
The 110th United States Congress was a
meeting
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Definiti ...
of the
legislative branch
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of the
United States federal government
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, between January 3, 2007, and January 3, 2009, during the last two years of the
Presidency of George W. Bush
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. It was composed of the
Senate
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and the
House of Representatives
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. The
apportionment of seats in the House was based on the
2000 U.S. census.
The
Democratic Party won a
majority
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in both chambers, giving them full control of Congress for the first time since the
103rd Congress in 1993, which was also the previous time they controlled the House.
Officially in the Senate, there were 49 Democrats, 49 Republicans, and two
independents, but because both of the independents
caucused with the Democrats, this gave the Democrats an operational majority. No Democratic-held seats had fallen to the
Republican Party in the
2006 elections.
This is the most recent Congress to feature Republican senators from Minnesota (
Norm Coleman
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), New Mexico (
Pete Domenici) and Oregon (
Gordon Smith), in which Domenici retired and the other two lost re-election at the end of the Congress.
Democrat
Nancy Pelosi
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became the first female
speaker of the House. The House also received the first
Muslim
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(
Keith Ellison) and
Buddhist
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(
Hank Johnson
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and
Mazie Hirono
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) members of Congress.
Major events
Members debated initiatives such as the Democrats'
100-Hour Plan and the
Iraq War
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troop surge of 2007.
Support for the Iraq War
Following President Bush's
2007 State of the Union Address, Congress debated his proposal to create a troop surge to increase
security
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in Iraq. The House of Representatives passed a non-binding measure opposing the surge and then a
$124 billion emergency spending measure to fund the war, which included language that dictated troop levels and withdrawal schedules. President Bush, however,
veto
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ed the bill as promised, making this his second veto while in office. Both houses of Congress subsequently passed a
bill funding the war without timelines, but with
benchmarks for the
Iraqi government and money for other spending projects like
disaster relief
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.
Other events
* January 23, 2007: President Bush delivered the
2007 State of the Union Address
* August 2, 2007: The Republican minority disputed the results of a vote to recommit. This led to an investigation by the
House Select Committee on Voting Irregularities.
* December 18, 2007: The Senate set a record for the most
cloture votes.
* January 2008: Start of the
Great Recession
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* January 28, 2008: President Bush delivered the
2008 State of the Union Address
* September 15, 2008: The
2008 financial crisis
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culminates in the
Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers
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.
*
November 4, 2008:
General elections
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- Democrats increased their congressional majorities and Senator Barack Obama was elected president.
Major legislation
These are partial lists of prominent enacted legislation and pending bills.
Enacted
* February 2, 2007–
House Page Board Revision Act of 2007, ,
* May 25, 2007–
U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, , , including Title VIII:
Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007,
* June 14, 2007–
Preserving United States Attorney Independence Act of 2007, ,
* July 26, 2007–
Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007, ,
* August 3, 2007–
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, ,
* August 5, 2007 —
Protect America Act of 2007, ,
* August 9, 2007 ---
America COMPETES ActPub.L. 110-69* September 14, 2007–
Honest Leadership and Open Government Act
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, ,
* September 20, 2007 ---
Native American $1 Coin ActPub.L. 110-82* September 27, 2007 ---
Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007
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Pub.L. 110-85* November 8, 2007–
Water Resources Development Act of 2007, , (Veto overridden)
* December 19, 2007–
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
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, ,
* December 20, 2007 ---
Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007Pub.L. 110-142* December 31, 2007 ---
OPEN Government Act of 2007Pub.L. 110-175* January 28, 2008 ---
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008Pub.L. 110-181* February 13, 2008 —
Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, ,
* April 9, 2008 ---
Second Chance Act of 2007Pub.L. 110-199* April 24, 2008 ---
Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007Pub.L. 110-204* May 8, 2008 ---
Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008Pub.L. 110-229* May 21, 2008–
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
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, ,
* May 22, 2008–
Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 (2007 Farm Bill), , (Veto overridden)
* June 18, 2008 ---
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008Pub.L. 110-246(Veto overridden)
* June 20, 2008 ---
Federal Food Donation Act of 2008Pub.L. 110-247* June 30, 2008–
Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008, , , including Title V:
Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 ("G.I. Bill 2008")
* July 10, 2008 —
FISA Amendments Act of 2008, ,
* July 15, 2008 ---
Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008Pub.L. 110-275(Veto overridden)
* July 29, 2008–
Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008, ,
* July 29, 2008 ---
Clean Boating Act of 2008Pub.L. 110-288* July 30, 2008–
Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, ,
* August 14, 2008 ---
Consumer Product Safety Improvement ActPub.L. 110-314* September 25, 2008 ---
ADA Amendments Act of 2008Pub.L. 110-325
* October 3, 2008 —
Public Law 110-343 (), , including:
** Div. A:
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
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, ;
** Div. B:
Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008; and
** Div. C:
Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008
*October 7, 2008 ---
Pub.L. 110-351* October 8. 2008 ---
India-United States Civil Nuclear AgreementPub.L. 110-369* October 13, 2008 ---
PRO-IP ActPub.L. 110-403* October 13, 2008 ---
Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008Pub.L. 110-407* October 15, 2008 — : Setting the beginning of the first session of the 111th Congress and the date for counting Electoral College votes,
* October 16, 2008 ---
Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008Pub.L. 110-432* December 2, 2008 ---
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemorative Coin ActPub.L. 110-451* December 19, 2008 — : A
Saxbe fix, reducing the compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of Secretary of State to that which was in effect on January 1, 2007: allowing
Hillary Clinton
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to serve as
Secretary of State despite the
Ineligibility Clause of the
United States Constitution
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.
* December 23, 2008 ---
America's Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008Pub.L. 110-456* December 23, 2008 ---
Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness ActPub.L. 110-459
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Proposed, but not enacted
:''in (alphabetical order)''
*
America's Climate Security Act of 2007
*
Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act
*
Community Broadband Bill
*
Community Choice Act
*
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
*
Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act
*
District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007
*
Employee Free Choice Act
*
Employment Non-Discrimination Act
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*
Executive Branch Reform Act of 2007
*
FAIR USE Act
*
Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007
*
Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act of 2007
*
Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007
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Homeowner's Defense Act
*
IDEA Fairness Restoration Act
*
Internet Radio Equality Act
*
Iran Sanctions Enhancement Act of 2007
*
Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007
*
Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007
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Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007
*
New Energy Reform Act of 2008
*
No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act
*
Patent Reform Act of 2007
*
Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2008
*
Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007
*
State Children's Health Insurance Program
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*
State Secrets Protection Act
*
Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007
Vetoed
*
Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (SCHIP, )
*
Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (SCHIP, )
*
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act ()
*
Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 ()
*
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 ()
* : an earlier version of
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
* : an earlier version of
U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007
Treaties ratified
* 110-1: Land-Based Sources Protocol to
Cartagena Convention (September 25, 2008)
* 110-2:
Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks (December 7, 2007)
* 110-3: Tax Convention with Belgium (December 14, 2007)
* 110-4:
International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (September 25, 2008)
* 110-6: Amendment to
Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (September 25, 2008)
* 110-8:
Protocols of 2005 to the Convention concerning Safety of Maritime Navigation and to the
Protocol concerning Safety of Fixed Platforms on the Continental Shelf (September 25, 2008)
* 110-9: Protocol of Amendments to
Convention on International Hydrographic Organization (July 21, 2008)
* 110-11: Extradition Treaty with Romania and Protocol to the Treaty on
Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters with Romania (September 23, 2008)
* 110-12: Extradition Treaty with Bulgaria and an Agreement on Certain Aspects of Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters with Bulgaria (September 23, 2008)
* 110-13:
International Convention on Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships, 2001 (September 26, 2008)
* 110-14:
International Convention Against Doping in Sport (July 21, 2008)
* 110-15: Protocol Amending 1980 Tax Convention with Canada (September 23, 2008)
* 110-16: Amendments to the
Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992) (September 25, 2008)
* 110-17: Tax Convention with Iceland (September 23, 2008)
* 110-18: Tax Convention with Bulgaria with Proposed Protocol of Amendment (September 23, 2008)
* 110-20: Protocols to the
North Atlantic Treaty
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Background
The treat ...
of 1949 on Accession of Albania and Croatia (September 25, 2008)
Select committees
*
Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies
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*
House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming
*
House Select Committee on the Voting Irregularities of August 2, 2007
Hearings
*
Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy hearings - (House and Senate Judiciary Committees)
Party summary
Senate

Membership changed with one death and two resignations.
House of Representatives
Membership fluctuated with seven deaths and eight resignations. Democrats achieved a net gain of three seats as a result of their victories in
special elections.'' See
Changes in membership, below.''
Leadership
Senate
*
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:
Dick Cheney
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(R)
*
President pro tempore:
Robert Byrd
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(D)
Majority (Democratic) leadership
*
Majority Leader and
Democratic Conference Chairman:
Harry Reid
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*
Assistant Majority Leader (Majority Whip):
Dick Durbin
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* Democratic Conference Vice Chairman and
Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:
Chuck Schumer
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*
Democratic Conference Secretary:
Patty Murray
*
Policy Committee Chairman:
Byron Dorgan
*
Steering and Outreach Committee Chairwoman:
Debbie Stabenow
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* Committee Outreach Chairman:
Jeff Bingaman
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* Committee Outreach Vice Chairwoman:
Hillary Clinton
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* Rural Outreach Chairwoman:
Blanche Lincoln
* Chief Deputy Whip:
Barbara Boxer
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* Deputy Whips:
Tom Carper
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,
Bill Nelson
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,
Russ Feingold
Minority (Republican) leadership
*
Minority Leader:
Mitch McConnell
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*
Assistant Minority Leader (Minority Whip):
Trent Lott
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, until December 18, 2007
**
Jon Kyl
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, from December 18, 2007
* Counselor to the Minority Leader:
Bob Bennett
*
Republican Conference Chairman:
Jon Kyl
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, until December 18, 2007
**
Lamar Alexander, from December 18, 2007
*
Policy Committee Chairman:
Kay Bailey Hutchison
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*
Republican Conference Vice Chairman:
John Cornyn
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*
National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman:
John Ensign
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*Chief Deputy Whip:
John Thune
House of Representatives
*
Speaker:
Nancy Pelosi
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(D)
Majority (Democratic) leadership
*
Majority Leader:
Steny Hoyer
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*
Majority Whip:
Jim Clyburn
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*
Senior Chief Deputy Majority Whip:
John Lewis
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*
Chief Deputy Majority Whips:
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
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,
G. K. Butterfield,
Joseph Crowley,
Diana DeGette
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,
Ed Pastor,
Jan Schakowsky
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,
John S. Tanner, and
Maxine Waters
*
Democratic Caucus Chairman:
Rahm Emanuel
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*
Democratic Caucus Vice-Chairman:
John Larson
*
Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:
Chris Van Hollen
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*
Democratic Steering/Policy Committee Co-Chairs:
Rosa DeLauro for Steering and
George Miller for Policy
Minority (Republican) leadership
*
Minority Leader:
John Boehner
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*
Minority Whip
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Whips ...
:
Roy Blunt
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*
Chief Deputy Minority Whip:
Eric Cantor
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*
Republican Conference Chairman:
Adam Putnam
*
Republican Policy Committee Chairman:
Thad McCotter
*
Republican Conference Vice-Chair:
Kay Granger
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*
Republican Conference Secretary:
John Carter
*
Republican Campaign Committee Chairman:
Tom Cole
*
Ranking Member of the
House Rules Committee:
David Dreier
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Senate
Senators are listed by state, then by
class
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, In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 2008; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 2010; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 2012.
Alabama
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: 2.
Jeff Sessions (R)
: 3.
Richard Shelby
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(R)
Alaska
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: 2.
Ted Stevens
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He was the longest-serving Republican Party (United St ...
(R)
: 3.
Lisa Murkowski
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(R)
Arizona
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: 1.
Jon Kyl
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(R)
: 3.
John McCain
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(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 (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.
Barbara Boxer
Barbara Sue Boxer (née Levy; born November 11, 1940) is a retired American politician, lobbyist, and former reporter who served in the United States Senate, representing California from 1993 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party (United St ...
(D)
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...
: 2.
Wayne Allard (R)
: 3.
Ken Salazar (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.
Joe Lieberman
Joseph Isadore Lieberman (; February 24, 1942 – March 27, 2024) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1989 to 2013. Originally a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Dem ...
(ID)
: 3.
Chris Dodd
Christopher John Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the List of United Sta ...
(D)
Delaware
Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...
: 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 (D)
: 3.
Daniel Inouye
Daniel Ken Inouye ( , , September 7, 1924 – December 17, 2012) was an American attorney, soldier, and statesman who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. A Medal of Honor recipi ...
(D)
Idaho
Idaho ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain states, Mountain West subregions of the Western United States. It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington (state), ...
: 2.
Larry Craig (R)
: 3.
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 ...
(R)
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...
: 2.
Dick Durbin
Richard Joseph Durbin (born November 21, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States senator from the state of Illinois, a seat he has held since 1997. A member of the Dem ...
(D)
: 3.
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 ...
(D), until November 16, 2008, vacant thereafter
Indiana
Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
: 1.
Richard Lugar (R)
: 3.
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 ...
(D)
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 ...
: 2.
Tom Harkin (D)
: 3.
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 ...
(R)
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 ...
: 2.
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 ...
(R)
: 3.
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 ...
(R)
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 ...
: 2.
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 ...
(R)
: 3.
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 ...
(R)
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 ...
: 2.
Mary Landrieu (D)
: 3.
David Vitter (R)
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 ...
: 1.
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 ...
(R)
: 2.
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 ...
(R)
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 ...
: 1.
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 ...
(D)
: 3.
Barbara Mikulski (D)
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 ...
: 1.
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 ...
(D)
: 2.
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 ...
(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, ...
: 1.
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 ...
(D)
: 2.
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 ...
(D)
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 ...
: 1.
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Jean Klobuchar ( ; born May 25, 1960) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from Minnesota, a seat she has held since 2007. A member o ...
(DFL)
: 2.
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 ...
(R)
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 ...
: 1.
Trent Lott
Chester Trent Lott Sr. (born October 9, 1941) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, author, and politician who represented Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1989 and in the United States Senate from 1989 to 2007. ...
(R), until December 18, 2007
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Roger Wicker
Roger Frederick Wicker (born July 5, 1951) is an American politician, attorney, and United States Air Force, Air Force veteran serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from Mississi ...
(R), from December 31, 2007
: 2.
Thad Cochran (R)
Missouri
Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...
: 1.
Claire McCaskill (D)
: 3.
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 ...
(R)
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 ...
: 1.
Jon Tester
Raymond Jon Tester (born August 21, 1956) is an American politician and farmer who served from 2007 to 2025 as a United States Senate, United States senator from Montana and from 2005 to 2007 as president of the Montana Senate. A member of the ...
(D)
: 2.
Max Baucus (D)
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 ...
: 1.
Ben Nelson (D)
: 2.
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 ...]
: 1.
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 ...
(R)
: 3.
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 ...
(D)
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 ...
: 2.
John E. Sununu (R)
: 3.
Judd Gregg (R)
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 ...
: 1.
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 ...
(D)
: 2.
Frank Lautenberg (D)
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 ...
: 1.
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 ...
(D)
: 2.
Pete Domenici (R)
New York
: 1.
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 ...
(D)
: 3.
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. ...
(D)
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 ...
: 2.
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 ...
(R)
: 3.
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 ...
(R)
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 ...
: 1.
Kent Conrad (D-NPL)
: 3.
Byron Dorgan (D-NPL)
Ohio
Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
: 1.
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Campbell Brown ( ; born November 9, 1952) is an American politician who served from 2007 to 2025 as a United States senator from Ohio. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for from 1993 to 2007 and the 47t ...
(D)
: 3.
George Voinovich (R)
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 ...
: 2.
Jim Inhofe (R)
: 3.
Tom Coburn (R)
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 ...
: 2.
Gordon H. Smith (R)
: 3.
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 ...
(D)
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 ...
: 1.
Bob Casey Jr. (D)
: 3.
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 ...
(R)
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 ...
: 1.
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse (born October 20, 1955) is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2007 as the junior United States senator from Rhode Island. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 1993 to 1998 as the United States Att ...
(D)
: 2.
Jack Reed (D)
South Carolina
South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...
: 2.
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 ...
(R)
: 3.
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 ...
(R)
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 ...
: 2.
Tim Johnson (D)
: 3.
John Thune (R)
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 ...
: 1.
Bob Corker (R)
: 2.
Lamar Alexander (R)
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 ...
: 1.
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 ...
(R)
: 2.
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. ...
(R)
Utah
Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...
: 1.
Orrin Hatch
Orrin Grant Hatch (March 22, 1934 – April 23, 2022) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Utah from 1977 to 2019. Hatch's 42-year Senate tenure made him the longest-serving Republican U.S. senat ...
(R)
: 3.
Bob Bennett (R)
Vermont
Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...
: 1.
Bernie Sanders
Bernard Sanders (born September8, 1941) is an American politician and activist who is the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from the state of Vermont. He is the longest-serving independ ...
(I)
: 3.
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 ...
(D)
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 ...
: 1.
Jim Webb
James Henry Webb Jr. (born February 9, 1946) is an American politician and author. He has served as a United States senator from Virginia, Secretary of the Navy, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, Counsel for the United States ...
(D)
: 2.
John Warner
John William Warner III (February 18, 1927 – May 25, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974 and as a five-term United States Republican Party, Republican United Stat ...
(R)
Washington
: 1.
Maria Cantwell (D)
: 3.
Patty Murray (D)
West Virginia
West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ...
: 1.
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 ...
(D)
: 2.
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 ...
(D)
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 ...
: 1.
Herb Kohl (D)
: 3.
Russ Feingold (D)
Wyoming
Wyoming ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States, Western United States. It borders Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho t ...
: 1.
Craig Thomas (R), until June 4, 2007
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John Barrasso
John Anthony Barrasso III ( ; born July 21, 1952) is an American physician and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from Wyoming, a seat he has held since 2007. A mem ...
(R), from June 22, 2007
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: 2. 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 ...
(R)
House of Representatives
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 ...
: . Jo Bonner (R)
: . Terry Everett (R)
: . Mike D. Rogers (R)
: . Robert Aderholt (R)
: . Bud Cramer (D)
: . Spencer Bachus (R)
: . Artur Davis (D)
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 ...
: . 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 ...
(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 ...
: . Rick Renzi (R)
: . Trent Franks (R)
: . John Shadegg (R)
: . Ed Pastor (D)
: . Harry Mitchell (D)
: . 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 ...
(R)
: . Raúl Grijalva (D)
: . Gabby Giffords
Gabrielle Dee Giffords (born June 8, 1970) is an American retired politician and gun violence prevention advocate. She served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing from January 2007 until January 2012, when ...
(D)
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 ...
: . Robert Marion Berry (D)
: . Vic Snyder (D)
: . John Boozman (R)
: . Mike Ross (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 ...
: . Mike Thompson (D)
: . Wally Herger (R)
: . Dan Lungren (R)
: . John Doolittle (R)
: . Doris Matsui (D)
: . Lynn Woolsey (D)
: . George Miller (D)
: . Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Patricia Pelosi ( ; ; born March 26, 1940) is an American politician who was the List of Speakers of the United States House of Representatives, 52nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving from 2007 to 2011 an ...
(D)
: . 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 ...
(D)
: . Ellen Tauscher (D)
: . Jerry McNerney (D)
: . 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 ...
(D), until February 11, 2008
:: Jackie Speier (D), from April 8, 2008
: . Pete Stark (D)
: . 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 ...
(D)
: . Mike Honda (D)
: . 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 ...
(D)
: . Sam Farr (D)
: . Dennis Cardoza (D)
: . George Radanovich (R)
: . 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 ...
(D)
: . 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 ...
(R)
: . Kevin McCarthy
Kevin Owen McCarthy (born January 26, 1965) is an American politician who served as the List of speakers of the United States House of Representatives, 55th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from January until he was Remova ...
(R)
: . 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 ...
(D)
: . Elton Gallegly (R)
: . Buck McKeon (R)
: . David Dreier (R)
: . Brad Sherman (D)
: . 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 ...
(D)
: . 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 ...
(D)
: . Henry Waxman (D)
: . Xavier Becerra (D)
: . Hilda Solis (D)
: . 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 ...
(D)
: . 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 ...
(D)
: . Maxine Waters (D)
: . Jane Harman (D)
: . 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 ...
(D), until April 22, 2007
:: Laura Richardson (D), from August 21, 2007
: . Grace Napolitano (D)
: . Linda Sánchez (D)
: . Ed Royce (R)
: . 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 ...
(R)
: . Gary Miller (R)
: . Joe Baca (D)
: . Ken Calvert (R)
: . Mary Bono (R)
: . 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 ...
(R)
: . Loretta Sanchez (D)
: . John Campbell (R)
: . 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 ...
(R)
: . Brian Bilbray (R)
: . Bob Filner (D)
: . Duncan L. Hunter (R)
: . Susan Davis (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 ...
: . 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 ...
(D)
: . Mark Udall (D)
: . John Salazar (D)
: . Marilyn Musgrave (R)
: . Doug Lamborn (R)
: . 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 ...
(R)
: . Ed Perlmutter (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. ...
: . John Larson (D)
: . Joe Courtney (D)
: . Rosa DeLauro (D)
: . Chris Shays (R)
: . Chris Murphy (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 ...
: . Mike Castle (R)
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 (R)
: . 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 ...
(R)
: . John Mica (R)
: . Ric Keller (R)
: . Gus Bilirakis
Gus Michael Bilirakis ( ; born February 8, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 2013. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, ...
(R)
: . Bill Young (R)
: . Kathy Castor (D)
: . Adam Putnam (R)
: . Vern Buchanan
Vernon Gale Buchanan ( ; born May 8, 1951) is an American businessman, politician, and Air Force veteran serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 16th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, he first entere ...
(R)
: . Connie Mack IV (R)
: . Dave Weldon (R)
: . Tim Mahoney (D)
: . Kendrick Meek (D)
: . 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 ...
(R)
: . Robert Wexler (D)
: . 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 ...
(D)
: . Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R)
: . Ron Klein (D)
: . Alcee Hastings (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 ...
: . Jack Kingston (R)
: . Sanford Bishop (D)
: . Lynn Westmoreland (R)
: . Hank Johnson
Henry Calvin Johnson Jr. (born October 2, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is anchored in Atlanta's inner eastern suburbs, inclu ...
(D)
: . John Lewis
John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American civil rights activist and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville ...
(D)
: . Tom Price (R)
: . John Linder
John Elmer Linder (born September 9, 1942) is an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2011. His district was numbered the from 1993 to 1997, the from 1997 to 2003, and the from 2003 ...
(R)
: . Jim Marshall (D)
: . Nathan Deal (R)
: . Charlie Norwood (R), until February 13, 2007
:: Paul Broun (R), from July 17, 2007
: . Phil Gingrey (R)
: . John Barrow (D)
: . 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 ...
(D)
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 ...
: . 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 ...
(D)
: . Mazie Hirono
Mazie Keiko Hirono (; Japanese name: , ; born November 3, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2013 as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States Senate, United States senator from Hawaii. A member of the ...
(D)
Idaho
Idaho ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain states, Mountain West subregions of the Western United States. It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington (state), ...
: . Bill Sali (R)
: . Mike Simpson
Michael Keith Simpson (born September 8, 1950) is an American politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 1999. The district covers most of the eastern portion of the state, including Idaho Fa ...
(R)
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...
: . 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 ...
(D)
: . Jesse Jackson Jr. (D)
: . 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. ...
(D)
: . 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 ...
(D)
: . 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 ...
(D), until January 2, 2009,[Rahm Emanuel's resignation announcement](_blank)
via Yahoo.com. vacant thereafter
: . Peter Roskam
Peter James Roskam (born September 13, 1961) is an American politician and lobbyist who is the former United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for , serving six terms from 2007 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party ...
(R)
: . Danny K. Davis (D)
: . 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)
: . 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 ...
(D)
: . Mark Kirk (R)
: . Jerry Weller (R)
: . Jerry Costello (D)
: . Judy Biggert (R)
: . Dennis Hastert
John Dennis Hastert ( ; born January 2, 1942) is an American former politician, teacher, and wrestling coach who represented from 1987 to 2007 and served as the 51st speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007. Hast ...
(R), until November 26, 2007
:: Bill Foster (D), from March 8, 2008
: . Timothy V. Johnson (R)
: . Don Manzullo (R)
: . Philip Hare (D)
: . 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 ...
(R)
: . John Shimkus (R)
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)
: . Joe Donnelly
Joseph Simon Donnelly Sr. (born September 29, 1955) is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2013 and as a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from 2013 to 2019. A member of t ...
(D)
: . Mark Souder (R)
: . Steve Buyer (R)
: . Dan Burton (R)
: . 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), until December 15, 2007
:: André Carson (D), from March 11, 2008
: . Brad Ellsworth (D)
: . Baron Hill (D)
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 ...
: . Bruce Braley (D)
: . David Loebsack (D)
: . Leonard Boswell (D)
: . Tom Latham (R)
: . 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 ...
(R)
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 ...
: . Jerry Moran (R)
: . Nancy Boyda (D)
: . Dennis Moore (D)
: . Todd Tiahrt (R)
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 ...
: . 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 ...
(R)
: . Ron Lewis (R)
: . John Yarmuth
John Allan Yarmuth ( ; born November 4, 1947) is a retired American politician and newspaper editor who served as the U.S. representative for from 2007 to 2023. His district encompassed the vast majority of the Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville M ...
(D)
: . 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 ...
(R)
: . 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 ...
(R)
: . 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, ...
(D)
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 ...
: . Bobby Jindal (R), until January 14, 2008
:: Steve Scalise
Stephen Joseph Scalise ( ; born October 6, 1965) is an American politician who has been the House majority leader since 2023 and the U.S. representative for since 2008. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he was ...
(R), from May 3, 2008
: . William J. Jefferson (D)
: . 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 ...
(D)
: . Jim McCrery (R)
: . Rodney Alexander (R)
: . Richard Baker (R), until February 2, 2008
:: Don Cazayoux (D), from May 3, 2008
: . Charles Boustany (R)
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 ...
: . Tom Allen (D)
: . Mike Michaud (D)
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 ...
: . Wayne Gilchrest (R)
: . Dutch Ruppersberger (D)
: . John Sarbanes (D)
: . Albert Wynn (D), until May 31, 2008
:: Donna Edwards (D), from June 17, 2008
: . 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 ...
(D)
: . Roscoe Bartlett (R)
: . Elijah Cummings (D)
: . 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 ...
(D)
List of United States representatives from Massachusetts, Massachusetts
: . John Olver (D)
: . Richard Neal (D)
: . Jim McGovern (American politician), Jim McGovern (D)
: . Barney Frank (D)
: . Marty Meehan (D), until July 1, 2007
:: Niki Tsongas (D), from October 16, 2007
: . John F. Tierney (D)
: . Ed Markey (D)
: . Mike Capuano (D)
: . Stephen Lynch (politician), Stephen Lynch (D)
: . Bill Delahunt (D)
List of United States representatives from Michigan, Michigan
: . Bart Stupak (D)
: . Peter Hoekstra (R)
: . Vern Ehlers (R)
: . Dave Camp (R)
: . Dale Kildee (D)
: . Fred Upton (R)
: . Tim Walberg (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
: . Tim Walz (DFL)
: . John Kline (politician), John Kline (R)
: . Jim Ramstad (R)
: . Betty McCollum (DFL)
: . Keith Ellison (DFL)
: . Michele Bachmann (R)
: . Collin Peterson (DFL)
: . Jim Oberstar (DFL)
List of United States representatives from Mississippi, Mississippi
: . Roger Wicker
Roger Frederick Wicker (born July 5, 1951) is an American politician, attorney, and United States Air Force, Air Force veteran serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from Mississi ...
(R), until December 31, 2007
:: Travis Childers (D), from May 13, 2008
: . Bennie Thompson (D)
: . Chip Pickering (R)
: . Gene Taylor (Mississippi politician), 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)
: . 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 ...
(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)
: . Adrian Smith (politician), Adrian Smith (R)
List of United States representatives from Nevada, Nevada
: . Shelley Berkley (D)
: . Dean Heller (R)
: . Jon Porter (R)
List of United States representatives from New Hampshire, New Hampshire
: . Carol Shea-Porter (D)
: . Paul Hodes (D)
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 (D)
: . Steve Rothman (D)
: . Donald M. Payne (D)
: . Rodney Frelinghuysen (R)
: . Rush Holt Jr. (D)
: . Albio Sires (D)
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)
: . Joe Crowley (D)
: . Jerry Nadler (D)
: . Anthony Weiner (D)
: . Edolphus Towns (D)
: . Yvette Clarke (D)
: . Nydia Velázquez (D)
: . Vito Fossella (R)
: . Carolyn Maloney (D)
: . Charles Rangel (D)
: . José E. Serrano (D)
: . Eliot Engel (D)
: . Nita Lowey (D)
: . John Hall (New York politician), John Hall (D)
: . Kirsten Gillibrand (D)
: . Michael R. McNulty (D)
: . Maurice Hinchey (D)
: . John M. McHugh (R)
: . Michael Arcuri (D)
: . James T. Walsh (R)
: . Thomas M. Reynolds (R)
: . Brian Higgins (D)
: . Louise 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 (American politician), David Price (D)
: . Virginia Foxx (R)
: . Howard Coble (R)
: . Mike McIntyre (D)
: . Robin Hayes (R)
: . Sue Wilkins Myrick (R)
: . Patrick McHenry (R)
: . Heath Shuler (D)
: . Mel Watt (D)
: . Brad Miller (politician), 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)
: . Jean Schmidt (R)
: . Mike Turner (R)
: . Jim Jordan (R)
: . Paul Gillmor (R), until September 5, 2007
:: Bob Latta (R), from December 11, 2007
: . Charlie Wilson (Ohio politician), Charlie Wilson (D)
: . Dave Hobson (R)
: . John A. Boehner (R)
: . Marcy Kaptur (D)
: . Dennis Kucinich (D)
: . Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D), until August 20, 2008
:: Marcia Fudge (D), from November 18, 2008
: . Pat Tiberi (R)
: . Betty Sutton (D)
: . Steve LaTourette (R)
: . Deborah Pryce (R)
: . Ralph Regula (R)
: . Tim Ryan (Ohio politician), Tim Ryan (D)
: . Zack Space (D)
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)
: . Mary Fallin (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)
: . Jason Altmire (D)
: . John E. Peterson (R)
: . Jim Gerlach (R)
: . Joe Sestak (D)
: . Patrick Murphy (Pennsylvania politician), Patrick Murphy (D)
: . Bill Shuster (R)
: . Chris Carney (D)
: . Paul E. 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 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)
: . 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 ...
(D)
List of United States representatives from South Dakota, South Dakota
: . Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D)
List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee
: . David Davis (Tennessee politician), David Davis (R)
: . Jimmy Duncan (politician), Jimmy Duncan (R)
: . Zach Wamp (R)
: . Lincoln Davis (D)
: . Jim Cooper (D)
: . Bart Gordon (D)
: . Marsha Blackburn (R)
: . John S. Tanner (D)
: . Steve Cohen (politician), Steve Cohen (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)
: . Kevin Brady (R)
: . Al Green (politician), Al Green (D)
: . Michael McCaul (R)
: . Mike Conaway (R)
: . Kay Granger
Norvell Kay Granger (born January 18, 1943) is an American politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Texas's 12th congressional district from 1997 to 2025. A Republican Party (United States), Re ...
(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)
: . Nick Lampson (D)
: . Ciro Rodriguez (D)
: . 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 (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
: . Peter Welch (D)
List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia
: . Jo Ann Davis (R), until October 6, 2007
:: Rob Wittman (R), from December 11, 2007
: . Thelma Drake (R)
: . Robert C. Scott (D)
: . Randy Forbes (R)
: . Virgil Goode (R)
: . Bob Goodlatte (R)
: . 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 ...
(R)
: . Jim Moran (D)
: . Rick Boucher (D)
: . Frank Wolf (politician), Frank Wolf (R)
: . Tom Davis (Virginia politician), Tom Davis (R), until November 24, 2008, vacant thereafter
List of United States representatives from Washington, Washington
: . Jay Inslee (D)
: . Rick Larsen (D)
: . Brian Baird (D)
: . Doc Hastings (R)
: . Cathy McMorris Rodgers (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)
: . Ron Kind (D)
: . Gwen Moore (D)
: . Jim Sensenbrenner (R)
: . Tom Petri (R)
: . Dave Obey (D)
: . Steve Kagen (D)
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 G. Fortuño (Resident Commissioner) (R/New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico, PNP), until January 2, 2009, vacant thereafter
: . Donna Christian-Christensen (D)
Changes in membership
Senate
There were two resignations and one death.
, -
, 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 ...
(1)
, , Craig Thomas (R)
, Died June 4, 2007. Successor appointed June 22, 2007, and then 2008 United States Senate special election in Wyoming, elected to finish the term ending January 3, 2013.
, , John Barrasso
John Anthony Barrasso III ( ; born July 21, 1952) is an American physician and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from Wyoming, a seat he has held since 2007. A mem ...
(R)
, June 22, 2007
, -
, 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 ...
(1)
, , Trent Lott
Chester Trent Lott Sr. (born October 9, 1941) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, author, and politician who represented Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1989 and in the United States Senate from 1989 to 2007. ...
(R)
, Resigned December 18, 2007.[ Successor appointed December 31, 2007, and then 2008 United States Senate special election in Mississippi, elected to finish the term ending January 3, 2013.
, , ]Roger Wicker
Roger Frederick Wicker (born July 5, 1951) is an American politician, attorney, and United States Air Force, Air Force veteran serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from Mississi ...
(R)
, December 31, 2007
, -
, 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 ...
(3)
, , 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 ...
(D)
, Resigned November 16, 2008, after being 2008 United States presidential election, elected President of the United States, to focus on his Presidential transition of Barack Obama, presidential transition as President-elect of the United States.
, colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress.
House of Representatives
, -
, Georgia's 10th congressional district, Georgia 10th
, , Charlie Norwood (R)
, Died February 13, 2007. A 2007 Georgia's 10th congressional district special election, special election was held June 19, 2007.
, , Paul Broun (R)
, July 17, 2007
, -
, California's 37th congressional district, California 37th
, , 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 ...
(D)
, Died April 22, 2007. A 2007 California's 37th congressional district special election, special election was held August 21, 2007.
, , Laura Richardson (D)
, August 21, 2007
, -
, Massachusetts's 5th congressional district, Massachusetts 5th
, , Marty Meehan (D)
, Resigned July 1, 2007, to become Chancellor of University of Massachusetts Lowell.
A 2007 Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election, special election was held October 16, 2007.
, , Niki Tsongas (D)
, October 16, 2007
, -
, Ohio's 5th congressional district, Ohio 5th
, , Paul Gillmor (R)
, Died September 5, 2007. A 2007 Ohio's 5th congressional district special election, special election was held November 6, 2007.
, , Bob Latta (R)
, December 11, 2007
, -
, Virginia's 1st congressional district, Virginia 1st
, , Jo Ann Davis (R)
, Died October 6, 2007. A 2007 Virginia's 1st congressional district special election, special election was held December 11, 2007.
, , Rob Wittman (R)
, December 11, 2007
, -
, Illinois's 14th congressional district, Illinois 14th
, , Dennis Hastert
John Dennis Hastert ( ; born January 2, 1942) is an American former politician, teacher, and wrestling coach who represented from 1987 to 2007 and served as the 51st speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007. Hast ...
(R)
, Resigned November 26, 2007. A 2008 Illinois's 14th congressional district special election, special election was held March 8, 2008.
, , Bill Foster (D)
, March 8, 2008
, -
, Indiana's 7th congressional district, Indiana 7th
, , Julia Carson (D)
, Died December 15, 2007. A 2008 Indiana's 7th congressional district special election, special election was held March 11, 2008.
, , André Carson (D)
, March 11, 2008
, -
, Mississippi's 1st congressional district, Mississippi 1st
, , Roger Wicker
Roger Frederick Wicker (born July 5, 1951) is an American politician, attorney, and United States Air Force, Air Force veteran serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from Mississi ...
(R)
, Resigned December 31, 2007, when appointed U.S. Senator.
A 2008 Mississippi's 1st congressional district special election, special election was held May 13, 2008.
, , Travis Childers (D)
, May 13, 2008
, -
, Louisiana's 1st congressional district, Louisiana 1st
, , Bobby Jindal (R)
, Resigned January 14, 2008, to become Governor of Louisiana.
A 2008 Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election, special election was held May 3, 2008.
, , Steve Scalise
Stephen Joseph Scalise ( ; born October 6, 1965) is an American politician who has been the House majority leader since 2023 and the U.S. representative for since 2008. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he was ...
(R)
, May 3, 2008
, -
, Louisiana's 6th congressional district, Louisiana 6th
, , Richard Baker (U.S. politician), Richard Baker (R)
, Resigned February 2, 2008, to become President of the Managed Funds Association.
A 2008 Louisiana's 6th congressional district special election, special election was held May 3, 2008.
, , Don Cazayoux (D)
, May 3, 2008
, -
, California's 12th congressional district, California 12th
, , 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 ...
(D)
, Died February 11, 2008. A 2008 California's 12th congressional district special election, special election was held April 8, 2008.
, , Jackie Speier (D)
, April 8, 2008
, -
, Maryland's 4th congressional district, Maryland 4th
, , Albert Wynn (D)
, Resigned May 31, 2008, having lost re-nomination.
A 2008 Maryland's 4th congressional district special election, special election was held June 17, 2008.
, , Donna Edwards (D)
, June 17, 2008
, -
, Ohio's 11th congressional district, Ohio 11th
, , Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D)
, Died August 20, 2008. A 2008 Ohio's 11th congressional district special election, special election was held November 18, 2008.
, , Marcia Fudge (D)
, November 18, 2008
, -
, Virginia's 11th congressional district, Virginia 11th
, , Thomas M. Davis (R)
, Resigned November 24, 2008, in advance of his retirement.
Seat remained vacant for the remainder of this Congress.
, colspan=2 rowspan=3 , None.
, -
, Illinois's 5th congressional district, Illinois 5th
, , 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 ...
(D)
, Resigned January 2, 2009, to become White House Chief of Staff.
Seat remained vacant for the remainder of this Congress.
, -
, Puerto Rico's At-large congressional district, Puerto Rico At-large
, , Luis Fortuño (R/PNP)
, Resigned January 2, 2009, to become Governor of Puerto Rico.
Seat remained vacant for the remainder of this Congress.
Committees
Senate
House of Representatives
* United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Collin Peterson, Chair; Bob Goodlatte, Ranking Member)
** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research, Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research (Tim Holden, Chair; Frank D. Lucas, Ranking Member)
** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry, Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry ( Joe Baca, Chair; Jo Bonner, Ranking Member)
** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, General Farm Commodities and Risk Management (Bob Etheridge, Chair; Jerry Moran, Ranking Member)
** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, Horticulture and Organic Agriculture ( Dennis Cardoza, Chair; Randy Neugebauer, Ranking Member)
** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry ( Leonard Boswell, Chair; Robin Hayes, Ranking Member)
** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development and Foreign Agriculture, Specialty Crops, Rural Development and Foreign Agriculture (Mike McIntyre, Chair; Marilyn Musgrave, Ranking Member)
* United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (David R. Obey, Chair; 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 ...
, 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 ( Rosa DeLauro, Chair; Jack Kingston, Ranking Member)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (Alan Mollohan, Chair; Rodney P. Frelinghuysen, Ranking Member)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Defense (John P. Murtha, Chair; C.W. Bill Young, Ranking Member)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Energy and Water Development (Chet Edwards, Chair; Dave Hobson, David Hobson, Ranking Member)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Financial Services and General Government (Jose E. Serrano, Chair; Ralph Regula, Ranking Member)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Homeland Security (David Price (American politician), David Price, Chair; 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 ...
, Ranking Member)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (Norman Dicks, Chair; Todd Tiahrt, Ranking Member)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (David R. Obey, Chair; James T. Walsh, Ranking Member)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, Legislative Branch (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 ...
, Chair; Zach Wamp, Ranking Member)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (Chet Edwards, Chair; Roger F. Wicker, Ranking Member)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (Nita Lowey, Chair; Frank Wolf (politician), Frank Wolf, Ranking Member)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (John W. Olver, Chair; Joe Knollenberg, Ranking Member)
* United States House Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services (Ike Skelton, Chair; Duncan L. Hunter, Ranking Member)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, Readiness (Solomon P. Ortiz, Chair; Jo Ann Davis, Ranking Member)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, Seapower and Expeditionary Forces (Gene Taylor (Mississippi politician), Gene Taylor, Chair; Roscoe G. Bartlett, Ranking Member)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, Air and Land Forces (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 ...
, Chair; Jim Saxton, Ranking Member)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations ( Vic Snyder, Chair; John M. McHugh, Ranking Member)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Military Personnel ( Vic Snyder, Chair; W. Todd Akin, Ranking Member)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Terrorism and Unconventional Threats, Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities (Adam Smith (Washington politician), Adam Smith, Chair; Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Strategic Forces (Ellen O. Tauscher, Chair; Terry Everett, Ranking Member)
* United States House Committee on the Budget, Budget (John Spratt, Chair; Paul Ryan, Ranking Member)
* United States House Committee on Education and Labor, Education and Labor ( George Miller, Chair; Buck McKeon, Ranking Member)
** United States House Education Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education (Dale Kildee, Chair; Michael Castle, Ranking Member)
** United States House Education Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities, Healthy Families and Communities (Carolyn McCarthy, Chair; Todd Russell Platts, Ranking Member)
** United States House Education Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions (Robert E. Andrews, Chair; John Kline (politician), John Kline, Ranking Member)
** United States House Education Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness, Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness (Ruben Hinojosa, Chair; Ric Keller, Ranking Member)
** United States House Education Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Workforce Protections (Lynn C. Woolsey, Chair; Joe Wilson (American politician), Joe Wilson, Ranking Member)
* United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Energy and Commerce (John D. Dingell, Chair; Joe Barton, Ranking Member)
** United States House Energy Subcommittee on Health, Health (Frank Pallone, Chair; Nathan Deal, Ranking Member)
** United States House Energy Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, Energy and Air Quality (Rick Boucher, Chair; 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 ...
, Ranking Member)
** United States House Energy Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection (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 ...
, Chair; 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 ...
, Ranking Member)
** United States House Energy Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet, Telecommunications and the Internet (Edward Markey, Chair; Fred Upton, Ranking Member)
** United States House Energy Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations (Bart Stupak, Chair; 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 ...
, Ranking Member)
* United States House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, Energy Independence and Global Warming (Select) (Edward Markey, Chair; Jim Sensenbrenner, Ranking Member)
* United States House Committee on Financial Services, Financial Services (Barney Frank, Chair; Spencer Bachus, Ranking Member)
** United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology, Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade and Technology (Luis V. Gutierrez, Chair; Ron Paul, Ranking Member)
** United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations (Melvin L. Watt, Chair; Gary G. Miller, Ranking Member)
** United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, Housing and Community Opportunity ( Maxine Waters, Chair; Judy Biggert, Ranking Member)
** United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit (Carolyn B. Maloney, Chair; Paul E. Gillmor, Ranking Member)
** United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government-Sponsored Enterprises, Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government-Sponsored Enterprises (Paul E. Kanjorski, Chair; Deborah Pryce, Ranking Member)
* United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (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 ...
, Chair until February 11, then 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 ...
; 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 ...
, Ranking Member)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, Africa and Global Health (Donald M. Payne, Chair; Chris Smith (New Jersey politician), Chris Smith, Ranking Member)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment, Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment (Eni Faleomavaega, Chair; Donald Manzullo, Ranking Member)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Europe ( Robert Wexler, Chair; Elton Gallegly, Ranking Member)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight, International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight (William Delahunt, Chair; 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 ...
, Ranking Member)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, Middle East and South Asia (Gary Ackerman, Chair; 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 ...
, Ranking Member)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade ( Brad Sherman, Chair; Edward Royce, Ranking Member)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere (Eliot Engel, Chair; Dan Burton, Ranking Member)
* United States House Committee on Homeland Security, Homeland Security (Bennie G. Thompson, Chair; Peter T. King, Peter King, Ranking Member)
** United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism, Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism ( Loretta Sanchez, Chair; Mark Souder, Ranking Member)
** United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response, Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response (Henry Cuellar, Chair; Charlie Dent, Charles Dent, Ranking Member)
** United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology, Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology (James R. Langevin, Chair; Michael McCaul, Ranking Member)
** United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment, Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment ( Jane Harman, Chair; David Reichert, Ranking Member)
** United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight, Management, Investigations, and Oversight (Christopher P. Carney, Chair; Mike D. Rogers, Ranking Member)
** United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection, Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection (Sheila Jackson-Lee, Chair; Daniel Lungren, Ranking Member)
* United States House Committee on House Administration, House Administration (Bob Brady, Chair; Vern Ehlers, Ranking Member)
** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Capitol Security, Capitol Security (Bob Brady, Chair; Daniel Lungren, Ranking Member)
** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Elections, Elections (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 ...
, Chair; Kevin McCarthy
Kevin Owen McCarthy (born January 26, 1965) is an American politician who served as the List of speakers of the United States House of Representatives, 55th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from January until he was Remova ...
, Ranking Member)
* United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Intelligence (Permanent Select) (Silvestre Reyes, Chair; Pete Hoekstra, Ranking Member)
* United States House Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (John Conyers, Chair; Lamar S. Smith, Lamar Smith, Ranking Member)
** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, Commercial and Administrative Law (Linda Sanchez, Chair; Chris Cannon, Ranking Member)
** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties (Jerrold Nadler, Chair; Trent Franks, Ranking Member)
** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property (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 ...
, Chair; Howard Coble, Ranking Member)
** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security (Bobby Scott (politician), Bobby Scott, Chair; J. Randy Forbes, Ranking Member)
** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law, Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law (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 ...
, Chair; 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 ...
, Ranking Member)
* United States House Committee on Natural Resources, Natural Resources (Nick Rahall, Chair; 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 ...
, Ranking Member)
** United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Energy and Mineral Resources (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 ...
, Chair; Steve Pearce (politician), Steve Pearce, Ranking Member)
** United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans (Madeleine Bordallo, Chair; Henry E. Brown Jr., Ranking Member)
** United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, Insular Affairs (Donna Christensen, Chair; Luis Fortuno, Ranking Member)
** United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, National Parks, Forests and Public Lands (Raul Grijalva, Chair; Rob Bishop, Ranking Member)
** United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power, Water and Power (Grace F. Napolitano, Chair; Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Ranking Member)
* United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Oversight and Government Reform (Henry A. Waxman, Chair; Thomas M. Davis, Ranking Member)
** United States House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, Domestic Policy (Dennis Kucinich, Chair; 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 ...
, Ranking Member)
** United States House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia, Federal Workforce, Post Office, and District of Columbia ( Danny K. Davis, Chair; Kenny Marchant, Ranking Member)
** United States House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement, Government Management, Organization, and Procurement (Edolphus Towns, Chair; Brian Bilbray, Ranking Member)
** United States House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, Information Policy, Census, and National Archives (Lacy Clay, Chair; Mike Turner, Ranking Member)
** United States House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, National Security and Foreign Affairs (John F. Tierney, Chair; Christopher Shays, Ranking Member)
* United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Louise Slaughter, Chair; David Dreier, Ranking Member)
** United States House Rules Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process, Legislative and Budget Process ( Alcee Hastings, Chair; Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Ranking Member)
** United States House Rules Subcommittee on Rules and the Organization of the House, Rules and the Organization of the House (Jim McGovern (American politician), Jim McGovern, Chair; Doc Hastings, Ranking Member)
* United States House Committee on Science and Technology, Science and Technology (Bart Gordon, Chair; Ralph M. Hall, Ranking Member)
** United States House Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, Space and Aeronautics ( Mark Udall, Chair; Ken Calvert Ranking Member)
** United States House Science Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, Technology and Innovation (David Wu, Chair; Phil Gingrey, Ranking Member)
** United States House Science Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, Research and Science Education (Brian Baird, Chair; Vernon Ehlers, Ranking Member)
** United States House Science Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Investigations and Oversight (Brad Miller (politician), Brad Miller, Chair; Jim Sensenbrenner, Ranking Member)
** United States House Science Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, Energy and Environment (Nick Lampson, Chair; Bob Inglis, Ranking Member)
* United States House Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Nydia Velazquez, Chair; Steve Chabot, Ranking Member)
** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, Finance and Tax (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 ...
, Chair; Dean Heller, Ranking Member)
** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology, Contracting and Technology (Bruce L. Braley, Chair; Roscoe G. Bartlett, Ranking Member)
** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Rural and Urban Entrepreneurship, Rural and Urban Entrepreneurship (Heath Shuler, Chair; Jeff Fortenberry, Ranking Member)
** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Regulations, Healthcare and Trade, Regulations, Healthcare and Trade (Charles A. Gonzalez, Chair; Lynn Westmoreland, Ranking Member)
** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Investigations and Oversight (Jason Altmire, Chair; Louie Gohmert, Ranking Member)
* United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct (Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Chair; Doc Hastings, Ranking Member)
* United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Transportation and Infrastructure (James L. Oberstar, Chair; John L. Mica, Ranking Member)
** United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation, Aviation (Jerry F. Costello, Chair; Thomas E. Petri, Ranking Member)
** United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation (Elijah E. Cummings, Chair; Steven C. LaTourette, Ranking Member)
** United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management (Eleanor Holmes Norton, Chair; Sam Graves, Ranking Member)
** United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Highways and Transit (Peter DeFazio, Chair; Jimmy Duncan (politician), Jimmy Duncan, Ranking Member)
** United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials ( Corrine Brown, Chair; Bill Shuster, Ranking Member)
** United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Water Resources and Environment (Eddie Bernice Johnson, Chair; Richard Baker, Ranking Member)
* United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs ( Bob Filner, Chair; Steve Buyer, Ranking Member)
** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (John Hall (New York politician), John Hall, Chair; Doug Lamborn, Ranking Member)
** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, Economic Opportunity (Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Chair; John Boozman, Ranking Member)
** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, Health (Michael Michaud, Chair; Jeff Miller, Ranking Member)
** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations (Harry E. Mitchell, Chair; Ginny Brown-Waite, Ranking Member)
* United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Charles B. Rangel, Chair; Jim McCrery, Ranking Member)
** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, Health ( Pete Stark, Chair; Dave Camp, Ranking Member)
** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, Social Security (Michael McNulty, Chair; Sam Johnson, Ranking Member)
** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, Income Security and Family Support (Jim McDermott, Chair; Jerry Weller, Ranking Member)
** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, Trade (Sander M. Levin, Chair; Wally Herger, Ranking Member)
** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, Oversight (John Lewis
John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American civil rights activist and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville ...
, Chair; Jim Ramstad, Ranking Member)
** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, Select Revenue Measures (Richard E. Neal, Chair; Phil English, Ranking Member)
* Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole
Joint committees
* United States Congress Joint Economic Committee, Economic (Sen. 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. ...
, Chair; Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Vice Chair)
* United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Rep. 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 ...
, Chair; Rep. Bob Brady, Vice Chair)
* United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Rep. Bob Brady, Chair; Sen. 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 ...
, Vice Chair)
* United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation, Joint Committee on Taxation (Rep. Charles Rangel, Chair; Sen. Max Baucus, Vice Chair)
Caucuses
Employees
Other officers and officials include:
Legislative branch agency directors
* Architect of the Capitol:Alan M. Hantman, until February 2, 2007
** Stephen T. Ayers (acting), thereafter
* Attending Physician of the United States Congress: John F. Eisold
* Comptroller General of the United States: David M. Walker (politician), David M. Walker, until 2008
** Eugene Louis Dodaro (acting), from March 13, 2008
* Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Donald B. Marron Jr., until January 18, 2007
** Peter R. Orszag, January 25, 2007 – November 25, 2008
** Robert A. Sunshine (acting), starting November 25, 2008
* Librarian of Congress: James H. Billington
* Public Printer of the United States: Robert C. Tapella
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: Nancy Erickson
* United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Greg Harness, until 2008
** Mary E. Cornaby, starting 2008
* Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Terrance W. Gainer
* Secretary for the Majority: Martin P. Paone, until January 23, 2008
** Lula J. Davis, elected January 23, 2008[, Electing Lula Johnson Davis Secretary for the Majority of the Senate.]
* Secretary for the Minority: David J. Schiappa
House of Representatives
* 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:[Election of Clerk of the House and Chief Administrative Officer .] James M. Eagen III (through February 15, 2007)
** Daniel P. Beard (February 15, 2007 – end)
* Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: Karen L. Haas, until February 15, 2007
** Lorraine Miller, elected February 15, 2007[
* 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: Mary Kevin Niland, Susan Cole (Clerk), Susan Cole, Paul Hays (until April 30, 2007)
* Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Wilson Livingood
* Inspector General of the United States House of Representatives, Inspector General: James J. Cornell
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See also
Elections
* 2006 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress)
** 2006 United States Senate elections
** 2006 United States House of Representatives elections
* 2008 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
** 2008 United States presidential election
** 2008 United States Senate elections
** 2008 United States House of Representatives elections
Membership lists
* Members of the 110th United States Congress
* List of new members of the 110th United States Congress
Notes
References
External links
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
House History
from the U.S. House of Representatives
from the U.S. Senate
Congressional Directory: Main Page
''Government Printing Office Online''. Detailed listings of many aspects of previous memberships and sessions of Congress.
Legislative information
from ''Congress.gov'' at the Library of Congress
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