The 109th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the

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federal government, composed of the

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and the

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, from January 3, 2005, to January 3, 2007, during the fifth and sixth years of George W. Bush's presidency. House members were elected in the 2004 elections on November 2, 2004. Senators were elected in three classes in the 2000 elections on November 7, 2000, 2002 elections on November 5, 2002, or 2004 elections on November 2, 2004. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 2000 United States census. This is the most recent Congress to feature a Republican senator from Rhode Island,

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, who lost re-election in 2006. The Republicans maintained control of both the House and the Senate (slightly increasing their majority in both chambers), and with the reelection of

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Bush, the Republicans maintained an overall federal government

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Major events

* January 20, 2005 — President

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began his second term. * November 7, 2006 — California Representative

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and Nevada Senator

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 ...

led the Democratic Party in taking control of both the House and the Senate in the 2006 congressional elections, the first time in 12 years the Democrats secure control of both houses of Congress simultaneously. * Prominent events included the

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nuclear option In the United States Senate, the nuclear option is a Parliamentary procedure, legislative procedure that allows the Senate to override a standing rule by a simple majority, avoiding the two-thirds supermajority normally required to invoke clot ...

" scare, the failure of the federal government to promptly respond to

Hurricane Katrina disaster relief The disaster recovery response to Hurricane Katrina in late 2005 included U.S. federal government agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the United States Coast Guard (USCG), state and local-level agencies, federal an ...

, the Tom DeLay corruption investigation, Plamegate, the rising unpopularity of the

Iraq War The Iraq War (), also referred to as the Second Gulf War, was a prolonged conflict in Iraq lasting from 2003 to 2011. It began with 2003 invasion of Iraq, the invasion by a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition, which ...

, the

2006 immigration reform protests In 2006–2007, millions of people participated in protests over a proposed change to U.S. immigration policy. These large scale mobilizations are widely seen as a historic turning point in Latino politics, especially Latino immigrant civic par ...

and

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. * In addition to the DeLay indictment, this Congress also had a number of scandals: Bob Ney, Randy "Duke" Cunningham, William J. Jefferson, Mark Foley scandal, and the Jack Abramoff scandals. * This Congress met for 242 days, the fewest since World War II and 12 days fewer than the

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. As the Congress neared its conclusion, some media commentators labeled this the "Do Nothing Congress", a pejorative originally given to the

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by President

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, although the number of bills passed by Congress is no measure of its success. * The President vetoed only one bill, his first veto, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005.

Major legislation

Enacted

George Bush signs the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006

* February 17, 2005:

Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 The U.S. Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332(d), 1453, 1711–15, expanded federal subject-matter jurisdiction over many large class action lawsuits and mass actions in the United States. The bill was the first major piece o ...

, * March 21, 2005: Theresa Marie Schiavo's law, * April 20, 2005:

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA) () is a legislative act that made several significant changes to the United States Bankruptcy Code. Referred to colloquially as the "New Bankruptcy Law", the Act of C ...

, * April 27, 2005: Family Entertainment and Copyright Act, * May 11, 2005: Real ID Act of 2005
Pub.L. 109-13
* July 9, 2005: Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005
Pub.L. 109-21
* July 29, 2005: Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005
Pub.L. 109-41
* August 2, 2005: Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act ( CAFTA Implementation Act), * August 8, 2005:

Energy Policy Act of 2005 The Energy Policy Act of 2005 () is a federal law signed by President George W. Bush on August 8, 2005, at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The act, described by proponents as an attempt to combat growing energy problems ...

, * August 10, 2005: Transportation Equity Act of 2005, * October 26, 2005:

Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) is a U.S law, passed in 2005, that protects firearms manufacturers and dealers from being held liable when crimes have been committed with their products. Both arms manufacturers and dealers ...

, * December 1, 2005: Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005, * December 20, 2005: Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005
Pub.L. 109-129
* December 22, 2005: Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005, * December 30, 2005: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006, * January 11, 2006: United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
Pub.L. 109-169
* February 8, 2006:

Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 is a United States Act of Congress concerning the Federal budget (United States), federal budget that became law in 2006. Legislative history The Senate's version passed after a tie-breaking vote was cast by Vice ...

, * February 15, 2006:

Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act The Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005 (Title II, subtitle B of , with a companion statute, Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Conforming Amendments Act of 2005, ), was an act of the United States Congress on banking regulation. It contain ...

Pub.L. 109-173
* March 8, 2006: USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2006, * May 17, 2006:

Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 The Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 (or TIPRA, , ) is an American law, which was enacted on May 17, 2006. This bill prevents several tax provisions from sunsetting in the near future. The two most notable pieces of the bill ...

, * May 29, 2006: Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act, * June 15, 2006: Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005
Pub.L. 109-235
* July 24, 2006: Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005
Pub.L. 109-243
* July 27, 2006: Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006
Pub.L. 109-246
* July 27, 2006:

Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act is a federal statute that was signed into law by U.S. President George W. Bush on July 27, 2006. The Walsh Act organizes sex offenders into three tiers according to the crime committed, and mand ...

, * August 17, 2006:

Pension Protection Act of 2006 The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (), 120 Stat. 780, was signed into law by U.S. President George W. Bush on August 17, 2006. Pension reform This legislation requires companies who have underfunded their pension plans to pay higher premiums t ...

Pub.L. 109-280
* September 26, 2006:

Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (S. 2590) is an Act of Congress that requires the full disclosure to the public of all entities or organizations receiving federal funds beginning in fiscal year (FY) 2007. The webs ...

, * September 26, 2006: United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
Pub.L. 109-283
* September 29, 2006:

Credit Rating Agency Reform Act The Credit Rating Agency Reform Act () is a United States federal law whose goal is to improve ratings quality for the protection of investors and in the public interest by fostering accountability, transparency, and competition in the credit ra ...

Pub.L. 109-291
* September 30, 2006: Iran Freedom and Support Act
Pub.L. 109-293
* October 4, 2006: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007
Pub.L. 109-295
* October 6, 2006: Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards (PETS) Act of 2006
Pub.L. 109-308
* October 6, 2006:

Trademark Dilution Revision Act The Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006 (H.R. 683, ) was a law passed in the United States covering trademark law, and specifically dealt with trademark dilution. The act amended the Trademark Act of 1946 and the later Federal Trademark D ...

Pub.L. 109-312
* October 13, 2006: Darfur Peace and Accountability Act
Pub.L. 109-344
* October 13, 2006:

Safe Port Act The Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006 (or SAFE Port Act, ) was an Act of Congress in the United States covering port security and to which an online gambling measure was added at the last moment. The House and Senate passed ...

, , including title VIII, Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 * October 17, 2006: John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007
Pub.L. 109-364
* October 17, 2006:

Military Commissions Act of 2006 The Military Commissions Act of 2006, also known as HR-6166, was an Act of Congress signed by President George W. Bush on October 17, 2006. The Act's stated purpose was "to authorize trial by military commission for violations of the law of ...

, * October 26, 2006:

Secure Fence Act of 2006 The Secure Fence Act of 2006 (), also labelled H.R. 6061, is an act of the United States Congress which authorized and partially funded the construction of 700 miles (1,125 km) of fencing along the Mexican border. The Act was signed into ...

, * November 27, 2006: Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act
Pub.L. 109-374
* December 14, 2006: Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act of 2006
Pub.L. 109-394
* December 19, 2006: Combating Autism Act of 2006
Pub.L. 109-416
* December 19, 2006: Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act
Pub.L. 109-417
* December 20, 2006: Tax Relief and Health Act of 2006, * December 20, 2006: Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, * December 20, 2006: Stolen Valor Act of 2005, * January 12, 2007: Johanna's Law
Pub.L. 109-475
* January 12, 2007: Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act of 2006
Pub.L. 109-476

Proposed, but not enacted

* — Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act * — Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005 (Vetoed) * — Jessica Lunsford Act * —

Border Protection, Anti-terrorism and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 The Border Protection, Anti-terrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 () was a bill in the 109th United States Congress. It was passed by the United States House of Representatives on December 16, 2005, by a vote of 239 to 182 (wit ...

* — Digital Transition Content Security Act * — Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2005 ( Akaka Bill) * — Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 More information
Complete index of Public and Private Laws for 109th Congress at U.S. Government Printing Office

Hearings

* Congressional response to the NSA warrantless surveillance program (Senate Judiciary; House Intelligence; Democrats of the House Judiciary)

Party summary

Senate

The party summary for the Senate remained the same during the entire 109th Congress. On January 16, 2006, Democrat

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resigned, but Democrat

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 ...

was appointed and took Corzine's seat the next day.

House of Representatives

Due to resignations and

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, Republicans lost a net of three seats; Democrats gained one seat; three seats were left vacant; and one seat which was vacant at the beginning of the Congress was filled. All seats were filled though

. (See

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, below.)

Leadership

Senate

Dick Cheney Richard Bruce Cheney ( ; born January 30, 1941) is an American former politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. He has been called vice presidency o ...

(R) * President pro tempore:

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)

Majority (Republican) leadership

* Majority Leader:

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 ...

* Majority Whip:

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

* Policy Committee Chairman:

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

* Republican Campaign Committee Chairwoman:

Elizabeth Dole Mary Elizabeth Alexander Dole (née Hanford; born July 29, 1936)Mary Ella Cathey Hanford, "Asbury and Hanford Families: Newly Discovered Genealogical Information" ''The Historical Trail'' 33 (1996), pp. 44–45, 49. is an American attorney, auth ...

*Chief Deputy Whip: Bob Bennett

Minority (Democratic) leadership

* Minority Leader:

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: Richard Durbin * Democratic Conference Chairman:

* Policy Committee Chairman:

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 ...

* Democratic Conference Secretary:

Debbie Stabenow Deborah Ann Stabenow ( ; née Greer; born April 29, 1950) is an American politician who served from 2001 to 2025 as a United States senator from Michigan. A member of the Democratic Party, she was Michigan's first female U.S. senator. Before he ...

* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:

Chuck Schumer Charles Ellis Schumer ( ; born November 23, 1950) is an American politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from New York (state), New York, a seat he has held since 1999. ...

* Steering and Outreach Committee Chair:

Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, lawyer and diplomat. She was the 67th United States secretary of state in the administration of Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, a U.S. senator represent ...

* Chief Deputy Whip:

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 ...

House of Representatives

* Speaker:

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 ...

Majority (Republican) leadership

* Majority Leader:

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 ...

, until September 28, 2005 **

Roy Blunt Roy Dean Blunt (born January 10, 1950) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Missouri from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he pre ...

, September 28, 2005 – February 2, 2006 ("Interim Leader") **

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 ...

, from February 2, 2006 * Majority Whip:

* Senior Chief Deputy Whip:

Eric Cantor Eric Ivan Cantor (born June 6, 1963) is an American lawyer and former politician who represented Virginia's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2014. A Republican, Cantor served as House Mino ...

* Deputy Whip Team:

Kevin Brady Kevin Patrick Brady (born April 11, 1955) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1997 to 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes northern Houston, including The Woodlands. He reti ...

* Assistant Deputy Whip Team: Doc Hastings * House Rules Committee Chairman: David Dreier * Republican Conference Chairwoman:

Deborah Pryce Deborah Denine Pryce (born July 29, 1951) is an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Ohio who was the member of the United States House of Representatives for Ohio's 15th congressional district, which includes the western half of Columb ...

* Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Jack Kingston *

: John T. Doolittle * Policy Committee Chairman: John Shadegg, until February 2, 2006 ** Adam Putnam, from February 2, 2006 * Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Tom Reynolds

Minority (Democratic) leadership

* Minority Leader:

Steny Hoyer Steny Hamilton Hoyer ( ; born June 14, 1939) is an American politician and retired attorney who has served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 1981. He also served as House Majority Leader from 2007 to 20 ...

* Senior Chief Deputy Whip:

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 ...

* Minority Deputy Whip Team: Joe Crowley,

Diana DeGette Diana Louise DeGette ( ; born July 29, 1957) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, her district is based in Denver. DeGette was a Chief Deputy Whip from 2005 ...

Ron Kind Ronald James Kind (born March 16, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1997 to 2023. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His former district is in western Wisconsin, anchored by La Cross ...

, Ed Pastor,

Jan Schakowsky Janice Schakowsky ( ; née Danoff; born May 26, 1944) is an American politician who has served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from since 1999, and she previously served as a member of the Illinois House of Re ...

, John Tanner &

Maxine Waters Maxine Moore Waters (née Carr; born August 15, 1938) is an American politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 1991. The district, numbered as the California's 29th congressional district, ...

* Democratic Caucus Chairman:

, until January 16, 2006 **

Jim Clyburn James Enos Clyburn (born July 21, 1940) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for . First elected in 1992, Clyburn is in his 17th term, representing a congressional district that includes most of the majority-black precinc ...

, from January 16, 2006 * Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman:

, until January 16, 2006 **

John Larson John Barry Larson (born July 22, 1948) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for since 1999. The district is based in the state capital, Hartford. A member of the Democratic Party, Larson chaired the Hou ...

, from January 16, 2006 * Assistant to the House Minority Leader: John Spratt * Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:

Rahm Emanuel Rahm Israel Emanuel (; born November 29, 1959) is an American politician, advisor, diplomat, and former investment banker who most recently served as List of ambassadors of the United States to Japan, United States ambassador to Japan from 2022 ...

* Steering Committee Co-Chairs:

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 ...

, George Miller

Members

Senate

In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 2006; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 2008; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 2010.

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 ...

: 2.

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 ...

: 2.

(R) : 3.

Lisa Murkowski Lisa Ann Murkowski ( ; born May 22, 1957) is an American attorney and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States senator from the state of Alaska, having held the seat since 2002. She is the first woman ...

(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 ...

: 1.

(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 ...

: 2.

Mark Pryor Mark Lunsford Pryor (born January 10, 1963) is an American attorney, politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from Arkansas from 2003 to 2015. He previously served as Arkansas Attorney General, Attorney ...

(D) : 3.

Blanche Lincoln Blanche Lambert Lincoln (born Blanche Meyers Lambert; September 30, 1960) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 1999 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, she was first elected to the Senate in 1 ...

(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 ...

: 1.

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 ...

(D) : 3.

(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.

Ken Salazar Kenneth Lee Salazar (born March 2, 1955) is an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as United States ambassador to Mexico from 2021 to 2025. He previously served as the 50th United States Secretary of the Interior in the administ ...

(D)

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. ...

: 1.

Joseph 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, he was its nomine ...

(D) : 3.

Christopher Dodd Christopher John Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the longest-serving senator in Connecticut's history. ...

(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 ...

: 1.

Tom Carper Thomas Richard Carper (born January 23, 1947) is an American politician and former military officer who served from 2001 to 2025 as a United States Senate, United States senator from Delaware. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), D ...

(D) : 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 ...

: 1.

Bill Nelson Clarence William Nelson II (born September 29, 1942) is an American politician, attorney, and former astronaut who served from 2001 to 2019 as a United States Senate, United States senator from Florida and from 2021 to 2025 as the Administrator ...

(D) : 3. Mel Martinez (R)

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 ...

: 2.

Saxby Chambliss Clarence Saxby Chambliss (; born November 10, 1943) is an American lawyer and retired politician who was a United States Senate, United States Senator from Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia from 2003 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party (Unite ...

(R) : 3.

Johnny Isakson John Hardy Isakson (December 28, 1944 – December 19, 2021) was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from Georgia from 2005 until his resignation in 2019 following health concerns. A member of the Republi ...

(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 ...

: 1.

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 ...

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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 ...

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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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Mike Crapo Michael Dean Crapo ( ; born May 20, 1951) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from Idaho, a seat he has held since 1999. A member of the Rep ...

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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 ...

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Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who was the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American president in American history. O ...

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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 ...

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Richard Lugar Richard Green Lugar ( ; April 4, 1932 – April 28, 2019) was an American politician who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from Indiana from 1977 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republ ...

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Evan Bayh Birch Evans "Evan" Bayh III ( ; born December 26, 1955) is an American politician who served as the List of governors of Indiana, 46th governor of Indiana from 1989 to 1997 and as a United States Senate, United States senator representing Indi ...

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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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Jim Bunning James Paul David Bunning (October 23, 1931 – May 26, 2017) was an American professional baseball pitcher and politician from Kentucky who served in both chambers of the United States Congress, a member of the United States House of Representati ...

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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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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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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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Mark Dayton Mark Brandt Dayton (born January 26, 1947) is an American politician who served as the List of governors of Minnesota, 40th governor of Minnesota from 2011 to 2019. He served as a United States Senate, United States Senator representing Minneso ...

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Norm Coleman Norman Bertram Coleman Jr. (born August 17, 1949) is an American politician, attorney, and lobbyist. From 2003 to 2009, he served as a United States Senate, United States Senator for Minnesota. From 1994 to 2002, he was mayor of Saint Paul, Mi ...

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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. ...

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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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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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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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John Ensign John Eric Ensign (born March 25, 1958) is an American veterinarian and former politician who served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 2001 until his resignation in 2011 amid a Senate Ethics Committee investigation into his attempts to ...

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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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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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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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Richard Burr Richard Mauze Burr (born November 30, 1955) is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from North Carolina from 2005 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Burr was previously a member of the United Stat ...

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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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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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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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Tom Coburn Thomas Allen Coburn (March 14, 1948 – March 28, 2020) was an American politician and medical doctor, physician who served as a United States senator from Oklahoma from 2005 to 2015. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, Coburn ...

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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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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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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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Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin Graham (; born July 9, 1955) is an American politician and attorney serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from South Carolina, a seat he has held since 2003. A membe ...

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Jim DeMint James Warren DeMint (born September 2, 1951) is an American businessman, author, and retired politician who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from South Carolina and as president of The Heritage Foundation. A leading figure ...

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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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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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Lamar Alexander Andrew Lamar Alexander Jr. (born July 3, 1940) is an American politician and attorney who served as a United States senator from Tennessee from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he also was the 45th governor of Tennessee from 1 ...

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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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John Cornyn John Cornyn III ( ; born February 2, 1952) is an American politician, attorney, and former jurist serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from Texas, a seat he has held since 2002. ...

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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 ...

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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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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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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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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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Maria Cantwell Maria Ellen Cantwell (; born October 13, 1958) is an American politician who has been the junior United States senator from Washington since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, she served in the Washington House of Representatives from 19 ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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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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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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Spencer Bachus Spencer Thomas Bachus III (born December 28, 1947) is an American politician. He is a former U.S. Representative for the state of Alabama, serving from 1993 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served as ranking member (2007–2011) an ...

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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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Don Young Donald Edwin Young (June 9, 1933 – March 18, 2022) was an American politician from Alaska. He is the List of members of the United States Congress by longevity of service, longest-serving Republican Party (United States), Republican in House ...

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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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Jeff Flake Jeffry Lane Flake (born December 31, 1962) is an American politician and diplomat who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 2013 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the United States House of Repr ...

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Raúl Grijalva Raúl Manuel Grijalva ( ; February 19, 1948 – March 13, 2025) was an American politician and activist who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Arizona from 2003 until his death in 2025. A member of the Democra ...

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Jim Kolbe James Thomas Kolbe (June 28, 1942 – December 3, 2022) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented Arizona's 5th congressional district from 1985 to 2003 and its 8 ...

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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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John Boozman John Nichols Boozman ( ; born December 10, 1950) is an American politician and former optometrist serving as the senior United States senator from Arkansas, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. repre ...

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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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Dan Lungren Daniel Edward Lungren (born September 22, 1946) is an American lawyer, lobbyist, and former politician. A native of Long Beach, California, his career as an elected official began when he was elected to the United States House of Representatives ...

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John Doolittle John Taylor Doolittle (born October 30, 1950), is an attorney and an American politician. Elected to Congress in 1990, he served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2009, representing (numbered as ...

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Doris Matsui Doris Okada Matsui ( ; born Doris Kazue Okada; , September 25, 1944) is an American politician, who has served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from since 2005. She succeeded her husband, Bob Matsui. The district, numb ...

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Barbara Lee Barbara Jean Lee (; born July 16, 1946) is an American politician who has served as the 52nd mayor of Oakland since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Lee previously served as a United States House of Repr ...

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Ellen Tauscher Ellen O'Kane Tauscher (November 15, 1951 – April 29, 2019) was an American businesswoman, diplomat, and Democratic Party politician who was the U.S. representative for California's 10th congressional district from 1997 to 2009. From 2009 to 20 ...

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Richard Pombo Richard William Pombo, Order of Prince Henry, GOIH (born January 8, 1961) is an American lobbyist for mining and water-management companies and former Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the United States House of Representativ ...

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Tom Lantos Thomas Peter Lantos (born Tamás Péter Lantos; February 1, 1928 – February 11, 2008) was a Hungarian-born American politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from California from 1981 until his deat ...

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Anna Eshoo Anna A. Eshoo ( ; née Georges; born December 13, 1942) is an American politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 1993 to 2025. She is a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democ ...

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Zoe Lofgren Susan Ellen "Zoe" Lofgren ( ; born December 21, 1947) is an American politician and lawyer serving as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from California. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Part ...

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Jim Costa James Manuel Costa (born April 13, 1952) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2023. He previously represented the 20th congressional district from 2005 to 2013 and the 16th congressional district from 2013 ...

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Devin Nunes Devin Gerald Nunes (; born October 1, 1973) is an American businessman and politician who serves as the Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board since January 20, 2025, and as chief executive officer of the Trump Media & Technolog ...

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Lois Capps Lois Ragnhild Capps (née Grimsrud; January 10, 1938) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1998 to 2017. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, numbered as the 22nd District from 1998 to 200 ...

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Howard McKeon Howard Philip "Buck" McKeon (born September 9, 1938) is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California's 25th congressional district from 1993 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a former chairman of ...

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Howard Berman Howard Lawrence Berman (born April 15, 1941) is an American attorney and retired politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from California from 1983 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party (United St ...

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Adam Schiff Adam Bennett Schiff (born June 22, 1960) is an American lawyer, author, and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States Senate, United States senator from California, a seat he has held since 2024. A m ...

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Xavier Becerra Xavier Becerra (; born January 26, 1958) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 25th United States secretary of health and human services, a position he held from March 19, 2021 to January 20, 2025. He is the first Latino to h ...

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Diane Watson Diane Edith Watson (born November 12, 1933) is a former American politician who served as United States House of Representatives, US Representative for , serving from 2003 until 2011, after first being elected in the 32nd District in a 2001 speci ...

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Lucille Roybal-Allard Lucille Elsa Roybal-Allard (born June 12, 1941) is an American politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from California from 1993 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic ...

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Jane Harman Jane Margaret Harman (née Lakes, June 28, 1945) is an American former politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1993 to 1999 and again from 2001 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the ranking member on the ...

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Juanita Millender-McDonald Juanita Millender-McDonald (September 7, 1938 – April 22, 2007) was an Politics of the United States, American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1996 until her death in 2007, representing Califo ...

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Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian, with a career spanning seven decades in film, stage, television and radio. Famously nicknamed as "Th ...

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Dana Rohrabacher Dana Tyrone Rohrabacher ( ; born June 21, 1947) is an American former politician who served in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives from 1989 to 2019. Representing for the last three terms of his House tenure ...

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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 ...

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Darrell Issa Darrell Edward Issa ( ; born November 1, 1953) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 48th congressional district. He represented the 50th congressional district from 2021 to 2023. A memb ...

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Brian Bilbray Brian Phillip Bilbray (born January 28, 1951) is an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2001 and again from 2006 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party. Bilbray was Chairman of the House I ...

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Bob Filner Robert Earl Filner (September 4, 1942 – April 20, 2025) was an American politician who was the 35th mayor of San Diego from December 2012 through August 2013, when he resigned amid multiple allegations of sexual harassment. He later pleaded g ...

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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 ...

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Tom Tancredo Thomas Gerard Tancredo (; born December 20, 1945) is an American politician from Colorado, who represented Colorado's 6th congressional district, the state's sixth congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to ...

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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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Nancy Johnson Nancy Elizabeth Johnson (née Lee; born January 5, 1935) is an American lobbyist and politics in the United States, politician from the U.S. state, state of Connecticut. Johnson was a United States Republican Party, Republican member of the Un ...

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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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Mike Castle Michael Newbold Castle (born July 2, 1939) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 69th governor of Delaware from 1985 to 1992 and as the U.S. representative from from 1993 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. Th ...

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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 ...

: . Jeff Miller (R) : . Allen Boyd (D) : . Corrine Brown (D) : . Ander Crenshaw (R) : .

Ginny Brown-Waite Virginia Brown-Waite (born Virginia Frances Kniffen; October 5, 1943) is an American politician who served as U.S. Representative for from 2003 until 2011. She is a member of the Republican Party and a founder of Maggie's List. The district s ...

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Cliff Stearns Clifford Bundy Stearns Sr. (born April 16, 1941) is an American businessman and politician who was the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 1989 to 2013. He is a member of the United States Republican Party, Repub ...

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Bill Young William, Will, Bill or Billy Young may refer to: Arts and entertainment * William Young (composer) (died 1662), English composer and viola da gambist * William Young (architect) (1843–1900), Scottish architect, designer of Glasgow City Chambe ...

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Katherine Harris Katherine Harris (born April 5, 1957) is an American politician from Florida. A Republican, she served in the Florida Senate from 1994 to 1998, as Secretary of State of Florida from 1999 to 2002, and as a member of the United States House of Re ...

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Mark Foley Mark Adam Foley (born September 8, 1954) is an American former politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives. He served from 1995 until 2006, representing the 16th District of Florida as a member of the Repub ...

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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Ileana Ros-Lehtinen ( ; ; born July 15, 1952) is an American politician and lobbyist from Miami, Florida, who represented from 1989 to 2019. By the end of her tenure, she was the most senior U.S. Representative from Florida. She was Chairwoman ...

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz Deborah Wasserman Schultz ( Wasserman; ; born September 27, 1966) is an American politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for , first elected to Congress in United States House of Representatives elec ...

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Clay Shaw Clay LaVergne Shaw (March 17, 1913 – August 15, 1974) was an American businessman, military officer, and part-time contact of the Domestic Contact Service (DCS) of the CIA. Shaw is best known for being the only person brought to trial for in ...

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Alcee Hastings Alcee Lamar Hastings ( ; September 5, 1936 – April 6, 2021) was an American politician, and former judge from the state of Florida. Hastings was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida by President J ...

(D) : . Tom Feeney (R) : . Mario Diaz-Balart (R)

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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Sanford Bishop Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. (born February 4, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower ho ...

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Cynthia McKinney Cynthia Ann McKinney (born March 17, 1955) is a former American politician. As a member of the Democratic Party, she served six terms in the United States House of Representatives. She was the first African American woman elected to represent G ...

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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 ...

(R) : . Lynn Westmoreland (R) : . Charlie Norwood (R) : .

Nathan Deal John Nathan Deal (born August 25, 1942) is an American politician and former lawyer who served as the 82nd governor of Georgia from 2011 to 2019. A Republican, he previously served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Deal served ...

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David Scott David Randolph Scott (born June 6, 1932) is an American retired test pilot and NASA astronaut who was the List of Apollo astronauts#People who have walked on the Moon, seventh person to walk on the Moon. Selected as part of the NASA Astronaut ...

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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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Neil Abercrombie Neil Abercrombie (born June 26, 1938) is an American politician who served as the seventh governor of Hawaii from 2010 to 2014. He is a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party. Born in Buffalo, New York, Abercrombie is a ...

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Ed Case Edward Espenett Case (born September 27, 1952) is an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district since 2019, which covers the urban core o ...

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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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C. L. Otter Clement Leroy "Butch" Otter (born May 3, 1942) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 32nd List of Governors of Idaho, governor of Idaho from 2007 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, h ...

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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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Bobby Rush Bobby Lee Rush (born November 23, 1946) is an American politician, activist, and pastor who served as the U.S. representative for for three decades, ending in 2023. A civil rights activist during the 1960s, Rush co-founded the Illinois chapter ...

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Dan Lipinski Daniel William Lipinski (born July 15, 1966) is an American politician and political scientist who served eight terms as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Illinois's 3rd congressional district from 2005 to 2021. ...

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Luis Gutiérrez Luis Vicente Gutiérrez (born December 10, 1953) is an American politician. He served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 1993 to 2019. From 1986 until his election to United States Congress, Congress, he ...

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Melissa Bean Melissa Bean (née Luburich; born January 22, 1962) is an Americans, American politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 2005 to 2011. Bean is a member of the Democratic Party (United States ...

(D) : . Janice D. Schakowsky (D) : . Mark Steven Kirk (R) : . Jerry Weller (R) : . Jerry Costello (D) : . Judy Biggert (R) : .

(R) : . Timothy V. Johnson (R) : . Donald Manzullo (R) : .

Lane Evans Lane Allen Evans (August 4, 1951 – November 5, 2014) was an American attorney and politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2007, representing the 17th District of Illinois. Eva ...

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Ray LaHood Raymond H. LaHood ( ; born December 6, 1945) is an American politician who served as the 16th United States Secretary of Transportation from 2009 to 2013 under President Barack Obama. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the ...

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John Shimkus John Mondy Shimkus (, born February 21, 1958) is an American politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from 1997 to 2021, representing the 20th, 19th and 15th congressional districts of Illinois. Shi ...

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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 ...

: . Pete Visclosky (D) : . Chris Chocola (R) : . Mark Souder (R) : .

Steve Buyer Stephen Earle Buyer ( ; born November 26, 1958) is an American former politician who served as the U.S. representative for , and previously the , from 1993 until 2011. In Congress, Buyer served as one of the House managers (prosecutors) in the ...

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Mike Pence Michael Richard Pence (born June 7, 1959) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 48th vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021 under President Donald Trump. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Repub ...

(R) : . Julia Carson (D) : . John Hostettler (R) : . Mike Sodrel (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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Jim Leach James Albert Smith Leach (October 15, 1942 – December 11, 2024) was an American academic and politician. He served as ninth Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities from 2009 to 2013 and was a member of the U.S. House of Representat ...

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Steve King Steven Arnold King (born May 28, 1949) is an American former politician and businessman who served as a U.S. representative from Iowa from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Iowa's 5th congressional district un ...

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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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Jerry Moran Gerald Wesley Moran ( ; born May 29, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician who is the senior United States senator from Kansas, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was chair of the National Republican Senato ...

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Jim Ryun James Ronald Ryun (born April 29, 1947) is an American former Republican Party (United States), Republican politician and Olympic track and field athlete, who at his peak was widely considered the world's top middle-distance runner. He won a si ...

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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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Ed Whitfield Wayne Edward Whitfield (born May 25, 1943) is an American politician and attorney who served as the U.S. representative of from January 1995, until his resignation in September 2016. He is a member of the Republican Party, and the first to re ...

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Geoff Davis Geoffrey Clark Davis (born October 26, 1958) is an American businessman, politician and former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2005 to 2012. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district included 24 counties in the northeastern p ...

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Hal Rogers Harold Dallas Rogers (born December 31, 1937) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 1981. He is a member of the Republican Party. Upon Don Young's death in 2022, Rogers became the dean of the Hous ...

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Ben Chandler Albert Benjamin Chandler III (born September 12, 1959) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, United States representative for from 2004 to 2013. A United States Democratic Party, Democrat, ...

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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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Bobby Jindal Piyush "Bobby" Jindal (born June 10, 1971) is an American politician who served as the 55th governor of Louisiana from 2008 to 2016. A member of the Republican Party, Jindal previously served as a U.S. representative from Louisiana from 2005 t ...

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Charlie Melançon Charles Joseph Melançon (; born October 3, 1947) is an American politician and former secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. From 2005 to 2011, he was the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for ...

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Charles Boustany Charles William Boustany Jr. (; born February 21, 1956) is an American politician, physician, and former congressman from Lafayette, Louisiana, who served as the U.S. representative from Louisiana's 3rd congressional district from 2005 to 2017 ( ...

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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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Mike Michaud Michael Herman Michaud ( ; born January 18, 1955) is an American businessman and politician from Maine. Michaud served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the United States ...

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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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Wayne Gilchrest Wayne Thomas Gilchrest (born April 15, 1946) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing . In 2008, Gilchrest was defeated in the Republican primary by State Senator And ...

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Dutch Ruppersberger Charles Albert "Dutch" Ruppersberger III ( ; born January 31, 1946) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2003 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as an assistant state attorney o ...

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Ben Cardin Benjamin Louis Cardin (born October 5, 1943) is an American lawyer and former politician who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Maryland from 2007 until 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic ...

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Elijah Cummings Elijah Eugene Cummings (January 18, 1951October 17, 2019) was an American politician and civil rights advocate who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1996 until his death in 2019, when he was succeeded by his predecess ...

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Chris Van Hollen Christopher Van Hollen Jr. ( ; born January 10, 1959) is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Maryland, a seat he has held since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the U.S. re ...

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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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Richard Neal Richard Edmund Neal (born February 14, 1949) is an American politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 1989. The district, numbered as the Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district, 2nd di ...

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Barney Frank Barnett Frank (born March 31, 1940) is a retired American politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1981 to 2013. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, Frank served as chairman of th ...

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Ed Markey Edward John Markey (born July 11, 1946) is an American politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States Senate, United States senator from the state of Massachusetts, a seat he has held since 2013. A member of ...

(D) : . Mike Capuano (D) : . Stephen Lynch (D) : . Bill Delahunt (D)

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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Peter Hoekstra Cornelis Piet Hoekstra (; born October 30, 1953) is a Dutch-American politician who is serving as List of ambassadors of the United States to Canada, Ambassador to Canada. Hoekstra had served as the United States Ambassador to the Netherlands fr ...

(R) : . Vern Ehlers (R) : . David Lee Camp (R) : . Dale Kildee (D) : . Fred Upton (R) : . Joe Schwarz (R) : . Mike Rogers (Michigan politician), Mike Rogers (R) : . Joe Knollenberg (R) : . Candice Miller (R) : . Thaddeus McCotter (R) : . Sander Levin (D) : . Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D) : . John Conyers (D) : . John Dingell (D)

List of United States representatives from Minnesota, Minnesota

: . Gil Gutknecht (R) : . John Kline (politician), John Kline (R) : . Jim Ramstad (R) : . Betty McCollum (DFL) : . Martin Olav Sabo (DFL) : . Mark Kennedy (politician), Mark Kennedy (R) : . Collin Peterson (DFL) : . James Oberstar (DFL)

List of United States representatives from Mississippi, Mississippi

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

List of United States representatives from Missouri, Missouri

: . Lacy Clay (D) : . Todd Akin (R) : . Russ Carnahan (D) : . Ike Skelton (D) : . Emanuel Cleaver (D) : . Sam Graves (R) : .

(R) : . Jo Ann Emerson (R) : . Kenny Hulshof (R)

List of United States representatives from Montana, Montana

: . Denny Rehberg (R)

List of United States representatives from Nebraska, Nebraska

: . Jeff Fortenberry (R) : . Lee Terry (R) : . Tom Osborne (R)

List of United States representatives from Nevada, Nevada

: . Shelley Berkley (D) : . Jim Gibbons (U.S. politician), Jim Gibbons (R), until December 31, 2006, vacant thereafter : . Jon Porter (R)

List of United States representatives from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

: . Jeb Bradley (R) : . Charles Foster Bass, Charlie 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) : . Scott Garrett (R) : . Frank Pallone (D) : . Mike Ferguson (New Jersey), Mike Ferguson (R) : . Bill Pascrell Jr. (D) : . Steve Rothman (D) : . Donald M. Payne (D) : . Rodney Frelinghuysen (R) : . Rush D. Holt Jr. (D) : .

(D), until January 17, 2006 :: Albio Sires (D), from November 13, 2006

List of United States representatives from New Mexico, New Mexico

: . Heather Wilson (R) : . Steve Pearce (politician), Steve Pearce (R) : . Tom Udall (D)

List of United States representatives from New York, New York

: . Tim Bishop (D) : . Steve Israel (D) : . Peter T. King (R) : . Carolyn McCarthy (D) : . Gary Ackerman (D) : . Gregory Meeks (D) : . Joseph Crowley (D) : . Jerry Nadler (D) : . Anthony Weiner (D) : . Edolphus Towns (D) : . Major Owens (D) : . Nydia Velázquez (D) : . Vito Fossella (R) : . Carolyn Maloney (D) : . Charles Rangel (D) : . José E. Serrano (D) : . Eliot Engel (D) : . Nita Lowey (D) : . Sue W. Kelly (R) : . John E. Sweeney (R) : . Michael R. McNulty (D) : . Maurice Hinchey (D) : . John M. McHugh (R) : . Sherwood Boehlert (R) : . James T. Walsh, Jim Walsh (R) : . Tom Reynolds (R) : . Brian Higgins (D) : . Louise McIntosh Slaughter (D) : . Randy Kuhl (R)

List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

: . G. K. Butterfield (D) : . Bob Etheridge (D) : . Walter B. Jones (R) : . David Price (U.S. politician), David Price (D) : . Virginia Foxx (R) : . Howard Coble (R) : . Mike McIntyre (D) : . Robin Hayes (R) : . Sue Wilkins Myrick (R) : . Patrick McHenry (R) : . Charles Taylor (North Carolina politician), Charles H. Taylor (R) : . Mel Watt (D) : . Brad Miller (congressman), Brad Miller (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) until April 29, 2005 :: Jean Schmidt (R), from September 6, 2005 : . Mike Turner (R) : . Mike Oxley (R) : . Paul Gillmor (R) : . Ted Strickland (D) : . Dave Hobson (R) : .

(R) : . Marcia Kaptur (D) : . Dennis Kucinich (D) : . Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D) : . Pat Tiberi (R) : . Sherrod Brown (D) : . Steve LaTourette (R) : .

(R) : . Ralph Regula (R) : . Tim Ryan (Ohio politician), Tim Ryan (D) : . Robert W. Ney (R) until November 3, 2006, vacant thereafter

List of United States representatives from Oklahoma, Oklahoma

: . John Sullivan (Oklahoma politician), John Sullivan (R) : . Dan Boren (D) : . Frank Lucas (Oklahoma politician), Frank Lucas (R) : . Tom Cole (R) : . Ernest Istook (R)

List of United States representatives from Oregon, Oregon

: . David Wu (D) : . Greg Walden (R) : . Earl Blumenauer (D) : . Peter DeFazio (D) : . Darlene Hooley (D)

List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . Bob Brady (D) : . Chaka Fattah (D) : . Phil English (R) : . Melissa Hart (politician), Melissa Hart (R) : . John E. Peterson (R) : . Jim Gerlach (R) : . Curt Weldon (R) : . Mike Fitzpatrick (R) : . Bill Shuster (R) : . Don Sherwood (politician), Don Sherwood (R) : . Paul Kanjorski (D) : . John Murtha (D) : . Allyson Schwartz (D) : . Michael F. Doyle (D) : . Charlie Dent (R) : . Joseph R. Pitts (R) : . Tim Holden (D) : . Tim Murphy (congressman), Tim Murphy (R) : . Todd Russell Platts (R)

List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: . Patrick J. Kennedy (D) : . James Langevin (D)

List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . Henry E. Brown Jr. (R) : . Joe Wilson (American politician), Joe Wilson (R) : . Gresham Barrett (R) : . Bob Inglis (R) : . John Spratt (D) : .

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List of United States representatives from South Dakota, South Dakota

: . Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie Herseth (D)

List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . Bill Jenkins (politician), William L. Jenkins (R) : . Jimmy Duncan (U.S. politician), John Duncan (R) : . Zach Wamp (R) : . Lincoln Davis (D) : . Jim Cooper (D) : . Bart Gordon (D) : . Marsha Blackburn (R) : . John S. Tanner (D) : . Harold Ford Jr. (D)

List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas

: . Louie Gohmert (R) : . Ted Poe (R) : . Sam Johnson (R) : . Ralph Hall (R) : . Jeb Hensarling (R) : . Joe Barton (R) : . John Culberson (R) : .

(R) : . Al Green (politician), Al Green (D) : . Michael McCaul (R) : . Mike Conaway (R) : . Kay Granger (R) : . Mac Thornberry (R) : . Ron Paul (R) : . Rubén Hinojosa (D) : . Silvestre Reyes (D) : . Chet Edwards (D) : . Sheila Jackson-Lee (D) : . Randy Neugebauer (R) : . Charlie Gonzalez (D) : . Lamar S. Smith (R) : .

(R), until June 9, 2006 :: Shelley Sekula-Gibbs (R), from November 13, 2006 : . Henry Bonilla (R) : . Kenny Marchant (R) : . Lloyd Doggett (D) : . Michael C. Burgess (R) : . Solomon P. Ortiz (D) : . Henry Cuellar (D) : . Gene Green (D) : . Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) : . John Carter (Texas politician), John Carter (R) : . Pete Sessions (R)

List of United States representatives from Utah, Utah

: . Rob Bishop (R) : . Jim Matheson (D) : . Chris Cannon (R)

List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . Bernie Sanders (I)

List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . Jo Ann Davis (R) : . Thelma Drake (R) : . Robert C. Scott (D) : . Randy Forbes (R) : . Virgil Goode (R) : . Bob Goodlatte (R) : .

(R) : . Jim Moran (D) : . Rick Boucher (D) : . Frank Wolf (politician), Frank Wolf (R) : . Thomas M. Davis (R)

List of United States representatives from Washington, Washington

: . Jay Inslee (D) : . Rick Larsen (D) : . Brian Baird (D) : . Doc Hastings (R) : . Cathy McMorris (R) : . Norm Dicks (D) : . Jim McDermott (D) : . Dave Reichert (R) : . Adam Smith (Washington politician), Adam Smith (D)

List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . Alan Mollohan (D) : . Shelley Moore Capito (R) : . Nick Rahall (D)

List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Paul Ryan (R) : . Tammy Baldwin (D) : .

(D) : . Gwen Moore (D) : . Jim Sensenbrenner (R) : . Tom Petri (R) : . Dave Obey (D) : . Mark Andrew Green, Mark Green (R)

List of United States representatives from Wyoming, Wyoming

: . Barbara Cubin (R)

Non-voting members

: . Eni Faleomavaega (D) : . Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) : . Madeleine Bordallo (D) : . Luis Fortuño (Resident Commissioner) (R/New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico, PNP) : . Donna Christian-Christensen (D) 109th US congress house of reps

Changes in membership

Members who came and left during this Congress.

Senate

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House of Representatives

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Committees

Senate

House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Bob Goodlatte, Chair; Collin C. Peterson, Ranking Member) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research, Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research (Tim Holden, Chair; Frank D. Lucas, Ranking Member) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Dairy, Nutrition and Forestry, Department Operations, Oversight (Gil Gutknecht, Chair; Joe Baca, Ranking Member) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, General Farm Commodities and Risk Management (

, Chair; Bob Etheridge, Ranking Member) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture, Livestock and Horticulture (Robin Hayes, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Speciality and Foreign Agriculture Programs, Speciality Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs (Bill Jenkins (politician), William L. Jenkins, Chair; Mike McIntyre, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (

, Chair; David R. 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 (Henry Bonilla, Chair; Rosa L. DeLauro, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Defense (C. W. Bill Young, Chair; John P. Murtha, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy, Water Development and Related Agencies, Energy, Water Development and Related Agencies (Dave Hobson, David Hobson, Chair; John P. Murtha, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs, Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Agencies (

, Chair; Nita Lowey, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Homeland Security (Hal Rogers, Harold Rogers, Chair; Martin Olav Sabo, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies (David L. Hobson, Chair; Pete Visclosky, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Labor, Health, Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Ralph Regula, Chair; David R. Obey, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Military Quality of Life and Veterans' Affairs and Related Agencies (James T. Walsh, Chair; Chet Edwards, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Science, The Departments of State, Justice and Commerce and Related Agencies, Science, The Departments of State, Justice and Commerce and Related Agencies (Charles Taylor (North Carolina politician), Charles H. Taylor, Chair; Norman D. Dicks, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, HUD, The Judiciary, District of Columbia and Independent Agencies, Transportation, Treasury, HUD, The Judiciary, District of Columbia and Independent Agencies (Joe Knollenberg, Chair; John Olver, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services ( Duncan Hunter, Chair; Ike Skelton, Ranking Member) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Military Personnel (John M. McHugh, Chair; Vic Snyder, Ranking Member) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Projection Forces, Projection Forces (Roscoe G. Bartlett, Chair; Gene Taylor (Mississippi politician), Gene Taylor, Ranking Member) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, Readiness ( Joel Hefley, Chair; Solomon P. Ortiz, Ranking Member) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Forces, Strategic Forces ( Terry Everett, Chair; Silvestre Reyes, Ranking Member) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, Tactical Air and Land Forces (Curt Weldon, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities (Jim Saxton, Chair; Marty Meehan, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on the Budget, Budget ( Jim Nussle, Chair; John M. Spratt Jr., Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Education and the Workforce (

, Chair; George Miller, Ranking Member) ** United States House Education Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, Education Reform (Michael Castle, Chair; Lynn Woolsey, Ranking Member) ** United States House Education Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Employer-Employee Relations (Sam Johnson, Chair; Robert E. Andrews, Ranking Member) ** United States House Education Subcommittee on Select Education, Select Education (Patrick Tiberi, Chair; Ruben Hinojosa, Ranking Member) ** United States House Education Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, 21st Century Competitiveness (Buck McKeon, Chair; Dale Kildee, Ranking Member) ** United States House Education Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Workforce Protections ( Charlie Norwood, Chair; Major Owens, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Energy and Commerce (Joe Barton, Chair; John D. Dingell, Ranking Member) ** United States House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection (

, Chair; Janice D. Schakowsky, Ranking Member) ** United States House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, Energy and Air Quality (Ralph M. Hall, Chair; Rick Boucher, Ranking Member) ** United States House Energy Subcommittee on Environment and Economy, Environment and Hazardous Materials (Paul E. Gillmor, Chair; Hilda Solis, Ranking Member) ** United States House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, Health (

, Chair; Sherrod Brown, Ranking Member) ** United States House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations (

, Chair; Bart Stupak, Ranking Member) ** United States House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, Telecommunications and the Internet (Fred Upton, Chair;

, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Financial Services, Financial Services (Mike Oxley, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government-Sponsored Enterprises, Capital Markets, Insurance and Government-Sponsored Enterprises ( Richard H. Baker, Chair; Paul Kanjorski, Ranking Member) ** United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology, Domestic, International Monetary Policy, Trade and Technology (

, Chair; Carolyn Maloney, Ranking Member) ** United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit (

, Chair; Bernie Sanders, Ranking Member) ** United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, Housing and Community Opportunity ( Bob Ney, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations (Sue W. Kelly, Chair; Luis Guiterrez, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Government Reform, Government Reform (Thomas M. Davis, Tom Davis, Chair; Henry Waxman, Ranking Member) ** United States House Government Reform Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources ( Mark Souder, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States House Government Reform Subcommittee on Energy and Resources, Energy and Resources (Darrell E. Issa, Chair; Diane E. Watson, Ranking Member) ** United States House Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency Organization, Federal Workforce and Agency Organization (Jon C. Porter, Chair; Danny K. Davis, Ranking Member) ** United States House Government Reform Subcommittee on Federalism and the Census, Federalism and the Census (Michael R. Turner, Chair; William Lacy Clay Jr., William Lacy Clay, Ranking Member) ** United States House Government Reform Subcommittee on Governmental Management, Finance and Accountability, Governmental Management, Finance and Accountability (Todd Russell Platts, Chair; Edolphus Towns, Ranking Member) ** United States House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Resources, National Security, Emerging Threats and International Resources ( Chris Shays, Chair; Dennis J. Kucinich, Ranking Member) ** United States House Government Reform Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Regulatory Affairs (Candice S. Miller, Chair; Stephen F. Lynch, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Homeland Security, Homeland Security (

, Chair; Bennie Thompson, Ranking Member) ** Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection and Cybersecurity (

, Chair; Loretta Sanchez, Ranking Member) ** United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology, Emergency Preparedness, Science and Technology (Peter T. King, Peter King, Chair; Bill Pascrell Jr., Ranking Member) ** United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment, Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment ( Rob Simmons, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight, Management, Integration and Oversight (Mike Rogers (Alabama politician), Mike Rogers, Chair; Kendrick Meek, Ranking Member) ** United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack, Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack (

, Chair; James R. Langevin, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on House Administration, House Administration ( Bob Ney, later Vern Ehlers, Chair;

, Ranking Member) * United States House Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Katrina (Select) * United States House Select Committee on Intelligence, Intelligence (Select) (

, Chair;

, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on International Relations, International Relations ( Henry Hyde, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States House International Relations Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights, and International Operations, Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations (Chris Smith (New Jersey politician), Chris Smith, Chair; Donald M. Payne, Ranking Member) ** United States House International Relations Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, Asia and the Pacific (

, Chair; Eni Faleomavaega, Ranking Member) ** United States House International Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats, Europe and Emerging Threats ( Elton Gallegly, Chair; Robert Wexler, Ranking Member) ** United States House International Relations Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation, International Terrorism and Nonproliferation ( Edward R. Royce, Chair; Brad Sherman, Ranking Member) ** United States House International Relations Subcommittee on The Middle East and Central Asia, The Middle East and Central Asia (

, Chair; Gary Ackerman, Ranking Member) ** United States House International Relations Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations (

, Chair; William D. Delahunt, Ranking Member) ** United States House International Relations Subcommittee on The Western Hemisphere, The Western Hemisphere (Dan Burton, Chair; Robert Menendez, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Jim Sensenbrenner, Chair; John Conyers, Ranking Member) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, Commercial and Administrative Law (Chris Cannon, Chair; Mel Watt, Ranking Member) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, The Constitution (Steve Chabot, Chair; Jerrold Nadler, Ranking Member) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property (Lamar S. Smith, Chair; Howard L. Berman, Ranking Member) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security (Howard Coble, Chair; Bobby Scott (politician), Bobby Scott, Ranking Member) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, Immigration, Border Security and Claims (John N. Hostettler, Chair; Sheila Jackson-Lee, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Resources, Resources (Richard W. Pombo, Chair; Nick J. Rahall, Ranking Member) ** United States House Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Energy and Mineral Resources (Jim Gibbons (U.S. politician), Jim Gibbons, Chair; Raul Grijalva, Ranking Member) ** United States House Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Wayne T. Gilchrest, Chair; Frank Pallone Jr., Ranking Member) ** United States House Resources Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, Forests and Forest Health (Greg Walden, Chair; Tom Udall, Ranking Member) ** United States House Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands (

, Chair; Donna Christian-Christensen, Ranking Member) ** United States House Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power, Water and Power (George P. Radanovich, Chair; Grace F. Napolitano, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules ( David Dreier, Chair; Louise M. Slaughter, Ranking Member) ** United States House Rules Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process, Legislative and Budget Process ( Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States House Rules Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House, Rules and Organization of the House ( Doc Hastings, Chair; Jim McGovern (American politician), Jim McGovern, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Science, Science (Sherwood Boehlert, Chair; Bart Gordon, Ranking Member) ** United States House Science Subcommittee on Energy, Energy ( Judy Biggert, Chair; Michael M. Honda, Ranking Member) ** United States House Science Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards, Environment, Technology and Standards (Vernon J. Ehlers, Chair; David Wu, Ranking Member) ** United States House Science Subcommittee on Research, Research (Bob Inglis, Chair; Darlene Hooley, Ranking Member) ** United States House Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, Space and Aeronautics ( Ken Calvert, Chair; Mark Udall, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Donald A. Manzullo, Chair; Nydia M. Velazquez, Ranking Member) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight, Regulatory Reform and Oversight (W. Todd Akin, Chair; Madeleine Bordallo, Ranking Member) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture and Technology, Rural Enterprises, Agriculture and Technology Sam Graves Chair; John Barrow (U.S. politician), John Barrow, Ranking Member) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Tax, Finance and Exports, Tax, Finance and Exports (Jeb Bradley, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment and Government Programs, Workforce, Empowerment and Government Programs ( Marilyn Musgrave, Chair; Daniel Lipinski, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct ( Doc Hastings, Chair; Alan B. Mollohan, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Transportation and Infrastructure (

, Chair; James L. Oberstar, Ranking Member) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Aviation, Aviation ( John Mica, Chair; Jerry Costello, Ranking Member) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation (Frank A. LoBiondo, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management (Bill Shuster, Chair; Eleanor Holmes Norton, Ranking Member) ** United States House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines, Highways, Transit and Pipelines (Tom Petri, Chair; Peter DeFazio, Ranking Member) ** United States House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Railroads (Steve LaTourette, Chair; Corrine Brown, Ranking Member) ** United States House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Water Resources and Environment (John Duncan Jr., Chair; Eddie Bernice Johnson, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs (

, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs ( Jeff Miller, Chair; Shelley Berkley, Ranking Member) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, Economic Opportunity (

, Chair; Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Ranking Member) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, Health (Henry E. Brown Jr., Chair; Michael Michaud, Ranking Member) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations ( Michael Bilirakis, Chair; Ted Strickland, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means ( Bill Thomas, Chair; Charles B. Rangel, Ranking Member) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, Health (

, Chair; Pete Stark, Ranking Member) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources, Human Resources ( Wally Herger, Chair; Jim McDermott, Ranking Member) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, Oversight (Jim Ramstad, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, Select Revenue Measures (Dave Camp, Chair; Michael McNulty, Ranking Member) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, Social Security ( Jim McCrery, Chair; Sander Levin, Ranking Member) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, Trade (E. Clay Shaw Jr., Chair;

, Ranking Member) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole

Joint committees

* Joint Economic Committee, Economic (Rep. Jim Saxton, Chair; Sen. Robert F. Bennett, Vice Chair) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Rep. Bob Ney, Chair; Sen.

, Vice Chair) * Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Sen.

, Chair; Rep. Bob Ney, Vice Chair) * Joint Committee on Taxation, Taxation (Rep. Bill Thomas, Chair; Sen.

, Vice Chair)

Caucuses

Employees

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

* Architect of the Capitol: Alan M. Hantman * Attending Physician of the United States Congress: John F. Eisold * Comptroller General of the United States: David M. Walker (politician), David M. Walker * Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Douglas Holtz-Eakin, until December 29, 2005 ** Donald B. Marron Jr., from December 29, 2005 * Librarian of Congress: James H. Billington * Public Printer of the United States: Bruce James, until 2006 ** vacant, from 2006

Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Barry C. Black (Seventh-day Adventist Church, Seventh-day Adventist) * Curator of the United States Senate, Curator: Diane K. Skvarla * Historian of the United States Senate, Historian: Richard A. Baker (Senate Historian), Richard A. Baker * Parliamentarian of the United States Senate, Parliamentarian: Alan Frumin * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Emily J. Reynolds * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Greg Harness * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: William H. Pickle * Secretary for the Majority: David J. Schiappa * Secretary for the Minority: Martin P. Paone

House of Representatives

Employees include: * Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: Daniel P. Coughlin (Roman Catholic) * Chief Administrative Officer of the United States House of Representatives, Chief Administrative Officer: James M. Eagen III * Clerk of the House of Representatives, Clerk: Jeff Trandahl, until November 18, 2005 ** Karen L. Haas, from December 1, 2005 * Historian of the United States House of Representatives, Historian: Robert V. Remini * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Parliamentarian: John V. Sullivan * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: Paul Hays (R), Mary Kevin Niland (D) * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Wilson Livingood * Inspector General: James J. Cornell

Notes

References

External links

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

House History
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