The 80th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the

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and the

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. It met in

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from January 3, 1947, to January 3, 1949, during the third and fourth years of Harry S. Truman's presidency. The apportionment of seats in this

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was based on the Sixteenth Census of the United States in 1940. The Republicans won the majority in both chambers, marking the first time since the 71st Congress they held full control of Congress, and the first time since the 72nd Congress they held either of the two chambers. This also ended a 14-year Democratic overall federal government

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, dating back to the 73rd Congress. Although the 80th Congress passed a total of 906 public bills, President Truman nicknamed it the "Do Nothing Congress" and, during the 1948 election, campaigned as much against it as against his formal opponent, Thomas E. Dewey. The 80th Congress passed several significant pro-business bills, most famously the

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and the

Taft–Hartley Act The Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, better known as the Taft–Hartley Act, is a Law of the United States, United States federal law that restricts the activities and power of trade union, labor unions. It was enacted by the 80th United S ...

, but it opposed most of Truman's Fair Deal bills.

Major events

* January 3, 1947: Proceedings of Congress were televised for the first time. * March 12, 1947: In a

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, President Truman proclaimed the

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. * July 18, 1947: The

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entered into a trusteeship with the

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and administered by the United States. * November 24, 1947: The House of Representatives approved citations of contempt of Congress against the so-called

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. * July 20, 1948: President Truman issued the second peacetime

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in the United States amid increasing tensions with the

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. * July 26, 1948: ** Turnip Day Session begins, mandated by Truman on July 15, 1948 ** President Truman signed

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, ending

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in the

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. * August 25, 1948: House Un-American Activities Committee held the first-ever televised congressional hearing: "Confrontation Day" between

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and Alger Hiss. * November 2, 1948:

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: ** Presidential election:

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defeated Thomas E. Dewey, Henry A. Wallace, and Strom Thurmond; ** Democrats regained control of the Senate and the House of Representatives

Major legislation

* May 22, 1947:

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(

), Sess. 1, ch. 81, , * June 23, 1947:

, Sess. 1, ch. 120, , * July 18, 1947:

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, Sess. 1, ch. 264, , * July 26, 1947: National Security Act of 1947, Sess. 1, ch. 343, , * August 7, 1947:

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, Sess. 1, ch. 513, , * January 27, 1948: United States Information and Educational Exchange Act, Sess. 2, ch. 36, , * April 3, 1948: Foreign Assistance Act (

), , Sess. 2, ch. 169, * April 3, 1948: Greek-Turkish Assistance Act of 1948 (

), Sess. 2, ch. 169, , Title III, * May 26, 1948: Civil Air Patrol Act, Sess. 2, ch. 349, , * June 12, 1948:

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, Sess. 2, ch. 449, , * June 17, 1948: Reed-Bulwinkle Act, Sess. 2, ch. 491, , * June 25, 1948: Codify and enact into law

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The President, Sess. 2, ch. 644, , * June 28, 1948:

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, , * June 30, 1948: Federal Water Pollution Control Act, Sess. 2, ch. 758, , * July 3, 1948:

War Claims Act of 1948 The War Claims Act of 1948, or Public Law 80-896 (62 Stat. 1240; 50 U.S.C.) is a United States federal law passed by the 80th United States Congress on July 3, 1948. It created the War Claims Commission to adjudicate claims and pay out compensatio ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 826, , * July 3, 1948:

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, Sess. 2, ch. 827, ,

Constitutional amendments

* March 21, 1947: Approved an amendment to the United States Constitution setting a

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for election and overall time of service to the office of

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, and submitted it to the state legislatures for

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** Amendment was later ratified on February 27, 1951, becoming the

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Party summary

Senate

House of Representatives

From the beginning to the end of this Congress, there was no net change in party power. The Democrats lost one seat, which remained vacant until the next Congress.

Leadership

Senate

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: Vacant * President pro tempore:

Arthur 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)

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.

: Wallace H. White Jr. *

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 ...

: Kenneth S. Wherry * Republican Conference Chairman: Eugene Millikin * Republican Conference Secretary: Milton Young * National Senatorial Committee Chair:

Owen Brewster Ralph Owen Brewster (February 22, 1888 – December 25, 1961) was an Politics of the United States, American politician from Maine. Brewster, a Republican Party (United States), Republican, served as the List of governors of Maine, 54th Governor ...

* Policy Committee Chairman:

Robert A. Taft Robert Alphonso Taft Sr. (September 8, 1889 – July 31, 1953) was an American politician, lawyer, and scion of the Republican Party's Taft family. Taft represented Ohio in the United States Senate, briefly served as Senate Majority Leade ...

Minority (Democratic) leadership

* Minority leader: Alben W. Barkley *

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 ...

Scott W. Lucas Scott Wike Lucas (February 19, 1892 – February 22, 1968) was an American attorney and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives (1935–1939) and the U.S. Senate (1939–1 ...

* Democratic Caucus Secretary:

Brien McMahon Brien McMahon, born James O'Brien McMahon (October 6, 1903July 28, 1952) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States Senate (as a Democrat from Connecticut) from 1945 to 1952. McMahon was a major figure in the est ...

* Policy Committee Chairman: Alben W. Barkley

House of Representatives

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: Joseph W. Martin Jr. (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 A. Halleck * Republican Whip: Leslie C. Arends * Republican Conference Chairman: Roy O. Woodruff * Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Leonard W. Hall

Minority (Democratic) leadership

* Minority Leader: Sam Rayburn * Democratic Whip: John W. McCormack * Democratic Caucus Chairman:

Aime Forand Aime Joseph Forand (May 23, 1895 – January 18, 1972) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, Forand served in the United States House of Representatives for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district from 1937 to 1939 and ...

* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:

Michael J. Kirwan Michael Joseph Kirwan (December 2, 1886 – July 27, 1970) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician from Ohio who served as a United States House of Representatives, Representative to the United States Congress ...

Caucuses

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Members

Senate

Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election, In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1948; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1950; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1952.

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

: 2.

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

(D) : 3. J. Lister Hill (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.

Ernest McFarland Ernest William McFarland (October 9, 1894 – June 8, 1984) was an American politician, jurist and, with Warren Atherton, one of the "Fathers of the G.I. Bill." He is the only Arizonan to serve in the highest office in all three branches of Ari ...

(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. John L. McClellan (D) : 3.

J. William Fulbright James William Fulbright (April 9, 1905 – February 9, 1995) was an American politician, academic, and statesman who represented Arkansas in the United States Senate from 1945 until his resignation in 1974. , Fulbright is the longest serving chair ...

(D)

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.

William Knowland William Fife Knowland (June 26, 1908 – February 23, 1974) was an American politician and newspaper publisher. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States Senator from California from 1945 to 1959. He was Senate Majority Le ...

(R) : 3.

Sheridan Downey Sheridan Downey (March 11, 1884 – October 25, 1961) was an American lawyer and a Democratic U.S. Senator from California from 1939 to 1950. Early life He was born in Laramie, the seat of Albany County in western Wyoming, the son of the ...

(D)

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

: 2. Edwin C. Johnson (D) : 3. Eugene Millikin (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. Raymond E. Baldwin (R) : 3.

(D)

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

: 1. John J. Williams (R) : 2. C. Douglass Buck (R)

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

: 1. Spessard Holland (D) : 3.

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

(D)

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

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

Henry Dworshak Henry Clarence Dworshak Jr. (August 29, 1894July 23, 1962) was a United States Senator and Congressman from Idaho. Originally from Minnesota, he was a Republican from Burley, and served over 22 years in the House and Senate. Early years Born in ...

(R) : 3.

Glen H. Taylor Glen Hearst Taylor (April 12, 1904 – April 28, 1984) was an American politician, entertainer, businessman, and U.S. senator from Idaho. He was the vice presidential candidate on the Progressive Party ticket in the 1948 election. Taylor was ...

(D)

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

: 2. Charles W. Brooks (R) : 3.

(D)

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

: 1. William E. Jenner (R) : 3. Homer E. Capehart (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.

George A. Wilson George Allison Wilson (April 1, 1884 – September 8, 1953) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a United States Senate, United States Senator and List of Governors of Iowa, 28th Governor of Iowa. Personal background Born on a farm near ...

(R) : 3. Bourke B. Hickenlooper (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. Clyde M. Reed (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.

John Sherman Cooper John Sherman Cooper (August 23, 1901 – February 21, 1991) was an American politician, jurist, and diplomat from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He served three non-consecutive, partial terms in the United States Senate before being elect ...

(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. Allen J. Ellender (D) : 3. John H. Overton (D), until May 14, 1948 ::

William C. Feazel William Crosson Feazel (June 10, 1895 - March 16, 1965) was a United States Senator from Louisiana. Born near Farmerville, Louisiana, Farmerville in Union Parish, he attended the public schools and engaged as an independent oil and gas producer. ...

(D), May 18, 1948 – December 30, 1948 :: Russell B. Long (D), from December 31, 1948

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.

(R) : 2. Wallace H. White Jr. (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.

Herbert O'Conor Herbert Romulus O'Conor (November 17, 1896March 4, 1960) was an American lawyer serving as the 51st Governor of Maryland from 1939 to 1947. He also served in the United States Senate, representing Maryland from 1947 to 1953. He was a Democrat. ...

(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. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (R) : 2. Leverett Saltonstall (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.

(R) : 2. Homer S. Ferguson (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.

Edward John Thye Edward John Thye (April 26, 1896August 28, 1969) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he was the 26th governor of Minnesota from 1943 to 1947 and a United States Senate, United States Se ...

(R) : 2. Joseph H. Ball (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. Theodore G. Bilbo (D), until August 21, 1947 :: John C. Stennis (D), from November 17, 1947 : 2. James Eastland (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 P. Kem James Preston Kem (April 2, 1890February 24, 1965) was an American politician representing Missouri in the United States Senate from 1947 to 1953. Life and career James P. Kem was born in Macon, Missouri. He attended Blees Military Academy, then ...

(R) : 3.

Forrest C. Donnell Forrest Carl Donnell (August 20, 1884March 3, 1980) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States senator and the List of governors of Missouri, 40th governor of Missouri. Early life Donnell was bor ...

(R)

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.

Zales Ecton Zales Nelson Ecton (April 1, 1898March 3, 1961) was an American attorney and politician from Montana who represented the state in the United States Senate, serving from 1947 to 1953. Early life and education Ecton was born in Weldon, Iowa on Ap ...

(R) : 2. James E. Murray (D)

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

: 1.

Hugh A. Butler Hugh Alfred Butler (February 28, 1878July 1, 1954) was an American United States Republican Party, Republican politician from Nebraska Life and career Hugh Butler was born on a farm near Missouri Valley, Iowa on February 28, 1878. He graduated ...

(R) : 2. Kenneth S. Wherry (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.

George W. Malone George Wilson Malone (August 7, 1890 – May 19, 1961) was an American civil engineering, civil engineer and United States Republican Party, Republican politician. Early life Malone was born in Fredonia, Kansas. As a young man he moved to Reno, ...

(R) : 3.

Pat McCarran Patrick Anthony McCarran (August 8, 1876 – September 28, 1954) was an American farmer, attorney, judge, and Democratic politician who represented Nevada in the United States Senate from 1933 until 1954. McCarran was born in Reno, Nevada, atte ...

(D)

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

: 2. Styles Bridges (R) : 3. Charles W. Tobey (R)

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

: 1. Howard Alexander Smith (R) : 2. Albert W. Hawkes (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. Dennis Chávez (D) : 2. Carl Hatch (D)

New York

: 1.

Irving Ives Irving McNeil Ives (January 24, 1896 – February 24, 1962) was an American politician and founding dean of the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations. A Republican, he served as a United States Senator from New York from ...

(R) : 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.

William B. Umstead William Bradley Umstead (May 13, 1895November 7, 1954) was an United States of America, American politician who served as a United States Senators, United States Senator and the List of Governors of North Carolina, 63rd governor of North Carolin ...

(D), until December 30, 1948 :: J. Melville Broughton (D), from December 31, 1948 : 3.

Clyde R. Hoey Clyde Roark Hoey (December 11, 1877May 12, 1954) was an American Democratic politician from North Carolina. He served in both houses of the state legislature and served briefly in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1919 to 1921. He was Nor ...

(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.

William Langer William "Wild Bill" Langer (September 30, 1886November 8, 1959) was a prominent American lawyer and politician from North Dakota, where he was an infamous character, bouncing back from a scandal that forced him out of the governor's office and ...

(R-NPL) : 3. Milton Young (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 ...

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Oklahoma

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

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

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

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

: 1. Edward Martin (R) : 3. Francis J. Myers (D)

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

: 1. J. Howard McGrath (D) : 2. Theodore F. Green (D)

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

: 2. Burnet R. Maybank (D) : 3. Olin D. Johnston (D)

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

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Vera C. Bushfield Vera Sarah Bushfield (née Cahalan, August 9, 1889April 16, 1976) was an American politician served as a United States Senate, U.S. senator from South Dakota in 1948, as well as the Governor of South Dakota, First Lady of South Dakota from 1939 t ...

(R), October 6, 1948 – December 26, 1948 :: Karl E. Mundt (R), from December 31, 1948 : 3. John Chandler Gurney (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 McKellar (D) : 2. Tom Stewart (D)

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

: 1. Tom Connally (D) : 2. W. Lee O'Daniel (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 ...

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Arthur Vivian Watkins Arthur Vivian Watkins (December 18, 1886September 1, 1973) was a Republican U.S. Senator from Utah, serving two terms from 1947 to 1959. He was influential as a proponent of terminating federal recognition of American Indian tribes, in the b ...

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Elbert D. Thomas Elbert Duncan Thomas (June 17, 1883February 11, 1953) was a Democratic Party politician from Utah. He represented Utah in the United States Senate from 1933 until 1951. He served as the Chair of the Senate Education Committee. Biography Thomas ...

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

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Ralph Flanders Ralph Edward Flanders (September 28, 1880 – February 19, 1970) was an American mechanical engineer, industrialist and politician who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Vermont. He grew up on subsistence farms in Vermont and R ...

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

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Harry F. Byrd Harry Flood Byrd Sr. (June 10, 1887 – October 20, 1966) was an American newspaper publisher, politician, and leader of the Democratic Party in Virginia for four decades as head of a political faction that became known as the Byrd Organization. ...

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Absalom Willis Robertson Absalom Willis Robertson (May 27, 1887 – November 1, 1971) was an American politician from Virginia who served over 50 years in public office. A member of the Democratic Party and lukewarm ally of the Byrd Organization led by fellow U.S. Senat ...

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

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Harry P. Cain Harry Pulliam Cain (January 10, 1906 – March 3, 1979) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Washington who served as a Republican from 1946 to 1953. Cain is mainly remembered for his conservative and often hig ...

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Warren Magnuson Warren Grant "Maggie" Magnuson (April 12, 1905May 20, 1989) was an American lawyer and politician who represented the state of Washington in Congress for 44 years, first as a Representative from 1937 to 1944, and then as a senator from 1944 to 1 ...

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

: 1. Harley M. Kilgore (D) : 2. Chapman Revercomb (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 ...

: 1. Joseph McCarthy (R) : 3. Alexander Wiley (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. Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D) : 2.

Edward V. Robertson Edward Vivian Robertson (May 27, 1881April 15, 1963) was a Welsh-born American politician who served as a member of the United States Senate for Wyoming from 1943 to 1949. Early life Born in Cardiff, Wales, he served in the Third Battalion of ...

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The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide ''at-large,'' are preceded by an "At-Large," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers. The congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.

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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George M. Grant George McInvale Grant (July 11, 1897 – November 4, 1982) was an American politician and Democratic Representative from Alabama. Early life George McInvale Grant was born in Louisville, Alabama on July 11, 1897. He attended public schools ...

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George W. Andrews George William Andrews (December 12, 1906 – December 25, 1971) was an American politician and a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Alabama, and the husband of Elizabeth B. Andrews. Andrews is known for objecting ...

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Carter Manasco Carter Manasco (January 3, 1902 – February 5, 1992) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Born in Townley, Alabama, Manasco attended the public schools and Howard College, Birmingham, Alabama. He graduated from the University of Alabama Sch ...

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Laurie C. Battle Laurie Calvin Battle (May 10, 1912 – May 2, 2000) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. He was in the United States Army Air Forces and served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II. Biography Born in Wilsonville, Alabama, Battl ...

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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 ...

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Richard F. Harless Richard Fielding Harless (August 6, 1905 – November 24, 1970) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Arizona. Life and career Born in Kelsey, Texas, Harless moved to Thatcher, Arizona, in 1917 and attended the ...

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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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Ezekiel C. Gathings Ezekiel Candler "Took" Gathings (November 10, 1903 – May 2, 1979) was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas, representing Arkansas' First Congressional District from 1939 to 1969. A segregationist conservative, Gathings was an ally of Strom T ...

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Wilbur Mills Wilbur Daigh Mills (May 24, 1909 – May 2, 1992) was an American Democratic politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 until his retirement in 1977. As chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee from ...

(D) : . James William Trimble (D) : . William Fadjo Cravens (D) : . Brooks Hays (D) : . William F. Norrell (D) : .

Oren Harris Oren Harris (December 20, 1903 – February 5, 1997) was a United States representative from Arkansas and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas and the United States District Court ...

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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 ...

: . Clarence F. Lea (D) : . Clair Engle (D) : . J. Leroy Johnson (R) : . Franck R. Havenner (D) : . Richard J. Welch (R) : . George P. Miller (D) : . John J. Allen Jr. (R) : . Jack Z. Anderson (R) : .

Bertrand W. Gearhart Bertrand Wesley "Bud" Gearhart (May 31, 1890 – October 11, 1955) was an American lawyer and Politics of the United States, politician. Gearhart, a Republican Party (United States), Republican, served as the United States House of Representatives ...

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Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...

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Norris Poulson Charles Norris Poulson (July 23, 1895 – September 25, 1982) was an American politician who represented Southern California in public office at the local, state, and federal levels. He served as the 36th Mayor of Los Angeles, California ...

(R) : . Helen Gahagan Douglas (D) : . Gordon L. McDonough (R) : .

Donald L. Jackson Donald Lester Jackson (January 23, 1910 – May 27, 1981) was a U.S. Representative from California from 1947 to 1961. Born in Ipswich, Edmunds County, South Dakota, Jackson attended the public schools of South Dakota and California. Bi ...

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Cecil R. King Cecil Rhodes King (January 13, 1898 – March 17, 1974) was an American businessman and politician. King, a Democrat, served as the first member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 17th congressional district fo ...

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Willis W. Bradley Willis Winter Bradley Jr. (June 28, 1884 – August 27, 1954) was a Naval officer, a recipient of the Medal of Honor, Naval Governor of Guam, and a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from California. Biography Born in R ...

(R) : . Chester E. Holifield (D) : . John Carl Hinshaw (R) : .

Harry R. Sheppard Harry Richard Sheppard (January 10, 1885 – April 28, 1969) was an American businessman and politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1937 to 1965, Biography Born in Mobile, Alabama, Sheppard attended the public sch ...

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Charles K. Fletcher Charles Kimball Fletcher (December 15, 1902 – September 29, 1985) was an American banker and United States Republican Party, Republican politician from San Diego, California. Early life Fletcher was born 1902 to "Colonel" Ed Fletcher and ...

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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 ...

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William S. Hill William Silas Hill (January 20, 1886 – August 28, 1972) was a U.S. Representative from Colorado for nine terms. His career was largely focused on agriculture. He studied at the Colorado State College of Agriculture, was a farmer, Secretary ...

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Robert F. Rockwell Robert Fay Rockwell (February 11, 1886 – September 29, 1950) was a U.S. Representative from Colorado. He served in the Colorado Senate and House of Representatives. He was also Lieutenant Governor of Colorado. He was a cattle rancher in ...

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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 ...

: . Antoni Sadlak (R) : . William J. Miller (R) : .

Horace Seely-Brown Jr. Horace Seely-Brown Jr. (May 12, 1908 – April 9, 1982) was an American politician and a United States House of Representatives, US Representative from Connecticut. Biography Seely-Brown was born in Kensington, Maryland. He attended the Hoosac S ...

(R) : . Ellsworth Foote (R) : . John Davis Lodge (R) : . James T. Patterson (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 ...

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J. Caleb Boggs James Caleb Boggs (May 15, 1909 – March 26, 1993) was an American lawyer and politician from Claymont in New Castle County, Delaware. A member of the Republican Party, he was commonly known by his middle name, Caleb, frequently shortened ...

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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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Emory H. Price Emory Hilliard Price (December 3, 1899 – February 11, 1976) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Biography Born in Bostwick, Florida, Price attended the public schools of Duval County, Florida. He graduated from Jacksonville (Florida) Law ...

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Bob Sikes Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (June 3, 1906September 28, 1994) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who represented the Florida Panhandle in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1979, with a brief break in 1944 and 19 ...

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George Smathers George Armistead Smathers (November 14, 1913 – January 20, 2007) was an American lawyer and politician who represented the state of Florida in the United States Senate from 1951 until 1969 and in the United States House from 1947 to 1951, as ...

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Dwight L. Rogers Dwight Laing Rogers (August 17, 1886 – December 1, 1954) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Born near Reidsville, Georgia, Rogers attended the public schools and Locust Grove Institute at Locust Grove, Georgia. He graduated from the U ...

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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 ...

: . Prince Hulon Preston Jr. (D) : . Edward E. Cox (D) : . Stephen Pace (D) : .

Albert Sidney Camp Albert Sidney Camp (July 26, 1892 – July 24, 1954) was an American politician, educator and lawyer. Biography Camp was born in Moreland, Georgia. The Camp family was a colonial family with ancestors arriving in the American colonies during t ...

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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) : . Henderson Lovelace Lanham (D) : . William McDonald Wheeler (D) : . John Stephens Wood (D) : .

Paul Brown Paul Eugene Brown (September 7, 1908 – August 5, 1991) was an American football coach and executive in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and National Football League (NFL). Brown was both the co-founder and first coach of the Clevela ...

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

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Abe Goff Abe McGregor Goff (December 21, 1899 – November 23, 1984) was an attorney and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Idaho, most notably as a one-term congressman from 1947 to 1949. He served in the U.S. Army in both world wars. Ear ...

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John C. Sanborn John Carfield Sanborn (September 28, 1885 – May 16, 1968), Idaho) was a congressman from southern Idaho. Sanborn served as a Republican in the House for two terms, from 1947 to 1951. Born in Chenoa, Illinois, Sanborn was the son of Orville D ...

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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 ...

: . William Stratton (R) : . William L. Dawson (D) : . Richard B. Vail (R) : . Fred E. Busbey (R) : . Martin Gorski (D) : . Adolph J. Sabath (D) : . Thomas J. O'Brien (D) : .

Thomas L. Owens Thomas Leonard Owens (December 21, 1897 – June 7, 1948) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Owens attended the parochial schools, Northwestern University and DeP ...

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Thomas S. Gordon Thomas Sylvy Gordon (December 17, 1893 – January 22, 1959) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Gordon attended the parochial schools and was graduated from St. Stanis ...

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Robert Twyman Robert Joseph Twyman (June 18, 1897 – June 28, 1976) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Twyman attended Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. He was employed in for ...

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Ralph E. Church Ralph Edwin Church (May 5, 1883 – March 21, 1950) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1917 to 1932 and then represented the northern suburbs of Chicago in the United Sta ...

(R) : . Chauncey W. Reed (R) : . Noah M. Mason (R) : . Leo E. Allen (R) : .

Anton J. Johnson Anton Joseph Johnson (October 20, 1878 – April 16, 1958) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Peoria, Illinois to Sweden, Swedish immigrant parents, Johnson attended the public schools and ...

(R) : . Robert B. Chiperfield (R) : .

Everett Dirksen Everett McKinley Dirksen (January 4, 1896 – September 7, 1969) was an American politician. A Republican, he represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. As Senate Minority Leader from 1959 u ...

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Edward H. Jenison Edward Halsey Jenison (July 27, 1907 – June 24, 1996) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative for three terms, Illinois House of Representatives, Illinois State Representative for one term, and newspaper publisher of ...

(R) : . Rolla C. McMillen (R) : . Sid Simpson (R) : .

George Evan Howell George Evan Howell (September 21, 1905 – January 18, 1980) was a United States representative from Illinois and Judge of the United States Court of Claims. Education and career Born in Marion, Illinois, Howell attended the public schools ...

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Melvin Price Charles Melvin Price (January 1, 1905 – April 22, 1988) was a member of the United States House of Representatives for over 40 years, from 1945 to his death. He represented Metro East, the Illinois portion of the Greater St. Louis, St. Louis ...

(D) : . Charles W. Vursell (R) : . Roy Clippinger (R) : .

C. W. Bishop Cecil William "C. W." Bishop (June 29, 1890 – September 21, 1971) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois. Biography Bishop was born on a farm near West Vienna, Illinois. After attending the public schools and ...

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

: . Ray Madden (D) : . Charles A. Halleck (R) : . Robert A. Grant (R) : . George W. Gillie (R) : .

Forest A. Harness Forest Arthur Harness (June 24, 1895 – July 29, 1974) was an American lawyer, World War I veteran, and politician who served five terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1939 to 1949. Biograph ...

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Gerald W. Landis Gerald Wayne Landis (February 23, 1895 – September 6, 1971) was an American educator and politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1939 to 1949. Biography Born in Bloomfield, Indiana, Landis attended the pub ...

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E. A. Mitchell Edward Archibald Mitchell (December 2, 1910 – December 11, 1979) was an American businessman and World War II veteran who served as one term a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1947 to 1949. Early life and career Born in Binghamton, New ...

(R) : . Earl Wilson (R) : . Raymond S. Springer (R), until August 28, 1947 :: Ralph Harvey (R), from November 4, 1947 : .

Louis Ludlow Louis Leon Ludlow (June 24, 1873 – November 28, 1950) was a Democratic Indiana congressman; he proposed a constitutional amendment early in 1938 requiring a national referendum on any U.S. declaration of war except in cases of direct atta ...

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

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Thomas E. Martin Thomas Ellsworth Martin (January 18, 1893June 27, 1971) was a United States representative and Senator from Iowa. Martin, a Republican, served in Congress for 22 consecutive years, from January 1939 to January 1961. Born in Melrose, Iowa, he ...

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John W. Gwynne John Williams Gwynne (October 20, 1889 – July 5, 1972) was a seven-term Republican United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district, and a Federal Trade Commission member and chairman during ...

(R) : . Karl M. LeCompte (R) : . Paul Cunningham (R) : .

James I. Dolliver James Isaac Dolliver (August 31, 1894 – December 10, 1978) served six terms as a Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 6th congressional district, beginning in 1944. He was the nephew of U.S. Senator Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver of Iowa. B ...

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Charles B. Hoeven Charles Bernard Hoeven (March 30, 1895 – November 9, 1980) was an American politician. Elected to represent districts in northern Iowa for eleven terms, from the Seventy-eighth to Eighty-eighth Congresses, in all he held elective office f ...

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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 ...

: . Albert M. Cole (R) : . Errett P. Scrivner (R) : .

Herbert Alton Meyer Herbert Alton Meyer (August 30, 1886 – October 2, 1950) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born in Chillicothe, Ohio, Meyer attended the grade schools, Washington, D.C., the Staunton Military Academ ...

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Edward Herbert Rees Edward Herbert Rees (June 3, 1886 – October 25, 1969) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born on a farm near Emporia, Kansas, his father and maternal grandparents were all born in Wales. Rees attended the public schools and the Kansas S ...

(R) : . Clifford R. Hope (R) : . Wint Smith (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 ...

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Noble J. Gregory Noble Jones Gregory (August 30, 1897 – September 26, 1971) was a Democrat, who represented Kentucky for eleven terms in the United States House of Representatives, from 1937 to 1959. Biography Gregory was born and raised in Mayfield, Kentuck ...

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John A. Whitaker John Albert Whitaker (October 31, 1901 – December 15, 1951) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Whitaker was born in Russellville, Kentucky. He attended the public schools, Bethel College, and the University of Kentucky. He later stud ...

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

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Brent Spence Brent Spence (December 24, 1874 – September 18, 1967), a native of Newport, Kentucky, was a long time Democratic Congressman, attorney, and banker from Northern Kentucky. Spence was born in Newport, Kentucky to Philip and Virginia (Berry) ...

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Wendell H. Meade Wendell Howes Meade (January 18, 1912 – June 2, 1986) was an American attorney and politician who served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky's 7th Congressional Dist ...

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Joe B. Bates Joseph Bengal Bates (October 29, 1893 – September 10, 1965) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born in Republican, Kentucky, Bates attended the public schools and the Mountain Training School at Hi ...

(D) : . John M. Robsion (R), until February 17, 1948 :: William Lewis (R), from April 24, 1948

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

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Hale Boggs Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. (February 15, 1914 – disappeared October 16, 1972; declared dead December 29, 1972) was an American Democratic politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the House ma ...

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James R. Domengeaux James R. Domengeaux, known as Jimmy Domengeaux (January 6, 1907 – April 11, 1988), was a lawyer from Lafayette, Louisiana, who served in the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district from 1941 to 1949 ...

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Overton Brooks Thomas Overton Brooks (December 21, 1897 – September 16, 1961) was a Democratic U.S. representative from the Shreveport-based Fourth Congressional District of northwestern Louisiana, having served for a quarter century beginning on Janu ...

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Otto Passman Otto Ernest Passman (June 27, 1900 – August 13, 1988) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 5th congressional district from 1947 until 1977. As a congressman, Passman chaired the Hous ...

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Henry D. Larcade Jr. Henry Dominique Larcade Jr. (July 12, 1890 – March 15, 1966) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana. Born in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, Larcade attended the public and parochial schools, Opelousas High School, Academy Immacul ...

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A. Leonard Allen Asa Leonard Allen (January 5, 1891 – January 5, 1969) was an educator, attorney, and member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Louisiana. He served eight terms as a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat from ...

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

: . Robert Hale (R) : . Margaret Chase Smith (R) : . Frank Fellows (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 ...

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Hugh Meade Hugh Allen Meade (April 4, 1907 – July 8, 1949) was a U.S. Congressman, representing the second district of Maryland from 1947 to 1949. Born in Netcong, Morris County, New Jersey, Meade attended the public schools. He moved to Baltimore, Mar ...

(D) : . Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. (D), until May 16, 1947 : : . Edward Garmatz (D), from July 15, 1947 : .

George Hyde Fallon George Hyde Fallon (July 24, 1902 – March 21, 1980), a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the 4th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1945, to January 3, 1971. Growing up, Fallon attended public schools, Calvert ...

(D) : . Lansdale G. Sasscer (D) : . James Glenn Beall (R)

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: . John W. Heselton (R) : . Charles Clason (R) : . Philip J. Philbin (D) : . Harold Donohue (D) : .

Edith Nourse Rogers Edith Rogers (née Nourse; March 19, 1881 – September 10, 1960) was an American social welfare Volunteering, volunteer and politician who served in the United States Congress. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Massachusetts ...

(R) : . George J. Bates (R) : . Thomas J. Lane (D) : .

Angier Goodwin Angier Louis Goodwin (January 30, 1881 – June 20, 1975) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He graduated from Colby College in 1902, and attended Harvard Law School three years later. He was admitted to the Maine bar that s ...

(R) : . Charles L. Gifford (R), until August 23, 1947 : : . Donald W. Nicholson (R), from November 18, 1947 : .

Christian Herter Christian Archibald Herter (March 28, 1895December 30, 1966) was an American diplomat and Republican politician who was the 59th Governor of Massachusetts from 1953 to 1957 and United States Secretary of State from 1959 to 1961. His moderate ...

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John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination ...

(D) : . John W. McCormack (D) : . Richard B. Wigglesworth (R) : . Joseph W. Martin Jr. (R)

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

: . George G. Sadowski (D) : .

Earl C. Michener Earl Cory Michener (November 30, 1876 – July 4, 1957) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Michener had German American, German ancestry. He was born near Attica, Ohio, Attica in Seneca County, Ohio. He moved with his parents to A ...

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Paul W. Shafer Paul Werntz Shafer (April 27, 1893 – August 17, 1954) was a politician and judge from Michigan. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1937 until his death. Biography Shafer was born in Elkhart, Indiana on Apr ...

(R) : . Clare Hoffman (R) : .

Bartel J. Jonkman Bartel John Jonkman (April 28, 1884 – June 13, 1955) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Jonkman was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan where he attended the public schools. He was of Dutch (ethnic group), Dutch descent. He graduated ...

(R) : . William W. Blackney (R) : . Jesse P. Wolcott (R) : . Fred L. Crawford (R) : . Albert J. Engel (R) : . Roy O. Woodruff (R) : . Frederick Van Ness Bradley (R), until May 24, 1947 :: Charles E. Potter (R), from August 26, 1947 : . John B. Bennett (R) : . Howard A. Coffin (R) : . Harold F. Youngblood (R) : . John Dingell Sr. (D) : . John Lesinski Sr. (D) : . George Anthony Dondero (R)

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

: . August H. Andresen (R) : . Joseph P. O'Hara (R) : . George MacKinnon (R) : . Edward Devitt (R) : . Walter Judd (R) : . Harold Knutson (R) : . Herman Carl Andersen (R) : . John Blatnik (DFL) : . Harold Hagen (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) : . Jamie Whitten (D) : . William Madison Whittington (D) : . Thomas Abernethy (D) : . W. Arthur Winstead (D) : . William M. Colmer (D) : .

John Bell Williams John Bell Williams (December 4, 1918 – March 25, 1983) was an American Democratic politician who represented Mississippi in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1968 and served as Governor of Mississippi from 1968 to 1972. He was f ...

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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 ...

: . Samuel W. Arnold (R) : .

Max Schwabe Max Schwabe (December 6, 1905 – July 31, 1983) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. He was the brother of George Blaine Schwabe. Schwabe was born in Columbia, Missouri and attended the University of Missouri. Prior to his career in politi ...

(R) : . William Clay Cole (R) : . C. Jasper Bell (D) : . Albert L. Reeves Jr. (R) : . Marion T. Bennett (R) : .

Dewey Jackson Short Dewey Jackson Short (April 7, 1898 – November 19, 1979) was an American politician from Missouri. He was US Representative for 12 terms (1929-1931, 1935-1957). A member of the Republican Party, he was a staunch opponent of President Franklin ...

(R) : . Parke M. Banta (R) : . Clarence Cannon (D) : . Orville Zimmerman (D), until April 7, 1948 :: Paul C. Jones (D), from November 2, 1948 : . Claude I. Bakewell (R) : . Walter C. Ploeser (R) : . Frank M. Karsten (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 ...

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Mike Mansfield Michael Joseph Mansfield (March 16, 1903 – October 5, 2001) was an American politician and diplomat. A Democrat, he served as a U.S. representative (1943–1953) and a U.S. senator (1953–1977) from Montana. He was the longest-serving Sen ...

(D) : . Wesley A. D'Ewart (R)

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 ...

: . Carl Curtis (R) : .

Howard Buffett Howard Homan Buffett (August 13, 1903 – April 30, 1964) was an American businessman, investor, and politician. He was a four-term Republican United States Representative for the state of Nebraska. He was the father of Warren Buffett, the Ameri ...

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Karl Stefan Karl Stefan (March 1, 1884 – October 2, 1951) was a Czech-American politician, newspaper editor, publisher, and radio commentator from Nebraska. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Nebraska's 3rd congressional district in the U ...

(R) : . Arthur L. Miller (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, ...

: . Charles H. Russell (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 ...

: . Chester Earl Merrow (R) : . Norris Cotton (R)

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

: . Charles A. Wolverton (R) : . T. Millet Hand (R) : . James C. Auchincloss (R) : . Frank A. Mathews Jr. (R) : . Charles A. Eaton (R) : . Clifford P. Case (R) : . J. Parnell Thomas (R) : . Gordon Canfield (R) : . Harry L. Towe (R) : . Fred A. Hartley Jr. (R) : . Frank Sundstrom (R) : . Robert Kean (R) : .

Mary Teresa Norton Mary Teresa Norton (née Hopkins; March 7, 1875 – August 2, 1959) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented Jersey City and Bayonne in the United States House of Representatives from 1925 to 1951. She was the first woman ...

(D) : . Edward J. Hart (D)

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

: . Georgia Lee Lusk (D) : . Antonio M. Fernández (D)

New York

: . W. Kingsland Macy (R) : . Leonard W. Hall (R) : . Henry J. Latham (R) : . Gregory McMahon (R) : . Robert Tripp Ross (R) : . Robert Nodar Jr. (R) : . John J. Delaney (D), until November 18, 1948 :: Vacant thereafter : . Joseph L. Pfeifer (D) : . Eugene James Keogh (D) : . Andrew Lawrence Somers (D) : . James J. Heffernan (D) : . John J. Rooney (D) : . Donald Lawrence O'Toole (D) : . Leo F. Rayfiel (D), until September 13, 1947 ::

Abraham J. Multer Abraham Jacob Multer (December 24, 1900 – November 4, 1986) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served ten terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1947 to 1967. Biography ...

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Emanuel Celler Emanuel Celler (May 6, 1888 – January 15, 1981) was an American politician from New York who served in the United States House of Representatives for almost 50 years, from March 1923 to January 1973. He served as the dean of the United States H ...

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Ellsworth B. Buck Ellsworth Brewer Buck (July 3, 1892 – August 14, 1970) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York during the 1940s. Early years Buck was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended Morgan Park Academy. He g ...

(R) : . Frederic René Coudert Jr. (R) : .

Vito Marcantonio Vito is an Italian name that is derived from the Latin word "''vita''", meaning "life". It is a modern form of the Latin name Vitus, meaning "life-giver," as in San Vito or Saint Vitus, the patron saint of dogs and a heroic figure in southern I ...

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Arthur George Klein Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more wi ...

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Sol Bloom Sol Bloom (March 9, 1870March 7, 1949) was an American song-writer and politician from New York City who began his career as an entertainment impresario and sheet music publisher in Chicago. He served fourteen terms in the United States House of ...

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Jacob Javits Jacob Koppel Javits ( ; May 18, 1904 – March 7, 1986) was an American lawyer and politician. During his time in politics, he represented the state of New York in both houses of the United States Congress. A member of the Republican Party, he al ...

(R) : . Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (D) : . Walter A. Lynch (D) : . Benjamin J. Rabin (D), until December 31, 1947 ::

Leo Isacson Leo Leous Isacson (April 20, 1910 – September 21, 1996) was a New York attorney and politician. He was notable for winning a 1948 election to the United States House of Representatives from New York's twenty-fourth district (Bronx) as the cand ...

(AL), from February 17, 1948 : . Charles A. Buckley (D) : . David M. Potts (R) : . Ralph W. Gwinn (R) : . Ralph A. Gamble (R) : .

Katharine St. George Katharine Price Collier St. George (July 12, 1894 – May 2, 1983) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York, and a cousin of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Early life and family St. George was ...

(R) : . Jay Le Fevre (R) : . Bernard W. Kearney (R) : . William T. Byrne (D) : . Dean P. Taylor (R) : . Clarence E. Kilburn (R) : . Hadwen C. Fuller (R) : . R. Walter Riehlman (R) : . Edwin Arthur Hall (R) : . John Taber (R) : . W. Sterling Cole (R) : .

Kenneth Keating Kenneth Barnard Keating (May 18, 1900 – May 5, 1975) was an American politician, diplomat, and judge who served as a United States Senator representing New York from 1959 until 1965. A member of the Republican Party, he also served in the ...

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James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. (August 12, 1877June 21, 1952) was an American politician, a Republican Party (United States), Republican from New York (state), New York. He was the son of New York State Comptroller James Wolcott Wadsworth, and the ...

(R) : . Walter G. Andrews (R) : . Edward J. Elsaesser (R) : . John Cornelius Butler (R) : . 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 ...

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Herbert Covington Bonner Herbert Covington Bonner (May 16, 1891 – November 7, 1965) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1940 and 1965. Born in Washington, North Carolina, Bonner attended school in Warrenton. He served in the United Stat ...

(D) : . John H. Kerr (D) : . Graham A. Barden (D) : . Harold D. Cooley (D) : . John Hamlin Folger (D) : . Carl T. Durham (D) : .

J. Bayard Clark Jerome Bayard Clark (April 5, 1882 – August 26, 1959) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina. Early life Born on Phoebus Plantation near Elizabethtown, North Carolina, Clark attended Davidson College, where he was a member of the Pi Kap ...

(D) : . Charles B. Deane (D) : . Robert L. Doughton (D) : . Hamilton C. Jones (D) : . Alfred L. Bulwinkle (D) : . Monroe Minor Redden (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 ...

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William Lemke William Frederick Lemke (August 13, 1878 – May 30, 1950) was an American politician who represented North Dakota in the United States House of Representatives as a member of the Republican Party. He was also the Union Party's presidential cand ...

(R-NPL) : . Charles R. Robertson (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 ...

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George H. Bender George Harrison Bender (September 29, 1896June 18, 1961) was an American Republican politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 to 1949 and 1951 to 1954. He also served in the U.S. Senate from 1954 to ...

(R) : . Charles H. Elston (R) : . William E. Hess (R) : .

Raymond H. Burke Raymond Hugh Burke (November 4, 1881 – August 18, 1954) was a teacher, businessman and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio's third district. Raymond H. Burke was born in Nicholsville, Ohio, the son of Daniel Fletche ...

(R) : . Robert Franklin Jones (R), until September 2, 1947 :: William Moore McCulloch (R), from November 4, 1947 : . Cliff Clevenger (R) : . Edward O. McCowen (R) : .

Clarence J. Brown Clarence James Brown, Sr. (July 14, 1893 – August 23, 1965), was an American newspaper publisher and politician; he represented Ohio as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 until his death in Bethesda, Marylan ...

(R) : . Frederick C. Smith (R) : . Homer A. Ramey (R) : . Thomas A. Jenkins (R) : . Walter E. Brehm (R) : . John Martin Vorys (R) : . Alvin F. Weichel (R) : . Walter B. Huber (D) : . Percy W. Griffiths (R) : . Henderson H. Carson (R) : . J. Harry McGregor (R) : . Earl R. Lewis (R) : .

(D) : . Michael A. Feighan (D) : . Robert Crosser (D) : . Frances P. Bolton (R)

Oklahoma

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George B. Schwabe George Blaine Schwabe (July 26, 1886 – April 2, 1952) was an American politician and a Republican U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma. Biography Schwabe was born in Arthur in Vernon County son of George Washington Schwabe and Emily Ellen (Mose) S ...

(R) : . William G. Stigler (D) : .

Carl Albert Carl Bert Albert (May 10, 1908 – February 4, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 46th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 and represented Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district as a ...

(D) : . Glen D. Johnson (D) : .

Mike Monroney Almer Stillwell "Mike" Monroney (March 2, 1902February 13, 1980) was an American politician who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Oklahoma from 1951 to 1969, and previously as the United States House of Representatives, ...

(D) : . Toby Morris (D) : . Preston E. Peden (D) : . Ross Rizley (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 ...

: . A. Walter Norblad (R) : . Lowell Stockman (R) : .

Homer D. Angell Homer Daniel Angell (January 12, 1875 – March 31, 1968) was a Republican U.S. congressman from Oregon, serving eight terms from 1939 to 1955. Biography Angell was born on a farm near The Dalles, Oregon in 1875. He received his undergraduate ...

(R) : . Harris Ellsworth (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, ...

: . James A. Gallagher (R) : . Robert N. McGarvey (R) : . Hardie Scott (R) : . Franklin J. Maloney (R) : . George W. Sarbacher Jr. (R) : .

Hugh Scott Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. (November 11, 1900 – July 21, 1994) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1959 and in the U.S. Senate, from 195 ...

(R) : . E. Wallace Chadwick (R) : . Charles L. Gerlach (R), until May 5, 1947 :: Franklin H. Lichtenwalter (R), from September 9, 1947 : . Paul B. Dague (R) : . James P. Scoblick (R) : .

Mitchell Jenkins Mitchell Jenkins (January 24, 1896 – September 15, 1977) was a U.S. Republican Congressional Representative from Pennsylvania. Biography Mitchell Jenkins was born in Forty Fort, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. He attended the Kingston, Pennsyl ...

(R) : . Ivor D. Fenton (R) : . Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg (R) : . Wilson D. Gillette (R) : . Robert F. Rich (R) : . Samuel K. McConnell Jr. (R) : . Richard M. Simpson (R) : . John C. Kunkel (R) : . Leon H. Gavin (R) : . Francis E. Walter (D) : . Chester H. Gross (R) : . James E. Van Zandt (R) : . William J. Crow (R) : . Thomas E. Morgan (D) : . Louis E. Graham (R) : . Harve Tibbott (R) : .

Augustine B. Kelley Augustine Bernard Kelley (July 9, 1883 – November 20, 1957) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1941 to 1957. Life and career Kelley was born in New Baltim ...

(D) : . Carroll D. Kearns (R) : .

John McDowell John Henry McDowell, FBA (born 7 March 1942) is a South African philosopher, formerly a fellow of University College, Oxford, and now university professor at the University of Pittsburgh. Although he has written on metaphysics, epistemology, ...

(R) : . Robert J. Corbett (R) : . James G. Fulton (R) : . Herman P. Eberharter (D) : . Frank Buchanan (D)

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

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(D) : . John E. Fogarty (D)

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

: . L. Mendel Rivers (D) : . John J. Riley (D) : .

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

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Joseph R. Bryson Joseph Raleigh Bryson (January 18, 1893 – March 10, 1953) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born in Brevard, North Carolina, Bryson moved, with his parents, to Greenville, South Carolina, i ...

(D) : . James P. Richards (D) : . John L. McMillan (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 ...

: . Karl E. Mundt (R), until December 30, 1948, vacant thereafter : . Francis H. Case (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 ...

: . Dayton E. Phillips (R) : .

John Jennings John Jennings may refer to: Politicians * John Jenyns (1660–1717), MP * John Jennings (Burton MP) (1903–1990), British Conservative Party politician * John Jennings (American politician) (1880–1956), U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1939 ...

(R) : . Estes Kefauver (D) : . Albert Gore Sr. (D) : . Joe L. Evins (D) : .

Percy Priest James Percy Priest (April 1, 1900 – October 12, 1956) was an American teacher, journalist and politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 until his death. Background Priest was born in Cart ...

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W. Wirt Courtney William Wirt Courtney (September 7, 1889 – April 6, 1961) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Tennessee. Biography Born in Franklin, Tennessee, Courtney was the son of Wirt Courtney and Anne (Neely) Courtney. He graduate ...

(D) : . Tom J. Murray (D) : .

Jere Cooper Jere Cooper (July 20, 1893 – December 18, 1957) was a Democratic United States Representative from Tennessee. Biography Cooper was born on a farm near Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, son of Joseph W. and Viola May (Cooper) Cooper. He a ...

(D) : . Clifford Davis (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 ...

: . Wright Patman (D) : . Jesse M. Combs (D) : . Lindley Beckworth (D) : . Sam Rayburn (D) : . Joseph Franklin Wilson (D) : . Olin E. Teague (D) : . Tom Pickett (D) : . Albert Thomas (D) : . Joseph J. Mansfield (D), until July 12, 1947 :: Clark W. Thompson (D), from August 23, 1947 : .

Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson (; August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He had previously served as the 37th vice ...

(D) : . William R. Poage (D) : . Wingate H. Lucas (D) : . Ed Gossett (D) : . John E. Lyle Jr. (D) : . Milton H. West (D), until October 28, 1948 :: Lloyd Bentsen (D), from December 4, 1948 : . R. Ewing Thomason (D), until July 31, 1947 :: Kenneth M. Regan (D), from August 23, 1947 : . Omar Burleson (D) : . Eugene Worley (D) : . George H. Mahon (D) : . Paul J. Kilday (D) : . O. C. Fisher (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 ...

: . Walter K. Granger (D) : . William A. Dawson (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 ...

: . Charles Albert Plumley (R)

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

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S. Otis Bland Schuyler Otis Bland (May 4, 1872 – February 16, 1950) was a United States representative from Virginia. Born near Gloucester, Virginia, he attended the Gloucester Academy and the College of William and Mary. He was a teacher and a lawyer in p ...

(D) : . Porter Hardy Jr. (D) : .

J. Vaughan Gary Julian Vaughan Gary (February 25, 1892 – September 6, 1973) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia. Biography Born in Richmond, Virginia, Gary was a graduate of the University of Richmond (B.A., 1912, LL.B., 1915). He was admitted to th ...

(D) : . Patrick H. Drewry (D), until December 21, 1947 :: Watkins Moorman Abbitt (D), from February 17, 1948 : . Thomas B. Stanley (D) : . J. Lindsay Almond (D), until April 17, 1948 :: Clarence G. Burton (D), from November 2, 1948 : .

Burr Harrison Burr Powell Harrison (July 2, 1904 – December 29, 1973) was a Virginia lawyer, judge and Democratic politician who was a member of the Byrd Organization and served as U.S. Congressman representing Virginia's 7th congressional district (as ha ...

(D) : . Howard W. Smith (D) : .

John W. Flannagan Jr. John William Flannagan Jr. (February 20, 1885 – April 27, 1955) was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1931 - 1949. The John W Flannagan Dam is named af ...

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

: . Homer Jones (R) : .

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

(D) : . Fred B. Norman (R), until April 18, 1947 ::

Russell V. Mack Russell Vernon Mack (June 13, 1891 – March 28, 1960) served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Washington State's 3rd District from 1947 to 1960. He was born in 1891, in Hillman, Michigan. Mack moved to ...

(R), from June 7, 1947 : . Hal Holmes (R) : . Walt Horan (R) : . Thor C. Tollefson (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 ...

: . Francis J. Love (R) : . Melvin C. Snyder (R) : .

Edward G. Rohrbough Edward Gay Rohrbough (January 4, 1874 – December 12, 1956) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican United States Representative from West Virginia. He was born in 1874, near Buckhannon, West Virginia, in Upshur County, West Virgini ...

(R) : . Hubert S. Ellis (R) : . John Kee (D) : . E. H. Hedrick (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 ...

: . Lawrence H. Smith (R) : . Glenn Robert Davis (R), from April 22, 1947 : . William H. Stevenson (R) : . John C. Brophy (R) : .

Charles J. Kersten Charles Joseph Kersten (May 26, 1902 – October 31, 1972) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.'Wisconsin Blue Book 1954,' Biographical Sketch of Charles J. Kersten, pg. 17 Born in Chicago, Illinois, Kersten graduated from Marquette Unive ...

(R) : . Frank B. Keefe (R) : . Reid F. Murray (R) : . John W. Byrnes (R) : .

Merlin Hull Merlin Gray Hull (December 18, 1870 – May 17, 1953) was a lawyer, a newspaper publisher, and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin. Born in Farina, Illinois to John and Adelia Hull, Merlin Hull was a graduate o ...

(R) : .

Alvin O'Konski Alvin Edward O'Konski (May 26, 1904July 8, 1987) was an American politician and educator who served 30 years in the United States House of Representatives. A Republican, he represented northwestern Wisconsin from 1943 until 1973. Early life an ...

(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 ...

: . Frank A. Barrett (R)

Non-voting members

: .

Bob Bartlett Edward Lewis "Bob" Bartlett (April 20, 1904 – December 11, 1968), was an Alaska politician and a member of the Democratic Party. A key fighter for Alaska statehood, Bartlett served as the Secretary of Alaska Territory from 1939 to 1945, ...

(D) : . Joseph Rider Farrington (R) : . Antonio Fernós-Isern (Resident Commissioner) (PPD)

Changes in membership

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

Senate

There were 3 deaths, 2 resignations, and one lost mid-term election. , - ,

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

(1) , , Theodore G. Bilbo (D) , Died August 21, 1947.
Successor was

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November 17, 1947. , , John C. Stennis (D) , November 17, 1947 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , , John H. Overton (D) , Died May 14, 1948.
Successor was appointed to continue the term. , ,

(D) , May 18, 1948 , - ,

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) , , Harlan J. Bushfield (R) , Died September 27, 1948.
Successor was appointed to finish the term. , ,

(R) , October 6, 1948 , - ,

(2) , ,

(R) , Interim appointee resigned December 26, 1948.
Successor was appointed to finish the term. , , Karl E. Mundt (R) , December 31, 1948 , - ,

(3) , ,

(D) , Interim appointee retired when successor elected.
Successor was

December 31, 1948. , , Russell B. Long (D) , December 31, 1948 , - ,

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) , ,

(D) , Interim appointee lost election to finish the term.
Successor was

December 31, 1948. , , J. Melville Broughton (D) , December 31, 1948

House of Representatives

There were 9 deaths and 7 resignations. , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" ,

resigned in previous Congress after being elected to the

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having been re-elected as well. , , Robert E. Jones Jr. (D) , Seated January 28, 1947 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Representative Robert Kirkland Henry died during previous Congress having been previously re-elected. , , Glenn Robert Davis (R) , Seated April 22, 1947 , - , , , Fred B. Norman (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died April 18, 1947 , ,

(R) , Seated June 7, 1947 , - , , , Charles L. Gerlach (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died May 5, 1947 , , Franklin H. Lichtenwalter (R) , Seated September 9, 1947 , - , , , Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned May 16, 1947, after being elected Mayor of Baltimore , , Edward Garmatz (D) , Seated July 15, 1947 , - , , , Frederick Van Ness Bradley (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died May 24, 1947 , , Charles E. Potter (R) , Seated August 26, 1947 , - , , , Joseph J. Mansfield (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died July 12, 1947 , , Clark W. Thompson (D) , Seated August 23, 1947 , - , , , R. Ewing Thomason (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned July 31, 1947, after being appointed as a judge of the US District Court for the Western District of Texas , , Kenneth M. Regan (D) , Seated August 23, 1947 , - , , , Charles L. Gifford (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died August 23, 1947 , , Donald W. Nicholson (R) , Seated November 18, 1947 , - , , , Raymond S. Springer (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died August 28, 1947 , , Ralph Harvey (R) , Seated November 4, 1947 , - , , , Robert Franklin Jones (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned September 2, 1947, to become a member of the

Federal Communications Commission The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains jurisdicti ...

, , William Moore McCulloch (R) , Seated November 4, 1947 , - , , , Leo F. Rayfiel (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned September 13, 1947, having been appointed a judge of the

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (in case citations, E.D.N.Y.) is the federal district court whose territorial jurisdiction spans five counties in New York State: the four Long Island counties of Nassau, ...

, ,

(D) , Seated November 4, 1947 , - , , ,

(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned October 5, 1947, after being appointed judge of the US Court of Claims , colspan=2 , Vacant until next Congress , - , , , Patrick H. Drewry (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died December 21, 1947 , , Watkins Moorman Abbitt (D) , Seated February 17, 1948 , - , , , Benjamin J. Rabin (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1947 , ,

(AL) , Seated February 17, 1948 , - , , , Earle Clements (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 6, 1948, to become

Governor of Kentucky The governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the head of government of Kentucky. Sixty-two men and one woman have served as governor of Kentucky. The governor's term is four years in length; since 1992, incumbents have been able to seek re-e ...

, ,

(D) , Seated April 17, 1948 , - , , , John M. Robsion (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died February 17, 1948 , , William Lewis (R) , Seated April 24, 1948 , - , , , Orville Zimmerman (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died April 7, 1948 , , Paul C. Jones (D) , Seated November 2, 1948 , - , , , J. Lindsay Almond (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned April 17, 1948, having been elected

attorney General of Virginia The attorney general of Virginia is an elected constitutional position that holds an executive office in the government of Virginia. Attorneys general are elected for a four-year term in the year following a presidential election. There are no ...

, , Clarence G. Burton (D) , Seated November 2, 1948 , - , , ,

(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 7, 1948 , colspan=2 , Vacant until next Congress , - , , , Noble J. Johnson (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned July 1, 1948, after being appointed as judge of US Court of Customs & Patent Appeals , colspan=2 , Vacant until next Congress , - , , , Milton H. West (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 28, 1948 , , Lloyd Bentsen (D) , Seated December 4, 1948 , - , , , John J. Delaney (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died November 18, 1948 , colspan=2 , Vacant until next Congress , - , , , Karl E. Mundt (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 30, 1948, after being appointed to the U.S. Senate having already been elected. , colspan=2 , Vacant until next Congress

Committees

Senate

* Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Appropriations (Chairman: Styles Bridges; Ranking Member: Kenneth McKellar) *

Armed Services A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

(Chairman:

Chan Gurney John Chandler "Chan" Gurney (May 21, 1896March 9, 1985) was an American businessman and politician from South Dakota. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as a U.S. Senator from 1939 to 1951. Early life Gurney was born in Yankton, S ...

; Ranking Member: Millard E. Tydings) * Banking and Currency (Chairman: Charles W. Tobey; Ranking Member: Robert F. Wagner) * Civil Service (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Dennis Chavez) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: C. Douglass Buck; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States Senate Committee on Expenditures in Executive Departments, Expenditures in Executive Departments (Chairman: George D. Aiken; Ranking Member: John L. McClellan) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman: Eugene D. Millikin; Ranking Member: Walter F. George) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman: Arthur H. Vandenberg; Ranking Member: Tom Connally) * United States Senate Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: Wallace H. White Jr.; Ranking Member: Edwin C. Johnson) * United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program, Investigate the National Defense Program (Special) (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Alexander Wiley; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, Labor and Public Welfare (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Special Committee on Petroleum Resources, Petroleum Resources (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Carl A. Hatch) * United States Senate Committee on Public Works, Public Works (Chairman: W. Chapman Revercomb; Ranking Member: John H. Overton) * United States Senate Special Committee on Remodeling the Senate Chamber, Remodeling the Senate Chamber (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Rules and Administration (Chairman: C. Wayland Brooks; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Special Committee on Small Business Enterprises, Small Business Enterprises (Special) (Chairman: Kenneth S. Wherry) * Committee of the whole, Whole

House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: Clifford R. Hope; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: John Taber; Ranking Member: Clarence Cannon) * United States House Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services (Chairman: Walter G. Andrews; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: Jesse P. Wolcott; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Everett M. Dirksen; Ranking Member: John L. McMillan) * United States House Committee on Education, Education and Labor (Chairman: Fred A. Hartley Jr.; Ranking Member: John Lesinski Sr., John Lesinski) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments, Expenditures in the Executive Departments (Chairman: Clare E. Hoffman; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Charles Aubrey Eaton; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Select Committee on Foreign Aid, Foreign Aid (Select) (Chairman: Charles Aubrey Eaton) * United States House Committee on House Administration, House Administration (Chairman: Karl M. LeCompte; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Select Committee to Investigate Commodity Transactions, Investigate Commodity Transactions (Select) (Chairman: August H. Andresen) * United States House Select Committee to Investigate Federal Communications Commission, Investigate Federal Communications Commission (Select) (Chairman:

) * United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: Charles A. Wolverton; Ranking Member: Clarence F. Lea) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chairman: Alvin F. Weichel; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Select Committee on Newsprint and Paper Supply, Newsprint and Paper Supply (Select) (Chairman: N/A; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Post Office and Civil Service (Chairman: Edward H. Rees; Ranking Member: Tom J. Murray) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Richard J. Welch; Ranking Member: Andrew L. Somers) * United States House Committee on Public Works, Public Works (Chairman: George Anthony Dondero; Ranking Member: Joseph J. Mansfield then William M. Whittington) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Leo E. Allen; Ranking Member: Adolph J. Sabath) * United States House Select Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Select) (Chairman: Walter C. Ploeser) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Un-American Activities, Un-American Activities (Chairman: J. Parnell Thomas; Ranking Member: John S. Wood) * United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: Harold Knutson; Ranking Member: Robert L. Doughton) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole

Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Atomic Energy (Chairman: Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper; Vice Chairman: Rep. W. Sterling Cole) * United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * Joint Economic Committee, Economic (Chairman: Sen.

; Vice Chairman: Rep. Jesse P. Wolcott) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of Executive Papers * United States Congress Joint Committee on Foreign Economic Cooperation, Foreign Economic Cooperation * United States Congress Joint Committee on Housing, Housing * United States Congress Joint Committee on Labor Management Relations, Labor Management Relations * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Legislative Budget, Legislative Budget * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Sen. C. Wayland Brooks) * United States Congress Joint Committee on to Study Pacific Islands, To Study Pacific Islands * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Sen. William E. Jenner; Vice Chairman: Rep. Karl M. LeCompte) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures, Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures (Chairman: Sen.

; Vice Chairman: Rep. Robert L. Doughton) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Selective Service Deferments, Selective Service Deferments * United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation, Taxation (Chairman: Rep. Harold Knutson; Vice Chairman: Sen. Eugene D. Millikin)

Employees

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

* Architect of the Capitol: David Lynn (architect), David Lynn * Attending Physician of the United States Congress: George Calver * Comptroller General of the United States: Lindsay C. Warren * Librarian of Congress: Luther H. Evans * Public Printer of the United States: Augustus E. Giegengack, until 1948 ** John J. Deviny, from 1948

Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Peter Marshall (preacher), Peter Marshall (Presbyterianism, Presbyterian) * Parliamentarian of the United States Senate, Parliamentarian: Charles Watkins (Senate Parliamentarian), Charles Watkins * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Carl A. Loeffler * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: George W. Straubinger * Secretary for the Majority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Majority: J. Mark Trice * Secretary for the Minority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Minority: Felton McLellan Johnston * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Edward F. McGinnis

House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: James Shera Montgomery (Methodism, Methodist) * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: John Andrews (House clerk), John Andrews * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: M. L. Meletio * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: Frank Collier (Postmaster), Frank W. Collier, until October 15, 1948; vacant thereafter * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: George J. Maurer (D) and Alney E. Chaffee (R) * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: William F. Russell

Notes

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

New York

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Oklahoma

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 = ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...