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The 109th United States Congress is the current meeting of the United States legislature, composed of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. It meets from January 4 2005 to January 3 2007. Of the 435 current members of the House of Representatives, 427 were elected in the November 2004 House elections, 6 were elected during the Congress and there are 2 vacancies. Of the 100 current Senators, 33 Senators were elected in 2000, 33 Senators were elected in 2002, 33 Senators were elected in the November 2004 Senate elections, and 1 senator was appointed in January 2006.

Contents

[edit] Dates of sessions

Two sessions, roughly paralleling the calendar years 2005 and 2006, are scheduled:

[edit] Legislation

[edit] Major legislation passed

Main article: List of United States federal legislation

[edit] Other legislation

[edit] Party summary

[edit] Senate

Affiliation Members Note
Republican Party 55
Democratic Party 44
Independent 1 Caucuses with the Democrats
Total 100

[edit] House of Representatives

Affiliation Start As of
November 252006 		Delegates and
Resident
Commissioner 		Note
Members Voting
share 		Members Voting
share
Republican Party 232 53.33% 230 52.9% 1
Democratic Party 201 46.2% 202 46.4% 4
Independent 1 0.2% 1 0.2% - Caucuses with the Democrats
Vacant 1 0.2% 2 0.5% - Since September 29 2006; and November 3 2006
Total 435 435 5

[edit] Leadership

[edit] Senate

[edit] Majority (Republican) leadership

[edit] Minority (Democratic) leadership

[edit] House of Representatives

[edit] Majority (Republican) leadership

[edit] Minority (Democratic) leadership

Image:Map of US Senate membership 2004-2006.png

[edit] Members

[edit] Senate

See List of current United States Senators for hometown, senatorial class, when first took office, when current term expires, prior background, and education.

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Washington:

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Wyoming:

[edit] House of Representatives

See List of current members of the United States House of Representatives for hometown, when first took office, prior background, and education. Image:109th US congress house of reps.PNG

Alabama - Alaska - Arizona - Arkansas - California - Colorado - Connecticut - Delaware - Florida - Georgia - Hawaii - Idaho - Illinois - Indiana - Iowa - Kansas - Kentucky - Louisiana - Maine - Maryland - Massachusetts - Michigan - Minnesota - Mississippi - Missouri - Montana - Nebraska - Nevada - New Hampshire - New Jersey - New Mexico - New York - North Carolina - North Dakota - Ohio - Oklahoma - Oregon - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - South Carolina - South Dakota - Tennessee - Texas - Utah - Vermont - Virginia - Washington - West Virginia - Wisconsin - Wyoming
American Samoa - District of Columbia - Guam - Puerto Rico - Virgin Islands

For maps of congressional districts, see List of United States Congressional districts.

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York


North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

American Samoa

District of Columbia

Guam

Puerto Rico

Virgin Islands

[edit] Changes in membership

[edit] Senate

State Outgoing Senator Reason for Vacancy Successor Date of Successor's Installation
New Jersey Jon Corzine (D) Corzine became Governor of New Jersey on January 17, 2006. As governor, he appointed Menendez to succeed him. Robert Menendez (D) January 18, 2006

[edit] House of Representatives

Main article: Special elections to the United States House of Representatives
District Outgoing Representative Reason for Vacancy Successor Date of Successor's Installation
California 5th None. Representative Bob Matsui (D) died on January 1 2005, three days before the end of the 108th Congress. Therefore, at the beginning of the 109th Congress, the seat was vacant. Doris Matsui (D) March 10 2005
Ohio 2nd Rob Portman (R) Resigned April 29 2005 to become the United States Trade Representative. Jean Schmidt (R) September 6 2005<ref>Ohio 2nd: A primary election was held on June 14 2005. A runoff election was held on August 2 2005. Jean Schmidt won and took her seat the next month. See Ohio 2nd congressional district election, 2005.</ref>
California 48th Chris Cox (R) Resigned August 2 2005, to become chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. John Campbell (R) December 7 2005<ref>California 48th: A primary election was held on October 4 2005. A runoff election was held on December 6 2005. John Campbell won and took his seat the next day. See California 48th Congressional District Election, 2005.</ref>
California 50th Duke Cunningham (R) Resigned on December 1, 2005 after pleading guilty to conspiracy for bribes and tax evasion. Brian Bilbray (R) June 13 2006<ref>California 50th: A primary election was held on April 11, 2006. A runoff election was held on June 6, 2006. Brian Bilbray won and was sworn in one week later. See California 50th congressional district special election, 2006.</ref>
New Jersey 13th Robert Menendez (D) Resigned on January 16, 2006 in anticipation of his appointment by Jon Corzine to replace Corzine in the Senate. Albio Sires (D) November 13, 2006<ref>New Jersey 13th: An election was held to fill the unexpired term at the November 7, 2006 General Election. Sires was sworn in on November 13.See New Jersey 13th congressional district special election, 2006.</ref>
Texas 22nd Tom DeLay (R) Resigned on June 9, 2006 after a series of criminal indictments. Shelley Sekula-Gibbs (R) November 13, 2006<ref>An election was held to fill the unexpired term at the November 7, 2006 General Election. Sekula-Gibbs was sworn in on November 13.</ref>
Florida 16th Mark Foley (R) Resigned on September 29, 2006 after a teen sex scandal. Will remain vacant until the next Congress.<ref>2 Election Winners to Fill Vacancies", via wtopnews.com</ref>
Ohio 18th Bob Ney (R) Resigned on November 3, 2006 after pleading guilty to conspiracy. Will remain vacant until the next Congress.

[edit] Miscellaneous facts about members

[edit] Members who served non-continuous terms

  • Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-CA), served in House 1995-2001; re-elected in June 2006.
  • Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA), served in House 1993-1999; re-elected in 2000.
  • Rep. Bob Inglis (R-SC), served in House 1993-1999; re-elected in 2004.
  • Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), served in Senate 1982-2001; re-elected in 2002.
  • Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), served in House 1993-2003; re-elected in 2004.
  • Rep. Ted Strickland (D-OH), served in House 1993-1995; re-elected in 1996.

Source: National Journal Almanac of American Politics 2006

[edit] Members who switched political parties

From Democratic to Republican:

  • Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), was a Democrat until 1994.
  • Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA), was a Democrat until April 1995.
  • Rep. Virgil Goode (R-VA), was a Democrat from 1996-2000; an Independent from 2000-02; and a Republican since 2002.
  • Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX), was a Democrat until January 2004.
  • Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-LA), was a Democrat until 2004.

From Republican to Independent:

  • Sen. Jim Jeffords (I-VT), was a Republican until June 2001.

Source: National Journal Almanac of American Politics 2006

[edit] Employees

[edit] Senate

[edit] House of Representatives

See also: Rules of the House, Rule 2: "Other officers and officials"

[edit] References

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[edit] External links

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