Navy Chaplain Edward Duff opens House session

The 75th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the

United States Senate The United States Senate is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, with the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives being the lower house. Together, the Senate and ...

and the

United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Artic ...

. It met in

Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...

, from January 3, 1937, to January 3, 1939, during the fifth and sixth years of

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving U.S. president, and the only one to have served ...

presidency A presidency is an administration or the executive, the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office of president of a state or nation. Although often the executive branch of government, and often personified b ...

. The apportionment of seats in the

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...

was based on the

1930 United States census The 1930 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau one month from April 1, 1930, determined the resident population of the United States to be 122,775,046, an increase of 13.7 percent over the 106,021,537 persons enumerated during t ...

. Both chambers had a Democratic

supermajority A supermajority is a requirement for a proposal to gain a specified level of support which is greater than the threshold of one-half used for a simple majority. Supermajority rules in a democracy can help to prevent a majority from eroding fun ...

, with the party increasing their majority in both the House and Senate, and with the reelection of President Roosevelt, maintained an overall federal government

trifecta Trifecta A trifecta is a parimutuel bet placed on a horse race in which the bettor must predict which horses will finish first, second, and third, in the exact order. Known as a trifecta in the US and Australia, this is known as a tricast in ...

. This is the most recent Congress to feature a 3/4th majority in the House or Senate by either party.

Major events

* January 20, 1937: President

begins his second term. * February 5, 1937: Roosevelt's court-packing plan proposed * March 26, 1937: William Henry Hastie becomes the first African-American appointed to a federal judgeship. * April 12, 1937: '' National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation'': The Supreme Court of the United States ruled the

National Labor Relations Act The National Labor Relations Act of 1935, also known as the Wagner Act, is a foundational statute of United States labor law that guarantees the right of private sector employees to organize into trade unions, engage in collective bargaining, an ...

constitutional. * July 22, 1937: Senate rejects the court-packing plan * October 5, 1937: Roosevelt delivers the

Quarantine Speech __NOTOC__ The ''Quarantine Speech'' was a speech given by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Chicago on October 5, 1937. The speech called for an international "quarantine" against the spread of the "epidemic of world lawlessness" by aggressiv ...

Major legislation

* May 1, 1937:

Neutrality Acts of 1937 The Neutrality Acts were a series of acts passed by the US Congress in 1935, 1936, 1937, and 1939 in response to the growing threats and wars that led to World War II. They were spurred by the growth in isolationism and non-interventionism in ...

* June 3, 1937: Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act, ch. 296, * August 2, 1937:

Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, , was a United States Act that placed a tax on the sale of Cannabis (drug), cannabis. The H.R. 6385 act was drafted by Harry Anslinger and introduced by Rep. Robert L. Doughton of North Carolina, on April 14, 1937. ...

* August 5, 1937:

National Cancer Institute Act The National Cancer Institute (NCI) coordinates the United States National Cancer Program and is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is one of eleven agencies that are part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ...

, , ch. 565, * March 21, 1938:

Wheeler–Lea Act The Wheeler–Lea Act of 1938 is a United States federal law that amended Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act to proscribe "unfair or deceptive acts or practices" as well as "unfair methods of competition." It provided civil penalties fo ...

, ch. 49, * May 11, 1938:

Indian Mineral Leasing Act The Indian Mineral Leasing Act (IMLA) was a 1938 United States law. It was passed on May 11, 1938, by the 75th United States Congress. The Act made it so that after May 11, 1938, unallotted lands within Indian reservations or lands owned by Nat ...

, ch. 198 * May 24, 1938:

La Follette–Bulwinkle Act La Follette–Bulwinkle Act or Venereal Diseases Control and Prevention Act of 1938 sanctioned federal assistance to U.S. states establishing preventive healthcare for sexually transmitted infection, venereal diseases. The Act of Congress, United ...

, ch. 267, * June 8, 1938:

Foreign Agents Registration Act The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) ( ''et seq.'') is a United States law that imposes Public disclosure of private facts, public disclosure obligations on Foreign agent, persons representing foreign interests.

, ch. 327, * June 21, 1938:

Natural Gas Act The Natural Gas Act of 1938 was the first occurrence of the United States federal government regulating the natural gas industry. It was focused on regulating the rates charged by interstate natural gas transmission companies. In the years prior ...

, ch. 556, * June 25, 1938:

Civil Aeronautics Act The Air Commerce Act of 1926 created an Aeronautic Branch of the United States Department of Commerce. Its functions included testing and licensing of pilots, certification of aircraft and investigation of accidents. In 1934, the Aeronautics Branc ...

, ch. 601, * June 25, 1938:

Fair Labor Standards Act The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) is a United States labor law that creates the right to a minimum wage, and " time-and-a-half" overtime pay when people work over forty hours a week. It also prohibits employment of minors in "oppre ...

, ch. 676, * June 25, 1938:

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act The United States Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (abbreviated as FFDCA, FDCA, or FD&C) is a set of laws passed by the United States Congress in 1938 giving authority to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to oversee the food safety ...

, ch. 675, * June 25, 1938: Wagner-O'Day Act, ch. 697,

Party summary

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

: John N. Garner (D) * President pro tempore:

Key Pittman Key Denson Pittman (September 19, 1872 – November 10, 1940) was a United States senator from Nevada and a member of the Democratic Party, serving eventually as president pro tempore as well as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. ...

(D) * Majority Leader:

Joseph Taylor Robinson Joseph Taylor Robinson (August 26, 1872 – July 14, 1937) was an American politician who served as United States Senate, United States Senator from Arkansas from 1913 to 1937, serving for four years as Party leaders of the United States Senate, ...

(D), until July 14, 1937 ** Alben W. Barkley (D), from July 14, 1937 *

Majority Whip A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline (that members of the party vote according to the party platform rather than their constituents, individual conscience or donors) in a legislature. Whips a ...

: J. Hamilton Lewis (D) * Minority Leader: Charles McNary (R) * Democratic Caucus Secretary: Joshua B. Lee *

Republican Conference Secretary Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

: Frederick Hale * National Senatorial Committee Chairman: John G. Townsend Jr.

House of Representatives

Speaker Speaker most commonly refers to: * Speaker, a person who produces speech * Loudspeaker, a device that produces sound ** Computer speakers Speaker, Speakers, or The Speaker may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * "Speaker" (song), by David ...

: William B. Bankhead (D) * Majority Leader:

Sam Rayburn Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn (January 6, 1882 – November 16, 1961) was an American politician who served as the 43rd speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was a three-time House speaker, former House majority leader, two-time ...

(D) * Minority Leader:

Bertrand Snell Bertrand Hollis Snell (December 9, 1870 – February 2, 1958) was an American politician who represented upstate New York in the United States House of Representatives. U.S. Congressman Elected in 1915 to the House of Representatives from ...

(R) * Democratic Whip:

Patrick J. Boland Patrick Joseph Boland (January 6, 1880 – May 18, 1942) was an American tradesman and politician who served six terms as a United States representative for Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district, Pennsylvania 11th District. Early life and ...

* Republican Whip: Harry Lane Englebright * Democratic Caucus Chairman: Robert L. Doughton *

Republican Conference Chairman The Senate Republican Conference is the formal organization of the Republican senators in the United States Senate. Over the last century, the mission of the conference has expanded and been shaped as a means of informing the media of the opin ...

: Roy O. Woodruff * Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Patrick H. Drewry * Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Joseph W. Martin Jr.

Members

Senate

Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election, In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1938; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1940; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1942.

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

: 2. John H. Bankhead II (D) : 3.

Hugo Black Hugo Lafayette Black (February 27, 1886 – September 25, 1971) was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist who served as a U.S. Senator from Alabama from 1927 to 1937 and as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, ass ...

(D), until August 19, 1937 ::

Dixie Bibb Graves Dixie Bibb Graves (July 26, 1882 – January 21, 1965) was a first lady of the State of Alabama and the first woman to serve as a United States senator from Alabama. She was appointed to the Senate by her husband, Governor Bibb Graves, when Senat ...

(D), August 20, 1937 - January 10, 1938 :: J. Lister Hill (D), from January 11, 1938

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

: 1. Henry F. Ashurst (D) : 3.

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

(D)

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the 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.

(D), until July 14, 1937 :: John E. Miller (D), from November 15, 1937 : 3.

Hattie Caraway Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway (February 1, 1878 – December 21, 1950) was an American politician who was United States Senator from Arkansas from 1931 to 1945. She was the first woman elected to the Senate, the first woman to serve a full term as ...

(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. Hiram W. Johnson (R) : 3.

William G. McAdoo William Gibbs McAdoo Jr.McAdoo is variously differentiated from family members of the same name: * Dr. William Gibbs McAdoo (1820–1894) – sometimes called "I" or "Senior" * William Gibbs McAdoo (1863–1941) – sometimes called "II" or "J ...

(D), until November 8, 1938 :: Thomas M. Storke (D), from November 9, 1938

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. Edwin C. Johnson (D) : 3. Alva B. Adams (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. Francis T. Maloney (D) : 3. Augustine Lonergan (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. John G. Townsend Jr. (R) : 2.

James H. Hughes (January 14, 1867 – August 29, 1953) James H. Hughes was an American lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party who served as U.S. Senator from Delaware. Early life and family Hughes ...

(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. Charles O. Andrews (D) : 3.

Claude Pepper Claude Denson Pepper (September 8, 1900 – May 30, 1989) was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1936 to 1951, and the Miami area in the United States House of Representatives ...

(D)

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

: 2.

Richard Russell Jr. Richard Brevard Russell Jr. (November 2, 1897 – January 21, 1971) was an American politician. A Southern Democrat, he served as the 66th Governor of Georgia from 1931 to 1933 before serving in the United States Senate for almost 40 years, f ...

(D) : 3. Walter F. George (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.

William Borah William Edgar Borah (June 29, 1865 – January 19, 1940) was an outspoken Republican United States Senator, one of the best-known figures in Idaho's history. A progressive who served from 1907 until his death in 1940, Borah voted for A ...

(R) : 3. James P. Pope (D)

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. J. Hamilton Lewis (D) : 3. William H. Dieterich (D)

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

: 1.

Sherman Minton Sherman "Shay" Minton (October 20, 1890 – April 9, 1965) was an American politician and jurist who served as a U.S. senator from Indiana and later became an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States; he was a member of the ...

(D) : 3.

Frederick Van Nuys Frederick Van Nuys (April 16, 1874 – January 25, 1944) was a United States senator from Indiana. Born in Falmouth, he attended the public schools and graduated from Earlham College (Richmond, Indiana) in 1898 and from Indiana Law School ( ...

(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. Clyde L. Herring (D) : 3.

Guy Gillette Guy Mark Gillette (February 3, 1879March 3, 1973) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a Democratic U.S. Representative (1933–1936) and Senator (1936–1945; 1949–1955) from Iowa. Throughout his Senate service, Gillette was ...

(D)

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.

Arthur Capper Arthur Capper (July 14, 1865 – December 19, 1951) was an American politician from Kansas. He was the List of governors of Kansas, 20th governor of Kansas (the first to have been born in the state) from 1915 to 1919 and a United States senator ...

(R) : 3. George McGill (D)

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.

Marvel M. Logan Marvel Mills Logan (January 7, 1874October 3, 1939) was an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the United States Senate from Kentucky. Early life and education Logan was born on a farm near Brownsville, Kentucky. He taug ...

(D) : 3. Alben W. Barkley (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 ...

: 2. Allen J. Ellender (D) : 3. John H. Overton (D)

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. Frederick Hale (R) : 2. Wallace H. White Jr. (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. George L. P. Radcliffe (D) : 3.

Millard Tydings Millard Evelyn Tydings (April 6, 1890February 9, 1961) was an American attorney, author, soldier, state legislator, and served as a Democratic Representative and Senator in the United States Congress from Maryland, serving in the House from 1 ...

(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.

David I. Walsh David Ignatius Walsh (November 11, 1872June 11, 1947) was an American politician from Massachusetts. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the state's 46th governor before winning election to several terms in the United States Senate, b ...

(D) : 2.

Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (July 5, 1902 – February 27, 1985) was an American diplomat and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate and served as United States Ambassador to the United Nations in the administration of Pre ...

(R)

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. Arthur H. Vandenberg (R) : 2. Prentiss M. Brown (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.

Henrik Shipstead Henrik Shipstead (January 8, 1881June 26, 1960) was Norwegian-American dentist and politician who served in the United States Senate from 1923 to 1947, representing the state of Minnesota. He served first as a member of the Minnesota Farmer-Labor ...

(FL) : 2.

Ernest Lundeen Ernest Lundeen (August 4, 1878August 31, 1940) was an American lawyer and politician who represented Minnesota in the United States House of Representatives from 1917 to 1919 and 1933 to 1937, and in the United States Senate from 1937 until his ...

(FL)

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. Theodore G. Bilbo (D) : 2.

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

(D)

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.

Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. As the 34th vice president in 1945, he assumed the presidency upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt that year. Subsequen ...

(D) : 3. Bennett Champ Clark (D)

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.

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

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

George W. Norris George William Norris (July 11, 1861September 2, 1944) was an American politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. He served five terms in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican, from 1903 until 191 ...

(I)

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.

(D) : 3.

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

(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.

Styles Bridges Henry Styles Bridges (September 9, 1898November 26, 1961) was an American teacher, editor, and Republican Party politician from Concord, New Hampshire. He served one term as the 63rd governor of New Hampshire before a twenty-four-year career ...

(R) : 3. Fred H. Brown (D)

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. A. Harry Moore (D), until January 17, 1938 :: John Gerald Milton (D), January 18, 1938 - November 8, 1938 :: William Warren Barbour (R), from November 8, 1938 : 2. William H. Smathers (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. Dennis Chávez (D) : 2. Carl Hatch (D)

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

: 1. Royal S. Copeland (D), until June 17, 1938 :: James M. Mead (D), from December 3, 1938 : 3. Robert F. Wagner (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. Josiah William Bailey (D) : 3. Robert R. Reynolds (D)

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.

Lynn Frazier Lynn Joseph Frazier (December 21, 1874January 11, 1947) was an American educator and politician who served as the 12th governor of North Dakota from 1917 until being 1921 North Dakota gubernatorial recall election, recalled in 1921 and later serv ...

(R-NPL) : 3.

Gerald Nye Gerald Prentice Nye (December 19, 1892 – July 17, 1971) was an American politician who represented North Dakota in the United States Senate from 1925 to 1945. Nye rose to national fame in the 1930s as chair of the Special Committee on Investig ...

(R)

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. A. Victor Donahey (D) : 3.

Robert J. Bulkley Robert Johns Bulkley (October 8, 1880July 21, 1965) was an American attorney and politician from Ohio. A United States Democratic Party, Democrat, he served in the United States House of Representatives, and in the United States Senate from 1930 ...

(D)

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. Joshua B. Lee (D) : 3.

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

(D)

Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a 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. Charles L. McNary (R) : 3.

Frederick Steiwer Frederick Steiwer (October 13, 1883February 3, 1939) was an American politician and lawyer in the state of Oregon. A native of the state, he was county district attorney and member of the Oregon State Senate from eastern Oregon and a veteran o ...

(R), until January 31, 1938 ::

Alfred E. Reames Alfred Evan Reames (February 5, 1870March 4, 1943) was an American attorney and politician from the state of Oregon. A native Oregonian, he served as a United States Senator for nine months in 1938. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, h ...

(D), February 1, 1938 – November 8, 1938 :: Alexander G. Barry (R), from November 9, 1938

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. Joseph F. Guffey (D) : 3. James J. Davis (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. Peter G. Gerry (D) : 2. Theodore F. Green (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.

James F. Byrnes James Francis Byrnes ( ; May 2, 1882 – April 9, 1972) was an American judge and politician from South Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S. Congress and on the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as in the executive branch ...

(D) : 3. Ellison D. Smith (D)

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. William J. Bulow (D) : 3. Herbert E. Hitchcock (D), until November 8, 1938 :: Gladys Pyle (R), from November 9, 1938

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. Kenneth McKellar (D) : 2. Nathan L. Bachman (D), until April 23, 1937 ::

George L. Berry George Leonard Berry (September 12, 1882December 4, 1948) was president of the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union of North America from 1907 to 1948 and a Democratic United States senator from Tennessee from 1937 to 1938. P ...

(D), May 6, 1937 - November 8, 1938 :: Tom Stewart (D), from November 8, 1938 Tom Stewart won a special election November 8, 1938. Although eligible and elected, did not "take his seat" as he preferred to remain as district attorney general. Nevertheless, his service begins when eligible and elected, not upon the taking of an oath.

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. Tom T. Connally (D) : 2.

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

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

: 1. William H. King (D) : 3.

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

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

: 1.

Warren Austin Warren Robinson Austin (November 12, 1877 – December 25, 1962) was an American politician and diplomat who served as United States Senator from Vermont and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. A native of Highgate Center, Vermont, Austin wa ...

(R) : 3. Ernest Willard Gibson (R)

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. Harry F. Byrd (D) : 2.

Carter Glass Carter Glass (January 4, 1858 – May 28, 1946) was an American newspaper publisher and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician from Lynchburg, Virginia, Lynchburg, Virginia. He represented Virginia in both houses of United Stat ...

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

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Lewis B. Schwellenbach Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach (September 20, 1894 – June 10, 1948) was a United States senator from Washington, a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington and the 5th United States S ...

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Homer Bone Homer Truett Bone (January 25, 1883 – March 11, 1970) was an American attorney and politician in Washington state, where he settled in Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma as a youth with his family from Indiana. He ran as a candidate for a variety of par ...

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

: 1. Rush D. Holt Sr. (D) : 2.

Matthew M. Neely Matthew Mansfield Neely (November 9, 1874January 18, 1958) was an American Democratic politician from West Virginia. He is the only West Virginian to serve in both houses of the United States Congress and as the 21st governor of West Virginia. H ...

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Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...

: 1.

Robert M. La Follette Jr. Robert Marion La Follette Jr. (February 6, 1895 – February 24, 1953) was an American politician who served as United States senator from Wisconsin from 1925 to 1947. A member of the La Follette family, he was often referred to by the nickname ...

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F. Ryan Duffy Francis Ryan Duffy (June 23, 1888 – August 16, 1979) was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist from Wisconsin. He served 45 years in federal office, as a United States senator, United States district judge, and finally judge of the Unite ...

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

: 1. Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D) : 2. Henry H. Schwartz (D) 75th United States Congress Senators

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

: . Frank W. Boykin (D) : . J. Lister Hill (D), until January 11, 1938 :: George M. Grant (D), from June 14, 1938 : . Henry B. Steagall (D) : .

Sam Hobbs Samuel Francis Hobbs (October 5, 1887 – May 31, 1952) was a United States Representative from Alabama. Biography Born in Selma, Alabama, Hobbs attended the public schools, Callaway's Preparatory School, Marion (Alabama) Military Institut ...

(D) : . Joe Starnes (D) : .

Pete Jarman Peterson Bryant ″Pete″ Jarman (October 31, 1892 – February 17, 1955) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Early life Born in Greensboro, Alabama, Jarman attended the public schools, the Normal College, Livingston, Alabama, and Souther ...

(D) : . William B. Bankhead (D) : . John J. Sparkman (D) : .

Luther Patrick Luther Patrick (January 23, 1894 – May 26, 1957) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Early life Born near Decatur, Alabama, Patrick attended the local public schools, Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, and Purdue University, Lafa ...

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

: John R. Murdock (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 ...

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William J. Driver William Joshua Driver (March 2, 1873 – October 1, 1948) was an American politician and a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Arkansas. Biography Born near Osceola, Arkansas, Driver was the son of John B. and Margar ...

(D) : . John E. Miller (D), until November 14, 1937 : . Claude A. Fuller (D) : . William B. Cravens (D) : . David D. Terry (D) : . John L. McClellan (D) : . Wade H. Kitchens (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 ...

: . Clarence F. Lea (D) : . Harry L. Englebright (R) : . Frank H. Buck (D) : . Franck R. Havenner (P) : .

Richard J. Welch Richard Joseph Welch (February 13, 1869 – September 10, 1949) was an American county clerk and politician. He sat in the United States House of Representatives for 12 terms from 1926 to 1949, serving a district in San Francisco, California. B ...

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Albert E. Carter Albert Edward Carter (July 5, 1881 – August 8, 1964) was an American lawyer and politician who served ten terms as a Republican United States Representative from California from 1925 to 1945. Early life and career Carter was born in Lemo ...

(R) : . John H. Tolan (D) : . John J. McGrath (D) : . Bertrand W. Gearhart (R) : . Henry E. Stubbs (D), until February 28, 1937 :: Alfred J. Elliott (D), from May 4, 1937 : . John S. McGroarty (D) : .

Jerry Voorhis Horace Jeremiah "Jerry" Voorhis (April 6, 1901 – September 11, 1984) was an American politician and educator from California who served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1947. A Democratic Party (Unit ...

(D) : . Charles Kramer (D) : . Thomas F. Ford (D) : .

John M. Costello John Martin Costello (January 15, 1903 – August 28, 1976) was an American lawyer and politician who served five terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from California from 1935 to 1945. Early life and career ...

(D) : . John F. Dockweiler (D) : . Charles J. Colden (D), until April 15, 1938 : . Byron N. Scott (D) : . Harry R. Sheppard (D) : .

Edouard V. M. Izac Edouard Victor Michel Izac (December 18, 1891 – January 18, 1990) was a lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War I and a Medal of Honor recipient. From 1937 to 1947, he served five terms as a U.S. House Representative from Calif ...

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

: . Lawrence Lewis (D) : . Fred N. Cummings (D) : . John A. Martin (D) : . Edward T. Taylor (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. ...

: . Herman P. Kopplemann (D) : . William J. Fitzgerald (D) : . James A. Shanley (D) : . Alfred N. Phillips (D) : . J. Joseph Smith (D) : .

William M. Citron William Michael Citron (August 29, 1896 – June 7, 1976) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Citron moved with his parents to Middletown, Connecticut, in 1899. He attended the grammar and high schools. He ...

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

: . William F. Allen (D)

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

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J. Hardin Peterson James Hardin Peterson (February 11, 1894 – March 28, 1978) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Early life and career Peterson was born in Batesburg, South Carolina. His family moved to Lakeland, Florida, in 1903, and he attended the publi ...

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Robert A. Green Robert Alexis (Lex) Green (February 10, 1892 – February 9, 1973) was an American educator, lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Florida from 1925 to 1944. Early life and career Green was born near Lake Butle ...

(D) : . Millard F. Caldwell (D) : . J. Mark Wilcox (D) : . Joe Hendricks (D)

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

: . Hugh Peterson (D) : . Edward E. Cox (D) : . Stephen Pace (D) : . Emmett M. Owen (D) : .

Robert Ramspeck Robert C. Word Ramspeck (September 5, 1890 – September 10, 1972) was an American politician and businessman who served nine terms in the United States House of Representatives from Georgia. Biography Ramspeck was born in Decatur, Georgia. ...

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Carl Vinson Carl Vinson (November 18, 1883 – June 1, 1981) was an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for over 50 years and was influential in the 20th century expansion of the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the Democrati ...

(D) : . Malcolm C. Tarver (D) : . Braswell Deen (D) : . B. Frank Whelchel (D) : .

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

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

: . Compton I. White (D) : . D. Worth Clark (D)

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 ...

: . Arthur W. Mitchell (D) : . Raymond S. McKeough (D) : . Edward A. Kelly (D) : . Harry P. Beam (D) : . Adolph J. Sabath (D) : . Thomas J. O’Brien (D) : .

Leonard W. Schuetz Leonard William Schuetz (November 16, 1887 – February 13, 1944) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Schuetz was born in Posen, Germany (later Poland), November 16, 1887. In 1888 he immigrated to the United States with his father, who se ...

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Leo Kocialkowski Leo Paul Kocialkowski (August 16, 1882 – September 27, 1958) was an American politician who served five terms as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1933 to 1943. Biography Kocialkowski was born in Chicago, Illinois, the so ...

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James McAndrews James McAndrews (October 22, 1862 – August 31, 1942) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, McAndrews attended the common schools. He moved to Chicago, Illinois, and engaged in business, serving as buildi ...

(D) : . Ralph E. Church (R) : . Chauncey W. Reed (R) : . Noah M. Mason (R) : . Leo E. Allen (R) : . Chester C. Thompson (D) : .

Lewis L. Boyer Lewis Leonard Boyer (May 19, 1886 – March 12, 1944) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born on a farm near Richfield Township, Illinois, Boyer attended the rural schools. He taught school at Douglas, Franklin, Pin Oak, and Liberty, Il ...

(D) : . Everett M. Dirksen (R) : . Leslie C. Arends (R) : .

James A. Meeks James Andrew Meeks (March 7, 1864 – November 10, 1946) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in New Matamoras, Washington County, Ohio, Meeks moved to Illinois with his parents, who settled on a farm near Danville, Vermilion County, ...

(D) : . Hugh M. Rigney (D) : . Scott W. Lucas (D) : . Frank W. Fries (D) : . Edwin M. Schaefer (D) : . Laurence F. Arnold (D) : . Claude V. Parsons (D) : . Kent E. Keller (D) : .

Edwin V. Champion Edwin Van Meter Champion (September 18, 1890 – February 11, 1976) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Mansfield, Illinois, Champion attended the public schools. He was graduated from the law department of the University of Il ...

(D) : . Lewis M. Long (D)

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

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William T. Schulte William Theodore Schulte (August 19, 1890 – December 7, 1966) was an American politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1933 to 1943. Biography Born in St. Bernard Township, Platte County, Nebraska, Schult ...

(D) : . Charles A. Halleck (R) : .

Samuel B. Pettengill Samuel Barrett Pettengill (January 19, 1886 – March 20, 1974) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from Indiana, representing Indiana's 3rd congressional district and nephew of William H. Clagett, William Horac ...

(D) : . James I. Farley (D) : . Glenn Griswold (D) : . Virginia E. Jenckes (D) : . Arthur H. Greenwood (D) : . John W. Boehne Jr. (D) : . Eugene B. Crowe (D) : . Finly H. Gray (D) : . William H. Larrabee (D) : .

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

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

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Edward C. Eicher Edward Clayton Eicher (December 16, 1878 – November 30, 1944) was a United States representative from Iowa, federal securities regulator and Chief Justice of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia. He was consid ...

(D), until December 2, 1938 : . William S. Jacobsen (D) : . John W. Gwynne (R) : .

Fred Biermann Frederick Elliott Biermann (March 20, 1884 – July 1, 1968) was an American politician who was a three-term Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa's 4th congressional district. Elected as part of the 1932 Roosevelt landslide, he was defeated wh ...

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Lloyd Thurston Lloyd Thurston (March 27, 1880 – May 7, 1970) was a seven-term Republican U.S. Representative from southern Iowa. First elected in 1924, he served until 1938, when he unsuccessfully sought election to the U.S. Senate. By his final term, he had s ...

(R) : . Cassius C. Dowell (R) : . Otha D. Wearin (D) : . Fred C. Gilchrist (R) : . Vincent F. Harrington (D)

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 ...

: . William P. Lambertson (R) : . Ulysses S. Guyer (R) : .

Edward White Patterson Edward White Patterson (October 4, 1895 – March 6, 1940) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas from 1935 to 1939. Background Born in Pittsburg, Kansas, Patterson attended local public schools. During the First World War, he served as a sergea ...

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

(R) : . John Mills Houston (D) : . Frank Carlson (R) : . Clifford R. Hope (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 ...

: . Noble J. Gregory (D) : . Beverly M. Vincent (D) : .

Emmet O'Neal Emmet O'Neal (September 23, 1853 – September 7, 1922) was an American Democratic politician and lawyer who was the 34th Governor of Alabama from 1911 to 1915. He was a reformer in the progressive mold and is best known for securing the com ...

(D) : . Edward W. Creal (D) : .

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

(D) : . Virgil Chapman (D) : .

Andrew J. May Andrew Jackson May (June 24, 1875 – September 6, 1959) was a Kentucky attorney, an influential New Deal-era politician, and chairman of the House Military Affairs Committee during World War II, famous for his role as chief architect of the Peac ...

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Fred M. Vinson Frederick Moore Vinson (January 22, 1890 – September 8, 1953) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 13th chief justice of the United States from 1946 until his death in 1953. Vinson was one of the few Americans to have ser ...

(D), until May 12, 1938 :: Joe B. Bates (D), from June 4, 1938 : . John M. Robsion (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 ...

: . Joachim O. Fernández (D) : . Paul H. Maloney (D) : .

Robert L. Mouton Robert Louis Mouton (October 20, 1892 – November 26, 1956) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana. Born in Duchamp in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, Mouton moved with his parents to Lafayette, where he attended public schools. He gradu ...

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

(D) : . Newt V. Mills (D) : . John K. Griffith (D) : . René L. DeRouen (D) : . A. Leonard Allen (D)

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 ...

: . James C. Oliver (R) : .

Clyde H. Smith Clyde Harold Smith (June 9, 1876 – April 8, 1940) was a United States representative from Maine. Life and career Born on a farm near Harmony, Maine, he moved with his parents to Hartland, Maine in 1891. He attended the rural schools and ...

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Ralph Owen Brewster Ralph Owen Brewster (February 22, 1888 – December 25, 1961) was an American politician from Maine. Brewster, a Republican, served as the 54th governor of Maine from 1925 to 1929, in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1935 to 1941 and in t ...

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Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...

: . T. Alan Goldsborough (D) : .

William P. Cole Jr. William Purington Cole Jr. (May 11, 1889 – September 22, 1957) was an American jurist and politician. From 1927 to 1929 and from 1931 to 1942, Cole was a United States representative who represented the United States House of Representatives, ...

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Vincent L. Palmisano Vincent Luke Palmisano (August 5, 1882 – after January 12, 1953) was an American politician from Maryland. Born as Vincenzo Palmisano in Termini Imerese, Palermo in the Kingdom of Italy, to Cosimo Palmisano and Anna Maria Sansone Chiariano. ...

(D) : . Ambrose J. Kennedy (D) : . Stephen W. Gambrill (D), until December 19, 1938 : . David J. Lewis (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 ...

: . Allen T. Treadway (R) : . Charles Clason (R) : . Joseph E. Casey (D) : . Pehr G. Holmes (R) : .

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

(R) : . George J. Bates (R) : . William P. Connery Jr. (D), until June 15, 1937 :: Lawrence J. Connery (D), from September 28, 1937 : . Arthur D. Healey (D) : . Robert Luce (R) : . George H. Tinkham (R) : .

John P. Higgins John Patrick Higgins (February 19, 1893 – August 2, 1955) was an officer in the United States Navy, chemist, attorney, and U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Higgins was born in Boston, Massachusetts, where he attended the public s ...

(D), until September 30, 1937 :: Thomas A. Flaherty (D), from December 14, 1937 : . John W. McCormack (D) : . Richard B. Wigglesworth (R) : . Joseph W. Martin Jr. (R) : .

Charles L. Gifford Charles Laceille Gifford (March 15, 1871 – August 23, 1947) was a United States representative from Massachusetts He was born in Cotuit on March 15, 1871. Through his father he was a descendant of Robert Pike, George Phillips, Richard S ...

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Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...

: . George G. Sadowski (D) : . Earl C. Michener (R) : .

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

(R) : . Clare E. Hoffman (R) : . Carl Mapes (R) : . Andrew J. Transue (D) : . Jesse P. Wolcott (R) : . Fred L. Crawford (R) : . Albert J. Engel (R) : . Roy O. Woodruff (R) : .

John F. Luecke John Frederick Luecke (July 4, 1889 – March 21, 1952) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Luecke was born in Escanaba, Michigan to German immigrants and attended the public elementary schools. He was employed as a commercial a ...

(D) : . Frank Hook (D) : .

George D. O'Brien George Donoghue O'Brien (January 1, 1900 – October 25, 1957) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives on three separate occasions. Early life and education O'Brien was born in ...

(D) : . Louis C. Rabaut (D) : .

John D. Dingell Sr. John David Dingell Sr. ( ; February 2, 1894 – September 19, 1955) was an American politician who represented Michigan's 15th congressional district from 1933 to 1955. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He was the father of the longest- ...

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John Lesinski Sr. John Lesinski Sr. (January 3, 1885 – May 27, 1950) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was the father of John Lesinski Jr., who succeeded him in the United States House of Representatives. Early life Lesinski was born in Erie, ...

(D) : . George A. Dondero (R)

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 ...

: . August H. Andresen (R) : . Elmer Ryan (D) : . Henry Teigan (FL) : .

Melvin Maas Melvin Joseph Maas (May 14, 1898 – April 13, 1964) was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota and decorated Major general (United States), Major General of the United States Marine Corps Reserve during World War II. Early years Melvin Joseph ...

(R) : . Dewey Johnson (FL) : .

Harold Knutson Harold Knutson (October 20, 1880 – August 21, 1953) was an American politician and journalist who represented Minnesota in the United States House of Representatives from 1917 to 1949 as a member of the Republican Party. From 1919 to 1923 ...

(R) : . Paul J. Kvale (FL) : . John Bernard (FL) : . Rich T. Buckler (FL)

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

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John E. Rankin John Elliott Rankin (March 29, 1882 – November 26, 1960) was a Democratic politician from Mississippi who served sixteen terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1921 to 1953. He was co-author of the bill for the Tennessee Valley ...

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Wall Doxey Wall Doxey (August 8, 1892March 2, 1962) was an American politician from Holly Springs, Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1929 to 1941 and the United States Senate from 1941 to 1943. Early l ...

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William M. Whittington William Madison Whittington (May 4, 1878 – August 20, 1962) was an American politician from Mississippi. Whittington was a Representative to the 69th United States Congress in 1925, and the twelve succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1925 – Janu ...

(D) : . Aaron L. Ford (D) : .

Ross A. Collins Ross Alexander Collins (April 25, 1880 – July 14, 1968) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi. Born in Collinsville, Mississippi, Collins attended the public schools of Meridian, Mississippi, and Mississippi Agricultural and Mech ...

(D) : . William M. Colmer (D) : . Dan R. McGehee (D)

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 ...

: . Milton A. Romjue (D) : . William L. Nelson (D) : . Richard M. Duncan (D) : . C. Jasper Bell (D) : . Joseph B. Shannon (D) : . Reuben T. Wood (D) : . Dewey Short (R) : . Clyde Williams (D) : .

Clarence Cannon Clarence Andrew Cannon (April 11, 1879 – May 12, 1964) was a Democratic Congressman from Missouri serving from 1923 until his death in Washington, D.C. in 1964. He was a notable parliamentarian and chaired the U.S. House Committee on Appropr ...

(D) : . Orville Zimmerman (D) : .

Thomas C. Hennings Jr. Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. (June 25, 1903September 13, 1960) was an United States of America, American political figure from Missouri. He was a United States Democratic Party, Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives (from 1 ...

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Charles Arthur Anderson Charles Arthur Anderson (September 26, 1899 – April 26, 1977) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Anderson attended the public schools. He graduated from St. Charles Military Academy in 1916 and from the law ...

(D) : . John J. Cochran (D)

Montana Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, an ...

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Jerry J. O'Connell Jerry Joseph O'Connell (June 14, 1909 – January 16, 1956) was an American attorney and politician. He is most notable for his service as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Montana. A native of Butte, Montana, he gr ...

(D) : . James F. O'Connor (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 ...

: . Henry Carl Luckey (D) : . Charles F. McLaughlin (D) : .

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

(R) : . Charles Gustav Binderup (D) : . Harry B. Coffee (D)

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...

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James G. Scrugham James Graves Scrugham (January 19, 1880 – June 23, 1945) was an American politician. He was a United States House of Representatives, Representative, a United States Senate, Senator, and the List of governors of Nevada, 14th Governor of the U.S ...

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New Hampshire New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

: . Arthur B. Jenks (R), until June 9, 1938 :: Alphonse Roy (D), from June 9, 1938 : . Charles W. Tobey (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 ...

: . Charles A. Wolverton (R) : .

Elmer H. Wene Elmer Hartpence Wene (May 1, 1892 – January 25, 1957) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's New Jersey's 2nd congressional district, 2nd congressional district in the United St ...

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William H. Sutphin William Halstead Sutphin (August 30, 1887 – October 14, 1972) was an American military officer, businessman, and Democratic Party politician who represented for six terms from 1931 to 1943. Early life and career He was born on August 30, ...

(D) : . D. Lane Powers (R) : . Charles A. Eaton (R) : . Donald H. McLean (R) : .

J. Parnell Thomas John Parnell Thomas (January 16, 1895 – November 19, 1970) was an American stockbroker and politician. He was elected to seven terms as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey as a Republican, serving from 1937 to 1950. Thomas later served nin ...

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George N. Seger George Nicholas Seger (January 4, 1866 – August 26, 1940) was an American politician. Seger, a Republican, represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for eighteen years, from 1923 until his death on August 26, 194 ...

(R) : . Edward A. Kenney (D), until January 27, 1938 : .

Fred A. Hartley Jr. Frederick Allan Hartley Jr. (February 22, 1902 – May 11, 1969) was an American Republican politician from New Jersey. Hartley served ten terms in the United States House of Representatives where he represented the New Jersey's 8th and New Je ...

(R) : . Edward L. O'Neill (D) : . Frank William Towey Jr. (D) : . Mary T. Norton (D) : . Edward J. Hart (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 ...

: . John J. Dempsey (D)

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

: . Robert L. Bacon (R), until September 12, 1938 : . William B. Barry (D) : . Joseph L. Pfeifer (D) : . Thomas H. Cullen (D) : .

Marcellus H. Evans Marcellus Hugh Evans (September 22, 1884 – November 21, 1953) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1935 to 1941. Life Born in Brooklyn, he attended St. John the Baptist School ...

(D) : . Andrew L. Somers (D) : . John J. Delaney (D) : . Donald L. O'Toole (D) : . Eugene J. Keogh (D) : .

Emanuel Celler Emanuel Celler (May 6, 1888 – January 15, 1981) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician from New York (state), New York who represented parts of the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens in the United Stat ...

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James A. O'Leary James Aloysius O'Leary (April 23, 1889 – March 16, 1944) was an American lawyer and businessman who served five terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1935 to 1944. Early life and care ...

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Samuel Dickstein Samuel Dickstein (February 5, 1885 – April 22, 1954) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Congressional Representative from New York (state), New York (22-year tenure), a New York State Supreme Court Justice, and a Soviet Union, ...

(D) : . Christopher D. Sullivan (D) : . William I. Sirovich (D) : . John J. Boylan (D), until October 5, 1938 : . John J. O'Connor (D), switched to (R) October 24, 1938 : . Theodore A. Peyser (D), until August 8, 1937 ::

Bruce F. Barton Bruce Fairchild Barton (August 5, 1886 – July 5, 1967) was an American author, advertising executive, and Republican politician. He represented Manhattan in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1937 to 1941. In 1940, he ran for election to t ...

(R), from November 2, 1937 : . Martin J. Kennedy (D) : .

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

(D) : . James J. Lanzetta (D) : . Joseph A. Gavagan (D) : .

Edward W. Curley Edward Walter Curley (May 23, 1873 – January 6, 1940) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1935 to 1940. Biography Curley was born in Easton, Pennsylvania. He attended the College of th ...

(D) : . Charles A. Buckley (D) : . James M. Fitzpatrick (D) : . Charles D. Millard (R), until September 29, 1937 :: Ralph A. Gamble (R), from November 2, 1937 : .

Hamilton Fish III Hamilton Fish III (born Hamilton Stuyvesant Fish and also known as Hamilton Fish Jr.; December 7, 1888 – January 18, 1991) was an American soldier, author, and politician from New York. He represented New York's 26th congressional district ...

(R) : . Philip A. Goodwin (R), until June 6, 1937 :: Lewis K. Rockefeller (R), from November 2, 1937 : . William T. Byrne (D) : . E. Harold Cluett (R) : .

Frank Crowther Frank Crowther (July 10, 1870 – July 20, 1955) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Liverpool, England, he emigrated to the United States in 1872 with his parents, who settled in Canton, Massachusetts. He attended the p ...

(R) : . Bertrand H. Snell (R) : . Francis D. Culkin (R) : .

Fred J. Douglas Fred James Douglas (September 14, 1869 – January 1, 1949) was a United States representative from New York. Born in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, he moved with his parents to Little Falls, New York, in 1874. He attended the public ...

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Bert Lord Bert Lord (December 4, 1869 – May 24, 1939) was an American politician from New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, ...

(R) : . Clarence E. Hancock (R) : .

John Taber John Taber (May 5, 1880 – November 22, 1965) was an American attorney and New York politician who represented parts of the Finger Lakes and Central New York regions in the United States House of Representatives from 1923 to 1963. Biography Ta ...

(R) : . W. Sterling Cole (R) : . George B. Kelly (D) : .

James W. Wadsworth Jr. James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. (August 12, 1877June 21, 1952) was an American politician, a Republican from New York. He was the son of New York State Comptroller James Wolcott Wadsworth, and the grandson of Union General James S. Wadsworth. ...

(R) : . Walter G. Andrews (R) : . Alfred F. Beiter (D) : . James M. Mead (D), until December 2, 1938 : . Daniel A. Reed (R) : . Matthew J. Merritt (D) : . Caroline O'Day (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 ...

: . Lindsay C. Warren (D) : . John H. Kerr (D) : .

Graham A. Barden Graham Arthur Barden (September 25, 1896 – January 29, 1967) was a US representative from North Carolina between 1935 and 1961 for the Democratic Party. Born in Sampson County, North Carolina in 1896, he moved to Burgaw, North Carolina at th ...

(D) : . Harold D. Cooley (D) : . Franklin W. Hancock Jr. (D) : . William B. Umstead (D) : . J. Bayard Clark (D) : . J. Walter Lambeth (D) : . Robert L. Doughton (D) : . Alfred L. Bulwinkle (D) : . Zebulon Weaver (D)

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

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

(R-NPL) : . Usher L. Burdick (R-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 ...

: . Joseph A. Dixon (D) : . Herbert S. Bigelow (D) : . Byron B. Harlan (D) : .

Frank Le Blond Kloeb Frank Le Blond Kloeb (June 16, 1890 – March 11, 1976), also known as Frank L. Kloeb, was a Democratic United States Representative from Ohio, serving two terms from 1933 to 1937. He was also a United States district judge of the United States ...

(D), until August 19, 1937 :: Walter H. Albaugh (R), from November 8, 1938 : . Frank C. Kniffin (D) : . James G. Polk (D) : . Arthur W. Aleshire (D) : . Thomas B. Fletcher (D) : .

John F. Hunter John Feeney Hunter (October 19, 1896 – December 19, 1957) was an American lawyer, soldier, and three-term U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1937 to 1943. Early life and career Born in Ford City, Pennsylvania, Hunter moved with his paren ...

(D) : . Thomas A. Jenkins (R) : . Harold K. Claypool (D) : . Arthur P. Lamneck (D) : . Dudley A. White (R) : . Dow W. Harter (D) : . Robert T. Secrest (D) : . William R. Thom (D) : . William A. Ashbrook (D) : . Lawrence E. Imhoff (D) : . Michael J. Kirwan (D) : . Martin L. Sweeney (D) : .

Robert Crosser Robert Crosser (June 7, 1874 – June 3, 1957) was an American lawyer and politician who served 19 terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio. He remains the longest-serving member of the United States Hous ...

(D) : . Anthony A. Fleger (D) : . John McSweeney (D) : . Harold G. Mosier (D)

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 ...

: . Wesley E. Disney (D) : . John Conover Nichols (D) : .

Wilburn Cartwright Wilburn Cartwright (January 12, 1892 – March 14, 1979) was an American lawyer, educator, politician, and United States Army officer in World War II. The town of Cartwright, Oklahoma is named after him. He self-styled himself "the most elected ...

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Lyle Boren Lyle Hagler Boren (May 11, 1909 – July 2, 1992) was a U.S. Democratic Party politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma, serving from 1937 to 1947 and was defeated for renomination in the 1946 election. ...

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Robert P. Hill Robert Potter Hill (April 18, 1874 – October 29, 1937) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Illinois and from Oklahoma Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Centra ...

(D), until October 29, 1937 :: Gomer Griffith Smith (D), from December 10, 1937 : . Jed J. Johnson (D) : .

Sam C. Massingale Samuel Chapman Massingale (August 2, 1870 – January 17, 1941) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma. Biography Born in Quitman, Mississippi, Massingale was the son of George M. and Martha McGowan Massingale, and at ...

(D) : . Phil Ferguson (D) : .

Will Rogers William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, in the Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma ...

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Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...

: . James W. Mott (R) : .

Walter M. Pierce Walter Marcus Pierce (May 30, 1861 – March 27, 1954) was an American politician, a Democrat, who served as the 17th Governor of Oregon and a member of the United States House of Representatives from . A native of Illinois, he served in the ...

(D) : . Nan Wood Honeyman (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 ...

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Leon Sacks Leon Sacks (October 7, 1902 – March 11, 1972) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1937 to 1943. Early life Leon Sacks was born in Phil ...

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James P. McGranery James Patrick McGranery (July 8, 1895 – December 23, 1962) was a United States representative from Pennsylvania, a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and Attorney General of ...

(D) : . Michael J. Bradley (D) : . J. Burrwood Daly (D) : . Frank J. G. Dorsey (D) : .

Michael J. Stack Michael Joseph Stack (September 29, 1888December 14, 1960) was a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania from 1935 to 1939. His grandson is former Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Michael J. Stack III. Biography Stack was born in Listowel in C ...

(D) : . Ira W. Drew (D) : .

James Wolfenden James Paine Wolfenden (July 25, 1889 – April 8, 1949) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. James Wolfenden was born in Cardington, Pennsylvania. He attended Friends' Central School and Penn C ...

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Oliver Walter Frey Oliver Walter Frey (September 7, 1887 – August 26, 1939) was an American lawyer, politician, and World War I veteran who served three terms as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1933 to 1939. Biog ...

(D) : . J. Roland Kinzer (R) : .

(D) : . J. Harold Flannery (D) : . James H. Gildea (D) : . Guy L. Moser (D) : . Albert G. Rutherford (R) : . Robert F. Rich (R) : . J. William Ditter (R) : .

Benjamin Kurtz Focht Benjamin Kurtz Focht (March 12, 1863 – March 27, 1937) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Benjamin K. Focht was born in New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania. He attended Bucknell University in Le ...

(R), until March 27, 1937 :: Richard M. Simpson (R), from May 11, 1937 : . Guy J. Swope (D) : .

Benjamin Jarrett Benjamin Bryant Jarrett (July 18, 1881 – July 20, 1944) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Benjamin Jarrett was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania. He worked as a telegraph operator and later a ...

(R) : . Francis E. Walter (D) : . Harry L. Haines (D) : . Don Gingery (D) : . J. Buell Snyder (D) : . Charles I. Faddis (D) : .

Charles R. Eckert Charles Richard Eckert (January 20, 1868 – October 26, 1959) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1935 to 1939. Biography Charles Ri ...

(D) : . Joseph Gray (D) : . Robert G. Allen (D) : . Charles N. Crosby (D) : . Peter J. De Muth (D) : . James L. Quinn (D) : . Herman P. Eberharter (D) : .

Henry Ellenbogen Henry Ellenbogen (April 3, 1900July 4, 1985) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, serving from 1933 to 1938. Biography Ellenbogen was the son of Samson ...

(D), until January 3, 1938 : . Matthew A. Dunn (D)

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 ...

: . Aime Forand (D) : .

John M. O'Connell John Matthew O'Connell (August 10, 1872 – December 6, 1941) was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island. Born in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, O'Connell attended the public schools and taught in the local schools from 1892 to ...

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

: . Thomas S. McMillan (D) : . Hampton P. Fulmer (D) : .

John C. Taylor John Clarence Taylor, (March 2, 1890 – March 25, 1983) was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for South Carolina's 3rd congressional district. He served for three terms from 1933 to 1939. Biography John Clarence was born in Honea P ...

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Gabriel H. Mahon Jr. Gabriel Heyward Mahon Jr. (November 11, 1889 – June 11, 1962) was a U.S. representative from South Carolina. G. Heyward Mahon Jr. was born in Williamston, South Carolina, and moved with his parents to Greenville, South Carolina in 1898. His ...

(D) : . James P. Richards (D) : . Allard H. Gasque (D), until June 17, 1938 :: Elizabeth Hawley Gasque (D), from September 13, 1938

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 ...

: . Fred H. Hildebrandt (D) : .

Francis Case Francis Higbee Case (December 9, 1896June 22, 1962) was an American journalist and politician who served for 25 years as a member of the United States Congress from South Dakota. He was a Republican. Biography Case was born in Everly, Iowa, th ...

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Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...

: . B. Carroll Reece (R) : .

J. Will Taylor James Willis "J. Will" Taylor (August 28, 1880 – November 14, 1939) was an American educator, lawyer and politician who served eleven terms as a U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1919 to 1939. Early life and education Born near Lead ...

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Samuel D. McReynolds Samuel Davis McReynolds (April 16, 1872 - July 11, 1939) was an American politician and judge who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 3rd congressional district of Tennessee. Biography Born on a farm near Pik ...

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John Ridley Mitchell John Ridley Mitchell (September 26, 1877 – February 26, 1962) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Tennessee. Biography Born in Livingston, Tennessee, Mitchell was the son of Isiah Winburn and Sophrona Winton Mitchell. at ...

(D) : . Richard Merrill Atkinson (D) : . Clarence W. Turner (D) : . Herron C. Pearson (D) : .

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

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Walter Chandler Walter "Clift" Chandler (October 5, 1887 – October 1, 1967) was an American politician from Tennessee and a United States House of Representatives, Representative for the ninth district of Tennessee. He served as mayor of Memphis, Tennessee f ...

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Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...

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Wright Patman John William Wright Patman (August 6, 1893 – March 7, 1976) was an American politician. First elected in 1928, Patman served 24 consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 1st congressional district from 1929 to ...

(D) : . Martin Dies Jr. (D) : . Morgan G. Sanders (D) : .

(D) : . Hatton W. Sumners (D) : . Luther A. Johnson (D) : .

Nat Patton Nat Patton (February 26, 1881 – July 27, 1957), also known as "Cousin Nat", was an American lawyer and politician who served five terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the 7th District of Texas f ...

(D) : . Albert Thomas (D) : . Joseph J. Mansfield (D) : . James P. Buchanan (D), until February 22, 1937 ::

Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson (; August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), also known as LBJ, was the 36th president of the United States, serving from 1963 to 1969. He became president after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, under whom he had served a ...

(D), from April 10, 1937 : . William R. Poage (D) : .

Fritz G. Lanham Frederick Garland "Fritz" Lanham (January 3, 1880 – July 31, 1965) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Texas. Early life Born in Weatherford, Texas, Lanham was the son of Sarah Beona (née ...

(D) : . William D. McFarlane (D) : . Richard M. Kleberg (D) : .

Milton H. West Milton Horace West (June 30, 1888 – October 28, 1948) was an American lawyer, Texas Ranger and politician who served eight terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives representing Texas's 15th congressional ...

(D) : . R. Ewing Thomason (D) : . Clyde L. Garrett (D) : .

John Marvin Jones John Marvin Jones (February 26, 1882 – March 4, 1976) was a United States representative from Texas and a Judge of the United States Court of Claims. Education and career Born on February 26, 1882, in Valley View, Cooke County, Texas, Jone ...

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George H. Mahon George Herman Mahon (September 22, 1900 – November 19, 1985) was an American politician and attorney. A Democrat, he served 22 consecutive terms as a member the United States House of Representatives from Texas. Biography Born near Haynesvill ...

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Maury Maverick Fontaine Maury Maverick Sr. (October 23, 1895 – June 7, 1954) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas, representing the 20th district from January 3, 1935, to January 3, 1939. He is best remembered for ...

(D) : . Charles L. South (D)

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

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Abe Murdock Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (July 18, 1893September 15, 1979) was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of both chambers of the United States Congress for Utah. From 1947 to 1957, he served as a member of the National Labor Rel ...

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J. W. Robinson James William Robinson (January 19, 1878 – December 2, 1964) was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Utah's 2nd congressional district from 1933 to 1947. Early life ...

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

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Charles A. Plumley Charles Albert Plumley (April 14, 1875 – October 31, 1964) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a Republican U.S. Representative from Vermont, and was the son of U.S. Representative Frank Plumley. Biography Plumley was born in ...

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Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

: . S. Otis Bland (D) : . Norman R. Hamilton (D) : .

Andrew Jackson Montague Andrew Jackson Montague (October 3, 1862January 24, 1937; nickname "Jack") was a Virginia lawyer and American politician. He served as the 44th governor of Virginia, from 1902 to 1906, and a Congressman from 1912 until his death in 1937. A De ...

(D), until January 24, 1937 :: Dave E. Satterfield Jr. (D), from November 2, 1937 : . Patrick H. Drewry (D) : .

Thomas G. Burch Thomas Granville Burch (July 3, 1869March 20, 1951) was an American farmer, tobacco manufacturer, and politician from Martinsville, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives from ...

(D) : . Clifton A. Woodrum (D) : .

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

(D) : . Howard W. Smith (D) : . John W. Flannagan Jr. (D)

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

: . Warren G. Magnuson (D) : . Monrad C. Wallgren (D) : . Martin F. Smith (D) : . Knute Hill (D) : . Charles H. Leavy (D) : . John M. Coffee (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 ...

: . Robert L. Ramsay (D) : .

Jennings Randolph Jennings Randolph (March 8, 1902May 8, 1998) was an American politician from West Virginia. A Democrat, he was most notable for his service in the United States House of Representatives from 1933 to 1947 and the United States Senate from 1958 to ...

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Andrew Edmiston Jr. Andrew Edmiston Jr. (November 13, 1892– August 28, 1966) was a Democratic politician who served as a United States representative from West Virginia. He was born in Weston in Lewis County, West Virginia on November 13, 1892. He served in the ...

(D) : . George William Johnson (D) : .

John Kee John Kee (August 22, 1874 – May 8, 1951) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1933 until his death in Washington, D.C., in 1951. Biography He was born in G ...

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Joe L. Smith Joseph Luther Smith, commonly known as Joe L. Smith (May 22, 1880 – August 23, 1962), was an American politician, and a member of the Democratic Party from West Virginia. He was born in Marshes (now Glen Daniel, West Virginia) in Raleigh Cou ...

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Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...

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Thomas Ryum Amlie Thomas Ryum Amlie (April 17, 1897 – August 22, 1973) was an American politician who served as a two-time United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 1st congressional district. Ryum first served as a Republi ...

(P) : . Harry Sauthoff (P) : . Gardner R. Withrow (P) : .

Raymond Joseph Cannon Raymond Joseph Cannon (August 26, 1894 – November 25, 1951) was an attorney, baseball player and Democratic politician who represented Wisconsin's 4th congressional district in the Congress from 1933 to 1939. Early life Born in Iron ...

(D) : . Thomas David Patrick O'Malley (D) : . Michael K. Reilly (D) : .

Gerald J. Boileau Gerald John Boileau (January 15, 1900January 30, 1981) was an American lawyer and Wisconsin Progressive Party, progressive Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from Wausau, Wisconsin. He was a member of the United States H ...

(P) : . George J. Schneider (P) : .

Merlin Hull Merlin Gray Hull (December 18, 1870 – May 17, 1953) was an American politician, lawyer, and newspaper publisher who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin. Hull first served as a Republican in the 7th di ...

(P) : . Bernard J. Gehrmann (P)

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 ...

: . Paul Ranous Greever (D)

Non-voting members

: . Anthony J. Dimond (D) : .

Samuel Wilder King Samuel Wilder King (December 17, 1886March 24, 1959) was the eleventh Territorial Governor of Hawaii and served from 1953 to 1957. He was appointed to the office after the term of Oren E. Long. Previously, King served in the United States Hous ...

(R) : .

Quintin Paredes Quintin (; ) is a commune in the Cotes-d'Armor department (Brittany (administrative region), Brittany region) in the northwest of France from Saint-Brieuc, the department capital. History The area around Quintin has been occupied since the Neo ...

(Resident Commissioner) ( Nac.), until September 29, 1938 :: Joaquin Miguel Elizalde (Resident Commissioner) ( Nac.), from September 29, 1938 : . Santiago Iglesias Pantín (Resident Commissioner) (Coalitionist)

Changes in membership

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

Senate

, - ,

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 ...

(2) , nowrap , Nathan L. Bachman (D) , Died April 23, 1937.
Successor appointed to continue the term. , nowrap ,

(D) , May 6, 1937 , - ,

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) , nowrap , Joseph T. Robinson (D) , Died July 14, 1937.
Successor elected October 19, 1937. , nowrap , John E. Miller (D) , November 15, 1937 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , nowrap ,

(D) , Resigned August 19, 1937, after being appointed

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States An associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States is a Justice (title), justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, other than the chief justice of the United States. The number of associate justices is eight, as set by the J ...

.
Successor appointed to continue the term. , nowrap ,

(D) , August 20, 1937 , - ,

(3) , nowrap ,

(D) , Resigned January 10, 1938, after successor elected. , nowrap , J. Lister Hill (D) , January 11, 1938 , - ,

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) , nowrap , A. Harry Moore (D) , Resigned January 17, 1938, after being elected

Governor of New Jersey The governor of New Jersey is the head of government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. The office of governor is an elected position with a four-year term. There is a two consecutive term limit, with no limitation on non-consecutive terms. The ...

.
Successor appointed to continue the term. , nowrap , John G. Milton (D) , January 18, 1938 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned January 31, 1938, due to poor health.
Successor appointed to continue the term. , nowrap ,

(D) , February 1, 1938 , - ,

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

(1) , nowrap , Royal S. Copeland (D) , Died June 17, 1938.
Successor elected November 8, 1938. , nowrap , James M. Mead (D) , December 3, 1938 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , nowrap ,

(D) , Resigned November 8, 1938, after losing nomination for upcoming term.
Successor appointed to continue the term. , nowrap , Thomas M. Storke (D) , November 9, 1938 , - ,

(1) , nowrap , John G. Milton (D) , Interim appointee retired when successor elected.
Successor elected November 8, 1938. , nowrap , William W. Barbour (R) , November 9, 1938 , - ,

(3) , nowrap ,

(D) , Interim appointee retired when successor elected.
Successor elected November 8, 1938. , nowrap , Alexander G. Barry (R) , November 9, 1938 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , nowrap , Herbert E. Hitchcock (D) , Interim appointee lost nomination to finish the term.
Successor elected November 8, 1938. , nowrap , Gladys Pyle (R) , November 9, 1938 , - ,

(2) , nowrap ,

(D) , Interim appointee lost nomination to finish the term.
Successor elected November 8, 1938. , nowrap , Tom Stewart (D) , November 9, 1938.

House of Representatives

, - , , ,

(D) , Died January 24, 1937. , , Dave E. Satterfield Jr. (D) , November 2, 1937 , - , , , James P. Buchanan (D) , Died February 22, 1937. , ,

(D) , April 10, 1937 , - , , , Henry E. Stubbs (D) , Died February 28, 1937. , , Alfred J. Elliott (D) , May 4, 1937 , - , , , Benjamin K. Focht (R) , Died March 27, 1937. , , Richard M. Simpson (R) , May 11, 1937 , - , , , Philip A. Goodwin (R) , Died June 6, 1937. , , Lewis K. Rockefeller (R) , November 2, 1937 , - , , , William P. Connery Jr. (D) , Died June 15, 1937. , , Lawrence J. Connery (D) , September 28, 1937 , - , , , Theodore A. Peyser (D) , Died August 8, 1937. , ,

(R) , November 2, 1937 , - , , ,

(D) , Resigned August 19, 1937, to become justice of

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (in case citations, N.D. Ohio) is the federal trial court for the northern half of Ohio, encompassing most territories north of the city of Columbus, Ohio, Columbus. The court has courthou ...

. , , Walter H. Albaugh (R) , November 8, 1938 , - , , , Charles D. Millard (R) , Resigned September 29, 1937, to become surrogate of

Westchester County, New York Westchester County is a County (United States), county located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, bordering the Long Island Sound and the Byram River to its east and the Hudson River on its west. The c ...

. , , Ralph A. Gamble (R) , November 2, 1937 , - , , ,

(D) , Resigned September 30, 1937, to become chief justice of the

Massachusetts Superior Court The Massachusetts Superior Court (also known as the Superior Court Department of the Trial Court) is a trial court department in Massachusetts. The Superior Court has original jurisdiction in civil actions over $50,000, and in matters where equ ...

. , , Thomas A. Flaherty (D) , December 14, 1937 , - , , ,

(D) , Died October 29, 1937. , , Gomer Griffith Smith (D) , December 10, 1937 , - , , , John E. Miller (D) , Resigned November 14, 1937, to become U.S. senator. , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , ,

(D) , Resigned January 3, 1938, to become judge of Common Pleas of

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Allegheny County ( ) is a County (United States), county in Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,250,578, making it the List of counties in Pennsylvania, state's second-most populous county, after Philadelp ...

. , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , J. Lister Hill (D) , Resigned January 11, 1938, to become U.S. senator. , , George M. Grant (D) , June 14, 1938 , - , , , Edward A. Kenney (D) , Died January 27, 1938. , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , Charles J. Colden (D) , Died April 15, 1938. , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , ,

(D) , Resigned May 27, 1938, to become associate justice of the

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (in case citations, D.C. Cir.) is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals. It has the smallest geographical jurisdiction of any of the U.S. courts of appeals, ...

. , , Joe B. Bates (D) , June 4, 1938 , - , , , Arthur B. Jenks (R) , Lost contested election June 9, 1938 , , Alphonse Roy (D) , June 9, 1938 , - , , , Allard H. Gasque (D) , Died June 17, 1938. , , Elizabeth Hawley Gasque (D) , September 13, 1937 , - , , , Robert L. Bacon (R) , Died September 12, 1938. , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , bgcolor= ,

( NAC) , Resigned September 29, 1938. ,

Joaquín Miguel Elizalde Joaquín Miguel Elizalde y Díaz (August 2, 1896 – February 9, 1965) was a Filipino diplomat and businessman. Personal life Elizalde was born on August 2, 1896, in Manila, the eldest child of José Joaquín Elizalde (who was the Philippine ...

( NAC) , September 29, 1938 , - , , , John J. Boylan (D) , Died October 5, 1938. , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , John J. O'Connor (D) , Changed party affiliation October 24, 1938. , , John J. O'Connor (R) , October 24, 1938 , - , , ,

(D) , Resigned December 2, 1938, to become commissioner to the

Securities and Exchange Commission The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government, created in the aftermath of the Wall Street crash of 1929. Its primary purpose is to enforce laws against market m ...

. , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , James M. Mead (D) , Resigned December 2, 1938, after being elected to the U.S. Senate. , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , Stephen W. Gambrill (D) , Died December 19, 1938. , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress

Committees

Senate

* Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman: Ellison D. Smith; Ranking Member:

) * Aquatic Life (Special) * Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Frederick Hale) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John G. Townsend Jr.) * Banking and Currency (Chairman: Robert F. Wagner; Ranking Member: John G. Townsend Jr.) * Campaign Expenditures Investigation (Special) (Chairman: Augustine Lonergan) *

Civil Service The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil service personnel hired rather than elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leadership. A civil service offic ...

(Chairman: William J. Bulow; Ranking Member: Wallace H. White Jr.) * Civil Service Laws (Special) * Civil Service System (Special) * Claims (Chairman: Josiah W. Bailey; Ranking Member:

) *

Commerce Commerce is the organized Complex system, system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions that directly or indirectly contribute to the smooth, unhindered large-scale exchange (distribution through Financial transaction, transactiona ...

(Chairman: Royal S. Copeland; Ranking Member: Charles L. McNary) * Court Reorganization and Judicial Procedure (Special) *

District of Columbia Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and Federal district of the United States, federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from ...

(Chairman: William H. King; Ranking Member:

) * Education and Labor (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William E. Borah) ** Investigation Violations of Free Speech and the Rights of Labor * Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Hattie W. Caraway; Ranking Member: Arthur H. Vandenberg) * Executive Agencies of the Government (Select) * Expenditures in Executive Departments (Chairman: J. Hamilton Lewis; Ranking Member: James J. Davis) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William E. Borah) * Government Organization (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Immigration, Immigration (Chairman: Richard B. Russell; Ranking Member: Hiram W. Johnson) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Lynn J. Frazier) * United States Senate Committee on Insular Affairs, Insular Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States Senate Committee on Interoceanic Canals, Interoceanic Canals (Chairman: N/A; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce, Interstate Commerce (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Wallace H. White Jr.) * United States Senate Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, Irrigation and Reclamation (Chairman: John H. Bankhead II; Ranking Member: Charles L. McNary) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Henry F. Ashurst; Ranking Member: William E. Borah) * United States Senate Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman: Alben W. Barkley; Ranking Member: Ernest Willard Gibson, Ernest W. Gibson) * Lobbying Activities (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Warren R. Austin) * United States Senate Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: M.M. Logan; Ranking Member: Lynn J. Frazier) * Mississippi Flood Control Project (Select) (Chairman: Robert F. Wagner) * Merchant Marine (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Frederick Hale) * United States Senate Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: William Gibbs McAdoo; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: George McGill; Ranking Member: Lynn J. Frazier) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Kenneth McKellar; Ranking Member: Lynn J. Frazier) * United States Senate Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: J. Walter Lambeth; Ranking Member: Arthur H. Vandenberg) * United States Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, Privileges and Elections (Chairman: Walter F. George; Ranking Member: Warren R. Austin) * United States Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Tom Connally; Ranking Member: Warren R. Austin) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands and Surveys (Chairman: Alva B. Adams; Ranking Member: Gerald P. Nye) * United States Senate Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Frederick Hale) * United States Senate Special Committee on Senatorial Campaign Expenditures, Senatorial Campaign Expenditures (Special) * United States Senate Special Committee on the Taxation of Government Securities and Salaries, Taxation of Government Securities and Salaries (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories and Insular Affairs (Chairman: Millard E. Tydings; Ranking Member: Gerald P. Nye) * United States Senate Select Committee on Unemployment and Relief, Unemployment and Relief (Select) * Committee of the whole, Whole * United States Senate Special Committee on Wildlife Resources, Wildlife Resources (Special) (Chairman: Vacant; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Special Committee on Wool Production, Wool Production (Special) (Chairman: Alva B. Adams)

House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: Lindsay C. Warren; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: J. Marvin Jones; Ranking Member: Clifford R. Hope) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: Edward T. Taylor; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: Henry B. Steagall; Ranking Member: Jesse P. Wolcott) * United States House Committee on the Census, Census (Chairman: William H. Larrabee; Ranking Member: J. Roland Kinzer) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Civil Service (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Ambrose J. Kennedy; Ranking Member: Ulysses S. Guyer) * United States House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: Andrew Somers; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Select Committee on Conservation of Wildlife Resources, Conservation of Wildlife Resources (Select) (Chairman:

) * United States House Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of Executive Papers (Chairman: Charles J. Colden; Ranking Member: Bertrand W. Gearhart) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Everett M. Dirksen) * United States House Committee on Education, Education (Chairman: William H. Larrabee; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on the Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress, Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress (Chairman: Caroline O'Day; Ranking Member: George H. Tinkham) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#1 (Chairman: N/A; Ranking Member: Clarence E. Hancock) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#2 (Chairman: Joseph H. Gavagan; Ranking Member: Ulysses S. Guyer) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#3 (Chairman: John H. Kerr; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Claude V. Parsons; Ranking Member: Charles Aubrey Eaton) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments, Expenditures in the Executive Departments (Chairman: John J. Cochran; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Flood Control, Flood Control (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Robert F. Rich) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Sam D. McReynolds; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Select Committee on Government Organization, Government Organization (Select) (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, Immigration and Naturalization (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Will Rogers; Ranking Member: Fred C. Gilchrist) * United States House Committee on Insular Affairs, Insular Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: Clarence F. Lea; Ranking Member: Carl E. Mapes) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: John Lesinski Sr., John Lesinski; Ranking Member: Charles D. Millard) * United States House Select Committee to Investigate Real Estate Beholder's Reorganizations, Investigate Real Estate Beholder's Reorganizations (Select) (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands, Irrigation and Reclamation (Chairman: Compton I. White; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Hatton W. Sumners; Ranking Member: Ulysses S. Guyer) * United States House Committee on Labor, Labor (Chairman: Mary Teresa Norton; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman: Kent E. Keller; Ranking Member: Allen T. Treadway) * United States House Committee on Memorials, Memorials (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chairman: S. Otis Bland; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Walter G. Andrews) * United States House Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Harry Lane Englebright) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles D. Millard) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: William I. Sirovich; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: Allard H. Gasque; Ranking Member: Walter G. Andrews) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: James M. Mead; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: J. Walter Lambeth; Ranking Member: Robert F. Rich) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: René L. De Rouen; Ranking Member: Harry Lane Englebright) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman: Raymond J. Cannon; Ranking Member: Jesse P. Wolcott) * United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors, Rivers and Harbors (Chairman: Joseph J. Mansfield; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Roads, Roads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Jesse P. Wolcott) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: John J. O'Connor; Ranking Member: Joseph W. Martin Jr.) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Harry Lane Englebright) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman: Alfred Beiter; Ranking Member: Benjamin K. Focht) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: Robert L. Doughton; Ranking Member: Allen T. Treadway) * United States House Committee on World War Veterans' Legislation, World War Veterans' Legislation (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

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

Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * Disposition of (Useless) Executive Papers * Forestry (Chairman: Sen. John H. Bankhead II) * Government Organization * Hawaii * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Sen. Alben W. Barkley) * United States Congress Joint Committee on to Investigate Phosphate Resource of the United States, To Investigate Phosphate Resource of the United States * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Sen.

; Vice Chairman: Rep. J. Walter Lambeth) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation, Taxation (Chairman: Sen.

; Vice Chairman: Rep. Robert L. Doughton) * Tax Evasion and Avoidance * Tennessee Valley Authority

Caucuses

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

Employees

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

*Architect of the Capitol: David Lynn (architect), David Lynn''Official Congressional Directory for the United States Congress.'' Washington: United States Government Printing Office. 1937. pp. 760. *Attending Physician of the United States Congress: George Calver *Librarian of Congress: Herbert Putnam *Public Printer of the United States: Augustus E. Giegengack

Senate

*Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Reverend ZeBarney Thorne Phillips (Episcopal Church in the United States of America, Episcopalian) *Parliamentarian of the United States Senate, Parliamentarian: Charles L. Watkins *Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Edwin Alexander Halsey *United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Ruskin McArdle *Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Chesley W. Jurney *Democratic Party Secretary: Leslie Biffle *Republican Party Secretary: Carl A. Loeffler

House of Representatives

*Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: James Shera Montgomery (Methodist) *Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: South Trimble *Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Joseph J. Sinnott *Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler *Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: Finis E. Scott *Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: Roger M. Calloway (D) and Alney E. Chaffee (R) *Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Kenneth Romney

Notes

References

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