during a ti ...
(D)
Hawaii
: 1.
Hiram Fong
Hiram Leong Fong (born Yau Leong Fong; October 15, 1906 – August 18, 2004) was an American businessman, lawyer, and politician from Hawaii. Born to a sugar plantation Cantonese immigrant worker, Fong became the first Chinese-American and first ...
(R)
: 3.
Daniel Inouye
Daniel Ken Inouye ( ; September 7, 1924 – December 17, 2012) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. Beginning in 1959, he was the first U.S. representative ...
(D)
Idaho
: 2.
James A. McClure
James Albertus McClure (December 27, 1924 – February 26, 2011) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Idaho, most notably serving as a Republican in the U.S. Senate for three terms.
Early life and education
McClure attende ...
(R)
: 3.
Frank Church
Frank Forrester Church III (July 25, 1924 – April 7, 1984) was an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Idaho from 1957 until his defeat in 1981. As of 2022, he is the longe ...
(D)
Illinois
: 2.
Charles H. Percy
Charles Harting Percy (September 27, 1919 – September 17, 2011) was an American businessman and politician. He was president of the Bell & Howell Corporation from 1949 to 1964, and served as a Republican U.S. senator from Illinois from 1967 ...
(R)
: 3.
Adlai Stevenson III
Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (October 10, 1930 – September 6, 2021) was an American attorney and politician of the Democratic Party who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1970 until 1981. A member of the prominent Stevenson fam ...
(D)
Indiana
: 1.
Vance Hartke
Rupert Vance Hartke (May 31, 1919July 27, 2003) was an American politician who served as a Democratic United States Senator from Indiana from 1959 until 1977. Hartke won election to the Senate after serving as the mayor of Evansville, Indiana. In ...
(D)
: 3.
Birch Bayh
Birch Evans Bayh Jr. (; January 22, 1928 – March 14, 2019) was an American Democratic Party politician who served as U.S. Senator from Indiana from 1963 to 1981. He was first elected to office in 1954, when he won election to the Indiana ...
(D)
Iowa
: 2.
Dick Clark
Richard Wagstaff Clark (November 30, 1929April 18, 2012) was an American radio and television personality, television producer and film actor, as well as a cultural icon who remains best known for hosting ''American Bandstand'' from 1956 to 198 ...
(D)
: 3.
Harold Hughes
Harold Everett Hughes (February 10, 1922 – October 23, 1996) was the 36th Governor of Iowa from 1963 until 1969, and a United States senator from Iowa from 1969 until 1975. He began his political career as a Republican but changed his affi ...
(D)
Kansas
: 2.
James B. Pearson (R)
: 3.
Bob Dole
Robert Joseph Dole (July 22, 1923 – December 5, 2021) was an American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Republican Leader of the Senate during the final 11 years of his ...
(R)
Kentucky
: 2.
Walter "Dee" Huddleston
Walter Darlington "Dee" Huddleston (April 15, 1926 – October 16, 2018) was an American politician. He was a Democrat from Kentucky who represented the state in the United States Senate from 1973 until 1985. Huddleston lost his 1984 Senate re- ...
(D)
: 3.
Marlow Cook
Marlow Webster Cook (July 27, 1926 – February 4, 2016) was an American politician who served Kentucky in the United States Senate from his appointment in December 1968 to his resignation in December 1974. He was a moderate Republican.
He ...
(R), until December 27, 1974
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Wendell Ford
Wendell Hampton Ford (September 8, 1924 – January 22, 2015) was an American politician from the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Kentucky. He served for twenty-four years in the United States Senate, U.S. Senate and was the List of g ...
(D), from December 28, 1974
Louisiana
: 2.
J. Bennett Johnston
John Bennett Johnston Jr. (born June 10, 1932) is a retired American attorney, politician, and later lobbyist. A member of the Democratic Party, Johnston represented Louisiana in the U.S. Senate from 1972 to 1997.
Beginning his political caree ...
(D)
: 3.
Russell B. Long
Russell Billiu Long (November 3, 1918 – May 9, 2003) was an American Democratic politician and United States Senator from Louisiana from 1948 until 1987. Because of his seniority, he advanced to chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, servi ...
(D)
Maine
: 1.
Edmund Muskie
Edmund Sixtus Muskie (March 28, 1914March 26, 1996) was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 58th United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter, a United States Senator from Maine from 1959 to 1980, the 6 ...
(D)
: 2.
William Hathaway
William Dodd Hathaway (February 21, 1924June 24, 2013) was an American politician and lawyer from Maine. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator for Maine from 1973 to 1979, as the U.S. representative for Maine's 2 ...
(D)
Maryland
: 1.
J. Glenn Beall Jr.
James Glenn Beall Jr. (June 19, 1927March 24, 2006) was an American Republican politician and businessman from the state of Maryland who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing (1969–1971), and as a United States Sen ...
(R)
: 3.
Charles Mathias
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. (July 24, 1922 – January 25, 2010) was an American politician and attorney. A Republican, he served as a member of the United States Senate, representing Maryland from 1969 to 1987. He was also a member of ...
(R)
Massachusetts
: 1.
Ted Kennedy
Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic ...
(D)
: 2.
Edward Brooke
Edward William Brooke III (October 26, 1919 – January 3, 2015) was an American politician of the Republican Party, who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1967 until 1979. Prior to serving in the Senate, he served as ...
(R)
Michigan
: 1.
Philip Hart
Philip Aloysius Hart (December 10, 1912December 26, 1976) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as a United States Senator from Michigan from 1959 until his death from cancer in Washington, D.C. in 1976. He was known as ...
(D)
: 2.
Robert P. Griffin
Robert Paul Griffin (November 6, 1923 – April 16, 2015) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Michigan in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate and was a Justice of the ...
(R)
Minnesota
: 1.
Hubert Humphrey
Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American pharmacist and politician who served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing M ...
(DFL)
: 2.
Walter Mondale
Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (January 5, 1928 – April 19, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 42nd vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter. A U.S. senator from Minnesot ...
(DFL)
Mississippi
: 1.
John C. Stennis
John Cornelius Stennis (August 3, 1901April 23, 1995) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from the state of Mississippi. He was a Democrat who served in the Senate for over 41 years, becoming its most senior member for hi ...
(D)
: 2.
James Eastland
James Oliver Eastland (November 28, 1904 February 19, 1986) was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation on Dece ...
(D)
Missouri
: 1.
Stuart Symington
William Stuart Symington III (; June 26, 1901 – December 14, 1988) was an American businessman and Democratic politician from Missouri. He served as the first Secretary of the Air Force from 1947 to 1950 and was a United States Senator from M ...
(D)
: 3.
Thomas Eagleton
Thomas Francis Eagleton (September 4, 1929 – March 4, 2007) was an American lawyer serving as a United States senator from Missouri, from 1968 to 1987. He was briefly the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972. He ...
(D)
Montana
: 1.
Mike Mansfield
Michael Joseph Mansfield (March 16, 1903 – October 5, 2001) was an American politician and diplomat. A Democrat, he served as a U.S. representative (1943–1953) and a U.S. senator (1953–1977) from Montana. He was the longest-serving Senate ...
(D)
: 2.
Lee Metcalf
Lee Warren Metcalf (January 28, 1911 – January 12, 1978) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1953–1961) and a U.S. Senator (1961–1978) from Montana. He was the ...
(D)
Nebraska
: 1.
Roman Hruska
Roman Lee Hruska () (August 16, 1904April 25, 1999) was an American attorney and politician who served as a Republican U.S. senator from the state of Nebraska. Hruska was known as one of the most vocal conservatives in the Senate during the 19 ...
(R)
: 2.
Carl Curtis
Carl Thomas Curtis (March 15, 1905 – January 24, 2000) was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. He served as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives (1939–1954) and later the United States S ...
(R)
Nevada
: 1.
Howard Cannon
Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician from Nevada. Elected to the first of four consecutive terms in 1958, he served in the United States Senate from 1959 to 1983. He was a member of the Democratic ...
(D)
: 3.
Alan Bible
Alan Harvey Bible (November 20, 1909 – September 12, 1988) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 1954 to 1974. He previously served as Attorney General ...
(D), until December 17, 1974
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Paul Laxalt
Paul may refer to:
*Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name)
* Paul (surname), a list of people
People
Christianity
* Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chr ...
(R), from December 18, 1974
New Hampshire
: 2.
Thomas J. McIntyre
Thomas James McIntyre (February 20, 1915August 8, 1992) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from New Hampshire from 1962 to 1979.
Early life and education
Thomas McIntyr ...
(D)
: 3.
Norris Cotton
Norris Henry Cotton (May 11, 1900 – February 24, 1989) was an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative and subsequently as a U.S. Senator.
Early life
Cotton was ...
(R), until December 31, 1974
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Louis C. Wyman
Louis Crosby Wyman (March 16, 1917 – May 5, 2002) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative and, for three days, a United States Senator, U.S. Senator from New Hampshire. This w ...
(R), from December 31, 1974
New Jersey
: 1.
Harrison A. Williams (D)
: 2.
Clifford P. Case
Clifford Philip Case Jr. (April 16, 1904March 5, 1982), was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1945–1953) and a U.S. Senator (1955–1979) from New Jersey. He is currently ...
(R)
New Mexico
: 1.
Joseph Montoya
Joseph Manuel Montoya (September 24, 1915June 5, 1978) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the lieutenant governor of New Mexico (1947–1951 and 1955–1957), in the U.S. House of Representatives (1957– ...
(D)
: 2.
Pete Domenici
Pietro Vichi "Pete" Domenici (May 7, 1932 – September 13, 2017) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senator from New Mexico from 1973 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served six terms in the S ...
(R)
New York
: 1.
James L. Buckley
James Lane Buckley (born March 9, 1923) is an American politician, jurist, and lawyer who currently serves as a senior judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Buckley served in the United States Senat ...
(
C)
: 3.
Jacob Javits
Jacob Koppel Javits ( ; May 18, 1904 – March 7, 1986) was an American lawyer and politician. During his time in politics, he represented the state of New York in both houses of the United States Congress. A member of the Republican Party, he al ...
(R)
North Carolina
: 2.
Jesse Helms
Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. (October 18, 1921 – July 4, 2008) was an American politician. A leader in the conservative movement, he served as a senator from North Carolina from 1973 to 2003. As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee ...
(R)
: 3.
Sam Ervin
Samuel James Ervin Jr. (September 27, 1896April 23, 1985) was an American politician. A Democrat, he served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A native of Morganton, he liked to call himself a "country lawyer", and often to ...
(D), until December 31, 1974
North Dakota
: 1.
Quentin Burdick
Quentin Northrup Burdick (June 19, 1908 – September 8, 1992) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, he represented North Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives (1959–1960) and the U.S ...
(D-NPL)
: 3.
Milton Young
Milton Ruben Young (December 6, 1897 – May 31, 1983) was an American politician, most notable for representing North Dakota in the United States Senate from 1945 until 1981. At the time of his retirement, he was the most senior Republican in t ...
(R)
Ohio
: 1.
Robert Taft Jr.
Robert Alphonso Taft Jr. (February 26, 1917 – December 7, 1993) was an American politician. He was a member of the Taft family, Taft political family who served as a United States Republican Party, Republican United States House of Representa ...
(R)
: 3.
William B. Saxbe
William Bart Saxbe ( ; June 24, 1916 – August 24, 2010) was an American diplomat and politician affiliated with the United States Republican Party, Republican Party, who served as a United States Senate, U.S. Senator for Ohio, and was the U ...
(R), until January 3, 1974
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Howard Metzenbaum
Howard Morton Metzenbaum (June 4, 1917March 12, 2008) was an American politician and businessman who served for almost 20 years as a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate from Ohio (1974, 1976–1995). He also served in the Ohio House ...
(D), January 4, 1974 – December 23, 1974
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John Glenn (D), from December 24, 1974
Oklahoma
: 2.
Dewey F. Bartlett
Dewey Follett Bartlett Sr. (March 28, 1919 – March 1, 1979) was an American politician who served as the 19th governor of Oklahoma from 1967 to 1971, following his fellow Republican, Henry Bellmon. In 1966, he became the first Roman Cat ...
(R)
: 3.
Henry Bellmon
Henry Louis Bellmon (September 3, 1921 – September 29, 2009) was an American Republican politician from the U.S. State of Oklahoma. A member of the Oklahoma Legislature, he went on to become both the 18th and 23rd governor of Oklahoma, ma ...
(R)
Oregon
: 2.
Mark Hatfield
Mark Odom Hatfield (July 12, 1922 – August 7, 2011) was an American politician and educator from the state of Oregon. A Republican, he served for 30 years as a United States senator from Oregon, and also as chairman of the Senate Approp ...
(R)
: 3.
Bob Packwood
Robert William Packwood (born September 11, 1932) is an American retired lawyer and politician from Oregon and a member of the Republican Party. He resigned from the United States Senate, under threat of expulsion, in 1995 after allegations of ...
(R)
Pennsylvania
: 1.
Hugh Scott
Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. (November 11, 1900 – July 21, 1994) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1959 and in the U.S. Senate, from 195 ...
(R)
: 3.
Richard Schweiker
Richard Schultz Schweiker (June 1, 1926 – July 31, 2015) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 14th U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Ronald Reagan from 1 ...
(R)
Rhode Island
: 1.
John Pastore
John Orlando Pastore (March 17, 1907July 15, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Rhode Island from 1950 to 1976 and as the 61st governor of Rhode Island from 194 ...
(D)
: 2.
Claiborne Pell
Claiborne de Borda Pell (November 22, 1918 – January 1, 2009) was an American politician and writer who served as a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island for six terms from 1961 to 1997. He was the sponsor of the 1972 bill that reformed the Basic ...
(D)
South Carolina
: 2.
Strom Thurmond
James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Prior to his 48 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Caro ...
(R)
: 3.
Fritz Hollings
Ernest Frederick "Fritz" Hollings (January 1, 1922April 6, 2019) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from South Carolina from 1966 to 2005. A conservative Democrat, he was also the 106th governor of South Carolin ...
(D)
South Dakota
: 2.
James Abourezk
James George Abourezk (born February 24, 1931) is an American attorney and Democratic politician who served as a United States senator and United States representative from South Dakota. He did not seek re-election to the US Senate in 1978. He wa ...
(D)
: 3.
George McGovern
George Stanley McGovern (July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American historian and South Dakota politician who was a U.S. representative and three-term U.S. senator, and the Democratic Party presidential nominee in the 1972 pre ...
(D)
Tennessee
: 1.
Bill Brock
William Emerson Brock III (November 23, 1930 – March 25, 2021) was an American Republican politician who served in both chambers of the United States Congress from 1963 to 1977 and later in the United States Cabinet from 1981 to 1987. He was ...
(R)
: 2.
Howard Baker
Howard Henry Baker Jr. (November 15, 1925 June 26, 2014) was an American politician and diplomat who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from Tennessee from 1967 to 1985. During his tenure, he rose to the rank of Senate Min ...
(R)
Texas
: 1.
Lloyd Bentsen
Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. (February 11, 1921 – May 23, 2006) was an American politician who was a four-term United States Senator (1971–1993) from Texas and the Democratic Party nominee for vice president in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis ti ...
(D)
: 2.
John Tower
John Goodwin Tower (September 29, 1925 – April 5, 1991) was an American politician, serving as a Republican United States Senator from Texas from 1961 to 1985. He was the first Republican Senator elected from Texas since Reconstruction. Tow ...
(R)
Utah
: 1.
Frank Moss
Frank Edward "Ted" Moss (September 23, 1911 – January 29, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as a United States Senator from Utah from 1959 to 1977.
Early life and education
Frank Moss was born in Holladay ...
(D)
: 3.
Wallace F. Bennett
Wallace Foster Bennett (November 13, 1898 – December 19, 1993) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a US Senator from Utah from 1951 to 1974. He was the father of Bob Bennett, who late ...
(R), until December 20, 1974
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Jake Garn
Edwin Jacob "Jake" Garn (born October 12, 1932) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as a United States senator representing Utah from 1974 to 1993. Garn became the first sitting member of Congress to fly in sp ...
(R), from December 21, 1974
Vermont
: 1.
Robert Stafford
Robert Theodore Stafford (August 8, 1913 – December 23, 2006) was an American politician from Vermont. In his lengthy political career, he served as the 71st governor of Vermont, a United States representative, and a U.S. Senator. A Republi ...
(R)
: 3.
George Aiken
George David Aiken (August 20, 1892November 19, 1984) was an American politician and horticulturist. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 64th governor of Vermont (1937–1941) before serving in the United States Senate for 34 years, f ...
(R)
Virginia
: 1.
Harry F. Byrd Jr. (
I)
: 2.
William L. Scott
William Lloyd Scott (July 1, 1915February 14, 1997) was an American Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia. He served in both the United States House of Representative ...
(R)
Washington
: 1.
Henry M. Jackson
Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson (May 31, 1912 – September 1, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative (1941–1953) and U.S. senator (1953–1983) from the state of Washington. A Cold War liberal and anti ...
(D)
: 3.
Warren Magnuson
Warren Grant "Maggie" Magnuson (April 12, 1905May 20, 1989) was an American lawyer and politician who represented the state of Washington in Congress for 44 years, first as a Representative from 1937 to 1944, and then as a senator from 1944 to 1 ...
(D)
West Virginia
: 1.
Robert Byrd
Robert Carlyle Byrd (born Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr.; November 20, 1917 – June 28, 2010) was an American politician and musician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia for over 51 years, from 1959 until his death in 2010. A ...
(D)
: 2.
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)
Wisconsin
: 1.
William Proxmire
Edward William Proxmire (November 11, 1915 – December 15, 2005) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1957 to 1989. He holds the record for being the longest-servi ...
(D)
: 3.
Gaylord Nelson
Gaylord Anton Nelson (June 4, 1916July 3, 2005) was an American politician and environmentalist from Wisconsin who served as a United States senator and governor. He was a member of the Democratic Party and the founder of Earth Day, which launc ...
(D)
Wyoming
: 1.
Gale W. McGee
Gale William McGee (March 17, 1915April 9, 1992) was a United States Senator of the Democratic Party, and United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS). He represented Wyoming in the United States Senate from 1959 until 19 ...
(D)
: 2.
Clifford Hansen
Clifford Peter Hansen (October 16, 1912October 20, 2009) was an American politician from the state of Wyoming. A Republican, he served as the 26th Governor of Wyoming (January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967) and subsequently as a United States ...
(R)
House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
Alabama
: .
Jack Edwards (R)
: .
William Louis Dickinson
William Louis "Bill" Dickinson (June 5, 1925 – March 31, 2008), was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, Dickinson served in the United States House of Representatives for Alabama's 2nd congressional district from 1965 to 1 ...
(R)
: .
Bill Nichols (D)
: .
Tom Bevill
Tom Donald Fike Bevill (March 27, 1921 – March 28, 2005) was an American attorney, politician, and Democratic fifteen-term U.S. congressman who represented Alabama's 4th Congressional District and Alabama's 7th congressional district from 1967 ...
(D)
: .
Robert E. Jones Jr.
Robert Emmett Jones Jr. (June 12, 1912 – June 4, 1997) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the 8th district of Alabama. He was the last to represent that district before it was removed as a result of the 1970 Unit ...
(D)
: .
John Hall Buchanan Jr.
John Hall Buchanan Jr. (March 19, 1928 – March 5, 2018) was an American politician who served as a Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1965-1981, representing Alabama's 6th congressional district.
Background
A native of P ...
(R)
: .
Walter Flowers
Walter Winkler Flowers, Jr. (April 12, 1933 – April 12, 1984) was an American Democratic politician who represented Alabama's 5th congressional district and Alabama's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representativ ...
(D)
Alaska
: .
Don Young
Donald Edwin Young (June 9, 1933 – March 18, 2022) was an American politician from the state of Alaska. At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving Republican in congressional history, having been the U.S. representative for fo ...
(R), from March 6, 1973
Arizona
: .
John Jacob Rhodes
John Jacob Rhodes Jr. (September 18, 1916 – August 24, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Rhodes was elected as a U.S. Representative from Arizona. He was the Minority Leader in the House 1973– ...
(R)
: .
Mo Udall
Morris King "Mo" Udall (June 15, 1922 – December 12, 1998) was an American attorney and Democratic politician who served as a U.S. representative from Arizona from May 2, 1961, to May 4, 1991. He was a leading contender for the 1976 Democra ...
(D)
: .
Sam Steiger
Samuel Steiger (March 10, 1929September 26, 2012) was an American politician, journalist, political pundit. He served five terms as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, two terms in the Arizona State Senate, and one term as mayor of Pr ...
(R)
: .
John Bertrand Conlan
John Bertrand Conlan (September 17, 1930 – June 18, 2021) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He served as a State Senator from 1965 to 1972 and as a United States representative from Arizona from 1973 to 1977.
Early life and ...
(R)
Arkansas
: .
William Vollie Alexander Jr.
William Vollie Alexander Jr. (born January 16, 1934) is a retired American politician who represented the U.S. state of Arkansas in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1993, rising to the post of Chief Deputy Majority Whip.
Ea ...
(D)
: .
Wilbur Mills
Wilbur Daigh Mills (May 24, 1909 – May 2, 1992) was an American Democratic politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 until his retirement in 1977. As chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee from ...
(D)
: .
John Paul Hammerschmidt
John Paul Hammerschmidt (May 4, 1922 – April 1, 2015) was an American politician from the state of Arkansas. A Republican, Hammerschmidt served thirteen terms in the United States House of Representatives for Arkansas's 3rd congressional ...
(R)
: .
Ray Thornton
Raymond Hoyt Thornton Jr. (July 16, 1928 – April 13, 2016)Arkansas CourtsA Self-Guided Tour of Justice Building Portraits(2016), p. 11. was an American attorney and politician. He was a Democratic U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 4th c ...
(D)
California
: .
Donald H. Clausen
Donald Holst "Don" Clausen (April 27, 1923 – February 7, 2015) was an American businessman, World War II veteran, and politician who served ten terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1963 to 1983.
Biography
Born in Ferndale, Calif ...
(R)
: .
Harold T. Johnson
Harold Terry "Bizz" Johnson (December 2, 1907 – March 16, 1988) was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States Congressman from California from 1959 to 1981. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Biography
Born i ...
(D)
: .
John E. Moss
John Emerson Moss (April 13, 1915 – December 5, 1997) was an American politician of the Democratic Party, noted for his championing of the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) through multiple sessions of the United States House of Repre ...
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Robert L. Leggett (D)
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Phillip Burton
Phillip Burton (June 1, 1926 – April 10, 1983) was an American politician and attorney who served as a United States representative from California from 1964 until his death in 1983. A Democrat, he was instrumental in creating the Golden Gate ...
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William S. Mailliard
William Somers Mailliard (June 10, 1917 – June 10, 1992) was an American banker and World War II veteran who was member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California from 1953 to 1974.
Early life
William S. Mailliard was born on June 1 ...
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John Burton (D), from June 4, 1974
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Ron Dellums
Ronald Vernie Dellums (November 24, 1935 – July 30, 2018) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Oakland from 2007 to 2011. He had previously served thirteen terms as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California ...
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Pete Stark
Fortney Hillman Stark Jr. (November 11, 1931 – January 24, 2020), known as Pete Stark, was an American businessman and politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 2013. A Democrat from California, S ...
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Don Edwards
William Donlon Edwards (January 6, 1915 – October 1, 2015) was an American politician of the Democratic Party and a member of the United States House of Representatives from California for 32 years in the late 20th century.
Early life
Edward ...
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Charles Gubser
Charles Samuel Gubser (February 1, 1916 – August 20, 2011) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California from 1953 to 1974.
Early life and education
Born in Gilroy, California ...
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Leo Ryan
Leo Joseph Ryan Jr. (May 5, 1925 – November 18, 1978) was an American teacher and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the U.S. representative from California's 11th congressional district from 1973 until his assassinat ...
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Burt Talcott
Burt Lacklen Talcott (February 22, 1920 – July 29, 2016) was an American World War II veteran and politician who served seven terms as a member of the United States Congress from the State of California from 1963 to 1977.
Military career
Born i ...
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Charles M. Teague
Charles McKevett Teague (September 18, 1909 – January 1, 1974) was a congressman in the United States House of Representatives from Ventura County, California, from 1955 to 1974.
Early life and family
Teague was born in Santa Paula, Californi ...
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Robert J. Lagomarsino
Robert John "Bob" Lagomarsino (September 4, 1926 – February 7, 2021) was an American politician and lawyer from California who served in the United States House of Representatives. A Republican, he began his service in the United States House ...
(R), from March 5, 1974
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Jerome Waldie
Jerome Russell Waldie (February 15, 1925 – April 3, 2009) was an American politician, he served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from California from 1966 to 1975.
Early life
Born in Antioch, California on Februar ...
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John J. McFall
John Joseph McFall (February 20, 1918 – March 7, 2006) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the state of California, rising to the position of House Majority Whip.
Early life and career
McFall was ...
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B. F. Sisk
Bernice Frederic Sisk (December 14, 1910 – October 25, 1995) was an American politician who served as a Congressman from California from 1955 to 1979. He was a Democrat.
Life and career
Sisk was born in 1910 in Montague, Texas, the son ...
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Pete McCloskey
Paul Norton McCloskey Jr. (born September 29, 1927) is an American politician who represented San Mateo County, California as a Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1983.
Born in Loma Linda, California, McCloskey pursued ...
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Bob Mathias
Robert Bruce Mathias (November 17, 1930 – September 2, 2006) was an American decathlete, two-time Olympic gold medalist in the event, a United States Marine Corps officer, actor and United States Congressman representing the state of Califo ...
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Chester E. Holifield
Chester Earl "Chet" Holifield (December 3, 1903 – February 6, 1995) was a businessman and politician, a United States representative from California's 19th congressional district. He was known for his work on issues of atomic energy.
He was ...
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Carlos Moorhead
Carlos John Moorhead (May 5, 1922 – November 23, 2011) was a United States Congressman from California. Born in Long Beach, he attended the public schools of Glendale, graduated from Herbert Hoover High School (Glendale) in 1940 and earn ...
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Augustus Hawkins
Augustus Freeman Hawkins (August 31, 1907 – November 10, 2007) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served in the California State Assembly from 1935 to 1963 and the U.S. House Of Representatives from 1963 to 1991. Over the ...
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James C. Corman
James Charles Corman (October 20, 1920 – December 30, 2000) was an American politician who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 1957 to 1961 and as a member of the United States House of Representatives between 1961 and 1981. ...
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Del M. Clawson
Delwin Morgan Clawson (January 11, 1914 – May 5, 1992) was an American politician. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He also served as mayor of Compton, California.
Clawson was born in Thatcher, Arizona and attended Gila ...
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John H. Rousselot
John Harbin Rousselot (November 1, 1927 – May 11, 2003) was a U.S. Representative from southern California. Although the territory he represented was generally the same, in eastern Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, officially the ...
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Charles E. Wiggins
Charles Edward Wiggins (December 3, 1927 – March 2, 2000) was a United States representative from California, and later a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He was initially elected to Califo ...
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Thomas M. Rees
Thomas Mankell "Tom" Rees (March 26, 1925 – December 9, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1966 to 1977.
Early life and career
Born in Los Angeles, California, ...
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Barry Goldwater Jr.
Barry Morris Goldwater Jr. (born July 15, 1938) is an American businessman and politician. He is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from California, serving from 1969 to 1983. He is the son of U.S. Senator ...
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Alphonzo E. Bell Jr.
Alphonzo Edward Bell, Jr. (September 19, 1914 – April 25, 2004), was a Republican United States Representative from California. Bell represented Malibu, California, Malibu and the influential West Los Angeles (region), Westside region of Los ...
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George E. Danielson
George Elmore Danielson (February 20, 1915 – September 12, 1998) was an American Democratic politician and judge from California. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1982.
Biography
Born in Wausa, Nebraska, Dan ...
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Edward R. Roybal
Edward Ross Roybal (February 10, 1916 – October 24, 2005) was a member of the Los Angeles City Council for thirteen years and of the U.S. House of Representatives for thirty years.
Biography
Roybal was born on February 10, 1916, into a Mex ...
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Charles H. Wilson
Charles Herbert Wilson (February 15, 1917 – July 21, 1984) was a California Democratic politician from the Los Angeles area. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1963 to 1981.Ralph Nader, "Charles H. Wilson, Democrati ...
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Craig Hosmer
Chester Craig Hosmer (May 6, 1915 – October 11, 1982) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States representative from California from 1953 to 1974.
Early life and career
Hosmer was born in Brea, California, in Orange C ...
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Jerry Pettis
Jerry Lyle Pettis (July 18, 1916 – February 14, 1975) was an American politician and a four-term Congressman from California from 1967 to 1975. He was also a rancher, teacher, aviator, religious leader, and businessman. Pettis was the first ...
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Richard T. Hanna
Richard Thomas Hanna (June 9, 1914 – June 9, 2001) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from California. He became involved in a scandal dubbed Koreagate by accepting bribes from a businessman working for the South ...
(D), until December 31, 1974
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Glenn M. Anderson
Glenn Malcolm Anderson (February 21, 1913 – December 13, 1994) was an American politician. He was the 37th Lieutenant Governor of California and later represented Southern Los Angeles County (including Carson, San Pedro, and Long Beach) in t ...
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William M. Ketchum
William Matthew Ketchum (September 2, 1921 – June 24, 1978) was an American businessman and Republican Party politician who was a member of the California State Assembly from 1967 to 1973 and a member of the United States House of Representa ...
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Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
Yvonne Pearl Burke (née Watson, later Brathwaite; born October 5, 1932) is an American politician and lawyer from California. She was the first African-American woman to represent the West Coast in Congress. She served in the U.S. Congress from ...
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George Brown Jr. (D)
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Andrew J. Hinshaw
Andrew Jackson Hinshaw (August 4, 1923 – January 21, 2016) was an American politician who served as a Congressman for California between 1973 and 1977. In 1977 he was convicted of accepting bribes from the Tandy Corporation in his previous j ...
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Bob Wilson Bob Wilson may refer to:
Association footballers
*Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1867) (1867–?), Irish international footballer of the 1880s
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Lionel Van Deerlin
Lionel Van Deerlin (July 25, 1914 – May 17, 2008) was an American journalist and politician who served nine terms as a Democratic United States Representative from California from 1963 to 1981, representing a San Diego area district.
Biography ...
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Clair Burgener
Clair Walter Burgener (December 5, 1921 – September 9, 2006) was an American politician who served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives from 1973 ...
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Victor Veysey
Victor Vincent Veysey (April 14, 1915 – February 13, 2001) was an American Republican politician who represented California in the United States House of Representatives for two terms from 1971 to 1975. From 1975 to 1977, he served as Assista ...
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Colorado
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Pat Schroeder
Patricia Nell Scott Schroeder (born July 30, 1940) is an American politician who represented Colorado in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Schroeder was the first female U.S. Rep ...
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Donald G. Brotzman
Donald Glenn Brotzman (June 28, 1922 – September 15, 2004) was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.
History
Brotzman was born on a farm in near Sterling, Colorado in Logan County to Priscella Ruth Kittle Smith (1895–1986) and Harry Brotzman ...
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Frank Evans (D)
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James Paul Johnson
James Paul Johnson (born June 2, 1930) is an American politician, lawyer and jurist from Colorado. He served in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican.
Life
James Paul Johnson was born in Yankton, Yankton County, South Dak ...
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William L. Armstrong
William Lester Armstrong Jr. (March 16, 1937 – July 5, 2016) was an American businessman, administrator, and politician. He was a member of the Republican Party and served as a United States representative and Senator from Colorado.
Early li ...
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Connecticut
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William R. Cotter (D)
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Robert H. Steele
Robert Hampton Steele (born November 3, 1938) is a retired American politician.
Life
Steele was born in Hartford, Connecticut. His father, known as Bob Steele, was host of the state's top rated morning show on WTIC-AM for more than fifty y ...
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Robert Giaimo
Robert Nicholas Giaimo (October 15, 1919 – May 24, 2006) was a Democratic US Representative from Connecticut. He co-sponsored the legislation creating the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. He h ...
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Stewart McKinney (R)
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Ronald A. Sarasin
Ronald Arthur Sarasin (born December 31, 1934) is a former American politician from Connecticut. He served two terms in the Connecticut House of Representatives and three terms as a U.S. Representative.
Early life and career
Born in Fall River, ...
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Ella Grasso
Ella Rosa Giovianna Oliva Grasso (née Tambussi; May 10, 1919 – February 5, 1981) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 83rd Governor of Connecticut from January 8, 1975, to December 31, 1980, after re ...
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Delaware
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Pete du Pont
Pierre Samuel "Pete" du Pont IV (January 22, 1935 – May 8, 2021) was an American attorney, businessman, and politician from Rockland, in New Castle County, Delaware, near Wilmington. He was the United States representative for Delaware from ...
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Florida
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Bob Sikes
Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (June 3, 1906September 28, 1994) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who represented the Florida Panhandle in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1979, with a brief break in 1944 and 1945 ...
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Don Fuqua
John Donald Fuqua (born August 20, 1933) is a former U.S. Democratic politician.
Early years and Education
Don Fuqua was born in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida in 1933. Fuqua attended the University of Florida at Gainesville from 1951 to ...
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Charles E. Bennett (D)
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Bill Chappell
William Venroe Chappell Jr. (February 3, 1922 – March 30, 1989) was an American Democratic politician from Florida who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1969 to 1989.
Early life, education and military service
Born in Kend ...
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Bill Gunter
William Dawson Gunter Jr. (born July 16, 1934) is an American politician from the state of Florida.
Early life and education
Gunter was born in Jacksonville in 1934. He attended public schools in Live Oak and received his Bachelor of Science ...
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Bill Young
Charles William Young (December 16, 1930 – October 18, 2013) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 until his death in 2013. A Republican from Florida, Young served as chairman of the ...
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Sam Gibbons
Sam Melville Gibbons (January 20, 1920 – October 10, 2012) was an American politician from the state of Florida, who served in the Florida State House of Representatives, Florida State Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives. He repres ...
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James A. Haley
James Andrew Haley (January 4, 1899 – August 6, 1981) was a U.S. Representative from Florida.
Born in Jacksonville, Alabama, Haley attended the public schools and the University of Alabama. During World War I, Haley enlisted in the Unit ...
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Louis Frey Jr.
Louis Frey Jr. (January 11, 1934 – October 14, 2019) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1969 until 1979. He represented Florida's 5th congressional distri ...
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Skip Bafalis
Louis Arthur "Skip" Bafalis (born September 28, 1929) is an American businessman and former politician who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 10th congressional district from 1973 to 1983. A member of the Republican Party, he was the ...
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Paul Rogers (D)
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J. Herbert Burke
J. Herbert Burke (January 14, 1913 – June 16, 1993) was a Republican U.S. Representative from Florida who served from 1967 to 1979.
History
He was born in Chicago, Illinois, where he attended the public schools, the defunct Central YMCA C ...
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William Lehman (D)
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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 Miam ...
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Dante Fascell
Dante Bruno Fascell (March 9, 1917 – November 28, 1998) was an American politician who represented Florida as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1955 to 1993. He served as chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee ...
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Georgia
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Ronald 'Bo' Ginn
:Not related to '' David 'Bo' Ginn'', member of the Louisiana State Senate from 1980 to 1988.
Ronald Bryan Ginn, known as 'Bo' Ginn (May 31, 1934 – January 6, 2005), represented Georgia's 1st congressional district in the United States House ...
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Dawson Mathis
Marvin Dawson Mathis (November 30, 1940 – April 17, 2017) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Georgia.
Born in Nashville, Georgia, Mathis attended the Nashville public schools. He attended South Georgia Colleg ...
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Jack Brinkley
Jack Thomas Brinkley (December 22, 1930 – January 23, 2019) was an American politician, educator and lawyer. He served as a Democratic member for the 3rd district of Georgia of the United States House of Representatives.
Early life
Brinkle ...
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Benjamin B. Blackburn
Benjamin Bentley Blackburn (born February 14, 1927) is a former U.S. Representative from Georgia who served from 1967 to 1975.
Life and career
Born in Atlanta, Blackburn attended public school there and graduated in 1947 from the University of N ...
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Andrew Young
Andrew Jackson Young Jr. (born March 12, 1932) is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the civil rights movement, serving as executive director of the Southern Christian L ...
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John Flynt
John James Walker Flynt Jr. (November 8, 1914 – June 24, 2007) was an American Democratic Party politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for two congressional districts in Georgia from 1954 to 1979. Upon his ret ...
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John William Davis
John William Davis (April 13, 1873 – March 24, 1955) was an American politician, diplomat and lawyer. He served under President Woodrow Wilson as the Solicitor General of the United States and the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom ...
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W. S. Stuckey Jr.
Williamson Sylvester Stuckey Jr. (born May 25, 1935) is an American businessman and former politician. He is a former member of the Democratic Party. His father, W. S. Stuckey Sr., founded the Stuckey's chain of gift shops, of which Stuckey Jr. ...
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Phillip M. Landrum
Phillip Mitchell Landrum (September 10, 1907 – November 19, 1990) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Georgia.
Born in Martin, Georgia, Landrum attended the public schools and Mercer University, in Macon, Georgia.
He graduated from Pied ...
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Robert Grier Stephens Jr.
Robert Grier Stephens Jr. (August 14, 1913 – February 20, 2003) was a United States representative from Georgia.
Stephens was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a great-great nephew of Alexander Stephens, a grandson of Clement Anselm Evans and ...
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Hawaii
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Spark Matsunaga
Spark Masayuki Matsunaga ( ja, 松永 正幸, October 8, 1916April 15, 1990) was an American politician and attorney who served as United States Senator for Hawaii from 1977 until his death in 1990. Matsunaga also represented Hawaii in the U.S. ...
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Patsy Mink
Patsy Matsu Mink (née Takemoto; December 6, 1927 – September 28, 2002) was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Hawaii. Mink was a third-generation Japanese American, having been born and raised on the island of Maui. ...
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Idaho
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Steve Symms
Steven Douglas Symms (born April 23, 1938) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a four-term congressman (1973–81) and two-term U.S. Senator (1981–93), representing Idaho. He is a partner at Parry, Romani, DeConcini & Symms, a ...
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Orval H. Hansen
Orval Howard Hansen (August 3, 1926 – November 2, 2017) was an American politician who served as a congressman from Idaho. He served three terms as a Republican in the House from 1969 to 1975, representing the state's 2nd district.
Early years ...
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Illinois
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Ralph Metcalfe
Ralph Harold Metcalfe Sr. (May 29, 1910 – October 10, 1978) was an American track and field sprinter and politician. He jointly held the world record in the 100-meter dash and placed second in that event in two Olympics, first to Eddie Tolan ...
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Morgan F. Murphy
Morgan Francis Murphy (April 16, 1932 – March 4, 2016) was an American attorney and United States Representative from Illinois.
Murphy attended Chicago parochial schools. He received a Bachelor of Science from Northwestern University in 1955 a ...
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Robert P. Hanrahan
Robert Paul Hanrahan (February 25, 1934 – January 7, 2011) was a former U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Born in Chicago Heights, Illinois, Hanrahan was educated in the public schools. He attended Thornton Community College (now South Subu ...
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Ed Derwinski
Edward Joseph Derwinski (September 15, 1926 – January 15, 2012) was an American politician who served as the first Cabinet-level United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, serving under President George H. W. Bush from March 15, 1989 to Septem ...
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John C. Kluczynski
John Carl Kluczynski (February 15, 1896 – January 26, 1975) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, representing the 5th district from 1951 until his death from a heart attack in Chicago, Illinois in 1975.
Early life and career
Born in ...
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Harold R. Collier
Harold Reginald Collier (December 12, 1915 – January 17, 2006) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois.
Collier was born and raised in Lansing, Michigan. He attended and graduated from Morton Co ...
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Cardiss Collins
Cardiss Hortense Collins (; September 24, 1931 – February 3, 2013) was an American politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the fourth Africa ...
(D), from June 5, 1973
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Dan Rostenkowski
Daniel David Rostenkowski (January 2, 1928 – August 11, 2010) was a United States Representative from Chicago, serving for 36 years, from 1959 to 1995. He became one of the most powerful legislators in Congress, especially in matters of ...
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Sidney R. Yates
Sidney Richard Yates (August 27, 1909 – October 5, 2000) was an American politician from the state of Illinois. A native of Chicago, he graduated from Lake View High School in 1928. He received bachelor's (1931) and law (1933) degrees fro ...
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Samuel H. Young (R)
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Frank Annunzio
Frank Annunzio (January 12, 1915 – April 8, 2001) was an American politician from Chicago, Illinois.
Annunzio, an Italian-American, was born in Chicago, where he remained for his entire childhood and much of his adult life. He attended Cra ...
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Phil Crane
Philip Miller Crane (November 3, 1930 – November 8, 2014) was an American politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 2005, representing the 8th District of Illinois in the northwestern s ...
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Robert McClory (R)
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John N. Erlenborn
John Neal Erlenborn (February 8, 1927 – October 30, 2005) was an American lawyer and a former Republican member of the U.S. Congressional Delegations from Illinois, representing the 14th (then after 1980s redistricting the 13th) district.
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Leslie C. Arends
Leslie Cornelius Arends (September 27, 1895July 17, 1985) was a Republican politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1935 until 1974.
A native and lifelong resident of Melvin, Illinois, Arends attend ...
(R), until December 31, 1974
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John B. Anderson
John Bayard Anderson (February 15, 1922 – December 3, 2017) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Illinois's 16th congressional district from 1961 to 1981. A member ...
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George M. O'Brien
George Miller O'Brien (June 17, 1917 – July 17, 1986) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented Illinois' 17th and 4th districts from 1973 until his death from prostate cancer in Bethesda, Mary ...
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Robert H. Michel
Robert Henry Michel (; March 2, 1923 – February 17, 2017) was an American Republican Party politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives for 38 years. He represented central Illinois' 18th congressional distric ...
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Tom Railsback
Thomas Fisher Railsback (January 22, 1932 – January 20, 2020) was an American politician and lawyer who served eight terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1983 for . A member of the Republican Party, he sat on the Ho ...
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Paul Findley
Paul Augustus Findley (June 23, 1921 – August 9, 2019) was an American writer and politician. He served as United States Representative from Illinois, representing its 20th District. A Republican, he was first elected in 1960. A moderate Repu ...
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Edward Rell Madigan
Edward Rell "Ed" Madigan (January 13, 1936 – December 7, 1994) was a businessman and a Republican Party politician from Lincoln, Illinois. He served almost twenty years in the United States House of Representatives and was U.S. Secretar ...
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George E. Shipley
George Edward Shipley (April 21, 1927 – June 28, 2003) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Born in Richland County, near Olney, Illinois, Shipley attended the East Richland High School, Olney, Illinois. He graduated from Olney High Scho ...
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Melvin Price
Charles Melvin Price (January 1, 1905 – April 22, 1988) was a member of the United States House of Representatives for over 40 years, from 1945 to his death. He represented Metro East, the Illinois portion of the St. Louis metropolitan are ...
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Kenneth J. Gray
Kenneth James Gray (November 14, 1924 – July 12, 2014) was an American businessman and politician. He was a veteran of World War II, and represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives from 1955 to 1974, and again from 19 ...
(D), until December 31, 1974
Indiana
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Ray Madden
Ray John Madden (February 25, 1892 – September 28, 1987) was an American lawyer and World War I veteran who served 17 terms as a United States representative from Indiana from 1943 to 1977.
Biography
He was born in Waseca, Minnesota. He ...
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Earl Landgrebe
Earl Fredrick Landgrebe (January 21, 1916 – June 29, 1986) was an American politician and businessman who served as a Republican senator in the Indiana Senate and member of the United States House of Representatives. During the Watergate sca ...
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John Brademas
Stephen John Brademas Jr. (March 2, 1927 – July 11, 2016) was an American politician and educator originally from Indiana. He served as Majority Whip of the United States House of Representatives for the Democratic Party from 1977 to 1981 at ...
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J. Edward Roush
John Edward Roush (September 12, 1920 – March 26, 2004) was an American lawyer and World War II veteran who served eight terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1959 to 1969, and again from 1971 to 1977.
Early life and career
Born in ...
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Elwood Hillis
Elwood Haynes "Bud" Hillis (March 6, 1926 – January 4, 2023) was an American politician and lawyer from Indiana. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, serving Indiana's 5th congressional district for 8 t ...
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William G. Bray
William Gilmer Bray (June 17, 1903 – June 4, 1979) was an American lawyer and World War II veteran who served twelve terms as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana from 1951 to 1975.
Early life and ...
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John T. Myers (R)
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Roger H. Zion
Roger Herschel Zion (September 17, 1921 – September 24, 2019) was an American World War II veteran and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from Indiana from 1967 through 1975.
Biography
Roger Zion was born in ...
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Lee H. Hamilton
Lee Herbert Hamilton (born April 20, 1931) is an American politician and lawyer from Indiana. He is a former member of the United States House of Representatives and a former member of the U.S. Homeland Security Advisory Council. A member of the ...
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David W. Dennis
David Worth Dennis II (June 7, 1912 – January 6, 1999) was an American attorney and Republican United States Representative from Indiana from 1969 to 1975.
Early life and education
He was born in Washington, D.C. and was named for his grand ...
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William H. Hudnut III
William Herbert Hudnut III (October 17, 1932 – December 18, 2016) was the 45th mayor of Indianapolis from 1976 to 1992. A Republican, his four terms made him the city's longest-serving mayor. He had previously represented the Indianapolis ...
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Iowa
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Edward Mezvinsky
Edward Maurice Mezvinsky (; born January 17, 1937) is an American politician and lawyer from Iowa. He is a former U.S. Representative and felon. A Democrat, he represented Iowa's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives ...
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John Culver
John Chester Culver (August 8, 1932 – December 26, 2018) was an American politician, writer and lawyer who was elected to both the United States House of Representatives (1965–1975) and United States Senate (1975–1981) from Iowa. A memb ...
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H. R. Gross
Harold Royce Gross (June 30, 1899 – September 22, 1987) was a Republican United States Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district for thirteen terms. The role he played on the House floor, objecting to spending measures and projects ...
(R)
: .
Neal Edward Smith
Neal Edward Smith (March 23, 1920 – November 2, 2021) was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives for the Democratic Party from Iowa from 1959 until 1995, the longest-serving Iowan in the United St ...
(D)
: .
William J. Scherle
William Joseph Scherle (March 14, 1923August 27, 2003) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Southwestern Iowa from 1967 to 1975. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Early life
Born in Little Falls, New Yor ...
(R)
: .
Wiley Mayne
Wiley Mayne (January 19, 1917 – May 27, 2007) was a four-term Republican United States Congressman from Iowa's 6th congressional district. He was one of several Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee who were defeated in the ...
(R)
Kansas
: .
Keith Sebelius
Keith George Sebelius (September 10, 1916 – August 5, 1982) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican.
He became active in politics following World War II and was later appointed to t ...
(R)
: .
William R. Roy
William Robert Roy (February 23, 1926 – May 26, 2014), also known as Bill Roy, was a United States representative from Kansas, a physician, and a columnist for ''The Topeka Capital-Journal''. He was the Democratic nominee for U.S Senator of K ...
(D)
: .
Larry Winn
Edward Lawrence Winn Jr. (August 22, 1919 – December 31, 2017) was an American politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Kansas's 3rd district from 1967 to 1985. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Born in ...
(R)
: .
Garner E. Shriver
Garner E. Shriver (July 6, 1912 – March 1, 1998) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.
Biography
Born in Towanda, Kansas, Shriver attended the public schools of Towanda and Wichita.
He moved to Wichita, Kansas, in 1925.
He was in the Universi ...
(R)
: .
Joe Skubitz
Joe Skubitz (May 6, 1906 – September 11, 2000) was an American politician and U.S. Representative from Kansas.
Early life
Skubitz was born in Frontenac, Crawford County, Kansas; his parents were immigrants from Slovenia.
He attend ...
(R)
Kentucky
: .
Frank Stubblefield
Frank Albert Stubblefield (April 5, 1907 – October 14, 1977), a Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives.
Stubblefield was born and schooled in Kentucky and attended the University of Arizona for one yea ...
(D), until December 31, 1974
: .
William Natcher
William Huston Natcher (September 11, 1909 – March 29, 1994) was a Democratic congressman, serving in the United States House of Representatives from 1953 until his death from heart failure in Bethesda, Maryland in 1994. He is the second lo ...
(D)
: .
Romano Mazzoli
Romano Louis "Ron" Mazzoli (November 2, 1932 – November 1, 2022) was an American politician and lawyer from Kentucky.
He represented Louisville, Kentucky, and its suburbs in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 through 1995 ...
(D)
: .
Gene Snyder
Marion Eugene Snyder (January 26, 1928 – February 16, 2007) was an American politician elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from two different districts in his native Kentucky.
Background
Snyder was born ...
(R)
: .
Tim Lee Carter
Tim Lee Carter (September 2, 1910 – March 27, 1987) was an American politician serving as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1965 until 1981.
Background
Congressman Car ...
(R)
: .
John B. Breckinridge
John Bayne Breckinridge (November 29, 1913 – July 29, 1979) was an American politician, a Democrat who served as Attorney General of Kentucky twice and also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky.
Ea ...
(D)
: .
Carl D. Perkins
Carl Dewey Perkins (October 15, 1912 – August 3, 1984), a Democrat, was an American politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Kentucky serving from 1949 until his death from a heart attack in Lexing ...
(D)
Louisiana
: .
F. Edward Hébert (D)
: .
Hale Boggs
Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. (February 15, 1914 – disappeared October 16, 1972; declared dead December 29, 1972) was an American Democratic politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the House maj ...
(D), until January 3, 1973
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Lindy Boggs
Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs (March 13, 1916 – July 27, 2013) was a politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as United States Ambassador to the Holy See. She was the first woman elected to Cong ...
(D), from March 20, 1973
: .
Dave Treen
David Conner Treen Sr. (July 16, 1928 – October 29, 2009) was an American politician and attorney from Louisiana. A member of the Republican Party, Treen served as U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district from 1973 to 19 ...
(R)
: .
Joe Waggonner
Joseph David Waggonner Jr. (September 7, 1918 – October 7, 2007) was a Democratic U.S. Representative for the 4th congressional district in northwest Louisiana from December 1961 to January 1979. He was also a confidant of Republican Preside ...
(D)
: .
Otto Passman
Otto Ernest Passman (June 27, 1900 – August 13, 1988) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 5th congressional district from 1947 until 1977. As a congressman, Passman chaired the Hous ...
(D)
: .
John Rarick
John Richard Rarick (January 29, 1924 - September 14, 2009) was an American lawyer, jurist, and World War II veteran who served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, serving Louisiana's 6th congressional district from 1967 to 1975. ...
(D)
: .
John Breaux
John Berlinger Breaux (; born March 1, 1944) is an American lobbyist, attorney, and retired politician who was a member of the United States Senate from Louisiana from 1987 until 2005. He was also a member of the U.S. House of Representatives ...
(D)
: .
Gillis William Long
Gillis William Long (May 4, 1923 – January 20, 1985) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. representative from Louisiana. He was a member of the Long family and was the nephew of former governors Huey Long and Earl Long ...
(D)
Maine
: .
Peter Kyros
Peter Nicholas Kyros (July 11, 1925 – July 10, 2012) was an American attorney, politician, and lobbyist who served as a Democratic U.S. representative from Maine from 1967 to 1975.
Early life and education
Born in Portland, Maine, to Greek im ...
(D)
: .
William Cohen
William Sebastian Cohen (born August 28, 1940) is an American lawyer, author, and politician from the U.S. state of Maine. A Republican, Cohen served as both a member of the United States House of Representatives (1973–1979) and Senate (197 ...
(R)
Maryland
: .
William Oswald Mills
William Oswald Mills Sr. (August 12, 1924 – May 24, 1973), was a Republican U.S. congressman who represented the 1st Congressional district of Maryland from May 25, 1971 until his death in Easton, Maryland on May 24, 1973.
Life and care ...
(R), until May 24, 1973
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Robert Bauman
Robert E. Bauman (born April 4, 1937) is an American lawyer and politician. He is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 1st congressional district (1973–1981). Bauman was a prominent conservative advocate in the ...
(R), from August 21, 1973
: .
Clarence Long
Clarence Dickinson "Doc" Long, Jr. (December 11, 1908 – September 18, 1994) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman who represented the 2nd congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1963, to January 3, 1985.
Long was born in South Bend ...
(D)
: .
Paul Sarbanes
Paul Spyros Sarbanes (; February 3, 1933 – December 6, 2020) was an American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party from Maryland, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 a ...
(D)
: .
Marjorie Holt
Marjorie Sewell Holt (September 17, 1920 – January 6, 2018), a Republican, was a U.S. Congresswoman who represented Maryland's 4th congressional district from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 1987. She was the first Republican woman elected to C ...
(R)
: .
Lawrence Hogan
Lawrence Joseph Hogan Sr. (September 30, 1928 – April 20, 2017) was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Congressman, representing the 5th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1969, to January 3, 1975. In 1974, ...
(R)
: .
Goodloe Byron
Goodloe Edgar Byron (June 22, 1929 – October 11, 1978), a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the 6th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1971, until his death from a heart attack on October 11, 1978. He was r ...
(D)
: .
Parren Mitchell
Parren James Mitchell (April 29, 1922 – May 28, 2007) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Congressman affiliated with the Democratic Party representing the 7th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1971 to January 3, ...
(D)
: .
Gilbert Gude
Gilbert Gude (March 9, 1923 – June 7, 2007) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district from 1967 to 1977. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Early life and career
Gude was ...
(R)
Massachusetts
: .
Silvio O. Conte
Silvio Ottavio Conte (November 9, 1921 – February 8, 1991) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for 16 terms, representing the 1st Congressional District of Massachusett ...
(R)
: .
Edward Boland
Edward Patrick Boland (October 1, 1911 – November 4, 2001) was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Democrat, he was a representative from Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district.
Early life and education
Boland ...
(D)
: .
Harold Donohue
Harold Daniel Donohue (June 18, 1901 – November 4, 1984) was an American politician. He represented the third district and fourth district of Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1974.
Donohue was born in ...
(D), until December 31, 1974
: .
Robert Drinan
Robert Frederick Drinan (November 15, 1920 – January 28, 2007) was a Jesuit priest, lawyer, human rights activist, and Democratic U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Drinan left office to obey Pope John Paul II's prohibition on political ...
(D)
: .
Paul W. Cronin
Paul William Cronin (March 14, 1938 – April 5, 1997) was a one-term congressman of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts.
Cronin was born in Boston, Massachusetts on March 14, 1938 and graduated from Boston University in 1962 a ...
(R)
: .
Michael J. Harrington
Michael Joseph "Mike" Harrington (born September 2, 1936) is an American politician, lawyer and a former U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Life and career
Harrington is the son of former State Senator, Salem mayor, and judge Joseph B. H ...
(D)
: .
Torbert Macdonald
Torbert Hart Macdonald (June 6, 1917 – May 21, 1976) was an American Democratic politician from Massachusetts. He represented the northern suburbs of Boston, including his home town of Malden, in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1955 un ...
(D)
: .
Tip O'Neill
Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr. (December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987, representing northern Boston, Massachusetts, as ...
(D)
: .
Joe Moakley
John Joseph Moakley (April 27, 1927 – May 28, 2001) was an American politician who served as the United States representative for Massachusetts's 9th congressional district from 1973 until his death in 2001. Moakley won the seat from incumbent ...
(D)
Joe Moakley
John Joseph Moakley (April 27, 1927 – May 28, 2001) was an American politician who served as the United States representative for Massachusetts's 9th congressional district from 1973 until his death in 2001. Moakley won the seat from incumbent ...
(D–MA) was elected as "Independent Conservative," based on official report of Congress by Benjamin Guthrie. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1972." But he was sworn in as a Democrat at the beginning of the Congress, January 3, 1973
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: . Margaret Heckler
Margaret Mary Heckler (née O'Shaughnessy; June 21, 1931 – August 6, 2018) was an American politician and diplomat who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 until 1983. A member of the Republican Party, she al ...
(R)
: . James A. Burke (D)
: . Gerry Studds
Gerry Eastman Studds (; May 12, 1937 – October 14, 2006) was an American Democratic Congressman from Massachusetts who served from 1973 until 1997. He was the first openly gay member of Congress. In 1983 he was censured by the House of Rep ...
(D)
Michigan
: . John Conyers
John James Conyers Jr. (May 16, 1929October 27, 2019) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. representative from Michigan from 1965 to 2017. The districts he represented always included part of western Detroi ...
(D)
: . Marvin L. Esch
Marvin Leonel Esch (August 4, 1927 – June 19, 2010) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan and a member of the Republican Party. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1977 before unsuccessfully seekin ...
(R)
: . Garry E. Brown
Garry Eldridge Brown (August 12, 1923 – August 27, 1998) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served six terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1979.
Biography
Brown was born in Schoolcraft, Michiga ...
(R)
: . J. Edward Hutchinson
J. Edward Hutchinson (October 13, 1914 – July 22, 1985) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Michigan. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Michigan's 4th congressional district in the United States House of R ...
(R)
: . Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected ...
(R), until December 6, 1973
:: Richard Vander Veen
Richard Franklin Vander Veen (November 26, 1922 – March 3, 2006) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Early life and education
Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Vander Veen attended the local public schools and graduated from Muskeg ...
(D), from February 18, 1974
: . Charles E. Chamberlain
Charles Ernest Chamberlain (July 22, 1917 – November 25, 2002) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Life and career
Chamberlain was born in Locke Township, Michigan and after graduating from Lansing Central High School in Lans ...
(R), until December 31, 1974
: . Donald Riegle
Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. (born February 4, 1938) is an American politician, author, and businessman from Michigan. He served for five terms as a Representative and for three terms as a Senator in the U.S. Congress.
Early life and family
Donald Wa ...
(R), then (D)
: . R. James Harvey
Russell James Harvey (July 4, 1922 – July 20, 2019) usually known as James Harvey, was a United States representative from Michigan and an inactive Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern Distric ...
(R), until January 31, 1974
:: J. Bob Traxler
Jerome Bob Traxler (July 21, 1931 – October 30, 2019), also known as J. Bob Traxler or Bob Traxler, was an American lawyer and politician from Michigan. He served ten terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1974 to 1993.
Early ...
(D), from April 23, 1974
: . Guy Vander Jagt
Guy Adrian Vander Jagt ( ; August 26, 1931 – June 22, 2007) was a Republican politician from Michigan. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
Vander Jagt was des ...
(R)
: . Elford Albin Cederberg
Elford Albin "Al" Cederberg (March 6, 1918 – April 17, 2006) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Biography
Cederberg was born to dairy farmers Albin and Helen (Olson) Cederberg in Bay City, Michigan; his father and maternal grand ...
(R)
: . Philip Ruppe
Philip Edward Ruppe (born September 29, 1926) is an American former politician from the U.S. state of Michigan and a member of the Republican Party. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1979 before running, unsuccessfully ...
(R)
: . James G. O'Hara
James Grant O'Hara (November 8, 1925 – March 13, 1989) was a soldier and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan, serving as U.S. Representative from 1959 to 1977.
Early life
O'Hara was born in Washington, D.C. He moved with his parents to ...
(D)
: . Charles Diggs
Charles Coles Diggs Jr. (December 2, 1922 – August 24, 1998) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served in the state senate and U.S. House of Representatives. He was the first African American elected to Cong ...
(D)
: . Lucien Nedzi
Lucien is a male given name. It is the French form of Luciano or Latin ''Lucianus'', patronymic of Lucius.
Lucien, Saint Lucien, or Saint-Lucien may also refer to:
People
Given name
* Lucien of Beauvais, Christian saint
*Lucien, a band membe ...
(D)
: . William D. Ford
William David Ford (August 6, 1927 – August 14, 2004) was a U.S. Representative from Michigan and namesake of the Federal Direct Student Loan Program. Ford was known for his support of workers and educational opportunity. Among his significant ...
(D)
: . John Dingell
John David Dingell Jr. (July 8, 1926 – February 7, 2019) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1955 until 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he holds the record for longest ...
(D)
: . Martha Griffiths
Martha Wright Griffiths (January 29, 1912 – April 22, 2003) was an American lawyer and judge before being elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1954. Griffiths was the first woman to serve on the House Committee on Ways and ...
(D), until December 31, 1974
: . Robert J. Huber
Robert James Huber (August 29, 1922 - April 23, 2001) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Huber was born in Detroit, Michigan, where he attended the public schools. He attended the University of Detroit 1935–1937, and graduated ...
(R)
: . William Broomfield
William S. Broomfield, (April 28, 1922 – February 20, 2019) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Early life
Broomfield, the son of Scevillian C. and Fern Broomfield was born in Royal Oak, Michigan. His father was a d ...
(R)
Minnesota
: . Al Quie
Albert Harold Quie ( ; born September 18, 1923) is an American politician and farmer. Quie, who served as member of the United States House of Representatives and Governor of Minnesota, is regarded as a moderate Republican. Quie was strongly co ...
(R)
: . Ancher Nelsen
Ancher Nelsen (October 11, 1904 – November 30, 1992), was an American politician who served as the 34th Lieutenant Governor of the state of Minnesota and an eight-term congressman.
Biography
Nelsen was born October 11, 1904, near Buffalo Lake ...
(R), until December 31, 1974
: . Bill Frenzel
William Eldridge Frenzel (July 31, 1928 – November 17, 2014) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota, representing Minnesota's Third District, which included the southern and western suburbs of Min ...
(R)
: . Joseph Karth
Joseph Edward Karth (August 26, 1922 – May 29, 2005) was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Born in New Brighton, Ramsey County, Minnesota; all four of his grandparents were German immigrants.
He a ...
(DFL)
: . Donald M. Fraser
Donald MacKay Fraser (February 20, 1924 – June 2, 2019) was an American politician from Minnesota who served as U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 5th congressional district from 1963 to 1979 and as mayor of Minneapolis from 1980 to 1994.
Ea ...
(DFL)
: . John M. Zwach
John Matthew Zwach Sr. (February 8, 1907 – November 11, 1990) is an American farmer, rural school teacher, and politician. Zwach was most notably a U.S. Representative from Minnesota. He also served for several terms in the Minnesota legis ...
(R)
: . Robert Bergland
Robert Selmer Bergland (July 22, 1928 – December 9, 2018) was an American politician. He served as a member of the House of Representatives from Minnesota's 7th congressional district from 1971 to 1977, and he served as United States Secretar ...
(DFL)
: . John Blatnik
John Anton Blatnik (August 17, 1911 – December 17, 1991) was a United States Congressman from Minnesota. He was a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), which is affiliated with the Democratic Party.
Early life
Bl ...
(DFL), until December 31, 1974
Mississippi
: . Jamie Whitten
Jamie Lloyd Whitten (April 18, 1910September 9, 1995) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who represented the Deep South state of Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1995. He was at the ...
(D)
: . David R. Bowen
David Reece Bowen (born October 21, 1932) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.
Born in Houston, Mississippi, Bowen was graduated from Cleveland High School (Cleveland, Mississippi) in 1950.
He attended the University of Missouri from 195 ...
(D)
: . Sonny Montgomery
Gillespie V. "Sonny" Montgomery (August 5, 1920 – May 12, 2006) was an American soldier and politician from Mississippi who served in the Mississippi Senate and U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1997. He was also a retired major gene ...
(D)
: . Thad Cochran
William Thad Cochran (; December 7, 1937 – May 30, 2019) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator for Mississippi from 1978 until his resignation due to health issues in 2018. A Repub ...
(R)
: . Trent Lott
Chester Trent Lott Sr. (born October 9, 1941) is an American lawyer, author, and politician. A former United States Senator from Mississippi, Lott served in numerous leadership positions in both the United States House of Representatives and the ...
(R)
Missouri
: . Bill Clay
William Lacy Clay Sr (born April 30, 1931) is an American politician from Missouri. As Congressman from Missouri's first district, he represented portions of St. Louis in the U.S. House of Representatives for 32 years.
Early life and family
...
(D)
: . James W. Symington
James Wadsworth Symington (; born September 28, 1927) is an American lawyer and politician who represented Missouri from 1969 to 1977 as a four-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Prior to that, in the late 1960s, he served as Chief ...
(D)
: . Leonor Sullivan
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan (August 21, 1902 – September 1, 1988) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri. She was a Democrat and the first woman in Congress from Missouri.
Biography
Born Leonor Kretzer in St. L ...
(D)
: . William J. Randall
William Joseph Randall (July 16, 1909 – July 7, 2000) was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a member of the Democratic Party from Missouri.
Early life and early career
Randall was born in Independence, Missouri ...
(D)
: . Richard Walker Bolling
Richard Walker Bolling (May 17, 1916 – April 21, 1991) was a prominent American Democratic Congressman from Kansas City, Missouri, and Missouri's 5th congressional district from 1949 to 1983. He retired after serving for four years as the chai ...
(D)
: . Jerry Litton
Jerry Lon Litton (May 12, 1937 – August 3, 1976) was an American politician from Missouri who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Missouri's 6th congressional district from 1973 until his death in ...
(D)
: . Gene Taylor (R)
: . Richard Howard Ichord Jr.
Richard Howard Ichord Jr. (June 27, 1926 – December 25, 1992) was U.S. representative from Missouri and a significant U.S. anti-Communist political figure. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the last chairman of the House Un-Americ ...
(D)
: . William L. Hungate
William Leonard Hungate (December 14, 1922 – June 22, 2007) was a United States representative from Missouri from November 3, 1964 (special election upon the death of Congressman Clarence Cannon), to January 3, 1977, representing the Ninth Cong ...
(D)
: . Bill Burlison
Billy Dean Burlison (March 15, 1931 – March 17, 2019) was an American politician who held office in the states of Missouri and Maryland.
Biography
Burlison, the son of John Ivy "J.I." and Lillie (née Marler) Burlison, was born and died in War ...
(D)
Montana
: . Richard G. Shoup
Richard Gardner "Dick" Shoup (November 29, 1923 – November 25, 1995) was a U.S. Representative from Montana, great-grandson of George Laird Shoup.
Education
Born in Salmon, Idaho, Shoup attended the Salmon public schools. He received h ...
(R)
: . John Melcher
John David Melcher (September 6, 1924 – April 12, 2018) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who represented Montana as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and as a United States Senator from ...
(D)
Nebraska
: . Charles Thone
Charles Thone (January 4, 1924 – March 7, 2018) was an American Republican politician. He was the 34th Governor of Nebraska, serving from 1979 to 1983. He previously served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representin ...
(R)
: . John Y. McCollister
John Yetter McCollister (June 10, 1921 – November 1, 2013) was an American Republican politician.
He was born to John M. McCollister and Ruth Yetter McCollister in Iowa City, Iowa. In 1939 he graduated from Washington High School in Sioux ...
(R)
: . David Martin David or Dave Martin may refer to:
Entertainment
*David Martin (artist) (1737–1797), Scottish painter and engraver
*David Stone Martin (1913–1992), American artist
*David Martin (poet) (1915–1997), Hungarian-Australian poet and novelist
*Dav ...
(R), until December 31, 1974
Nevada
: . David Towell
David Gilmer Towell (June 9, 1937 – June 10, 2003) was an American politician who served a single term as a U.S. Representative from Nevada, representing the state's at-large district. He was a Republican.
Born in Bronxville, New York, Tow ...
(R)
New Hampshire
: . Louis C. Wyman
Louis Crosby Wyman (March 16, 1917 – May 5, 2002) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative and, for three days, a United States Senator, U.S. Senator from New Hampshire. This w ...
(R), until December 31, 1974
: . James Colgate Cleveland
James Colgate Cleveland (June 13, 1920 – December 3, 1995) was an American politician in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1963 to 1981.
Early life
Clevela ...
(R)
New Jersey
: . John E. Hunt
John Edmund Hunt (November 25, 1908 – September 22, 1989) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1975.
Early life
Born ...
(R)
: . Charles W. Sandman Jr.
Charles William Sandman Jr. (October 23, 1921 – August 26, 1985) was an American Republican Party politician who represented Cape May County in the New Jersey Senate from 1954 to 1966 and represented southern New Jersey in the United States H ...
(R)
: . James J. Howard
James John Howard (July 24, 1927 – March 25, 1988) was an American educator and Democratic Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1965 until his death from a heart attack in Washington, D.C. in ...
(D)
: . Frank Thompson
Frank Thompson Jr. (July 26, 1918 – July 22, 1989) was an American politician. He represented in the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat from 1955 to 1980, and was chairman of the House Administration Committee from 1976 to ...
(D)
: . Peter Frelinghuysen Jr.
Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen Jr. (January 17, 1916 – May 23, 2011) was an American politician and attorney. He represented New Jersey's New Jersey's 5th congressional district, fifth congressional district in the United States House ...
(R)
: . Edwin B. Forsythe
Edwin Bell Forsythe (January 17, 1916 – March 29, 1984) was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey who represented parts of Burlington, Ocean, and Camden Counties in the United States House of Representatives from 1970 until hi ...
(R)
: . William B. Widnall
William Beck Widnall (March 17, 1906 – December 28, 1983) was a Republican Party politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for 24 years representing New Jersey's 7th congressional district.
Born in H ...
(R), until December 31, 1974
: . Robert A. Roe
Robert Aloysius Roe (February 28, 1924 – July 15, 2014) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from November 4, 1969 to January 3, 1993.
Early life and education
Ro ...
(D)
: . Henry Helstoski
Henry Helstoski (March 21, 1925 – December 16, 1999) was an American politician. Helstoski, a Democrat, represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for twelve years, lasting from 1965 until 1977. He was the representat ...
(D)
: . Peter W. Rodino
Peter Wallace Rodino Jr. (June 7, 1909 – May 7, 2005) was an American Democratic politician. He represented parts of Newark, New Jersey and surrounding Essex and Hudson counties for twenty terms from 1949 to 1989. He was the longest-servin ...
(D)
: . Joseph Minish
Joseph George Minish (September 1, 1916 – November 24, 2007) was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who represented in the United States House of Representatives.
Early life
Born in Throop, Pennsylvania, Minish w ...
(D)
: . Matthew John Rinaldo
Matthew John "Matt" Rinaldo (September 1, 1931 – October 13, 2008) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for ten terms, serving in the 12th congressional district ...
(R)
: . Joseph J. Maraziti
Joseph James Maraziti (June 15, 1912 – May 20, 1991) was a one-term U.S. Representative from New Jersey from 1973 to 1975.
Early life and career
Maraziti was born in Boonton, New Jersey and attended the public schools.
He attended Fordham Uni ...
(R)
: . Dominick V. Daniels
Dominick Vincent Daniels (October 18, 1908 – July 17, 1987) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 14th congressional district from 1959 to 1977.
Early life and education
He was born in Jersey City, New Jer ...
(D)
: . Edward J. Patten
Edward James Patten (August 22, 1905 – September 17, 1994) was an American lawyer and politician. Patten, a Democrat, represented the now-redistricted New Jersey's 15th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for e ...
(D)
New Mexico
: . Manuel Lujan Jr. (R)
: . Harold L. Runnels
Harold Lowell Runnels (March 17, 1924 – August 5, 1980) was a U.S. Representative from New Mexico.
Runnels attended Dallas public schools and Cameron State Agricultural College (now Cemeron University) in Lawton, Oklahoma. He was employed by ...
(D)
New York
: . Otis G. Pike
Otis Grey Pike (August 31, 1921 – January 20, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician who served nine terms as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state), New Yor ...
(D)
: . James R. Grover Jr.
James Russell Grover Jr. (March 5, 1919 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Biography
Grover was born in Babylon, New York to James and Christine Grover. His father was the village police chief. He graduated ...
(R)
: . Angelo D. Roncallo
Angelo Dominick Roncallo (May 28, 1927 – May 4, 2010) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Nassau County, New York.
Roncallo was born in Port Chester, New York. He served in the United States Army from 194 ...
(R)
: . Norman F. Lent
Norman Frederick Lent (March 23, 1931 – June 11, 2012) was an American politician from New York. Under both the Republican and Conservative Party banners, he served in the New York State Senate from 1963 to 1970 and in the United States House ...
(R)
: . John W. Wydler
John Waldemar Wydler (June 9, 1924 – August 4, 1987) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
Wydler was born in Brooklyn. He served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1942 until 1945. He grad ...
(R)
: . Lester L. Wolff
Lester Lionel Wolff (January 4, 1919 – May 11, 2021) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. He also held the position of president of the International Trade ...
(D)
: . Joseph P. Addabbo
Joseph Patrick Addabbo (March 17, 1925 – April 10, 1986) was a New York City politician who served as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives from 1961 until his death from a seizure in Washington, D.C., in 1986. As the chair ...
(D)
: . Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal
Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (June 8, 1923 – January 4, 1983) was an American Democratic Party politician from New York who represented the northern portion of Queens during twelve Congressional terms, from 1962 until his death. Upon his death a ...
(D)
: . James J. Delaney
James Joseph Delaney (March 19, 1901 – May 24, 1987) was an American politician from New York. He was a member of the Democratic Party and served 16 terms in the House of Representatives from 1945 to 1947 and from 1949 to 1978.
Biography Early ...
(D)
: . Mario Biaggi
Mario Biaggi (October 26, 1917 – June 24, 2015) was an American politician, attorney, and police officer. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1969 to 1988.
Prior to his political career, Biagg ...
(D)
: . Frank J. Brasco
Frank James Brasco (October 15, 1932 – October 19, 1998) was an American politician who served four terms as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state), New York from ...
(D)
: . Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Anita Chisholm ( ; ; November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. Chisholm represented New York's 12th congressional dist ...
(D)
: . Bertram L. Podell
Bertram Lawrence "Bert" Podell (December 27, 1925 – August 17, 2005) was an American politician who served in the New York State Assembly for six terms and part of a seventh, and was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ne ...
(D)
: . John J. Rooney (D), until December 31, 1974
: . Hugh Carey
Hugh Leo Carey (April 11, 1919 – August 7, 2011) was an American politician and attorney. He was a seven-term U.S. representative from 1961 to 1974 and the 51st governor of New York from 1975 to 1982. He was a member of the Democratic Part ...
(D), until December 31, 1974
: . Elizabeth Holtzman
Elizabeth Holtzman (born August 11, 1941) is an American attorney and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from New York's 16th congressional district as a member of the Democratic Party from 1973 to 1981. She the ...
(D)
: . John M. Murphy
John Michael Murphy (August 3, 1926 – May 25, 2015) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 16th (1963–1973) and 17th (1973–1981) districts. He was convicted of taking bribes in the 1980 Abscam scanda ...
(D)
: . Ed Koch
Edward Irving Koch ( ; December 12, 1924February 1, 2013) was an American politician, lawyer, political commentator, film critic, and television personality. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and was mayo ...
(D)
: . Charles Rangel
Charles Bernard Rangel (, ; born June 11, 1930) is an American politician who was a U.S. representative for districts in New York from 1971 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the second-longest serving incumbent member of the ...
(D)
: . Bella Abzug
Bella Savitzky Abzug (July 24, 1920 – March 31, 1998), nicknamed "Battling Bella", was an American lawyer, politician, social activist, and a leader in the women's movement. In 1971, Abzug joined other leading feminists such as Gloria Stein ...
(D)
: . Herman Badillo
Herman Badillo (pronounced ''bah-DEE-yoh''; August 21, 1929 – December 3, 2014) was an American politician who served as borough president of The Bronx and United States Representative, and ran for Mayor of New York City. He was the first Pu ...
(D)
: . Jonathan Brewster Bingham
Jonathan Brewster Bingham (April 24, 1914 – July 3, 1986) was an American politician and diplomat. He was the US delegate to the United Nations General Assembly and was elected to Congress from The Bronx, serving in the House of Representatives ...
(D)
: . Peter A. Peyser (R)
: . Ogden Reid
Ogden Rogers Reid (June 24, 1925 – March 2, 2019) was an American politician and diplomat. He was the U.S. Ambassador to Israel and a six-term United States Representative from Westchester County, New York.
Early life
Reid was born in New Yo ...
(D)
: . Hamilton Fish IV
Hamilton Fish IV or Hamilton Fish Jr. (June 3, 1926 – July 23, 1996) was an American Republican politician who represented parts of New York's Hudson Valley region in the United States House of Representatives for thirteen terms from 1969 to ...
(R)
: . Benjamin Gilman
Benjamin Arthur Gilman (December 6, 1922 – December 17, 2016) was an American politician and Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Middletown, New York, from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 2003.
Early life
Gilm ...
(R)
: . Howard W. Robison
Howard Winfield Robison (October 30, 1915 – September 26, 1987) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
Robison was born in Owego, New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1937 and receive ...
(R)
: . Samuel S. Stratton
Samuel Studdiford Stratton (September 27, 1916 – September 13, 1990) was an American Democratic political figure in Upstate New York. He is notable for his service as Mayor of Schenectady, and his 30-year career as a member of the United ...
(D)
: . Carleton J. King
Carleton James King (June 15, 1904 – November 19, 1977) was an attorney and politician from Saratoga Springs, New York. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he was most notable for his service as District Attorney of Saratoga County, ...
(R), until December 31, 1974
: . Robert C. McEwen
Robert Cameron McEwen (January 5, 1920 – June 15, 1997) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
Biography
McEwen was born on January 5, 1920, in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York. He atte ...
(R)
: . Donald J. Mitchell
Donald Jerome Mitchell (May 8, 1923 – September 27, 2003) represented New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1983.
Early life
Donald J. "Don" Mitchell, a native of Central Upstate New York's Mohawk Valley, wi ...
(R)
: . James M. Hanley
James Michael Hanley (July 19, 1920 – October 16, 2003) was an American businessman, World War II veteran, and politician who represented New York in the House of Representatives for eight terms from 1965 to 1981.
Biography
James M. Hanley ...
(D)
: . William F. Walsh
William Francis Walsh (July 11, 1912 – January 8, 2011) was a Republican- Conservative member of the United States House of Representatives from New York State. (R)
: . Frank Horton (R)
: . Barber Conable
Barber Benjamin Conable Jr. (November 2, 1922 – November 30, 2003) was a U.S. Congressman from New York and former President of the World Bank Group.
Biography
Conable was born in Warsaw, New York on November 2, 1922. Conable was an Eagle Scout ...
(R)
: . Henry P. Smith III
Henry P. Smith III (September 29, 1911 – October 1, 1995) was an American politician and Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
Smith was born in North Tonawanda, New York. He graduated from Dartmouth C ...
(R)
: . Thaddeus J. Dulski
Thaddeus Joseph Dulski (September 27, 1915 – October 11, 1988) was an American congressman who represented the state of New York from 1959 to 1974.
Biography
Dulski was born in Buffalo, New York, USA on September 27, 1915. He graduated from ...
(D), until December 31, 1974
: . Jack Kemp
Jack French Kemp (July 13, 1935 – May 2, 2009) was an American politician and a professional gridiron football, football player. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party from New York, he served as United States Sec ...
(R)
: . James F. Hastings (R)
North Carolina
: . Walter B. Jones Sr.
Walter Beaman Jones Sr. (August 19, 1913 – September 15, 1992), was an American Democratic politician from the state of North Carolina who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1966 until his death from natural causes in N ...
(D)
: . Lawrence H. Fountain
Lawrence H. Fountain (April 23, 1913 – October 10, 2002) was a Democratic U.S. representative from North Carolina from 1953 to 1983.
Early life
Fountain was educated in the public schools of Edgecombe County and at the University of North Car ...
(D)
: . David N. Henderson
David Newton Henderson (April 16, 1921 – January 13, 2004) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.
Born on a farm near Hubert, North Carolina, Henderson attended Wallace High School, Wallace, North Carolina, graduating in 1938. He earn ...
(D)
: . Ike Franklin Andrews
Ike Franklin Andrews (September 2, 1925 – May 10, 2010) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina's Fourth Congressional District between 1973 and 1985, when he was defeated for reelection by ...
(D)
: . Wilmer Mizell
Wilmer David "Vinegar Bend" Mizell, Sr. (August 13, 1930 – February 21, 1999), was an American athlete and politician. From 1952 to 1962, he was a left-handed pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets of Major L ...
(R)
: . L. Richardson Preyer
Lunsford Richardson Preyer (January 11, 1919 – April 3, 2001) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina and later a United States representative from North Carolina.
Educat ...
(D)
: . Charlie Rose
Charles Peete Rose Jr. (born January 5, 1942) is an American former television journalist and talk show host. From 1991 to 2017, he was the host and executive producer of the talk show '' Charlie Rose'' on PBS and Bloomberg LP.
Rose also co- ...
(D)
: . Earl B. Ruth
Earl Baker Ruth (February 7, 1916 – August 15, 1989) was a three-term U.S. Representative from North Carolina and subsequently served as governor of American Samoa.
Born in Spencer, North Carolina, Ruth graduated from Central High School i ...
(R)
: . James G. Martin
James Grubbs Martin (born December 11, 1935) is an American organic chemist and politician who served as the 70th governor of North Carolina from 1985 to 1993. He was the third Republican elected to the office after Reconstruction, and the f ...
(R)
: . Jim Broyhill
James Thomas Broyhill (born August 19, 1927) is an American former businessman and Republican U.S. Representative and Senator from the state of North Carolina. He represented much of the Foothills region of the state in the House from 1963 to ...
(R)
: . Roy A. Taylor
Roy Arthur Taylor (January 31, 1910 – November 28, 1995) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.
Born in Vader, Washington, Taylor graduated from Asheville-Biltmore College, Asheville, North Carolina, 1929.
He graduated from Maryville ...
(D)
North Dakota
: . Mark Andrews (R)
Ohio
: . William J. Keating
William John Keating (March 30, 1927 – May 20, 2020) was an American lawyer, businessman and politician of the Republican Party (United States), Republican party. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1974.
Bac ...
(R), until January 3, 1974
:: Tom Luken
Thomas Andrew Luken (July 9, 1925 – January 10, 2018) was an American politician of the Democratic Party from Ohio, serving in the United States House of Representatives during the 1970s and 1980s.
Early life and education
Luken received hi ...
(D), from March 5, 1974
: . Donald D. Clancy
Donald D. Clancy (July 24, 1921 – June 12, 2007) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented the 2nd District of Ohio from 1961 until 1977.
Early life and education
Clancy was born in Cincinnati, i ...
(R)
: . Charles W. Whalen Jr.
Charles William Whalen Jr (July 31, 1920 – June 27, 2011) was an
American politician from Ohio. Whalen was a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party who served in the Ohio House of Representatives, Ohio State Senate, an ...
(R)
: . Tennyson Guyer
Tennyson Guyer (November 29, 1912 – April 12, 1981) was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a Republican from Ohio for four terms from 1973 to 1981.
Early life and career
Born in Findlay, Ohio on November 29, eit ...
(R)
: . Del Latta
Delbert Leroy Latta (March 5, 1920 – May 12, 2016) was an American lawyer and politician who served 15 terms as a United States Representative from Ohio's 5th district from 1959 to 1989. A Republican, he is one of the state's longest-serv ...
(R)
: . Bill Harsha
William Howard Harsha Jr. (January 1, 1921 – October 11, 2010) was an American politician who represented Ohio as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1961, to January 3, 1981.
Biography
Born in Portsmout ...
(R)
: . Bud Brown (R)
: . Walter E. Powell
Walter Eugene Powell (April 25, 1931 – January 17, 2020) was an United States of America, American educator and politician of the United States Republican Party, Republican party who served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Repre ...
(R)
: . Thomas L. Ashley
Thomas William Ludlow "Lud" Ashley (January 11, 1923 – June 15, 2010) was an United States of America, American businessman and politician of the United States Democratic Party, Democratic Party. He served as a United States House of Repres ...
(D)
: . Clarence E. Miller
Clarence Ellsworth Miller, Jr. (November 1, 1917 – August 2, 2011) was a Republican Congressman from Ohio, serving January 3, 1967, to January 3, 1993.
He was born in Lancaster, Ohio, one of six children of an electrician father. Afte ...
(R)
: . J. William Stanton
John William Stanton (February 20, 1924 – April 11, 2002) was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1965 to 1983.
Biography
Stanton was born in Painesville, Ohio. His father, Francis Michael Stant ...
(R)
: . Samuel L. Devine
Samuel Leeper Devine (December 21, 1915 – June 27, 1997) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served in the United States House of Representatives as Representative of the 12th congressional district of Ohio from January 3, 1 ...
(R)
: . Charles Adams Mosher
Charles Adams Mosher (May 7, 1906 – November 16, 1984) was an American newspaperman and politician who served eight terms as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1961 to 1977.
Early life and caree ...
(R)
: . John F. Seiberling
John Frederick Seiberling, Jr. (September 8, 1918 – August 2, 2008) was a United States representative from Ohio. In 1974, he helped to establish what later became the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, and served on the House Judiciary Committee ...
(D)
: . Chalmers Wylie
Chalmers Pangburn Wylie (November 23, 1920 – August 14, 1998) was an American politician and lawyer from Ohio, who served in various public offices in that state before serving thirteen terms as a member of the United States House of Represen ...
(R)
: . Ralph Regula
Ralph Straus Regula (December 3, 1924 – July 19, 2017) was an American politician from Ohio. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Ohio House of Representatives, the Ohio State Senate and the United States House of Representatives. ...
(R)
: . John M. Ashbrook
John Milan Ashbrook (September 21, 1928 – April 24, 1982) was an American politician and newspaper publisher. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1961 until his death. (R)
: . Wayne Hays
Wayne Levere Hays (May 13, 1911 – February 10, 1989) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative of Ohio, in the Democratic Party, from 1949 to 1976. He resigned from Congress after a much-publicized sex scandal.
Early year ...
(D)
: . Charles J. Carney
Charles Joseph Carney (April 17, 1913 – October 7, 1987) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1970 to 1979.
Early life and career
Born in Youngstown, Ohio, Carney attended schools in Youngstown an ...
(D)
: . James V. Stanton
James Vincent Stanton (February 27, 1932 – May 2, 2022) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1971 to 1977.
Early life and career
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Stanton graduated fro ...
(D)
: . Louis Stokes
Louis Stokes (February 23, 1925 – August 18, 2015) was an American attorney, civil rights pioneer and politician. He served 15 terms in the United States House of Representatives – representing the east side of Cleveland – and was the firs ...
(D)
: . Charles Vanik
Charles Albert Vanik (April 7, 1913 – August 30, 2007) was a Democratic politician from Ohio
Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories o ...
(D)
: . William Edwin Minshall Jr.
William Edwin Minshall Jr. (October 24, 1911 – October 15, 1990) was an American lawyer and politician who served ten terms as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio from 1955 to 1974.
Early life and career
Willi ...
(R), until December 31, 1974
Oklahoma
: . James R. Jones
James Robert Jones (born May 5, 1939) is an American lawyer, diplomat, Democratic politician, a retired U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma, and a former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico under President Bill Clinton.
Jones grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma, a ...
(D)
: . Clem McSpadden
Clem Rogers McSpadden (November 9, 1925 – July 7, 2008) was an American rodeo announcer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District for one full term from 19 ...
(D)
: . Carl Albert
Carl Bert Albert (May 10, 1908 – February 4, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 46th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 and represented Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district as a ...
(D)
: . Tom Steed
Thomas Jefferson Steed (March 2, 1904 – June 8, 1983) was an American politician and a U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma.
Early life
Steed was born on a farm near in Eastland County, Texas (near Rising Star, Texas) on March 2, 1904. His family ...
(D)
: . John Jarman
John Henry Jarman II (July 17, 1915 – January 15, 1982) was a member of the US House of Representatives from Oklahoma for 26 years, from 1951 to 1977.
Early life and career
Jarman was born in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, on July 17, 1915, and graduat ...
(D)
: . John Newbold Camp
John Newbold Camp, known as Happy Camp (May 11, 1908 – September 27, 1987) was an American politician and a Republican Party (United States), Republican United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.
Biography
Born ...
(R)
Oregon
: . Wendell Wyatt
Wendell Wyatt (June 15, 1917 – January 28, 2009) was an American attorney and Republican United States Representative from Oregon's 1st congressional district who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1964 until 1975.
...
(R)
: . Al Ullman
Albert Conrad Ullman (March 9, 1914 – October 11, 1986) was an American politician in the Democratic Party who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1957 to 1981. One of the most influential Oregonians ever to be elec ...
(D)
: . Edith Green
Edith Louise Starrett Green (January 17, 1910 – April 21, 1987) was an American politician and educator from Oregon. She was the second Oregonian woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and served a total of ten terms, fro ...
(D), until December 31, 1974
: . John R. Dellenback (R)
Pennsylvania
: . William A. Barrett
William Aloysius Barrett (August 14, 1896 – April 12, 1976) was an American lawyer, politician, and member of the Democratic Party who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 1st congressional dis ...
(D)
: . Robert N. C. Nix Sr. (D)
: . William J. Green III
William Joseph Green III (born June 24, 1938) is an American politician from Pennsylvania. A Democrat, Green served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1964 to 1977 and as the 94th Mayor of Philadelphia from 1980 to 1984.
Youth
Green g ...
(D)
: . Joshua Eilberg
Joshua Eilberg (February 12, 1921 – March 24, 2004) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Early life and education
Eilberg was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Central High Sch ...
(D)
: . John H. Ware III
John Haines Ware III (August 29, 1908 – July 29, 1997) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district from 1970 to 1973 and Pennsylvania's 5th co ...
(R)
: . Gus Yatron
Constantine "Gus" Yatron (October 16, 1927 – March 13, 2003) was an American businessman, boxer, and politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district fro ...
(D)
: . Lawrence G. Williams
Lawrence Gordon Williams (September 15, 1913 – July 13, 1975) was an American businessman and military veteran who served four terms as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the 7th district of Pennsylvania ...
(R)
: . Edward G. Biester Jr.
Edward George Biester Jr. (born January 5, 1931) is a retired Republican politician and judge who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, from 1967 to 1977.
Biester graduated from George School in Newtown, B ...
(R)
: . Bud Shuster
Elmer Greinert "Bud" Shuster (; born January 23, 1932) is an American politician who represented Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1973 to 2001. He is best known for hi ...
(R)
: . Joseph M. McDade
Joseph Michael McDade (September 29, 1931 – September 24, 2017) was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives, having represented Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district.
Early life and care ...
(R)
: . Dan Flood
Daniel John Flood (November 26, 1903 – May 28, 1994) was an American attorney and politician, a flamboyant and long-serving Democratic United States Representative from Pennsylvania. First elected to the US House in 1944, he served continuously ...
(D)
: . John P. Saylor
John Phillips Saylor (July 23, 1908 – October 28, 1973) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania serving from 1949 until his death from a heart attack in Houston, Texas in 1973.
Biography
Saylor wa ...
(R), until October 28, 1973
:: John Murtha
John Patrick Murtha Jr. (; June 17, 1932 – February 8, 2010) was an Politics of the United States, American politician from the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Murtha, a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, rep ...
(D), from February 5, 1974
: . Lawrence Coughlin
Robert Lawrence Coughlin Jr. (April 11, 1929 – November 30, 2001) was an American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing the 13th district of Pen ...
(R)
: . William S. Moorhead
William Singer Moorhead (April 8, 1923 – August 3, 1987) was an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Moorhead was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the ...
(D)
: . Fred B. Rooney
Frederick Bernard Rooney Jr. (November 6, 1925 – December 23, 2019) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district from 1963 to 1 ...
(D)
: . Edwin Duing Eshleman
Edwin Duing Eshleman (December 4, 1920 – January 10, 1985) was an American politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1967 to 1977.
Biography
He was born in Quarryville, Pennsylvan ...
(R)
: . Herman T. Schneebeli
Herman Theodore Schneebeli (July 7, 1907 – May 6, 1982) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Herman Schneebeli was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Barbara (née Schneider) and Alfred Schneeb ...
(R)
: . John Heinz
Henry John Heinz III (October 23, 1938 – April 4, 1991) was an American businessman and Republican politician from Pennsylvania. Heinz represented the Pittsburgh suburbs in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 and ...
(R)
: . George Atlee Goodling
George Atlee Goodling (September 26, 1896 – October 17, 1982) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Biography
George Atlee Goodling was born in Loganville, Pennsylvania. During the First World W ...
(R)
: . Joseph M. Gaydos
Joseph Matthew Gaydos (July 3, 1926 – February 7, 2015) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Gaydos was the first Slovak American to serve in the United States Congress.
Early life and education
Gay ...
(D)
: . John Herman Dent
John Herman Dent (March 10, 1908 – April 9, 1988) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Early life and education
John Dent was born in Jeannette, Pennsylva ...
(D)
: . Thomas E. Morgan
Thomas Ellsworth Morgan (October 13, 1906 – July 31, 1995) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Thomas E. Morgan was born in Ellsworth, Pennsylvania; his mother was an immigrant from England and his f ...
(D)
: . Albert W. Johnson
Albert Walter Johnson (April 17, 1906 – September 1, 1998) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Albert W. Johnson was born in Smethport, Pennsylvania. He attended the Wharton School of the Un ...
(R)
: . Joseph P. Vigorito
Joseph Phillip Vigorito (November 10, 1918 – February 5, 2003) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania from 1965 to 1977.
Early life and education
Joe Vigorito was born in Niles, Ohio to Italian immigrants ...
(D)
: . Frank M. Clark (D), until December 31, 1974
Rhode Island
: . Fernand St. Germain (D)
: . Robert Tiernan (D)
South Carolina
: . Mendel Jackson Davis (D)
: . Floyd Spence (R)
: . William Jennings Bryan Dorn (D), until December 31, 1974
: . James Mann (South Carolina politician), James Mann (D)
: . Thomas S. Gettys (D), until December 31, 1974
: . Edward Lunn Young (R)
South Dakota
: . Frank E. Denholm (D)
: . James Abdnor (R)
Tennessee
: . Jimmy Quillen (R)
: . John Duncan Sr. (R)
: . LaMar Baker (R)
: . Joe L. Evins (D)
: . Richard Fulton (D)
: . Robin Beard (R)
: . Ed Jones (Tennessee politician), Ed Jones (D)
: . Dan Kuykendall (R)
Texas
: . Wright Patman (D)
: . Charlie Wilson (Texas politician), Charlie Wilson (D)
: . James M. Collins (R)
: . Ray Roberts (D)
: . Alan Steelman (R)
: . Olin E. Teague
Olin Earl "Tiger" Teague (April 6, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was a World War II veteran and congressional representative for Texas's 6th congressional district for 32 years, from 1946 to 1978. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Bi ...
(D)
: . Bill Archer (R)
: . Robert C. Eckhardt (D)
: . Jack Brooks (American politician), Jack Brooks (D)
: . J. J. Pickle (D)
: . William R. Poage (D)
: . Jim Wright (D)
: . Bob Price (Texas politician), Bob Price (R)
: . John Andrew Young (D)
: . Kika de la Garza (D)
: . Richard Crawford White (D)
: . Omar Burleson (D)
: . Barbara Jordan (D)
: . George H. Mahon (D)
: . Henry B. González (D)
: . O. C. Fisher (D), until December 31, 1974
: . Robert R. Casey (D)
: . Abraham Kazen (D)
: . Dale Milford (D)
Utah
: . K. Gunn McKay (D)
: . Wayne Owens (D)
Vermont
: . Richard W. Mallary (R)
Virginia
: . Thomas N. Downing (D)
: . G. William Whitehurst (R)
: . David E. Satterfield III (D)
: . Robert Daniel (R)
: . Dan Daniel (politician), Dan Daniel (D)
: . M. Caldwell Butler (R)
: . J. Kenneth Robinson (R)
: . Stanford Parris (R)
: . William C. Wampler (R)
: . Joel Broyhill (R), until December 31, 1974
Washington
: . Joel Pritchard (R)
: . Lloyd Meeds (D)
: . Julia Butler Hansen (D), until December 31, 1974
: . Mike McCormack (politician), Mike McCormack (D)
: . Tom Foley (D)
: . Floyd Hicks (D)
: . Brock Adams (D)
West Virginia
: . Bob Mollohan (D)
: . Harley Orrin Staggers (D)
: . John M. Slack (D)
: . Ken Hechler (D)
Wisconsin
: . Les Aspin (D)
: . Robert Kastenmeier (D)
: . Vernon Wallace Thomson (R), until December 31, 1974
: . Clement J. Zablocki (D)
: . Henry S. Reuss (D)
: . William A. Steiger (R)
: . Dave Obey (D)
: . Harold Vernon Froehlich (R)
: . Glenn Robert Davis (R), until December 31, 1974
Wyoming
: . Teno Roncalio (D)
Non-voting members
: . Walter Fauntroy (D)
: . Antonio Borja Won Pat (D)
: . Jaime Benítez Rexach (Resident Commissioner) (Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico, PPD)
: . Ron de Lugo (D)
Changes in membership
Senate
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, List of United States senators from Ohio, Ohio
(3)
, , William B. Saxbe
William Bart Saxbe ( ; June 24, 1916 – August 24, 2010) was an American diplomat and politician affiliated with the United States Republican Party, Republican Party, who served as a United States Senate, U.S. Senator for Ohio, and was the U ...
(R)
, Resigned January 3, 1974, to become United States Attorney General, Attorney General.
Successor appointed January 4, 1974 to finish the term.
, , Howard Metzenbaum
Howard Morton Metzenbaum (June 4, 1917March 12, 2008) was an American politician and businessman who served for almost 20 years as a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate from Ohio (1974, 1976–1995). He also served in the Ohio House ...
(D)
, January 4, 1974
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, List of United States senators from Nevada, Nevada
(3)
, , Alan Bible
Alan Harvey Bible (November 20, 1909 – September 12, 1988) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 1954 to 1974. He previously served as Attorney General ...
(D)
, Resigned December 17, 1974, to give successor preferential seniority.
Successor appointed December 18, 1974, having already been elected to the next term.
, , Paul Laxalt
Paul may refer to:
*Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name)
* Paul (surname), a list of people
People
Christianity
* Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chr ...
(R)
, December 18, 1974
, -
, List of United States senators from Utah, Utah
(3)
, , Wallace F. Bennett
Wallace Foster Bennett (November 13, 1898 – December 19, 1993) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a US Senator from Utah from 1951 to 1974. He was the father of Bob Bennett, who late ...
(R)
, Resigned December 20, 1974, to give successor preferential seniority.
Successor appointed December 21, 1974, having already been elected to the next term.
, , Jake Garn
Edwin Jacob "Jake" Garn (born October 12, 1932) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as a United States senator representing Utah from 1974 to 1993. Garn became the first sitting member of Congress to fly in sp ...
(R)
, December 21, 1974
, -
, List of United States senators from Ohio, Ohio
(3)
, , Howard Metzenbaum
Howard Morton Metzenbaum (June 4, 1917March 12, 2008) was an American politician and businessman who served for almost 20 years as a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate from Ohio (1974, 1976–1995). He also served in the Ohio House ...
(D)
, Resigned December 23, 1974, to give successor preferential seniority.
Successor appointed December 24, 1974, having already been elected to the next term.
, , John Glenn (D)
, December 24, 1974
, -
, List of United States senators from Kentucky, Kentucky
(3)
, , Marlow Cook
Marlow Webster Cook (July 27, 1926 – February 4, 2016) was an American politician who served Kentucky in the United States Senate from his appointment in December 1968 to his resignation in December 1974. He was a moderate Republican.
He ...
(R)
, Resigned December 27, 1974, to give successor preferential seniority.
Successor appointed December 28, 1974, having already been elected to the next term.
, , Wendell Ford
Wendell Hampton Ford (September 8, 1924 – January 22, 2015) was an American politician from the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Kentucky. He served for twenty-four years in the United States Senate, U.S. Senate and was the List of g ...
(D)
, December 28, 1974
, -
, List of United States senators from New Hampshire, New Hampshire
(3)
, , Norris Cotton
Norris Henry Cotton (May 11, 1900 – February 24, 1989) was an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative and subsequently as a U.S. Senator.
Early life
Cotton was ...
(R)
, Resigned December 31, 1974, to give successor preferential seniority.
Successor appointed December 31, 1974, having already been elected to the next term.
, , Louis C. Wyman
Louis Crosby Wyman (March 16, 1917 – May 5, 2002) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative and, for three days, a United States Senator, U.S. Senator from New Hampshire. This w ...
(R)
, December 31, 1974
, -
, List of United States senators from Florida, Florida
(3)
, , Edward Gurney
Edward John Gurney Jr. (January 12, 1914 – May 14, 1996) was an attorney and an American politician based in Florida, where he served as a Representative and a United States Senator. Born and reared in Portland, Maine, Gurney moved to Flor ...
(R)
, Resigned December 31, 1974, in an influence peddling scandal.
Successor appointed January 1, 1975, having already been elected to the next term.
, , Richard Stone
Sir John Richard Nicholas Stone (30 August 1913 – 6 December 1991) was an eminent British economist, educated at Westminster School and Gonville and Caius College and King's College at the University of Cambridge. In 1984, he was awarde ...
(D)
, January 1, 1975
, -
, List of United States senators from Arkansas, Arkansas
(3)
, , J. William Fulbright
James William Fulbright (April 9, 1905 – February 9, 1995) was an American politician, academic, and statesman who represented Arkansas in the United States Senate from 1945 until his resignation in 1974. , Fulbright is the longest serving chair ...
(D)
, Resigned December 31, 1974.
Successor began next term.
, Vacant
, Not filled this Congress
, -
, List of United States senators from North Carolina, North Carolina
(3)
, , Sam Ervin
Samuel James Ervin Jr. (September 27, 1896April 23, 1985) was an American politician. A Democrat, he served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A native of Morganton, he liked to call himself a "country lawyer", and often to ...
(D)
, Resigned December 31, 1974.
Successor began next term.
, Vacant
, Not filled this Congress
House of Representatives
There were three deaths before this Congress began.
, -
,
, Vacant
, style="font-size:80%" , Rep. George W. Collins (D) died during previous congress.
, , Cardiss Collins
Cardiss Hortense Collins (; September 24, 1931 – February 3, 2013) was an American politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the fourth Africa ...
(D)
, June 5, 1973
, -
,
, Vacant
, style="font-size:80%" , Nick Begich (D) and Hale Boggs
Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. (February 15, 1914 – disappeared October 16, 1972; declared dead December 29, 1972) was an American Democratic politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the House maj ...
(D) were lost in a plane crash, and the estate of Rep. Begich was issued a presumptive death certificate from the State of Alaska during previous congress. Both were also declared dead pursuant to H. R. Res. 1 issued January 3, 1973.
, , Don Young
Donald Edwin Young (June 9, 1933 – March 18, 2022) was an American politician from the state of Alaska. At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving Republican in congressional history, having been the U.S. representative for fo ...
(R)
, nowrap , March 6, 1973
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, , Hale Boggs
Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. (February 15, 1914 – disappeared October 16, 1972; declared dead December 29, 1972) was an American Democratic politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the House maj ...
(D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Nick Begich (D) and Hale Boggs
Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. (February 15, 1914 – disappeared October 16, 1972; declared dead December 29, 1972) was an American Democratic politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the House maj ...
(D) were lost in a plane crash during previous congress. Both were declared dead pursuant to H. R. Res. 1 issued January 3, 1973.
, , Lindy Boggs
Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs (March 13, 1916 – July 27, 2013) was a politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as United States Ambassador to the Holy See. She was the first woman elected to Cong ...
(D)
, March 20, 1973
, -
,
, , Donald Riegle
Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. (born February 4, 1938) is an American politician, author, and businessman from Michigan. He served for five terms as a Representative and for three terms as a Senator in the U.S. Congress.
Early life and family
Donald Wa ...
(R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Switched party affiliation.
, , Donald Riegle
Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. (born February 4, 1938) is an American politician, author, and businessman from Michigan. He served for five terms as a Representative and for three terms as a Senator in the U.S. Congress.
Early life and family
Donald Wa ...
(D)
, February 27, 1973
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, nowrap, William Oswald Mills
William Oswald Mills Sr. (August 12, 1924 – May 24, 1973), was a Republican U.S. congressman who represented the 1st Congressional district of Maryland from May 25, 1971 until his death in Easton, Maryland on May 24, 1973.
Life and care ...
(R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Committed suicide May 24, 1973.
, nowrap , Robert Bauman
Robert E. Bauman (born April 4, 1937) is an American lawyer and politician. He is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 1st congressional district (1973–1981). Bauman was a prominent conservative advocate in the ...
(R)
, August 21, 1973
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, nowrap ,
, , John P. Saylor
John Phillips Saylor (July 23, 1908 – October 28, 1973) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania serving from 1949 until his death from a heart attack in Houston, Texas in 1973.
Biography
Saylor wa ...
(R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Died October 28, 1973.
, , John Murtha
John Patrick Murtha Jr. (; June 17, 1932 – February 8, 2010) was an Politics of the United States, American politician from the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Murtha, a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, rep ...
(D)
, nowrap , February 5, 1974
, -
,
, , Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected ...
(R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 6, 1973, to become vice president.
, , Richard Vander Veen
Richard Franklin Vander Veen (November 26, 1922 – March 3, 2006) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Early life and education
Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Vander Veen attended the local public schools and graduated from Muskeg ...
(D)
, February 18, 1974
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, nowrap , Charles M. Teague
Charles McKevett Teague (September 18, 1909 – January 1, 1974) was a congressman in the United States House of Representatives from Ventura County, California, from 1955 to 1974.
Early life and family
Teague was born in Santa Paula, Californi ...
(R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Died January 1, 1974.
, nowrap , Robert J. Lagomarsino
Robert John "Bob" Lagomarsino (September 4, 1926 – February 7, 2021) was an American politician and lawyer from California who served in the United States House of Representatives. A Republican, he began his service in the United States House ...
(R)
, March 5, 1974
, -
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, , William J. Keating
William John Keating (March 30, 1927 – May 20, 2020) was an American lawyer, businessman and politician of the Republican Party (United States), Republican party. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1974.
Bac ...
(R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 3, 1974.
, , Tom Luken
Thomas Andrew Luken (July 9, 1925 – January 10, 2018) was an American politician of the Democratic Party from Ohio, serving in the United States House of Representatives during the 1970s and 1980s.
Early life and education
Luken received hi ...
(D)
, March 5, 1974
, -
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, , R. James Harvey
Russell James Harvey (July 4, 1922 – July 20, 2019) usually known as James Harvey, was a United States representative from Michigan and an inactive Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern Distric ...
(R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 31, 1974, after being appointed as a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, US District Court of the Eastern District of Michigan.
, , J. Bob Traxler
Jerome Bob Traxler (July 21, 1931 – October 30, 2019), also known as J. Bob Traxler or Bob Traxler, was an American lawyer and politician from Michigan. He served ten terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1974 to 1993.
Early ...
(D)
, April 23, 1974
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, , William S. Mailliard
William Somers Mailliard (June 10, 1917 – June 10, 1992) was an American banker and World War II veteran who was member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California from 1953 to 1974.
Early life
William S. Mailliard was born on June 1 ...
(R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned March 5, 1974.
, , John Burton (D)
, June 4, 1974
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, , Charles Gubser
Charles Samuel Gubser (February 1, 1916 – August 20, 2011) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California from 1953 to 1974.
Early life and education
Born in Gilroy, California ...
(R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974.
, colspan=2 rowspan=28, Remained vacant until next Congress
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, , Chester E. Holifield
Chester Earl "Chet" Holifield (December 3, 1903 – February 6, 1995) was a businessman and politician, a United States representative from California's 19th congressional district. He was known for his work on issues of atomic energy.
He was ...
(D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974.
, -
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, , Craig Hosmer
Chester Craig Hosmer (May 6, 1915 – October 11, 1982) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States representative from California from 1953 to 1974.
Early life and career
Hosmer was born in Brea, California, in Orange C ...
(R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974.
, -
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, , Richard T. Hanna
Richard Thomas Hanna (June 9, 1914 – June 9, 2001) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from California. He became involved in a scandal dubbed Koreagate by accepting bribes from a businessman working for the South ...
(D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974.
, -
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, , Leslie C. Arends
Leslie Cornelius Arends (September 27, 1895July 17, 1985) was a Republican politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1935 until 1974.
A native and lifelong resident of Melvin, Illinois, Arends attend ...
(R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974.
, -
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, , Kenneth J. Gray
Kenneth James Gray (November 14, 1924 – July 12, 2014) was an American businessman and politician. He was a veteran of World War II, and represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives from 1955 to 1974, and again from 19 ...
(D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974.
, -
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, , Frank Stubblefield
Frank Albert Stubblefield (April 5, 1907 – October 14, 1977), a Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives.
Stubblefield was born and schooled in Kentucky and attended the University of Arizona for one yea ...
(D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974.
, -
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, , Harold Donohue
Harold Daniel Donohue (June 18, 1901 – November 4, 1984) was an American politician. He represented the third district and fourth district of Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1974.
Donohue was born in ...
(D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974.
, -
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, , Charles E. Chamberlain
Charles Ernest Chamberlain (July 22, 1917 – November 25, 2002) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Life and career
Chamberlain was born in Locke Township, Michigan and after graduating from Lansing Central High School in Lans ...
(R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974.
, -
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, , Martha Griffiths
Martha Wright Griffiths (January 29, 1912 – April 22, 2003) was an American lawyer and judge before being elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1954. Griffiths was the first woman to serve on the House Committee on Ways and ...
(D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974.
, -
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, , Ancher Nelsen
Ancher Nelsen (October 11, 1904 – November 30, 1992), was an American politician who served as the 34th Lieutenant Governor of the state of Minnesota and an eight-term congressman.
Biography
Nelsen was born October 11, 1904, near Buffalo Lake ...
(R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974.
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, , John Blatnik
John Anton Blatnik (August 17, 1911 – December 17, 1991) was a United States Congressman from Minnesota. He was a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), which is affiliated with the Democratic Party.
Early life
Bl ...
(DFL)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974.
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, , David Martin David or Dave Martin may refer to:
Entertainment
*David Martin (artist) (1737–1797), Scottish painter and engraver
*David Stone Martin (1913–1992), American artist
*David Martin (poet) (1915–1997), Hungarian-Australian poet and novelist
*Dav ...
(R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974.
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, , Louis C. Wyman
Louis Crosby Wyman (March 16, 1917 – May 5, 2002) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative and, for three days, a United States Senator, U.S. Senator from New Hampshire. This w ...
(R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974, after being appointed to the U.S. Senate.
, -
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, , William B. Widnall
William Beck Widnall (March 17, 1906 – December 28, 1983) was a Republican Party politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for 24 years representing New Jersey's 7th congressional district.
Born in H ...
(R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974.
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, , John J. Rooney (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974.
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, , Hugh Carey
Hugh Leo Carey (April 11, 1919 – August 7, 2011) was an American politician and attorney. He was a seven-term U.S. representative from 1961 to 1974 and the 51st governor of New York from 1975 to 1982. He was a member of the Democratic Part ...
(D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974.
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, , Carleton J. King
Carleton James King (June 15, 1904 – November 19, 1977) was an attorney and politician from Saratoga Springs, New York. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he was most notable for his service as District Attorney of Saratoga County, ...
(R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974.
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, , Thaddeus J. Dulski
Thaddeus Joseph Dulski (September 27, 1915 – October 11, 1988) was an American congressman who represented the state of New York from 1959 to 1974.
Biography
Dulski was born in Buffalo, New York, USA on September 27, 1915. He graduated from ...
(D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974.
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, , William Edwin Minshall Jr.
William Edwin Minshall Jr. (October 24, 1911 – October 15, 1990) was an American lawyer and politician who served ten terms as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio from 1955 to 1974.
Early life and career
Willi ...
(R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974.
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, , Edith Green
Edith Louise Starrett Green (January 17, 1910 – April 21, 1987) was an American politician and educator from Oregon. She was the second Oregonian woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and served a total of ten terms, fro ...
(D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974.
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, , Frank M. Clark (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974.
, -
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, , William Jennings Bryan Dorn (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974.
, -
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, , Thomas S. Gettys (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974.
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, , O. C. Fisher (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974.
, -
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, , Joel Broyhill (R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974, after being defeated for re-election.
, -
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, , Julia Butler Hansen (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974.
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, , Vernon Wallace Thomson (R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974.
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, , Glenn Robert Davis (R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1974 .
Committees
Senate
* United States Senate Special Committee on Aging, Aging (Special) (Chair: Frank Church
Frank Forrester Church III (July 25, 1924 – April 7, 1984) was an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Idaho from 1957 until his defeat in 1981. As of 2022, he is the longe ...
)
* United States Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences, Aeronautical and Space Sciences (Chair: Frank Moss
Frank Edward "Ted" Moss (September 23, 1911 – January 29, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as a United States Senator from Utah from 1959 to 1977.
Early life and education
Frank Moss was born in Holladay ...
; Ranking Member: Barry Goldwater
Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician and United States Air Force officer who was a five-term U.S. Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–1987) and the United States Republican Party, Republ ...
)
* United States Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, Agriculture and Forestry (Chair: William R. Poage; Ranking Member: Carl T. Curtis)
** United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Environment, Soil Conservation and Forestry, Environment, Soil Conservation and Forestry (Chair: James Eastland
James Oliver Eastland (November 28, 1904 February 19, 1986) was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation on Dece ...
; Ranking Member: Jesse Helms
Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. (October 18, 1921 – July 4, 2008) was an American politician. A leader in the conservative movement, he served as a senator from North Carolina from 1973 to 2003. As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee ...
)
** United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Agriculture Credit and Rural Electrification, Agriculture Credit and Rural Electrification (Chair: George McGovern
George Stanley McGovern (July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American historian and South Dakota politician who was a U.S. representative and three-term U.S. senator, and the Democratic Party presidential nominee in the 1972 pre ...
; Ranking Member: George D. Aiken)
** United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Agricultural Production, Marketing and Stabilization of Prices, Agricultural Production, Marketing and Stabilization of Prices (Chair: Walter "Dee" Huddleston
Walter Darlington "Dee" Huddleston (April 15, 1926 – October 16, 2018) was an American politician. He was a Democrat from Kentucky who represented the state in the United States Senate from 1973 until 1985. Huddleston lost his 1984 Senate re- ...
; Ranking Member: Milton R. Young)
** United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Agricultural Research and General Legislation, Agricultural Research and General Legislation (Chair: James Allen; Ranking Member: Bob Dole
Robert Joseph Dole (July 22, 1923 – December 5, 2021) was an American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Republican Leader of the Senate during the final 11 years of his ...
)
** United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Rural Development (Chair: Dick Clark
Richard Wagstaff Clark (November 30, 1929April 18, 2012) was an American radio and television personality, television producer and film actor, as well as a cultural icon who remains best known for hosting ''American Bandstand'' from 1956 to 198 ...
; Ranking Member: Carl T. Curtis)
** United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Foreign Agricultural Policy, Foreign Agricultural Policy (Chair: Hubert Humphrey
Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American pharmacist and politician who served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing M ...
; Ranking Member: Henry Bellmon
Henry Louis Bellmon (September 3, 1921 – September 29, 2009) was an American Republican politician from the U.S. State of Oklahoma. A member of the Oklahoma Legislature, he went on to become both the 18th and 23rd governor of Oklahoma, ma ...
)
* United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chair: 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) f ...
; Ranking Member: Milton Young
Milton Ruben Young (December 6, 1897 – May 31, 1983) was an American politician, most notable for representing North Dakota in the United States Senate from 1945 until 1981. At the time of his retirement, he was the most senior Republican in t ...
)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environmental and Consumer Protection, Agriculture, Environmental and Consumer Protection (Chair: Gale W. McGee
Gale William McGee (March 17, 1915April 9, 1992) was a United States Senator of the Democratic Party, and United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS). He represented Wyoming in the United States Senate from 1959 until 19 ...
; Ranking Member: Hiram L. Fong)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Defense (Chair: 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) f ...
; Ranking Member: Milton R. Young)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Intelligence Operations, Intelligence Operations (Chair: 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) f ...
; Ranking Member: Milton R. Young)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chair: Birch Bayh
Birch Evans Bayh Jr. (; January 22, 1928 – March 14, 2019) was an American Democratic Party politician who served as U.S. Senator from Indiana from 1963 to 1981. He was first elected to office in 1954, when he won election to the Indiana ...
; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. (July 24, 1922 – January 25, 2010) was an American politician and attorney. A Republican, he served as a member of the United States Senate, representing Maryland from 1969 to 1987. He was also a member of ...
)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Foreign Operations (Chair: Daniel Inouye
Daniel Ken Inouye ( ; September 7, 1924 – December 17, 2012) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. Beginning in 1959, he was the first U.S. representative ...
; Ranking Member: Edward W. Brooke)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Development, Space, Science and Veterans, Housing and Urban Development, Space, Science and Veterans (Chair: William Proxmire
Edward William Proxmire (November 11, 1915 – December 15, 2005) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1957 to 1989. He holds the record for being the longest-servi ...
; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. (July 24, 1922 – January 25, 2010) was an American politician and attorney. A Republican, he served as a member of the United States Senate, representing Maryland from 1969 to 1987. He was also a member of ...
)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Interior (Chair: Alan Bible
Alan Harvey Bible (November 20, 1909 – September 12, 1988) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 1954 to 1974. He previously served as Attorney General ...
; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens
Theodore Fulton Stevens Sr. (November 18, 1923 – August 9, 2010) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. Senator from Alaska from 1968 to 2009. He was the longest-serving Republican Senator in history at the time he left ...
)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, Education and Welfare, Labor, Health, Education and Welfare (Chair: Warren Magnuson
Warren Grant "Maggie" Magnuson (April 12, 1905May 20, 1989) was an American lawyer and politician who represented the state of Washington in Congress for 44 years, first as a Representative from 1937 to 1944, and then as a senator from 1944 to 1 ...
; Ranking Member: Norris Cotton
Norris Henry Cotton (May 11, 1900 – February 24, 1989) was an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative and subsequently as a U.S. Senator.
Early life
Cotton was ...
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** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative, Legislative (Chair: Fritz Hollings
Ernest Frederick "Fritz" Hollings (January 1, 1922April 6, 2019) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from South Carolina from 1966 to 2005. A conservative Democrat, he was also the 106th governor of South Carolin ...
; Ranking Member: Norris Cotton
Norris Henry Cotton (May 11, 1900 – February 24, 1989) was an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative and subsequently as a U.S. Senator.
Early life
Cotton was ...
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** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Military Construction (Chair: Mike Mansfield
Michael Joseph Mansfield (March 16, 1903 – October 5, 2001) was an American politician and diplomat. A Democrat, he served as a U.S. representative (1943–1953) and a U.S. senator (1953–1977) from Montana. He was the longest-serving Senate ...
; Ranking Member: Richard S. Schweiker)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Works, AEC, Public Works, AEC (Chair: John C. Stennis
John Cornelius Stennis (August 3, 1901April 23, 1995) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from the state of Mississippi. He was a Democrat who served in the Senate for over 41 years, becoming its most senior member for hi ...
; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Justice, Commerce and the Judiciary, State, Justice, Commerce and the Judiciary (Chair: John Pastore
John Orlando Pastore (March 17, 1907July 15, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Rhode Island from 1950 to 1976 and as the 61st governor of Rhode Island from 194 ...
; Ranking Member: Roman L. Hruska)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Transportation (Chair: Robert Byrd
Robert Carlyle Byrd (born Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr.; November 20, 1917 – June 28, 2010) was an American politician and musician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia for over 51 years, from 1959 until his death in 2010. A ...
; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Case
Clifford Philip Case Jr. (April 16, 1904March 5, 1982), was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1945–1953) and a U.S. Senator (1955–1979) from New Jersey. He is currently ...
)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Treasury, U.S. Postal Service and General Government, Treasury, U.S. Postal Service and General Government (Chair: Joseph Montoya
Joseph Manuel Montoya (September 24, 1915June 5, 1978) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the lieutenant governor of New Mexico (1947–1951 and 1955–1957), in the U.S. House of Representatives (1957– ...
; Ranking Member: Henry Bellmon
Henry Louis Bellmon (September 3, 1921 – September 29, 2009) was an American Republican politician from the U.S. State of Oklahoma. A member of the Oklahoma Legislature, he went on to become both the 18th and 23rd governor of Oklahoma, ma ...
)
* United States Senate Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services (Chair: John C. Stennis
John Cornelius Stennis (August 3, 1901April 23, 1995) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from the state of Mississippi. He was a Democrat who served in the Senate for over 41 years, becoming its most senior member for hi ...
; Ranking Member: Strom Thurmond
James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Prior to his 48 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Caro ...
)
** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Central Intelligence, Central Intelligence (Chair: John C. Stennis
John Cornelius Stennis (August 3, 1901April 23, 1995) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from the state of Mississippi. He was a Democrat who served in the Senate for over 41 years, becoming its most senior member for hi ...
; Ranking Member: Peter H. Dominick
Peter Hoyt Dominick (July 7, 1915 – March 18, 1981) was an American diplomat, politician and lawyer from Colorado. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the United States Senate from 1963 to 1975. His uncle, Howard Alexander Smith, w ...
)
** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Preparedness Investigating, Preparedness Investigating (Chair: John C. Stennis
John Cornelius Stennis (August 3, 1901April 23, 1995) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from the state of Mississippi. He was a Democrat who served in the Senate for over 41 years, becoming its most senior member for hi ...
; Ranking Member: Strom Thurmond
James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Prior to his 48 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Caro ...
)
** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on National Stockfile and Naval Petroleum Reserves, National Stockfile and Naval Petroleum Reserves (Chair: Howard Cannon
Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician from Nevada. Elected to the first of four consecutive terms in 1958, he served in the United States Senate from 1959 to 1983. He was a member of the Democratic ...
; Ranking Member: William L. Scott
William Lloyd Scott (July 1, 1915February 14, 1997) was an American Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia. He served in both the United States House of Representative ...
)
** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Status of Forces, Status of Forces (Chair: Sam Ervin
Samuel James Ervin Jr. (September 27, 1896April 23, 1985) was an American politician. A Democrat, he served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A native of Morganton, he liked to call himself a "country lawyer", and often to ...
; Ranking Member: William L. Scott
William Lloyd Scott (July 1, 1915February 14, 1997) was an American Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia. He served in both the United States House of Representative ...
)
** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Construction Authorization, Military Construction Authorization (Chair: Stuart Symington
William Stuart Symington III (; June 26, 1901 – December 14, 1988) was an American businessman and Democratic politician from Missouri. He served as the first Secretary of the Air Force from 1947 to 1950 and was a United States Senator from M ...
; Ranking Member: John Tower
John Goodwin Tower (September 29, 1925 – April 5, 1991) was an American politician, serving as a Republican United States Senator from Texas from 1961 to 1985. He was the first Republican Senator elected from Texas since Reconstruction. Tow ...
)
** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Arms Control, Arms Control (Chair: Henry M. Jackson
Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson (May 31, 1912 – September 1, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative (1941–1953) and U.S. senator (1953–1983) from the state of Washington. A Cold War liberal and anti ...
; Ranking Member: Barry Goldwater
Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician and United States Air Force officer who was a five-term U.S. Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–1987) and the United States Republican Party, Republ ...
)
** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Safeguards, Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Safeguards (Chair: Henry M. Jackson
Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson (May 31, 1912 – September 1, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative (1941–1953) and U.S. senator (1953–1983) from the state of Washington. A Cold War liberal and anti ...
; Ranking Member: William B. Saxbe
William Bart Saxbe ( ; June 24, 1916 – August 24, 2010) was an American diplomat and politician affiliated with the United States Republican Party, Republican Party, who served as a United States Senate, U.S. Senator for Ohio, and was the U ...
)
** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air Power, Tactical Air Power (Chair: Howard Cannon
Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician from Nevada. Elected to the first of four consecutive terms in 1958, he served in the United States Senate from 1959 to 1983. He was a member of the Democratic ...
; Ranking Member: Barry Goldwater
Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician and United States Air Force officer who was a five-term U.S. Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–1987) and the United States Republican Party, Republ ...
)
** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Research and Development, Research and Development (Chair: Thomas J. McIntyre
Thomas James McIntyre (February 20, 1915August 8, 1992) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from New Hampshire from 1962 to 1979.
Early life and education
Thomas McIntyr ...
; Ranking Member: Peter H. Dominick
Peter Hoyt Dominick (July 7, 1915 – March 18, 1981) was an American diplomat, politician and lawyer from Colorado. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the United States Senate from 1963 to 1975. His uncle, Howard Alexander Smith, w ...
)
** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on General Legislation, General Legislation (Chair: Harry F. Byrd Jr.; Ranking Member: William B. Saxbe
William Bart Saxbe ( ; June 24, 1916 – August 24, 2010) was an American diplomat and politician affiliated with the United States Republican Party, Republican Party, who served as a United States Senate, U.S. Senator for Ohio, and was the U ...
)
** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Reprograming of Funds, Reprograming of Funds (Chair: John C. Stennis
John Cornelius Stennis (August 3, 1901April 23, 1995) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from the state of Mississippi. He was a Democrat who served in the Senate for over 41 years, becoming its most senior member for hi ...
; Ranking Member: John G. Tower)
** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Drug Abuse in the Military, Drug Abuse in the Military (Chair: Harold Hughes
Harold Everett Hughes (February 10, 1922 – October 23, 1996) was the 36th Governor of Iowa from 1963 until 1969, and a United States senator from Iowa from 1969 until 1975. He began his political career as a Republican but changed his affi ...
; Ranking Member: Peter H. Dominick
Peter Hoyt Dominick (July 7, 1915 – March 18, 1981) was an American diplomat, politician and lawyer from Colorado. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the United States Senate from 1963 to 1975. His uncle, Howard Alexander Smith, w ...
)
* United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Chair: John Sparkman
John Jackson Sparkman (December 20, 1899 – November 16, 1985) was an American jurist and politician from the state of Alabama. A Southern Democrat, Sparkman served in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1946 and the United S ...
; Ranking Member: John G. Tower)
** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Consumer Credit, Consumer Credit (Chair: William Proxmire
Edward William Proxmire (November 11, 1915 – December 15, 2005) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1957 to 1989. He holds the record for being the longest-servi ...
; Ranking Member: Bill Brock
William Emerson Brock III (November 23, 1930 – March 25, 2021) was an American Republican politician who served in both chambers of the United States Congress from 1963 to 1977 and later in the United States Cabinet from 1981 to 1987. He was ...
)
** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, Financial Institutions (Chair: John C. Stennis
John Cornelius Stennis (August 3, 1901April 23, 1995) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from the state of Mississippi. He was a Democrat who served in the Senate for over 41 years, becoming its most senior member for hi ...
; Ranking Member: Wallace F. Bennett
Wallace Foster Bennett (November 13, 1898 – December 19, 1993) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a US Senator from Utah from 1951 to 1974. He was the father of Bob Bennett, who late ...
)
** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Housing, Housing (Chair: John J. Sparkman; Ranking Member: John G. Tower)
** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on International Finance, International Finance (Chair: Adlai Stevenson III
Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (October 10, 1930 – September 6, 2021) was an American attorney and politician of the Democratic Party who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1970 until 1981. A member of the prominent Stevenson fam ...
; Ranking Member: Bob Packwood
Robert William Packwood (born September 11, 1932) is an American retired lawyer and politician from Oregon and a member of the Republican Party. He resigned from the United States Senate, under threat of expulsion, in 1995 after allegations of ...
)
** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Production and Stabilization, Production and Stabilization (Chair: J. Bennett Johnston
John Bennett Johnston Jr. (born June 10, 1932) is a retired American attorney, politician, and later lobbyist. A member of the Democratic Party, Johnston represented Louisiana in the U.S. Senate from 1972 to 1997.
Beginning his political caree ...
; Ranking Member: Robert Taft Jr.
Robert Alphonso Taft Jr. (February 26, 1917 – December 7, 1993) was an American politician. He was a member of the Taft family, Taft political family who served as a United States Republican Party, Republican United States House of Representa ...
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** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Securities, Securities (Chair: Harrison A. Williams; Ranking Member: Edward W. Brooke)
** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Small Business, Small Business (Chair: Alan Cranston
Alan MacGregor Cranston (June 19, 1914 – December 31, 2000) was an American politician and journalist who served as a United States Senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and as a President of the World Federalist Association from 1949 to ...
; Ranking Member: Lowell P. Weicker)
* United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chair: Warren Magnuson
Warren Grant "Maggie" Magnuson (April 12, 1905May 20, 1989) was an American lawyer and politician who represented the state of Washington in Congress for 44 years, first as a Representative from 1937 to 1944, and then as a senator from 1944 to 1 ...
; Ranking Member: Norris Cotton
Norris Henry Cotton (May 11, 1900 – February 24, 1989) was an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative and subsequently as a U.S. Senator.
Early life
Cotton was ...
)
** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Aviation (Chair: Howard Cannon
Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician from Nevada. Elected to the first of four consecutive terms in 1958, he served in the United States Senate from 1959 to 1983. He was a member of the Democratic ...
; Ranking Member: Norris Cotton
Norris Henry Cotton (May 11, 1900 – February 24, 1989) was an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative and subsequently as a U.S. Senator.
Early life
Cotton was ...
)
** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Communications (Chair: Frank Moss
Frank Edward "Ted" Moss (September 23, 1911 – January 29, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as a United States Senator from Utah from 1959 to 1977.
Early life and education
Frank Moss was born in Holladay ...
; Ranking Member: Howard H. Baker Jr.)
** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer, Consumer (Chair: Frank Moss
Frank Edward "Ted" Moss (September 23, 1911 – January 29, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as a United States Senator from Utah from 1959 to 1977.
Early life and education
Frank Moss was born in Holladay ...
; Ranking Member: Marlow W. Cook)
** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Environment (Chair: Philip Hart
Philip Aloysius Hart (December 10, 1912December 26, 1976) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as a United States Senator from Michigan from 1959 until his death from cancer in Washington, D.C. in 1976. He was known as ...
; Ranking Member: Marlow W. Cook)
** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Foreign Commerce and Tourism, Foreign Commerce and Tourism (Chair: Daniel Inouye
Daniel Ken Inouye ( ; September 7, 1924 – December 17, 2012) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. Beginning in 1959, he was the first U.S. representative ...
; Ranking Member: Robert P. Griffin
Robert Paul Griffin (November 6, 1923 – April 16, 2015) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Michigan in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate and was a Justice of the ...
)
** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Merchant Marine, Merchant Marine (Chair: Russell B. Long
Russell Billiu Long (November 3, 1918 – May 9, 2003) was an American Democratic politician and United States Senator from Louisiana from 1948 until 1987. Because of his seniority, he advanced to chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, servi ...
; Ranking Member: J. Glenn Beall Jr.
James Glenn Beall Jr. (June 19, 1927March 24, 2006) was an American Republican politician and businessman from the state of Maryland who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing (1969–1971), and as a United States Sen ...
)
** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Oceans and Atmosphere, Oceans and Atmosphere (Chair: Fritz Hollings
Ernest Frederick "Fritz" Hollings (January 1, 1922April 6, 2019) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from South Carolina from 1966 to 2005. A conservative Democrat, he was also the 106th governor of South Carolin ...
; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens
Theodore Fulton Stevens Sr. (November 18, 1923 – August 9, 2010) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. Senator from Alaska from 1968 to 2009. He was the longest-serving Republican Senator in history at the time he left ...
)
** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface and Transportation, Surface and Transportation (Chair: Vance Hartke
Rupert Vance Hartke (May 31, 1919July 27, 2003) was an American politician who served as a Democratic United States Senator from Indiana from 1959 until 1977. Hartke won election to the Senate after serving as the mayor of Evansville, Indiana. In ...
; Ranking Member: James B. Pearson)
* United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chair: Thomas Eagleton
Thomas Francis Eagleton (September 4, 1929 – March 4, 2007) was an American lawyer serving as a United States senator from Missouri, from 1968 to 1987. He was briefly the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972. He ...
; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. (July 24, 1922 – January 25, 2010) was an American politician and attorney. A Republican, he served as a member of the United States Senate, representing Maryland from 1969 to 1987. He was also a member of ...
)
** United States Senate District of Columbia Subcommittee on Business, Commerce and Judiciary, Business, Commerce and Judiciary (Chair: Adlai Stevenson III
Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (October 10, 1930 – September 6, 2021) was an American attorney and politician of the Democratic Party who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1970 until 1981. A member of the prominent Stevenson fam ...
; Ranking Member: Pete V. Domenici)
** United States Senate District of Columbia Subcommittee on Fiscal Affairs, Fiscal Affairs (Chair: Thomas Eagleton
Thomas Francis Eagleton (September 4, 1929 – March 4, 2007) was an American lawyer serving as a United States senator from Missouri, from 1968 to 1987. He was briefly the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972. He ...
; Ranking Member: Dewey F. Bartlett
Dewey Follett Bartlett Sr. (March 28, 1919 – March 1, 1979) was an American politician who served as the 19th governor of Oklahoma from 1967 to 1971, following his fellow Republican, Henry Bellmon. In 1966, he became the first Roman Cat ...
)
** United States Senate District of Columbia Subcommittee on Public Health, Education, Welfare and Safety, Public Health, Education, Welfare and Safety (Chair: John V. Tunney
John Varick Tunney (June 26, 1934 – January 12, 2018) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator and Representative from the state of California in the 1960s and 1970s.
He was the son of boxing champion Gene Tunney.
...
; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. (July 24, 1922 – January 25, 2010) was an American politician and attorney. A Republican, he served as a member of the United States Senate, representing Maryland from 1969 to 1987. He was also a member of ...
)
* United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chair: Abraham Ribicoff
Abraham Alexander Ribicoff (April 9, 1910 – February 22, 1998) was an American Democratic Party politician from the state of Connecticut. He represented Connecticut in the United States House of Representatives and Senate and was the 80th ...
; Ranking Member: Wallace F. Bennett
Wallace Foster Bennett (November 13, 1898 – December 19, 1993) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a US Senator from Utah from 1951 to 1974. He was the father of Bob Bennett, who late ...
)
** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on International Trade, International Trade (Chair: Abraham Ribicoff
Abraham Alexander Ribicoff (April 9, 1910 – February 22, 1998) was an American Democratic Party politician from the state of Connecticut. He represented Connecticut in the United States House of Representatives and Senate and was the 80th ...
; Ranking Member: Paul Fannin
Paul Jones Fannin (January 29, 1907January 13, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. A Republican, he served as a U.S. Senator from Arizona from 1965 to 1977. He previously served as the 11th governor of Arizona from 1959 to 1965.
Ea ...
)
** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health, Health (Chair: Herman Talmadge
Herman Eugene Talmadge (August 9, 1913 – March 21, 2002) was an American politician who served as governor of Georgia in 1947 and from 1948 to 1955 and as a U.S. Senator from Georgia from 1957 to 1981. Talmadge, a Democrat, served during a ti ...
; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Hansen)
** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Private Pension Plans, Private Pension Plans (Chair: Gaylord Nelson
Gaylord Anton Nelson (June 4, 1916July 3, 2005) was an American politician and environmentalist from Wisconsin who served as a United States senator and governor. He was a member of the Democratic Party and the founder of Earth Day, which launc ...
; Ranking Member: Carl T. Curtis)
** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on State Taxation of Interstate Commerce, State Taxation of Interstate Commerce (Chair: Walter Mondale
Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (January 5, 1928 – April 19, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 42nd vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter. A U.S. senator from Minnesot ...
; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Hansen)
** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Foundations, Foundations (Chair: Vance Hartke
Rupert Vance Hartke (May 31, 1919July 27, 2003) was an American politician who served as a Democratic United States Senator from Indiana from 1959 until 1977. Hartke won election to the Senate after serving as the mayor of Evansville, Indiana. In ...
; Ranking Member: Carl T. Curtis)
** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on International Finance and Resource, International Finance and Resource (Chair: Harry F. Byrd Jr.; Ranking Member: Bob Dole
Robert Joseph Dole (July 22, 1923 – December 5, 2021) was an American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Republican Leader of the Senate during the final 11 years of his ...
)
* United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chair: J. William Fulbright
James William Fulbright (April 9, 1905 – February 9, 1995) was an American politician, academic, and statesman who represented Arkansas in the United States Senate from 1945 until his resignation in 1974. , Fulbright is the longest serving chair ...
; Ranking Member: George D. Aiken)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern Affairs, Near Eastern Affairs (Chair: J. William Fulbright
James William Fulbright (April 9, 1905 – February 9, 1995) was an American politician, academic, and statesman who represented Arkansas in the United States Senate from 1945 until his resignation in 1974. , Fulbright is the longest serving chair ...
; Ranking Member: George D. Aiken)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, European Affairs (Chair: John Sparkman
John Jackson Sparkman (December 20, 1899 – November 16, 1985) was an American jurist and politician from the state of Alabama. A Southern Democrat, Sparkman served in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1946 and the United S ...
; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Case
Clifford Philip Case Jr. (April 16, 1904March 5, 1982), was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1945–1953) and a U.S. Senator (1955–1979) from New Jersey. He is currently ...
)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Far Eastern Affairs, Far Eastern Affairs (Chair: Mike Mansfield
Michael Joseph Mansfield (March 16, 1903 – October 5, 2001) was an American politician and diplomat. A Democrat, he served as a U.S. representative (1943–1953) and a U.S. senator (1953–1977) from Montana. He was the longest-serving Senate ...
; Ranking Member: George D. Aiken)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Oceans and International Environment, Oceans and International Environment (Chair: Claiborne Pell
Claiborne de Borda Pell (November 22, 1918 – January 1, 2009) was an American politician and writer who served as a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island for six terms from 1961 to 1997. He was the sponsor of the 1972 bill that reformed the Basic ...
; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Case
Clifford Philip Case Jr. (April 16, 1904March 5, 1982), was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1945–1953) and a U.S. Senator (1955–1979) from New Jersey. He is currently ...
)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs, Western Hemisphere Affairs (Chair: Gale W. McGee
Gale William McGee (March 17, 1915April 9, 1992) was a United States Senator of the Democratic Party, and United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS). He represented Wyoming in the United States Senate from 1959 until 19 ...
; Ranking Member: George D. Aiken)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Law and Organization, Arms Control, International Law and Organization (Chair: Edmund Muskie
Edmund Sixtus Muskie (March 28, 1914March 26, 1996) was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 58th United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter, a United States Senator from Maine from 1959 to 1980, the 6 ...
; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Case
Clifford Philip Case Jr. (April 16, 1904March 5, 1982), was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1945–1953) and a U.S. Senator (1955–1979) from New Jersey. He is currently ...
)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on South Asian Affairs, South Asian Affairs (Chair: George McGovern
George Stanley McGovern (July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American historian and South Dakota politician who was a U.S. representative and three-term U.S. senator, and the Democratic Party presidential nominee in the 1972 pre ...
; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy
Charles Harting Percy (September 27, 1919 – September 17, 2011) was an American businessman and politician. He was president of the Bell & Howell Corporation from 1949 to 1964, and served as a Republican U.S. senator from Illinois from 1967 ...
)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, African Affairs (Chair: Hubert Humphrey
Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American pharmacist and politician who served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing M ...
; Ranking Member: James B. Pearson)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on U.S. Security Agreements and Commitments Aboard, U.S. Security Agreements and Commitments Aboard (Chair: Stuart Symington
William Stuart Symington III (; June 26, 1901 – December 14, 1988) was an American businessman and Democratic politician from Missouri. He served as the first Secretary of the Air Force from 1947 to 1950 and was a United States Senator from M ...
; Ranking Member: George D. Aiken)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Multinational Corporations, Multinational Corporations (Chair: Frank Church
Frank Forrester Church III (July 25, 1924 – April 7, 1984) was an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Idaho from 1957 until his defeat in 1981. As of 2022, he is the longe ...
; Ranking Member: Frank Church
Frank Forrester Church III (July 25, 1924 – April 7, 1984) was an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Idaho from 1957 until his defeat in 1981. As of 2022, he is the longe ...
)
* United States Senate Committee on Government Operations, Government Operations (Chair: Sam Ervin
Samuel James Ervin Jr. (September 27, 1896April 23, 1985) was an American politician. A Democrat, he served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A native of Morganton, he liked to call himself a "country lawyer", and often to ...
; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy
Charles Harting Percy (September 27, 1919 – September 17, 2011) was an American businessman and politician. He was president of the Bell & Howell Corporation from 1949 to 1964, and served as a Republican U.S. senator from Illinois from 1967 ...
)
** United States Senate Government Operations Subcommittee on Permanent Investigations, Permanent Investigations (Chair: Henry M. Jackson
Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson (May 31, 1912 – September 1, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative (1941–1953) and U.S. senator (1953–1983) from the state of Washington. A Cold War liberal and anti ...
; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy
Charles Harting Percy (September 27, 1919 – September 17, 2011) was an American businessman and politician. He was president of the Bell & Howell Corporation from 1949 to 1964, and served as a Republican U.S. senator from Illinois from 1967 ...
)
** United States Senate Government Operations Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations, Intergovernmental Relations (Chair: Edmund Muskie
Edmund Sixtus Muskie (March 28, 1914March 26, 1996) was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 58th United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter, a United States Senator from Maine from 1959 to 1980, the 6 ...
; Ranking Member: Edward J. Gurney)
** United States Senate Government Operations Subcommittee on Reorganization, Research and International Organizations, Reorganization, Research and International Organizations (Chair: Abraham Ribicoff
Abraham Alexander Ribicoff (April 9, 1910 – February 22, 1998) was an American Democratic Party politician from the state of Connecticut. He represented Connecticut in the United States House of Representatives and Senate and was the 80th ...
; Ranking Member: Jacob K. Javits)
** United States Senate Government Operations Subcommittee on Budgeting, Management and Expenditures, Budgeting, Management and Expenditures (Chair: Lee Metcalf
Lee Warren Metcalf (January 28, 1911 – January 12, 1978) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1953–1961) and a U.S. Senator (1961–1978) from Montana. He was the ...
; Ranking Member: William B. Saxbe
William Bart Saxbe ( ; June 24, 1916 – August 24, 2010) was an American diplomat and politician affiliated with the United States Republican Party, Republican Party, who served as a United States Senate, U.S. Senator for Ohio, and was the U ...
)
** United States Senate Government Operations Subcommittee on Surplus Property, Surplus Property (Ad Hoc) (Chair: James Allen; Ranking Member: Edward J. Gurney)
** United States Senate Government Operations Subcommittee on Inpoundment of Funds, Inpoundment of Funds (Ad Hoc) (Chair: Lawton Chiles
Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. (April 3, 1930 – December 12, 1998) was an American politician who served as the 41st governor of Florida from 1991 until his death in 1998. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a United States ...
; Ranking Member: Charles H. Percy
Charles Harting Percy (September 27, 1919 – September 17, 2011) was an American businessman and politician. He was president of the Bell & Howell Corporation from 1949 to 1964, and served as a Republican U.S. senator from Illinois from 1967 ...
)
** United States Senate Government Operations Subcommittee on Procurement, Procurement (Ad Hoc) (Chair: Lawton Chiles
Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. (April 3, 1930 – December 12, 1998) was an American politician who served as the 41st governor of Florida from 1991 until his death in 1998. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a United States ...
; Ranking Member: William V. Roth Jr.)
* United States Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Interior and Insular Affairs (Chair: Henry M. Jackson
Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson (May 31, 1912 – September 1, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative (1941–1953) and U.S. senator (1953–1983) from the state of Washington. A Cold War liberal and anti ...
; Ranking Member: Paul J. Fannin)
** United States Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chair: James Abourezk
James George Abourezk (born February 24, 1931) is an American attorney and Democratic politician who served as a United States senator and United States representative from South Dakota. He did not seek re-election to the US Senate in 1978. He wa ...
; Ranking Member: Dewey F. Bartlett
Dewey Follett Bartlett Sr. (March 28, 1919 – March 1, 1979) was an American politician who served as the 19th governor of Oklahoma from 1967 to 1971, following his fellow Republican, Henry Bellmon. In 1966, he became the first Roman Cat ...
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** United States Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Minerals, Materials and Fuels, Minerals, Materials and Fuels (Chair: Lee Metcalf
Lee Warren Metcalf (January 28, 1911 – January 12, 1978) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1953–1961) and a U.S. Senator (1961–1978) from Montana. He was the ...
; Ranking Member: James L. Buckley
James Lane Buckley (born March 9, 1923) is an American politician, jurist, and lawyer who currently serves as a senior judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Buckley served in the United States Senat ...
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** United States Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Parks and Recreation, Parks and Recreation (Chair: Alan Bible
Alan Harvey Bible (November 20, 1909 – September 12, 1988) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 1954 to 1974. He previously served as Attorney General ...
; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Hansen)
** United States Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chair: Floyd Haskell
Floyd Kirk Haskell (February 7, 1916August 25, 1998) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from Colorado from 1973 to 1979.
Early life and career
Floyd Haskell was born in Morristo ...
; Ranking Member: James A. McClure
James Albertus McClure (December 27, 1924 – February 26, 2011) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Idaho, most notably serving as a Republican in the U.S. Senate for three terms.
Early life and education
McClure attende ...
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** United States Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Territories and Insular Affairs, Territories and Insular Affairs (Chair: J. Bennett Johnston
John Bennett Johnston Jr. (born June 10, 1932) is a retired American attorney, politician, and later lobbyist. A member of the Democratic Party, Johnston represented Louisiana in the U.S. Senate from 1972 to 1997.
Beginning his political caree ...
; Ranking Member: Paul J. Fannin)
** United States Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources, Water and Power Resources (Chair: Frank Church
Frank Forrester Church III (July 25, 1924 – April 7, 1984) was an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Idaho from 1957 until his defeat in 1981. As of 2022, he is the longe ...
; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield)
* United States Senate Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chair: James Eastland
James Oliver Eastland (November 28, 1904 February 19, 1986) was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation on Dece ...
; Ranking Member: Roman L. Hruska)
** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedure, Administrative Practice and Procedure (Chair: Ted Kennedy
Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic ...
; Ranking Member: Strom Thurmond
James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Prior to his 48 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Caro ...
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** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust Monopoly, Antitrust Monopoly (Chair: Philip Hart
Philip Aloysius Hart (December 10, 1912December 26, 1976) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as a United States Senator from Michigan from 1959 until his death from cancer in Washington, D.C. in 1976. He was known as ...
; Ranking Member: Roman L. Hruska)
** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments, Constitutional Amendments (Chair: Birch Bayh
Birch Evans Bayh Jr. (; January 22, 1928 – March 14, 2019) was an American Democratic Party politician who served as U.S. Senator from Indiana from 1963 to 1981. He was first elected to office in 1954, when he won election to the Indiana ...
; Ranking Member: Marlow W. Cook)
** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights, Constitutional Rights (Chair: Sam Ervin
Samuel James Ervin Jr. (September 27, 1896April 23, 1985) was an American politician. A Democrat, he served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A native of Morganton, he liked to call himself a "country lawyer", and often to ...
; Ranking Member: Edward J. Gurney)
** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Laws and Procedures, Criminal Laws and Procedures (Chair: 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) f ...
; Ranking Member: Roman L. Hruska)
** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on FBI Oversight, FBI Oversight (Chair: James O. Eastland; Ranking Member: Roman L. Hruska)
** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Charters, Holidays and Celebrations, Federal Charters, Holidays and Celebrations (Chair: James Eastland
James Oliver Eastland (November 28, 1904 February 19, 1986) was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation on Dece ...
; Ranking Member: 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) f ...
)
** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Naturalization, Immigration and Naturalization (Chair: James Eastland
James Oliver Eastland (November 28, 1904 February 19, 1986) was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation on Dece ...
; Ranking Member: Hiram L. Fong)
** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Improvements in Judicial Machinery, Improvements in Judicial Machinery (Chair: Quentin Burdick
Quentin Northrup Burdick (June 19, 1908 – September 8, 1992) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, he represented North Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives (1959–1960) and the U.S ...
; Ranking Member: Roman Hruska
Roman Lee Hruska () (August 16, 1904April 25, 1999) was an American attorney and politician who served as a Republican U.S. senator from the state of Nebraska. Hruska was known as one of the most vocal conservatives in the Senate during the 19 ...
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** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Internal Security, Internal Security (Chair: James Eastland
James Oliver Eastland (November 28, 1904 February 19, 1986) was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation on Dece ...
; Ranking Member: Hugh Scott
Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. (November 11, 1900 – July 21, 1994) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1959 and in the U.S. Senate, from 195 ...
)
** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency, Juvenile Delinquency (Chair: Birch Bayh
Birch Evans Bayh Jr. (; January 22, 1928 – March 14, 2019) was an American Democratic Party politician who served as U.S. Senator from Indiana from 1963 to 1981. He was first elected to office in 1954, when he won election to the Indiana ...
; Ranking Member: Marlow Cook
Marlow Webster Cook (July 27, 1926 – February 4, 2016) was an American politician who served Kentucky in the United States Senate from his appointment in December 1968 to his resignation in December 1974. He was a moderate Republican.
He ...
)
** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights (Chair: 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) f ...
; Ranking Member: Hugh Scott
Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. (November 11, 1900 – July 21, 1994) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1959 and in the U.S. Senate, from 195 ...
)
** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Penitentiaries, Penitentiaries (Chair: Quentin Burdick
Quentin Northrup Burdick (June 19, 1908 – September 8, 1992) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, he represented North Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives (1959–1960) and the U.S ...
; Ranking Member: Marlow W. Cook)
** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Rufugees and Escapees, Rufugees and Escapees (Chair: Ted Kennedy
Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic ...
; Ranking Member: Hiram L. Fong)
** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Revision and Codification, Revision and Codification (Chair: Sam Ervin
Samuel James Ervin Jr. (September 27, 1896April 23, 1985) was an American politician. A Democrat, he served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A native of Morganton, he liked to call himself a "country lawyer", and often to ...
; Ranking Member: Hugh Scott
Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. (November 11, 1900 – July 21, 1994) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1959 and in the U.S. Senate, from 195 ...
)
** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Separation of Powers, Separation of Powers (Chair: Sam Ervin
Samuel James Ervin Jr. (September 27, 1896April 23, 1985) was an American politician. A Democrat, he served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A native of Morganton, he liked to call himself a "country lawyer", and often to ...
; Ranking Member: Charles Mathias
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. (July 24, 1922 – January 25, 2010) was an American politician and attorney. A Republican, he served as a member of the United States Senate, representing Maryland from 1969 to 1987. He was also a member of ...
)
* United States Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, Labor and Public Welfare (Chair: Harrison A. Williams; Ranking Member: Jacob K. Javits)
** United States Senate Labor and Public Welfare Subcommittee on Labor, Labor (Chair: Harrison A. Williams; Ranking Member: Jacob K. Javits)
** United States Senate Labor and Public Welfare Subcommittee on Handicapped Workers, Handicapped Workers (Chair: 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 ...
; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford)
** United States Senate Labor and Public Welfare Subcommittee on Education, Education (Chair: Claiborne Pell
Claiborne de Borda Pell (November 22, 1918 – January 1, 2009) was an American politician and writer who served as a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island for six terms from 1961 to 1997. He was the sponsor of the 1972 bill that reformed the Basic ...
; Ranking Member: Peter H. Dominick
Peter Hoyt Dominick (July 7, 1915 – March 18, 1981) was an American diplomat, politician and lawyer from Colorado. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the United States Senate from 1963 to 1975. His uncle, Howard Alexander Smith, w ...
)
** United States Senate Labor and Public Welfare Subcommittee on Health, Health (Chair: Ted Kennedy
Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic ...
; Ranking Member: Richard S. Schweiker)
** United States Senate Labor and Public Welfare Subcommittee on Employment, Poverty and Migratory Labor, Employment, Poverty and Migratory Labor (Chair: Gaylord Nelson
Gaylord Anton Nelson (June 4, 1916July 3, 2005) was an American politician and environmentalist from Wisconsin who served as a United States senator and governor. He was a member of the Democratic Party and the founder of Earth Day, which launc ...
; Ranking Member: Robert Taft Jr.
Robert Alphonso Taft Jr. (February 26, 1917 – December 7, 1993) was an American politician. He was a member of the Taft family, Taft political family who served as a United States Republican Party, Republican United States House of Representa ...
)
** United States Senate Labor and Public Welfare Subcommittee on Children and Youth, Children and Youth (Chair: Walter Mondale
Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (January 5, 1928 – April 19, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 42nd vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter. A U.S. senator from Minnesot ...
; Ranking Member: Robert Taft Jr.
Robert Alphonso Taft Jr. (February 26, 1917 – December 7, 1993) was an American politician. He was a member of the Taft family, Taft political family who served as a United States Republican Party, Republican United States House of Representa ...
)
** United States Senate Labor and Public Welfare Subcommittee on Aging, Aging (Chair: Thomas Eagleton
Thomas Francis Eagleton (September 4, 1929 – March 4, 2007) was an American lawyer serving as a United States senator from Missouri, from 1968 to 1987. He was briefly the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972. He ...
; Ranking Member: J. Glenn Beall Jr.
James Glenn Beall Jr. (June 19, 1927March 24, 2006) was an American Republican politician and businessman from the state of Maryland who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing (1969–1971), and as a United States Sen ...
)
** United States Senate Labor and Public Welfare Subcommittee on Railroad Retirement, Railroad Retirement (Chair: William Hathaway
William Dodd Hathaway (February 21, 1924June 24, 2013) was an American politician and lawyer from Maine. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator for Maine from 1973 to 1979, as the U.S. representative for Maine's 2 ...
; Ranking Member: Richard S. Schweiker)
** United States Senate Labor and Public Welfare Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Narcotics, Alcoholism and Narcotics (Chair: Harold Hughes
Harold Everett Hughes (February 10, 1922 – October 23, 1996) was the 36th Governor of Iowa from 1963 until 1969, and a United States senator from Iowa from 1969 until 1975. He began his political career as a Republican but changed his affi ...
; Ranking Member: Richard S. Schweiker)
** United States Senate Labor and Public Welfare Subcommittee on Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities (Chair: Claiborne Pell
Claiborne de Borda Pell (November 22, 1918 – January 1, 2009) was an American politician and writer who served as a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island for six terms from 1961 to 1997. He was the sponsor of the 1972 bill that reformed the Basic ...
; Ranking Member: Jacob K. Javits)
** United States Senate Labor and Public Welfare Subcommittee on National Science Foundation, National Science Foundation (Chair: Ted Kennedy
Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic ...
; Ranking Member: Peter H. Dominick
Peter Hoyt Dominick (July 7, 1915 – March 18, 1981) was an American diplomat, politician and lawyer from Colorado. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the United States Senate from 1963 to 1975. His uncle, Howard Alexander Smith, w ...
)
** United States Senate Labor and Public Welfare Subcommittee on Human Resources, Human Resources (Chair: Alan Cranston
Alan MacGregor Cranston (June 19, 1914 – December 31, 2000) was an American politician and journalist who served as a United States Senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and as a President of the World Federalist Association from 1949 to ...
; Ranking Member: J. Glenn Beall Jr.
James Glenn Beall Jr. (June 19, 1927March 24, 2006) was an American Republican politician and businessman from the state of Maryland who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing (1969–1971), and as a United States Sen ...
)
* United States Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs, Nutrition and Human Needs (Select) (Chair: George McGovern
George Stanley McGovern (July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American historian and South Dakota politician who was a U.S. representative and three-term U.S. senator, and the Democratic Party presidential nominee in the 1972 pre ...
)
* United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Post Office and Civil Service (Chair: Gale W. McGee
Gale William McGee (March 17, 1915April 9, 1992) was a United States Senator of the Democratic Party, and United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS). He represented Wyoming in the United States Senate from 1959 until 19 ...
; Ranking Member: Hiram L. Fong)
** United States Senate Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Civil Service Policies and Practices, Civil Service Policies and Practices (Chair: 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 ...
; Ranking Member: Henry Bellmon
Henry Louis Bellmon (September 3, 1921 – September 29, 2009) was an American Republican politician from the U.S. State of Oklahoma. A member of the Oklahoma Legislature, he went on to become both the 18th and 23rd governor of Oklahoma, ma ...
)
** United States Senate Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Compensation and Employment Benefits, Compensation and Employment Benefits (Chair: Quentin Burdick
Quentin Northrup Burdick (June 19, 1908 – September 8, 1992) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, he represented North Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives (1959–1960) and the U.S ...
; Ranking Member: Ted Stevens
Theodore Fulton Stevens Sr. (November 18, 1923 – August 9, 2010) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. Senator from Alaska from 1968 to 2009. He was the longest-serving Republican Senator in history at the time he left ...
)
** United States Senate Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Postal Operations, Postal Operations (Chair: Fritz Hollings
Ernest Frederick "Fritz" Hollings (January 1, 1922April 6, 2019) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from South Carolina from 1966 to 2005. A conservative Democrat, he was also the 106th governor of South Carolin ...
; Ranking Member: William B. Saxbe
William Bart Saxbe ( ; June 24, 1916 – August 24, 2010) was an American diplomat and politician affiliated with the United States Republican Party, Republican Party, who served as a United States Senate, U.S. Senator for Ohio, and was the U ...
)
* United States Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, Presidential Campaign Activities (Select) (Chair: Sam J. Ervin Jr.)
* United States Senate Committee on Public Works, Public Works (Chair: 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 ...
; Ranking Member: Howard H. Baker Jr.)
** United States Senate Public Works Subcommittee on Air and Water Pollution, Air and Water Pollution (Chair: Edmund Muskie
Edmund Sixtus Muskie (March 28, 1914March 26, 1996) was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 58th United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter, a United States Senator from Maine from 1959 to 1980, the 6 ...
; Ranking Member: James L. Buckley
James Lane Buckley (born March 9, 1923) is an American politician, jurist, and lawyer who currently serves as a senior judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Buckley served in the United States Senat ...
)
** United States Senate Public Works Subcommittee on Economic Development, Economic Development (Chair: Joseph Montoya
Joseph Manuel Montoya (September 24, 1915June 5, 1978) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the lieutenant governor of New Mexico (1947–1951 and 1955–1957), in the U.S. House of Representatives (1957– ...
; Ranking Member: James A. McClure
James Albertus McClure (December 27, 1924 – February 26, 2011) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Idaho, most notably serving as a Republican in the U.S. Senate for three terms.
Early life and education
McClure attende ...
)
** United States Senate Public Works Subcommittee on Water Resources, Water Resources (Chair: Mike Gravel
Maurice Robert "Mike" Gravel ( ; May 13, 1930 – June 26, 2021) was an American politician and writer who served as a United States Senator from Alaska from 1969 to 1981 as a member of the Democratic Party, and who later in life twice ran for ...
; Ranking Member: William L. Scott
William Lloyd Scott (July 1, 1915February 14, 1997) was an American Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia. He served in both the United States House of Representative ...
)
** United States Senate Public Works Subcommittee on Roads, Roads (Chair: Lloyd Bentsen
Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. (February 11, 1921 – May 23, 2006) was an American politician who was a four-term United States Senator (1971–1993) from Texas and the Democratic Party nominee for vice president in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis ti ...
; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford)
** United States Senate Public Works Subcommittee on Disaster Relief, Disaster Relief (Chair: Quentin Burdick
Quentin Northrup Burdick (June 19, 1908 – September 8, 1992) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, he represented North Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives (1959–1960) and the U.S ...
; Ranking Member: Pete Domenici
Pietro Vichi "Pete" Domenici (May 7, 1932 – September 13, 2017) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senator from New Mexico from 1973 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served six terms in the S ...
)
** United States Senate Public Works Subcommittee on Buildings and Grounds, Buildings and Grounds (Chair: Dick Clark
Richard Wagstaff Clark (November 30, 1929April 18, 2012) was an American radio and television personality, television producer and film actor, as well as a cultural icon who remains best known for hosting ''American Bandstand'' from 1956 to 198 ...
; Ranking Member: William L. Scott
William Lloyd Scott (July 1, 1915February 14, 1997) was an American Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia. He served in both the United States House of Representative ...
)
* United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Rules and Administration (Chair: Howard Cannon
Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician from Nevada. Elected to the first of four consecutive terms in 1958, he served in the United States Senate from 1959 to 1983. He was a member of the Democratic ...
; Ranking Member: Marlow W. Cook)
** United States Senate Rules and Administration Subcommittee on Standing Rules of the Senate, Standing Rules of the Senate (Chair: Robert Byrd
Robert Carlyle Byrd (born Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr.; November 20, 1917 – June 28, 2010) was an American politician and musician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia for over 51 years, from 1959 until his death in 2010. A ...
; Ranking Member: Robert P. Griffin
Robert Paul Griffin (November 6, 1923 – April 16, 2015) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Michigan in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate and was a Justice of the ...
)
** United States Senate Rules and Administration Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections, Privileges and Elections (Chair: Claiborne Pell
Claiborne de Borda Pell (November 22, 1918 – January 1, 2009) was an American politician and writer who served as a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island for six terms from 1961 to 1997. He was the sponsor of the 1972 bill that reformed the Basic ...
; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield)
** United States Senate Rules and Administration Subcommittee on Printing, Printing (Chair: Howard Cannon
Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician from Nevada. Elected to the first of four consecutive terms in 1958, he served in the United States Senate from 1959 to 1983. He was a member of the Democratic ...
; Ranking Member: Hugh Scott
Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. (November 11, 1900 – July 21, 1994) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1959 and in the U.S. Senate, from 195 ...
)
** United States Senate Rules and Administration Subcommittee on Library, Library (Chair: Howard Cannon
Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician from Nevada. Elected to the first of four consecutive terms in 1958, he served in the United States Senate from 1959 to 1983. He was a member of the Democratic ...
; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield)
** United States Senate Rules and Administration Subcommittee on Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Institution (Chair: James Allen; Ranking Member: Marlow W. Cook)
** United States Senate Rules and Administration Subcommittee on Restaurant, Restaurant (Chair: James Allen; Ranking Member: Marlow W. Cook)
** United States Senate Rules and Administration Subcommittee on Computer Services, Computer Services (Chair: Howard Cannon
Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician from Nevada. Elected to the first of four consecutive terms in 1958, he served in the United States Senate from 1959 to 1983. He was a member of the Democratic ...
; Ranking Member: Mark O. Hatfield)
* United States Senate Special Committee on Secret and Confidential Government Documents, Secret and Confidential Government Documents (Special) (Chair: )
* United States Senate Select Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Select) (Chair: Alan Bible
Alan Harvey Bible (November 20, 1909 – September 12, 1988) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 1954 to 1974. He previously served as Attorney General ...
)
* United States Senate Select Committee on Standards and Conduct, Standards and Conduct (Select) (Chair: Frank Church
Frank Forrester Church III (July 25, 1924 – April 7, 1984) was an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Idaho from 1957 until his defeat in 1981. As of 2022, he is the longe ...
)
* United States Senate Special Committee on the Termination of the National Emergency, Termination of the National Emergency (Special) (Chair: Frank Church
Frank Forrester Church III (July 25, 1924 – April 7, 1984) was an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Idaho from 1957 until his defeat in 1981. As of 2022, he is the longe ...
)
* United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs (Chair: Vance Hartke
Rupert Vance Hartke (May 31, 1919July 27, 2003) was an American politician who served as a Democratic United States Senator from Indiana from 1959 until 1977. Hartke won election to the Senate after serving as the mayor of Evansville, Indiana. In ...
; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Hansen)
** United States Senate Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, Housing and Insurance (Chair: Harold Hughes
Harold Everett Hughes (February 10, 1922 – October 23, 1996) was the 36th Governor of Iowa from 1963 until 1969, and a United States senator from Iowa from 1969 until 1975. He began his political career as a Republican but changed his affi ...
; Ranking Member: James A. McClure
James Albertus McClure (December 27, 1924 – February 26, 2011) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Idaho, most notably serving as a Republican in the U.S. Senate for three terms.
Early life and education
McClure attende ...
)
** United States Senate Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Readjustment, Education and Employment, Readjustment, Education and Employment (Chair: Vance Hartke
Rupert Vance Hartke (May 31, 1919July 27, 2003) was an American politician who served as a Democratic United States Senator from Indiana from 1959 until 1977. Hartke won election to the Senate after serving as the mayor of Evansville, Indiana. In ...
; Ranking Member: Robert T. Stafford)
** United States Senate Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health and Hospitals, Health and Hospitals (Chair: Alan Cranston
Alan MacGregor Cranston (June 19, 1914 – December 31, 2000) was an American politician and journalist who served as a United States Senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and as a President of the World Federalist Association from 1949 to ...
; Ranking Member: Strom Thurmond
James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Prior to his 48 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Caro ...
)
** United States Senate Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Compensation and Pensions, Compensation and Pensions (Chair: Herman Talmadge
Herman Eugene Talmadge (August 9, 1913 – March 21, 2002) was an American politician who served as governor of Georgia in 1947 and from 1948 to 1955 and as a U.S. Senator from Georgia from 1957 to 1981. Talmadge, a Democrat, served during a ti ...
; Ranking Member: Clifford P. Hansen)
* Committee of the whole, Whole
House of Representatives
* United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chair: William R. Poage; Ranking Member: Charles M. Teague
Charles McKevett Teague (September 18, 1909 – January 1, 1974) was a congressman in the United States House of Representatives from Ventura County, California, from 1955 to 1974.
Early life and family
Teague was born in Santa Paula, Californi ...
)
** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Cotton, Cotton (Chair: B. F. Sisk
Bernice Frederic Sisk (December 14, 1910 – October 25, 1995) was an American politician who served as a Congressman from California from 1955 to 1979. He was a Democrat.
Life and career
Sisk was born in 1910 in Montague, Texas, the son ...
; Ranking Member: Robert B. Mathias)
** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Dairy and Poultry, Dairy and Poultry (Chair: Ed Jones (Tennessee politician), Ed Jones; Ranking Member: William C. Wampler)
** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forests, Forests (Chair: John Rarick
John Richard Rarick (January 29, 1924 - September 14, 2009) was an American lawyer, jurist, and World War II veteran who served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, serving Louisiana's 6th congressional district from 1967 to 1975. ...
; Ranking Member: George A. Goodling)
** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Grains, Livestock and Grains (Chair: Tom Foley; Ranking Member: Wiley Mayne
Wiley Mayne (January 19, 1917 – May 27, 2007) was a four-term Republican United States Congressman from Iowa's 6th congressional district. He was one of several Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee who were defeated in the ...
)
** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Oilseeds and Rice, Oilseeds and Rice (Chair: Walter B. Jones Sr.
Walter Beaman Jones Sr. (August 19, 1913 – September 15, 1992), was an American Democratic politician from the state of North Carolina who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1966 until his death from natural causes in N ...
; Ranking Member: William C. Wampler)
** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Tobacco, Tobacco (Chair: Frank Stubblefield
Frank Albert Stubblefield (April 5, 1907 – October 14, 1977), a Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives.
Stubblefield was born and schooled in Kentucky and attended the University of Arizona for one yea ...
; Ranking Member: Wilmer Mizell
Wilmer David "Vinegar Bend" Mizell, Sr. (August 13, 1930 – February 21, 1999), was an American athlete and politician. From 1952 to 1962, he was a left-handed pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets of Major L ...
)
** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation and Credit, Conservation and Credit (Chair: William R. Poage; Ranking Member: John M. Zwach
John Matthew Zwach Sr. (February 8, 1907 – November 11, 1990) is an American farmer, rural school teacher, and politician. Zwach was most notably a U.S. Representative from Minnesota. He also served for several terms in the Minnesota legis ...
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** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing and Consumer Relations, Domestic Marketing and Consumer Relations (Chair: Joseph P. Vigorito
Joseph Phillip Vigorito (November 10, 1918 – February 5, 2003) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania from 1965 to 1977.
Early life and education
Joe Vigorito was born in Niles, Ohio to Italian immigrants ...
; Ranking Member: George A. Goodling)
** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Department Operations, Department Operations (Chair: Kika de la Garza; Ranking Member: Bob Price (Texas politician), Bob Price)
** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Family Farms and Rural Development, Family Farms and Rural Development (Chair: William Vollie Alexander Jr.
William Vollie Alexander Jr. (born January 16, 1934) is a retired American politician who represented the U.S. state of Arkansas in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1993, rising to the post of Chief Deputy Majority Whip.
Ea ...
; Ranking Member: Keith G. Sebelius)
* United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chair: George H. Mahon; Ranking Member: Elford A. Cederberg)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environmental and Consumer Protection, Agriculture, Environmental and Consumer Protection (Chair: Jamie Whitten
Jamie Lloyd Whitten (April 18, 1910September 9, 1995) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who represented the Deep South state of Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1995. He was at the ...
; Ranking Member: Mark Andrews)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Defense (Chair: George H. Mahon; Ranking Member: William E. Minshall)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chair: William Natcher
William Huston Natcher (September 11, 1909 – March 29, 1994) was a Democratic congressman, serving in the United States House of Representatives from 1953 until his death from heart failure in Bethesda, Maryland in 1994. He is the second lo ...
; Ranking Member: John T. Myers)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Foreign Operations (Chair: Otto Passman
Otto Ernest Passman (June 27, 1900 – August 13, 1988) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 5th congressional district from 1947 until 1977. As a congressman, Passman chaired the Hous ...
; Ranking Member: Garner E. Shriver
Garner E. Shriver (July 6, 1912 – March 1, 1998) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.
Biography
Born in Towanda, Kansas, Shriver attended the public schools of Towanda and Wichita.
He moved to Wichita, Kansas, in 1925.
He was in the Universi ...
)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Development/Space, Science and Veterans, Housing and Urban Development/Space, Science and Veterans (Chair: Edward Boland
Edward Patrick Boland (October 1, 1911 – November 4, 2001) was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Democrat, he was a representative from Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district.
Early life and education
Boland ...
; Ranking Member: Burt L. Talcott)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Interior (Chair: Julia Butler Hansen; Ranking Member: Joseph M. McDade
Joseph Michael McDade (September 29, 1931 – September 24, 2017) was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives, having represented Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district.
Early life and care ...
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** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, Education and Welfare, Labor, Health, Education and Welfare (Chair: Dan Flood
Daniel John Flood (November 26, 1903 – May 28, 1994) was an American attorney and politician, a flamboyant and long-serving Democratic United States Representative from Pennsylvania. First elected to the US House in 1944, he served continuously ...
; Ranking Member: Robert H. Michel
Robert Henry Michel (; March 2, 1923 – February 17, 2017) was an American Republican Party politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives for 38 years. He represented central Illinois' 18th congressional distric ...
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** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative, Legislative (Chair: Robert R. Casey; Ranking Member: Louis C. Wyman
Louis Crosby Wyman (March 16, 1917 – May 5, 2002) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative and, for three days, a United States Senator, U.S. Senator from New Hampshire. This w ...
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** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Military Construction (Chair: Bob Sikes
Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (June 3, 1906September 28, 1994) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who represented the Florida Panhandle in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1979, with a brief break in 1944 and 1945 ...
; Ranking Member: Robert C. McEwen
Robert Cameron McEwen (January 5, 1920 – June 15, 1997) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
Biography
McEwen was born on January 5, 1920, in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York. He atte ...
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** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Works, Public Works (Chair: Joe L. Evins; Ranking Member: Glenn Robert Davis)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Justice, Commerce and Judiciary, State, Justice, Commerce and Judiciary (Chair: John J. Rooney; Ranking Member: Elford A. Cederberg)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Transportation (Chair: John J. Rooney; Ranking Member: Silvio O. Conte
Silvio Ottavio Conte (November 9, 1921 – February 8, 1991) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for 16 terms, representing the 1st Congressional District of Massachusett ...
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** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government, Treasury, Postal Service and General Government (Chair: Tom Steed
Thomas Jefferson Steed (March 2, 1904 – June 8, 1983) was an American politician and a U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma.
Early life
Steed was born on a farm near in Eastland County, Texas (near Rising Star, Texas) on March 2, 1904. His family ...
; Ranking Member: Howard W. Robison
Howard Winfield Robison (October 30, 1915 – September 26, 1987) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
Robison was born in Owego, New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1937 and receive ...
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* United States House Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services (Chair: F. Edward Hébert; Ranking Member: William G. Bray
William Gilmer Bray (June 17, 1903 – June 4, 1979) was an American lawyer and World War II veteran who served twelve terms as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana from 1951 to 1975.
Early life and ...
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** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee No.#1, Subcommittee No.#1 (Chair: Melvin Price
Charles Melvin Price (January 1, 1905 – April 22, 1988) was a member of the United States House of Representatives for over 40 years, from 1945 to his death. He represented Metro East, the Illinois portion of the St. Louis metropolitan are ...
; Ranking Member: Charles S. Gubser)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee No.#2, Subcommittee No.#2 (Chair: O. C. Fisher; Ranking Member: William Louis Dickinson, William L. Dickinson)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee No.#3, Subcommittee No.#3 (Chair: Charles E. Bennett; Ranking Member: Bob Wilson Bob Wilson may refer to:
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*Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1867) (1867–?), Irish international footballer of the 1880s
* Bob Wilson (footballer, born September 1898) 1920s, Scottish footballer with Third Lanark and Fall R ...
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** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee No.#4, Subcommittee No.#4 (Chair: Samuel S. Stratton
Samuel Studdiford Stratton (September 27, 1916 – September 13, 1990) was an American Democratic political figure in Upstate New York. He is notable for his service as Mayor of Schenectady, and his 30-year career as a member of the United ...
; Ranking Member: John E. Hunt
John Edmund Hunt (November 25, 1908 – September 22, 1989) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1975.
Early life
Born ...
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** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee No.#5, Subcommittee No.#5 (Chair: Otis G. Pike
Otis Grey Pike (August 31, 1921 – January 20, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician who served nine terms as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state), New Yor ...
; Ranking Member: Carleton J. King
Carleton James King (June 15, 1904 – November 19, 1977) was an attorney and politician from Saratoga Springs, New York. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he was most notable for his service as District Attorney of Saratoga County, ...
)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence, Intelligence (Chair: Lucien Nedzi
Lucien is a male given name. It is the French form of Luciano or Latin ''Lucianus'', patronymic of Lucius.
Lucien, Saint Lucien, or Saint-Lucien may also refer to:
People
Given name
* Lucien of Beauvais, Christian saint
*Lucien, a band membe ...
; Ranking Member: William G. Bray
William Gilmer Bray (June 17, 1903 – June 4, 1979) was an American lawyer and World War II veteran who served twelve terms as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana from 1951 to 1975.
Early life and ...
)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Human Relations, Human Relations (Chair: Floyd Hicks; Ranking Member: John E. Hunt
John Edmund Hunt (November 25, 1908 – September 22, 1989) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1975.
Early life
Born ...
)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Armed Services Investigation, Armed Services Investigation (Chair: F. Edward Hébert; Ranking Member: Leslie C. Arends
Leslie Cornelius Arends (September 27, 1895July 17, 1985) was a Republican politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1935 until 1974.
A native and lifelong resident of Melvin, Illinois, Arends attend ...
)
* United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chair: Wright Patman; Ranking Member: William B. Widnall
William Beck Widnall (March 17, 1906 – December 28, 1983) was a Republican Party politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for 24 years representing New Jersey's 7th congressional district.
Born in H ...
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** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Domestic Finance, Domestic Finance (Chair: Wright Patman; Ranking Member: Phil Crane
Philip Miller Crane (November 3, 1930 – November 8, 2014) was an American politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 2005, representing the 8th District of Illinois in the northwestern s ...
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** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Housing, Housing (Chair: William A. Barrett
William Aloysius Barrett (August 14, 1896 – April 12, 1976) was an American lawyer, politician, and member of the Democratic Party who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 1st congressional dis ...
; Ranking Member: William B. Widnall
William Beck Widnall (March 17, 1906 – December 28, 1983) was a Republican Party politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for 24 years representing New Jersey's 7th congressional district.
Born in H ...
)
** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Consumer Affairs (Chair: Leonor Sullivan
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan (August 21, 1902 – September 1, 1988) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri. She was a Democrat and the first woman in Congress from Missouri.
Biography
Born Leonor Kretzer in St. L ...
; Ranking Member: Chalmers P. Wylie)
** United States House Banking Subcommittee on International Trade, International Trade (Chair: Thomas L. Ashley
Thomas William Ludlow "Lud" Ashley (January 11, 1923 – June 15, 2010) was an United States of America, American businessman and politician of the United States Democratic Party, Democratic Party. He served as a United States House of Repres ...
; Ranking Member: Benjamin B. Blackburn
Benjamin Bentley Blackburn (born February 14, 1927) is a former U.S. Representative from Georgia who served from 1967 to 1975.
Life and career
Born in Atlanta, Blackburn attended public school there and graduated in 1947 from the University of N ...
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** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Small Business, Small Business (Chair: Robert Grier Stephens Jr.
Robert Grier Stephens Jr. (August 14, 1913 – February 20, 2003) was a United States representative from Georgia.
Stephens was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a great-great nephew of Alexander Stephens, a grandson of Clement Anselm Evans and ...
; Ranking Member: J. William Stanton
John William Stanton (February 20, 1924 – April 11, 2002) was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1965 to 1983.
Biography
Stanton was born in Painesville, Ohio. His father, Francis Michael Stant ...
)
** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Bank Supervision and Insurance, Bank Supervision and Insurance (Chair: Fernand St. Germain; Ranking Member: John H. Rousselot
John Harbin Rousselot (November 1, 1927 – May 11, 2003) was a U.S. Representative from southern California. Although the territory he represented was generally the same, in eastern Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, officially the ...
)
** United States House Banking Subcommittee on International Finance, International Finance (Chair: Henry B. González; Ranking Member: Albert W. Johnson
Albert Walter Johnson (April 17, 1906 – September 1, 1998) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Albert W. Johnson was born in Smethport, Pennsylvania. He attended the Wharton School of the Un ...
)
** United States House Banking Subcommittee on Urban Mass Transit, Urban Mass Transit (Chair: Joseph Minish
Joseph George Minish (September 1, 1916 – November 24, 2007) was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who represented in the United States House of Representatives.
Early life
Born in Throop, Pennsylvania, Minish w ...
; Ranking Member: Garry E. Brown
Garry Eldridge Brown (August 12, 1923 – August 27, 1998) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served six terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1979.
Biography
Brown was born in Schoolcraft, Michiga ...
)
* United States House Select Committee on Crime, Crime (Select) (Chair: ; Ranking Member: )
* United States House Committee on District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chair: Charles Diggs
Charles Coles Diggs Jr. (December 2, 1922 – August 24, 1998) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served in the state senate and U.S. House of Representatives. He was the first African American elected to Cong ...
; Ranking Member: Ancher Nelsen
Ancher Nelsen (October 11, 1904 – November 30, 1992), was an American politician who served as the 34th Lieutenant Governor of the state of Minnesota and an eight-term congressman.
Biography
Nelsen was born October 11, 1904, near Buffalo Lake ...
)
** United States House District of Columbia Subcommittee on Business, Commerce and Taxation, Business, Commerce and Taxation (Chair: W. S. Stuckey Jr.
Williamson Sylvester Stuckey Jr. (born May 25, 1935) is an American businessman and former politician. He is a former member of the Democratic Party. His father, W. S. Stuckey Sr., founded the Stuckey's chain of gift shops, of which Stuckey Jr. ...
; Ranking Member: Bill Harsha
William Howard Harsha Jr. (January 1, 1921 – October 11, 2010) was an American politician who represented Ohio as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1961, to January 3, 1981.
Biography
Born in Portsmout ...
)
** United States House District of Columbia Subcommittee on Education, Education (Chair: Ron Dellums
Ronald Vernie Dellums (November 24, 1935 – July 30, 2018) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Oakland from 2007 to 2011. He had previously served thirteen terms as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California ...
; Ranking Member: Stewart B. McKinney)
** United States House District of Columbia Subcommittee on Government Operations, Government Operations (Chair: Brock Adams; Ranking Member: Earl F. Landgrebe)
** United States House District of Columbia Subcommittee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chair: Walter Fauntroy; Ranking Member: Henry P. Smith III
Henry P. Smith III (September 29, 1911 – October 1, 1995) was an American politician and Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
Smith was born in North Tonawanda, New York. He graduated from Dartmouth C ...
)
** United States House District of Columbia Subcommittee on Labor, Social Services and the International Community, Labor, Social Services and the International Community (Chair: Romano Mazzoli
Romano Louis "Ron" Mazzoli (November 2, 1932 – November 1, 2022) was an American politician and lawyer from Kentucky.
He represented Louisville, Kentucky, and its suburbs in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 through 1995 ...
; Ranking Member: Gilbert Gude
Gilbert Gude (March 9, 1923 – June 7, 2007) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district from 1967 to 1977. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Early life and career
Gude was ...
)
** United States House District of Columbia Subcommittee on Revenue and Financial Services, Revenue and Financial Services (Chair: Thomas M. Rees
Thomas Mankell "Tom" Rees (March 26, 1925 – December 9, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1966 to 1977.
Early life and career
Born in Los Angeles, California, ...
; Ranking Member: Joel T. Broyhill)
* United States House Committee on Education and Labor, Education and Labor (Chair: Carl D. Perkins
Carl Dewey Perkins (October 15, 1912 – August 3, 1984), a Democrat, was an American politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Kentucky serving from 1949 until his death from a heart attack in Lexing ...
; Ranking Member: Al Quie
Albert Harold Quie ( ; born September 18, 1923) is an American politician and farmer. Quie, who served as member of the United States House of Representatives and Governor of Minnesota, is regarded as a moderate Republican. Quie was strongly co ...
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** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Education, Education (Chair: Carl D. Perkins
Carl Dewey Perkins (October 15, 1912 – August 3, 1984), a Democrat, was an American politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Kentucky serving from 1949 until his death from a heart attack in Lexing ...
; Ranking Member: Alphonso Bell)
** United States House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Labor, Labor (Chair: Frank Thompson
Frank Thompson Jr. (July 26, 1918 – July 22, 1989) was an American politician. He represented in the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat from 1955 to 1980, and was chairman of the House Administration Committee from 1976 to ...
; Ranking Member: John M. Ashbrook
John Milan Ashbrook (September 21, 1928 – April 24, 1982) was an American politician and newspaper publisher. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1961 until his death. )
* United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chair: Thomas E. Morgan
Thomas Ellsworth Morgan (October 13, 1906 – July 31, 1995) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Thomas E. Morgan was born in Ellsworth, Pennsylvania; his mother was an immigrant from England and his f ...
; Ranking Member: John N. Erlenborn
John Neal Erlenborn (February 8, 1927 – October 30, 2005) was an American lawyer and a former Republican member of the U.S. Congressional Delegations from Illinois, representing the 14th (then after 1980s redistricting the 13th) district.
...
)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on National Security Policy and Scientific Developments, National Security Policy and Scientific Developments (Chair: Clement J. Zablocki; Ranking Member: Marvin L. Esch
Marvin Leonel Esch (August 4, 1927 – June 19, 2010) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan and a member of the Republican Party. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1977 before unsuccessfully seekin ...
)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on State Department Organization and Foreign Operations, State Department Organization and Foreign Operations (Chair: Wayne Hays
Wayne Levere Hays (May 13, 1911 – February 10, 1989) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative of Ohio, in the Democratic Party, from 1949 to 1976. He resigned from Congress after a much-publicized sex scandal.
Early year ...
; Ranking Member: Edwin D. Eshleman)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Inter-American Affairs, Inter-American Affairs (Chair: Dante Fascell
Dante Bruno Fascell (March 9, 1917 – November 28, 1998) was an American politician who represented Florida as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1955 to 1993. He served as chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee ...
; Ranking Member: Vernon W. Thomson)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Africa (Chair: Charles Diggs
Charles Coles Diggs Jr. (December 2, 1922 – August 24, 1998) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served in the state senate and U.S. House of Representatives. He was the first African American elected to Cong ...
; Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs, Asian and Pacific Affairs (Chair: Robert N. C. Nix Sr.; Ranking Member: William S. Broomfield)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations and Movements, International Organizations and Movements (Chair: Donald M. Fraser
Donald MacKay Fraser (February 20, 1924 – June 2, 2019) was an American politician from Minnesota who served as U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 5th congressional district from 1963 to 1979 and as mayor of Minneapolis from 1980 to 1994.
Ea ...
; Ranking Member: H. R. Gross
Harold Royce Gross (June 30, 1899 – September 22, 1987) was a Republican United States Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district for thirteen terms. The role he played on the House floor, objecting to spending measures and projects ...
)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Europe (Chair: Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal
Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (June 8, 1923 – January 4, 1983) was an American Democratic Party politician from New York who represented the northern portion of Queens during twelve Congressional terms, from 1962 until his death. Upon his death a ...
; Ranking Member: Peter Frelinghuysen Jr., Peter Frelinghuysen)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Foreign Economic Policy, Foreign Economic Policy (Chair: John Culver
John Chester Culver (August 8, 1932 – December 26, 2018) was an American politician, writer and lawyer who was elected to both the United States House of Representatives (1965–1975) and United States Senate (1975–1981) from Iowa. A memb ...
; Ranking Member: J. Herbert Burke
J. Herbert Burke (January 14, 1913 – June 16, 1993) was a Republican U.S. Representative from Florida who served from 1967 to 1979.
History
He was born in Chicago, Illinois, where he attended the public schools, the defunct Central YMCA C ...
)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Near East and South Asia, Near East and South Asia (Chair: Lee H. Hamilton
Lee Herbert Hamilton (born April 20, 1931) is an American politician and lawyer from Indiana. He is a former member of the United States House of Representatives and a former member of the U.S. Homeland Security Advisory Council. A member of the ...
; Ranking Member: John H. Buchanan Jr.)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Review of Foreign Aid Programs, Foreign Aid Programs (Chair: Thomas E. Morgan
Thomas Ellsworth Morgan (October 13, 1906 – July 31, 1995) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Thomas E. Morgan was born in Ellsworth, Pennsylvania; his mother was an immigrant from England and his f ...
; Ranking Member: William S. Mailliard
William Somers Mailliard (June 10, 1917 – June 10, 1992) was an American banker and World War II veteran who was member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California from 1953 to 1974.
Early life
William S. Mailliard was born on June 1 ...
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* United States House Committee on Government Operations, Government Operations (Chair: Chester E. Holifield
Chester Earl "Chet" Holifield (December 3, 1903 – February 6, 1995) was a businessman and politician, a United States representative from California's 19th congressional district. He was known for his work on issues of atomic energy.
He was ...
; Ranking Member: Frank Horton)
** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Conservation and Natural Resources, Conservation and Natural Resources (Chair: Henry S. Reuss; Ranking Member: Guy Vander Jagt
Guy Adrian Vander Jagt ( ; August 26, 1931 – June 22, 2007) was a Republican politician from Michigan. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
Vander Jagt was des ...
)
** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations and Government Information, Foreign Operations and Government Information (Chair: William S. Moorhead
William Singer Moorhead (April 8, 1923 – August 3, 1987) was an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Moorhead was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the ...
; Ranking Member: John N. Erlenborn
John Neal Erlenborn (February 8, 1927 – October 30, 2005) was an American lawyer and a former Republican member of the U.S. Congressional Delegations from Illinois, representing the 14th (then after 1980s redistricting the 13th) district.
...
)
** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Government Activities, Government Activities (Chair: Jack Brooks (American politician), Jack Brooks; Ranking Member: John H. Buchanan Jr.)
** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations, Intergovernmental Relations (Chair: Lawrence H. Fountain
Lawrence H. Fountain (April 23, 1913 – October 10, 2002) was a Democratic U.S. representative from North Carolina from 1953 to 1983.
Early life
Fountain was educated in the public schools of Edgecombe County and at the University of North Car ...
; Ranking Member: Clarence J. Brown)
** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Legal and Monetary Affairs, Legal and Monetary Affairs (Chair: William J. Randall
William Joseph Randall (July 16, 1909 – July 7, 2000) was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a member of the Democratic Party from Missouri.
Early life and early career
Randall was born in Independence, Missouri ...
; Ranking Member: Sam Steiger
Samuel Steiger (March 10, 1929September 26, 2012) was an American politician, journalist, political pundit. He served five terms as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, two terms in the Arizona State Senate, and one term as mayor of Pr ...
)
** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Legislation and Military Operations, Legislation and Military Operations (Chair: Chester E. Holifield
Chester Earl "Chet" Holifield (December 3, 1903 – February 6, 1995) was a businessman and politician, a United States representative from California's 19th congressional district. He was known for his work on issues of atomic energy.
He was ...
; Ranking Member: Frank Horton)
** United States House Government Operations Subcommittee on Special Studies, Special Studies (Chair: Floyd Hicks; Ranking Member: John W. Wydler
John Waldemar Wydler (June 9, 1924 – August 4, 1987) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
Wydler was born in Brooklyn. He served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1942 until 1945. He grad ...
)
* United States House Committee on House Administration, House Administration (Chair: Wayne Hays
Wayne Levere Hays (May 13, 1911 – February 10, 1989) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative of Ohio, in the Democratic Party, from 1949 to 1976. He resigned from Congress after a much-publicized sex scandal.
Early year ...
; Ranking Member: William Louis Dickinson, William L. Dickinson)
** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Accounts, Accounts (Chair: Frank Thompson
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; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine
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)
** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Elections, Elections (Chair: John Herman Dent
John Herman Dent (March 10, 1908 – April 9, 1988) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Early life and education
John Dent was born in Jeannette, Pennsylva ...
; Ranking Member: R. James Harvey
Russell James Harvey (July 4, 1922 – July 20, 2019) usually known as James Harvey, was a United States representative from Michigan and an inactive Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern Distric ...
)
** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Library and Memorials, Library and Memorials (Chair: Lucien Nedzi
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; Ranking Member: James C. Cleveland)
** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Printing, Printing (Chair: John Brademas
Stephen John Brademas Jr. (March 2, 1927 – July 11, 2016) was an American politician and educator originally from Indiana. He served as Majority Whip of the United States House of Representatives for the Democratic Party from 1977 to 1981 at ...
; Ranking Member: James C. Cleveland)
** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Electrical and Mechanical Office Equipment, Electrical and Mechanical Office Equipment (Chair: Augustus Hawkins
Augustus Freeman Hawkins (August 31, 1907 – November 10, 2007) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served in the California State Assembly from 1935 to 1963 and the U.S. House Of Representatives from 1963 to 1991. Over the ...
; Ranking Member: R. James Harvey
Russell James Harvey (July 4, 1922 – July 20, 2019) usually known as James Harvey, was a United States representative from Michigan and an inactive Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern Distric ...
)
** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Contracts, Contracts (Chair: Thomas S. Gettys; Ranking Member: James C. Cleveland)
** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Police, Police (Chair: Kenneth J. Gray
Kenneth James Gray (November 14, 1924 – July 12, 2014) was an American businessman and politician. He was a veteran of World War II, and represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives from 1955 to 1974, and again from 19 ...
; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine
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)
** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Personnel, Personnel (Chair: Frank Annunzio
Frank Annunzio (January 12, 1915 – April 8, 2001) was an American politician from Chicago, Illinois.
Annunzio, an Italian-American, was born in Chicago, where he remained for his entire childhood and much of his adult life. He attended Cra ...
; Ranking Member: Phil Crane
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)
* United States House Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop, House Beauty Shop (Select) (Chair: Martha W. Griffiths)
* United States House Select Committee on the House Restaurant, House Restaurant (Select) (Chair: John C. Kluczynski
John Carl Kluczynski (February 15, 1896 – January 26, 1975) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, representing the 5th district from 1951 until his death from a heart attack in Chicago, Illinois in 1975.
Early life and career
Born in ...
)
* United States House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Interior and Insular Affairs (Chair: James A. Haley
James Andrew Haley (January 4, 1899 – August 6, 1981) was a U.S. Representative from Florida.
Born in Jacksonville, Alabama, Haley attended the public schools and the University of Alabama. During World War I, Haley enlisted in the Unit ...
; Ranking Member: Craig Hosmer
Chester Craig Hosmer (May 6, 1915 – October 11, 1982) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States representative from California from 1953 to 1974.
Early life and career
Hosmer was born in Brea, California, in Orange C ...
)
** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Environment, Environment (Chair: Mo Udall
Morris King "Mo" Udall (June 15, 1922 – December 12, 1998) was an American attorney and Democratic politician who served as a U.S. representative from Arizona from May 2, 1961, to May 4, 1991. He was a leading contender for the 1976 Democra ...
; Ranking Member: Philip E. Ruppe)
** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation, National Parks and Recreation (Chair: Roy A. Taylor
Roy Arthur Taylor (January 31, 1910 – November 28, 1995) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.
Born in Vader, Washington, Taylor graduated from Asheville-Biltmore College, Asheville, North Carolina, 1929.
He graduated from Maryville ...
; Ranking Member: Joe Skubitz
Joe Skubitz (May 6, 1906 – September 11, 2000) was an American politician and U.S. Representative from Kansas.
Early life
Skubitz was born in Frontenac, Crawford County, Kansas; his parents were immigrants from Slovenia.
He attend ...
)
** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources, Water and Power Resources (Chair: Harold T. Johnson
Harold Terry "Bizz" Johnson (December 2, 1907 – March 16, 1988) was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States Congressman from California from 1959 to 1981. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Biography
Born i ...
; Ranking Member: Craig Hosmer
Chester Craig Hosmer (May 6, 1915 – October 11, 1982) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States representative from California from 1953 to 1974.
Early life and career
Hosmer was born in Brea, California, in Orange C ...
)
** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Territorial and Insular Affairs, Territorial and Insular Affairs (Chair: Phillip Burton
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; Ranking Member: Don H. Clausen)
** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chair: Lloyd Meeds; Ranking Member: Manuel Lujan Jr.)
** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chair: Patsy Mink
Patsy Matsu Mink (née Takemoto; December 6, 1927 – September 28, 2002) was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Hawaii. Mink was a third-generation Japanese American, having been born and raised on the island of Maui. ...
; Ranking Member: John Newbold Camp
John Newbold Camp, known as Happy Camp (May 11, 1908 – September 27, 1987) was an American politician and a Republican Party (United States), Republican United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.
Biography
Born ...
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** United States House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chair: John Melcher
John David Melcher (September 6, 1924 – April 12, 2018) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who represented Montana as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and as a United States Senator from ...
; Ranking Member: Sam Steiger
Samuel Steiger (March 10, 1929September 26, 2012) was an American politician, journalist, political pundit. He served five terms as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, two terms in the Arizona State Senate, and one term as mayor of Pr ...
)
* United States House Committee on Internal Security, Internal Security (Chair: Richard Howard Ichord Jr.
Richard Howard Ichord Jr. (June 27, 1926 – December 25, 1992) was U.S. representative from Missouri and a significant U.S. anti-Communist political figure. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the last chairman of the House Un-Americ ...
; Ranking Member: John M. Ashbrook
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* United States House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chair: Harley Orrin Staggers; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine
Samuel Leeper Devine (December 21, 1915 – June 27, 1997) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served in the United States House of Representatives as Representative of the 12th congressional district of Ohio from January 3, 1 ...
)
** United States House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce and Finance, Commerce and Finance (Chair: John E. Moss
John Emerson Moss (April 13, 1915 – December 5, 1997) was an American politician of the Democratic Party, noted for his championing of the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) through multiple sessions of the United States House of Repre ...
; Ranking Member: Jim Broyhill
James Thomas Broyhill (born August 19, 1927) is an American former businessman and Republican U.S. Representative and Senator from the state of North Carolina. He represented much of the Foothills region of the state in the House from 1963 to ...
)
** United States House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Power, Communications and Power (Chair: Torbert Macdonald
Torbert Hart Macdonald (June 6, 1917 – May 21, 1976) was an American Democratic politician from Massachusetts. He represented the northern suburbs of Boston, including his home town of Malden, in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1955 un ...
; Ranking Member: Clarence J. Brown)
** United States House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Subcommittee on Public Health and Environment, Public Health and Environment (Chair: Paul Rogers; Ranking Member: Ancher Nelsen
Ancher Nelsen (October 11, 1904 – November 30, 1992), was an American politician who served as the 34th Lieutenant Governor of the state of Minnesota and an eight-term congressman.
Biography
Nelsen was born October 11, 1904, near Buffalo Lake ...
)
** United States House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Subcommittee on Transportation and Aeronautics, Transportation and Aeronautics (Chair: John Jarman
John Henry Jarman II (July 17, 1915 – January 15, 1982) was a member of the US House of Representatives from Oklahoma for 26 years, from 1951 to 1977.
Early life and career
Jarman was born in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, on July 17, 1915, and graduat ...
; Ranking Member: R. James Harvey
Russell James Harvey (July 4, 1922 – July 20, 2019) usually known as James Harvey, was a United States representative from Michigan and an inactive Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern Distric ...
)
** United States House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Subcommittee on Investigations, Investigations (Chair: Harley Orrin Staggers; Ranking Member: Samuel L. Devine
Samuel Leeper Devine (December 21, 1915 – June 27, 1997) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served in the United States House of Representatives as Representative of the 12th congressional district of Ohio from January 3, 1 ...
)
* United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chair: Peter W. Rodino
Peter Wallace Rodino Jr. (June 7, 1909 – May 7, 2005) was an American Democratic politician. He represented parts of Newark, New Jersey and surrounding Essex and Hudson counties for twenty terms from 1949 to 1989. He was the longest-servin ...
; Ranking Member: J. Edward Hutchinson, Edward Hutchinson)
** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Constitutional Rights, Civil Rights and Constitutional Rights (Chair: Don Edwards
William Donlon Edwards (January 6, 1915 – October 1, 2015) was an American politician of the Democratic Party and a member of the United States House of Representatives from California for 32 years in the late 20th century.
Early life
Edward ...
; Ranking Member: Charles E. Wiggins
Charles Edward Wiggins (December 3, 1927 – March 2, 2000) was a United States representative from California, and later a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He was initially elected to Califo ...
)
** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Claims and Governmental Relations, Claims and Governmental Relations (Chair: Harold Donohue
Harold Daniel Donohue (June 18, 1901 – November 4, 1984) was an American politician. He represented the third district and fourth district of Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1974.
Donohue was born in ...
; Ranking Member: M. Caldwell Butler)
** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties and the Administration of Justice, Courts, Civil Liberties and the Administration of Justice (Chair: Robert W. Kastenmeier; Ranking Member: M. Caldwell Butler)
** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Crime (Chair: John Conyers Jr.)
** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice (Chair: William L. Hungate
William Leonard Hungate (December 14, 1922 – June 22, 2007) was a United States representative from Missouri from November 3, 1964 (special election upon the death of Congressman Clarence Cannon), to January 3, 1977, representing the Ninth Cong ...
; Ranking Member: Henry P. Smith III
Henry P. Smith III (September 29, 1911 – October 1, 1995) was an American politician and Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
Smith was born in North Tonawanda, New York. He graduated from Dartmouth C ...
)
** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship and International Law, Immigration, Citizenship and International Law (Chair: Joshua Eilberg
Joshua Eilberg (February 12, 1921 – March 24, 2004) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Early life and education
Eilberg was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Central High Sch ...
; Ranking Member: Hamilton Fish IV
Hamilton Fish IV or Hamilton Fish Jr. (June 3, 1926 – July 23, 1996) was an American Republican politician who represented parts of New York's Hudson Valley region in the United States House of Representatives for thirteen terms from 1969 to ...
)
** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law, Monopolies and Commercial Law (Chair: Peter W. Rodino Jr.; Ranking Member: J. Edward Hutchinson, Edward Hutchinson)
* United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chair: Leonor Sullivan
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan (August 21, 1902 – September 1, 1988) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri. She was a Democrat and the first woman in Congress from Missouri.
Biography
Born Leonor Kretzer in St. L ...
; Ranking Member: James R. Grover Jr.
James Russell Grover Jr. (March 5, 1919 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Biography
Grover was born in Babylon, New York to James and Christine Grover. His father was the village police chief. He graduated ...
)
** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Merchant Marine, Merchant Marine (Chair: Frank M. Clark; Ranking Member: William S. Mailliard
William Somers Mailliard (June 10, 1917 – June 10, 1992) was an American banker and World War II veteran who was member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California from 1953 to 1974.
Early life
William S. Mailliard was born on June 1 ...
)
** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife Conservation and the Environment, Fisheries, Wildlife Conservation and the Environment (Chair: John Dingell
John David Dingell Jr. (July 8, 1926 – February 7, 2019) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1955 until 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he holds the record for longest ...
; Ranking Member: George A. Goodling)
** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation, Coast Guard and Navigation (Chair: John M. Murphy
John Michael Murphy (August 3, 1926 – May 25, 2015) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 16th (1963–1973) and 17th (1973–1981) districts. He was convicted of taking bribes in the 1980 Abscam scanda ...
; Ranking Member: Philip E. Ruppe)
** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Oceangraphy, Oceangraphy (Chair: Thomas N. Downing; Ranking Member: Charles A. Mosher)
** United States House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Panama Canal, Panama Canal (Chair: Robert L. Leggett; Ranking Member: Gene Snyder
Marion Eugene Snyder (January 26, 1928 – February 16, 2007) was an American politician elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from two different districts in his native Kentucky.
Background
Snyder was born ...
)
* United States House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Post Office and Civil Service (Chair: Thaddeus J. Dulski
Thaddeus Joseph Dulski (September 27, 1915 – October 11, 1988) was an American congressman who represented the state of New York from 1959 to 1974.
Biography
Dulski was born in Buffalo, New York, USA on September 27, 1915. He graduated from ...
; Ranking Member: H.R. Gross)
** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Investigations, Investigations (Chair: Thaddeus J. Dulski
Thaddeus Joseph Dulski (September 27, 1915 – October 11, 1988) was an American congressman who represented the state of New York from 1959 to 1974.
Biography
Dulski was born in Buffalo, New York, USA on September 27, 1915. He graduated from ...
; Ranking Member: Walter E. Powell
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)
** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Postal Service, Postal Service (Chair: James M. Hanley
James Michael Hanley (July 19, 1920 – October 16, 2003) was an American businessman, World War II veteran, and politician who represented New York in the House of Representatives for eight terms from 1965 to 1981.
Biography
James M. Hanley ...
; Ranking Member: Albert W. Johnson
Albert Walter Johnson (April 17, 1906 – September 1, 1998) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Albert W. Johnson was born in Smethport, Pennsylvania. He attended the Wharton School of the Un ...
)
** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Retirement and Employee Benefits, Retirement and Employee Benefits (Chair: Jerome Waldie
Jerome Russell Waldie (February 15, 1925 – April 3, 2009) was an American politician, he served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from California from 1966 to 1975.
Early life
Born in Antioch, California on Februar ...
; Ranking Member: Lawrence J. Hogan)
** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Manpower and Civil Service, Manpower and Civil Service (Chair: David N. Henderson
David Newton Henderson (April 16, 1921 – January 13, 2004) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.
Born on a farm near Hubert, North Carolina, Henderson attended Wallace High School, Wallace, North Carolina, graduating in 1938. He earn ...
; Ranking Member: Edward J. Derwinski)
** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Postal Facilities, Mail and Labor Management, Postal Facilities, Mail and Labor Management (Chair: Charlie Wilson (Texas politician), Charlie Wilson; Ranking Member: Elwood Hillis
Elwood Haynes "Bud" Hillis (March 6, 1926 – January 4, 2023) was an American politician and lawyer from Indiana. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, serving Indiana's 5th congressional district for 8 t ...
)
** United States House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee on Census and Statistics, Census and Statistics (Chair: Richard Crawford White; Ranking Member: John H. Rousselot
John Harbin Rousselot (November 1, 1927 – May 11, 2003) was a U.S. Representative from southern California. Although the territory he represented was generally the same, in eastern Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, officially the ...
)
* United States House Committee on Public Works, Public Works (Chair: John Blatnik
John Anton Blatnik (August 17, 1911 – December 17, 1991) was a United States Congressman from Minnesota. He was a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), which is affiliated with the Democratic Party.
Early life
Bl ...
; Ranking Member: John H. Rousselot
John Harbin Rousselot (November 1, 1927 – May 11, 2003) was a U.S. Representative from southern California. Although the territory he represented was generally the same, in eastern Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, officially the ...
)
** United States House Public Works Subcommittee on Water Resources, Water Resources (Chair: Ray Roberts; Ranking Member: Bill Harsha
William Howard Harsha Jr. (January 1, 1921 – October 11, 2010) was an American politician who represented Ohio as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1961, to January 3, 1981.
Biography
Born in Portsmout ...
)
** United States House Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation, Transportation (Chair: John C. Kluczynski
John Carl Kluczynski (February 15, 1896 – January 26, 1975) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, representing the 5th district from 1951 until his death from a heart attack in Chicago, Illinois in 1975.
Early life and career
Born in ...
; Ranking Member: Don H. Clausen)
** United States House Public Works Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair: Kenneth J. Gray
Kenneth James Gray (November 14, 1924 – July 12, 2014) was an American businessman and politician. He was a veteran of World War II, and represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives from 1955 to 1974, and again from 19 ...
; Ranking Member: James R. Grover Jr.
James Russell Grover Jr. (March 5, 1919 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Biography
Grover was born in Babylon, New York to James and Christine Grover. His father was the village police chief. He graduated ...
)
** United States House Public Works Subcommittee on Economic Development, Economic Development (Chair: Robert E. Jones Jr.
Robert Emmett Jones Jr. (June 12, 1912 – June 4, 1997) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the 8th district of Alabama. He was the last to represent that district before it was removed as a result of the 1970 Unit ...
; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt
John Paul Hammerschmidt (May 4, 1922 – April 1, 2015) was an American politician from the state of Arkansas. A Republican, Hammerschmidt served thirteen terms in the United States House of Representatives for Arkansas's 3rd congressional ...
)
** United States House Public Works Subcommittee on Investigations and Review, Investigations and Review (Chair: Jim Wright; Ranking Member: James C. Cleveland)
** United States House Public Works Subcommittee on Energy, Energy (Chair: James J. Howard
James John Howard (July 24, 1927 – March 25, 1988) was an American educator and Democratic Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1965 until his death from a heart attack in Washington, D.C. in ...
; Ranking Member: Gene Snyder
Marion Eugene Snyder (January 26, 1928 – February 16, 2007) was an American politician elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from two different districts in his native Kentucky.
Background
Snyder was born ...
)
* United States House Select Committee to Regulate Parking, Regulate Parking (Select) (Chair: B. F. Sisk
Bernice Frederic Sisk (December 14, 1910 – October 25, 1995) was an American politician who served as a Congressman from California from 1955 to 1979. He was a Democrat.
Life and career
Sisk was born in 1910 in Montague, Texas, the son ...
)
* United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chair: Ray Madden
Ray John Madden (February 25, 1892 – September 28, 1987) was an American lawyer and World War I veteran who served 17 terms as a United States representative from Indiana from 1943 to 1977.
Biography
He was born in Waseca, Minnesota. He ...
; Ranking Member: David T. Martin)
* United States House Committee on Science and Astronautics, Science and Astronautics (Chair: Olin E. Teague
Olin Earl "Tiger" Teague (April 6, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was a World War II veteran and congressional representative for Texas's 6th congressional district for 32 years, from 1946 to 1978. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Bi ...
; Ranking Member: Charles A. Mosher)
** United States House Science and Astronautics Subcommittee on Aeronautics and Space Technology, Aeronautics and Space Technology (Chair: Ray Madden
Ray John Madden (February 25, 1892 – September 28, 1987) was an American lawyer and World War I veteran who served 17 terms as a United States representative from Indiana from 1943 to 1977.
Biography
He was born in Waseca, Minnesota. He ...
; Ranking Member: John W. Wydler
John Waldemar Wydler (June 9, 1924 – August 4, 1987) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
Wydler was born in Brooklyn. He served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1942 until 1945. He grad ...
)
** United States House Science and Astronautics Subcommittee on Science, Research and Development, Science, Research and Development (Chair: John William Davis
John William Davis (April 13, 1873 – March 24, 1955) was an American politician, diplomat and lawyer. He served under President Woodrow Wilson as the Solicitor General of the United States and the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom ...
; Ranking Member: Alphonso Bell)
** United States House Science and Astronautics Subcommittee on Manned Space Flight, Manned Space Flight (Chair: Don Fuqua
John Donald Fuqua (born August 20, 1933) is a former U.S. Democratic politician.
Early years and Education
Don Fuqua was born in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida in 1933. Fuqua attended the University of Florida at Gainesville from 1951 to ...
; Ranking Member: Larry Winn Jr.)
** United States House Science and Astronautics Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications, Space Science and Applications (Chair: James W. Symington
James Wadsworth Symington (; born September 28, 1927) is an American lawyer and politician who represented Missouri from 1969 to 1977 as a four-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Prior to that, in the late 1960s, he served as Chief ...
; Ranking Member: Marvin L. Esch
Marvin Leonel Esch (August 4, 1927 – June 19, 2010) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan and a member of the Republican Party. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1977 before unsuccessfully seekin ...
)
** United States House Science and Astronautics Subcommittee on International Cooperation in Science and Space, International Cooperation in Science and Space (Chair: Richard T. Hanna
Richard Thomas Hanna (June 9, 1914 – June 9, 2001) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from California. He became involved in a scandal dubbed Koreagate by accepting bribes from a businessman working for the South ...
; Ranking Member: Louis Frey)
** United States House Science and Astronautics Subcommittee on Energy, Energy (Chair: Mike McCormack (politician), Mike McCormack; Ranking Member: Barry M. Goldwater)
* United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct (Chair: Melvin Price
Charles Melvin Price (January 1, 1905 – April 22, 1988) was a member of the United States House of Representatives for over 40 years, from 1945 to his death. He represented Metro East, the Illinois portion of the St. Louis metropolitan are ...
; Ranking Member: Jimmy Quillen)
* United States House Select Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Select) (Chair: Joe L. Evins)
* United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs (Chair: William Jennings Bryan Dorn; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt
John Paul Hammerschmidt (May 4, 1922 – April 1, 2015) was an American politician from the state of Arkansas. A Republican, Hammerschmidt served thirteen terms in the United States House of Representatives for Arkansas's 3rd congressional ...
)
** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Compensation and Pension, Compensation and Pension (Chair: Olin E. Teague
Olin Earl "Tiger" Teague (April 6, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was a World War II veteran and congressional representative for Texas's 6th congressional district for 32 years, from 1946 to 1978. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Bi ...
; Ranking Member: John Paul Hammerschmidt
John Paul Hammerschmidt (May 4, 1922 – April 1, 2015) was an American politician from the state of Arkansas. A Republican, Hammerschmidt served thirteen terms in the United States House of Representatives for Arkansas's 3rd congressional ...
)
** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Education and Training, Education and Training (Chair: Henry Helstoski
Henry Helstoski (March 21, 1925 – December 16, 1999) was an American politician. Helstoski, a Democrat, represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for twelve years, lasting from 1965 until 1977. He was the representat ...
; Ranking Member: Margaret M. Heckler)
** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Hospitals, Hospitals (Chair: David E. Satterfield III)
** United States House Science and Astronautics Subcommittee on Housing, Housing (Chair: Charles J. Carney
Charles Joseph Carney (April 17, 1913 – October 7, 1987) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1970 to 1979.
Early life and career
Born in Youngstown, Ohio, Carney attended schools in Youngstown an ...
; Ranking Member: Elwood Hillis
Elwood Haynes "Bud" Hillis (March 6, 1926 – January 4, 2023) was an American politician and lawyer from Indiana. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, serving Indiana's 5th congressional district for 8 t ...
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** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Insurance, Insurance (Chair: Sonny Montgomery
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; Ranking Member: John M. Zwach
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** United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chair: Wilbur Mills
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; Ranking Member: Herman T. Schneebeli
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* Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole
Joint committees
* Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Atomic Energy (Chair: Rep. Charles Melvin Price; Vice Chair: Sen. John O. Pastore)
* Joint Committee on Congressional Operations, Congressional Operations (Chair: Sen. Lee Metcalf
Lee Warren Metcalf (January 28, 1911 – January 12, 1978) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1953–1961) and a U.S. Senator (1961–1978) from Montana. He was the ...
; Vice Chair: Rep. Jack Brooks (American politician), Jack Brooks)
* Joint Committee on Defense Productions, Defense Productions (Chair: Sen. John J. Sparkman; Vice Chair: Rep. Wright Patman)
* Joint Economic Committee, Economic (Chair: Rep. Wright Patman; Vice Chair: Sen. William Proxmire
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* Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation, Internal Revenue Taxation (Chair: Sen. Russell B. Long
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; Ranking Member: Rep. Wilbur D. Mills)
* Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chair: Sen. Howard Cannon
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; Vice Chair: Rep. Lucien N. Nedzi)
* Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chair: Rep. Wayne L. Hays; Vice Chair: Sen. Howard Cannon
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* Joint Committee on Reduction of Federal Expenditures, Reduction of Federal Expenditures (Chair: Rep. George H. Mahon)
* Joint Study Committee on Budget Control, Budget Control (Chair: Rep. Al Ullman
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Employees
List of federal agencies in the United States#Legislative branch, Legislative branch agency directors
* Architect of the Capitol: George M. White
* Attending Physician of the United States Congress: Rufus Pearson, until 1974
** Freeman H. Cary, starting 1974
* Comptroller General of the United States: Elmer B. Staats
* Librarian of Congress: Lawrence Quincy Mumford, until 1974
* Public Printer of the United States: Thomas F. McCormick, starting 1973
Senate
* Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Francis R. Valeo
* United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Roger K. Haley
* Parliamentarian of the United States Senate, Parliamentarian: Floyd Riddick, until 1974
** Murray Zweben, starting 1974
* Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: William H. Wannall
* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Edward L.R. Elson (Presbyterian)
* Curator of the United States Senate, Curator: James R. Ketchum
* Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party Secretary: Joseph Stanley Kimmitt, J. Stanley Kimmitt
* Republican Party (United States), Republican Party Secretary: J. Mark Trice, until 1974
** William Hildenbrand, starting 1974
House of Representatives
* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: Edward G. Latch (Methodism, Methodist)
* Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: W. Pat Jennings
* Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Fishbait Miller, William M. Miller, until December 31, 1974
** James T. Molloy, ''interim''
* Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler, until June 27, 1974
** William Holmes Brown, appointed June 27, 1974
* Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: Robert V. Rota
* Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerk:
** Bob Berry (R)
** Charles W. Hackney Jr. (D)
* Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Kenneth R. Harding
See also
* United States elections, 1972 (elections leading to this Congress)
** 1972 United States presidential election
** United States Senate elections, 1972
** United States House of Representatives elections, 1972
* United States elections, 1974 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
** United States Senate elections, 1974
** United States House of Representatives elections, 1974
Notes
Footnotes
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References
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
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