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The 70th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the
United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and pow ...
and the
United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
. It met in
Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...
from March 4, 1927, to March 4, 1929, during the last two years of Calvin Coolidge's
presidency A presidency is an administration or the executive, the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office of president of a state or nation. Although often the executive branch of government, and often personified b ...
. The apportionment of seats in the
House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...
was based on the thirteenth decennial census of the United States in 1910. Both chambers had a
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
majority - albeit reduced from the previous Congress - and along with
President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...
Coolidge, the Republicans maintained an overall federal government
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.


Major events

* November 6, 1928: U.S. Senate elections and U.S. House elections * This was the last Congress to be exclusively white and the last to not have a single black member of Congress in either chamber.


Major legislation

* March 10, 1928: Settlement of War Claims Act * May 15, 1928: Flood Control Act of 1928 (Jones–Reid Act) * May 22, 1928: Merchant Marine Act of 1928 (Jones–White Act) * May 22, 1928: Forest Research Act (McSweeney–McNary Act) * May 22, 1928: Capper–Ketcham Act * May 28, 1928: Welsh Act * May 29, 1928: Revenue Act of 1928, ch. 852, * May 29, 1928: Reed–Jenkins Act * December 21, 1928: Boulder Canyon Project Act ( Hoover Dam) * December 22, 1928: Color of Title Act * January 19, 1929: Hawes–Cooper Act * February 18, 1929:
Migratory Bird Conservation Act The Migratory Bird Conservation Act of 1929 ({{usstat, 45, 1222) of February 18, 1929, (also known as the "Norbeck-Andresen Act") created the United States Migratory Bird Conservation Commission (MBCC) to consider and approve any areas of land and/ ...
(Norbeck–Anderson Act), ch. 257, * February 25, 1929:
Mount Rushmore Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a national memorial centered on a colossal sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore (Lakota: ''Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe'', or Six Grandfathers) in the Black Hills near Keystone, South Dakot ...
National Memorial Act ( Norbeck-Williamson Act of 1929) * March 2, 1929: Increased Penalties Act (Jones–Stalker Act)


Party summary

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


Senate


House of Representatives


Leadership


Senate

*
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:
Charles G. Dawes Charles Gates Dawes (August 27, 1865 – April 23, 1951) was an American banker, general, diplomat, composer, and Republican politician who was the 30th vice president of the United States from 1925 to 1929 under Calvin Coolidge. He was a co-reci ...
(R) * President pro tempore:
George H. Moses George Higgins Moses (February 9, 1869December 20, 1944) was a U.S. diplomat and political figure. He served as a United States senator from New Hampshire and was chosen as the Senate's President pro tempore. Biography George H. Moses was bor ...
(R)


Majority (Republican) leadership

*
Majority Leader In U.S. politics (as well as in some other countries utilizing the presidential system), the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.
:
Charles Curtis Charles Curtis (January 25, 1860 – February 8, 1936) was an American attorney and Republican politician from Kansas who served as the 31st vice president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 under Herbert Hoover. He had served as the Sena ...
*
Majority Whip A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. This means ensuring that members of the party vote according to the party platform, rather than according to their own individual ideology ...
: Wesley L. Jones * Republican Conference Secretary: Frederick Hale * National Senatorial Committee Chair: Jesse H. Metcalf


Minority (Democratic) leadership

* Minority leader: Joseph T. Robinson *
Minority whip The positions of majority leader and minority leader are held by two United States senators and members of the party leadership of the United States Senate. They serve as the chief spokespersons for their respective political parties holdin ...
: Peter G. Gerry * Democratic Caucus Secretary: Hugo Black


House of Representatives

*
Speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** I ...
:
Nicholas Longworth Nicholas Longworth III (November 5, 1869 – April 9, 1931) was an American politician who became Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was a Republican. A lawyer by training, he was elected to the Ohio Senate, where he ini ...
(R)


Majority (Republican) leadership

*
Majority Leader In U.S. politics (as well as in some other countries utilizing the presidential system), the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.
: John Q. Tilson *
Majority Whip A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. This means ensuring that members of the party vote according to the party platform, rather than according to their own individual ideology ...
: Albert Vestal * Republican Conference Chairman: Willis C. Hawley * Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: William R. Wood


Minority (Democratic) leadership

* Minority Leader: Finis J. Garrett *
Minority Whip The positions of majority leader and minority leader are held by two United States senators and members of the party leadership of the United States Senate. They serve as the chief spokespersons for their respective political parties holdin ...
:
William Allan Oldfield William Allan Oldfield (February 4, 1874 – November 19, 1928) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Arkansas from 1909 until his death. Early life Born in Franklin, Arkansas, Oldfield was the son of ...
* Democratic Caucus Chairman: Arthur H. Greenwood * Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:
Joseph W. Byrns Sr. Joseph Wellington "Jo" Byrns Sr. (July 20, 1869 – June 4, 1936) was a United States, U.S. politician. He served as a 14-term United States Democratic Party, Democratic United States House of Representatives, congressman from Tennessee, and as ...


Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state.


Senate

Senators are listed by class. They were elected every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1928; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1930; and Class 3 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1932.


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

: 2.
J. Thomas Heflin James Thomas Heflin (April 9, 1869 – April 22, 1951), nicknamed "Cotton Tom", was an American politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, United States representative and United States Senate, United States senator fro ...
(D) : 3. Hugo Black (D)


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

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


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

: 2. Joseph T. Robinson (D) : 3. Thaddeus H. Caraway (D)


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

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


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

: 2. Lawrence C. Phipps (R) : 3. Charles W. Waterman (R)


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

: 1.
George P. McLean George Payne McLean (October 7, 1857 – June 6, 1932) was the 59th Governor of Connecticut, and a United States senator from Connecticut. Biography McLean was born in Simsbury, Connecticut, one of five children of Dudley B. McLean and Mary ( ...
(R) : 3.
Hiram Bingham III Hiram Bingham III (November 19, 1875 – June 6, 1956) was an American academic, explorer and politician. He made public the existence of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in 1911 with the guidance of local indigenous farmers. Later, Bingham s ...
(R)


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

: 1. Thomas F. Bayard Jr. (D) : 2. T. Coleman du Pont (R), until December 9, 1928 :: Daniel O. Hastings (R), from December 10, 1928


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

: 1.
Park Trammell Park Monroe Trammell (April 9, 1876 – May 8, 1936), was an American attorney and politician from the state of Florida. Trammell represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1917 until his death in 1936. As chair of the Senate Naval Aff ...
(D) : 3. Duncan U. Fletcher (D)


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

: 2. William J. Harris (D) : 3. Walter F. George (D)


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

: 2. William E. Borah (R) : 3. Frank R. Gooding (R), until June 24, 1928 :: John W. Thomas (R), from June 30, 1928


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

: 2.
Charles S. Deneen Charles Samuel Deneen (May 4, 1863 – February 5, 1940) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Illinois, from 1905 to 1913. He was the first Illinois governor to serve two consecutive terms totalli ...
(R) : 3. Vacant until December 3, 1928 ::
Otis F. Glenn Otis Ferguson Glenn (August 27, 1879March 11, 1959) was a Republican United States Senator from the State of Illinois. He was born in Mattoon, Illinois on August 27, 1879. After graduating from law school in 1900 from the University of Illinois ...
(R), from December 3, 1928


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

: 1. Arthur R. Robinson (R) : 3. James E. Watson (R)


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

: 2. Daniel F. Steck (D) : 3. Smith W. Brookhart (R)


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

: 2.
Arthur Capper Arthur Capper (July 14, 1865 – December 19, 1951) was an American politician from Kansas. He was the 20th governor of Kansas (the first born in the state) from 1915 to 1919 and a United States senator from 1919 to 1949. He also owned a radio ...
(R) : 3.
Charles Curtis Charles Curtis (January 25, 1860 – February 8, 1936) was an American attorney and Republican politician from Kansas who served as the 31st vice president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 under Herbert Hoover. He had served as the Sena ...
(R)


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

: 2. Frederic M. Sackett (R) : 3. Alben W. Barkley (D)


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

: 2. Joseph E. Ransdell (D) : 3. Edwin S. Broussard (D)


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

: 1. Frederick Hale (R) : 2. Arthur R. Gould (R)


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

: 1.
William Cabell Bruce William Cabell Bruce (March 12, 1860May 9, 1946) was an American politician and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who represented the State of Maryland in the United States Senate from 1923 to 1929. Background Bruce was born in Charlotte County, ...
(D) : 3.
Millard Tydings Millard Evelyn Tydings (April 6, 1890February 9, 1961) was an American attorney, author, soldier, state legislator, and served as a Democratic Representative and Senator in the United States Congress from Maryland, serving in the House from 19 ...
(D)


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

: 1. David I. Walsh (D) : 2. Frederick H. Gillett (R)


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

: 1. Woodbridge N. Ferris (D), until March 23, 1928 ::
Arthur H. Vandenberg Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg Sr. (March 22, 1884April 18, 1951) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Michigan from 1928 to 1951. A member of the Republican Party, he participated in the creation of the United Natio ...
(R), from March 31, 1928 : 2. James J. Couzens (R)


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

: 1.
Henrik Shipstead Henrik Shipstead (January 8, 1881June 26, 1960) was an American politician. He served in the United States Senate from 1923 to 1947, from the state of Minnesota. He served first as a member of the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party from 1923 to 1941 an ...
(FL) : 2. Thomas D. Schall (R)


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

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


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

: 1. James A. Reed (D) : 3. Harry B. Hawes (D)


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

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


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

: 1.
Robert B. Howell Robert Beecher Howell (January 21, 1864 March 11, 1933) was an American politician. He was born in Adrian, Michigan. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland in 1885. Afterwards, he went to the Detroit School of ...
(R) : 2. George W. Norris (R)


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

: 1.
Key Pittman Key Denson Pittman (September 19, 1872 – November 10, 1940) was a United States senator from Nevada and a member of the Democratic Party, serving eventually as president pro tempore as well as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. B ...
(D) : 3.
Tasker Oddie Tasker Lowndes Oddie (October 20, 1870 – February 17, 1950) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 12th Governor of Nevada and a United States Senator. He was a member of the Republican Party. Biography Oddie was born on O ...
(R)


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

: 2.
Henry W. Keyes Henry Wilder Keyes (; May 23, 1863June 19, 1938) was an American Republican politician from Haverhill, New Hampshire. He served as the 56th governor of New Hampshire from 1917 to 1919 and as a United States Senator. Early life Keyes was born in ...
(R) : 3.
George H. Moses George Higgins Moses (February 9, 1869December 20, 1944) was a U.S. diplomat and political figure. He served as a United States senator from New Hampshire and was chosen as the Senate's President pro tempore. Biography George H. Moses was bor ...
(R)


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

: 1. Edward I. Edwards (D) : 2. Walter E. Edge (R)


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

: 1. Andrieus A. Jones (D), until December 20, 1927 ::
Bronson M. Cutting Bronson Murray Cutting (June 23, 1888May 6, 1935) was a United States senator from New Mexico. A prominent progressive Republican, he had also been a newspaper publisher and military attaché. Biography Bronson Cutting was born in Great River, ...
(R), from December 29, 1927, until December 6, 1928 :: Octaviano A. Larrazolo (R), from December 7, 1928 : 2. Sam G. Bratton (D)


New York

: 1. Royal S. Copeland (D) : 3. Robert F. Wagner (D)


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

: 2. Furnifold McL. Simmons (D) : 3. Lee S. Overman (D)


North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, So ...

: 1.
Lynn Frazier Lynn Joseph Frazier (December 21, 1874January 11, 1947) was an American educator and politician who served as the 12th Governor of North Dakota from 1917 until being recalled in 1921 and later served as a U.S. Senator from North Dakota from 192 ...
(R-NPL) : 3. Gerald Nye (R)


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

: 1. Simeon D. Fess (R) : 3. Frank B. Willis (R), until March 30, 1928 :: Cyrus Locher (D), from April 4, 1928, until December 14, 1928 :: Theodore E. Burton (R), from December 15, 1928


Oklahoma

: 2. William B. Pine (R) : 3.
Elmer Thomas John William Elmer Thomas (September 8, 1876 – September 19, 1965) was a native of Indiana who moved to Oklahoma Territory in 1901, where he practiced law in Lawton. After statehood, he was elected to the first state senate, representing the L ...
(D)


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

: 2.
Charles L. McNary Charles Linza McNary (June 12, 1874February 25, 1944) was an American Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from Oregon. He served in the United States Senate, U.S. Senate from 1917 to 1944 and was Party leaders of the United ...
(R) : 3. Frederick Steiwer (R)


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

: 1. David A. Reed (R) : 3. Vacant


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

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


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

: 2. Coleman L. Blease (D) : 3. Ellison D. Smith (D)


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

: 2. William H. McMaster (R) : 3.
Peter Norbeck Peter Norbeck (August 27, 1870December 20, 1936) was an American politician from South Dakota. After serving two terms as the ninth Governor of South Dakota, Norbeck was elected to three consecutive terms as a United States Senator. Norbeck was ...
(R)


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

: 1. Kenneth D. McKellar(D) : 2.
Lawrence Tyson Lawrence Davis Tyson (July 4, 1861August 24, 1929) was an American general, politician and textile manufacturer, operating primarily out of Knoxville, Tennessee, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As s btigadier general, he commanded ...
(D)


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

: 1. Earle B. Mayfield (D) : 2.
Morris Sheppard John Morris Sheppard (May 28, 1875April 9, 1941) was a Democratic United States Congressman and United States Senator from Texas. He authored the Eighteenth Amendment (Prohibition) and introduced it in the Senate, and is referred to as "the fa ...
(D)


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

: 1. William H. King (D) : 3.
Reed Smoot Reed Smoot (January 10, 1862February 9, 1941) was an American politician, businessman, and apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). First elected by the Utah State Legislature to the U.S. Senate in 1902, he serv ...
(R)


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

: 1. Frank L. Greene (R) : 3. Porter H. Dale (R)


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

: 1. Claude A. Swanson (D) : 2.
Carter Glass Carter Glass (January 4, 1858 – May 28, 1946) was an American newspaper publisher and Democratic politician from Lynchburg, Virginia. He represented Virginia in both houses of Congress and served as the United States Secretary of the Treas ...
(D)


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

: 1.
Clarence Dill Clarence Cleveland Dill (September 21, 1884January 14, 1978) was an American politician from the state of Washington. A Democrat, he was elected to two terms each in both houses of Congress. Early years Dill was born in Fredericktown, Ohio, ...
(D) : 3. Wesley L. Jones (R)


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

: 1. Guy D. Goff (R) : 2. Matthew M. Neely (D)


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

: 1. Robert M. La Follette Jr. (R) : 3. John J. Blaine (R)


Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...

: 1.
John B. Kendrick John Benjamin Kendrick (September 6, 1857 – November 3, 1933) was an American politician and cattleman who served as a United States senator from Wyoming and as the ninth Governor of Wyoming as a member of the Democratic Party. Early life ...
(D) : 2. Francis E. Warren (R)


House of Representatives

Members of the House of Representatives are listed by district.


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

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John McDuffie John McDuffie (September 25, 1883 – November 1, 1950) was a United States representative from Alabama and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. Education and career Born on ...
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Henry B. Steagall Henry Bascom Steagall (May 19, 1873 – November 22, 1943) was a United States representative from Alabama. He was chairman of the Committee on Banking and Currency and in 1933, he co-sponsored the Glass–Steagall Act with Carter Glass, an ac ...
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Lamar Jeffers Lamar Jeffers (April 16, 1888 – June 1, 1983) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Born in Anniston, Alabama, Jeffers attended public schools and Alabama Presbyterian College at Anniston. He served with the Alabama National Guard from ...
(D) : . William B. Bowling (D), until August 16, 1928 :: LaFayette L. Patterson (D), from November 6, 1928 : . William B. Oliver (D) : .
Miles C. Allgood Miles Clayton Allgood (February 22, 1878 – March 4, 1977) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Biography Born in Chepultepec (now Allgood), Blount County, Alabama, Allgood was the son of William Barnett and Mar ...
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George Huddleston George Huddleston (November 11, 1869 – February 29, 1960) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama, father of George Huddleston, Jr. Life and career Huddleston was born on a farm near Lebanon, Tennessee, the son of Nancy Emeline (Sherril ...
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William B. Bankhead William Brockman Bankhead (April 12, 1874 – September 15, 1940) was an American politician who served as the 42nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1936 to 1940, representing Alabama's 10th and later 7th congressiona ...
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Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

: . Lewis W. Douglas (D)


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

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William A. Oldfield William Allan Oldfield (February 4, 1874 – November 19, 1928) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Arkansas from 1909 until his death. Early life Born in Franklin, Arkansas, Oldfield was the son of b ...
(D), until November 19, 1928 :: Pearl Peden Oldfield (D), from January 9, 1929 : . John N. Tillman (D) : . Otis Wingo (D) : .
Heartsill Ragon Heartsill Ragon (; March 20, 1885 – September 15, 1940) was a United States representative from Arkansas and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. Education and career Born on ...
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Tilman B. Parks Tilman Bacon Parks (May 14, 1872 – February 12, 1950) was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas. Biography Born near Lewisville, Arkansas, Parks attended the common schools, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Virginia ...
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California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

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Clarence F. Lea Clarence Frederick Lea (July 11, 1874 – June 20, 1964) was an American lawyer and politician who served 16 terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1917 to 1949. Biography Lea was born near Highland Springs, California, in southwe ...
(D) : . Harry L. Englebright (R) : . Charles F. Curry (R) : . Florence P. Kahn (R) : . Richard J. Welch (R) : . Albert E. Carter (R) : . Henry E. Barbour (R) : .
Arthur M. Free Arthur Monroe Free (January 15, 1879 – April 1, 1953) was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms as a United States representative from California from 1921 to 1933. Biography He was born in San Jose, California and graduated ...
(R) : . William E. Evans (R) : . Joe Crail (R) : .
Phil Swing Philip David Swing (November 30, 1884 – August 8, 1963) was an American Republican politician from Imperial County, California. He served six terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1921 to 1933. __TOC__ Biography Swing ...
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Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...

: . William N. Vaile (R), until July 2, 1927 :: S. Harrison White (D), from November 15, 1927 : . Charles B. Timberlake (R) : . Guy U. Hardy (R) : . Edward T. Taylor (D)


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

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E. Hart Fenn Edward Hart Fenn (September 12, 1856 – February 23, 1939) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Connecticut. Biography Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Fenn attended private schools, Hartford High School, ...
(R) : . Richard P. Freeman (R) : . John Q. Tilson (R) : .
Schuyler Merritt Schuyler Merritt (December 16, 1853 – April 1, 1953) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th congressional district from 1917 to 1931 and 1933 to 1937. He is the namesake of the Merritt Park ...
(R) : . James P. Glynn (R)


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

: . Robert G. Houston (R)


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

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Herbert J. Drane Herbert Jackson Drane (June 20, 1863 – August 11, 1947) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born in Franklin, Kentucky, Drane attended the public schools of Louisville, Kentucky, and Brevards Academy at Franklin, Kentucky. He moved to ...
(D) : . Robert A. Green (D) : . Tom A. Yon (D) : .
William J. Sears William Joseph Sears (December 4, 1874 – March 30, 1944) was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from Florida. A Democrat, he was an avowed white supremacist. Early life and education Born in Smithville, Georgia, Sears moved with his paren ...
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Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

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Charles G. Edwards Charles Gordon Edwards (July 2, 1878 – July 13, 1931) was an American political figure from the state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Early years and education Edwards was born in Daisy, Georgia, Daisy, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia i ...
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Charles R. Crisp Charles Robert Crisp (October 19, 1870 – February 7, 1937) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, son of Charles Frederick Crisp. Life Born in Ellaville, Georgia, Crisp atte ...
(D) : . William C. Wright (D) : . Leslie J. Steele (D) : . Samuel Rutherford (D) : . Malcolm C. Tarver (D) : . Charles H. Brand (D) : .
Thomas M. Bell Thomas Bell may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Thomas Bell (born 1985), known professionally as Toddla T, English DJ and producer *Thomas Bell (antiquarian) (1785–1860), English book collector *Thomas Bell (novelist) (1903–1961), American n ...
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Carl Vinson Carl Vinson (November 18, 1883 – June 1, 1981) was an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for over 50 years and was influential in the 20th century expansion of the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the Democratic ...
(D) : . William C. Lankford (D) : . William W. Larsen (D)


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

: . Burton L. French (R) : .
Addison T. Smith Addison Taylor Smith (September 5, 1862 – July 5, 1956) was a United States House of Representatives, congressman from Idaho. Smith served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. Hou ...
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Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...

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Henry R. Rathbone Henry Riggs Rathbone (February 12, 1870 – July 15, 1928) was a United States House of Representatives, congressman from Illinois. Rathbone was born in Washington, D.C., to Brevet Colonel Henry Rathbone, Henry Reed Rathbone and Clara Harri ...
(R), until July 15, 1928 : . Richard Yates (R) : .
Martin B. Madden Martin Barnaby Madden (March 21, 1855 – April 27, 1928) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. He belonged to the Republican Party. As of 2020, he is the last non-African American to serve as a representative for Illinois's 1st congress ...
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Morton D. Hull Morton Denison Hull (January 13, 1867 – August 20, 1937) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Hull attended the public schools and Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire, in 1885. He graduated from Har ...
(R) : . Elliott W. Sproul (R) : . Thomas A. Doyle (D) : . Adolph J. Sabath (D) : . James T. Igoe (D) : . M. Alfred Michaelson (R) : .
Stanley H. Kunz Stanley Henry Kunz (September 26, 1864 – April 23, 1946) was an American politician who served 6 terms a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1921 to 1933. ...
(D) : . Frederick A. Britten (R) : . Carl R. Chindblom (R) : . Frank R. Reid (R) : . John T. Buckbee (R) : . William R. Johnson (R) : . John C. Allen (R) : . Edward J. King (R), until February 17, 1929 : . William E. Hull (R) : . Homer W. Hall (R) : .
William P. Holaday William Perry Holaday (December 14, 1882 – January 29, 1946) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from the state of Illinois. Biography Holaday was born near Ridge Farm, Illinois. He attended the common schools an ...
(R) : . Charles Adkins (R) : . Henry T. Rainey (D) : . J. Earl Major (D) : .
Edward M. Irwin Edward Michael Irwin (April 14, 1869 – January 30, 1933) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born near Leasburg, Missouri, Irwin attended the public schools of his native city. He taught school in Leasburg, Missouri and also attended the ...
(R) : . William W. Arnold (D) : . Thomas S. Williams (R) : . Edward E. Denison (R)


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

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Harry E. Rowbottom Harry Emerson Rowbottom (November 3, 1884 – March 22, 1934) was an American businessman and Republican politician. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Indiana in 1924 and served three terms from 1925 to 1931. He was ...
(R) : . Arthur H. Greenwood (D) : . Frank Gardner (D) : .
Harry C. Canfield Harry Clifford Canfield (November 22, 1875 – February 9, 1945) was an American educator, businessman, and politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1923 to 1933. Early life and career Born near Moores Hill, ...
(D) : . Noble J. Johnson (R) : .
Richard N. Elliott Richard Nash Elliott (April 25, 1873 – March 21, 1948) was an American lawyer and politician who served seven terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1917 to 1931. Early life and career Born near Connersville, Indiana, Elliott atte ...
(R) : . Ralph E. Updike (R) : . Albert Vestal (R) : . Fred S. Purnell (R) : . William R. Wood (R) : . Albert R. Hall (R) : .
David Hogg David Miles Hogg (born April 12, 2000) is an American gun control activist. He rose to prominence during the 2018 United States gun violence protests as a student survivor of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, helping lead several hi ...
(R) : . Andrew J. Hickey (R)


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

: . William F. Kopp (R) : . F. Dickinson Letts (R) : . Thomas J. B. Robinson (R) : . Gilbert N. Haugen (R) : .
Cyrenus Cole Cyrenus Cole (January 13, 1863 – November 14, 1939) was a newspaper editor, newspaper columnist, columnist and historian, then a Republican Party (United States), Republican United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Iowa' ...
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C. William Ramseyer Christian William Ramseyer (March 13, 1875 – November 1, 1943) was a nine-term Republican Party (United States), Republican United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Iowa's 6th congressional district. Biography He was bor ...
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Cassius C. Dowell Cassius Clay Dowell (February 29, 1864 – February 4, 1940) was a Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa. He served from 1915 to 1935, and again from 1937 until his death in 1940, with the interregnum caused by an unsuccessful campaign for re ...
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Lloyd Thurston Lloyd Thurston (March 27, 1880 – May 7, 1970) was a seven-term Republican U.S. Representative from southern Iowa. First elected in 1924, he served until 1938, when he unsuccessfully sought election to the U.S. Senate. By his final term, he had ...
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William R. Green William Raymond Green (November 7, 1856 – June 11, 1947) was a United States representative from Iowa, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and later was a United States federal judge, judge of the United States Court of Claims, Cour ...
(R), until March 31, 1928 :: Earl W. Vincent (R), from June 4, 1928 : . Lester J. Dickinson (R) : .
William D. Boies William Dayton Boies (January 3, 1857 – May 31, 1932) was a lawyer, trial-court judge and five-term Republican United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Iowa's 11th congressional district in northwestern Iowa. Born on a ...
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Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...

: . Daniel R. Anthony Jr. (R) : . Ulysses S. Guyer (R) : . William H. Sproul (R) : .
Homer Hoch Homer Hoch (July 4, 1879 – January 30, 1949) was a United States Representative from Kansas. Biography Born in Marion, Kansas, Hoch graduated from Baker University, Baldwin, Kansas, in 1902. He attended George Washington Law School, Washingt ...
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James G. Strong James George Strong (April 23, 1870 – January 11, 1938) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born in Dwight, Illinois, Strong attended the public schools of Dwight, Illinois from 1876 to 1879, the Episcopal Mission of Greenwood Agency, S.D ...
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Hays B. White Hays Baxter White (September 21, 1855 – September 29, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born near Fairfield, Iowa, White attended the rural schools of his native county. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He moved to Jewell Coun ...
(R) : . Clifford R. Hope (R) : . William A. Ayres (D)


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

: . William V. Gregory (D) : . David H. Kincheloe (D) : . John W. Moore (D) : . Henry D. Moorman (D) : . Maurice Thatcher (R) : . Orie S. Ware (D) : . Virgil Chapman (D) : . Ralph W. E. Gilbert (D) : . Fred M. Vinson (D) : . Katherine G. Langley (R) : . John M. Robsion (R)


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

: . James O'Connor (D) : . J. Zach Spearing (D) : . Whitmell P. Martin (D) : .
John N. Sandlin John Nicholas Sandlin (February 24, 1872 – December 25, 1957) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served eight terms as a U.S. Representative from Louisiana from 1921 to 1937. Early life and career John Sandlin was born near M ...
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Bolivar E. Kemp Bolivar Edwards Kemp Sr. (December 28, 1871, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana – June 19, 1933, Amite, Louisiana), was an attorney and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 6th congressional district. In 1897, ...
(D) : . Ladislas Lazaro (D), until March 30, 1927 :: René L. De Rouen (D), from August 23, 1927 : . James B. Aswell (D)


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

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


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

: . T. Alan Goldsborough (D) : . William P. Cole Jr. (D) : . Vincent L. Palmisano (D) : . J. Charles Linthicum (D) : . Stephen W. Gambrill (D) : . Frederick N. Zihlman (R)


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Henry L. Bowles Henry Leland Bowles (January 6, 1866 – May 17, 1932) was an American politician who served as a United States representative from Massachusetts. Biography Bowles was born in Athens, Vermont on January 6, 1866. He attended the district school ...
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Frank H. Foss Frank Herbert Foss (b. Augusta, Maine, September 20, 1865 – d. Fitchburg, Massachusetts, February 15, 1947) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He attended public schools in Augusta, Maine and graduated from Kent Hill (M ...
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Edith Nourse Rogers Edith Rogers (née Nourse; March 19, 1881 – September 10, 1960) was an American social welfare Volunteering, volunteer and politician who served in the United States Congress. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Massachusetts ...
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William P. Connery Jr. William Patrick Connery Jr. (August 24, 1888 – June 15, 1937) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Lynn on August 24, 1888, the son of William P. Connery Sr. and brother of Lawrence Joseph Connery. He attend ...
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Charles L. Underhill Charles Lee Underhill (July 20, 1867 – January 28, 1946) was a United States representative and Anti-suffragism, anti-suffrage activist from Massachusetts. He was born in Richmond, Virginia on July 20, 1867. He moved to Massachusetts in 1872 wi ...
(R) : . John J. Douglass (D) : . George H. Tinkham (R) : . James A. Gallivan (D), until April 3, 1928 ::
John W. McCormack John William McCormack (December 21, 1891 – November 22, 1980) was an American politician from Boston, Massachusetts. An attorney and a Democrat, McCormack served in the United States Army during World War I, and afterwards won terms in both th ...
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Robert Luce Robert Luce (December 2, 1862 – April 7, 1946) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. Biography Born in Auburn, Maine, Luce attended the public schools of Auburn and Lewiston, Maine, and Somerville, Massachusetts. He gra ...
(R) : . Louis A. Frothingham (R), until August 23, 1928 :: Richard B. Wigglesworth (R), from November 6, 1928 : . Joseph W. Martin Jr. (R) : . Charles L. Gifford (R)


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

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Earl C. Michener Earl Cory Michener (November 30, 1876 – July 4, 1957) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Michener had German American, German ancestry. He was born near Attica, Ohio, Attica in Seneca County, Ohio. He moved with his parents to A ...
(R) : . Joseph L. Hooper (R) : . John C. Ketcham (R) : .
Carl E. Mapes Carl Edgar Mapes (December 26, 1874 – December 12, 1939) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Mapes was born on a farm near Kalamo, Michigan, to Selah W. and Sarah Ann (Brooks) Mapes. His father was born in New York (state), New Y ...
(R) : . Grant M. Hudson (R) : . Louis C. Cramton (R) : . Bird J. Vincent (R) : . James C. McLaughlin (R) : . Roy O. Woodruff (R) : .
Frank P. Bohn Frank Probasco Bohn (July 14, 1866 – June 1, 1944) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served three terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1927 to 1933 Early life and education Bohn was born in Charlottesvi ...
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W. Frank James William Francis James (May 23, 1873 – November 17, 1945) was a soldier and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Biography James was born in Morristown, New Jersey, and moved with his parents to Hancock, Michigan, in 1876, where he atten ...
(R) : . Clarence J. McLeod (R)


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

: . Allen J. Furlow (R) : . Frank Clague (R) : . August H. Andresen (R) : . Melvin Maas (R) : .
Walter Newton Walter Hughes Newton (October 10, 1880 – August 10, 1941) was a United States Representative from Minnesota; born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; attended the public schools and was graduated from the law department of the Univ ...
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Harold Knutson Harold Knutson (October 20, 1880 – August 21, 1953) was an American politician and journalist, who represented Minnesota in the United States House of Representatives from 1917 to 1949 as a member of the Republican Party. From 1919 to 192 ...
(R) : . Ole J. Kvale (FL) : . William L. Carss (FL) : . Conrad Selvig (R) : . Godfrey G. Goodwin (R)


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

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John E. Rankin John Elliott Rankin (March 29, 1882 – November 26, 1960) was a Democratic politician from Mississippi who served sixteen terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1921 to 1953. He was co-author of the bill for the Tennessee Valley A ...
(D) : . Bill G. Lowrey (D) : . William M. Whittington (D) : . T. Jefferson Busby (D) : . Ross A. Collins (D) : . T. Webber Wilson (D) : . Percy Quin (D) : . James Collier (D)


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

: . Milton A. Romjue (D) : . Ralph F. Lozier (D) : . Jacob L. Milligan (D) : . Charles L. Faust (R), until December 17, 1928 :: David W. Hopkins (R), from February 5, 1929 : . George H. Combs Jr. (D) : . Clement C. Dickinson (D) : . Samuel C. Major (D) : . William L. Nelson (D) : . Clarence Cannon (D) : . Henry F. Niedringhaus (R) : . John J. Cochran (D) : .
Leonidas C. Dyer Leonidas Carstarphen Dyer (June 11, 1871 – December 15, 1957) was an American politician, reformer, civil rights activist, and military officer. A Republican, he served eleven terms in the U.S. Congress as a U.S. Representative from Missouri ...
(R) : . Clyde Williams (D) : . James F. Fulbright (D) : . Joe J. Manlove (R) : . Thomas L. Rubey (D), until November 2, 1928


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

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John M. Evans John Morgan Evans (January 7, 1863 – March 12, 1946) was an American Democratic politician. Biography He was born in Sedalia, Missouri. Evans went to the United States Military Academy and then graduated from University of Missouri. He studi ...
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Scott Leavitt Scott Leavitt (June 16, 1879 – October 19, 1966) was a U.S. Representative from Montana. He served as chairman of the House Committee on Indian Affairs. Early life Scott Leavitt was born in Elk Rapids, Michigan in 1879 to Roswell Leavitt, a ...
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Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the sout ...

: . John H. Morehead (D) : . Willis G. Sears (R) : .
Edgar Howard Edgar Howard (September 16, 1858 – July 19, 1951) was a Nebraska editor and Democratic politician. He was the 15th lieutenant governor of Nebraska and served six terms in the United States House of Representatives. Early life and education ...
(D) : . John N. Norton (D) : . Ashton C. Shallenberger (D) : . Robert G. Simmons (R)


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

: . Samuel S. Arentz (R)


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

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Fletcher Hale Fletcher Hale (January 22, 1883 – October 22, 1931) was an American politician and a United States representative from New Hampshire. Early life Born in Portland, Maine, on January 22, 1883, Hale was the son of Frederick Fletcher Hale and Ade ...
(R) : . Edward H. Wason (R)


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

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Isaac Bacharach Isaac Bacharach (January 5, 1870 – September 5, 1956) was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey who represented the 2nd congressional district from 1915 to 1937. Early life and education Born in Philadelphia, Bacharach ...
(R) : . Harold G. Hoffman (R) : . Charles A. Eaton (R) : . Ernest R. Ackerman (R) : .
Randolph Perkins Randolph Perkins (November 30, 1871 – May 25, 1936) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1921 to 1936. Early life and caree ...
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George N. Seger George Nicholas Seger (January 4, 1866 – August 26, 1940) was an American politician. Seger, a Republican, represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for eighteen years, from 1923 until his death on August 26, 1940 ...
(R) : . Paul J. Moore (D) : . Franklin W. Fort (R) : . Frederick R. Lehlbach (R) : . Oscar L. Auf der Heide (D) : . Mary T. Norton (D)


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

: . John Morrow (D)


New York

: . Robert L. Bacon (R) : . John J. Kindred (D) : . George W. Lindsay (D) : . Thomas H. Cullen (D) : . Loring M. Black Jr. (D) : . Andrew L. Somers (D) : . John Quayle (D) : . Patrick J. Carley (D) : . David J. O'Connell (D) : .
Emanuel Celler Emanuel Celler (May 6, 1888 – January 15, 1981) was an American politician from New York who served in the United States House of Representatives for almost 50 years, from March 1923 to January 1973. He served as the dean of the United States H ...
(D) : . Anning S. Prall (D) : .
Samuel Dickstein Samuel Dickstein (February 5, 1885 – April 22, 1954) was a Democratic Congressional Representative from New York (22-year tenure), a New York State Supreme Court Justice, and a Soviet spy. He played a key role in establishing the committee th ...
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Christopher D. Sullivan Christopher Daniel Sullivan (July 14, 1870 – August 3, 1942) was an American politician from New York who served twelve terms as a United States Congressman from 1917 to 1941. Life Born in New York City, he attended the public schools, St. Jam ...
(D) : . William I. Sirovich (D) : . John J. Boylan (D) : . John J. O'Connor (D) : . William W. Cohen (D) : . John F. Carew (D) : .
Sol Bloom Sol Bloom (March 9, 1870March 7, 1949) was an American song-writer and politician from New York City who began his career as an entertainment impresario and sheet music publisher in Chicago. He served fourteen terms in the United States House of ...
(D) : . Fiorello H. LaGuardia (R) : . Royal H. Weller (D), until March 1, 1929 : .
Anthony J. Griffin Anthony Jerome Griffin (April 1, 1866 – January 13, 1935) was an American lawyer, war veteran, and politician from New York. He served ten terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1918 to 1935. Life He attended City College, Cooper Un ...
(D) : . Frank Oliver (D) : . James M. Fitzpatrick (D) : . J. Mayhew Wainwright (R) : .
Hamilton Fish III Hamilton Fish III (born Hamilton Stuyvesant Fish and also known as Hamilton Fish Jr.; December 7, 1888 – January 18, 1991) was an American soldier and politician from New York State. Born into a family long active in the state, he served in t ...
(R) : . Harcourt J. Pratt (R) : . Parker Corning (D) : .
James S. Parker James Southworth Parker (June 3, 1867 – December 19, 1933) was a United States Representative from New York. Life Born in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, he attended the public schools and was graduated from Cornell Univ ...
(R) : .
Frank Crowther Frank Crowther (July 10, 1870 – July 20, 1955) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Liverpool, England, he emigrated to the United States in 1872 with his parents, who settled in Canton, Massachusetts. He attended the ...
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Bertrand Snell Bertrand Hollis Snell (December 9, 1870 – February 2, 1958) was an American politician who represented upstate New York in the United States House of Representatives. He was a pro-business, low-tax, isolationist conservative Republican who ...
(R) : . Thaddeus C. Sweet (R), until May 1, 1928 :: Francis D. Culkin (R), from November 6, 1928 : . Frederick M. Davenport (R) : . John D. Clarke (R) : . Walter W. Magee (R), until May 25, 1927 :: Clarence E. Hancock (R), from November 8, 1927 : . John Taber (R) : . Gale H. Stalker (R) : . Meyer Jacobstein (D) : .
Archie D. Sanders Archie Dovell Sanders (June 17, 1857 – July 15, 1941) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Life Sanders was born in Stafford, New York in 1857. He was a member of the New York State Assembly ...
(R) : . S. Wallace Dempsey (R) : .
Clarence MacGregor Clarence MacGregor (September 16, 1872 – February 18, 1952) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Life MacGregor was born in Newark, New York. He graduated from Hartwick Seminary in 1893. He wa ...
(R), until December 31, 1928 : . James M. Mead (D) : . Daniel A. Reed (R)


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

: . Lindsay C. Warren (D) : . John H. Kerr (D) : . Charles L. Abernethy (D) : .
Edward W. Pou Edward William Pou (; September 9, 1863 – April 1, 1934), was an American politician, serving in the United States Congress as a representative from 1901 until his death in Washington, D.C., on April 1, 1934. From March 1933 to April 1934, he w ...
(D) : . Charles M. Stedman (D) : .
Homer L. Lyon Homer Le Grand Lyon (March 1, 1879 – May 31, 1956) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from North Carolina. Born in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, Lyon attended the public schools, the Davis Military School, Wins ...
(D) : . William C. Hammer (D) : . Robert L. Doughton (D) : . Alfred L. Bulwinkle (D) : .
Zebulon Weaver Zebulon Weaver (May 12, 1872 – October 29, 1948) was an American lawyer and politician who served 14 terms as a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1917 and 1929 and again between 1931 and 1947. Early years and education ...
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North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, So ...

: . Olger B. Burtness (R) : . Thomas Hall (R) : .
James H. Sinclair James Herbert Sinclair (October 9, 1871 – September 5, 1943) was a U.S. Republican politician. He was born near St. Marys, Ontario, Canada and moved to North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after th ...
(R)


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

: .
Nicholas Longworth Nicholas Longworth III (November 5, 1869 – April 9, 1931) was an American politician who became Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was a Republican. A lawyer by training, he was elected to the Ohio Senate, where he ini ...
(R) : . Vacant, until November 7, 1927 :: Charles J. Tatgenhorst Jr. (R), from November 8, 1927 : .
Roy G. Fitzgerald Roy Gerald Fitzgerald (August 25, 1875 – November 16, 1962) was an attorney, soldier, preservationist, and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. Birth and early life He was born in Watertown, New York and move ...
(R) : .
William T. Fitzgerald William Thomas Fitzgerald (October 13, 1858 – January 12, 1939) was an American educator, physician, and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1925 to 1929. Biography Born in Greenville, Ohio, Fitzgerald a ...
(R) : .
Charles J. Thompson Charles James Thompson (January 24, 1862 – March 27, 1932) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1919 to 1931. Biography Born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, Thompson attended the public schools and the Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio. Learn ...
(R) : . Charles C. Kearns (R) : . Charles Brand (R) : . Thomas B. Fletcher (D) : .
William W. Chalmers William Wallace Chalmers (November 1, 1861 – October 1, 1944) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio. Born in Strathroy, Ontario, Canada, Chalmers moved with his parents to Kent County, near Grand Rapids, M ...
(R) : . Thomas A. Jenkins (R) : . Mell G. Underwood (D) : . John C. Speaks (R) : . James T. Begg (R) : .
Martin L. Davey Martin Luther Davey (July 25, 1884March 31, 1946) was an American Democratic politician from Ohio. He was the 53rd governor of Ohio. Childhood Davey was born in Kent, Ohio in 1884. His father was John Davey, better known as the tree doctor a ...
(D) : . C. Ellis Moore (R) : . John McSweeney (D) : . William M. Morgan (R) : . B. Frank Murphy (R) : . John G. Cooper (R) : . Charles A. Mooney (D) : .
Robert Crosser Robert Crosser (June 7, 1874 – June 3, 1957) was an American lawyer and politician who served 19 terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio. He remains the longest-serving member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of ...
(D) : . Theodore E. Burton (R), until December 15, 1928


Oklahoma

: .
Everette B. Howard Everette Burgess Howard (September 19, 1873 – April 3, 1950) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma. Biography Born in Morgantown, Kentucky, Howard was the son of Addison A. and Addie P. Harreld Howard. He attende ...
(D) : . William W. Hastings (D) : .
Wilburn Cartwright Wilburn Cartwright (January 12, 1892 – March 14, 1979) was a lawyer, educator, U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, and United States Army officer in World War II. The town of Cartwright, Oklahoma is named after him. Early life Born on a fa ...
(D) : . Thomas D. McKeown (D) : .
Fletcher B. Swank Fletcher B. Swank (April 24, 1875 – March 16, 1950) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma. Biography Born near Bloomfield, Iowa, Swank was the son of Wallace and Melinda Wells Swank. He moved with his parents to ...
(D) : . Jed J. Johnson (D) : . James V. McClintic (D) : . Milton C. Garber (R)


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

: . Willis C. Hawley (R) : . Nicholas J. Sinnott (R), until May 31, 1928 :: Robert R. Butler (R), from November 6, 1928 : . Maurice E. Crumpacker (R), until July 24, 1927 :: Franklin F. Korell (R), from October 18, 1927


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

: . James M. Hazlett (R), until October 20, 1927 :: James M. Beck (R), from November 8, 1927 : . George S. Graham (R) : . Harry C. Ransley (R) : . Benjamin M. Golder (R) : . James J. Connolly (R) : .
George A. Welsh George Austin Welsh (August 9, 1878 – October 22, 1970) was a United States representative from Pennsylvania and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education and career ...
(R) : .
George P. Darrow George Potter Darrow (February 4, 1859 – June 7, 1943) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. George Darrow was born in Waterford, Connecticut. He graduated from Alfred University in Alfred, New ...
(R) : . Thomas S. Butler (R), until May 26, 1928 :: James Wolfenden (R), from November 6, 1928 : . Henry W. Watson (R) : . William W. Griest (R) : . Laurence H. Watres (R) : . John J. Casey (D) : . Cyrus M. Palmer (R) : . Robert G. Bushong (R) : .
Louis T. McFadden Louis Thomas McFadden (July 25, 1876 – October 1, 1936) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, serving from 1915 to 1935. A banker by trade, he was the chief sponsor of the 1927 McFadden Act ...
(R) : . Edgar R. Kiess (R) : . Frederick W. Magrady (R) : . Edward M. Beers (R) : . Isaac H. Doutrich (R) : . James R. Leech (R) : . J. Banks Kurtz (R) : .
Franklin Menges Franklin Menges (October 26, 1858 – May 12, 1956) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Franklin Menges was born at Menges Mills, York County, Pennsylvania. He att ...
(R) : . J. Mitchell Chase (R) : . Samuel A. Kendall (R) : . Henry W. Temple (R) : . J. Howard Swick (R) : . Nathan L. Strong (R) : . Thomas C. Cochran (R) : .
Milton W. Shreve Milton William Shreve (May 3, 1858 – December 23, 1939) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Milton W. Shreve was born in Chapmanville, Pennsylvania. He attended the Edinboro State Normal ...
(R) : . Everett Kent (D) : . Adam M. Wyant (R) : . Stephen G. Porter (R) : . M. Clyde Kelly (R) : . John M. Morin (R) : . Harry A. Estep (R) : . Guy E. Campbell (R)


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

: . Clark Burdick (R) : .
Richard S. Aldrich Richard Steere Aldrich (February 29, 1884December 25, 1941) was an American politician. He was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and served in the Rhode Island State Senate and the Rhode Island House of Representatives. ...
(R) : . Louis Monast (R)


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

: . Thomas S. McMillan (D) : . Butler B. Hare (D) : . Frederick H. Dominick (D) : . John J. McSwain (D) : . William F. Stevenson (D) : .
Allard H. Gasque Allard Henry Gasque (March 8, 1873 – June 17, 1938) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina from 1923 until his death in June 1938. Following his death, he was succeeded in office by his wife Elizabeth Hawley Gasque. Biography Early l ...
(D) : .
Hampton P. Fulmer Hampton Pitts Fulmer (June 23, 1875 – October 19, 1944) was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He represented South Carolina in the United States House of Representatives from 1921 – October 19, 1944. After his death, his wi ...
(D)


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

: . Charles A. Christopherson (R) : . Royal C. Johnson (R) : . William Williamson (R)


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

: . B. Carroll Reece (R) : . J. Will Taylor (R) : . Samuel D. McReynolds (D) : . Cordell Hull (D) : .
Ewin L. Davis Ewin Lamar Davis (February 5, 1876October 23, 1949) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 5th congressional district of Tennessee. Biography Davis was born in Bedford County, Tennessee, s ...
(D) : .
Joseph W. Byrns Sr. Joseph Wellington "Jo" Byrns Sr. (July 20, 1869 – June 4, 1936) was a United States, U.S. politician. He served as a 14-term United States Democratic Party, Democratic United States House of Representatives, congressman from Tennessee, and as ...
(D) : . Edward E. Eslick (D) : .
Gordon Browning Gordon Weaver Browning (November 22, 1889May 23, 1976) was an American politician who served as the 38th governor of Tennessee from 1937 to 1939, and again from 1949 to 1953. He also served six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, from 19 ...
(D) : . Finis J. Garrett (D) : . Hubert Fisher (D)


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

: . Eugene Black (D) : . John C. Box (D) : . Morgan G. Sanders (D) : . Sam Rayburn (D) : .
Hatton W. Sumners Hatton William Sumners (May 30, 1875 – April 19, 1962) was a Democratic Congressman from the Dallas, Texas area, serving from 1913 to 1947. He rose to become Chairman of the powerful House Judiciary Committee. Early life and career Hatto ...
(D) : .
Luther Alexander Johnson Luther Alexander Johnson (October 29, 1875 – June 6, 1965) was a United States Congressman from the U.S. state of Texas. Early years Luther was born in Corsicana, Texas, where he attended the public schools. He received his L.L.B. in 1896 fr ...
(D) : . Clay Stone Briggs (D) : . Daniel E. Garrett (D) : . Joseph J. Mansfield (D) : . James P. Buchanan (D) : . Tom Connally (D) : . Fritz G. Lanham (D) : . Guinn Williams (D) : . Harry M. Wurzbach (R) : . John N. Garner (D) : . Claude B. Hudspeth (D) : . Thomas L. Blanton (D) : . J. Marvin Jones (D)


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

: . Don B. Colton (R) : . Elmer O. Leatherwood (R)


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

: . Elbert S. Brigham (R) : . Ernest Willard Gibson (R)


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

: .
Schuyler Otis Bland Schuyler Otis Bland (May 4, 1872 – February 16, 1950) was a United States representative from Virginia. Born near Gloucester, Virginia, he attended the Gloucester Academy and the College of William and Mary. He was a teacher and a lawyer in p ...
(D) : . Joseph T. Deal (D) : . Andrew J. Montague (D) : . Patrick H. Drewry (D) : . Joseph Whitehead (D) : . Clifton A. Woodrum (D) : .
Thomas W. Harrison Thomas Walter Harrison (August 5, 1856 – May 9, 1935) was a Virginia lawyer, judge and politician. He served in the Senate of Virginia and in the United States House of Representatives. Early and family life Born in Leesburg, Loudoun County, ...
(D) : . R. Walton Moore (D) : . George C. Peery (D) : .
Henry St. George Tucker III Henry St. George Tucker III (April 5, 1853 – July 23, 1932) was a representative from the Commonwealth of Virginia to the United States House of Representatives, professor of law, and president of the American Bar Association. Early and fami ...
(D)


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

: . John F. Miller (R) : . Lindley H. Hadley (R) : . Albert Johnson (R) : .
John W. Summers John William Summers (April 29, 1870 – September 25, 1937) was an American physician and politician who served seven terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Washington (U.S. state), Washington from 1919 to 1 ...
(R) : . Samuel B. Hill (D)


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

: . Carl G. Bachmann (R) : . Frank L. Bowman (R) : . William S. O'Brien (D) : . James A. Hughes (R) : . James F. Strother (R) : . Edward T. England (R)


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

: . Henry Allen Cooper (R) : . Charles A. Kading (R) : . John M. Nelson (R) : . John C. Schafer (R) : . Victor L. Berger (S) : . Florian Lampert (R) : . Joseph D. Beck (R) : . Edward E. Browne (R) : . George J. Schneider (R) : . James A. Frear (R) : . Hubert H. Peavey (R)


Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...

: . Charles E. Winter (R)


Non-voting members

: .
Daniel Sutherland Daniel Alexander Sutherland (April 17, 1869 – March 24, 1955), nicknamed "Fighting Dan", was an American businessperson and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives during the 1920s as the delegate from what was the ...
(R) : . Victor S. K. Houston (R) : . Isauro Gabaldon ( Nac.), until July 16, 1928 : .
Pedro Guevara Pedro Guevara y Valenzuela (February 23, 1879 – January 19, 1938), was a Filipino soldier, lawyer, legislator, and Spanish writer who became Resident Commissioner of the Philippines during the American Occupation. Early life Pedro Guevar ...
( Nac.) : .
Félix Córdova Dávila Félix Lope María Córdova Dávila (November 20, 1878 – December 3, 1938) was a political leader and judge from Puerto Rico who served as Puerto Rico's fourth Resident Commissioner in Congress and later as an associate justice of the Supr ...


Changes in membership

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


Senate

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

(3) , Vacant , Election of William S. Vare was not certified by the governor and the Senate refused to seat him. , Vacant , Seat remained vacant until the next Congress. , - ,
Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...

(3) , Vacant , Senator-elect Frank L. Smith was not permitted to qualify and resigned February 9, 1928.
Successor
elected Elected may refer to: * "Elected" (song), by Alice Cooper, 1973 * ''Elected'' (EP), by Ayreon, 2008 *The Elected, an American indie rock band See also *Election An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population ...
November 6, 1928. , nowrap ,
Otis F. Glenn Otis Ferguson Glenn (August 27, 1879March 11, 1959) was a Republican United States Senator from the State of Illinois. He was born in Mattoon, Illinois on August 27, 1879. After graduating from law school in 1900 from the University of Illinois ...
(R) , December 3, 1928 , - ,
New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...

(1) , , Andrieus A. Jones (D) , Died December 20, 1927.
Successor appointed December 29, 1927.
Successor was later not elected to finish the term, see below. , ,
Bronson M. Cutting Bronson Murray Cutting (June 23, 1888May 6, 1935) was a United States senator from New Mexico. A prominent progressive Republican, he had also been a newspaper publisher and military attaché. Biography Bronson Cutting was born in Great River, ...
(R) , December 29, 1927 , - ,
Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

(1) , , Woodbridge N. Ferris (D) , Died March 23, 1928.
Successor appointed March 31, 1928.
Successor was then
elected Elected may refer to: * "Elected" (song), by Alice Cooper, 1973 * ''Elected'' (EP), by Ayreon, 2008 *The Elected, an American indie rock band See also *Election An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population ...
November 6, 1928 to finish the term. , ,
Arthur H. Vandenberg Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg Sr. (March 22, 1884April 18, 1951) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Michigan from 1928 to 1951. A member of the Republican Party, he participated in the creation of the United Natio ...
(R) , March 31, 1928 , - ,
Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

(3) , , Frank B. Willis (R) , Died March 30, 1928.
Successor appointed April 4, 1928.
Successor was later not elected to finish the term, see below. , , Cyrus Locher (D) , April 4, 1928 , - ,
Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...

(3) , nowrap , Frank R. Gooding (R) , Died June 24, 1928.
Successor was appointed to continue the term.
Successor was then
elected Elected may refer to: * "Elected" (song), by Alice Cooper, 1973 * ''Elected'' (EP), by Ayreon, 2008 *The Elected, an American indie rock band See also *Election An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population ...
November 6, 1928 to finish the term. , nowrap , John W. Thomas (R) , June 30, 1928 , - ,
New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...

(1) , ,
Bronson M. Cutting Bronson Murray Cutting (June 23, 1888May 6, 1935) was a United States senator from New Mexico. A prominent progressive Republican, he had also been a newspaper publisher and military attaché. Biography Bronson Cutting was born in Great River, ...
(R) , Appointee did not run to finish the term.
Successor
elected Elected may refer to: * "Elected" (song), by Alice Cooper, 1973 * ''Elected'' (EP), by Ayreon, 2008 *The Elected, an American indie rock band See also *Election An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population ...
November 6, 1928. , , Octaviano A. Larrazolo (R) , December 7, 1928 , - ,
Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

(3) , , Cyrus Locher (D) , Appointee lost nomination to finish term.
Successor
elected Elected may refer to: * "Elected" (song), by Alice Cooper, 1973 * ''Elected'' (EP), by Ayreon, 2008 *The Elected, an American indie rock band See also *Election An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population ...
November 6, 1928. , , Theodore E. Burton (R) , December 15, 1928 , - ,
Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

(2) , , T. Coleman du Pont (R) , Resigned December 9, 1928.
Successor appointed December 10, 1928 to finish the term. , nowrap , Daniel O. Hastings (R) , December 10, 1928


House of Representatives

* Replacements: 15 ** Democratic: 1 seat net gain ** Republican: 1 seat net loss * Deaths: 16 * Resignations: 7 * Total seats with changes: 23


Committees


Senate

* Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman:
Charles L. McNary Charles Linza McNary (June 12, 1874February 25, 1944) was an American Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from Oregon. He served in the United States Senate, U.S. Senate from 1917 to 1944 and was Party leaders of the United ...
; Ranking Member: Ellison D. Smith) * Appropriations (Chairman: Francis E. Warren; Ranking Member: Lee S. Overman) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman:
Charles S. Deneen Charles Samuel Deneen (May 4, 1863 – February 5, 1940) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Illinois, from 1905 to 1913. He was the first Illinois governor to serve two consecutive terms totalli ...
; Ranking Member: Kenneth McKellar) * Banking and Currency (Chairman:
Peter Norbeck Peter Norbeck (August 27, 1870December 20, 1936) was an American politician from South Dakota. After serving two terms as the ninth Governor of South Dakota, Norbeck was elected to three consecutive terms as a United States Senator. Norbeck was ...
; Ranking Member: Duncan U. Fletcher) * Civil Service (Chairman: Porter H. Dale; Ranking Member: Kenneth McKellar) *
Claims Claim may refer to: * Claim (legal) * Claim of Right Act 1689 * Claims-based identity * Claim (philosophy) * Land claim * A ''main contention'', see conclusion of law * Patent claim * The assertion of a proposition; see Douglas N. Walton * A righ ...
(Chairman:
Robert B. Howell Robert Beecher Howell (January 21, 1864 March 11, 1933) was an American politician. He was born in Adrian, Michigan. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland in 1885. Afterwards, he went to the Detroit School of ...
; Ranking Member:
Park Trammell Park Monroe Trammell (April 9, 1876 – May 8, 1936), was an American attorney and politician from the state of Florida. Trammell represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1917 until his death in 1936. As chair of the Senate Naval Aff ...
) *
Commerce Commerce is the large-scale organized system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions directly and indirectly related to the exchange (buying and selling) of goods and services among two or more parties within local, regional, nation ...
(Chairman: Wesley L. Jones; Ranking Member: Duncan U. Fletcher) *
District of Columbia ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...
(Chairman:
Arthur Capper Arthur Capper (July 14, 1865 – December 19, 1951) was an American politician from Kansas. He was the 20th governor of Kansas (the first born in the state) from 1915 to 1919 and a United States senator from 1919 to 1949. He also owned a radio ...
; Ranking Member: William H. King) * Education and Labor (Chairman: James Couzens; Ranking Member: Andrieus A. Jones) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Frank L. Greene; Ranking Member: Coleman L. Blease) * Expenditures in Executive Departments (Chairman: Frederic M. Sackett; Ranking Member: Claude A. Swanson) * Finance (Chairman:
Reed Smoot Reed Smoot (January 10, 1862February 9, 1941) was an American politician, businessman, and apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). First elected by the Utah State Legislature to the U.S. Senate in 1902, he serv ...
; Ranking Member: Furnifold M. Simmons) *
Foreign Relations A state's foreign policy or external policy (as opposed to internal or domestic policy) is its objectives and activities in relation to its interactions with other states, unions, and other political entities, whether bilaterally or through m ...
(Chairman: William E. Borah; Ranking Member: Claude A. Swanson) * Illegal Appointments in Civil Service (Select) *
Immigration Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, a ...
(Chairman: Hiram W. Johnson; Ranking Member: William H. King) *
Indian Affairs The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), also known as Indian Affairs (IA), is a United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior. It is responsible for implementing federal laws and policies related to American Indians and Al ...
(Chairman:
Lynn J. Frazier Lynn Joseph Frazier (December 21, 1874January 11, 1947) was an American educator and politician who served as the 12th Governor of North Dakota from 1917 until being recalled in 1921 and later served as a U.S. Senator from North Dakota from 192 ...
; Ranking Member: Henry F. Ashurst) * Interoceanic Canals (Chairman:
Walter Evans Edge Walter Evans Edge (November 20, 1873October 29, 1956) was an American diplomat and Republican politician who served as the 36th governor of New Jersey, from 1917 to 1919 and again from 1944 to 1947, during both World War I and World War II. Edge ...
; Ranking Member: Thomas J. Walsh) *
Interstate Commerce The Commerce Clause describes an enumerated power listed in the United States Constitution ( Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). The clause states that the United States Congress shall have power "to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and amo ...
(Chairman:
James Eli Watson James Eli Watson (November 2, 1864July 29, 1948) was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Indiana. He was the Senate's second official majority leader. While an article published by the Senate (see References) gives his year of birth as ...
; Ranking Member: Ellison D. Smith) * Irrigation and Reclamation (Chairman: Lawrence C. Phipps; Ranking Member:
Morris Sheppard John Morris Sheppard (May 28, 1875April 9, 1941) was a Democratic United States Congressman and United States Senator from Texas. He authored the Eighteenth Amendment (Prohibition) and introduced it in the Senate, and is referred to as "the fa ...
) *
Judiciary The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...
(Chairman: George W. Norris; Ranking Member: Lee S. Overman) *
Library A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a vir ...
(Chairman: Simeon D. Fess; Ranking Member: Kenneth McKellar) *
Manufactures Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer to a rang ...
(Chairman:
George P. McLean George Payne McLean (October 7, 1857 – June 6, 1932) was the 59th Governor of Connecticut, and a United States senator from Connecticut. Biography McLean was born in Simsbury, Connecticut, one of five children of Dudley B. McLean and Mary ( ...
; Ranking Member: Ellison D. Smith) * Mexican Propaganda (Select) *
Military Affairs ''The Journal of Military History'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the military history of all times and places. It is the official journal of the Society for Military History. The journal was established in 1937 and the ed ...
(Chairman: David A. Reed; Ranking Member: Duncan U. Fletcher) * Mines and Mining (Chairman: Tasker L. Oddie; Ranking Member: Thomas J. Walsh) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: Frederick Hale; Ranking Member: Claude A. Swanson) * United States Senate Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Jesse H. Metcalf; Ranking Member: Ellison D. Smith) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: Arthur R. Robinson; Ranking Member: Peter Gerry) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:
George H. Moses George Higgins Moses (February 9, 1869December 20, 1944) was a U.S. diplomat and political figure. He served as a United States senator from New Hampshire and was chosen as the Senate's President pro tempore. Biography George H. Moses was bor ...
; Ranking Member: Kenneth McKellar) * United States Senate Special Committee on Presidential Campaign Expenditures, Presidential Campaign Expenditures (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Hiram Bingham III, Hiram Bingham; Ranking Member: Duncan U. Fletcher) * United States Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, Privileges and Elections (Chairman: Samuel M. Shortridge; Ranking Member: William H. King) * United States Senate Special Committee on Propaganda or Money Alleged Used by Foreign Governments, Propaganda or Money Alleged Used by Foreign Governments (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman:
Henry W. Keyes Henry Wilder Keyes (; May 23, 1863June 19, 1938) was an American Republican politician from Haverhill, New Hampshire. He served as the 56th governor of New Hampshire from 1917 to 1919 and as a United States Senator. Early life Keyes was born in ...
; Ranking Member: James A. Reed) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands and Surveys (Chairman: Gerald P. Nye; Ranking Member:
Key Pittman Key Denson Pittman (September 19, 1872 – November 10, 1940) was a United States senator from Nevada and a member of the Democratic Party, serving eventually as president pro tempore as well as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. B ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman:
Charles Curtis Charles Curtis (January 25, 1860 – February 8, 1936) was an American attorney and Republican politician from Kansas who served as the 31st vice president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 under Herbert Hoover. He had served as the Sena ...
; Ranking Member: Lee S. Overman) * United States Senate Select Committee on Senatorial Elections, Senatorial Elections (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tariff Commission, Tariff Commission (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories and Insular Possessions (Chairman: Frank B. Willis; Ranking Member:
Key Pittman Key Denson Pittman (September 19, 1872 – November 10, 1940) was a United States senator from Nevada and a member of the Democratic Party, serving eventually as president pro tempore as well as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. B ...
) * Committee of the whole, Whole


House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman:
Clarence MacGregor Clarence MacGregor (September 16, 1872 – February 18, 1952) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Life MacGregor was born in Newark, New York. He graduated from Hartwick Seminary in 1893. He wa ...
; Ranking Member: Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: Gilbert N. Haugen; Ranking Member: James B. Aswell) * United States House Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic, Alcoholic Liquor Traffic * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman:
Martin B. Madden Martin Barnaby Madden (March 21, 1855 – April 27, 1928) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. He belonged to the Republican Party. As of 2020, he is the last non-African American to serve as a representative for Illinois's 1st congress ...
; Ranking Member: Joseph W. Byrns) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: Louis T. McFadden; Ranking Member: Otis Wingo) * United States House Committee on the Census, Census (Chairman:
E. Hart Fenn Edward Hart Fenn (September 12, 1856 – February 23, 1939) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Connecticut. Biography Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Fenn attended private schools, Hartford High School, ...
; Ranking Member:
John E. Rankin John Elliott Rankin (March 29, 1882 – November 26, 1960) was a Democratic politician from Mississippi who served sixteen terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1921 to 1953. He was co-author of the bill for the Tennessee Valley A ...
) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Civil Service (Chairman: Frederick R. Lehlbach; Ranking Member: John C. Box) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman:
Charles L. Underhill Charles Lee Underhill (July 20, 1867 – January 28, 1946) was a United States representative and Anti-suffragism, anti-suffrage activist from Massachusetts. He was born in Richmond, Virginia on July 20, 1867. He moved to Massachusetts in 1872 wi ...
; Ranking Member:
Lamar Jeffers Lamar Jeffers (April 16, 1888 – June 1, 1983) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Born in Anniston, Alabama, Jeffers attended public schools and Alabama Presbyterian College at Anniston. He served with the Alabama National Guard from ...
) * United States House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman:
Randolph Perkins Randolph Perkins (November 30, 1871 – May 25, 1936) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1921 to 1936. Early life and caree ...
; Ranking Member: Bill G. Lowrey) * United States House Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of Executive Papers (Chairman: Edward H. Wason; Ranking Member: Robert A. Green) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Frederick N. Zihlman; Ranking Member:
Christopher D. Sullivan Christopher Daniel Sullivan (July 14, 1870 – August 3, 1942) was an American politician from New York who served twelve terms as a United States Congressman from 1917 to 1941. Life Born in New York City, he attended the public schools, St. Jam ...
) * United States House Committee on Education, Education (Chairman: Daniel A. Reed; Ranking Member: Bill G. Lowrey) * United States House Committee on the Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress, Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress (Chairman:
Hays B. White Hays Baxter White (September 21, 1855 – September 29, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born near Fairfield, Iowa, White attended the rural schools of his native county. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He moved to Jewell Coun ...
; Ranking Member:
Lamar Jeffers Lamar Jeffers (April 16, 1888 – June 1, 1983) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Born in Anniston, Alabama, Jeffers attended public schools and Alabama Presbyterian College at Anniston. He served with the Alabama National Guard from ...
) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#1 (Chairman: Don B. Colton; Ranking Member: Edward Eslick) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#2 (Chairman: Bird J. Vincent; Ranking Member:
Gordon Browning Gordon Weaver Browning (November 22, 1889May 23, 1976) was an American politician who served as the 38th governor of Tennessee from 1937 to 1939, and again from 1949 to 1953. He also served six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, from 19 ...
) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#3 (Chairman: Charles L. Gifford; Ranking Member: Guinn Williams) * United States House Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Guy E. Campbell; Ranking Member: Thomas L. Blanton) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments, Expenditures in the Executive Departments (Chairman: William Williamson (American politician), William Williamson; Ranking Member: Fritz G. Lanham) * United States House Committee on Flood Control, Flood Control (Chairman: Frank R. Reid; Ranking Member: Riley J. Wilson) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Stephen G. Porter; Ranking Member: J. Charles Linthicum) * United States House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, Immigration and Naturalization (Chairman: Albert W. Johnson; Ranking Member: Adolph J. Sabath) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman:
Scott Leavitt Scott Leavitt (June 16, 1879 – October 19, 1966) was a U.S. Representative from Montana. He served as chairman of the House Committee on Indian Affairs. Early life Scott Leavitt was born in Elk Rapids, Michigan in 1879 to Roswell Leavitt, a ...
; Ranking Member:
William J. Sears William Joseph Sears (December 4, 1874 – March 30, 1944) was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from Florida. A Democrat, he was an avowed white supremacist. Early life and education Born in Smithville, Georgia, Sears moved with his paren ...
) * United States House Committee on Insular Affairs, Insular Affairs (Chairman: Edgar R. Kiess; Ranking Member:
Christopher D. Sullivan Christopher Daniel Sullivan (July 14, 1870 – August 3, 1942) was an American politician from New York who served twelve terms as a United States Congressman from 1917 to 1941. Life Born in New York City, he attended the public schools, St. Jam ...
) * United States House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman:
James S. Parker James Southworth Parker (June 3, 1867 – December 19, 1933) was a United States Representative from New York. Life Born in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, he attended the public schools and was graduated from Cornell Univ ...
; Ranking Member: Sam Rayburn) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman:
William T. Fitzgerald William Thomas Fitzgerald (October 13, 1858 – January 12, 1939) was an American educator, physician, and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1925 to 1929. Biography Born in Greenville, Ohio, Fitzgerald a ...
; Ranking Member: Mell G. Underwood) * United States House Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands, Irrigation and Reclamation (Chairman:
Addison T. Smith Addison Taylor Smith (September 5, 1862 – July 5, 1956) was a United States House of Representatives, congressman from Idaho. Smith served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. Hou ...
; Ranking Member: Claude Benton Hudspeth, C.B. Hudspeth) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: George S. Graham; Ranking Member:
Hatton W. Sumners Hatton William Sumners (May 30, 1875 – April 19, 1962) was a Democratic Congressman from the Dallas, Texas area, serving from 1913 to 1947. He rose to become Chairman of the powerful House Judiciary Committee. Early life and career Hatto ...
) * United States House Committee on Labor, Labor (Chairman: William F. Kopp; Ranking Member:
William P. Connery Jr. William Patrick Connery Jr. (August 24, 1888 – June 15, 1937) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Lynn on August 24, 1888, the son of William P. Connery Sr. and brother of Lawrence Joseph Connery. He attend ...
) * United States House Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman:
Robert Luce Robert Luce (December 2, 1862 – April 7, 1946) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. Biography Born in Auburn, Maine, Luce attended the public schools of Auburn and Lewiston, Maine, and Somerville, Massachusetts. He gra ...
; Ranking Member: Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert) * United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chairman:
Wallace H. White Jr. Wallace Humphrey White Jr. (August 6, 1877March 31, 1952) was an American politician and Republican leader in the United States Congress from 1917 until 1949. White was from the U.S. state of Maine and served in the U.S. House of Representatives ...
; Ranking Member:
Ewin L. Davis Ewin Lamar Davis (February 5, 1876October 23, 1949) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 5th congressional district of Tennessee. Biography Davis was born in Bedford County, Tennessee, s ...
) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: John M. Morin; Ranking Member: Percy E. Quin) * United States House Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: John M. Robsion; Ranking Member: Arthur H. Greenwood) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Thomas S. Butler; Ranking Member:
Carl Vinson Carl Vinson (November 18, 1883 – June 1, 1981) was an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for over 50 years and was influential in the 20th century expansion of the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the Democratic ...
) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Albert H. Vestal; Ranking Member: Fritz G. Lanham) * United States House Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman:
Harold Knutson Harold Knutson (October 20, 1880 – August 21, 1953) was an American politician and journalist, who represented Minnesota in the United States House of Representatives from 1917 to 1949 as a member of the Republican Party. From 1919 to 192 ...
; Ranking Member: William C. Hammer) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: William W. Griest; Ranking Member:
Thomas M. Bell Thomas Bell may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Thomas Bell (born 1985), known professionally as Toddla T, English DJ and producer *Thomas Bell (antiquarian) (1785–1860), English book collector *Thomas Bell (novelist) (1903–1961), American n ...
) * United States House Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Edward M. Beers; Ranking Member: William F. Stevenson) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman:
Richard N. Elliott Richard Nash Elliott (April 25, 1873 – March 21, 1948) was an American lawyer and politician who served seven terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1917 to 1931. Early life and career Born near Connersville, Indiana, Elliott atte ...
; Ranking Member: Fritz G. Lanham) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Nicholas J. Sinnott; Ranking Member:
John M. Evans John Morgan Evans (January 7, 1863 – March 12, 1946) was an American Democratic politician. Biography He was born in Sedalia, Missouri. Evans went to the United States Military Academy and then graduated from University of Missouri. He studi ...
) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman:
Roy G. Fitzgerald Roy Gerald Fitzgerald (August 25, 1875 – November 16, 1962) was an attorney, soldier, preservationist, and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. Birth and early life He was born in Watertown, New York and move ...
; Ranking Member: Alfred L. Bulwinkle) * United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors, Rivers and Harbors (Chairman: S. Wallace Dempsey; Ranking Member: Joseph J. Mansfield) * United States House Committee on Roads, Roads (Chairman:
Cassius C. Dowell Cassius Clay Dowell (February 29, 1864 – February 4, 1940) was a Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa. He served from 1915 to 1935, and again from 1937 until his death in 1940, with the interregnum caused by an unsuccessful campaign for re ...
; Ranking Member: Edward B. Almon) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Bertrand H. Snell; Ranking Member:
Edward W. Pou Edward William Pou (; September 9, 1863 – April 1, 1934), was an American politician, serving in the United States Congress as a representative from 1901 until his death in Washington, D.C., on April 1, 1934. From March 1933 to April 1934, he w ...
) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: Charles F. Curry; Ranking Member: William C. Lankford) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman:
James G. Strong James George Strong (April 23, 1870 – January 11, 1938) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born in Dwight, Illinois, Strong attended the public schools of Dwight, Illinois from 1876 to 1879, the Episcopal Mission of Greenwood Agency, S.D ...
; Ranking Member: Bill G. Lowrey) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman:
William R. Green William Raymond Green (November 7, 1856 – June 11, 1947) was a United States representative from Iowa, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and later was a United States federal judge, judge of the United States Court of Claims, Cour ...
; Ranking Member: John N. Garner) * United States House Committee on World War Veterans' Legislation, World War Veterans' Legislation (Chairman: Royal C. Johnson; Ranking Member: Alfred L. Bulwinkle) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole


Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of (Useless) Executive Papers * United States Congress Joint Committee on Harriman Geographic Code System, Harriman Geographic Code System * United States Congress Joint Committee on Investigation of Northern Pacific Railroad Land Grants, Investigation of Northern Pacific Railroad Land Grants * United States Congress Joint Committee to Determine what Employment may be Furnished Federal Prisoners, Determine what Employment may be Furnished Federal Prisoners (Chairman: Rep. George S. Graham) * United States Congress Joint Committee to Investigate Northern Pacific Lands, Investigate Northern Pacific Lands (Chairman: Rep. Nicholas J. Sinnott) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Sen. Simeon D. Fess) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Sen.
George H. Moses George Higgins Moses (February 9, 1869December 20, 1944) was a U.S. diplomat and political figure. He served as a United States senator from New Hampshire and was chosen as the Senate's President pro tempore. Biography George H. Moses was bor ...
) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation, Taxation (Chairman: Rep.
William R. Green William Raymond Green (November 7, 1856 – June 11, 1947) was a United States representative from Iowa, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and later was a United States federal judge, judge of the United States Court of Claims, Cour ...
) * United States Congress Joint Committee to Investigate the Salaries of Officers and Employees of the Senate and the House, To Investigate the Salaries of Officers and Employees of the Senate and the House


Caucuses

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


Officers


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

* Architect of the Capitol: David Lynn (architect), David Lynn * Attending Physician of the United States Congress: George Calver, from 1928 * Comptroller General of the United States: John R. McCarl * Librarian of Congress: Herbert Putnam * Public Printer of the United States: George H. Carter


Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: John J. Muir, (Baptists in the United States, Baptist), until December 5, 1927 ** ZeBarney T. Phillips (Episcopal Church in the United States of America, Episcopal), from December 5, 1927 * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Edwin Pope Thayer, Edwin P. Thayer * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Edward C. Goodwin * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: David S. Barry


House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: James S. Montgomery (Methodism, Methodist) * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: William T. Page * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Bert W. Kennedy * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: Patrick Joseph Haltigan (D) and Alney E. Chaffee (R) * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Joseph G. Rodgers * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler, from 1928 * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: Frank W. Collier


See also

* United States elections, 1926 (elections leading to this Congress) ** United States Senate elections, 1926 ** United States House of Representatives elections, 1926 * United States elections, 1928 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) ** 1928 United States presidential election ** United States Senate elections, 1928 ** United States House of Representatives elections, 1928


Notes


References

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External links


Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress




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