The 83rd United States Congress was a meeting of the

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of the

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of the

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from January 3, 1953, until January 3, 1955, during the last two weeks of the

Truman administration Harry S. Truman's tenure as the List of presidents of the United States, 33rd president of the United States began on April 12, 1945, upon the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and ended on January 20, 1953. He had been Vice President ...

, with the remainder spanning the first two years of Dwight Eisenhower's presidency. It was composed of the

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and the

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. The

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of seats in the House was based on the 1950 U.S. census. The

Republicans 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 ...

gained the majority in both chambers, winning back full control of Congress for the first time since the

80th Congress The 80th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 1947 ...

in 1947, and with

Dwight Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was the 34th president of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, he was Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionar ...

being sworn in as

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 ...

on January 20, 1953, this gave the Republicans an overall federal government

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for the first time since the 71st Congress in 1929, and the last time until they briefly did so during the

107th Congress The 107th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., from January ...

in 2001.

Major events

* January 20, 1953:

is sworn in as

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in his first inauguration * March 1, 1954: U.S. Capitol shooting incident * December 2, 1954:

Joseph McCarthy Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957) was an American politician who served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican United States Senate, U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death at age ...

is censured by the

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

Major legislation

* July 3, 1953: Small Business Act, , ch. 282, * August 7, 1953:

Refugee Relief Act On August 7, 1953, President Eisenhower signed the Refugee Relief Act of 1953, also known as the Emergency Migration Act, into law to provide relief for certain refugees, orphans, and other purposes. This act was mainly intended for people from ...

, * August 7, 1953:

Submerged Lands Act The Submerged Lands Act of 1953 is a U.S. federal law that recognized the title of the states to submerged navigable lands within their boundaries at the time they entered the Union. They include navigable waterways, such as rivers, as well as m ...

, ch. 345, * August 14, 1953:

Public Law 280 Public Law 280 is a federal law of the United States that changes legal jurisdiction on Indian lands and over Indian persons. The law transfers some jurisdiction from the federal government to states in both civil and criminal cases in certain p ...

, , * May 13, 1954: Saint Lawrence Seaway Act, ch. 201, * August 12, 1954: Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act, ch. 649, title II, §201, * August 13, 1954: Multiple Mineral Development Act, ch. 730, * August 16, 1954:

Internal Revenue Code of 1954 The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (IRC), is the domestic portion of federal statutory tax law in the United States. It is codified in statute as Title 26 of the United States Code. The IRC is organized topically into subtitles and sections, cov ...

, , ch. 736, **

Federal Unemployment Tax Act The Federal Unemployment Tax Act (or FUTA, ) is a United States federal law that imposes a federal employer tax used to help fund state workforce agencies. Employers report this tax by filing Internal Revenue Service Form 940 annually. In some ca ...

, §1(d), **

National Firearms Act The National Firearms Act (NFA), 73rd Congress, Sess. 2, ch. 757, was enacted on June 26, 1934, and currently codified and amended as . The law is an Act of Congress in the United States that, in general, imposes an excise tax on the manufact ...

, §1(d), * August 24, 1954:

Communist Control Act of 1954 The Communist Control Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 775, 50 U.S.C. §§ 841–844) is an American law signed by President Dwight Eisenhower on August 24, 1954, that outlaws the Communist Party of the United States and criminalizes membership ...

, ch. 886, * August 30, 1954:

Atomic Energy Act of 1954 The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2011–2021, 2022-2286i, 2296a-2297h-13, is a United States federal law that covers for the development, regulation, and disposal of nuclear materials and facilities in the United States. It was an ...

, * 1954:

Agricultural Act of 1954 The Agricultural Act of 1954 (P.L. 83-690) is a United States federal law that, among other provisions, authorized a Commodity Credit Corporation reserve for foreign and domestic relief. The Act established a flexible price support for basic com ...

* 1954: Water Facilities Act of 1954

Party summary

Until the last week of the first session of Congress, Republicans had a 48-47-1 tied-plurality in the Senate which Republican Vice President

Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until Resignation of Richard Nixon, his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican ...

broke in the GOP’s favor. At the start of the second session, to account for whenever the Senate became tied 47-47-1 or when the Democrats held the plurality the Republican-turned-Independent,

Wayne Morse Wayne Lyman Morse (October 20, 1900 – July 22, 1974) was an American attorney and United States Senator from Oregon. Morse is well known for opposing the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party’s leadership and for his opposition t ...

, caucused with the GOP which gave them a tie-breaking majority, allowing continuity in GOP control of the Senate and the overall trifecta of government. Thus Republican leader

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

remained Senate Majority Leader, Democratic leader

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 ...

remained Senate Minority Leader, and the GOP remained continuously in control of the Senate committees. Wayne Morse would begin caucusing with Democrats at the start of the next Congress in 1955 to give them Senate control.

Senate

House of Representatives

Republican majority in the House becomes a plurality after the end of the last Congressional session.

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 ...

: Alben W. Barkley (D), until January 20, 1953 **

(R), from January 20, 1953 * President pro tempore:

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)

Majority (Republican) leadership

* Majority Leader:

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

, until July 31, 1953 (died) **

, from August 3, 1953 *

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 ...

Leverett Saltonstall Leverett Atholville Saltonstall (September 1, 1892June 17, 1979) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He served three two-year terms as the List of Governors of Massachusetts, 55th Governor of Massachusetts, and for more th ...

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 ...

Eugene Millikin Eugene Donald Millikin (February 12, 1891July 26, 1958) was a United States senator from Colorado who served as Senate Republican Conference Chairperson from 1947 to 1956. Biography Born in Hamilton, Ohio, Millikin graduated from the law schoo ...

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 ...

Milton Young Milton Ruben Young (December 6, 1897 – May 31, 1983) was an American politician, most notable for representing North Dakota in the United States Senate from 1945 until 1981. At the time of his retirement, he was the most senior Republican in ...

* National Senatorial Committee Chair:

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

* Policy Committee Chairman: Homer S. Ferguson

Minority (Democratic) leadership

* Minority Leader and Conference Chairman:

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

Earle Clements Earle Chester Clements (October 22, 1896 – March 12, 1985) was a Kentucky politician. He represented the Commonwealth of Kentucky in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and was its 47th Governor, serving from 1947 ...

* Democratic Caucus Secretary:

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 ...

House of Representatives

* Speaker: Joseph W. Martin Jr. (R)

Majority (Republican) leadership

* Majority Leader: Charles A. Halleck *

: Leslie C. Arends *

: Clifford R. Hope * Policy Committee Chairman: Joseph W. Martin Jr. * Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Richard M. Simpson

Minority (Democratic) leadership

* Minority 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 ...

: John W. McCormack * Democratic Caucus Chairman:

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

* Democratic Caucus Secretary: Edna F. Kelly * Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Michael J. Kirwan

Caucuses

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Senate Democratic Caucus The Democratic Caucus of the United States Senate, sometimes referred to as the Democratic Conference, is the formal organization of all senators who are part of the Democratic Party in the United States Senate. For the makeup of the 119th Co ...

Members

Senate

Senators are popularly elected statewide every six years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Within each state, senators are listed in order of seniority. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election, In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1954; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1956; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1958.

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

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.

Barry Goldwater Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician and major general in the United States Air Force, Air Force Reserve who served as a United States senator from 1953 to 1965 and 1969 to 1987, and was the Re ...

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

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

(D)

California California () is a 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.

(R) : 3. Thomas Kuchel (R)

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.

(R)

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

: 1. William A. Purtell (R) : 3.

Prescott Bush Prescott Sheldon Bush Sr. (May 15, 1895 – October 8, 1972) was an American banker and Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician. as a Wall Street executive investment banker, he represented Connecticut in the from 1952 ...

(R)

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 J. Williams (R) : 2. J. Allen Frear Jr. (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.

Spessard Holland Spessard Lindsey Holland (July 10, 1892 – November 6, 1971) was an American lawyer and politician. A Southern Democrat, he served as the 28th List of Governors of Florida, governor of Florida from 1941 to 1945, and as a US senator, U.S. senato ...

(D) : 3.

George Smathers George Armistead Smathers (November 14, 1913 – January 20, 2007) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Florida who served in both chambers of the United States Congress, the United States House of Representatives from 1947 t ...

(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. Henry Dworshak (R) : 3.

Herman Welker Herman Orville Welker (December 11, 1906 – October 30, 1957) was an American politician from the state of Idaho. He was a member of the Idaho Republican Party and served one term in the United States Senate, from 1951 to 1957. Early years Born ...

(R)

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

: 2.

Paul Douglas Paul Douglas may refer to: * Paul Douglas (Illinois politician) (1892–1976), American economist and US senator * Paul Douglas (actor) (1907–1959), American film actor * Paul P. Douglas Jr. (1919–2002), United States Air Force officer * Paul L. ...

(D) : 3. Everett M. Dirksen (R)

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

: 1.

William E. Jenner William Ezra Jenner (July 21, 1908 – March 9, 1985) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Indiana. A Republican, Jenner was an Indiana state senator from 1934 to 1942, and a U.S. senator from 1944 to 1945 and again from 1 ...

(R) : 3. Homer E. Capehart (R)

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

: 2. Guy M. Gillette (D) : 3. Bourke B. Hickenlooper (R)

Kansas Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...

: 2.

Andrew Frank Schoeppel Andrew Frank Schoeppel (November 23, 1894 – January 21, 1962) was an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He was the 29th governor of Kansas from 1943 to 1947 and a U.S. Senator from 1949 until his death. He was born in ...

(R) : 3. Frank Carlson (R)

Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

: 2.

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

(R) : 3.

(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. Russell B. Long (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 G. Payne Frederick George Payne (July 24, 1904 – June 15, 1978) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as a United States Senate, U.S. senator from Maine from 1953 to ...

(R) : 2.

Margaret Chase Smith Margaret Madeline Chase Smith (née Chase; December 14, 1897 – May 29, 1995) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, she served as a U.S. representative (1940–1949) and a U.S. senator (1949–1973) from Maine. She was th ...

(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. James Glenn Beall (R) : 3. John Marshall Butler (R)

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.

John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the first Roman Catholic and youngest person elected p ...

(D) : 2.

(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. Charles E. Potter (R) : 2. Homer S. Ferguson (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 ...

: 1.

Edward John Thye Edward John Thye (April 26, 1896August 28, 1969) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 26th governor of Minnesota from 1943 to 1947 and a United States Senator from 1947 to 1959. Early life and education Edwar ...

(R) : 2.

Hubert Humphrey Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American politician who served from 1965 to 1969 as the 38th vice president of the United States. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing Minnesota from 19 ...

(DFL)

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

: 1. John C. Stennis (D) : 2.

James Eastland James Oliver Eastland (November 28, 1904 February 19, 1986) was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation in late ...

(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.

Stuart Symington William Stuart Symington III ( ; June 26, 1901 – December 14, 1988) was an American businessman and Democratic politician from Missouri. He served as the first secretary of the Air Force from 1947 to 1950 and was a United States senator from ...

(D) : 3.

(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.

Mike Mansfield Michael Joseph Mansfield (March 16, 1903 – October 5, 2001) was an American Democratic Party politician and diplomat who represented Montana in the United States House of Representatives from 1943 to 1953 and United States Senate from 1953 t ...

(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. Hugh A. Butler (R), until July 1, 1954 :: Samuel W. Reynolds (R), July 3, 1954 – November 7, 1954 :: Roman Hruska (R), from November 8, 1954 : 2.

Dwight Griswold Dwight Palmer Griswold (November 27, 1893April 12, 1954) was an American publisher and politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. He served as the 25th governor of Nebraska from 1941 to 1947, and in the United States Senate from 1952 until his ...

(R), until April 12, 1954 :: Eva Bowring (R), April 16, 1954 – November 7, 1954 :: Hazel Abel (R), November 8, 1954 – December 31, 1954 ::

Carl Curtis Carl Thomas Curtis (March 15, 1905 – January 24, 2000) was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. He served as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives (1939–1954) and later the United States Se ...

(R), from January 1, 1955

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. George W. Malone (R) : 3. Patrick A. McCarran (D), until September 28, 1954 ::

Ernest S. Brown Ernest Spargur Brown (September 25, 1903July 23, 1965) served briefly as a United States senator from Nevada in 1954. Born in Alturas, California, Brown moved with his family to Reno, Nevada, in 1906, where he later attended the public schools. ...

(R), October 1, 1954 – December 1, 1954 ::

Alan Bible Alan Harvey Bible (November 20, 1909 – September 12, 1988) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 1954 to 1974. He previously served as Attorney Genera ...

(D), from December 2, 1954

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.

(R) : 3. Charles W. Tobey (R), until July 24, 1953 :: Robert W. Upton (R), August 14, 1953 – November 7, 1954 :: Norris Cotton (R), from November 8, 1954

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. Howard Alexander Smith (R) : 2. Robert C. Hendrickson (R)

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. Clinton P. Anderson (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.

Irving Ives Irving McNeil Ives (January 24, 1896 – February 24, 1962) was an American politician and founding dean of the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations. A Republican, he served as a United States Senator from New York from 1 ...

(R) : 3. Herbert H. Lehman (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. Willis Smith (D), until June 26, 1953 :: Alton Lennon (D), July 10, 1953 – November 28, 1954 :: W. Kerr Scott (D), from November 29, 1954 : 3. Clyde R. Hoey (D), until May 12, 1954 ::

Sam Ervin Samuel James Ervin Jr. (September 27, 1896April 23, 1985) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A Southern Democrat, he liked to call himself a " country lawyer", and often told humorous ...

(D), from June 5, 1954

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.

William Langer William "Wild Bill" Langer (September 30, 1886November 8, 1959) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 17th governor of North Dakota from 1932 to 1934 and the 21st governor from 1937 to 1939. His governorship was demarcated by ...

(R-NPL) : 3.

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

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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. Robert S. Kerr (D) : 3. A. S. Mike Monroney (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. Guy Cordon (R) : 3.

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Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

: 1. Edward Martin (R) : 3. James H. Duff (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 ...

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John Pastore John Orlando Pastore (March 17, 1907July 15, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Rhode Island from 1950 to 1976 and as the 61st governor of Rhode Island from ...

(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. Burnet R. Maybank (D), until September 1, 1954 :: Charles E. Daniel (D), September 6, 1954 – December 23, 1954 ::

Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Before his 49 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South ...

(D), from December 24, 1954 : 3. Olin D. Johnston (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. Karl E. Mundt (R) : 3.

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 ...

: 1. Albert Gore Sr. (D) : 2.

Estes Kefauver Carey Estes Kefauver ( ; July 26, 1903 – August 10, 1963) was an American politician from Tennessee. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1939 to 1949 and in the U.S. Senate from 1949 until h ...

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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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Price Daniel Marion Price Daniel Sr. (October 10, 1910August 25, 1988), was an American jurist and politician who served as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic United States Senate, U.S. Senator and the 38th governor of Texas. He was appointed by Ly ...

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

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

(R) : 3. Wallace F. Bennett (R)

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

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Ralph Flanders Ralph Edward Flanders (September 28, 1880 – February 19, 1970) was an American mechanical engineer, industrialist and politician who served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican United States Senate, U.S. Senator from the U.S. state, ...

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George Aiken George David Aiken (August 20, 1892 – November 19, 1984) was an American politician and horticulturist. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 64th governor of Vermont (1937–1941) before serving in the United States Senate for 34 ye ...

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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 ...

: 1. Harry F. Byrd (D) : 2.

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 ...

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

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

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Harley M. Kilgore Harley Martin Kilgore (January 11, 1893 – February 28, 1956) was a United States senator from West Virginia. Biography He was born on January 11, 1893, in Brown, West Virginia. He was born to Quimby Hugh Kilgore and Laura Jo Kilgore. His fa ...

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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 ...

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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. Frank A. Barrett (R) : 2. Lester C. Hunt (D), until June 19, 1954 :: Edward D. Crippa (R), June 24, 1954 – November 28, 1954 :: Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D), from November 29, 1954 83rd 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) : . George M. Grant (D) : . George W. Andrews (D) : .

Kenneth A. Roberts Kenneth Allison Roberts (November 1, 1912 – May 9, 1989) was an American lawyer, World War II veteran and politician who served seven terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Alabama from 1951 to 1965. Biogr ...

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Armistead I. Selden Jr. Armistead Inge Selden Jr. (February 20, 1921 – November 14, 1985) was a segregationist U.S. Representative from Alabama. Originally a Democrat, he switched parties in 1979 to become a Republican. Early life and military service Born in ...

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Carl Elliott Carl Atwood Elliott (December 20, 1913 – January 9, 1999) was a U.S. representative from the U.S. state of Alabama. He was elected to eight consecutive terms, having served from 1949 to 1965. Background Elliott was born in rural Frank ...

(D) : . Robert E. Jones Jr. (D) : . Laurie C. Battle (D)

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

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John Jacob Rhodes John Jacob Rhodes Jr. (September 18, 1916 – August 24, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Rhodes served as a U.S. Representative from Arizona for thirty years from 1953 to 1983. He was the mino ...

(R) : . Harold Patten (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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James William Trimble James William Trimble (February 3, 1894 – March 10, 1972) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas, having served from 1945 to 1967. He was the first Democrat in Arkansas since Reconstruction to lo ...

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

(D) : . Brooks Hays (D) : . William F. Norrell (D)

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

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Hubert B. Scudder Hubert Baxter Scudder (November 5, 1888 – July 4, 1968) was an American lawyer and politician who served five terms as a U.S. representative from California from 1949 to 1959. Early life and education Born in Sebastopol, California, Scudd ...

(R) : . Clair Engle (D) : . John E. Moss (D) : . William S. Mailliard (R) : . John F. Shelley (D) : . Robert Condon (D) : . John J. Allen Jr. (R) : . George P. Miller (D) : . J. Arthur Younger (R) : . Charles Gubser (R) : . J. Leroy Johnson (R) : . Allan O. Hunter (R) : . Ernest K. Bramblett (R) : .

Harlan Hagen Harlan Francis Hagen (October 8, 1914 – November 25, 1990) was an American lawyer and World War II veteran who served as a United States representative from California. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S. House of Repre ...

(D) : . Gordon L. McDonough (R) : . Donald L. Jackson (R) : . Cecil R. King (D) : . Craig Hosmer (R) : . Chester E. Holifield (D) : .

John Carl Hinshaw John Carl Williams Hinshaw (July 28, 1894 – August 5, 1956) was an American businessman and politician who served nine terms as a United States representative from California from 1939 to 1956. Biography He was born in Chicago, Illinois, in ...

(R) : . Edgar W. Hiestand (R) : . Joseph F. Holt (R) : .

Clyde Doyle Clyde Gilman Doyle (July 11, 1887 – March 14, 1963) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States representative from California in the mid-20th century. Early life and career Clyde Doyle was born in Oakland, Alameda ...

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Norris Poulson Charles Norris Poulson (July 23, 1895 – September 25, 1982) was an American politician who represented Southern California in public office at the local, state, and federal levels. He served as the 36th Mayor of Los Angeles from 1953 to 1961, a ...

(R), until June 11, 1953 :: Glenard P. Lipscomb (R), from November 10, 1953 : . Patrick J. Hillings (R) : .

Sam Yorty Samuel William Yorty (October 1, 1909 – June 5, 1998) was an American politician, attorney, and radio host from Los Angeles, California. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and the California State Assembly, ...

(D) : . Harry R. Sheppard (D) : . James B. Utt (R) : . John R. Phillips (R) : .

Bob Wilson Bob Wilson may refer to: Association footballers *Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1867) (1867–?), Irish international footballer of the 1880s *Bob Wilson (footballer, born September 1898) 1920s, Scottish footballer with Third Lanark and Fall Ri ...

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

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Byron G. Rogers Byron Giles Rogers (August 1, 1900 – December 31, 1983) was an American lawyer, politician, and World War I veteran from Colorado. From 1951 to 1971, he served ten consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Early life Rogers was ...

(D) : . William S. Hill (R) : . John Chenoweth (R) : .

Wayne N. Aspinall Wayne Norviel Aspinall (April 3, 1896 – October 9, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician from Colorado. He is largely known for his tenure in the United States House of Representatives, serving twelve terms as a Democrat from 1949 to ...

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

: . Thomas J. Dodd (D) : . Horace Seely-Brown Jr. (R) : . Albert W. Cretella (R) : . Albert P. Morano (R) : . James T. Patterson (R) : . Antoni Sadlak (R)

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

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Herbert Warburton Herbert Birchby Warburton (September 21, 1916 – July 30, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware, and Frankford, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a veteran of World War II, and a member o ...

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

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Courtney W. Campbell Courtney Warren Campbell (April 29, 1895 – December 22, 1971) was an American lawyer, World War I veteran, and politician who served one term as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, from 1953 to 1955. He repres ...

(D) : . Charles E. Bennett (D) : . Robert L. F. Sikes (D) : . Bill Lantaff (D) : . Syd Herlong (D) : . Dwight L. Rogers (D), until December 1, 1954 : . James A. Haley (D) : . Donald Ray Matthews (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 ...

: . Prince Hulon Preston Jr. (D) : . J. L. Pilcher (D), from February 4, 1953 : . Tic Forrester (D) : . Albert Sidney Camp (D), until July 24, 1954 :: John Flynt (D), from November 2, 1954 : . James C. Davis (D) : .

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) : . Henderson Lovelace Lanham (D) : . William McDonald Wheeler (D) : . Phillip M. Landrum (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), ...

: . Gracie Pfost (D) : . Hamer H. Budge (R)

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

: . William L. Dawson (D) : .

Barratt O'Hara Barratt O'Hara (April 28, 1882 – August 11, 1969) of Chicago was an American Democratic politician serving as a U.S. Congressman from Illinois and lieutenant governor of Illinois. He was the last Spanish–American War veteran to serve i ...

(D) : . Fred E. Busbey (R) : . William E. McVey (R) : .

John C. Kluczynski John Carl Kluczynski (February 15, 1896 – January 26, 1975) was an American World War I veteran who served 13 terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois, representing the Illinois's 5th congression ...

(D) : . Thomas J. O'Brien (D) : . James Bowler (D), from July 7, 1953 : .

Thomas S. Gordon Thomas Sylvy Gordon (December 17, 1893 – January 22, 1959) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Chicago, Illinois Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and ...

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Sidney R. Yates Sidney Richard Yates (August 27, 1909 – October 5, 2000) was an American attorney and Democratic Party politician who represented the state of Illinois in the United States House of Representatives for twenty-four terms from 1949 to 1963 a ...

(D) : . Richard W. Hoffman (R) : . Timothy P. Sheehan (R) : . Edgar A. Jonas (R) : . Marguerite S. Church (R) : . Chauncey W. Reed (R) : . Noah M. Mason (R) : . Leo E. Allen (R) : . Leslie C. Arends (R) : . Harold H. Velde (R) : . Robert B. Chiperfield (R) : .

Sid Simpson Sidney Elmer Simpson (September 20, 1894 – October 26, 1958) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1943 to 1958. He was a member of the Republican Party. Born in Carrollton, Illinois, Simpson at ...

(R) : . Peter F. Mack Jr. (D) : . William L. Springer (R) : . Charles W. Vursell (R) : . Melvin Price (D) : .

C. W. Bishop Cecil William Bishop (June 29, 1890 – September 21, 1971) was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois for seven terms, from 1941 to 1955. Biography Bishop was born on a farm near West ...

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

: . Ray Madden (D) : . Charles A. Halleck (R) : . Shepard J. Crumpacker Jr. (R) : . E. Ross Adair (R) : . John V. Beamer (R) : . Cecil M. Harden (R) : . William G. Bray (R) : .

D. Bailey Merrill D. Bailey Merrill (November 22, 1912 – October 14, 1993) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1953 to 1955. Biography Born in Hymera, Indiana, Merrill graduated from Indiana Sta ...

(R) : . Earl Wilson (R) : . Ralph Harvey (R) : . Charles B. Brownson (R)

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

: . Thomas E. Martin (R) : . Henry O. Talle (R) : . H. R. Gross (R) : . Karl M. LeCompte (R) : .

Paul H. Cunningham Paul Harvey Cunningham (June 15, 1890 – July 16, 1961) served nine consecutive terms as a Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa. First elected in 1940, he was re-elected eight times, and defeated in 1958. Born on a farm in Indiana Coun ...

(R) : . James I. Dolliver (R) : . Ben F. Jensen (R) : . Charles B. Hoeven (R)

Kansas Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...

: . Howard Shultz Miller (D) : . Errett P. Scrivner (R) : . Myron V. George (R) : .

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 ...

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Wint Smith Wint Smith (October 7, 1892 – April 27, 1976) was an American lawyer and politician who served seven terms as a U.S. Representative from Kansas from 1947 to 1961. Biography Early life and political career Born in Mankato, Kansas, Smith at ...

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Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

: . Noble J. Gregory (D) : .

Garrett Withers Garrett Lee Withers (June 21, 1884 – April 30, 1953) was an American politician and lawyer. As a Democrat, he represented Kentucky in the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Withers was born on a farm in Webster C ...

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William Natcher William Huston Natcher (September 11, 1909 – March 29, 1994) was a Democratic congressman, serving in the United States House of Representatives from 1953 until his death from heart failure in Bethesda, Maryland in 1994. He is the second lo ...

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John M. Robsion Jr. John Marshall Robsion Jr. (August 28, 1904 – February 14, 1990) was an American Republican politician who served as a United States representative from Kentucky from 1953 to 1959 and was the Republican nominee for Governor of Kentucky in ...

(R) : . Frank Chelf (D) : . Brent Spence (D) : . John C. Watts (D) : . Carl D. Perkins (D) : . James S. Golden (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 ...

: . F. Edward Hébert (D) : .

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

(D) : . Edwin E. Willis (D) : .

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 ...

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

(D) : . James H. Morrison (D) : . T. Ashton Thompson (D) : . George S. Long (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 ...

: . Robert Hale (R) : . Charles P. Nelson (R) : . Clifford McIntire (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 ...

: . Edward Tylor Miller (R) : .

James Devereux James Patrick Sinnott Devereux (February 20, 1903 – August 5, 1988) was a United States Marine Corps general, Navy Cross recipient, and Republican congressman. He was the officer-in-charge (OIC) of the 1st Defense Battalion Detachment durin ...

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Edward Garmatz Edward Alexander Garmatz (February 7, 1903 – July 22, 1986), a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the 3rd congressional district of Maryland from 1947 to 1973. Early life and career Born in Baltimore, Maryland; his father and ...

(D) : . George Hyde Fallon (D) : . Frank Small Jr. (R) : . DeWitt Hyde (R) : .

Samuel Friedel Samuel Nathaniel Friedel (April 18, 1898 – March 21, 1979), a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Congressman who represented the United States House of Representatives, Maryland Distri ...

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Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...

: . John W. Heselton (R) : .

Edward Boland Edward Patrick Boland (October 1, 1911 – November 4, 2001) was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Democrat, he was a representative from Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district. Early life and education Bola ...

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Philip J. Philbin Philip Joseph Philbin (May 29, 1898 – June 14, 1972) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts. He was born in Clinton, Massachusetts, where he attended the public and high schools. From 1917 until 1919, during the First World ...

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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) : . William H. Bates (R) : . Thomas J. Lane (D) : .

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

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Donald W. Nicholson Donald William Nicholson (August 11, 1888 – February 16, 1968) was an American politician from the state of Massachusetts. Early life Born in Wareham, Massachusetts, Nicholson attended the public schools and took college extension courses. He ...

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Laurence Curtis Laurence Curtis (September 3, 1893 – July 11, 1989) was an American attorney and Republican Party politician from Massachusetts. Early life, military service, and education Laurence Curtis was born in Boston, Massachusetts on September 3, 18 ...

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Tip O'Neill Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr. (December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994) was an American Democratic Party politician from Massachusetts who served as the 47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987, the third-l ...

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

: . Thaddeus M. Machrowicz (D) : .

George Meader George Meader (September 13, 1907 – October 15, 1994), was a Republican politician from the US state of Michigan. Early life Meader was born on September 13, 1907, in Benton Harbor, Michigan, and attended the public schools of various cities ...

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

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Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, Ford assumed the p ...

(R) : . Kit Clardy (R) : . Jesse P. Wolcott (R) : .

Alvin Morell Bentley Alvin Morell Bentley III (August 30, 1918 – April 10, 1969) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. As a four-term a U.S. representative from 1953 to 1961, he made national headlines as one of the wounded of the 1954 United ...

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Ruth Thompson Ruth Thompson (September 15, 1887 – April 5, 1970) was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. A lawyer by profession, she served three terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1951 to 1957. Biography Early l ...

(R) : . Elford Albin Cederberg (R) : . Victor A. Knox (R) : . John B. Bennett (R) : .

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. (D) : . John Lesinski Jr. (D) : . Charles G. Oakman (R) : . 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) : .

Joseph P. O'Hara Joseph Patrick O'Hara (January 23, 1895 – March 4, 1975) was a United States Congress, U.S. Representative from Minnesota. Early life O'Hara was born in Tipton, Iowa, Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, on January 23, 1895. He attended the public ...

(R) : . Roy Wier (DFL) : .

Eugene McCarthy Eugene Joseph McCarthy (March 29, 1916December 10, 2005) was an American politician, writer, and academic from Minnesota. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959 and the United States Senate from 1959 to 1971. ...

(DFL) : . Walter Judd (R) : . Fred Marshall (DFL) : . Herman Carl Andersen (R) : .

John Blatnik John Anton Blatnik (August 17, 1911 – December 17, 1991) was a United States Congressman from Minnesota. He was a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), which is affiliated with the Democratic Party. Early life Blat ...

(DFL) : . Harold Hagen (R)

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

: . Thomas Abernethy (D) : . Jamie L. Whitten (D) : .

Frank Ellis Smith Frank Ellis Smith (February 21, 1918 – August 2, 1997) was an American World War II veteran and politician who served six terms as a U.S. Representative from Mississippi from 1951 to 1962. Early life and education Born to immigrant parents ...

(D) : . John Bell Williams (D) : . W. Arthur Winstead (D) : . William M. Colmer (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 ...

: . Frank M. Karsten (D) : . Thomas B. Curtis (R) : .

Leonor Sullivan Leonor Kretzer Sullivan (August 21, 1902 – September 1, 1988) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri. She was a Democrat and the first woman in Congress from Missouri. Biography Born Leonor Kretzer in St. Lo ...

(D) : . Jeffrey Paul Hillelson (R) : .

Richard Walker Bolling Richard Walker Bolling (May 17, 1916 – April 21, 1991) was a prominent American Democratic Congressman from Kansas City, Missouri, and Missouri's 5th congressional district from 1949 to 1983. He retired after serving for four years as the chai ...

(D) : . William Clay Cole (R) : . Dewey Short (R) : . A. S. J. Carnahan (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) : . Paul C. Jones (D) : . Morgan M. Moulder (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 ...

: .

Lee Metcalf Lee Warren Metcalf (January 28, 1911 – January 12, 1978) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1953–1961) and a U.S. Senator (1961–1978) from Montana. He was the ...

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

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 ...

: .

(R), until December 31, 1954 : . Roman Hruska (R), until November 8, 1954 : . Robert Dinsmore Harrison (R) : .

Arthur L. Miller Arthur Lewis Miller (May 24, 1892 – March 16, 1967) was a Nebraska United States Republican Party, Republican politician. Born on a farm near Plainview, Nebraska, he graduated from the Plainview High School in 1911. He then taught rural schoo ...

(R)

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 ...

: .

Clarence Clifton Young Clarence Clifton "Cliff" Young (November 7, 1922 – April 3, 2016), known as C. Clifton Young, was a United States congressman from Nevada. A Republican, Young was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from the state's at-large distr ...

(R)

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 ...

: . Chester Earl Merrow (R) : . Norris Cotton (R), until November 7, 1954

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) : . T. Millet Hand (R) : . James C. Auchincloss (R) : . Charles R. Howell (D) : . Peter Frelinghuysen Jr. (R) : . Clifford P. Case (R), until August 16, 1953 :: Harrison A. Williams (D), from November 3, 1953 : . William B. Widnall (R) : . Gordon Canfield (R) : . Frank C. Osmers Jr. (R) : . Peter W. Rodino (D) : .

Hugh Joseph Addonizio Hugh Joseph Addonizio (January 31, 1914 – February 2, 1981) was an American Democratic Party politician who was sentenced to prison for corruption. He was the 33rd Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, from 1962 to 1970, and a U.S. Congressman from ...

(D) : .

Robert Kean Robert Winthrop Kean (September 28, 1893 – September 21, 1980) was an American Republican Party politician from the state of New Jersey. Kean represented parts of Essex County, New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1 ...

(R) : . Alfred Dennis Sieminski (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) : . Antonio M. Fernández (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 * ...

: . Stuyvesant Wainwright (R) : . Steven Derounian (R) : . Frank J. Becker (R) : .

Henry J. Latham Henry Jepson Latham (December 10, 1908 – June 26, 2002) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist from New York. A Republican, he served in the New York State Assembly from 1941 to 1942, the United States House of Representatives from 19 ...

(R) : . Albert H. Bosch (R) : . Lester Holtzman (D) : . James J. Delaney (D) : . Louis B. Heller (D), until July 21, 1954 : . Eugene J. Keogh (D) : . Edna F. Kelly (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 ...

(D) : . Francis E. Dorn (R) : . Abraham J. Multer (D) : . John J. Rooney (D) : . John H. Ray (R) : .

Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (November 29, 1908 – April 4, 1972) was an American Baptist pastor and politician who represented the Harlem neighborhood of New York City in the United States House of Representatives from 1945 until 1971. He was t ...

(D) : .

Frederic René Coudert Jr. Frederic René Coudert Jr. (May 7, 1898 – May 21, 1972) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1947 to 1959, and a member of the New York State Senate from 1939 to 1946. Prior to serving in Congress, he w ...

(R) : . James G. Donovan (D) : . Arthur George Klein (D) : .

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. (August 17, 1914 – August 17, 1988) was an American lawyer, politician, and businessman. He served as a United States congressman from New York from 1949 to 1955 and in 1963 was appointed United States Under Secr ...

(D) : .

Jacob Javits Jacob Koppel Javits ( ; May 18, 1904 – March 7, 1986) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. During his time in politics, he served in both chambers of the United States Congress, a member of the United States House of Representa ...

(R), until December 31, 1954 : . Sidney A. Fine (D) : .

Isidore Dollinger Isidore Dollinger (November 13, 1903 – January 30, 2000) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing New York from 1949 to 1959. Life Dollinger was born on November 13, ...

(D) : . Charles A. Buckley (D) : . Paul A. Fino (R) : . Ralph A. Gamble (R) : . Ralph W. Gwinn (R) : . Katharine St. George (R) : .

J. Ernest Wharton James Ernest Wharton (October 4, 1899January 19, 1990) was an American attorney and politician. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state), New York ...

(R) : . Leo W. O'Brien (D) : . Dean P. Taylor (R) : . Bernard W. Kearney (R) : . Clarence E. Kilburn (R) : . William R. Williams (R) : .

R. Walter Riehlman Roy Walter Riehlman (August 26, 1899 – July 16, 1978) was an American businessman and member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Early life R. Walter Riehlman was born in Otisco, New York on August 26, 1899. He was ...

(R) : . John Taber (R) : . W. Sterling Cole (R) : .

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

(R) : . Harold C. Ostertag (R) : . William E. Miller (R) : . Edmund P. Radwan (R) : . John R. Pillion (R) : . Daniel A. Reed (R)

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 ...

: .

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

(D) : . Lawrence H. Fountain (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) : . Richard Thurmond Chatham (D) : . Carl T. Durham (D) : . Frank Ertel Carlyle (D) : .

Charles B. Deane Charles Bennett Deane (November 1, 1898 – November 24, 1969) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina. Career Deane was born in Ansonville Township, Anson County, North Carolina, Ansonville Township, A ...

(D) : . Hugh Quincy Alexander (D) : . Charles R. Jonas (R) : . Woodrow W. Jones (D) : . George A. Shuford (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 ...

: . Otto Krueger (R) : . 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 ...

: . Gordon H. Scherer (R) : .

William E. Hess William Emil Hess (February 13, 1898 – July 14, 1986) was an American lawyer and politician who served three lengthy, non-consecutive stints as a Republican and a U.S. Representative from Ohio between 1929 and 1961. Biography Born in Cincin ...

(R) : . Paul F. Schenck (R) : . William Moore McCulloch (R) : .

Cliff Clevenger Cliff Clevenger (August 20, 1885 – December 13, 1960) was a United States representative from Ohio. He served ten terms in United States Congress, Congress from 1939 to 1959. Biography Cliff Clevenger was born on a ranch near Long Pine, Ne ...

(R) : . James G. Polk (D) : . Clarence J. Brown (R) : . Jackson Edward Betts (R) : .

Frazier Reams Henry Frazier Reams Sr. (January 15, 1897 – September 15, 1971) was an American lawyer and politician of the United States Democratic Party from Toledo, Ohio. Reams served as a U.S. Congressman from Ohio from 1951 to 1955. Life and career ...

(I) : . Thomas A. Jenkins (R) : . Oliver P. Bolton (R) : . John M. Vorys (R) : . Alvin F. Weichel (R) : . William Hanes Ayres (R) : . Robert T. Secrest (D), until September 26, 1954 : . Frank T. Bow (R) : . J. Harry McGregor (R) : . Wayne Hays (D) : . Michael J. Kirwan (D) : . Michael A. Feighan (D) : . Robert Crosser (D) : . Frances P. Bolton (R) : . George H. Bender (R), until December 15, 1954

List of United States representatives from Oklahoma, Oklahoma

: . Page Belcher (R) : . Ed Edmondson (politician), Ed Edmondson (D) : . Carl Albert (D) : . Tom Steed (D) : . John Jarman (D) : . Victor Wickersham (D)

List of United States representatives from Oregon, Oregon

: . A. Walter Norblad (R) : . Sam Coon (R) : . Homer D. Angell (R) : . Harris Ellsworth (R)

List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . William A. Barrett (D) : . William T. Granahan (D) : . James A. Byrne (D) : . Earl Chudoff (D) : . William J. Green Jr. (D) : . Hugh Scott (R) : . Benjamin F. James (R) : . Karl C. King (R) : . Paul B. Dague (R) : . Joseph L. Carrigg (R) : . Edward Bonin (R) : . Ivor D. Fenton (R) : . Samuel K. McConnell Jr. (R) : . George M. Rhodes (D) : . Francis E. Walter (D) : . Walter M. Mumma (R) : . Alvin Bush (R) : . Richard M. Simpson (R) : . S. Walter Stauffer (R) : . James E. Van Zandt (R) : . Augustine B. Kelley (D) : . John P. Saylor (R) : . Leon H. Gavin (R) : . Carroll D. Kearns (R) : . Louis E. Graham (R) : . Thomas E. Morgan (D) : . James G. Fulton (R) : . Herman P. Eberharter (D) : . Robert J. Corbett (R) : . Vera Buchanan (D)

List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

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

List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . L. Mendel Rivers (D) : . John J. Riley (D) : . William Jennings Bryan Dorn (D) : . Joseph R. Bryson (D), until March 10, 1953 :: Robert T. Ashmore (D), from June 2, 1953 : . James P. Richards (D) : . John L. McMillan (D)

List of United States representatives from South Dakota, South Dakota

: . Harold Lovre (R) : . Ellis Yarnal Berry (R)

List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . B. Carroll Reece (R) : . Howard Baker Sr. (R) : . James B. Frazier Jr. (D) : . Joe L. Evins (D) : . Percy Priest (D) : . James Patrick Sutton (D) : . Tom J. Murray (D) : . Jere Cooper (D) : . Clifford Davis (politician), Clifford Davis (D)

List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas

: . Wright Patman (D) : . Jack Brooks (American politician), Jack Brooks (D) : . Brady P. Gentry (D) : .

(D) : . Joseph Franklin Wilson (D) : . Olin E. Teague (D) : . John Dowdy (D) : . Albert Thomas (American politician), Albert Thomas (D) : . Clark W. Thompson (Texas politician), Clark W. Thompson (D) : . Homer Thornberry (D) : . William R. Poage (D) : . Wingate H. Lucas (D) : . Frank N. Ikard (D) : . John E. Lyle Jr. (D) : . Lloyd Bentsen (D) : . Kenneth M. Regan (D) : . Omar Burleson (D) : . Walter E. Rogers (D) : . George H. Mahon (D) : . Paul J. Kilday (D) : . O. C. Fisher (D) : . Martin Dies Jr. (D)

List of United States representatives from Utah, Utah

: . Douglas R. Stringfellow (R) : . William A. Dawson (R)

List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . Winston L. Prouty (R)

List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . Edward J. Robeson Jr. (D) : . Porter Hardy Jr. (D) : . J. Vaughan Gary (D) : . Watkins Moorman Abbitt (D) : . Thomas B. Stanley (D), until February 3, 1953 :: William M. Tuck (D), from April 14, 1953 : . Richard Harding Poff (R) : . Burr Harrison (D) : . Howard W. Smith (D) : . William C. Wampler (R) : . Joel Broyhill (R)

List of United States representatives from Washington, Washington

: . Thomas Pelly (R) : . Jack Westland (R) : . Russell V. Mack (R) : . Hal Holmes (R) : . Walt Horan (R) : . Thor C. Tollefson (R) : . Donald H. Magnuson (D)

List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . Bob Mollohan (D) : . Harley Orrin Staggers (D) : . Cleveland M. Bailey (D) : . Will E. Neal (R) : . Elizabeth Kee (D) : . Robert Byrd (D)

List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Lawrence H. Smith (R) : . Glenn Robert Davis (R) : . Gardner R. Withrow (R) : . Clement J. Zablocki (D) : . Charles J. Kersten (R) : . William Van Pelt (R) : . Melvin Laird (R) : . John W. Byrnes (R) : . Merlin Hull (R), until May 17, 1953 :: Lester Johnson (politician), Lester Johnson (D), from October 13, 1953 : . Alvin O'Konski (R)

List of United States representatives from Wyoming, Wyoming

: . William Henry Harrison III (R)

Non-voting members

: . Bob Bartlett (D) : . Joseph Rider Farrington (R), until June 19, 1954 :: Mary Elizabeth Pruett Farrington (R), from July 31, 1954 : . Antonio Fernós-Isern (PPD) 83 us house membership

Changes in membership

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

Senate

, - ,

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) , nowrap , Willis Smith (D) , Died June 26, 1953.
Successor appointed July 10, 1953. , nowrap , Alton Lennon (D) , July 10, 1953 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , nowrap , Charles W. Tobey (R) , Died July 24, 1953.
Successor appointed August 14, 1953. , nowrap , Robert W. Upton (R) , August 14, 1953 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , nowrap ,

(R) , Died July 31, 1953.
Successor appointed November 10, 1953. , nowrap , Thomas A. Burke (D) , November 10, 1953 , - ,

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 ...

(2) , nowrap ,

(R) , Died April 12, 1954.
Successor appointed April 16, 1954. , nowrap , Eva Bowring (R) , April 16, 1954 , - ,

(3) , nowrap , Clyde R. Hoey (D) , Died May 12, 1954.
Successor appointed May 12, 1954 and then elected November 2, 1954. , nowrap ,

(D) , June 5, 1954 , - ,

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 ...

(2) , nowrap , Lester C. Hunt (D) , Died June 19, 1954.
Successor appointed June 24, 1954. , nowrap , Edward D. Crippa (R) , June 24, 1954 , - ,

(1) , nowrap , Hugh A. Butler (R) , Died July 1, 1954.
Successor appointed July 3, 1954. , nowrap , Samuel W. Reynolds (R) , July 3, 1954 , - ,

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) , nowrap , Burnet R. Maybank (D) , Died September 1, 1954.
Successor appointed September 6, 1954. , nowrap , Charles E. Daniel (D) , September 6, 1954 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , nowrap , Pat McCarran (D) , Died September 28, 1954.
Successor appointed October 1, 1954. , nowrap ,

(R) , October 1, 1954 , - ,

(1) , nowrap , Samuel W. Reynolds (R) , Did not run in the special election to fill seat.
Successor elected November 2, 1954. , nowrap , Roman Hruska (R) , November 8, 1954 , - ,

(2) , nowrap , Eva Bowring (R) , Did not run in the special election to fill seat.
Successor elected November 2, 1954. , nowrap , Hazel Abel (R) , November 8, 1954 , - ,

(3) , nowrap , Robert W. Upton (R) , Lost special election to fill seat.
Successor elected November 2, 1954. , nowrap , Norris Cotton (R) , November 8, 1954 , - ,

(2) , nowrap , Alton Lennon (D) , Lost special election to fill seat.
Successor elected November 2, 1954. , nowrap , W. Kerr Scott (D) , November 29, 1954 , - ,

(2) , nowrap , Edward D. Crippa (R) , Did not run in the special election to fill seat.
Successor elected November 2, 1954. , nowrap , Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D) , November 29, 1954 , - ,

(3) , nowrap ,

(R) , Lost special election to fill seat.
Successor elected November 2, 1954. , nowrap ,

(D) , December 2, 1954 , - ,

(3) , nowrap , Thomas A. Burke (D) , Lost special election to fill seat.
Successor elected November 2, 1954. , nowrap , George H. Bender (R) , December 16, 1954 , - ,

(2) , nowrap , Charles E. Daniel (D) , Resigned December 23, 1954.
Successor appointed December 24, 1954. , nowrap ,

(D) , December 24, 1954 , - ,

(2) , nowrap , Hazel Abel (R) , Resigned December 31, 1954.
Successor was appointed January 1, 1955. , nowrap ,

(R) , January 1, 1955

House of Representatives

, - , , Vacant , Rep. Edward E. Cox died during previous congress , nowrap , J. L. Pilcher (D) , February 4, 1953 , - , , Vacant , Rep. Adolph J. Sabath died during previous congress , nowrap , James Bowler (D) , July 7, 1953 , - , , nowrap, Thomas B. Stanley (D) , Resigned February 3, 1953, to run for Governor of Virginia , nowrap , William M. Tuck (D) , April 14, 1953 , - , , nowrap, Joseph R. Bryson (D) , Died March 10, 1953 , nowrap , Robert T. Ashmore (D) , June 2, 1953 , - , , nowrap,

(D) , Died April 30, 1953 , nowrap ,

(D) , August 1, 1953 , - , , nowrap, Merlin Hull (R) , Died May 17, 1953 , nowrap , Lester Johnson (politician), Lester Johnson (D) , October 13, 1953 , - , , nowrap,

(R) , Resigned June 11, 1953, after being elected Mayor of Los Angeles , nowrap , Glenard P. Lipscomb (R) , November 10, 1953 , - , , nowrap, Clifford P. Case (R) , Resigned August 16, 1953 , nowrap , Harrison A. Williams (D) , November 3, 1953 , - , , nowrap, Joseph Rider Farrington (R) , Died June 19, 1954 , nowrap , Mary Elizabeth Pruett Farrington (R) , August 4, 1954 , - , , nowrap, Louis B. Heller (D) , Resigned July 21, 1954, after being appointed judge of the Court of Special Sessions of New York City , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap, Albert Sidney Camp (D) , Died July 24, 1954 , nowrap , John Flynt (D) , November 2, 1954 , - , , nowrap,

(R) , Died August 17, 1954 , rowspan=8 , Vacant , rowspan=8 , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap, Robert T. Secrest (D) , Resigned September 26, 1954 , - , , nowrap, Norris Cotton (R) , Resigned November 7, 1954, after being elected to the

, - , , nowrap, Roman Hruska (R) , Resigned November 8, 1954, after being elected to the

, - , , nowrap, Dwight L. Rogers (D) , Died December 1, 1954 , - , , nowrap, George H. Bender (R) , Resigned December 15, 1954, after being elected to the

, - , , nowrap,

(R) , Resigned December 31, 1954, after being elected to the

, - , , nowrap,

(R) , Resigned December 31, 1954, after being elected New York attorney General

Committees

Senate

* United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman: George D. Aiken; Ranking Member: Allen J. Ellender) * United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Richard B. Russell) * United States Senate Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: Homer E. Capehart; Ranking Member: Burnet R. Maybank) * United States Senate Select Committee on Censure Charges against Senator McCarthy, Censure Charges against Senator McCarthy (Select) (Chairman: ; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Select Committee on Compensation of Members of Congress, Compensation of Members of Congress (Select) (Chairman: ; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman: Eugene D. Millikin; Ranking Member: Walter F. George) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman: Alexander Wiley; Ranking Member: Walter F. George) * United States Senate Committee on Government Operations, Government Operations (Chairman: Joseph R. McCarthy; Ranking Member: James E. Murray) * United States Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Interior and Insular Affairs (Chairman: Hugh A. Butler, Hugh Butler; Ranking Member: John L. McClellan) * United States Senate Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: Charles W. Tobey; Ranking Member: Edwin C. Johnson) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Pat McCarran) * United States Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, Labor and Public Welfare (Chairman: H. Alexander Smith; Ranking Member: James E. Murray) * United States Senate Special Committee on Mail Cover on Senators, Mail Cover on Senators (Special) (Chairman: ; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Post Office and Civil Service (Chairman: Frank Carlson; Ranking Member: Olin D. Johnston) * United States Senate Committee on Public Works, Public Works (Chairman: Edward Martin; Ranking Member: Dennis Chavez) * United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Rules and Administration (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Select) (Chairman: Edward J. Thye) * Committee of the whole, Whole

House of Representatives

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

) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: John Taber; Ranking Member: Brent Spence) * United States House Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services (Chairman: Dewey Jackson Short; Ranking Member: John L. McMillan) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: Jesse P. Wolcott; Ranking Member: Brent Spence) * Kersten Committee, Communist Aggression (Select) (Chairman: Charles J. Kersten) * United States House Select Committee on the Benefits for Dependents of Armed Services Veterans, Benefits for Dependents of Armed Services Veterans (Select) (Chairman: ) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Defense Production, Defense Production * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John L. McMillan) * United States House Committee on Education, Education and Labor (Chairman: Samuel K. McConnell Jr.; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Robert B. Chiperfield; Ranking Member: James P. Richards) * United States House Committee on House Administration, House Administration (Chairman: Karl M. LeCompte; Ranking Member: Omar Burleson) * United States House Select Committee to Investigate the Incorporation of the Baltic States into the U.S.S.R., Investigate the Incorporation of the Baltic States into the U.S.S.R. (Select) (Chairman: Charles J. Kersten; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Insular Affairs, Interior and Insular Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Clair Engle) * United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: Charles A. Wolverton; Ranking Member: Robert Crosser) * United States House Committee on Government Operations, Government Operations (Chairman: Clare E. Hoffman; Ranking Member: William L. Dawson) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Chauncey W. Reed; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chairman: Alvin F. Weichel; Ranking Member: Edward J. Hart) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Post Office and Civil Service (Chairman: Edward H. Rees; Ranking Member: Tom J. Murray) * United States House Committee on Public Works, Public Works (Chairman: George Anthony Dondero; Ranking Member: Charles A. Buckley) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Leo E. Allen; Ranking Member: Howard W. Smith) * United States House Select Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Select) (Chairman: William S. Hill) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Select Committee on Survival Benefits, Survival Benefits (Select) (Chairman: N/A; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States House Committee on Un-American Activities, Un-American Activities (Chairman: Harold H. Velde; Ranking Member: Francis E. Walter) * United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Olin E. Teague) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: Daniel A. Reed; Ranking Member: Jere Cooper) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole

Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Atomic Energy * United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of Executive Papers * Joint Economic Committee, Economic (Chairman: Rep. Jesse P. Wolcott; Vice Chairman: Sen.

) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Immigration and Nationality Policy, Immigration and Nationality Policy (Chairman: Sen. Arthur V. Watkins; Vice Chairman: Rep. Louis E. Graham) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Legislative Budget, Legislative Budget * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library * United States Congress Joint Committee on Navajo-Hopi Indian Administration, Navajo-Hopi Indian Administration * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Sen.

; Vice Chairman: Rep. Karl M. LeCompte) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Railroad Retirement Legislation, Railroad Retirement Legislation * United States Congress Joint Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures, Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures (Chairman: Sen. Harry F. Byrd; Vice Chairman: Rep. Daniel A. Reed) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation, Taxation (Chairman: Rep. Daniel A. Reed; Vice Chairman: Sen. Eugene D. Millikin)

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 (January 3, 1953 – September 30, 1954); J. George Stewart (September 30, 1954 – January 3, 1955) * Attending Physician of the United States Congress: George Calver * Comptroller General of the United States: Lindsay C. Warren, until April 30, 1954 ** Joseph Campbell (accountant), Joseph Campbell, from December 14, 1954 * Librarian of Congress: Luther H. Evans, until 1953 ** Lawrence Quincy Mumford, from 1954 * Public Printer of the United States: John J. Deviny, until 1953 ** Raymond Blattenberger, from 1953

Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Frederick Brown Harris (Methodist) * Parliamentarian of the United States Senate, Parliamentarian: Charles L. Watkins, Charles Watkins * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: J. Mark Trice * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Sterling Dean, until 1954 ** Gus J. Miller (acting), from 1954 * Secretary for the Majority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Majority: William T. Reed * Secretary for the Minority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Minority: Felton McLellan Johnston * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Forest A. Harness

House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: Bernard Braskamp (Presbyterian) * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: Lyle O. Snader * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Tom Kennamer * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: Beecher Hess * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: George J. Maurer (D) and Alney E. Chaffee (R) * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: William F. Russell (Sergeant at Arms), William F. Russell, died July 7, 1953 ** Lyle O. Snader, July 8, 1953 – September 15, 1953 ** William R. Bonsell, starting September 15, 1953

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