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The 87th 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, 1961, to January 3, 1963, during the final weeks of the administration of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower and the first two years of the administration of U.S. President
John Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination i ...
. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Seventeenth Census of the United States in 1950, along with 2 seats temporarily added in 1959 (one member each from recently admitted states of Alaska and Hawaii). Both chambers had a
Democratic Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...
majority (albeit reduced in the House). With President John F. Kennedy being sworn in on January 20, 1961, this gave the Democrats an overall federal government trifecta for the first time since the
81st Congress The 81st 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, 194 ...
in 1949.


Major events

* January 3, 1961: President Eisenhower severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba. * January 20, 1961: Inauguration of President John F. Kennedy. * April 17, 1961: Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba began; it fails by April 19. * May 4, 1961:
Freedom Riders Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated Southern United States in 1961 and subsequent years to challenge the non-enforcement of the United States Supreme Court decisions ''Morgan v. Virginia' ...
began interstate bus rides to test the new U.S. Supreme Court integration decision. * May 5, 1961: Alan Shepard became the first American in space aboard Mercury-Redstone 3. * May 25, 1961: President Kennedy announced his goal to put a man on the Moon before the end of the decade * November 20: 1961: Funeral of Speaker
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 ...
, who died on November 16 * February 3, 1962: Embargo against Cuba was announced * February 20, 1962:
John Glenn John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, and the first American to orbit the Earth, circling ...
became the first American to orbit the Earth * March 26, 1962: Supreme Court ruled that federal courts could order state legislatures to reapportion seats ( Baker v. Carr) * October 1, 1962: James Meredith registered as the first black student at the University of Mississippi, escorted by Federal Marshals. * October 14, 1962 - October 28, 1962:
Cuban Missile Crisis The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis (of 1962) ( es, Crisis de Octubre) in Cuba, the Caribbean Crisis () in Russia, or the Missile Scare, was a 35-day (16 October – 20 November 1962) confrontation between the United S ...


Major legislation

* August 30, 1961 : Oil Pollution Act of 1961, , * September 4, 1961: The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, , * September 13, 1961: Interstate Wire Act of 1961, , * September 21, 1961:
Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 Mutual may refer to: *Mutual organization, where as customers derive a right to profits and votes *Mutual information, the intersection of multiple information sets *Mutual insurance, where policyholders have certain "ownership" rights in the orga ...
, , * September 22, 1961:
Peace Corps Act of 1961 The Peace Corps is an independent agency and program of the United States government that trains and deploys volunteers to provide international development assistance. It was established in March 1961 by an executive order of President John F. ...
, , * September 26, 1961:
Arms Control and Disarmament Act of 1961 The Arms Control and Disarmament Act of 1961, 22 U.S.C. § 2551, was created to establish a governing body for the control and reduction of apocalyptic armaments with regards to protect a world from the burdens of armaments and the scourge of war ...
, , * October 15, 1961:
Community Health Services and Facilities Act The United States Community Health Services and Facilities Act (, ) was enacted by the 87th United States Congress and signed into law on October 5, 1961. Its passage was encouraged by the 1961 White House Conference on Aging, which is held once e ...
, , * March 15, 1962: Manpower Development and Training Act, , * June 28, 1962: Migration and Refugee Assistance Act, , * August 31, 1962: Communications Satellite Act, , * October 11, 1962: Trade Expansion Act, ,


Constitutional amendments

* March 29, 1961: Twenty-third Amendment ratified, extending the right to vote in the presidential election to citizens residing in the District of Columbia by granting the District electors in the Electoral College, as if it were a state. * August 27, 1962: Twenty-fourth Amendment approved by Congress and sent to the states for consideration. It would prohibit both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a
poll tax A poll tax, also known as head tax or capitation, is a tax levied as a fixed sum on every liable individual (typically every adult), without reference to income or resources. Head taxes were important sources of revenue for many governments fr ...
or other types of tax. The amendment was later ratified on January 23, 1964.


Party summary


Senate


House of Representatives


Leadership


Senate

* President: Richard Nixon (R), until January 20, 1961 ** Lyndon B. Johnson (D), from January 20, 1961 *
President pro tempore A president pro tempore or speaker pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer. The phrase ''pro tempore'' is Latin "for the time being". ...
: Carl Hayden (D)


Majority (Democratic) leadership

* Majority Leader: Mike Mansfield * Majority Whip: Hubert Humphrey * Democratic Caucus Secretary: George Smathers


Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader: Everett Dirksen * Minority Whip: Thomas Kuchel *
Republican Conference Chairman The Senate Republican Conference is the formal organization of the Republican Senators in the United States Senate, who currently number 50. Over the last century, the mission of the conference has expanded and been shaped as a means of informin ...
: Leverett Saltonstall *
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 * National Senatorial Committee Chair:
Barry Goldwater Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician and United States Air Force officer who was a five-term U.S. Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–1987) and the Republican Party nominee for presiden ...
* Policy Committee Chairman:
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 ...
(until November 26, 1961) **
Bourke B. Hickenlooper Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper (July 21, 1896 – September 4, 1971), was an American politician and member of the Republican Party, first elected to statewide office in Iowa as lieutenant governor, serving from 1939 to 1943 and then as the 29 ...
(from January 3, 1962)


House of Representatives

* Speaker:
Sam Rayburn Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn (January 6, 1882 – November 16, 1961) was an American politician who served as the 43rd speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was a three-time House speaker, former House majority leader, two-time ...
(D), until November 16, 1961 ** John W. McCormack (D), from January 10, 1962


Majority (Democratic) leadership

* Majority Leader: John W. McCormack until January 10, 1962 ** Carl Albert, from January 10, 1962 * Majority Whip: Carl Albert, until January 10, 1962 ** Hale Boggs, from January 10, 1962 * Democratic Caucus Chairman:
Francis E. Walter Francis Eugene Walter (May 26, 1894 – May 31, 1963) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Walter was a prominent member of the House Un-American Activities Committee ...
* Democratic Caucus Secretary: Leonor Sullivan * Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Michael J. Kirwan


Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader:
Charles A. Halleck Charles Abraham Halleck (August 22, 1900 – March 3, 1986) was an American politician. He was the Republican leader of the United States House of Representatives from the second district of Indiana. Early life and education Halleck was born nea ...
* Minority Whip:
Leslie C. Arends Leslie Cornelius Arends (September 27, 1895July 17, 1985) was a Republican politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1935 until 1974. A native and lifelong resident of Melvin, Illinois, Arends attend ...
*
Republican Conference Chairman The Senate Republican Conference is the formal organization of the Republican Senators in the United States Senate, who currently number 50. Over the last century, the mission of the conference has expanded and been shaped as a means of informin ...
: Charles B. Hoeven * Policy Committee Chairman:
John W. Byrnes John William Byrnes (June 12, 1913 – January 12, 1985) was an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from Wisconsin. Byrnes was the U.S. representative for from 1945 to 1973. During this time he was the chairman of the House ...
* Republican Campaign Committee Chairman:
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 R ...


Caucuses

* House Democratic Caucus * Senate Democratic Caucus


Members


Senate

Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election, In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1962; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1964; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 1966. Currently, this is the last Congressional session in which the Democratic Party commanded all Senate seats from the
Deep South The Deep South or the Lower South is a cultural and geographic subregion in the Southern United States. The term was first used to describe the states most dependent on plantations and slavery prior to the American Civil War. Following the war ...
, a unity broken when a Republican defeated the appointed successor to Lyndon Johnson’s seat in a 1961 Senate special election.


Alabama

: 2. John Sparkman (D) : 3.
J. Lister Hill Joseph Lister Hill (December 29, 1894 – December 20, 1984) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Alabama in the U.S. Congress for more than forty-five years, as both a U.S. Representative (1923–1938) a ...
(D)


Alaska

: 2. Bob Bartlett (D) : 3. Ernest Gruening (D)


Arizona

: 1.
Barry Goldwater Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician and United States Air Force officer who was a five-term U.S. Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–1987) and the Republican Party nominee for presiden ...
(R) : 3. Carl Hayden (D)


Arkansas

: 2.
John L. McClellan John Little McClellan (February 25, 1896 – November 28, 1977) was an American lawyer and a segregationist politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1935–1939) and a U.S. Senator (1943–1977) fro ...
(D) : 3. J. William Fulbright (D)


California

: 1. Clair Engle (D) : 3. Thomas Kuchel (R)


Colorado

: 2.
Gordon Allott Gordon Llewellyn Allott (January 2, 1907January 17, 1989) was a Republican American politician. Allott was born in Pueblo, Colorado to Bertha (née Llewellyn) and Leonard J. Allott; his maternal grandparents were Welsh and his paternal grandpar ...
(R) : 3.
John A. Carroll John Albert Carroll (July 30, 1901 – August 31, 1983) was an American politician who served as a United States Democratic Party, Democratic United States Representative and United States Senator from Colorado. He also served as a special assi ...
(D)


Connecticut

: 1.
Thomas J. Dodd Thomas Joseph Dodd (May 15, 1907 – May 24, 1971) was an American attorney and diplomat who served as a United States Senator and Representative from Connecticut. He is the father of former U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd and Thomas J. Dodd Jr., ...
(D) : 3.
Prescott Bush Prescott Sheldon Bush (May 15, 1895 – October 8, 1972) was an American banker as a Wall Street executive investment banker, he represented Connecticut in the from 1952 of the Bush family, he was the father of former Vice President and Pre ...
(R)


Delaware

: 1. John J. Williams (R) : 2.
J. Caleb Boggs James Caleb Boggs (May 15, 1909 – March 26, 1993) was an American lawyer and politician from Claymont in New Castle County, Delaware. A member of the Republican Party, he was commonly known by his middle name, Caleb, frequently shortened ...
(R)


Florida

: 1. Spessard Holland (D) : 3. George Smathers (D)


Georgia

: 2. Richard Russell Jr. (D) : 3. Herman Talmadge (D)


Hawaii

: 1.
Hiram Fong Hiram Leong Fong (born Yau Leong Fong; October 15, 1906 – August 18, 2004) was an American businessman, lawyer, and politician from Hawaii. Born to a sugar plantation Cantonese immigrant worker, Fong became the first Chinese-American and first ...
(R) : 2.
Oren E. Long Oren Ethelbirt Long (March 4, 1889 – May 6, 1965) was an American politician who served as the tenth Territorial Governor of Hawaii from 1951 to 1953. A member of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, Long was appointed to the office after the term o ...
(D)


Idaho

: 2. Henry Dworshak (R), until July 23, 1962 ::
Leonard B. Jordan Leonard Beck Jordan (May 15, 1899June 30, 1983) was an American politician who served as the 23rd List of Governors of Idaho, governor of Idaho and a United States Senate, United States Senator for over ten years. Early life and education Born ...
(R), from August 6, 1962 : 3.
Frank Church Frank Forrester Church III (July 25, 1924 – April 7, 1984) was an Americans, American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Idah ...
(D)


Illinois

: 2. Paul Douglas (D) : 3. Everett Dirksen (R)


Indiana

: 1.
Vance Hartke Rupert Vance Hartke (May 31, 1919July 27, 2003) was an American politician who served as a Democratic United States Senator from Indiana from 1959 until 1977. Hartke won election to the Senate after serving as the mayor of Evansville, Indiana. I ...
(D) : 3.
Homer E. Capehart Homer Earl Capehart (June 6, 1897 – September 3, 1979) was an American businessman and politician from Indiana. After serving in the United States Army during World War I, he became involved in the manufacture of record players and other produc ...
(R)


Iowa

: 2. Jack Miller (R) : 3.
Bourke B. Hickenlooper Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper (July 21, 1896 – September 4, 1971), was an American politician and member of the Republican Party, first elected to statewide office in Iowa as lieutenant governor, serving from 1939 to 1943 and then as the 29 ...
(R)


Kansas

: 2. Andrew Frank Schoeppel (R), until January 21, 1962 :: James B. Pearson (R), from January 31, 1962 : 3. Frank Carlson (R)


Kentucky

: 2. John Sherman Cooper (R) : 3. Thruston Ballard Morton (R)


Louisiana

: 2.
Allen J. Ellender Allen Joseph Ellender (September 24, 1890 – July 27, 1972) was an American politician and lawyer who was a U.S. Senator from Louisiana from 1937 until his death. He was a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat who was originally allied ...
(D) : 3.
Russell B. Long Russell Billiu Long (November 3, 1918 – May 9, 2003) was an American Democratic politician and United States Senator from Louisiana from 1948 until 1987. Because of his seniority, he advanced to chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, servin ...
(D)


Maine

: 1.
Edmund Muskie Edmund Sixtus Muskie (March 28, 1914March 26, 1996) was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 58th United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter, a United States Senator from Maine from 1959 to 1980, the 6 ...
(D) : 2. Margaret Chase Smith (R)


Maryland

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


Massachusetts

: 1.
Benjamin A. Smith II Benjamin Atwood Smith II (March 26, 1916 – September 26, 1991) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States Senate from December 1960 until November 1962. Early life and education Smith, who was named for his grandfat ...
(D), until November 6, 1962 :: Ted Kennedy (D), from November 7, 1962 : 2. Leverett Saltonstall (R)


Michigan

: 1. Philip Hart (D) : 2.
Patrick V. McNamara Patrick Vincent McNamara (October 4, 1894 – April 30, 1966) was an American politician. A Democrat, he served as a United States Senator from Michigan from 1955 until his death from a stroke in Bethesda, Maryland in 1966. Early life and ...
(D)


Minnesota

: 1.
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) : 2. Hubert Humphrey (DFL)


Mississippi

: 1.
John C. Stennis John Cornelius Stennis (August 3, 1901April 23, 1995) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from the state of Mississippi. He was a Democrat who served in the Senate for over 41 years, becoming its most senior member for hi ...
(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 on Decem ...
(D)


Missouri

: 1. Stuart Symington (D) : 3.
Edward V. Long Edward Vaughn Long (July 18, 1908November 6, 1972) was a United States Senator from Missouri and a member of the United States Democratic Party, Democratic Party. He served in the United States Senate from 1960 until 1968. One of his most notable ...
(D)


Montana

: 1. Mike Mansfield (D) : 2.
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 th ...
(D)


Nebraska

: 1. Roman Hruska (R) : 2.
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)


Nevada

: 1.
Howard Cannon Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician from Nevada. Elected to the first of four consecutive terms in 1958, he served in the United States Senate from 1959 to 1983. He was a member of the Democratic ...
(D) : 3. Alan Bible (D)


New Hampshire

: 2.
Styles Bridges Henry Styles Bridges (September 9, 1898November 26, 1961) was an American teacher, editor, and Republican Party politician from Concord, New Hampshire. He served one term as the 63rd governor of New Hampshire before a twenty-four-year career ...
(R), until November 26, 1961 ::
Maurice J. Murphy Jr. Maurice James "Moe" Murphy Jr. (October 3, 1927 – October 27, 2002) was an American politician and lawyer from New Hampshire. He was (for one month) the New Hampshire Attorney General and (for eleven months) an appointed United States Senator ...
(R), from January 10, 1962 - November 6, 1962 ::
Thomas J. McIntyre Thomas James McIntyre (February 20, 1915August 8, 1992) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from New Hampshire from 1962 to 1979. Early life and education Thomas McIntyr ...
(D), from November 7, 1962 : 3.
Norris Cotton Norris Henry Cotton (May 11, 1900 – February 24, 1989) was an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative and subsequently as a U.S. Senator. Early life Cotton was ...
(R)


New Jersey

: 2.
Clifford P. Case Clifford Philip Case Jr. (April 16, 1904March 5, 1982), was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1945–1953) and a U.S. Senator (1955–1979) from New Jersey. He is currently ...
(R) : 1. Harrison A. Williams (D)


New Mexico

: 1.
Dennis Chávez Dionisio "Dennis" Chávez (April 8, 1888November 18, 1962) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1931 to 1935, and in the United States Senate from 1935 to 1962. He was the first Hispanic to be ...
(D), until November 18, 1962 ::
Edwin L. Mechem Edwin Leard Mechem (July 2, 1912 – November 27, 2002) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist from New Mexico. He served as the 15th, 17th, and 19th governor of New Mexico, the first person born in the 20th century to become the state' ...
(R), from November 30, 1962 : 2.
Clinton Anderson Clinton Presba Anderson (October 23, 1895 – November 11, 1975) was an American politician who represented New Mexico in the United States Senate from 1949 until 1973. A member of the United States Democratic Party, Democratic Party, he pr ...
(D)


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

: 1. Kenneth Keating (R) : 3. Jacob Javits (R)


North Carolina

: 2.
B. Everett Jordan Benjamin Everett Jordan (September 8, 1896 – March 15, 1974) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from North Carolina from 1958 to 1973. Early life and education The ...
(D) : 3. Sam Ervin (D)


North Dakota

: 1. Quentin Burdick (D-NPL) : 3. Milton Young (R)


Ohio

: 1.
Stephen M. Young Stephen Marvin Young (May 4, 1889December 1, 1984) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Ohio. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Ohio from 1959 until 1971. Life and career Young was born o ...
(D) : 3. Frank Lausche (D)


Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

: 2. Robert S. Kerr (D), until January 1, 1963, vacant thereafter : 3. Mike Monroney (D)


Oregon

: 2.
Maurine Neuberger Maurine Neuberger-Solomon, best known as Maurine Neuberger (née Brown; January 9, 1907February 22, 2000) was an American politician who served as a United States senator for the State of Oregon from November 1960 to January 1967. She was the fo ...
(D) : 3. Wayne Morse (D)


Pennsylvania

: 1. Hugh Scott (R) : 3. Joseph S. Clark Jr. (D)


Rhode Island

: 1. John Pastore (D) : 2. Claiborne Pell (D)


South Carolina

: 2.
Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Prior to his 48 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Caro ...
(D) : 3.
Olin D. Johnston Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston (November 18, 1896April 18, 1965) was an American politician from the US state of South Carolina. He served as the 98th governor of South Carolina, 1935–1939 and 1943–1945, and represented the state in the Unite ...
(D)


South Dakota

: 2.
Karl E. Mundt Karl Earl Mundt (June 3, 1900August 16, 1974) was an American educator and a Republican member of the United States Congress, representing South Dakota in the United States House of Representatives (1939–48) and in the United States Senate (19 ...
(R) : 3.
Francis H. 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, the ...
(R), until June 23, 1962 ::
Joseph H. Bottum Joseph Henry Bottum (August 7, 1903July 4, 1984) was an American politician. He served as the 27th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota and as a member of the United States Senate from South Dakota. Early life Bottum was born in Faulkton, South ...
(R), from July 9, 1962


Tennessee

: 1.
Albert Gore Sr. Albert Arnold Gore (December 26, 1907 – December 5, 1998) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1953 to 1971. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a U.S. Representative fr ...
(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 Senate from 1949 until his d ...
(D)


Texas

: 1. Ralph Yarborough (D) : 2. Lyndon B. Johnson (D), until January 3, 1961 :: William A. Blakley (D), until June 14, 1961 :: John Tower (R), from June 15, 1961


Utah

: 1.
Frank Moss Frank Edward "Ted" Moss (September 23, 1911 – January 29, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as a United States Senator from Utah from 1959 to 1977. Early life and education Frank Moss was born in Holladay ...
(D) : 3.
Wallace F. Bennett Wallace Foster Bennett (November 13, 1898 – December 19, 1993) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a US Senator from Utah from 1951 to 1974. He was the father of Bob Bennett, who late ...
(R)


Vermont

: 1.
Winston L. Prouty Winston Lewis Prouty (September 1, 1906September 10, 1971) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States Senator from Vermont from 1959 until his death. He was previously a member of the United State ...
(R) : 3. George Aiken (R)


Virginia

: 1. Harry F. Byrd (D) : 2. Absalom Willis Robertson (D)


Washington

: 1. Henry M. Jackson (D) : 3. Warren Magnuson (D)


West Virginia

: 1. Robert Byrd (D) : 2. Jennings Randolph (D)


Wisconsin

: 1. William Proxmire (D) : 3.
Alexander Wiley Alexander Wiley (May 26, 1884 – October 26, 1967) was an American politician who served four terms in the United States Senate for the state of Wisconsin from 1939 to 1963. When he left the Senate, he was its most senior Republican member. ...
(R)


Wyoming

: 1.
Gale W. McGee Gale William McGee (March 17, 1915April 9, 1992) was a United States Senate, United States Senator of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, and United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS). He represente ...
(D) : 2.
John J. Hickey John Joseph Hickey (August 22, 1911 – September 22, 1970) was an American judge and politician who served the 24th Governor of Wyoming and Senator as a Democrat before sitting on the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He was the first G ...
(D), until November 6, 1962 ::
Milward Simpson Milward Lee Simpson (November 12, 1897June 11, 1993) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator and as the 23rd Governor of Wyoming, the first born in the state. In 1985, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the Nati ...
(R), from November 6, 1962


House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.


Alabama

: .
Frank W. Boykin Frank William Boykin Sr. (February 21, 1885 – March 12, 1969) served as a Democratic Congressman in Alabama's 1st congressional district from 1935-1963. The son of sharecroppers, Boykin became the wealthiest man in Mobile, although his entrepre ...
(D) : . George M. Grant (D) : . George W. Andrews (D) : .
Kenneth A. Roberts Kenneth Allison Roberts (November 1, 1912 – May 9, 1989) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Biography Born in Piedmont, Alabama, Roberts attended the public schools and Howard College, Birmingham, Alabama. He was graduated from the Unive ...
(D) : .
Albert Rains Albert McKinley Rains (March 11, 1902 – March 22, 1991) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Alabama. Born in Grove Oak, Alabama, Rains attended the public schools, Snead Seminary, Boaz, Alabama, State Tea ...
(D) : .
Armistead I. Selden Jr. Armistead Inge Selden Jr. (February 20, 1921 – November 14, 1985) was a segregationist U.S. Representative from Alabama. Early life and military service Born in Greensboro, Alabama, Selden attended the public schools. He graduated from G ...
(D) : .
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 Frankli ...
(D) : .
Robert E. Jones Jr. Robert Emmett Jones Jr. (June 12, 1912 – June 4, 1997) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the Alabama's 8th congressional district, 8th district of Alabama. He was the last to represent that district before it was r ...
(D) : .
George Huddleston Jr. George Huddleston Jr. (March 19, 1920 – September 14, 1971) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama. Early life and education Huddleston was born in Birmingh ...
(D)


Alaska

: .
Ralph Julian Rivers Ralph Julian Rivers (May 23, 1903 – August 14, 1976) was an American lawyer and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician who served as the first United States Representative from Alaska, serving from statehood in 1959 to his resi ...
(D)


Arizona

: .
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 was elected as a U.S. Representative from Arizona. He was the Minority Leader in the House 1973� ...
(R) : .
Stewart Udall Stewart Lee Udall (January 31, 1920 – March 20, 2010) was an American politician and later, a federal government official. After serving three terms as a congressman from Arizona, he served as Secretary of the Interior from 1961 to 1969, unde ...
(D), until January 18, 1961 :: Mo Udall (D), from May 2, 1961


Arkansas

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Ezekiel C. Gathings Ezekiel Candler "Took" Gathings (November 10, 1903 – May 2, 1979) was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas, representing Arkansas' First Congressional District from 1939 to 1969. A segregationist conservative, Gathings was an ally of Strom T ...
(D) : . Wilbur Mills (D) : . James William Trimble (D) : . Oren Harris (D) : . Dale Alford (D) : .
William F. Norrell William Frank Norrell (August 29, 1896 – February 15, 1961) was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas' former 6th congressional district. Upon his death, he was succeeded in Congress by his widow, Catherine Dorris Norrell. Born in Milo in A ...
(D), until February 15, 1961 :: Catherine Dorris Norrell (D), from April 18, 1961


California

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Clement Woodnutt Miller Clement Woodnutt Miller (October 28, 1916 – October 7, 1962) was an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1959 to 1962. He was killed in a plane crash during his second term in office. Early life an ...
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Harold T. Johnson Harold Terry "Bizz" Johnson (December 2, 1907 – March 16, 1988) was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States Congressman from California from 1959 to 1981. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Biography Born i ...
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John E. Moss John Emerson Moss (April 13, 1915 – December 5, 1997) was an American politician of the Democratic Party, noted for his championing of the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) through multiple sessions of the United States House of Repre ...
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William S. Mailliard William Somers Mailliard (June 10, 1917 – June 10, 1992) was an American banker and World War II veteran who was member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California from 1953 to 1974. Early life William S. Mailliard was born on June 1 ...
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John F. Shelley John Francis Shelley (September 3, 1905 – September 1, 1974) was a U.S. politician. He served as the 35th mayor of San Francisco, from 1964 to 1968, the first Democrat elected to the office in 50 years, and the first in an unbroken lin ...
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John F. Baldwin Jr. John Finley Baldwin Jr. (June 28, 1915 – March 9, 1966) was an American lawyer, military officer, and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from California from 1955 to 1966. Early life Born in Oakland, California, in 1915 to John F ...
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Jeffery Cohelan Jeffery Cohelan (June 24, 1914 – February 15, 1999) was an American politician who served six terms as a United States representative from California from 1959 to 1971. Biography He was born in San Francisco, California and attended the public ...
(D) : . George P. Miller (D) : .
J. Arthur Younger Jesse Arthur Younger (April 11, 1893 – June 20, 1967) was a United States representative from California. A member of the Republican Party, he was the first Representative from San Mateo County, California, serving seven terms from 1953 to 196 ...
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Charles Gubser Charles Samuel Gubser (February 1, 1916 – August 20, 2011) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California from 1953 to 1974. Early life and education Born in Gilroy, California ...
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John J. McFall John Joseph McFall (February 20, 1918 – March 7, 2006) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the state of California, rising to the position of House Majority Whip. Early life and career McFall was ...
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B. F. Sisk Bernice Frederic Sisk (December 14, 1910 – October 25, 1995) was an American politician who served as a Congressman from California from 1955 to 1979. He was a Democrat. Life and career Sisk was born in 1910 in Montague, Texas, the son ...
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Charles M. Teague Charles McKevett Teague (September 18, 1909 – January 1, 1974) was a congressman in the United States House of Representatives from Ventura County, California, from 1955 to 1974. Early life and family Teague was born in Santa Paula, Californi ...
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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 Repres ...
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Gordon L. McDonough Gordon Leo McDonough (January 2, 1895 – June 25, 1968) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Californiafrom 1945 to 1963. Early life and career Born in Buffalo, New York, McDonough moved with his parents to Empo ...
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Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. Alphonzo Edward Bell, Jr. (September 19, 1914 – April 25, 2004), was a Republican United States Representative from California. Bell represented Malibu and the influential Westside region of Los Angeles for eight terms, from 1961–1977. ...
(R) : . Cecil R. King (D) : . Craig Hosmer (R) : . Chet Holifield (D) : .
H. Allen Smith Harry Allen Wolfgang Smith (December 19, 1907—February 24, 1976) was an American journalist, humorist, and writer whose books were popular in the 1940s and 1950s. Family and early career Smith was born in McLeansboro, Illinois, where he liv ...
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Edgar W. Hiestand Edgar Willard Hiestand (December 3, 1888 – August 19, 1970) was an American businessman and politician. A staunch anti-communist, he served ten years in the United States Congress. Early life and education He was born in Chicago, Illinois. ...
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James C. Corman James Charles Corman (October 20, 1920 – December 30, 2000) was an American politician who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 1957 to 1961 and as a member of the United States House of Representatives between 1961 and 1981. ...
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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. Biography Clyde Doyle was born in Oakland, Alameda County, Cal ...
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Glenard P. Lipscomb Glenard Paul (Glen) Lipscomb (August 19, 1915 – February 1, 1970) was a United States Congressman from the state of California from 1953 to 1970. Biography Born in Jackson County, Michigan, Lipscomb moved to California with his parents in 192 ...
(R) : . John H. Rousselot (R) : . James Roosevelt (D) : . Harry R. Sheppard (D) : .
James B. Utt James Boyd Utt (March 11, 1899 – March 1, 1970) was a conservative Republican U.S. representative from Orange County, California, from 1953 until his death from a heart attack in 1970. Biography Utt was born in Tustin in Orange County. He ...
(R) : . Dalip Singh Saund (D) : .
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 R ...
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Colorado

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Byron G. Rogers Byron Giles Rogers (August 1, 1900 – December 31, 1983) was an American politician from Colorado. Early life Rogers was the son of Peter and Minnie May Rogers. Born in Greenville, Texas, he moved with his parents to Oklahoma in April 1902. H ...
(D) : . Peter H. Dominick (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 as a Democratic Party (United States), ...
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Connecticut

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Emilio Q. Daddario Emilio Quincy Daddario (September 24, 1918 – July 7, 2010) was an Americans, American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician from Connecticut. He served as a member of the 86th United States Congress, 86th through 91st Unite ...
(D) : . Horace Seely-Brown Jr. (R) : .
Robert Giaimo Robert Nicholas Giaimo (October 15, 1919 – May 24, 2006) was a Democratic US Representative from Connecticut. He co-sponsored the legislation creating the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. He help ...
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Abner W. Sibal Abner Woodruff Sibal (April 11, 1921 – January 27, 2000) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th congressional district. He served from 1961 to 1965. He was defeated in 1964. He also served as a membe ...
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John S. Monagan John Stephen Monagan (December 23, 1911 – October 23, 2005) was a Connecticut politician, lawyer, and author. Monagan graduated from Dartmouth College in 1933, where he majored in French literature and was the editor of the ''Dartmouth Jack-O- ...
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Frank Kowalski Frank Kowalski (October 18, 1907 – October 11, 1974) was a career officer in the United States Army, and was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. After retiring as a Colonel (United States), colonel, Kowalski went on to serve as a Unit ...
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Delaware

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Harris McDowell Harris Brown McDowell Jr. (February 10, 1906 – November 24, 1988) was an American farmer and politician from Middletown in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly ...
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Florida

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William C. Cramer William Cato Cramer Sr. (August 4, 1922 – October 18, 2003), was an American attorney and politician, elected in 1954 as a member of the United States House of Representatives from St. Petersburg, Florida. He was the first Florida Republican e ...
(R) : . Charles E. Bennett (politician), Charles E. Bennett (D) : . Bob Sikes (D) : . Dante Fascell (D) : . Syd Herlong (D) : . Paul Rogers (politician), Paul Rogers (D) : . James A. Haley (D) : . Donald Ray Matthews (D)


List of United States representatives from Georgia, Georgia

: . George Elliott Hagan (D) : . J. L. Pilcher (D) : . Tic Forrester (D) : . John Flynt (D) : . James C. Davis (D) : . Carl Vinson (D) : . John William Davis (Georgia politician), John William Davis (D) : . Iris Faircloth Blitch (D) : . Phillip M. Landrum (D) : . Robert Grier Stephens Jr. (D)


List of United States representatives from Hawaii, Hawaii

: . Daniel Inouye (D)


List of United States representatives from Idaho, Idaho

: . Gracie Pfost (D) : . Ralph R. Harding (D)


List of United States representatives from Illinois, Illinois

: . William L. Dawson (politician), William L. Dawson (D) : . Barratt O'Hara (D) : . William T. Murphy (D) : . Ed Derwinski (R) : . John C. Kluczynski (D) : . Thomas J. O'Brien (Illinois), Thomas J. O'Brien (D) : . Roland V. Libonati (D) : . Dan Rostenkowski (D) : . Sidney R. Yates (D) : . Harold R. Collier (R) : . Roman Pucinski (D) : . Edward Rowan Finnegan (D) : . Marguerite S. Church (R) : . Elmer J. Hoffman (R) : . Noah M. Mason (R) : . John B. Anderson (R) : .
Leslie C. Arends Leslie Cornelius Arends (September 27, 1895July 17, 1985) was a Republican politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1935 until 1974. A native and lifelong resident of Melvin, Illinois, Arends attend ...
(R) : . Robert H. Michel (R) : . Robert B. Chiperfield (R) : . Paul Findley (R) : . Peter F. Mack Jr. (D) : . William L. Springer (R) : . George E. Shipley (D) : . Melvin Price (D) : . Kenneth J. Gray (D)


List of United States representatives from Indiana, Indiana

: . Ray Madden (D) : .
Charles A. Halleck Charles Abraham Halleck (August 22, 1900 – March 3, 1986) was an American politician. He was the Republican leader of the United States House of Representatives from the second district of Indiana. Early life and education Halleck was born nea ...
(R) : . John Brademas (D) : . E. Ross Adair (R) : . J. Edward Roush (D) : . Richard L. Roudebush (R) : . William G. Bray (R) : . Winfield K. Denton (D) : . Earl Wilson (politician), Earl Wilson (R) : . Ralph Harvey (R) : . Donald C. Bruce (R)


List of United States representatives from Iowa, Iowa

: . Fred Schwengel (R) : . James E. Bromwell (R) : . H. R. Gross (R) : . John Henry Kyl (R) : . Neal Edward Smith (D) : . Merwin Coad (D) : . Ben F. Jensen (R) : . Charles B. Hoeven (R)


List of United States representatives from Kansas, Kansas

: . William H. Avery (politician), William H. Avery (R) : . Robert Ellsworth (R) : . Walter Lewis McVey Jr. (R) : . Garner E. Shriver (R) : . James Floyd Breeding (D) : . Bob Dole (R)


List of United States representatives from Kentucky, Kentucky

: . Frank Stubblefield (D) : . William Natcher (D) : . Frank W. Burke (D) : . Frank Chelf (D) : . Brent Spence (D) : . John C. Watts (D) : . Carl D. Perkins (D) : . Eugene Siler (R)


List of United States representatives from Louisiana, Louisiana

: . F. Edward Hébert (D) : . Hale Boggs (D) : . Edwin E. Willis (D) : . Overton Brooks (D), until September 16, 1961 :: Joe Waggonner (D), from December 19, 1961 : . Otto Passman (D) : . James H. Morrison (D) : . T. Ashton Thompson (D) : . Harold B. McSween (D)


List of United States representatives from Maine, Maine

: . Peter A. Garland (R) : . Stanley R. Tupper (R) : . Clifford McIntire (R)


List of United States representatives from Maryland, Maryland

: . Thomas Francis Johnson (D) : . Daniel Brewster (D) : . Edward Garmatz (D) : . George Hyde Fallon (D) : . Richard Lankford (D) : . Charles Mathias (R) : . Samuel Friedel (D)


List of United States representatives from Massachusetts, Massachusetts

: . Silvio O. Conte (R) : . Edward Boland (D) : . Philip J. Philbin (D) : . Harold Donohue (D) : . F. Bradford Morse (R) : . William H. Bates (R) : . Thomas J. Lane (D) : . Torbert Macdonald (D) : . Hastings Keith (R) : . Laurence Curtis (R) : . Tip O'Neill (D) : . John W. McCormack (D) : . James A. Burke (Massachusetts politician), James A. Burke (D) : . Joseph W. Martin Jr. (R)


List of United States representatives from Michigan, Michigan

: . Thaddeus M. Machrowicz (D), until September 18, 1961 :: Lucien Nedzi (D), from November 7, 1961 : . George Meader (R) : . August E. Johansen (R) : . Clare Hoffman (R) : . Gerald Ford (R) : . Charles E. Chamberlain (R) : . James G. O'Hara (D) : . R. James Harvey (R) : . Robert P. Griffin (R) : . Elford Albin Cederberg (R) : . Victor A. Knox (R) : . John B. Bennett (R) : . Charles Diggs (D) : . Louis C. Rabaut (D), until November 12, 1961 :: Harold M. Ryan (D), from February 13, 1962 : . John Dingell (D) : . John Lesinski Jr. (D) : . Martha Griffiths (D) : . William Broomfield (R)


List of United States representatives from Minnesota, Minnesota

: . Al Quie (R) : . Ancher Nelsen (R) : . Clark MacGregor (R) : . Joseph Karth (DFL) : . Walter Judd (politician), Walter Judd (R) : . Fred Marshall (American politician), Fred Marshall (DFL) : . Herman Carl Andersen (R) : . John Blatnik (DFL) : . Odin Langen (R)


List of United States representatives from Mississippi, Mississippi

: . Thomas Abernethy (politician), Thomas Abernethy (D) : . Jamie Whitten (D) : . Frank Ellis Smith (D), until November 14, 1962 : . John Bell Williams (D) : . W. Arthur Winstead (D) : . William M. Colmer (D)


List of United States representatives from Missouri, Missouri

: . Frank M. Karsten (D) : . Thomas B. Curtis (R) : . Leonor Sullivan (D) : . William J. Randall (D) : . Richard Walker Bolling (D) : . William Raleigh Hull Jr. (D) : . Durward Gorham Hall (R) : . Richard Howard Ichord Jr. (D) : . Clarence Cannon (D) : . Paul C. Jones (D) : . Morgan M. Moulder (D)


List of United States representatives from Montana, Montana

: . Arnold Olsen (D) : . James F. Battin (R)


List of United States representatives from Nebraska, Nebraska

: . Phillip Hart Weaver (R) : . Glenn Cunningham (Nebraska politician), Glenn Cunningham (R) : . Ralph F. Beermann (R) : . David Martin (Nebraska politician), David Martin (R)


List of United States representatives from Nevada, Nevada

: . Walter S. Baring Jr. (D)


List of United States representatives from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

: . Chester Earl Merrow (R) : . Perkins Bass (R)


List of United States representatives from New Jersey, New Jersey

: . William T. Cahill (R) : . Milton W. Glenn (R) : . James C. Auchincloss (R) : . Frank Thompson (D) : . Peter Frelinghuysen Jr. (R) : . Florence P. Dwyer (R) : . William B. Widnall (R) : . Charles Samuel Joelson (D) : . Frank C. Osmers Jr. (R) : . Peter W. Rodino (D) : . Hugh Joseph Addonizio (D), until June 30, 1962 : . George M. Wallhauser (R) : . Cornelius Gallagher (American politician), Cornelius Gallagher (D) : . Dominick V. Daniels (D)


List of United States representatives from New Mexico, New Mexico

: . Thomas G. Morris (D) : . Joseph Montoya (D)


List of United States representatives from New York, New York

: . Otis G. Pike (D) : . Steven Derounian (R) : . Frank J. Becker (R) : . Seymour Halpern (R) : . Joseph P. Addabbo (D) : . Lester Holtzman (D), until December 31, 1961 :: Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (D), from February 20, 1962 : . James J. Delaney (D) : . Victor Anfuso (D) : . Eugene James Keogh (D) : . Edna F. Kelly (D) : . Emanuel Celler (D) : . Hugh Carey (D) : . Abraham J. Multer (D) : . John J. Rooney (politician), John J. Rooney (D) : . John H. Ray (R) : . Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (D) : . John Lindsay (R) : . Alfred E. Santangelo (D) : . Leonard Farbstein (D) : . William Fitts Ryan (D) : . Herbert Zelenko (D) : . James C. Healey (D) : . Jacob H. Gilbert (D) : . Charles A. Buckley (D) : . Paul A. Fino (R) : . Edwin B. Dooley (R) : . Robert R. Barry (R) : . Katharine St. George (R) : . J. Ernest Wharton (R) : . Leo W. O'Brien (D) : . Carleton J. King (R) : . Samuel S. Stratton (D) : . Clarence E. Kilburn (R) : . Alexander Pirnie (R) : . R. Walter Riehlman (R) : . John Taber (R) : . Howard W. Robison (R) : . Jessica M. Weis (R) : . Harold C. Ostertag (R) : . William E. Miller (R) : . Thaddeus J. Dulski (D) : . John R. Pillion (R) : . Charles Goodell (R)


List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

: . Herbert Covington Bonner (D) : . Lawrence H. Fountain (D) : . David N. Henderson (D) : . Harold D. Cooley (D) : . Ralph James Scott (D) : . Horace R. Kornegay (D) : . Alton Lennon (D) : . Alvin Paul Kitchin (D) : . Hugh Quincy Alexander (D) : . Charles R. Jonas (R) : . Basil Lee Whitener (D) : . Roy A. Taylor (D)


List of United States representatives from North Dakota, North Dakota

: . Don L. Short (R) : . Hjalmar Carl Nygaard (R)


List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio

: . Gordon H. Scherer (R) : . Donald D. Clancy (R) : . Paul F. Schenck (R) : . William Moore McCulloch (R) : . Del Latta (R) : . Bill Harsha (R) : . Clarence J. Brown (R) : . Jackson Edward Betts (R) : . Thomas L. Ashley (D) : . Walter H. Moeller (D) : . Robert E. Cook (D) : . Samuel L. Devine (R) : . Charles Adams Mosher (R) : . William Hanes Ayres (R) : . Tom Van Horn Moorehead (R) : . Frank T. Bow (R) : . John M. Ashbrook (R) : . Wayne Hays (D) : . Michael J. Kirwan (D) : . Michael A. Feighan (D) : . Charles Vanik (D) : . Frances P. Bolton (R) : . William Edwin Minshall Jr. (R)


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) : . Al Ullman (D) : . Edith Green (D) : . Edwin Durno (R)


List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . William A. Barrett (D) : . Kathryn E. Granahan (D) : . James A. Byrne (D) : . Robert N. C. Nix Sr. (D) : . William J. Green Jr. (D) : . Herman Toll (D) : . William H. Milliken Jr. (R) : . Willard S. Curtin (R) : . Paul B. Dague (R) : . William Scranton (R) : . Dan Flood (D) : . Ivor D. Fenton (R) : . Richard Schweiker (R) : . George M. Rhodes (D) : .
Francis E. Walter Francis Eugene Walter (May 26, 1894 – May 31, 1963) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Walter was a prominent member of the House Un-American Activities Committee ...
(D) : . Walter M. Mumma (R), until February 25, 1961 :: John C. Kunkel (R), from May 16, 1961 : . Herman T. Schneebeli (R) : . J. Irving Whalley (R) : . George Atlee Goodling (R) : . James E. Van Zandt (R) : . John Herman Dent (D) : . John P. Saylor (R) : . Leon H. Gavin (R) : . Carroll D. Kearns (R) : . Frank M. Clark (D) : . Thomas E. Morgan (D) : . James G. Fulton (R) : . William S. Moorhead (D) : . Robert J. Corbett (R) : . Elmer J. Holland (D)


List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: . Fernand St. Germain (D) : . John E. Fogarty (D)


List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . L. Mendel Rivers (D) : . John J. Riley (D), until January 1, 1962 :: Corinne Boyd Riley (D), from April 10, 1962 : . W.J. Bryan Dorn (D) : . Robert T. Ashmore (D) : . Robert W. Hemphill (D) : . John L. McMillan (D)


List of United States representatives from South Dakota, South Dakota

: . Ben Reifel (R) : . Ellis Yarnal Berry (R)


List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . B. Carroll Reece (R), until March 19, 1961 :: Louise Goff Reece (R), from May 16, 1961 : . Howard Baker Sr. (R) : . James B. Frazier Jr. (D) : . Joe L. Evins (D) : . Joseph Carlton Loser (D) : . Ross Bass (D) : . Tom J. Murray (D) : . Fats Everett (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) : . Lindley Beckworth (D) : .
Sam Rayburn Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn (January 6, 1882 – November 16, 1961) was an American politician who served as the 43rd speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was a three-time House speaker, former House majority leader, two-time ...
(D), until November 16, 1961 :: Ray Roberts (D), from January 30, 1962 : . Bruce Alger (R) : . 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) : . Jim Wright (D) : . Frank N. Ikard (D), until December 15, 1961 :: Graham B. Purcell Jr. (D), from January 27, 1962 : . John Andrew Young (D) : . Joe M. Kilgore (D) : . J. T. Rutherford (D) : . Omar Burleson (D) : . Walter E. Rogers (D) : . George H. Mahon (D) : . Paul J. Kilday (D), until September 24, 1961 :: Henry B. González (D), from November 4, 1961 : . O. C. Fisher (D) : . Robert R. Casey (D)


List of United States representatives from Utah, Utah

: . M. Blaine Peterson (D) : . David S. King (D)


List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . Robert Stafford (R)


List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . Thomas N. Downing (D) : . Porter Hardy Jr. (D) : . J. Vaughan Gary (D) : . Watkins Moorman Abbitt (D) : . William M. Tuck (D) : . Richard Harding Poff (R) : . Burr Harrison (D) : . Howard W. Smith (D) : . W. Pat Jennings (D) : . Joel Broyhill (R)


List of United States representatives from Washington, Washington

: . Thomas Pelly (R) : . Jack Westland (R) : . Julia Butler Hansen (D) : . Catherine Dean May (R) : . Walt Horan (R) : . Thor C. Tollefson (R) : . Donald H. Magnuson (D)


List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . Arch A. Moore Jr. (R) : . Harley Orrin Staggers (D) : . Cleveland M. Bailey (D) : . Ken Hechler (D) : . Elizabeth Kee (D) : . John M. Slack Jr. (D)


List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Henry C. Schadeberg (R) : . Robert Kastenmeier (D) : . Vernon Wallace Thomson (R) : . Clement J. Zablocki (D) : . Henry S. Reuss (D) : . William Van Pelt (R) : . Melvin Laird (R) : .
John W. Byrnes John William Byrnes (June 12, 1913 – January 12, 1985) was an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from Wisconsin. Byrnes was the U.S. representative for from 1945 to 1973. During this time he was the chairman of the House ...
(R) : . Lester Johnson (politician), Lester Johnson (D) : . Alvin O'Konski (R)


List of United States representatives from Wyoming, Wyoming

: . William Henry Harrison III (R)


Non-voting members

: . Antonio Fernós-Isern (Resident Commissioner) (PPD)


Changes in membership


Senate

, - , Texas
(2) , , William A. Blakley (D) , Lost special election.
Successor elected June 14, 1961. , , John Tower (R) , June 15, 1961 , - , New Hampshire
(2) , ,
Styles Bridges Henry Styles Bridges (September 9, 1898November 26, 1961) was an American teacher, editor, and Republican Party politician from Concord, New Hampshire. He served one term as the 63rd governor of New Hampshire before a twenty-four-year career ...
(R) , Died November 26, 1961.
Successor appointed December 7, 1961. , ,
Maurice J. Murphy Jr. Maurice James "Moe" Murphy Jr. (October 3, 1927 – October 27, 2002) was an American politician and lawyer from New Hampshire. He was (for one month) the New Hampshire Attorney General and (for eleven months) an appointed United States Senator ...
(R) , December 7, 1961 , - , Kansas
(2) , , Andrew Frank Schoeppel (R) , Died January 21, 1962.
Successor appointed January 31, 1962, and then elected November 6, 1962. , , James B. Pearson (R) , January 31, 1962 , - , South Dakota
(3) , ,
Francis H. 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, the ...
(R) , Died June 23, 1962.
Successor appointed July 9, 1962 to finish the term. , ,
Joseph H. Bottum Joseph Henry Bottum (August 7, 1903July 4, 1984) was an American politician. He served as the 27th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota and as a member of the United States Senate from South Dakota. Early life Bottum was born in Faulkton, South ...
(R) , July 9, 1962 , - , Idaho
(2) , , Henry Dworshak (R) , Died July 23, 1962.
Successor appointed August 6, 1962, and then elected November 6, 1962. , ,
Leonard B. Jordan Leonard Beck Jordan (May 15, 1899June 30, 1983) was an American politician who served as the 23rd List of Governors of Idaho, governor of Idaho and a United States Senate, United States Senator for over ten years. Early life and education Born ...
(R) , August 6, 1962 , - , Wyoming
(2) , ,
John J. Hickey John Joseph Hickey (August 22, 1911 – September 22, 1970) was an American judge and politician who served the 24th Governor of Wyoming and Senator as a Democrat before sitting on the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He was the first G ...
(D) , Lost special election.
Successor elected November 6, 1962. , ,
Milward Simpson Milward Lee Simpson (November 12, 1897June 11, 1993) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator and as the 23rd Governor of Wyoming, the first born in the state. In 1985, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the Nati ...
(R) , November 6, 1962 , - , Massachusetts
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Benjamin A. Smith II Benjamin Atwood Smith II (March 26, 1916 – September 26, 1991) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States Senate from December 1960 until November 1962. Early life and education Smith, who was named for his grandfat ...
(D) , Successor elected November 6, 1962. , , Ted Kennedy (D) , November 7, 1962 , - , New Hampshire
(2) , ,
Maurice J. Murphy Jr. Maurice James "Moe" Murphy Jr. (October 3, 1927 – October 27, 2002) was an American politician and lawyer from New Hampshire. He was (for one month) the New Hampshire Attorney General and (for eleven months) an appointed United States Senator ...
(R) , Lost special election.
Successor elected November 6, 1962. , ,
Thomas J. McIntyre Thomas James McIntyre (February 20, 1915August 8, 1992) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from New Hampshire from 1962 to 1979. Early life and education Thomas McIntyr ...
(D) , November 7, 1962 , - , New Mexico
(1) , ,
Dennis Chávez Dionisio "Dennis" Chávez (April 8, 1888November 18, 1962) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1931 to 1935, and in the United States Senate from 1935 to 1962. He was the first Hispanic to be ...
(D) , Died November 18, 1962.
Successor appointed November 30, 1962 to continue the term. , ,
Edwin L. Mechem Edwin Leard Mechem (July 2, 1912 – November 27, 2002) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist from New Mexico. He served as the 15th, 17th, and 19th governor of New Mexico, the first person born in the 20th century to become the state' ...
(R) , November 30, 1962 , - ,
Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

(2) , , Robert S. Kerr (D) , Died January 1, 1963. , Vacant , Not filled this term


House of Representatives

, - , , nowrap,
Stewart Udall Stewart Lee Udall (January 31, 1920 – March 20, 2010) was an American politician and later, a federal government official. After serving three terms as a congressman from Arizona, he served as Secretary of the Interior from 1961 to 1969, unde ...
(D) , Resigned January 18, 1961 to become United States Secretary of the Interior. , , Mo Udall (D) , May 2, 1961 , - , , nowrap,
William F. Norrell William Frank Norrell (August 29, 1896 – February 15, 1961) was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas' former 6th congressional district. Upon his death, he was succeeded in Congress by his widow, Catherine Dorris Norrell. Born in Milo in A ...
(D) , Died February 15, 1961. , , Catherine Dorris Norrell (D) , April 18, 1961 , - , , nowrap, Walter M. Mumma (R) , Died February 25, 1961. , , John C. Kunkel (R) , May 16, 1961 , - , , nowrap, B. Carroll Reece (R) , Died March 19, 1961. , , Louise Goff Reece (R) , May 16, 1961 , - , , nowrap, Overton Brooks (D) , Died September 16, 1961. , , Joe Waggonner (D) , December 19, 1961 , - , , nowrap, Thaddeus M. Machrowicz (D) , Resigned September 18, 1961 to become judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. , , Lucien Nedzi (D) , November 7, 1961 , - , , nowrap, Paul J. Kilday (D) , Resigned September 24, 1961 to become judge of United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. , , Henry B. González (D) , November 4, 1961 , - , , nowrap, Louis C. Rabaut (D) , Died November 12, 1961. , , Harold M. Ryan (D) , February 13, 1962 , - , , nowrap,
Sam Rayburn Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn (January 6, 1882 – November 16, 1961) was an American politician who served as the 43rd speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was a three-time House speaker, former House majority leader, two-time ...
(D) , Died November 16, 1961. , , Ray Roberts (D) , January 30, 1962 , - , , nowrap, Frank N. Ikard (D) , Resigned December 15, 1961. , , Graham B. Purcell Jr. (D) , January 27, 1962 , - , , nowrap, Lester Holtzman (D) , Resigned December 31, 1961 to become judge of the New York Supreme Court. , , Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (D) , February 20, 1962 , - , , nowrap, John J. Riley (D) , Died January 1, 1962. , , Corinne Boyd Riley (D) , April 10, 1962 , - , , nowrap, Hugh Joseph Addonizio (D) , Resigned June 30, 1962 to become Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. , rowspan=3 , Vacant , rowspan=3 , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap,
Clement Woodnutt Miller Clement Woodnutt Miller (October 28, 1916 – October 7, 1962) was an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1959 to 1962. He was killed in a plane crash during his second term in office. Early life an ...
(D) , Died October 7, 1962. , - , , nowrap, Frank Ellis Smith (D) , Resigned November 14, 1962.


Committees


Senate

* United States Senate Special Committee on Aging, Aging: (Chairman: Patrick V. McNamara, Pat McNamara; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences, Aeronautical and Space Sciences (Chairman: Robert S. Kerr; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman:
Allen J. Ellender Allen Joseph Ellender (September 24, 1890 – July 27, 1972) was an American politician and lawyer who was a U.S. Senator from Louisiana from 1937 until his death. He was a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat who was originally allied ...
; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: Carl Hayden; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services (Chairman: Richard B. Russell; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: A. Willis Robertson; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Alan Bible; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman: Harry F. Byrd; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman: J. William Fulbright; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Committee on Government Operations, Government Operations (Chairman:
John L. McClellan John Little McClellan (February 25, 1896 – November 28, 1977) was an American lawyer and a segregationist politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1935–1939) and a U.S. Senator (1943–1977) fro ...
; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Interior and Insular Affairs (Chairman: Clinton P. Anderson; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: Warren G. Magnuson; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: James O. Eastland; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, Labor and Public Welfare (Chairman:
J. Lister Hill Joseph Lister Hill (December 29, 1894 – December 20, 1984) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Alabama in the U.S. Congress for more than forty-five years, as both a U.S. Representative (1923–1938) a ...
; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Special Committee on National Fuels Study, National Fuels Study (Special) * United States Senate Select Committee on National Water Resources, National Water Resources (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Post Office and Civil Service (Chairman:
Olin D. Johnston Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston (November 18, 1896April 18, 1965) was an American politician from the US state of South Carolina. He served as the 98th governor of South Carolina, 1935–1939 and 1943–1945, and represented the state in the Unite ...
; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Committee on Public Works, Public Works (Chairman: Dennis Chavez; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Rules and Administration (Chairman: Mike Mansfield; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Select Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Select) (Chairman: John J. Sparkman; Ranking Member: ) * United States Senate Subcommittee on Internal Security, Subcommittee on Internal Security * Committee of the whole, Whole


House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: Harold D. Cooley; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: Clarence Cannon; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services (Chairman: Carl Vinson; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: Brent Spence; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: John L. McMillan; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Education, Education and Labor (Chairman: Adam Clayton Powell Jr., Adam Clayton Powell; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Select Committee on Export Control, Export Control (Select) (Chairman: N/A; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Thomas E. Morgan; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Government Operations, Government Operations (Chairman: William L. Dawson (politician), William L. Dawson; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on House Administration, House Administration (Chairman: Omar Burleson; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Insular Affairs, Interior and Insular Affairs (Chairman:
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 as a Democratic Party (United States), ...
; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: Oren Harris; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Emanuel Celler; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chairman: Herbert C. Bonner; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Post Office and Civil Service (Chairman: Tom J. Murray; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Public Works, Public Works (Chairman: Charles A. Buckley; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Howard W. Smith; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Science and Astronautics, Science and Astronautics (Chairman: Overton Brooks then George Paul Miller, George P. Miller; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Select Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Select) (Chairman: Wright Patman; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Un-American Activities, Un-American Activities (Chairman:
Francis E. Walter Francis Eugene Walter (May 26, 1894 – May 31, 1963) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Walter was a prominent member of the House Un-American Activities Committee ...
; Ranking Member: ) * United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs (Chairman: Olin E. Teague; Vice Chairman: Rep. ) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: Wilbur D. Mills; Vice Chairman: Rep. ) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole


Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Atomic Energy (Chairman: Rep. Chet Holifield; Vice Chairman: Sen. ) * United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Construction of a Building for a Museum of History and Technology for the Smithsonian, Construction of a Building for a Museum of History and Technology for the Smithsonian * United States Congress Joint Committee on Defense Production, Defense Production (Chairman: Sen. A. Willis Robertson; Vice Chairman: Rep. ) * Joint Economic Committee, Economic (Chairman: Rep. Wright Patman; Vice Chairman: Sen. ) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Immigration and Nationality Policy, Immigration and Nationality Policy (Chairman: Vacant; Vice Chairman: Vacant) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Legislative Budget, Legislative Budget * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Rep. Omar Burleson; Vice Chairman: Sen. ) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Navajo-Hopi Indian Administration, Navajo-Hopi Indian Administration * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Rep. Carl Hayden; Vice Chairman: Sen. ) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures, Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures (Chairman: Sen. Harry Flood Byrd, Harry F. Byrd; Vice Chairman: Rep. ) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation, Taxation (Chairman: Rep. Wilbur D. Mills; Vice Chairman: Sen. )


Employees


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

* Architect of the Capitol: J. George Stewart * Attending Physician of the United States Congress: George Calver * Comptroller General of the United States: Joseph Campbell (accountant), Joseph Campbell * Librarian of Congress: Lawrence Quincy Mumford * Public Printer of the United States: Raymond Blattenberger, until 1961 ** James L. Harrison, from 1961


Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Frederick Brown Harris (Methodism, Methodist) * Parliamentarian of the United States Senate, Parliamentarian: Charles Watkins (Senate Parliamentarian), Charles Watkins * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Felton McLellan Johnston * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Richard D. Hupman * Secretary for the Majority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Majority: Robert G. Baker * Secretary for the Minority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Minority: J. Mark Trice * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Joseph C. Duke


House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: Bernard Braskamp (Presbyterian) * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: Ralph R. Roberts (politician), Ralph R. Roberts * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: William Mosley "Fishbait" Miller * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: H. H. Morris * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerk: George J. Maurer (D) and Joe Bartlett (R) * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Zeake W. Johnson Jr.


See also

* 1960 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress) ** 1960 United States presidential election ** 1960 United States Senate elections ** 1960 United States House of Representatives elections * 1962 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) ** 1962 United States Senate elections ** 1962 United States House of Representatives elections


Notes


References

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External links


Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress




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