The 71st United States Congress was a meeting of the

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of the United States federal government, consisting of the

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and the

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. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1929, to March 4, 1931, during the first two years of Herbert Hoover's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the

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was based on the

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. Both the House and Senate remained under Republican control, with increased majorities in each chamber. And with

Herbert Hoover Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was the 31st president of the United States, serving from 1929 to 1933. A wealthy mining engineer before his presidency, Hoover led the wartime Commission for Relief in Belgium and ...

being sworn in as

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on March 4, 1929, the Republicans maintained an overall federal government

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. The 71st Congress also featured the most

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of any Congress with 27 in all.

Major events

* March 4, 1929: Herbert C. Hoover became President of the United States * October 24, 1929 – October 29, 1929: Wall Street Crash of 1929: Three multi-digit percentage drops wipe out more than $30 billion from the New York Stock Exchange (3 times greater than the annual budget of the federal government). * October 25, 1929: Former U.S. Interior Secretary

Albert B. Fall Albert Bacon Fall (November 26, 1861November 30, 1944) was a United States senator from New Mexico and United States Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of the Interior under President of the United States, President Warren G. Harding who becam ...

is convicted of bribery for his role in the

Teapot Dome The Teapot Dome scandal was a political corruption scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Warren G. Harding. It centered on Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall, who had leased United States Navy, Navy petroleum re ...

scandal, becoming the first Presidential cabinet member to go to prison for actions in office.

Major legislation

* June 15, 1929:

Agriculture Marketing Act The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1929, under the administration of Herbert Hoover, established the Federal Farm Board from the Federal Farm Loan Board established by the Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916 with a revolving fund of half a billion do ...

, ch. 24, * June 18, 1929:

Reapportionment Act of 1929 The Reapportionment Act of 1929 (ch. 28, , ), also known as the Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929, is a combined census and apportionment bill enacted on June 18, 1929, that establishes a permanent method for apportioning a constant 435 seats ...

, ch. 28, * May 14, 1930: Federal Bureau of Prisons Act, ch. 274, * June 17, 1930: Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act, ch. 497, , (including: Title III,

Plant Patent Act The Plant Patent Act of 1930 (enacted on June 17, 1930 as Title III of the Smoot–Hawley Tariff, ch. 497, , codified as 35 U.S.C.br>Ch. 15 is a United States federal law spurred by the work of Luther Burbank and the nursery industry. This piec ...

, ) * July 3, 1930: Veterans Administration Act, ch. 863, * March 3, 1931: Davis–Bacon Act, ch. 411, * March 3, 1931: An Act To make The Star-Spangled Banner the national anthem of the United States of America, ch. 436,

Party summary

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

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

Charles Curtis Charles Curtis (January 25, 1860 – February 8, 1936) was the 31st vice president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 under President Herbert Hoover. He was the Senate Majority Leader from 1924 to 1929. An enrolled member of the Kaw Natio ...

(R) * President pro tempore: George H. Moses (R) * Majority leader: James E. Watson (R) * Minority leader: Joseph T. Robinson (D) *

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: Simeon D. Fess (R) *

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 ...

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

(D) *

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

: Frederick Hale * Democratic Caucus Secretary:

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

House of Representatives

* Speaker: Nicholas Longworth (R) * Majority leader: John Q. Tilson (R) * Minority leader: John N. Garner (D) *

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 ...

: Albert Henry Vestal (R) *

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 ...

John McDuffie John McDuffie (September 25, 1883 – November 1, 1950) was a United States representative from Alabama and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. Education and career Born on ...

(D) * Republican Conference Chair: Willis C. Hawley * Democratic Caucus Chairman: David Hayes Kincheloe * Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:

Joseph W. Byrns Sr. Joseph Wellington Byrns Sr. (July 20, 1869 – June 4, 1936) was a United States, U.S. politician. He served as a 14-term United States Democratic Party, Democratic United States House of Representatives, congressman from Tennessee, and as the 4 ...

* Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: William R. Wood

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and representatives are listed by district.

Senate

Senators were elected 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 1 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1934; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1930; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1932.

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. J. Thomas Heflin (D) : 3.

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

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

(D)

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...

: 2.

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

(D) : 3. Thaddeus H. Caraway (D)

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

: 1. Hiram W. Johnson (R) : 3. Samuel M. Shortridge (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. Lawrence C. Phipps (R) : 3. Charles W. Waterman (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. Frederic C. Walcott (R) : 3.

Hiram Bingham III Hiram Bingham III (November 19, 1875 – June 6, 1956) was an American academic, explorer and politician. In 1911, he publicized the existence of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu which he rediscovered with the guidance of local indigenous farm ...

(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 G. Townsend Jr. (R) : 2. Daniel O. Hastings (R)

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

: 1.

Park Trammell Park Monroe Trammell (April 9, 1876 – May 8, 1936) was an American attorney and politician from the state of Florida. Trammell represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1917 until his death in 1936. As chair of the Senate Naval Aff ...

(D) : 3. Duncan U. Fletcher (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. William J. Harris (D) : 3. Walter F. George (D)

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

: 2. William E. Borah (R) : 3. John Thomas (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. Charles S. Deneen (R) : 3. Otis F. Glenn (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. Arthur R. Robinson (R) : 3. James E. Watson (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. Daniel F. Steck (D) : 3. Smith W. Brookhart (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.

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

(R) : 3.

Henry Justin Allen Henry Justin Allen (September 11, 1868 – January 17, 1950) was an American politician serving as the 21st Governor of Kansas (1919–1923) and U.S. Senator from Kansas (1929–1930). Life and career Allen was born in Pittsfield Township, ...

(R), April 1, 1929 – November 30, 1930 :: George McGill (D), from December 1, 1930

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. Frederic M. Sackett (R), until January 9, 1930 :: John M. Robsion (R), January 11, 1930 – November 30, 1930 :: Ben M. Williamson (D), from December 1, 1930 : 3. Alben W. Barkley (D)

Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...

: 2. Joseph E. Ransdell (D) : 3. Edwin S. Broussard (D)

Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...

: 1. Frederick Hale (R) : 2. Arthur R. Gould (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.

Phillips Lee Goldsborough Phillips Lee Goldsborough I (August 6, 1865October 22, 1946), was an American Republican politician who was the 47th Governor of Maryland from 1912 to 1916 and represented the state in the United States Senate from 1929 to 1935. He was also Co ...

(R) : 3.

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

(D)

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

: 1. David I. Walsh (D) : 2. Frederick H. Gillett (R)

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

: 1. Arthur H. Vandenberg (R) : 2.

James J. Couzens James Joseph Couzens (August 26, 1872October 22, 1936) was an American businessman, politician and philanthropist. He served as mayor of Detroit (1919–1922) and U.S. Senator from Michigan (1922–1936). Prior to entering politics he served as v ...

(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.

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

(FL) : 2. Thomas D. Schall (R)

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

: 1. Hubert D. Stephens (D) : 2.

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

(D)

Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

: 1. Roscoe C. Patterson (R) : 3. Harry B. Hawes (D)

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

: 1. Burton K. Wheeler (D) : 2. Thomas J. Walsh (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. Robert B. Howell (R) : 2.

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

(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 ...

: 1.

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

(D) : 3. Tasker Oddie (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 ...

: 2. Henry W. Keyes (R) : 3. George H. Moses (R)

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

: 1. Hamilton Fish Kean (R) : 2.

Walter Evans Edge Walter Evans Edge (November 20, 1873October 29, 1956) was an American diplomat and Republican politician who served as the 36th governor of New Jersey, from 1917 to 1919 and again from 1944 to 1947, during both World War I and World War II. Edge ...

(R), until November 21, 1929 :: David Baird Jr. (R), November 30, 1929 – December 2, 1930 ::

Dwight Morrow Dwight Whitney Morrow (January 11, 1873October 5, 1931) was an American businessman, diplomat, and politician, best known as the U.S. ambassador who improved U.S.–Mexico relations, mediating the religious conflict in Mexico known as the Crister ...

(R), from December 3, 1930

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. Bronson M. Cutting (R) : 2. Sam G. Bratton (D)

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

: 1. Royal S. Copeland (D) : 3. Robert F. Wagner (D)

North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...

: 2. Furnifold M. Simmons (D) : 3. Lee S. Overman (D), until December 12, 1930 :: Cameron A. Morrison (D), from December 13, 1930

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

: 1.

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

(R-NPL) : 3.

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

(R)

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

: 1. Simeon D. Fess (R) : 3. Theodore E. Burton (R), until October 28, 1929 :: Roscoe C. McCulloch (R), November 5, 1929 – November 30, 1930 ::

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

(D), from December 1, 1930

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. William B. Pine (R) : 3.

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

(D)

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

: 2. Charles L. McNary (R) : 3.

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

(R)

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. David A. Reed (R) : 3. Vacant William S. Vare (R-PA) had been elected to the Senate for the term starting March 4, 1927, but the Senate had refused to qualify him due to charges of corruption and fraud concerning his election. The Senate finally unseated him on December 9, 1929. See http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=V000071 until December 9, 1929 :: Joseph R. Grundy (R), December 11, 1929 – December 1, 1930 :: James J. Davis (R), from December 2, 1930

Rhode Island Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...

: 1. Felix Hebert (R) : 2. Jesse H. Metcalf (R)

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.

Coleman L. Blease Coleman Livingston Blease (October 8, 1868 – January 19, 1942) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as the 89th governor of South Carolina from 1911 to 1915 and represented the state in the United States Senate from ...

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

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state, state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Dakota people, Dakota Sioux ...

: 2. William H. McMaster (R) : 3. Peter Norbeck (R)

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

: 1. Kenneth McKellar (D) : 2.

Lawrence Tyson Lawrence Davis Tyson (July 4, 1861August 24, 1929) was an American brigadier general, politician, lawyer and textile manufacturer, who operated primarily out of Knoxville, Tennessee during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. During World War ...

(D), until August 24, 1929 :: William Emerson Brock (D), from September 2, 1929

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

: 1. Tom T. Connally (D) : 2.

(D)

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

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

Reed Smoot Reed Smoot (January 10, 1862February 9, 1941) was an American politician, businessman, and apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). A Republican who was first elected to the U.S. Senate by the Utah State Legislat ...

(R)

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

: 1. Frank L. Greene (R), until December 17, 1930 :: Frank C. Partridge (R), from December 23, 1930 : 3.

Porter H. Dale Porter Hinman Dale (March 1, 1867October 6, 1933) was an American educator, lawyer, and politician who served as a member of both the United States House of Representatives from 1915 to 1923, and the United States Senate from Vermont from 1923 to ...

(R)

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

: 1. Claude A. Swanson (D) : 2.

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

(D)

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

: 1. Clarence Cleveland Dill (D) : 3.

Wesley Livsey Jones Wesley Livsey Jones (October 9, 1863November 19, 1932) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate representing the state of Washington (state), Washington. Born near Bethany, ...

(R)

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

: 1. Henry D. Hatfield (R) : 2. Guy D. Goff (R)

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

: 1.

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

(R) : 3. John J. Blaine (R)

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. John B. Kendrick (D) : 2.

Francis E. Warren Francis Emroy Warren (June 20, 1844November 24, 1929) was an American politician of the Republican Party best known for his years in the United States Senate representing Wyoming and being the first Governor of Wyoming. A soldier in the Union ...

(R), until November 24, 1929 ::

Patrick Joseph Sullivan Patrick Joseph Sullivan (March 17, 1864April 8, 1935) was an American politician. He was the mayor of Casper, Wyoming, from 1897 to 1898 and was a Republican member of the United States Senate from Wyoming from 1929 to 1930. Biography Sullivan ...

(R), December 5, 1929 – November 20, 1930 :: Robert D. Carey (R), from December 1, 1930 71st 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 ...

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(D) : . J. Lister Hill (D) : . Henry B. Steagall (D) : .

Lamar Jeffers Lamar Jeffers (April 16, 1888 – June 1, 1983) was an American World War I veteran and politician who served seven terms as a U.S. Representative from Alabama from 1921 to 1935. Biography Born in Anniston, Alabama, Jeffers attended public s ...

(D) : . LaFayette L. Patterson (D) : . William B. Oliver (D) : .

Miles C. Allgood Miles Clayton Allgood (February 22, 1878 – March 4, 1977) was an American politician and a United States Representative from Alabama. Biography Born in Chepultepec (now Allgood, Alabama, Allgood), Blount County, Alabama, Allgood was the son of ...

(D) : . Edward B. Almon (D) : . George Huddleston (D) : . William B. Bankhead (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 ...

: . Lewis W. Douglas (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 ...

: . William J. Driver (D) : . Pearl Peden Oldfield (D) : . Claude A. Fuller (D) : . Otis Wingo (D), until October 21, 1930 :: Effiegene L. Wingo (D), from November 4, 1930 : . Heartsill Ragon (D) : . David D. Glover (D) : . Tilman B. Parks (D)

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

: . Clarence F. Lea (D) : . Harry L. Englebright (R) : .

Charles F. Curry Charles Forrest Curry (March 14, 1858 – October 10, 1930) was an American businessman and politician who served nine terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1913 until his death in 1930. He was the father of Charles Forrest Cu ...

(R), until October 10, 1930 : . Florence P. Kahn (R) : . Richard J. Welch (R) : .

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

(R) : . Henry E. Barbour (R) : . Arthur M. Free (R) : . William E. Evans (R) : .

Joe Crail Joseph Steele Crail (December 25, 1877 – March 2, 1938) was an American lawyer, military veteran and politician who served as a United States representative from California from 1927 to 1933. Early life and education Born in Fairfield, Iow ...

(R) : . Philip D. Swing (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 ...

: . William R. Eaton (R) : . Charles B. Timberlake (R) : . Guy U. Hardy (R) : . Edward T. Taylor (D)

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

: . E. Hart Fenn (R) : . Richard P. Freeman (R) : . John Q. Tilson (R) : . Schuyler Merritt (R) : .

James P. Glynn James Peter Glynn (November 12, 1867 – March 6, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. Born in Winsted, Connecticut, the son of Irish immigrants, Glynn attended the public schools. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in ...

(R), until March 6, 1930 :: Edward W. Goss (R), from November 4, 1930

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 ...

: . Robert G. Houston (R)

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

: . Herbert J. Drane (D) : .

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

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Tom A. Yon Thomas Alva Yon (March 14, 1882 – February 16, 1971) was an American politician and businessman who served three terms in the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat from Florida from 1927 to 1933. Life Thomas Alva Yon was born ...

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Ruth Bryan Owen Ruth Baird Leavitt Owen Rohde (née Bryan; October 2, 1885 – July 26, 1954), also known as Ruth Bryan Owen, was an American politician and diplomat who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1929 to 1933 and served as ...

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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 ...

: . Charles G. Edwards (D) : . Edward E. Cox (D) : . Charles R. Crisp (D) : . William C. Wright (D) : . Leslie J. Steele (D), until July 24, 1929 :: Robert Ramspeck (D), from October 2, 1929 : .

Samuel Rutherford Samuel Rutherford (also Rutherfurd or Rutherfoord; – 29 March 1661) was a Scottish Presbyterian pastor and theology, theologian and one of the Scottish Commissioners to the Westminster Assembly. Life Samuel Rutherford was born in t ...

(D) : . Malcolm C. Tarver (D) : . Charles H. Brand (D) : . Thomas Montgomery Bell (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) : . William C. Lankford (D) : . William W. Larsen (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), ...

: . Burton L. French (R) : . Addison T. Smith (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 ...

: . Oscar S. De Priest (R) : . Morton D. Hull (R) : . Elliott W. Sproul (R) : . Thomas A. Doyle (D) : . Adolph J. Sabath (D) : . James T. Igoe (D) : . M. Alfred Michaelson (R) : . Stanley H. Kunz (D) : . Frederick A. Britten (R) : . Carl R. Chindblom (R) : . Frank R. Reid (R) : . John T. Buckbee (R) : . William R. Johnson (R) : . John C. Allen (R) : . Burnett M. Chiperfield (R), from November 4, 1930 : . William E. Hull (R) : . Homer W. Hall (R) : . William P. Holaday (R) : . Charles Adkins (R) : . Henry T. Rainey (D) : . Frank M. Ramey (R) : . Edward M. Irwin (R) : . William W. Arnold (D) : . Thomas S. Williams (R), until November 11, 1929 :: Claude V. Parsons (D), from November 4, 1930 : . Edward E. Denison (R) : .

Ruth Hanna McCormick Ruth McCormick (née Hanna, also known as Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms; March 27, 1880 – December 31, 1944), was an American politician, activist, and publisher. She served one term in the United States House of Representatives, winning an at-l ...

(R) : . Richard Yates Jr. (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 ...

: . Harry E. Rowbottom (R) : . Arthur H. Greenwood (D) : . James W. Dunbar (R) : . Harry C. Canfield (D) : . Noble J. Johnson (R) : . Richard N. Elliott (R) : .

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

(D) : . Albert H. Vestal (R) : . Fred S. Purnell (R) : . William R. Wood (R) : . Albert R. Hall (R) : .

David Hogg David Miles Hogg (born April 12, 2000) is an American gun violence in the United States, gun control activist who served as a co-vice chair of the Democratic National Committee from February to June 2025. He rose to prominence during the 2018 ...

(R) : . Andrew J. Hickey (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 ...

: . William F. Kopp (R) : . F. Dickinson Letts (R) : . Thomas J. B. Robinson (R) : . Gilbert N. Haugen (R) : . Cyrenus Cole (R) : . C. William Ramseyer (R) : . Cassius C. Dowell (R) : . Lloyd Thurston (R) : . Charles E. Swanson (R) : . Lester J. Dickinson (R) : . Ed H. Campbell (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 ...

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

Homer Hoch Homer Hoch (July 4, 1879 – January 30, 1949) was an American lawyer, newspaper editor, United States Congressman from Kansas, and judge who served seven terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1919 to 1933. Biography Born in ...

(R) : . James G. Strong (R) : . Charles I. Sparks (R) : . Clifford R. Hope (R) : . William A. Ayres (D)

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

: . William V. Gregory (D) : . David Hayes Kincheloe (D), until October 5, 1930 :: John L. Dorsey Jr. (D), from November 4, 1930 : . Charles W. Roark (R), until April 5, 1929 :: John W. Moore (D), from June 1, 1929 : . John D. Craddock (R) : . Maurice H. Thatcher (R) : . J. Lincoln Newhall (R) : . Robert E. L. Blackburn (R) : . Lewis L. Walker (R) : . Elva R. Kendall (R) : . Katherine G. Langley (R) : . John M. Robsion (R), until January 10, 1930 :: Charles Finley (R), from February 15, 1930

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 ...

: . James O'Connor (D) : . J. Zach Spearing (D) : . Whitmell P. Martin (D), until April 6, 1929 :: Numa F. Montet (D), from August 6, 1929 : . John N. Sandlin (D) : . Riley Joseph Wilson (D) : .

Bolivar E. Kemp Bolivar Edwards Kemp Sr. (December 28, 1871, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana – June 19, 1933, Amite City, Louisiana, Amite, Louisiana), was an attorney at law (United States), attorney and a member of the United Stat ...

(D) : . René L. De Rouen (D) : .

James Benjamin Aswell James Benjamin Aswell Sr. (December 23, 1869 – March 16, 1931) was a prominent educator and a Democratic U.S. representative from Louisiana, who served from 1913 until his death, which occurred twelve days into his tenth term. Life and care ...

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Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...

: . Carroll L. Beedy (R) : . Wallace H. White Jr. (R) : . John E. Nelson (R) : . Donald F. Snow (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 ...

: . T. Alan Goldsborough (D) : . Linwood L. Clark (R) : . Vincent L. Palmisano (D) : . J. Charles Linthicum (D) : . Stephen W. Gambrill (D) : . Frederick N. Zihlman (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 ...

: . Allen T. Treadway (R) : . William Kirk Kaynor (R), until December 20, 1929 ::

William J. Granfield William Joseph Granfield (December 18, 1889 – May 28, 1959) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. Granfield was born in Springfield on December 18, 1889. He attended elementary and high school in Springfield, and graduated f ...

(D), from February 11, 1930 : . Frank H. Foss (R) : . George R. Stobbs (R) : .

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

(R) : . A. Piatt Andrew Jr. (R) : . William P. Connery Jr. (D) : . Frederick W. Dallinger (R) : . Charles L. Underhill (R) : . John J. Douglass (D) : . George H. Tinkham (R) : . John W. McCormack (D) : . Robert Luce (R) : . Richard B. Wigglesworth (R) : . Joseph W. Martin Jr. (R) : .

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

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

: . Robert H. Clancy (R) : . Earl C. Michener (R) : .

Joseph L. Hooper Joseph Lawrence Hooper (December 22, 1877 – February 22, 1934) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Biography Hooper was born in Cleveland, Ohio on December 22, 1877 and moved to Michigan with his parents, who settled in Battle ...

(R) : . John C. Ketcham (R) : . Carl Mapes (R) : . Grant M. Hudson (R) : . Louis C. Cramton (R) : . Bird J. Vincent (R) : . James C. McLaughlin (R) : . Roy O. Woodruff (R) : . Frank P. Bohn (R) : . W. Frank James (R) : . Clarence J. McLeod (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 ...

: . Victor Christgau (R) : . Frank Clague (R) : . August H. Andresen (R) : .

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

(R) : . Walter H. Newton (R), until June 30, 1929 :: William I. Nolan (R), from July 17, 1929 : .

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

(R) : . Ole J. Kvale (FL), until September 11, 1929 :: Paul J. Kvale (FL), from October 16, 1929 : . William Pittenger (R) : . Conrad Selvig (R) : . Godfrey G. Goodwin (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 ...

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

(D) : . Wall Doxey (D) : . William M. Whittington (D) : . T. Jefferson Busby (D) : . Ross A. Collins (D) : . Robert S. Hall (D) : . Percy E. Quin (D) : . James W. Collier (D)

Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

: . Milton A. Romjue (D) : . Ralph F. Lozier (D) : . Jacob L. Milligan (D) : . David W. Hopkins (R) : . Edgar C. Ellis (R) : . Thomas J. Halsey (R) : . John W. Palmer (R) : . William L. Nelson (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) : . Henry F. Niedringhaus (R) : . John J. Cochran (D) : . Leonidas C. Dyer (R) : . Charles E. Kiefner (R) : . Dewey Short (R) : . Joe J. Manlove (R) : . Rowland L. Johnston (R)

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

: . John M. Evans (D) : . Scott Leavitt (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 ...

: . John H. Morehead (D) : . Willis G. Sears (R) : . Edgar Howard (D) : . Charles Henry Sloan (R) : . Fred G. Johnson (R) : . Robert G. Simmons (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 ...

: . Samuel S. Arentz (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 ...

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Fletcher Hale Fletcher Hale (January 22, 1883 – October 22, 1931) was an American politician and a United States representative from New Hampshire. Early life Born in Portland, Maine, on January 22, 1883, Hale was the son of Frederick Fletcher Hale and Ade ...

(R) : . Edward Hills Wason (R)

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

: . Charles A. Wolverton (R) : . Isaac Bacharach (R) : . Harold G. Hoffman (R) : . Charles A. Eaton (R) : . Ernest R. Ackerman (R) : . Randolph Perkins (R) : . George N. Seger (R) : .

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

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Franklin W. Fort Franklin William Fort (March 30, 1880 – June 20, 1937) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey for three terms from 1925 to 1931. He was the son of Governor of New Jersey John Franklin ...

(R) : . Frederick R. Lehlbach (R) : . Oscar L. Auf der Heide (D) : . Mary T. Norton (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 ...

: . Albert Gallatin Simms (R)

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

: . Robert L. Bacon (R) : . William F. Brunner (D) : . George W. Lindsay (D) : . Thomas H. Cullen (D) : . Loring M. Black Jr. (D) : . Andrew L. Somers (D) : . John F. Quayle (D), until November 27, 1930 : . Patrick J. Carley (D) : . David J. O'Connell (D), until December 29, 1930 :: Stephen A. Rudd (D), from February 17, 1931 : .

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

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Anning S. Prall Anning Smith Prall (September 17, 1870 – July 23, 1937) was a 6-term U.S. Representative from New York from 1923 to 1935. He was born in Port Richmond, Staten Island and the first chief commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FC ...

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

(D) : . Christopher D. Sullivan (D) : . William I. Sirovich (D) : . John J. Boylan (D) : . John J. O'Connor (D) : . Ruth Baker Pratt (R) : .

John F. Carew John Francis Carew (April 16, 1873 – April 10, 1951) was an American lawyer and politician who served eight terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1913 to 1929. He was a nephew of Thomas Francis Magner. Biography Born in Williams ...

(D), until December 28, 1929 :: Martin J. Kennedy (D), from April 11, 1930 : . Sol Bloom (D) : .

Fiorello H. LaGuardia Fiorello Henry La Guardia (born Fiorello Raffaele Enrico La Guardia; December 11, 1882September 20, 1947) was an American attorney and politician who represented New York in the U.S. House of Representatives and served as the 99th mayor of New Yo ...

(R) : . Joseph A. Gavagan (D), from November 5, 1929 : . Anthony J. Griffin (D) : . Frank Oliver (D) : . James M. Fitzpatrick (D) : . J. Mayhew Wainwright (R) : . Hamilton Fish III (R) : . Harcourt J. Pratt (R) : . Parker Corning (D) : . James S. Parker (R) : . Frank Crowther (R) : . Bertrand H. Snell (R) : . Francis D. Culkin (R) : . Frederick M. Davenport (R) : . John D. Clarke (R) : . Clarence E. Hancock (R) : . John Taber (R) : . Gale H. Stalker (R) : . James L. Whitley (R) : . Archie D. Sanders (R) : . S. Wallace Dempsey (R) : . Edmund F. Cooke (R) : . James M. Mead (D) : . 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 ...

: . Lindsay C. Warren (D) : . John H. Kerr (D) : . Charles L. Abernethy (D) : . Edward W. Pou (D) : . Charles M. Stedman (D), until September 23, 1930 :: Franklin W. Hancock Jr. (D), from November 4, 1930 : . J. Bayard Clark (D) : . William C. Hammer (D), until September 26, 1930 :: Hinton James (D), from November 4, 1930 : . Robert L. Doughton (D) : . Charles A. Jonas (R) : . George M. Pritchard (R)

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

: . Olger B. Burtness (R) : . Thomas Hall (R) : . James H. Sinclair (R)

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

: . Nicholas Longworth (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) : . Roy G. Fitzgerald (R) : . John L. Cable (R) : . Charles J. Thompson (R) : . Charles C. Kearns (R) : . Charles Brand (R) : . Grant E. Mouser Jr. (R) : . William W. Chalmers (R) : . Thomas A. Jenkins (R) : . Mell G. Underwood (D) : . John C. Speaks (R) : . Joseph E. Baird (R) : .

Francis Seiberling Francis Seiberling (September 20, 1870 – February 1, 1945) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1929 to 1933. He was a cousin of John F. Seiberling. Biography Born in Des Moines, ...

(R) : . C. Ellis Moore (R) : . Charles B. McClintock (R) : . William M. Morgan (R) : . B. Frank Murphy (R) : . John G. Cooper (R) : . Charles A. Mooney (D) : .

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

(D) : . Chester C. Bolton (R)

Oklahoma Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ...

: . Charles O'Connor (R) : . William W. Hastings (D) : . Wilburn Cartwright (D) : . Tom D. McKeown (D) : . Ulysses S. Stone (R) : . Jed J. Johnson (D) : . James V. McClintic (D) : . Milton C. Garber (R)

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

: . Willis C. Hawley (R) : . Robert R. Butler (R) : . Franklin F. Korell (R)

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

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James M. Beck James Montgomery Beck (July 9, 1861 – April 12, 1936) was an American lawyer, politician, and author from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, who se ...

(R) : . George S. Graham (R) : . Harry C. Ransley (R) : . Benjamin M. Golder (R) : . James J. Connolly (R) : . George A. Welsh (R) : . George P. Darrow (R) : . James Wolfenden (R) : . Henry W. Watson (R) : . William W. Griest (R), until December 5, 1929 :: J. Roland Kinzer (R), from January 28, 1930 : . Laurence H. Watres (R) : . John J. Casey (D), until May 5, 1929 :: C. Murray Turpin (R), from June 4, 1929 : . George F. Brumm (R) : . Charles J. Esterly (R) : . Louis T. McFadden (R) : . Edgar R. Kiess (R), until July 20, 1930 :: Robert F. Rich (R), from November 4, 1930 : . Frederick W. Magrady (R) : . Edward M. Beers (R) : . Isaac H. Doutrich (R) : . James R. Leech (R) : . J. Banks Kurtz (R) : . Franklin Menges (R) : . J. Mitchell Chase (R) : . Samuel A. Kendall (R) : . Henry W. Temple (R) : . J. Howard Swick (R) : .

Nathan L. Strong Nathan Leroy Strong (November 12, 1859 – December 14, 1939) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Born in Troy (now Summerville), Jefferson County, Pennsylvania on November 12, 1859, Natha ...

(R) : . Thomas C. Cochran (R) : . Milton W. Shreve (R) : . William R. Coyle (R) : . Adam M. Wyant (R) : . Stephen G. Porter (R), until June 27, 1930 :: Edmund F. Erk (R), from November 4, 1930 : . M. Clyde Kelly (R) : . Patrick J. Sullivan (R) : . Harry A. Estep (R) : . Guy E. Campbell (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 ...

: .

Clark Burdick Clark Burdick (January 13, 1868 – August 27, 1948) was an American lawyer and businessman who served seven terms as a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island from 1919 to 1933. Biography Born in Newport, Rhode Island, Burdick attended the pub ...

(R) : .

Richard S. Aldrich Richard Steere Aldrich (February 29, 1884December 25, 1941) was an American politician. He was a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives, and served in the ...

(R) : . Jeremiah E. O'Connell (D), until May 9, 1930 :: Francis B. Condon (D), from November 4, 1930

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

: . Thomas S. McMillan (D) : . Butler B. Hare (D) : . Fred H. Dominick (D) : . John J. McSwain (D) : . William F. Stevenson (D) : . Allard H. Gasque (D) : . Hampton P. Fulmer (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 ...

: . Charles A. Christopherson (R) : . Royal C. Johnson (R) : . William Williamson (R)

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

: . B. Carroll Reece (R) : . J. Will Taylor (R) : . Samuel D. McReynolds (D) : .

Cordell Hull Cordell Hull (October 2, 1871July 23, 1955) was an American politician from Tennessee and the longest-serving U.S. Secretary of State, holding the position for 11 years (1933–1944) in the administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevel ...

(D) : . Ewin L. Davis (D) : . Joseph W. Byrns (D) : . Edward E. Eslick (D) : . Gordon Browning (D) : . Jere Cooper (D) : . Hubert Fisher (D)

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 ...

: .

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

(D) : . John C. Box (D) : . Morgan G. Sanders (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) : . Hatton W. Sumners (D) : . Luther Alexander Johnson (D) : . Clay Stone Briggs (D) : . Daniel E. Garrett (D) : . Joseph J. Mansfield (D) : . James P. Buchanan (D) : . Oliver H. Cross (D) : .

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

(D) : . Guinn Williams (D) : . Augustus McCloskey (D), until February 10, 1930 :: Harry M. Wurzbach (R), from February 10, 1930 : .

John Nance Garner John Nance Garner III (November 22, 1868 – November 7, 1967), known among his contemporaries as "Cactus Jack", was the 32nd vice president of the United States, serving from 1933 to 1941, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. A member of the ...

(D) : . Claude B. Hudspeth (D) : . Robert Q. Lee (D), until April 18, 1930 :: Thomas L. Blanton (D), from May 20, 1930 : .

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

(D)

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

: .

Don B. Colton Don Byron Colton (September 15, 1876 – August 1, 1952) was an American lawyer and politician who served six consecutive terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Utah from 1921 to 1933. Early life Born near M ...

(R) : . Elmer O. Leatherwood (R), until December 24, 1929 :: Frederick C. Loofbourow (R), from November 4, 1930

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 ...

: . Elbert S. Brigham (R) : . Ernest Willard Gibson (R)

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

: . S. Otis Bland (D) : . Menalcus Lankford (R) : .

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

(D) : . Patrick H. Drewry (D) : . Joseph Whitehead (D) : . Clifton A. Woodrum (D) : . Jacob A. Garber (R) : . R. Walton Moore (D) : . Joseph C. Shaffer (R) : . Henry St. George Tucker III (D)

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

: . John F. Miller (R) : . Lindley H. Hadley (R) : . Albert Johnson (R) : . John W. Summers (R) : . Samuel B. Hill (D)

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

: . Carl G. Bachmann (R) : . Frank L. Bowman (R) : . John M. Wolverton (R) : . James Anthony Hughes (R), until March 2, 1930 :: Robert L. Hogg (R), from November 4, 1930 : .

Hugh Ike Shott Hugh Ike Shott (September 3, 1866October 12, 1953) was an American newspaper editor, pioneer broadcaster, and Republican politician in the U.S. State of West Virginia. Career Shott apprenticed as a printer. He moved to the then-booming new ci ...

(R) : . Joe L. Smith (D)

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

: . Henry Allen Cooper (R), until March 1, 1931 : . Charles A. Kading (R) : .

John M. Nelson John Mandt Nelson (October 10, 1870 – January 29, 1955) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, serving nine terms in Congress between 1913 and 1933. Early life John Mandt Nelson was born on October 10, 1870, in Burke, Wisconsin. Nelson ...

(R) : . John C. Schafer (R) : . William H. Stafford (R) : . Florian Lampert (R), until July 18, 1930 :: Michael K. Reilly (D), from December 1, 1930 : .

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

(R) : . Edward E. Browne (R) : . George J. Schneider (R) : . James A. Frear (R) : . Hubert H. Peavey (R)

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 ...

: .

Vincent Carter Vincent Michael Carter (November 6, 1891 – December 30, 1972) was a United States representative from Wyoming. Early life Carter was born in St. Clair, Pennsylvania on November 6, 1891, a son of William Joseph Carter and Julia Ann (Clarke) C ...

(R)

Non-voting members

: . Daniel Sutherland (R) : . Victor S. K. Houston (R) : . Pedro Guevara ( Nac.) : .

Camilo Osías Camilo Olaviano Osías Sr. (born Camilo Osías y Olaviano; March 23, 1889 – May 20, 1976), was a Filipino people, Filipino politician, twice for a short time President of the Senate of the Philippines. Along with American Mary A. Lane, Osías ...

( Nac.) : .

Félix Córdova Dávila Félix Lope María Córdova Dávila (November 20, 1878 – December 3, 1938) was a political leader and judge from Puerto Rico who served as Puerto Rico's fourth Resident Commissioner in Congress and later as an associate justice of the Supre ...

Changes in membership

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

Senate

* Replacements: 15 ** Democratic: 3-seat net gain ** Republican: 1-seat net loss * Deaths: 5 * Resignations: 3 * Interim appointments: 6 * Total seats with changes: 9 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , Vacant ,

(R) had resigned at end of previous congress to become

Vice President of the United States The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest ranking office in the Executive branch of the United States government, executive branch of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks f ...

.
Successor appointed April 1, 1929, to continue the term.
Successor later lost nomination to finish the term, see below. , nowrap , Henry J. Allen (R) , April 1, 1929 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , Vacant , Sen.-elect William S. Vare (R) was apparently elected but vote was never certified by the Governor due to election irregularities. The Senate refused to qualify him and he was formally unseated December 9, 1929.
Successor appointed December 11, 1929.
Successor later lost nomination to finish the term, see below. , nowrap , Joseph R. Grundy (R) , December 11, 1929 , - ,

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

(2) , nowrap ,

(D) , Died August 24, 1929.
Successor appointed September 2, 1929, to continue the term.
Successor was also later elected November 4, 1930, to finish the term. , nowrap , William E. Brock (D) , September 2, 1929 , - ,

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 , Theodore E. Burton (R) , Died October 28, 1929.
Successor appointed November 5, 1929, to continue the term.
Successor later lost election to finish the term, see below. , nowrap , Roscoe C. McCulloch (R) , November 5, 1929 , - ,

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 ...

(2) , nowrap ,

Walter E. Edge Walter Evans Edge (November 20, 1873October 29, 1956) was an American diplomat and Republican politician who served as the 36th governor of New Jersey, from 1917 to 1919 and again from 1944 to 1947, during both World War I and World War II. Edge ...

(R) , Resigned November 21, 1929, to become

U.S. Ambassador to France The United States ambassador to France is the official representative of the president of the United States to the president of France. The United States has maintained diplomatic relations with France since the American Revolution. Relations w ...

.
Successor appointed November 30, 1929, to continue the term.
Successor later did not run to finish the term, see below. , nowrap , David Baird Jr. (R) , November 30, 1929 , - ,

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 ,

(R) , Died November 24, 1929.
Successor appointed December 5, 1929.
Successor later did not run to finish the term, see below. , nowrap , Patrick J. Sullivan (R) , December 5, 1929 , - ,

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) , nowrap , Frederic M. Sackett (R) , Resigned January 9, 1930, to become U.S. Ambassador to Germany.
Successor appointed January 11, 1930, to continue the term.
Successor later lost election to finish the term, see below. , nowrap , John M. Robsion (R) , January 11, 1930 , - ,

(2) , nowrap ,

(R) , Interim appointee did not run to finish the term.
Successor elected November 4, 1930. , nowrap , Robert D. Carey (R) , December 1, 1930 , - ,

(3) , nowrap , Henry J. Allen (R) , Interim appointee lost election to finish the term.
Successor elected November 4, 1930. , nowrap , George McGill (D) , December 1, 1930 , - ,

(2) , nowrap , John M. Robsion (R) , Interim appointee lost election to finish the term.
Successor elected November 4, 1930. , nowrap , Ben M. Williamson (D) , December 1, 1930 , - ,

(3) , nowrap , Roscoe C. McCulloch (R) , Interim appointee lost election to finish the term.
Successor elected November 4, 1930. , nowrap ,

(D) , December 1, 1930 , - ,

(3) , nowrap , Joseph R. Grundy (R) , Interim appointee lost nomination to finish the term.
Successor elected November 4, 1930. , nowrap , James J. Davis (R) , December 2, 1930 , - ,

(2) , nowrap , David Baird Jr. (R) , Interim appointee did not run to finish the term.
Successor elected November 4, 1930. , nowrap ,

(R) , December 3, 1930 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , nowrap , Lee S. Overman (D) , Died December 12, 1930.
Successor appointed December 13, 1930, to continue the term.
Successor later lost election to finish the term, see (

72nd United States Congress The 72nd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1931 ...

). , nowrap , Cameron A. Morrison (D) , December 13, 1930 , - ,

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

(1) , nowrap , Frank L. Greene (R) , Died December 17, 1930.
Successor appointed December 23, 1930, to continue the term.
Successor later lost nomination to finish the term, see (

). , nowrap , Frank C. Partridge (R) , December 23, 1930

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 27 ** Democratic: 4 seat net gain ** Republican: 3 seat net loss * Deaths: 25 * Resignations: 6 * Contested election: 1 * Total seats with changes: 32

Committees

Senate

* Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman: Charles L. McNary; Ranking Member: Ellison D. Smith) * Air Mail and Ocean Mail Contracts (Special) *

Alaska Railroad The Alaska Railroad is a Class II railroad that operates freight and passenger trains in the state of Alaska. The railroad's mainline runs between Seward, Alaska, Seward on the southern coast and Fairbanks, Alaska, Fairbanks, near the center of ...

(Special Select) * Appropriations (Chairman:

then Wesley L. Jones; Ranking Member: William J. Harris) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Charles S. Deneen; Ranking Member: Thaddeus H. Caraway) * Banking and Currency (Chairman: Peter Norbeck; Ranking Member: Duncan U. Fletcher) *

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

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Kenneth McKellar) * Claims (Chairman: Robert B. Howell; Ranking Member:

) *

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

(Chairman: Hiram W. Johnson; Ranking Member: Duncan U. Fletcher) * Depreciation of Foreign Currencies (Select) *

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

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William H. King) * Education and Labor (Chairman: Jesse H. Metcalf; Ranking Member: Royal S. Copeland) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Frank L. Greene; Ranking Member:

) * Expenditures in Executive Departments (Chairman: Frederick M. Sackett then Guy D. Goff; Ranking Member: Claude A. Swanson) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Furnifold M. Simmons) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman: William E. Borah; Ranking Member: Claude A. Swanson) * United States Senate Committee on Immigration, Immigration (Chairman: Arthur R. Gould; Ranking Member: William H. King) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Lynn J. Frazier; Ranking Member: Henry F. Ashurst) * United States Senate Committee on Interoceanic Canals, Interoceanic Canals (Chairman: Thomas D. Schall; Ranking Member: Thomas J. Walsh) * United States Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce, Interstate Commerce (Chairman: James Couzens; Ranking Member: Ellison D. Smith) * United States Senate Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, Irrigation and Reclamation (Chairman: John Thomas; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Lee S. Overman then Henry F. Ashurst) * United States Senate Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman: Simeon D. Fess; Ranking Member: Kenneth McKellar) * United States Senate Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Ellison D. Smith) * United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: David A. Reed; Ranking Member: Duncan U. Fletcher) * United States Senate Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Roscoe C. Patterson; Ranking Member: Thomas J. Walsh) * United States Senate Select Committee on Mississippi Flood Control Project, Mississippi Flood Control Project (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Frederick Hale (U.S. senator), Frederick Hale; Ranking Member: Claude A. Swanson) * United States Senate Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Charles W. Waterman; Ranking Member: Ellison D. Smith) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: Arthur R. Robinson; Ranking Member: Burton K. Wheeler) * United States Senate Select Committee on Post Office Leases, Post Office Leases (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Lawrence C. Phipps; Ranking Member: Kenneth McKellar) * United States Senate Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: George H. Moses; Ranking Member: Duncan U. Fletcher) * United States Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, Privileges and Elections (Chairman: Samuel M. Shortridge; Ranking Member: William H. King) * United States Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Henry W. Keyes; Ranking Member: Duncan U. Fletcher) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands and Surveys (Chairman: Gerald P. Nye; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: George H. Moses; Ranking Member: Lee S. Overman then

) * United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories and Insular Affairs (Chairman: Hiram Bingham III, Hiram Bingham; Ranking Member:

) * Committee of the whole, Whole

House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: Charles L. Underhill; Ranking Member: Lindsay C. Warren) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: Gilbert N. Haugen; Ranking Member: James Benjamin Aswell, James B. Aswell) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: William R. Wood; Ranking Member: Joseph W. Byrns) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: Louis T. McFadden; Ranking Member: Otis Wingo then

) * United States House Committee on the Census, Census (Chairman: E. Hart Fenn; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Civil Service (Chairman: Frederick R. Lehlbach; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Edward M. Irwin; Ranking Member: John C. Box) * United States House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: Randolph Perkins; Ranking Member: Edgar Howard) * United States House Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of Executive Papers (Chairman: Edward H. Wason; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Frederick N. Zihlman; Ranking Member: Christopher D. Sullivan) * United States House Committee on Education, Education (Chairman: Daniel A. Reed; Ranking Member: Loring M. Black) * United States House Committee on the Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress, Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#1 (Chairman: Carroll L. Beedy; Ranking Member: Edward E. Eslick) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#2 (Chairman: Bird J. Vincent; Ranking Member: John J. Douglass) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#3 (Chairman: Willis G. Sears; Ranking Member: John H. Kerr) * United States House Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Guy E. Campbell; Ranking Member: Mell G. Underwood) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments, Expenditures in the Executive Departments (Chairman: William Williamson (American politician), William Williamson; Ranking Member: Allard H. Gasque) * United States House Committee on Flood Control, Flood Control (Chairman: Frank R. Reid; Ranking Member: Riley J. Wilson) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Stephen G. Porter; Ranking Member: J. Charles Linthicum) * United States House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, Immigration and Naturalization (Chairman: Albert Johnson; Ranking Member: John C. Box) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Scott Leavitt; Ranking Member: John M. Evans) * United States House Committee on Insular Affairs, Insular Affairs (Chairman: Edgar R. Kiess; Ranking Member: Christopher D. Sullivan) * United States House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: James S. Parker; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Mell G. Underwood) * United States House Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands, Irrigation and Reclamation (Chairman: Addison T. Smith; Ranking Member: Claude Benton Hudspeth, C. B. Hudspeth) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: George S. Graham; Ranking Member: Hatton W. Sumners) * United States House Committee on Labor, Labor (Chairman: William F. Kopp; Ranking Member: William P. Connery Jr.) * United States House Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman: Robert Luce; Ranking Member: Lindsay C. Warren) * United States House Committee on Memorials, Memorials (Chairman: Burton L. French; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chairman: Wallace H. White Jr.; Ranking Member: Ewin L. Davis) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: W. Frank James; Ranking Member: Percy E. Quin) * United States House Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: William H. Sproul; Ranking Member: Arthur H. Greenwood) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Frederick A. Britten; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Albert H. Vestal; Ranking Member:

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

; Ranking Member: Allard H. Gasque) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Archie D. Sanders; Ranking Member: Thomas Montgomery Bell, Thomas M. Bell) * United States House Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Edward M. Beers; Ranking Member: William F. Stevenson) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Richard N. Elliott; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John M. Evans) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman: Roy G. Fitzgerald; Ranking Member: Loring M. Black) * United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors, Rivers and Harbors (Chairman: S. Wallace Dempsey; Ranking Member: Joseph J. Mansfield) * United States House Committee on Roads, Roads (Chairman: Cassius C. Dowell; Ranking Member: Edward B. Almon) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Bertrand H. Snell; Ranking Member: Edward W. Pou) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William C. Lankford) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman: James G. Strong; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: Willis C. Hawley; Ranking Member: John N. Garner) * United States House Committee on World War Veterans' Legislation, World War Veterans' Legislation (Chairman: Royal C. Johnson; Ranking Member:

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

Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of (Useless) Executive Papers * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Sen. Simeon D. Fess) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Sen. George H. Moses then Duncan U. Fletcher; Vice Chairman: Rep. Edgar R. Kiess) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation, Taxation (Chairman: Rep. Willis C. Hawley) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs

Caucuses

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

Officers

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

* Architect of the Capitol: David Lynn (architect), David Lynn * Attending Physician of the United States Congress: George Calver * Comptroller General of the United States: John R. McCarl * Librarian of Congress: Herbert Putnam * Public Printer of the United States: George H. Carter

Senate

* Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Edwin Pope Thayer, Edwin P. Thayer * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: David S. Barry * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Edward C. Goodwin * Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: ZeBarney T. Phillips (''Episcopal Church in the United States of America, Episcopalian'') * Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party Secretary: Edwin A. Halsey, from 1929 * Republican Party (United States), Republican Party Secretary: Carl A. Loeffler, from 1929

House of Representatives

* Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: William T. Page * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Joseph G. Rodgers * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Bert W. Kennedy * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: Frank W. Collier * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: Patrick Joseph Haltigan (D) and Alney E. Chaffee (R) * Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: James S. Montgomery (''Methodism, Methodist'')

Notes

References

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External links

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

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