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The 105th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the
United States Senate The United States Senate is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, with the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives being the lower house. Together, the Senate and ...
and the
United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Artic ...
. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1997, to January 3, 1999, during the fifth and sixth years of Bill Clinton's presidency. Apportionment of seats in the
House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...
was based on the
1990 United States census The 1990 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 248,709,873, an increase of 9.8 percent over the 226,545,805 persons enumerated during the 1980 census. Approximatel ...
. This is the most recent Congress with a Republican senator from New York,
Al D'Amato Alfonse Marcello D'Amato (born August 1, 1937) is an American attorney, lobbyist, and Republican politician who represented the state of New York in the United States Senate from 1981 to 1999. From 1995 to 1999, he chaired the Senate Banking C ...
, who lost re-election in 1998, and a Democratic senator from Kentucky,
Wendell Ford Wendell Hampton Ford (September 8, 1924 – January 22, 2015) was an American politician from Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Governor of Kentucky from 1971 to 1974, and as a member of the United States Senate for 24 ye ...
, who retired at the end of the Congress. Both chambers retained a Republican majority. President Clinton was impeached by the US House of Representatives of the 105th Congress.


Major events

* January 20, 1997: President
Bill Clinton William Jefferson Clinton (né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician and lawyer who was the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, ...
began his second term * May 18, 1998: '' United States v. Microsoft'' decision * August 7, 1998:
1998 United States embassy bombings The 1998 United States embassy bombings were attacks that occurred on August 7, 1998. More than 220 people were killed in two nearly simultaneous car bomb, truck bomb explosions in two East African capital cities, one at the Embassy of the Uni ...
* October 8, 1998:
Impeachment of Bill Clinton Bill Clinton, the List of presidents of the United States, 42nd president of the United States, was Federal impeachment in the United States, impeached by the United States House of Representatives of the 105th United States Congress on Decem ...
: House opened an
impeachment inquiry against Bill Clinton The impeachment inquiry against Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, was initiated by a vote of the United States House of Representatives on October 8, 1998, roughly a month after the release of the ''Starr Report''. The U ...
after Clinton denied that he engaged in a sexual relationship with
Monica Lewinsky Monica Samille Lewinsky (born July 23, 1973) is an American activist. Lewinsky became internationally known in the late 1990s after U.S. President Bill Clinton admitted to having had an affair with her during her days as a White House intern ...
in a
sexual harassment Sexual harassment is a type of harassment based on the sex or gender of a victim. It can involve offensive sexist or sexual behavior, verbal or physical actions, up to bribery, coercion, and assault. Harassment may be explicit or implicit, wit ...
lawsuit filed by
Paula Jones Paula Corbin Jones (born Paula Rosalee Corbin; September 17, 1966) is an American civil servant. A former Arkansas state employee, Jones sued United States President Bill Clinton for sexual harassment in 1994. In the initial lawsuit, Jones accus ...
. * December 15, 1998:
Impeachment of Bill Clinton Bill Clinton, the List of presidents of the United States, 42nd president of the United States, was Federal impeachment in the United States, impeached by the United States House of Representatives of the 105th United States Congress on Decem ...
:
House Judiciary Committee The U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, also called the House Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is charged with overseeing the administration of justice within the federal courts, f ...
approved all four articles of impeachment against Clinton. * December 19, 1998:
Impeachment of Bill Clinton Bill Clinton, the List of presidents of the United States, 42nd president of the United States, was Federal impeachment in the United States, impeached by the United States House of Representatives of the 105th United States Congress on Decem ...
: House impeached President Clinton.


Major legislation

* June 18, 1997: Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 * August 5, 1997:
Balanced Budget Act of 1997 The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 () was an omnibus legislative package enacted by the United States Congress, using the budget Reconciliation (U.S. Congress), reconciliation process, and designed to balance the federal budget by 2002. This act w ...
* August 5, 1997:
Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 () was enacted by the 105th United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton. The legislation reduced several federal taxes in the United States and notably created the Roth IRA. Provisions ...
* November 19, 1997;
The Adoption and Safe Families Act The Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA, Public Law 105–89) was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on November 19, 1997, after having been approved by the United States Congress earlier in the month. Background ASFA was enacted in a ...
* November 21, 1997
Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997 The United States Food and Drug Administration Modernization Acts (FDAMA) are amendments to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, which regulated products by the FDA. The first bill, the FDA Modernization Act of 1997, reduced the timeline fo ...
* December 16, 1997: No Electronic Theft (NET) Act of 1997 * June 9, 1998:
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century The United States federal Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) is a federal transportation bill enacted June 9, 1998, as and . TEA-21 authorized federal surface transportation programs for highways, highway safety, and trans ...
* June 23, 1998: Agricultural Research, Extension, and Educational Reform Act of 1998 * July 22, 1998:
Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 The Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, also known as Taxpayer Bill of Rights III (), resulted from hearings held by the United States Congress in 1996 and 1997. The Act included numerous amendments to the Internal Reve ...
("Taxpayer Bill of Rights III") * August 7, 1998:
Credit Union Membership Access Act The Credit Union Membership Access Act is an Act for the United States government that amended the Federal Credit Union Act in 1998. The bill was proposed on the heels of the Supreme Court of the United States, Supreme Court decision in ''NCUA v. F ...
* August 7, 1998:
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA, ) was a United States federal law that was repealed and replaced by the 2014 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Purpose The Workforce Investment Act is a federal act that "provides workforce inve ...
* August 13, 1998:
Biomaterials Access Assurance Act of 1998 A biomaterial is a substance that has been engineered to interact with biological systems for a medical purpose – either a therapeutic (treat, augment, repair, or replace a tissue function of the body) or a diagnostic one. The corresponding ...
* October 21, 1998:
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA) is a United States federal law The law of the United States comprises many levels of Codification (law), codified and uncodified forms of law, of which the supreme law is ...
* October 27, 1998: International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 * October 27, 1998:
Copyright Term Extension Act The Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act – also known as the Copyright Term Extension Act, Sonny Bono Act, or (derisively) the Mickey Mouse Protection Act – extended copyright terms in the United States in 1998. It is one of several ac ...
("Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act") * October 28, 1998:
Digital Millennium Copyright Act The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a 1998 United States copyright law that implements two 1996 treaties of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). It criminalizes production and dissemination of technology, devices, or ...
(including
WIPO Copyright and Performances and Phonograms Treaties Implementation Act The WIPO Copyright and Performances and Phonograms Treaties Implementation Act, is a part of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), a 1998 U.S. law. It has two major portions, Section 102, which implements the requirements of the WIPO Copyr ...
and
Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act The Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act (OCILLA) is United States federal law that creates a conditional 'safe harbor' for online service providers (OSP), a group which includes Internet service providers (ISP) and other Inter ...
) * October 31, 1998:
Iraq Liberation Act The Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 is a United States Congressional statement of policy stating that "It should be the policy of the United States to support efforts to remove the regime headed by Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq." It was sign ...
* November 3, 1998: Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998


Major resolutions

* July 1997: Byrd–Hagel Resolution (Senate) * December 19, 1998:
Impeachment of Bill Clinton Bill Clinton, the List of presidents of the United States, 42nd president of the United States, was Federal impeachment in the United States, impeached by the United States House of Representatives of the 105th United States Congress on Decem ...
,


Party summary


Senate

There was no change in the parties during this Congress.


House of Representatives


Leadership


Senate

*
President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...
:
Al Gore Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American former politician, businessman, and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. He previously served as ...
(D) * President pro tempore:
Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Before his 49 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South ...
(R)


Majority (Republican) leadership

* Majority Leader:
Trent Lott Chester Trent Lott Sr. (born October 9, 1941) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, author, and politician who represented Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1989 and in the United States Senate from 1989 to 2007. ...
*
Majority Whip A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline (that members of the party vote according to the party platform rather than their constituents, individual conscience or donors) in a legislature. Whips a ...
:
Don Nickles Donald Lee Nickles (born December 6, 1948) is an American politician and lobbyist who was a Republican United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1981 to 2005. He was considered both a fiscal and social conservative. After retiring from the Sen ...
*
Republican Conference Chairman The Senate Republican Conference is the formal organization of the Republican senators in the United States Senate. Over the last century, the mission of the conference has expanded and been shaped as a means of informing the media of the opin ...
:
Connie Mack III Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy III (born October 29, 1940), also known as Connie Mack III, is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 13th congressional district from 1983 to ...
* Republican Conference Vice-Chairman:
Paul Coverdell Paul Douglas Coverdell (January 20, 1939 – July 18, 2000) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Georgia from 1993 until his death in 2000. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the director o ...
* Policy Committee Chairman:
Larry Craig Lawrence Edwin Craig (born July 20, 1945) is an American retired politician from the state of Idaho. A Republican, Craig represented Idaho in the United States Senate from 1991 to 2009 and represented Idaho's 1st District in the U.S. House of ...
* Republican Campaign Committee Chairman:
Mitch McConnell Addison Mitchell McConnell III (; born February 20, 1942) is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Kentucky, a seat he has held since 1985. McConnell is in his seventh Senate term and is the long ...


Minority (Democratic) leadership

* Minority Leader:
Tom Daschle Thomas Andrew Daschle ( ; born December 9, 1947) is an American politician and lobbyist who represented South Dakota in the United States Senate from 1987 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he led the Senate Democratic Caucus during the ...
*
Minority Whip A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline (that members of the party vote according to the party platform rather than their constituents, individual conscience or donors) in a legislature. Whips ...
:
Wendell Ford Wendell Hampton Ford (September 8, 1924 – January 22, 2015) was an American politician from Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Governor of Kentucky from 1971 to 1974, and as a member of the United States Senate for 24 ye ...
* Democratic Conference Chairman:
Tom Daschle Thomas Andrew Daschle ( ; born December 9, 1947) is an American politician and lobbyist who represented South Dakota in the United States Senate from 1987 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he led the Senate Democratic Caucus during the ...
* Democratic Conference Secretary:
Barbara Mikulski Barbara Ann Mikulski ( ; born July 20, 1936) is an American politician and social worker who served as a United States senator from Maryland from 1987 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, she also served i ...
* Policy Committee Co-Chairs:
Tom Daschle Thomas Andrew Daschle ( ; born December 9, 1947) is an American politician and lobbyist who represented South Dakota in the United States Senate from 1987 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he led the Senate Democratic Caucus during the ...
and
Harry Reid Harry Mason Reid Jr. (; December 2, 1939 – December 28, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Nevada from 1987 to 2017. He led the Senate Democratic Caucus from 2005 to 2 ...
* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:
Bob Kerrey Joseph Robert Kerrey (born August 27, 1943) is an American politician who served as the 35th governor of Nebraska from 1983 to 1987 and as a United States Senator from Nebraska from 1989 to 2001. Before entering politics, he served in the Vietn ...
* Chief Deputy Whip:
John Breaux John Berlinger Breaux (; born March 1, 1944) is an American lobbyist, attorney, and retired politician from Louisiana. He served in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives from 1972 to 1987 and as a United State ...


House of Representatives

* Speaker:
Newt Gingrich Newton Leroy Gingrich (; né McPherson; born June 17, 1943) is an American politician and author who served as the List of speakers of the United States House of Representatives, 50th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1 ...
(R)


Majority (Republican) leadership

* Majority Leader:
Dick Armey Richard Keith Armey (; born July 7, 1940) is an American economist and politician. He was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Texas's (1985–2003) and Party Leaders of the United States House of Representatives, ...
*
Majority Whip A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline (that members of the party vote according to the party platform rather than their constituents, individual conscience or donors) in a legislature. Whips a ...
:
Tom DeLay Thomas Dale DeLay (; born April 8, 1947) is an American author and retired politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, DeLay represented Texas's 22nd congress ...
* Chief Deputy Whip:
Dennis Hastert John Dennis Hastert ( ; born January 2, 1942) is an American former politician, teacher, and wrestling coach who represented from 1987 to 2007 and served as the 51st speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007. Hast ...
*
Republican Conference Chairman The Senate Republican Conference is the formal organization of the Republican senators in the United States Senate. Over the last century, the mission of the conference has expanded and been shaped as a means of informing the media of the opin ...
:
John Boehner John Andrew Boehner ( ; born , 1949) is an American politician who served as the 53rd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served 13 terms as the U.S. representative ...
* Republican Conference Vice-Chairman:
Susan Molinari Susan Molinari (born March 27, 1958) is an American politician, company executive, journalist, and lobbyist from New York. A member of the Republican Party, she sat in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1990 to 1997, representing Staten Isl ...
, until July 17, 1997 ** Jennifer Dunn, after July 17, 1997 *
Republican Conference Secretary Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
: Jennifer Dunn, until July 17, 1997 ** Tillie Fowler, after July 17, 1997 * Policy Committee Chairman:
Christopher Cox Charles Christopher Cox (born October 16, 1952) is an American attorney and politician who served as chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a 17-year Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the United States House ...
* Republican Campaign Committee Chairman:
John Linder John Elmer Linder (born September 9, 1942) is an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2011. His district was numbered the from 1993 to 1997, the from 1997 to 2003, and the from 2003 ...


Minority (Democratic) leadership

* Minority Leader:
Dick Gephardt Richard Andrew Gephardt (; born January 31, 1941) is an American attorney, lobbyist, and politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he was House majority lead ...
*
Minority Whip A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline (that members of the party vote according to the party platform rather than their constituents, individual conscience or donors) in a legislature. Whips ...
:
David Bonior David Edward Bonior (born June 6, 1945) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. First elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976, Bonior served as Democratic whip in the House from 1991 to 2002, during which time De ...
* Chief Deputy Minority Whips:
Rosa DeLauro Rosa Luisa DeLauro ( ; born March 2, 1943) is an American politician who is in her 18th term as the U.S. representative for , having served since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in New Haven and includes mos ...
,
Chet Edwards Thomas Chester Edwards (born November 24, 1951) is an American politician who was a United States House of Representatives, United States Representative from Texas, representing a district based in Waco, Texas, Waco, from 1991 to 2011. Previously, ...
,
John Lewis John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American civil rights activist and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville ...
, &
Bob Menendez Robert Menendez (; born January 1, 1954) is an American former politician and lawyer who represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 2006 until his resignation in 2024. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic ...
* Democratic Caucus Chairman: Vic Fazio * Democratic Caucus Vice-Chairman: Barbara B. Kennelly * Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Martin Frost


Caucuses

* Armenian Caucus * Biomedical Research Caucus * Congressional Air Force Caucus * Congressional Arts Caucus *
Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) is a Caucuses of the United States Congress, caucus consisting of members of the United States Congress who are Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (Asian Pacific American, AAPI), and who ...
* Congressional Automotive Caucus * Congressional Bike Caucus *
Congressional Black Caucus The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is made up of Black members of the United States Congress. Representative Yvette Clarke from New York, the current chairperson, succeeded Steven Horsford from Nevada in 2025. Although most members belong ...
* Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans * Congressional Caucus on Korea * Congressional Fire Services Caucus * Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus *
Congressional Hispanic Caucus The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) is an organization of 38 Democratic members of the United States Congress of Hispanic and Latino descent. The Caucus focuses on issues affecting Hispanics and Latinos in the United States. The CHC was fo ...
* Congressional Mississippi River Caucus * Congressional Motorsports Caucus *
Congressional Progressive Caucus The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) is a congressional caucus affiliated with the Democratic Party in the United States Congress. The CPC represents the progressive faction of the Democratic Party. " e Congressional Progressive Caucus, ...
* Congressional Pediatric & Adult Hydrocephalus Caucus * Congressional Portuguese-American Caucus * Congressional Travel & Tourism Caucus * Congressional Western Caucus * Congresswomen's Caucus * Hong Kong Caucus *
House Democratic Caucus The House Democratic Caucus is a congressional caucus composed of all Democratic representatives in the United States House of Representatives, voting and non-voting, and is responsible for nominating and electing the Democratic Party leadersh ...
* House Recycling Caucus * Hudson River Caucus * Law Enforcement Caucus *
New Democrat Coalition The New Democrat Coalition is a caucus in the House of Representatives of the United States Congress made up of Democrats, primarily liberals and centrists, who take a pro-business stance and a liberal-to-moderate approach to fiscal matte ...
* Northern Border Caucus * Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus *
Senate Democratic Caucus The Democratic Caucus of the United States Senate, sometimes referred to as the Democratic Conference, is the formal organization of all senators who are part of the Democratic Party in the United States Senate. For the makeup of the 119th Co ...


Members

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Senate

In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1998; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 2000; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 2002.


Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

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Jeff Sessions Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III (born December 24, 1946) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 84th United States attorney general from 2017 to 2018. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as United Stat ...
(R) : 3.
Richard Shelby Richard Craig Shelby (born May 6, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Alabama from 1987 to 2023. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 as a Democrat, Shelby switched to the Republican Party i ...
(R)


Alaska Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the north ...

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Ted Stevens Theodore Fulton Stevens Sr. (November 18, 1923 – August 9, 2010) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from Alaska from 1968 to 2009. He was the longest-serving Republican Party (United St ...
(R) : 3.
Frank Murkowski Frank Hughes Murkowski (born March 28, 1933) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as a United States Senate, United States Senator representing Alaska from 1981 to 2002 and as t ...
(R)


Arizona Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort ...

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Jon Kyl Jon Llewellyn Kyl ( ; born April 25, 1942) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senator for Arizona from 1995 to 2013. Following the death of John McCain in 2018, Kyl briefly returned to the Senate; his resignatio ...
(R) : 3.
John McCain John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American statesman and United States Navy, naval officer who represented the Arizona, state of Arizona in United States Congress, Congress for over 35 years, first as ...
(R)


Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...

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Tim Hutchinson Young Timothy Hutchinson (born August 11, 1949) is an American politician, lobbyist, and former United States senator from the state of Arkansas. A Republican, he was the first Republican U.S. senator to represent Arkansas since the reconstr ...
(R) : 3.
Dale Bumpers Dale Leon Bumpers (August 12, 1925 – January 1, 2016) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 38th Governor of Arkansas (1971–1975) and in the United States Senate (1975–1999). He was a member of the Democratic Party. He w ...
(D)


California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

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Dianne Feinstein Dianne Emiel Feinstein (; June 22, 1933 – September 29, 2023) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from California from 1992 until her death in 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as the 38th ...
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Barbara Boxer Barbara Sue Boxer (née Levy; born November 11, 1940) is a retired American politician, lobbyist, and former reporter who served in the United States Senate, representing California from 1993 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party (United St ...
(D)


Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...

: 2. Wayne Allard (R) : 3. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R)


Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...

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Joe Lieberman Joseph Isadore Lieberman (; February 24, 1942 – March 27, 2024) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1989 to 2013. Originally a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Dem ...
(D) : 3.
Chris Dodd Christopher John Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the List of United Sta ...
(D)


Delaware Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...

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William Roth William Victor Roth Jr. (July 22, 1921 – December 13, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republi ...
(R) : 2.
Joe Biden Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice p ...
(D)


Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

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Connie Mack III Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy III (born October 29, 1940), also known as Connie Mack III, is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 13th congressional district from 1983 to ...
(R) : 3.
Bob Graham Daniel Robert Graham (November 9, 1936 – April 16, 2024) was an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as the 38th List of governors of Florida, governor of Florida from 1979 to 1987 and a United States Senate, United States senat ...
(D)


Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

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Max Cleland Joseph Maxwell Cleland (August 24, 1942 – November 9, 2021) was an American politician from Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he was a disabled United States Army, U.S. Army vete ...
(D) : 3.
Paul Coverdell Paul Douglas Coverdell (January 20, 1939 – July 18, 2000) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Georgia from 1993 until his death in 2000. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the director o ...
(R)


Hawaii Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only sta ...

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Daniel Akaka Daniel Kahikina Akaka (; September 11, 1924 – April 6, 2018) was an American educator and politician who served as a United States Senator from Hawaii from 1990 to 2013. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Born in Honolulu, he served in ...
(D) : 3.
Daniel Inouye Daniel Ken Inouye ( , , September 7, 1924 – December 17, 2012) was an American attorney, soldier, and statesman who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. A Medal of Honor recipi ...
(D)


Idaho Idaho ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain states, Mountain West subregions of the Western United States. It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington (state), ...

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Larry Craig Lawrence Edwin Craig (born July 20, 1945) is an American retired politician from the state of Idaho. A Republican, Craig represented Idaho in the United States Senate from 1991 to 2009 and represented Idaho's 1st District in the U.S. House of ...
(R) : 3.
Dirk Kempthorne Dirk Arthur Kempthorne (born October 29, 1951) is an American politician who served as the 49th United States Secretary of the Interior from 2006 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a ...
(R)


Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

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Dick Durbin Richard Joseph Durbin (born November 21, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States senator from the state of Illinois, a seat he has held since 1997. A member of the Dem ...
(D) : 3.
Carol Moseley Braun Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun, also sometimes Moseley-Braun (born August 16, 1947), is an American diplomat, politician, and lawyer who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1993 to 1999. Moseley Braun was the first African-Ameri ...
(D)


Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

: 1. Dick Lugar (R) : 3.
Dan Coats Daniel Ray Coats (born May 16, 1943) is an American politician, attorney, and diplomat. From 2017 to 2019, he served as the Director of National Intelligence in the Trump administration. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a Unite ...
(R)


Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...

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Tom Harkin Thomas Richard Harkin (born November 19, 1939) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Iowa from 1985 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Pa ...
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Chuck Grassley Charles Ernest Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the president pro tempore of the United States Senate since 2025, a role he also held from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Re ...
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Kansas Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...

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Pat Roberts Charles Patrick Roberts (born April 20, 1936) is a retired American politician and journalist who served as a United States senator from Kansas from 1997 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Roberts served 8 terms in the U.S. House of R ...
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Sam Brownback Samuel Dale Brownback (born September 12, 1956) is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Kansas from 1996 to 2011 and as the List of governors of Kansas, 46th governor of K ...
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Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

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Mitch McConnell Addison Mitchell McConnell III (; born February 20, 1942) is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Kentucky, a seat he has held since 1985. McConnell is in his seventh Senate term and is the long ...
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Wendell Ford Wendell Hampton Ford (September 8, 1924 – January 22, 2015) was an American politician from Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Governor of Kentucky from 1971 to 1974, and as a member of the United States Senate for 24 ye ...
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Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...

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Mary Landrieu Mary Loretta Landrieu ( ; born November 23, 1955) is an American entrepreneur and politician who served as a United States senator from Louisiana from 1997 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Landrieu served as the Louisiana State Treasu ...
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John Breaux John Berlinger Breaux (; born March 1, 1944) is an American lobbyist, attorney, and retired politician from Louisiana. He served in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives from 1972 to 1987 and as a United State ...
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Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...

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Olympia Snowe Olympia Jean Snowe (; born February 21, 1947) is an American businesswoman and politician who was a United States Senate, United States Senator, representing Maine for three terms from 1995 to 2013. A lifelong member of the Republican Party (Unit ...
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Susan Collins Susan Margaret Collins (born December 7, 1952) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Maine. A member of the Republican Party, she has held her seat since 1997 and is Maine's longest-serving member of ...
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Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...

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Paul Sarbanes Paul Spyros Sarbanes (; February 3, 1933 – December 6, 2020) was an American politician and attorney from Maryland. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served in both chambers of the United States Congr ...
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Barbara Mikulski Barbara Ann Mikulski ( ; born July 20, 1936) is an American politician and social worker who served as a United States senator from Maryland from 1987 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, she also served i ...
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Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...

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Ted Kennedy Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts who served as a member of the United States Senate from 1962 to his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic Party and ...
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John Kerry John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who served as the 68th United States secretary of state from 2013 to 2017 in the Presidency of Barack Obama#Administration, administration of Barac ...
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Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...

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Spencer Abraham Edward Spencer Abraham (born June 12, 1952) is an American attorney, author, and politician who served as the 10th United States secretary of energy from 2001 to 2005, under President George W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party, he previousl ...
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Carl Levin Carl Milton Levin (June 28, 1934 – July 29, 2021) was an American attorney and politician who served as a List of United States senators from Michigan, United States senator from Michigan from 1979 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party (U ...
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Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

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Rod Grams Rodney Dwight Grams (February 4, 1948 – October 8, 2013) was an American politician and television news anchor who served in both the United States House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. A local news anchor, Grams became well known f ...
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Paul Wellstone Paul David Wellstone (July 21, 1944 – October 25, 2002) was an American academic, author, and politician who represented Minnesota in the United States Senate from 1991 until he was killed in a plane crash near Eveleth, Minnesota, in 2002. A m ...
(DFL)


Mississippi Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...

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Trent Lott Chester Trent Lott Sr. (born October 9, 1941) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, author, and politician who represented Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1989 and in the United States Senate from 1989 to 2007. ...
(R) : 2. Thad Cochran (R)


Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

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John Ashcroft John David Ashcroft (born May 9, 1942) is an American lawyer, Lobbying, lobbyist, and former politician who served as the 79th United States attorney general under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. A Republican Party (United States), R ...
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Kit Bond Christopher Samuel Bond (March 6, 1939 – May 13, 2025) was an American attorney and politician from Missouri. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from 1987 to 20 ...
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Montana Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, an ...

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Conrad Burns Conrad Ray Burns (January 25, 1935 – April 28, 2016) was an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senator from Montana from 1989 to 2007. He was only the second Republican popularly elected to represent Montana in the ...
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Max Baucus Maxwell Sieben Baucus ( Enke; born December 11, 1941) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Montana from 1978 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a U.S. senator for over 35 years, making him the long ...
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Nebraska Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...

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Bob Kerrey Joseph Robert Kerrey (born August 27, 1943) is an American politician who served as the 35th governor of Nebraska from 1983 to 1987 and as a United States Senator from Nebraska from 1989 to 2001. Before entering politics, he served in the Vietn ...
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Chuck Hagel Charles Timothy Hagel ( ; born October 4, 1946)Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...

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Richard Bryan Richard Hudson Bryan (born July 16, 1937) is an American retired politician and attorney who served as the 25th Governor of Nevada from 1983 to 1989 and as a United States Senator representing Nevada from 1989 until 2001. A Democrat, Bryan pr ...
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Harry Reid Harry Mason Reid Jr. (; December 2, 1939 – December 28, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Nevada from 1987 to 2017. He led the Senate Democratic Caucus from 2005 to 2 ...
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New Hampshire New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

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Judd Gregg Judd Alan Gregg (born February 14, 1947) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 76th governor of New Hampshire from 1989 to 1993 and a United States senator from New Hampshire from 1993 to 2011 where he was Chairman of the Heal ...
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New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

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Frank Lautenberg Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (; January 23, 1924 June 3, 2013) was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who served as United States Senator from New Jersey from 1982 to 2001, and again from 2003 until his death in 2013. He was ori ...
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Robert Torricelli Robert Guy Torricelli (born August 27, 1951) is an American attorney and former politician. A Democrat, Torricelli served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 9th district from 1983 to 1997 and as a United States ...
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New Mexico New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also ...

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Jeff Bingaman Jesse Francis "Jeff" Bingaman Jr. (born October 3, 1943) is an American retired politician who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from New Mexico from 1983 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic ...
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Pete Domenici Pietro Vichi "Pete" Domenici ( ; May 7, 1932 – September 13, 2017) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senator from New Mexico from 1973 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served six terms in ...
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New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

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Daniel Patrick Moynihan Daniel Patrick Moynihan (; March 16, 1927 – March 26, 2003) was an American politician, diplomat and social scientist. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he represented New York (state), New York in the ...
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Al D'Amato Alfonse Marcello D'Amato (born August 1, 1937) is an American attorney, lobbyist, and Republican politician who represented the state of New York in the United States Senate from 1981 to 1999. From 1995 to 1999, he chaired the Senate Banking C ...
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North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...

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Jesse Helms Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. (October 18, 1921 – July 4, 2008) was an American politician. A leader in the Conservatism in the United States, conservative movement, he served as a senator from North Carolina from 1973 to 2003. As chairman of the ...
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Lauch Faircloth Duncan McLauchlin "Lauch" Faircloth (January 14, 1928 – September 14, 2023) was an American politician from North Carolina who served as a Republican member of the United States Senate for one term from 1993 to 1999. He was a member of the De ...
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North Dakota North Dakota ( ) is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota people, Dakota and Sioux peoples. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minneso ...

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Kent Conrad Gaylord Kent Conrad (born March 12, 1948) is a former American politician who was a United States Senator from North Dakota. He is a member of the Democratic Party. First elected to the Senate in 1986, he served as chairman or Ranking Member of ...
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Byron Dorgan Byron Leslie Dorgan (born May 14, 1942) is an American author, businessman and former politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, United States Representative (1981–1992) and United States Senate, United States Senator (1 ...
(D-NPL)


Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...

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Mike DeWine Richard Michael DeWine ( ; born January 5, 1947) is an American politician and attorney serving as the 70th List of governors of Ohio, governor of Ohio since 2019. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served a ...
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John Glenn John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space and the first to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1 ...
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Oklahoma Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ...

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Don Nickles Donald Lee Nickles (born December 6, 1948) is an American politician and lobbyist who was a Republican United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1981 to 2005. He was considered both a fiscal and social conservative. After retiring from the Sen ...
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Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...

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Ron Wyden Ronald Lee Wyden ( ; born May 3, 1949) is an American politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from Oregon, a seat he has held since 1996 United States Senate special el ...
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Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

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Rick Santorum Richard John Santorum Sr. ( ; born May 10, 1958) is an American politician, attorney, author, and political commentator who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1995 to 2007. He was the Senate's Chairman of the United Sta ...
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Arlen Specter Arlen Specter (February 12, 1930 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer, author and politician who served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1981 to 2011. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican fr ...
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Rhode Island Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...

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John Chafee John Lester Hubbard Chafee ( ; October 22, 1922 – October 24, 1999) was an American politician and officer in the United States Marine Corps. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as the 66th Governor o ...
(R) : 2. Jack Reed (D)


South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...

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Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Before his 49 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South ...
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Fritz Hollings Ernest Frederick "Fritz" Hollings (January 1, 1922April 6, 2019) was an American politician from the U.S. state of South Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as a member of the South Carolina Ho ...
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South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state, state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Dakota people, Dakota Sioux ...

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Tom Daschle Thomas Andrew Daschle ( ; born December 9, 1947) is an American politician and lobbyist who represented South Dakota in the United States Senate from 1987 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he led the Senate Democratic Caucus during the ...
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Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...

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Bill Frist William Harrison Frist (born February 22, 1952) is an American physician, businessman, conservationist and policymaker who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1995 to 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he also served as ...
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Fred Thompson Freddie Dalton Thompson (August 19, 1942 – November 1, 2015) was an American politician, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, actor, and radio personality. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as a Unite ...
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Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...

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Kay Bailey Hutchison Kay Bailey Hutchison (born Kathryn Ann Bailey; July 22, 1943) is an American attorney, television correspondent, politician, diplomat, and was the 22nd United States Permanent Representative to NATO from 2017 until 2021. A member of the Republic ...
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Phil Gramm William Philip Gramm (born July 8, 1942) is an American economist and politician who represented Texas in both chambers of United States Congress, Congress. Though he began his political career as a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, Gr ...
(R)


Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...

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Orrin Hatch Orrin Grant Hatch (March 22, 1934 – April 23, 2022) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Utah from 1977 to 2019. Hatch's 42-year Senate tenure made him the longest-serving Republican U.S. senat ...
(R) : 3. Bob Bennett (R)


Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...

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Jim Jeffords James Merrill "Jim" Jeffords (May 11, 1934 – August 18, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician from Vermont who served as a member of the Vermont Senate from 1967 to 1969, Attorney General of Vermont from 1969 to 1973, and later serve ...
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Patrick Leahy Patrick Joseph Leahy ( ; born March 31, 1940) is an American politician and attorney who represented Vermont in the United States Senate from 1975 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he also was the pr ...
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Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

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Chuck Robb Charles Spittal Robb (born June 26, 1939) is an American former U.S. Marine Corps officer and politician who served as the 64th governor of Virginia from 1982 to 1986 and a United States senator representing Virginia from 1989 until 2001. A me ...
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John Warner John William Warner III (February 18, 1927 – May 25, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974 and as a five-term United States Republican Party, Republican United Stat ...
(R)


Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...

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Patty Murray Patricia Lynn Murray (, October 11, 1950) is an American politician serving in her sixth term as a United States senator from Washington (state), Washington, beginning her tenure in 1993, and is the state's Seniority in the United States Senate, ...
(D)


West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ...

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Robert Byrd Robert Carlyle Byrd (born Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr.; November 20, 1917 – June 28, 2010) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia for over 51 years, from 1959 until his death in 2010. A Democratic Pa ...
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Jay Rockefeller John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller IV (born June 18, 1937) is an American retired politician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia (1985–2015). He was first elected to the Senate in 1984, while in office as governor of West Vir ...
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Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...

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Herb Kohl Herbert Hiken Kohl (February 7, 1935 – December 27, 2023) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and Democratic politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He served 24 years as a United States senator from Wisconsin, from 1989 to 2013, and ...
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Russ Feingold Russell Dana Feingold ( ; born March 2, 1953) is an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1993 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, h ...
(D)


Wyoming Wyoming ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States, Western United States. It borders Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho t ...

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Mike Enzi Michael Bradley Enzi ( ; February 1, 1944 – July 26, 2021) was an American politician who served in the United States Senate from Wyoming as a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party from 1997 to 2021. Prior to his te ...
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House of Representatives

Members of the House of Representatives are listed by districts.


List of United States representatives from Alabama, Alabama

: . Sonny Callahan (R) : . Terry Everett (R) : . Bob Riley (R) : . Robert Aderholt (R) : . Robert E. Cramer (D) : . Spencer Bachus (R) : . Earl Hilliard (D)


List of United States representatives from Alaska, Alaska

: . Don Young (R)


List of United States representatives from Arizona, Arizona

: . Matt Salmon (R) : . Ed Pastor (D) : . Bob Stump (R) : . John Shadegg (R) : . Jim Kolbe (R) : . J. D. Hayworth (R)


List of United States representatives from Arkansas, Arkansas

: . Robert Marion Berry (D) : . Vic Snyder (D) : . Asa Hutchinson (R) : . Jay Dickey (R)


List of United States representatives from California, California

: . Frank Riggs (R) : . Wally Herger (R) : . Vic Fazio (D) : . John Doolittle (R) : . Bob Matsui (D) : . Lynn Woolsey (D) : . George Miller (California politician), George Miller (D) : . Nancy Pelosi (D) : . Ron Dellums (D), until February 6, 1998 :: Barbara Lee (D), from April 21, 1998 : . Ellen Tauscher (D) : . Richard Pombo (R) : . Tom Lantos (D) : . Pete Stark (D) : . Anna Eshoo (D) : . Tom Campbell (California politician), Tom Campbell (R) : . Zoe Lofgren (D) : . Sam Farr (D) : . Gary Condit (D) : . George Radanovich (R) : . Cal Dooley (D) : . Bill Thomas (R) : . Walter Capps (D), until October 28, 1997 :: Lois Capps (D), from March 17, 1998 : . Elton Gallegly (R) : . Brad Sherman (D) : . Buck McKeon (R) : . Howard Berman (D) : . James E. Rogan (R) : . David Dreier (R) : . Henry Waxman (D) : . Xavier Becerra (D) : . Matthew G. Martínez (D) : . Julian Dixon (D) : . Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) : . Esteban Edward Torres (D) : . Maxine Waters (D) : . Jane Harman (D) : . Juanita Millender-McDonald (D) : . Steve Horn (R) : . Ed Royce (politician), Ed Royce (R) : . Jerry Lewis (California politician), Jerry Lewis (R) : . Jay Kim (R) : . George Brown Jr. (D) : . Ken Calvert (R) : . Sonny Bono (R), until January 5, 1998 :: Mary Bono (R), from April 7, 1998 : . Dana Rohrabacher (R) : . Loretta Sanchez (D) : .
Christopher Cox Charles Christopher Cox (born October 16, 1952) is an American attorney and politician who served as chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a 17-year Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the United States House ...
(R) : . Ron Packard (R) : . Brian Bilbray (R) : . Bob Filner (D) : . Duke Cunningham (R) : . Duncan L. Hunter (R)


List of United States representatives from Colorado, Colorado

: . Diana DeGette (D) : . David Skaggs (D) : . Scott McInnis (R) : . Bob Schaffer (R) : . Joel Hefley (R) : . Dan Schaefer (R)


List of United States representatives from Connecticut, Connecticut

: . Barbara B. Kennelly (D) : . Sam Gejdenson (D) : .
Rosa DeLauro Rosa Luisa DeLauro ( ; born March 2, 1943) is an American politician who is in her 18th term as the U.S. representative for , having served since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in New Haven and includes mos ...
(D) : . Chris Shays (R) : . James H. Maloney (D) : . Nancy Johnson (R)


List of United States representatives from Delaware, Delaware

: . Mike Castle (R)


List of United States representatives from Florida, Florida

: . Joe Scarborough (R) : . Allen Boyd (D) : . Corrine Brown (D) : . Tillie Fowler (R) : . Karen Thurman (D) : . Cliff Stearns (R) : . John Mica (R) : . Bill McCollum (R) : . Michael Bilirakis (R) : . Bill Young (Florida politician), Bill Young (R) : . Jim Davis (Florida politician), Jim Davis (D) : . Charles T. Canady (R) : . Dan Miller (Florida politician), Dan Miller (R) : . Porter Goss (R) : . Dave Weldon (R) : . Mark Foley (R) : . Carrie Meek (D) : . Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) : . Robert Wexler (D) : . Peter Deutsch (D) : . Lincoln Díaz-Balart (R) : . Clay Shaw (politician), Clay Shaw (R) : . Alcee Hastings (D)


List of United States representatives from Georgia, Georgia

: . Jack Kingston (R) : . Sanford Bishop (D) : . Mac Collins (R) : . Cynthia McKinney (D) : .
John Lewis John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American civil rights activist and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville ...
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Newt Gingrich Newton Leroy Gingrich (; né McPherson; born June 17, 1943) is an American politician and author who served as the List of speakers of the United States House of Representatives, 50th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1 ...
(R) : . Bob Barr (R) : . Saxby Chambliss (R) : . Nathan Deal (R) : . Charlie Norwood (R) : .
John Linder John Elmer Linder (born September 9, 1942) is an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2011. His district was numbered the from 1993 to 1997, the from 1997 to 2003, and the from 2003 ...
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List of United States representatives from Hawaii, Hawaii

: . Neil Abercrombie (D) : . Patsy Mink (D)


List of United States representatives from Idaho, Idaho

: . Helen Chenoweth (R) : . Mike Crapo (R)


List of United States representatives from Illinois, Illinois

: . Bobby Rush (D) : . Jesse Jackson Jr. (D) : . Bill Lipinski (D) : . Luis Gutierrez (D) : . Rod Blagojevich (D) : . Henry Hyde (R) : . Danny K. Davis (D) : . Phil Crane (R) : . Sidney Yates (D) : . John Porter (Illinois politician), John Porter (R) : . Jerry Weller (R) : . Jerry Costello (D) : . Harris W. Fawell (R) : .
Dennis Hastert John Dennis Hastert ( ; born January 2, 1942) is an American former politician, teacher, and wrestling coach who represented from 1987 to 2007 and served as the 51st speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007. Hast ...
(R) : . Thomas W. Ewing (R) : . Don Manzullo (R) : . Lane Evans (D) : . Ray LaHood (R) : . Glenn Poshard (D) : . John Shimkus (R)


List of United States representatives from Indiana, Indiana

: . Pete Visclosky (D) : . David M. McIntosh (R) : . Tim Roemer (D) : . Mark Souder (R) : . Steve Buyer (R) : . Dan Burton (R) : . Edward A. Pease (R) : . John Hostettler (R) : . Lee H. Hamilton (D) : . Julia Carson (D)


List of United States representatives from Iowa, Iowa

: . Jim Leach (R) : . Jim Nussle (R) : . Leonard Boswell (D) : . Greg Ganske (R) : . Tom Latham (politician), Tom Latham (R)


List of United States representatives from Kansas, Kansas

: . Jerry Moran (R) : . Jim Ryun (R) : . Vince Snowbarger (R) : . Todd Tiahrt (R)


List of United States representatives from Kentucky, Kentucky

: . Ed Whitfield (R) : . Ron Lewis (R) : . Anne Northup (R) : . Jim Bunning (R) : . Hal Rogers (R) : . Scotty Baesler (D)


List of United States representatives from Louisiana, Louisiana

: . Bob Livingston (R) : . William J. Jefferson (D) : . Billy Tauzin (R) : . Jim McCrery (R) : . John Cooksey (R) : . Richard Baker (American politician), Richard H. Baker (R) : . Chris John (politician), Chris John (D)


List of United States representatives from Maine, Maine

: . Tom Allen (Maine politician), Tom Allen (D) : . John Baldacci (D)


List of United States representatives from Maryland, Maryland

: . Wayne Gilchrest (R) : . Bob Ehrlich (R) : . Ben Cardin (D) : . Albert Wynn (D) : . Steny Hoyer (D) : . Roscoe Bartlett (R) : . Elijah Cummings (D) : . Connie Morella (R)


List of United States representatives from Massachusetts, Massachusetts

: . John Olver (D) : . Richard Neal (D) : . Jim McGovern (American politician), Jim McGovern (D) : . Barney Frank (D) : . Marty Meehan (D) : . John F. Tierney (D) : . Ed Markey (D) : . Joseph P. Kennedy II (D) : . Joe Moakley (D) : . Bill Delahunt (D)


List of United States representatives from Michigan, Michigan

: . Bart Stupak (D) : . Pete Hoekstra (R) : . Vern Ehlers (R) : . Dave Camp (R) : . James A. Barcia (D) : . Fred Upton (R) : . Nick Smith (American politician), Nick Smith (R) : . Debbie Stabenow (D) : . Dale Kildee (D) : .
David Bonior David Edward Bonior (born June 6, 1945) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. First elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976, Bonior served as Democratic whip in the House from 1991 to 2002, during which time De ...
(D) : . Joe Knollenberg (R) : . Sander Levin (D) : . Lynn N. Rivers (D) : . John Conyers (D) : . Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D) : . John Dingell (D)


List of United States representatives from Minnesota, Minnesota

: . Gil Gutknecht (R) : . David Minge (DFL) : . Jim Ramstad (R) : . Bruce Vento (DFL) : . Martin Olav Sabo (DFL) : . Bill Luther (DFL) : . Collin Peterson (DFL) : . Jim Oberstar (DFL)


List of United States representatives from Mississippi, Mississippi

: . Roger Wicker (R) : . Bennie Thompson (D) : . Chip Pickering (R) : . Michael Parker (politician), Michael Parker (R) : . Gene Taylor (Mississippi politician), Gene Taylor (D)


List of United States representatives from Missouri, Missouri

: . Bill Clay (D) : . Jim Talent (R) : .
Dick Gephardt Richard Andrew Gephardt (; born January 31, 1941) is an American attorney, lobbyist, and politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he was House majority lead ...
(D) : . Ike Skelton (D) : . Karen McCarthy (D) : . Pat Danner (D) : . Roy Blunt (R) : . Jo Ann Emerson (I), changed to (R) on January 8, 1997 : . Kenny Hulshof (R)


List of United States representatives from Montana, Montana

: . Rick Hill (R)


List of United States representatives from Nebraska, Nebraska

: . Doug Bereuter (R) : . Jon Lynn Christensen (R) : . Bill Barrett (R)


List of United States representatives from Nevada, Nevada

: . John Ensign (R) : . Jim Gibbons (American politician), Jim Gibbons (R)


List of United States representatives from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

: . John E. Sununu (R) : . Charles Bass (R)


List of United States representatives from New Jersey, New Jersey

: . Rob Andrews (D) : . Frank LoBiondo (R) : . Jim Saxton (R) : . Chris Smith (New Jersey politician), Chris Smith (R) : . Marge Roukema (R) : . Frank Pallone (D) : . Bob Franks (R) : . Bill Pascrell (D) : . Steve Rothman (D) : . Donald M. Payne (D) : . Rodney Frelinghuysen (R) : . Michael James Pappas (R) : .
Bob Menendez Robert Menendez (; born January 1, 1954) is an American former politician and lawyer who represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 2006 until his resignation in 2024. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic ...
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List of United States representatives from New Mexico, New Mexico

: . Steven Schiff (R), until March 25, 1998 :: Heather Wilson (R), from June 25, 1998 : . Joe Skeen (R) : . Bill Richardson (D), until February 13, 1997 :: Bill Redmond (R), from May 13, 1997


List of United States representatives from New York, New York

: . Michael Forbes (politician), Michael Forbes (R) : . Rick Lazio (R) : . Peter T. King (R) : . Carolyn McCarthy (D) : . Gary Ackerman (D) : . Floyd Flake (D), until November 17, 1997 :: Gregory Meeks (D), from February 3, 1998 : . Thomas J. Manton (D) : . Jerry Nadler (D) : . Chuck Schumer (D) : . Edolphus Towns (D) : . Major Owens (D) : . Nydia Velázquez (D) : .
Susan Molinari Susan Molinari (born March 27, 1958) is an American politician, company executive, journalist, and lobbyist from New York. A member of the Republican Party, she sat in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1990 to 1997, representing Staten Isl ...
(R), until August 2, 1997 :: Vito Fossella (R), from November 4, 1997 : . Carolyn Maloney (D) : . Charles Rangel (D) : . José E. Serrano (D) : . Eliot Engel (D) : . Nita Lowey (D) : . Sue W. Kelly (R) : . Benjamin Gilman (R) : . Michael R. McNulty (D) : . Gerald Solomon (R) : . Sherwood Boehlert (R) : . John M. McHugh (R) : . James T. Walsh (R) : . Maurice Hinchey (D) : . Bill Paxon (R) : . Louise Slaughter (D) : . John J. LaFalce (D) : . Jack Quinn (politician), Jack Quinn (R) : . Amo Houghton (R)


List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

: . Eva Clayton (D) : . Bob Etheridge (D) : . Walter B. Jones Jr. (R) : . David Price (American politician), David Price (D) : . Richard Burr (R) : . Howard Coble (R) : . Mike McIntyre (D) : . Bill Hefner (D) : . Sue Myrick (R) : . Cass Ballenger (R) : . Charles Taylor (North Carolina politician), Charles H. Taylor (R) : . Mel Watt (D)


List of United States representatives from North Dakota, North Dakota

: . Earl Pomeroy (D-NPL)


List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio

: . Steve Chabot (R) : . Rob Portman (R) : . Tony P. Hall (D) : . Mike Oxley (R) : . Paul Gillmor (R) : . Ted Strickland (D) : . Dave Hobson (R) : .
John Boehner John Andrew Boehner ( ; born , 1949) is an American politician who served as the 53rd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served 13 terms as the U.S. representative ...
(R) : . Marcy Kaptur (D) : . Dennis Kucinich (D) : . Louis Stokes (D) : . John Kasich (R) : . Sherrod Brown (D) : . Thomas C. Sawyer (D) : . Deborah Pryce (R) : . Ralph Regula (R) : . James Traficant (D) : . Bob Ney (R) : . Steve LaTourette (R)


List of United States representatives from Oklahoma, Oklahoma

: . Steve Largent (R) : . Tom Coburn (R) : . Wes Watkins (R) : . J. C. Watts (R) : . Ernest Istook (R) : . Frank Lucas (Oklahoma politician), Frank Lucas (R)


List of United States representatives from Oregon, Oregon

: . Elizabeth Furse (D) : . Robert Freeman Smith (R) : . Earl Blumenauer (D) : . Peter DeFazio (D) : . Darlene Hooley (D)


List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . Thomas M. Foglietta (D), until November 11, 1997 :: Bob Brady (D), from May 19, 1998 : . Chaka Fattah (D) : . Robert A. Borski Jr. (D) : . Ron Klink (D) : . John E. Peterson (R) : . Tim Holden (D) : . Curt Weldon (R) : . James C. Greenwood (R) : . Bud Shuster (R) : . Joseph M. McDade (R) : . Paul Kanjorski (D) : . John Murtha (D) : . Jon D. Fox (R) : . William J. Coyne (D) : . Paul McHale (D) : . Joe Pitts (Pennsylvania politician), Joe Pitts (R) : . George Gekas (R) : . Mike Doyle (American politician), Mike Doyle (D) : . William F. Goodling (R) : . Frank Mascara (D) : . Phil English (R)


List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: . Patrick J. Kennedy (D) : . Robert Weygand (D)


List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . Mark Sanford (R) : . Floyd Spence (R) : . Lindsey Graham (R) : . Bob Inglis (R) : . John Spratt (D) : . Jim Clyburn (D)


List of United States representatives from South Dakota, South Dakota

: . John Thune (R)


List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . Bill Jenkins (politician), Bill Jenkins (R) : . Jimmy Duncan (politician), Jimmy Duncan (R) : . Zach Wamp (R) : . Van Hilleary (R) : . Bob Clement (D) : . Bart Gordon (D) : . Ed Bryant (R) : . John S. Tanner (D) : . Harold Ford Jr. (D)


List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas

: . Max Sandlin (D) : . Jim Turner (politician), Jim Turner (D) : . Sam Johnson (R) : . Ralph Hall (D) : . Pete Sessions (R) : . Joe Barton (R) : . Bill Archer (R) : . Kevin Brady (R) : . Nick Lampson (D) : . Lloyd Doggett (D) : .
Chet Edwards Thomas Chester Edwards (born November 24, 1951) is an American politician who was a United States House of Representatives, United States Representative from Texas, representing a district based in Waco, Texas, Waco, from 1991 to 2011. Previously, ...
(D) : . Kay Granger (R) : . Mac Thornberry (R) : . Ron Paul (R) : . Rubén Hinojosa (D) : . Silvestre Reyes (D) : . Charles Stenholm (D) : . Sheila Jackson-Lee (D) : . Larry Combest (R) : . Henry B. González (D) : . Lamar Smith (R) : .
Tom DeLay Thomas Dale DeLay (; born April 8, 1947) is an American author and retired politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, DeLay represented Texas's 22nd congress ...
(R) : . Henry Bonilla (R) : . Martin Frost (D) : . Ken Bentsen Jr. (D) : .
Dick Armey Richard Keith Armey (; born July 7, 1940) is an American economist and politician. He was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Texas's (1985–2003) and Party Leaders of the United States House of Representatives, ...
(R) : . Solomon P. Ortiz (D) : . Frank Tejeda (D), until January 30, 1997 :: Ciro Rodriguez (D), from April 12, 1997 : . Gene Green (D) : . Eddie Bernice Johnson (D)


List of United States representatives from Utah, Utah

: . James V. Hansen (R) : . Merrill Cook (R) : . Chris Cannon (R)


List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . Bernie Sanders (I)


List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . Herbert H. Bateman (R) : . Owen B. Pickett (D) : . Bobby Scott (politician), Bobby Scott (D) : . Norman Sisisky (D) : . Virgil Goode (D) : . Bob Goodlatte (R) : . Thomas J. Bliley Jr. (R) : . Jim Moran (D) : . Rick Boucher (D) : . Frank Wolf (politician), Frank Wolf (R) : . Tom Davis (Virginia politician), Tom Davis (R)


List of United States representatives from Washington, Washington

: . Rick White (politician), Rick White (R) : . Jack Metcalf (politician), Jack Metcalf (R) : . Linda Smith (American politician), Linda Smith (R) : . Doc Hastings (R) : . George Nethercutt (R) : . Norm Dicks (D) : . Jim McDermott (D) : . Jennifer Dunn (R) : . Adam Smith (Washington politician), Adam Smith (D)


List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . Alan Mollohan (D) : . Bob Wise (D) : . Nick Rahall (D)


List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Mark Neumann (R) : . Scott L. Klug (R) : . Ron Kind (D) : . Jerry Kleczka (D) : . Tom Barrett (Wisconsin politician), Tom Barrett (D) : . Tom Petri (R) : . Dave Obey (D) : . Jay W. Johnson (D) : . Jim Sensenbrenner (R)


List of United States representatives from Wyoming, Wyoming

: . Barbara Cubin (R)


Non-voting delegations

: . Eni Faleomavaega (D) : . Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) : . Robert A. Underwood (D) : . Donna Christian-Christensen (D) : . Carlos Romero Barceló (Resident Commissioner) (New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico, D/PNP)


Changes in membership


Senate

There were no changes in Senate membership during this Congress.


House of Representatives

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Susan Molinari Susan Molinari (born March 27, 1958) is an American politician, company executive, journalist, and lobbyist from New York. A member of the Republican Party, she sat in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1990 to 1997, representing Staten Isl ...
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Committees


Senate

* United States Senate Special Committee on Aging, Aging (Special) (
Chuck Grassley Charles Ernest Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the president pro tempore of the United States Senate since 2025, a role he also held from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Re ...
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John Breaux John Berlinger Breaux (; born March 1, 1944) is an American lobbyist, attorney, and retired politician from Louisiana. He served in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives from 1972 to 1987 and as a United State ...
, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (Richard Lugar, Chair;
Tom Harkin Thomas Richard Harkin (born November 19, 1939) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Iowa from 1985 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Pa ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation and Rural Revitalization, Forestry, Conservation and Rural Revitalization (
Rick Santorum Richard John Santorum Sr. ( ; born May 10, 1958) is an American politician, attorney, author, and political commentator who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1995 to 2007. He was the Senate's Chairman of the United Sta ...
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Kent Conrad Gaylord Kent Conrad (born March 12, 1948) is a former American politician who was a United States Senator from North Dakota. He is a member of the Democratic Party. First elected to the Senate in 1986, he served as chairman or Ranking Member of ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Marketing Inspection and Product Promotion, Marketing Inspection and Product Promotion (
Paul Coverdell Paul Douglas Coverdell (January 20, 1939 – July 18, 2000) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Georgia from 1993 until his death in 2000. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the director o ...
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Max Baucus Maxwell Sieben Baucus ( Enke; born December 11, 1941) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Montana from 1978 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a U.S. senator for over 35 years, making him the long ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Production and Price Competitiveness, Production and Price Competitiveness ( Thad Cochran, Chair; J. Robert Kerrey, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Research, Nutrition and General Legislation, Research, Nutrition and General Legislation (
Mitch McConnell Addison Mitchell McConnell III (; born February 20, 1942) is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Kentucky, a seat he has held since 1985. McConnell is in his seventh Senate term and is the long ...
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Patrick Leahy Patrick Joseph Leahy ( ; born March 31, 1940) is an American politician and attorney who represented Vermont in the United States Senate from 1975 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he also was the pr ...
, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (
Ted Stevens Theodore Fulton Stevens Sr. (November 18, 1923 – August 9, 2010) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from Alaska from 1968 to 2009. He was the longest-serving Republican Party (United St ...
, Chair; Robert C. Byrd, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies, Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies ( Thad Cochran, Chair;
Dale Bumpers Dale Leon Bumpers (August 12, 1925 – January 1, 2016) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 38th Governor of Arkansas (1971–1975) and in the United States Senate (1975–1999). He was a member of the Democratic Party. He w ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary (
Judd Gregg Judd Alan Gregg (born February 14, 1947) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 76th governor of New Hampshire from 1989 to 1993 and a United States senator from New Hampshire from 1993 to 2011 where he was Chairman of the Heal ...
, Chair; Ernest F. Hollings, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Defense (
Ted Stevens Theodore Fulton Stevens Sr. (November 18, 1923 – August 9, 2010) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from Alaska from 1968 to 2009. He was the longest-serving Republican Party (United St ...
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Daniel Inouye Daniel Ken Inouye ( , , September 7, 1924 – December 17, 2012) was an American attorney, soldier, and statesman who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. A Medal of Honor recipi ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on District of Columbia, District of Columbia (
Lauch Faircloth Duncan McLauchlin "Lauch" Faircloth (January 14, 1928 – September 14, 2023) was an American politician from North Carolina who served as a Republican member of the United States Senate for one term from 1993 to 1999. He was a member of the De ...
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Barbara Boxer Barbara Sue Boxer (née Levy; born November 11, 1940) is a retired American politician, lobbyist, and former reporter who served in the United States Senate, representing California from 1993 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party (United St ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Energy and Water Development (
Pete Domenici Pietro Vichi "Pete" Domenici ( ; May 7, 1932 – September 13, 2017) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senator from New Mexico from 1973 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served six terms in ...
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Harry Reid Harry Mason Reid Jr. (; December 2, 1939 – December 28, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Nevada from 1987 to 2017. He led the Senate Democratic Caucus from 2005 to 2 ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Foreign Operations (
Mitch McConnell Addison Mitchell McConnell III (; born February 20, 1942) is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Kentucky, a seat he has held since 1985. McConnell is in his seventh Senate term and is the long ...
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Patrick Leahy Patrick Joseph Leahy ( ; born March 31, 1940) is an American politician and attorney who represented Vermont in the United States Senate from 1975 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he also was the pr ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Interior ( Slade Gorton, Chair;
Robert Byrd Robert Carlyle Byrd (born Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr.; November 20, 1917 – June 28, 2010) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia for over 51 years, from 1959 until his death in 2010. A Democratic Pa ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, Human Services and Education, Labor, Health, Human Services and Education (
Arlen Specter Arlen Specter (February 12, 1930 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer, author and politician who served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1981 to 2011. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican fr ...
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Tom Harkin Thomas Richard Harkin (born November 19, 1939) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Iowa from 1985 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Pa ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, Legislative Branch (Robert F. Bennett, Chair;
Byron Dorgan Byron Leslie Dorgan (born May 14, 1942) is an American author, businessman and former politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, United States Representative (1981–1992) and United States Senate, United States Senator (1 ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Military Construction (
Conrad Burns Conrad Ray Burns (January 25, 1935 – April 28, 2016) was an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senator from Montana from 1989 to 2007. He was only the second Republican popularly elected to represent Montana in the ...
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Patty Murray Patricia Lynn Murray (, October 11, 1950) is an American politician serving in her sixth term as a United States senator from Washington (state), Washington, beginning her tenure in 1993, and is the state's Seniority in the United States Senate, ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Transportation (
Richard Shelby Richard Craig Shelby (born May 6, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Alabama from 1987 to 2023. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 as a Democrat, Shelby switched to the Republican Party i ...
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Frank Lautenberg Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (; January 23, 1924 June 3, 2013) was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who served as United States Senator from New Jersey from 1982 to 2001, and again from 2003 until his death in 2013. He was ori ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Treasury and General Government, Treasury and General Government (
Richard Shelby Richard Craig Shelby (born May 6, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Alabama from 1987 to 2023. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 as a Democrat, Shelby switched to the Republican Party i ...
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Frank Lautenberg Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (; January 23, 1924 June 3, 2013) was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who served as United States Senator from New Jersey from 1982 to 2001, and again from 2003 until his death in 2013. He was ori ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, VA, HUD and Independent Agencies (
Kit Bond Christopher Samuel Bond (March 6, 1939 – May 13, 2025) was an American attorney and politician from Missouri. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from 1987 to 20 ...
, Chair; Barbara A. Mikulski, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services (
Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Before his 49 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South ...
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Carl Levin Carl Milton Levin (June 28, 1934 – July 29, 2021) was an American attorney and politician who served as a List of United States senators from Michigan, United States senator from Michigan from 1979 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party (U ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Acquisition and Technology, Acquisition and Technology (
Rick Santorum Richard John Santorum Sr. ( ; born May 10, 1958) is an American politician, attorney, author, and political commentator who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1995 to 2007. He was the Senate's Chairman of the United Sta ...
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Joe Lieberman Joseph Isadore Lieberman (; February 24, 1942 – March 27, 2024) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1989 to 2013. Originally a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Dem ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Airland Forces, Airland Forces (
Dan Coats Daniel Ray Coats (born May 16, 1943) is an American politician, attorney, and diplomat. From 2017 to 2019, he served as the Director of National Intelligence in the Trump administration. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a Unite ...
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John Glenn John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space and the first to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1 ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, Personnel (
Dirk Kempthorne Dirk Arthur Kempthorne (born October 29, 1951) is an American politician who served as the 49th United States Secretary of the Interior from 2006 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a ...
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Max Cleland Joseph Maxwell Cleland (August 24, 1942 – November 9, 2021) was an American politician from Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he was a disabled United States Army, U.S. Army vete ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, Readiness (Jim Inhofe, Chair;
Chuck Robb Charles Spittal Robb (born June 26, 1939) is an American former U.S. Marine Corps officer and politician who served as the 64th governor of Virginia from 1982 to 1986 and a United States senator representing Virginia from 1989 until 2001. A me ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower, Seapower (
John Warner John William Warner III (February 18, 1927 – May 25, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974 and as a five-term United States Republican Party, Republican United Stat ...
, Chair; Edward Kennedy, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Strategic Forces ( Bob Smith, Chair;
Jeff Bingaman Jesse Francis "Jeff" Bingaman Jr. (born October 3, 1943) is an American retired politician who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from New Mexico from 1983 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic ...
, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (
Al D'Amato Alfonse Marcello D'Amato (born August 1, 1937) is an American attorney, lobbyist, and Republican politician who represented the state of New York in the United States Senate from 1981 to 1999. From 1995 to 1999, he chaired the Senate Banking C ...
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Paul Sarbanes Paul Spyros Sarbanes (; February 3, 1933 – December 6, 2020) was an American politician and attorney from Maryland. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served in both chambers of the United States Congr ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Regulatory Relief, Financial Institutions and Regulatory Relief (
Lauch Faircloth Duncan McLauchlin "Lauch" Faircloth (January 14, 1928 – September 14, 2023) was an American politician from North Carolina who served as a Republican member of the United States Senate for one term from 1993 to 1999. He was a member of the De ...
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Richard Bryan Richard Hudson Bryan (born July 16, 1937) is an American retired politician and attorney who served as the 25th Governor of Nevada from 1983 to 1989 and as a United States Senator representing Nevada from 1989 until 2001. A Democrat, Bryan pr ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Services and Technology, Financial Services and Technology (Robert F. Bennett, Chair;
Barbara Boxer Barbara Sue Boxer (née Levy; born November 11, 1940) is a retired American politician, lobbyist, and former reporter who served in the United States Senate, representing California from 1993 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party (United St ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Housing Opportunity and Community Development, Housing Opportunity and Community Development (
Connie Mack III Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy III (born October 29, 1940), also known as Connie Mack III, is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 13th congressional district from 1983 to ...
, Chair; John F. Kerry, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on International Finance, International Finance (
Rod Grams Rodney Dwight Grams (February 4, 1948 – October 8, 2013) was an American politician and television news anchor who served in both the United States House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. A local news anchor, Grams became well known f ...
, Chair; Carol Moseley-Braun, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Securities, Securities (
Phil Gramm William Philip Gramm (born July 8, 1942) is an American economist and politician who represented Texas in both chambers of United States Congress, Congress. Though he began his political career as a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, Gr ...
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Chris Dodd Christopher John Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the List of United Sta ...
, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on the Budget, Budget (
Pete Domenici Pietro Vichi "Pete" Domenici ( ; May 7, 1932 – September 13, 2017) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senator from New Mexico from 1973 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served six terms in ...
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Frank Lautenberg Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (; January 23, 1924 June 3, 2013) was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who served as United States Senator from New Jersey from 1982 to 2001, and again from 2003 until his death in 2013. He was ori ...
, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Commerce, Science and Transportation (
John McCain John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American statesman and United States Navy, naval officer who represented the Arizona, state of Arizona in United States Congress, Congress for over 35 years, first as ...
, Chair; Ernest F. Hollings, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Aviation ( Slade Gorton, Chair;
Wendell Ford Wendell Hampton Ford (September 8, 1924 – January 22, 2015) was an American politician from Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Governor of Kentucky from 1971 to 1974, and as a member of the United States Senate for 24 ye ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Communications (
Conrad Burns Conrad Ray Burns (January 25, 1935 – April 28, 2016) was an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senator from Montana from 1989 to 2007. He was only the second Republican popularly elected to represent Montana in the ...
, Chair; Ernest F. Hollings, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce and Tourism, Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce and Tourism (
John Ashcroft John David Ashcroft (born May 9, 1942) is an American lawyer, Lobbying, lobbyist, and former politician who served as the 79th United States attorney general under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. A Republican Party (United States), R ...
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John Breaux John Berlinger Breaux (; born March 1, 1944) is an American lobbyist, attorney, and retired politician from Louisiana. He served in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives from 1972 to 1987 and as a United State ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Manufacturing and Competitiveness, Manufacturing and Competitiveness (
Spencer Abraham Edward Spencer Abraham (born June 12, 1952) is an American attorney, author, and politician who served as the 10th United States secretary of energy from 2001 to 2005, under President George W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party, he previousl ...
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Richard Bryan Richard Hudson Bryan (born July 16, 1937) is an American retired politician and attorney who served as the 25th Governor of Nevada from 1983 to 1989 and as a United States Senator representing Nevada from 1989 until 2001. A Democrat, Bryan pr ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries, Oceans and Fisheries (
Olympia Snowe Olympia Jean Snowe (; born February 21, 1947) is an American businesswoman and politician who was a United States Senate, United States Senator, representing Maine for three terms from 1995 to 2013. A lifelong member of the Republican Party (Unit ...
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John Kerry John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who served as the 68th United States secretary of state from 2013 to 2017 in the Presidency of Barack Obama#Administration, administration of Barac ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space, Science, Technology and Space (
Bill Frist William Harrison Frist (born February 22, 1952) is an American physician, businessman, conservationist and policymaker who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1995 to 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he also served as ...
, Chair; John D. Rockefeller IV, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine, Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine (
Kay Bailey Hutchison Kay Bailey Hutchison (born Kathryn Ann Bailey; July 22, 1943) is an American attorney, television correspondent, politician, diplomat, and was the 22nd United States Permanent Representative to NATO from 2017 until 2021. A member of the Republic ...
, Chair; Daniel K. Inouye, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Energy and Natural Resources (Frank H. Murkowski, Chair;
Dale Bumpers Dale Leon Bumpers (August 12, 1925 – January 1, 2016) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 38th Governor of Arkansas (1971–1975) and in the United States Senate (1975–1999). He was a member of the Democratic Party. He w ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on Energy Research, Development, Production and Regulation, Energy Research, Development, Production and Regulation (
Don Nickles Donald Lee Nickles (born December 6, 1948) is an American politician and lobbyist who was a Republican United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1981 to 2005. He was considered both a fiscal and social conservative. After retiring from the Sen ...
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Pete Domenici Pietro Vichi "Pete" Domenici ( ; May 7, 1932 – September 13, 2017) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senator from New Mexico from 1973 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served six terms in ...
, Vice Chair) ** United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, Forests and Public Land Management (Larry E. Craig, Chair;
Conrad Burns Conrad Ray Burns (January 25, 1935 – April 28, 2016) was an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senator from Montana from 1989 to 2007. He was only the second Republican popularly elected to represent Montana in the ...
, Vice Chair) ** United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation and Recreation, National Parks, Historic Preservation and Recreation ( Craig L. Thomas, Chair; Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Vice Chair) ** United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on Water and Power, Water and Power (
Jon Kyl Jon Llewellyn Kyl ( ; born April 25, 1942) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senator for Arizona from 1995 to 2013. Following the death of John McCain in 2018, Kyl briefly returned to the Senate; his resignatio ...
, Chair; Bob Smith, Vice Chair) * United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Environment and Public Works (John H. Chafee, Chair;
Max Baucus Maxwell Sieben Baucus ( Enke; born December 11, 1941) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Montana from 1978 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a U.S. senator for over 35 years, making him the long ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property and Nuclear Safety, Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property and Nuclear Safety (Jim Inhofe, Chair;
Bob Graham Daniel Robert Graham (November 9, 1936 – April 16, 2024) was an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as the 38th List of governors of Florida, governor of Florida from 1979 to 1987 and a United States Senate, United States senat ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Drinking Water, Fisheries and Wildlife, Drinking Water, Fisheries and Wildlife (
Dirk Kempthorne Dirk Arthur Kempthorne (born October 29, 1951) is an American politician who served as the 49th United States Secretary of the Interior from 2006 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a ...
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Harry Reid Harry Mason Reid Jr. (; December 2, 1939 – December 28, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Nevada from 1987 to 2017. He led the Senate Democratic Caucus from 2005 to 2 ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Control and Risk Assessment, Superfund, Waste Control and Risk Assessment ( Bob Smith, Chair;
Frank Lautenberg Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (; January 23, 1924 June 3, 2013) was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who served as United States Senator from New Jersey from 1982 to 2001, and again from 2003 until his death in 2013. He was ori ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Transportation and Infrastructure (
John Warner John William Warner III (February 18, 1927 – May 25, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974 and as a five-term United States Republican Party, Republican United Stat ...
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Max Baucus Maxwell Sieben Baucus ( Enke; born December 11, 1941) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Montana from 1978 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a U.S. senator for over 35 years, making him the long ...
, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics, Ethics (Select) ( Bob Smith, Chair;
Harry Reid Harry Mason Reid Jr. (; December 2, 1939 – December 28, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Nevada from 1987 to 2017. He led the Senate Democratic Caucus from 2005 to 2 ...
, Vice Chair) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (William V. Roth Jr., Bill Roth, Chair; Daniel Moynihan, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, Health Care (
Phil Gramm William Philip Gramm (born July 8, 1942) is an American economist and politician who represented Texas in both chambers of United States Congress, Congress. Though he began his political career as a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, Gr ...
, Chair; John D. Rockefeller IV, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on International Trade, International Trade (
Chuck Grassley Charles Ernest Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the president pro tempore of the United States Senate since 2025, a role he also held from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Re ...
, Chair; Daniel Moynihan, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Long-Term Growth, Debt and Deficit Reduction, Long-Term Growth, Debt and Deficit Reduction (
Connie Mack III Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy III (born October 29, 1940), also known as Connie Mack III, is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 13th congressional district from 1983 to ...
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Bob Graham Daniel Robert Graham (November 9, 1936 – April 16, 2024) was an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as the 38th List of governors of Florida, governor of Florida from 1979 to 1987 and a United States Senate, United States senat ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy, Social Security and Family Policy (
John Chafee John Lester Hubbard Chafee ( ; October 22, 1922 – October 24, 1999) was an American politician and officer in the United States Marine Corps. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as the 66th Governor o ...
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John Breaux John Berlinger Breaux (; born March 1, 1944) is an American lobbyist, attorney, and retired politician from Louisiana. He served in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives from 1972 to 1987 and as a United State ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, Taxation and IRS Oversight (
Don Nickles Donald Lee Nickles (born December 6, 1948) is an American politician and lobbyist who was a Republican United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1981 to 2005. He was considered both a fiscal and social conservative. After retiring from the Sen ...
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Max Baucus Maxwell Sieben Baucus ( Enke; born December 11, 1941) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Montana from 1978 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a U.S. senator for over 35 years, making him the long ...
, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (
Jesse Helms Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. (October 18, 1921 – July 4, 2008) was an American politician. A leader in the Conservatism in the United States, conservative movement, he served as a senator from North Carolina from 1973 to 2003. As chairman of the ...
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Joe Biden Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice p ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, African Affairs (
John Ashcroft John David Ashcroft (born May 9, 1942) is an American lawyer, Lobbying, lobbyist, and former politician who served as the 79th United States attorney general under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. A Republican Party (United States), R ...
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Russ Feingold Russell Dana Feingold ( ; born March 2, 1953) is an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1993 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, h ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Craig L. Thomas, Craig Thomas, Chair;
John Kerry John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who served as the 68th United States secretary of state from 2013 to 2017 in the Presidency of Barack Obama#Administration, administration of Barac ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, European Affairs ( Bob Smith, Chair;
Joe Biden Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice p ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion, International Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion (
Chuck Hagel Charles Timothy Hagel ( ; born October 4, 1946)Paul Sarbanes Paul Spyros Sarbanes (; February 3, 1933 – December 6, 2020) was an American politician and attorney from Maryland. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served in both chambers of the United States Congr ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Operations, International Operations (
Rod Grams Rodney Dwight Grams (February 4, 1948 – October 8, 2013) was an American politician and television news anchor who served in both the United States House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. A local news anchor, Grams became well known f ...
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Dianne Feinstein Dianne Emiel Feinstein (; June 22, 1933 – September 29, 2023) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from California from 1992 until her death in 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as the 38th ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (
Sam Brownback Samuel Dale Brownback (born September 12, 1956) is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Kansas from 1996 to 2011 and as the List of governors of Kansas, 46th governor of K ...
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Chuck Robb Charles Spittal Robb (born June 26, 1939) is an American former U.S. Marine Corps officer and politician who served as the 64th governor of Virginia from 1982 to 1986 and a United States senator representing Virginia from 1989 until 2001. A me ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, Narcotics and Terrorism, Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, Narcotics and Terrorism (
Paul Coverdell Paul Douglas Coverdell (January 20, 1939 – July 18, 2000) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Georgia from 1993 until his death in 2000. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the director o ...
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Chris Dodd Christopher John Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the List of United Sta ...
, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, Governmental Affairs (
Fred Thompson Freddie Dalton Thompson (August 19, 1942 – November 1, 2015) was an American politician, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, actor, and radio personality. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as a Unite ...
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John Glenn John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space and the first to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1 ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services, International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services ( Thad Cochran, Chair; Sander Levin, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia, Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia (
Sam Brownback Samuel Dale Brownback (born September 12, 1956) is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Kansas from 1996 to 2011 and as the List of governors of Kansas, 46th governor of K ...
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Joe Lieberman Joseph Isadore Lieberman (; February 24, 1942 – March 27, 2024) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1989 to 2013. Originally a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Dem ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (
Susan Collins Susan Margaret Collins (born December 7, 1952) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Maine. A member of the Republican Party, she has held her seat since 1997 and is Maine's longest-serving member of ...
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John Glenn John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space and the first to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1 ...
, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Select) ( Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Chair; Daniel K. Inouye, Vice Chair) * United States Senate Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (
Orrin Hatch Orrin Grant Hatch (March 22, 1934 – April 23, 2022) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Utah from 1977 to 2019. Hatch's 42-year Senate tenure made him the longest-serving Republican U.S. senat ...
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Patrick Leahy Patrick Joseph Leahy ( ; born March 31, 1940) is an American politician and attorney who represented Vermont in the United States Senate from 1975 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he also was the pr ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, Administrative Oversight and the Courts (
Chuck Grassley Charles Ernest Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the president pro tempore of the United States Senate since 2025, a role he also held from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Re ...
, Chair; Dick Durbin, Richard Durbin, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights and Competition, Antitrust, Business Rights and Competition (
Chuck Grassley Charles Ernest Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the president pro tempore of the United States Senate since 2025, a role he also held from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Re ...
, Chair; Dick Durbin, Richard Durbin, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism and Property Rights, Constitution, Federalism and Property Rights (
Mike DeWine Richard Michael DeWine ( ; born January 5, 1947) is an American politician and attorney serving as the 70th List of governors of Ohio, governor of Ohio since 2019. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served a ...
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Herb Kohl Herbert Hiken Kohl (February 7, 1935 – December 27, 2023) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and Democratic politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He served 24 years as a United States senator from Wisconsin, from 1989 to 2013, and ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Immigration (
Spencer Abraham Edward Spencer Abraham (born June 12, 1952) is an American attorney, author, and politician who served as the 10th United States secretary of energy from 2001 to 2005, under President George W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party, he previousl ...
, Chair; Edward Kennedy, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism and Government Information, Technology, Terrorism and Government Information (
Jon Kyl Jon Llewellyn Kyl ( ; born April 25, 1942) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senator for Arizona from 1995 to 2013. Following the death of John McCain in 2018, Kyl briefly returned to the Senate; his resignatio ...
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Dianne Feinstein Dianne Emiel Feinstein (; June 22, 1933 – September 29, 2023) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from California from 1992 until her death in 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as the 38th ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Youth Violence, Youth Violence (
Jeff Sessions Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III (born December 24, 1946) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 84th United States attorney general from 2017 to 2018. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as United Stat ...
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Joe Biden Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice p ...
, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Intelligence (Select) (Richard C. Shelby, Chair; J. Robert Kerrey, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources, Labor and Human Resources (
Jim Jeffords James Merrill "Jim" Jeffords (May 11, 1934 – August 18, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician from Vermont who served as a member of the Vermont Senate from 1967 to 1969, Attorney General of Vermont from 1969 to 1973, and later serve ...
, Chair; Edward Kennedy, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Aging, Aging (
Judd Gregg Judd Alan Gregg (born February 14, 1947) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 76th governor of New Hampshire from 1989 to 1993 and a United States senator from New Hampshire from 1993 to 2011 where he was Chairman of the Heal ...
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Barbara Mikulski Barbara Ann Mikulski ( ; born July 20, 1936) is an American politician and social worker who served as a United States senator from Maryland from 1987 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, she also served i ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Children and Families, Children and Families (
Dan Coats Daniel Ray Coats (born May 16, 1943) is an American politician, attorney, and diplomat. From 2017 to 2019, he served as the Director of National Intelligence in the Trump administration. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a Unite ...
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Chris Dodd Christopher John Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the List of United Sta ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Employment and Training, Employment and Training (
Mike DeWine Richard Michael DeWine ( ; born January 5, 1947) is an American politician and attorney serving as the 70th List of governors of Ohio, governor of Ohio since 2019. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served a ...
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Paul Wellstone Paul David Wellstone (July 21, 1944 – October 25, 2002) was an American academic, author, and politician who represented Minnesota in the United States Senate from 1991 until he was killed in a plane crash near Eveleth, Minnesota, in 2002. A m ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety, Public Health and Safety (
Bill Frist William Harrison Frist (born February 22, 1952) is an American physician, businessman, conservationist and policymaker who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1995 to 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he also served as ...
, Chair; Edward Kennedy, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Rules and Administration (
John Warner John William Warner III (February 18, 1927 – May 25, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974 and as a five-term United States Republican Party, Republican United Stat ...
, Chair; Wendell H. Ford, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Small Business, Small Business (
Kit Bond Christopher Samuel Bond (March 6, 1939 – May 13, 2025) was an American attorney and politician from Missouri. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from 1987 to 20 ...
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John Kerry John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who served as the 68th United States secretary of state from 2013 to 2017 in the Presidency of Barack Obama#Administration, administration of Barac ...
, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs (
Arlen Specter Arlen Specter (February 12, 1930 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer, author and politician who served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1981 to 2011. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican fr ...
, Chair; John D. Rockefeller IV, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem, Year 2000 Technology Problem (Select)


House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Robert Freeman Smith, Robert F. Smith, Chair; Larry Combest, Ranking Member) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Departments Operations, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture, Departments Operations, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture (Bob Goodlatte, Chair; Thomas Ewing, Ranking Member) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry, Resource Conservation and Research, Forestry, Resource Conservation and Research (Larry Combest, Chair; Bill Barrett, Ranking Member) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, General Farm Commodities (Bill Barrett, Chair; Larry Combest, Ranking Member) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry, Livestock, Dairy and Poultry (Richard Pombo, Chair;
John Boehner John Andrew Boehner ( ; born , 1949) is an American politician who served as the 53rd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served 13 terms as the U.S. representative ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops, Risk Management and Specialty Crops (Thomas Ewing, Chair; Larry Combest, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Bob Livingston, Chair; Dave Obey, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies (Joe Skeen, Chair; Marcy Kaptur, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary (Hal Rogers, Chair; Alan Mollohan, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Charlie H. Taylor, Chair; Jim Moran, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Energy and Water Development (Joseph McDade, Chair; Vic Fazio, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs, Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs (Sonny Callahan, Chair; Nancy Pelosi, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Interior (Ralph Regula, Chair; Sidney Yates, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, Human Services and Education, Labor, Health, Human Services and Education (John E. Porter, Chair; Dave Obey, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative, Legislative (James T. Walsh, Chair; José E. Serrano, Jose Serrano, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Military Construction (Ron Packard, Chair; Bill Hefner, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, National Security (Don Young, Chair; John P. Murtha, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Transportation (Frank R. Wolf, Chair; Martin Olav Sabo, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government, Treasury, Postal Service and General Government (Jim Kolbe, Chair; Steny Hoyer, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, VA, HUD and Independent Agencies (
John Lewis John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American civil rights activist and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville ...
, Chair; Louis Stokes, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Banking and Financial Services, Banking and Financial Services (Jim Leach, Chair; Henry B. Gonzalez, Ranking Member) ** United States House Banking and Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Capital Markets, Securities and Government Sponsored Enterprises (Richard Baker (U.S. politician), Richard H. Baker, Chair; Frank D. Lucas, Vice Chair) ** United States House Banking and Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Domestic and International Monetary Policy (Michael Castle, Chair; Jon Fox, Vice Chair) ** United States House Banking and Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit (Marge Roukema, Chair; Bill McCollum, Vice Chair) ** United States House Banking and Financial Services Subcommittee on General Oversight and Investigations, General Oversight and Investigations (Spencer Bachus, Chair; Bob Riley, Vice Chair) ** United States House Banking and Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, Housing and Community Opportunity (Rick Lazio, Chair; Bob Ney, Vice Chair) * United States House Committee on the Budget, Budget (John Kasich, Chair; John Spratt, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Thomas J. Bliley, Chair; Paul E. Gillmor, Ranking Member) ** United States House Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power, Energy and Power (Bob Schaffer, Chair; Mike Crapo, Ranking Member) ** United States House Commerce Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials, Finance and Hazardous Materials (Mike Oxley, Chair; Billy Tauzin, Ranking Member) ** United States House Commerce Subcommittee on Health and Environment, Health and Environment (Michael Bilirakis, Chair;
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, Ranking Member) ** United States House Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations (Joe Barton, Chair;
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, Ranking Member) ** United States House Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection, Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection (Billy Tauzin, Chair; Mike Oxley, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Education and the Workforce (Bill Goodling, Chair; Tom Petri, Vice Chair) ** United States House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families, Early Childhood, Youth and Families (Frank Riggs, Chair; Michael Castle, Vice Chair) ** United States House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, Employer-Employee Relations (Harris W. Fawell, Chair; Joe Knollenberg, Vice Chair) ** United States House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations (Peter Hoekstra, Chair; Charlie Norwood, Vice Chair) ** United States House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning, Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning (Buck McKeon, Chair;
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, Vice Chair) ** United States House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Workforce Protections (Cass Ballenger, Chair; Harris Fawell, Vice Chair) * United States House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Government Reform and Oversight (Dan Burton, Chair; Henry Waxman, Vice Chair) ** United States House Government Reform and Oversight Subcommittee on Civil Service, Civil Service (John Mica, Chair; Mike Pappas, Ranking Member) ** United States House Government Reform and Oversight Subcommittee on District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Thomas M. Davis III, Chair; Connie Morella, Ranking Member) ** United States House Government Reform and Oversight Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology, Government Management, Information and Technology (Stephen Horn, Chair;
Jeff Sessions Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III (born December 24, 1946) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 84th United States attorney general from 2017 to 2018. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as United Stat ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States House Government Reform and Oversight Subcommittee on Human Resources, Human Resources (Chris Shays, Chair; Vince Snowbarger, Ranking Member) ** United States House Government Reform and Oversight Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs, National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs (David M. McIntosh, Chair; John E. Sununu, Ranking Member) ** United States House Government Reform and Oversight Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs and Criminal Justice, National Security, International Affairs and Criminal Justice (
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, Chair; Mark Souder, Ranking Member) ** United States House Government Reform and Oversight Subcommittee on Postal Service, Postal Service (John M. McHugh, John McHugh, Chair; Mark Sanford, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on House Administration, House Administration (Bill Thomas, Chair; Sam Gejdenson, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on International Relations, International Relations (Benjamin Gilman, Chair; Lee H. Hamilton, Ranking Member) ** United States House International Relations Subcommittee on Africa, Africa (Edward Royce, Chair;
Bob Menendez Robert Menendez (; born January 1, 1954) is an American former politician and lawyer who represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 2006 until his resignation in 2024. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic ...
, Ranking Member) ** United States House International Relations Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, Asia and the Pacific (Doug Bereuter, Chair; Howard Berman, Ranking Member) ** United States House International Relations Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights, International Operations and Human Rights (Chris Smith (New Jersey politician), Chris Smith, Chair; Tom Lantos, Ranking Member) ** United States House International Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere (Elton Gallegly, Chair; Gary Ackerman, Ranking Member) ** United States House International Relations Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade, International Economic Policy and Trade (Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chair; Sam Gejdenson, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Henry J. Hyde, Chair; John Conyers, Ranking Member) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, Commercial and Administrative Law (George Gekas, Chair; Jerrold Nadler, Ranking Member) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, The Constitution (Charles T. Canady, Chair; Bobby Scott (politician), Bobby Scott, Ranking Member) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, Courts and Intellectual Property (Howard Coble, Chair; Barney Frank, Ranking Member) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Crime (Bill McCollum, Chair; Chuck Schumer, Ranking Member) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, Immigration and Claims (Lamar S. Smith, Chair; Mel Watt, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on National Security, National Security (Floyd Spence, Chair; Ron Dellums, Ranking Member) ** United States House National Security Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities, Military Installations and Facilities (Joel Hefley, Chair; Solomon P. Ortiz, Ranking Member) ** United States House National Security Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Military Personnel (Steve Buyer, Chair; Gene Taylor (Mississippi politician), Gene Taylor, Ranking Member) ** United States House National Security Subcommittee on Military Procurement, Military Procurement (Duncan L. Hunter, Duncan Hunter, Chair; Ike Skelton, Ranking Member) ** United States House National Security Subcommittee on Military Readiness, Military Readiness (Herbert Bateman, Chair; Norman Sisisky, Ranking Member) ** United States House National Security Subcommittee on Military Research and Development, Military Research and Development (Curt Weldon, Chair; Owen B. Pickett, Ranking Member) ** United States House National Security Subcommittee on Special Oversight Panel on Morale, Welfare and Recreation, Special Oversight Panel on Morale, Welfare and Recreation (John M. McHugh, John McHugh, Chair; Marty Meehan, Ranking Member) ** United States House National Security Subcommittee on Special Oversight Panel on the Merchant Marine, Special Oversight Panel on the Merchant Marine (Herbert Bateman, Chair; Neil Abercrombie, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Resources, Resources (Don Young, Chair; George Miller (California politician), George Miller, Ranking Member) ** United States House Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Energy and Mineral Resources (Barbara Cubin, Chair; Carlos Romero-Barcelo, Ranking Member) ** United States House Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Jim Saxton, Chair; Neil Abercrombie, Ranking Member) ** United States House Resources Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, National Parks and Public Lands (James V. Hansen, Chair; Eni Faleomavaega, Ranking Member) ** United States House Resources Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, Forests and Forest Health (Helen Chenoweth, Chair; Maurice Hinchey, Ranking Member) ** United States House Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power, Water and Power (John T. Doolittle, Chair; Peter DeFazio, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Gerald B.H. Solomon, Chair; Joe Moakley, Ranking Member) ** United States House Rules Subcommittee on the Legislative and Budget Process, Legislative and Budget Process (Porter Goss, Chair; Martin Frost, Ranking Member) ** United States House Rules Subcommittee on the Rules and Organization of the House, Rules and Organization of the House (David Dreier, Chair; Tony P. Hall, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Science, Science (Jim Sensenbrenner, Chair; George E. Brown Jr., Ranking Member) ** United States House Science Subcommittee on Basic Research, Basic Research (Steven Schiff, Chair; James A. Barcia, Ranking Member) ** United States House Science Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, Energy and Environment (Ken Calvert, Chair; Tim Roemer, Ranking Member) ** United States House Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, Space and Aeronautics (Dana Rohrabacher, Chair; Bud Cramer, Ranking Member) ** United States House Science Subcommittee on Technology, Technology (Constance Morella, Chair; Bart Gordon, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Jim Talent, Chair; John J. LaFalce, Ranking Member) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Empowerment, Empowerment (Mark Souder, Chair; Nydia Velazquez, Ranking Member) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Government Programs and Oversight, Government Programs and Oversight (Roscoe G. Bartlett, Chair; Glenn Poshard, Ranking Member) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Paperwork Reduction, Regulatory Reform and Paperwork Reduction (Sue W. Kelly, Chair; Norman Sisisky, Ranking Member) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Tax, Finance and Exports, Tax, Finance and Exports (Donald A. Manzullo, Chair; Linda Smith (American politician), Linda Smith, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct (James V. Hansen, Chair; Howard Berman, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Transportation and Infrastructure (Bud Shuster, Chair; James L. Oberstar, Ranking Member) ** United States House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation, Aviation (John J. Duncan Jr., Chair; Bill Lipinski, Ranking Member) ** United States House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation (Wayne T. Gilchrest, Chair; Bob Clement, Ranking Member) ** United States House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic Development, Public Buildings and Economic Development (Bud Shuster, Chair; James L. Oberstar, Ranking Member) ** United States House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Railroads (
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, Chair; Bob Wise, Ranking Member) ** United States House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Surface Transportation (Tom Petri, Chair; Nick Rahall, Ranking Member) ** United States House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Water Resources and Environment (Sherwood Boehlert, Chair; Robert Borski, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs (Bob Stump, Chair; Lane Evans, Ranking Member) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits, Benefits (Jack Quinn (politician), Jack Quinn, Chair; Bob Filner, Ranking Member) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, Health (Cliff Stearns, Chair; Luis Guiterrez, Ranking Member) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations (Terry Everett, Chair; Jim Clyburn, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (William Reynolds Archer Jr., Bill Archer, Chair; Charles Rangel, Ranking Member) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, Health (Bill Thomas, Chair; Pete Stark, Ranking Member) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources, Human Resources (E. Clay Shaw Jr., Chair; Sander M. Levin, Ranking Member) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, Oversight (Nancy Johnson, Chair; William J. Coyne, Ranking Member) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, Social Security (Jim Bunning, Chair; Barbara B. Kennelly, Ranking Member) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, Trade (Phil Crane, Chair; Bob Matsui, Ranking Member) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole


Joint committees

* Joint Economic Committee, Economic (Rep. Jim Saxton, Chair; Sen.
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, Vice Chair) * Joint Committee on Taxation, Taxation (Rep. William Reynolds Archer Jr., Bill Archer, Chair; Sen. William V. Roth Jr., Vice Chair) * Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Rep. Bill Thomas, Chair; Sen.
Ted Stevens Theodore Fulton Stevens Sr. (November 18, 1923 – August 9, 2010) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from Alaska from 1968 to 2009. He was the longest-serving Republican Party (United St ...
, Vice Chair) * Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Sen. John W. Warner, Chair; Rep. Bill Thomas, Vice Chair)


Employees


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

* Architect of the Capitol: William L. Ensign (acting), until February 1997 ** Alan M. Hantman, starting February 1997 * Attending Physician of the United States Congress: John F. Eisold * Comptroller General of the United States: vacant, until 1998 ** David M. Walker (politician), David M. Walker, from 1998 * Director of the Congressional Budget Office: June E. O'Neill * Librarian of Congress: James H. Billington * Public Printer of the United States: Michael F. DiMario


Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Lloyd John Ogilvie (Presbyterian) * Curator of the United States Senate, Curator: Diane K. Skvarla * Historian of the United States Senate, Historian: Richard A. Baker (historian), Richard A. Baker * Parliamentarian of the United States Senate, Parliamentarian: Robert B. Dove, Bob Dove * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Gary Lee Sisco * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Greg Harness * Secretary for the Majority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Majority: Elizabeth Baldwin Letchworth, Elizabeth B. Greene * Secretary for the Minority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Minority: Martin P. Paone * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Gregory S. Casey, until November 9, 1998 ** James W. Ziglar, from November 9, 1998


House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: James David Ford (Lutheranism, Lutheran) * Chief Administrative Officer of the United States House of Representatives, Chief Administrative Officer: Jeff Trandahl (acting), until July 31, 1997 ** James M. Eagen III, from July 31, 1997 * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: Robin H. Carle, until December 21, 1998 ** Jeff Trandahl, from January 1, 1999 * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Parliamentarian: Charles W. Johnson * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: ** Meg Goetz (until 1998), Mary Kevin Niland (D) ** Bob Berry (reading clerk), Bob Berry along with Paul Hays (R) * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Wilson Livingood * Inspector General of the United States House of Representatives, Inspector General: John W. Lainhart IV


See also

* List of new members of the 105th United States Congress * 1996 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress) ** 1996 United States presidential election ** 1996 United States Senate elections ** 1996 United States House of Representatives elections * 1998 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) ** 1998 United States Senate elections ** 1998 United States House of Representatives elections


Notes


References


External links


Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

House History
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from the U.S. Senate
Legislative information
from THOMAS at the Library of Congress * * * * * * {{United States Congresses 105th United States Congress,