110th United States Congress

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The 110th United States Congress is the next meeting of the Legislature of the United States federal government. It will convene on January 4, 2007 and expire on January 3, 2009. All 435 Members of the House of Representatives were elected on November 7, 2006. Because of the staggered terms, only 33 of the the 100 senators were elected in the 2006 election and will take office at the beginning of the 110th Congress. The remainder were elected in 2004 and 2002. The Democrats will control a majority in both chambers for the first time since 1995.

[edit] Dates of sessions

Two sessions, roughly paralleling the calendar years 2007 and 2008, are expected.

First Session: January 4 2007: Scheduled to begin.
Second Session: To be determined.
The 110th Congress will end on or before January 3 2009.

[edit] Legislation

Not in session.

[edit] Party summary

[edit] Senate

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Republican Party	49
	Democratic Party	49
	Independent Democrat<ref name = lieberman/>	1	Caucuses with the Democrats
	Independent	1	Caucuses with the Democrats
Total		100

Senator Joe Lieberman, elected on the Connecticut for Lieberman ticket, has stated he will be officially listed in the Senate as an "Independent Democrat", and that he will be a member of the Democratic Caucus.<ref name = lieberman>Kady II, Martin. "For Those of You Keeping Track at Home, It’s Official ...", Congressional Quarterly, 2006-11-15. Retrieved on 2006-11-20.</ref>

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[edit] House of Representatives

Election results currently show a Democratic majority of 232-202, with one seat still not determined. That race (Texas's 23rd congressional district) will have a runoff on December 12 between a Democrat and a Republican. Louisiana's 2nd congressional district is also having a runoff on December 9, but the seat is included in the Democratic total as the runoff is between two Democrats.

Affiliation		Members	Voting share	Delegates and Resident Commissioner	Note
	Republican Party	202	46.4%	-
	Democratic Party	232	53.3%	-
Total		434			1 seat undecided

[edit] House membership by region

Region	Democrats	Republicans
Northeast	44	7
Mid-Atlantic	28	30
Mid-West	45	46
Great Plains	5	9
Mountain	11	13
South	50	70
West Coast	44	23
Non-Contiguous	2	1
Total	232	202

[edit] Leadership

Leaders will not take office until the new Congress meets on January 3 2007, however many of them have been chosen in advance by their respective caucuses.

[edit] Senate

President of the Senate: Dick Cheney<ref>Under the United States Constitution, the Vice President serves as the President of the Senate. The current Vice President (Dick Cheney) will become President of the Senate at the start of the 110th Congress.</ref> (R-Wyoming<ref>Although Cheney was listed on the election ballots as being from Wyoming, he does not formally represent any state either as Vice President or as Senate President.</ref>)

President pro tempore: Robert Byrd<ref>Traditionally the senior Senator of the Majority Party is elected as President Pro Tempore. In the 110th Congress this would be Robert Byrd of West Virginia.</ref> (D-West Virginia)

President pro tempore emeritus: Ted Stevens <ref>In a recent tradition, the most senior Senator of the Minority Party is elected the President Pro Tempore emeritus if he has served as President Pro Tempore. In the 110th Congress, this would be Ted Stevens of Alaska.</ref> (R-Alaska)

[edit] Majority (Democratic) leadership

Senate Majority Leader and Democratic Conference Chairman: Harry Reid<ref>The Democratic Senate Majority Leader also serves as the Chairman of the Democratic Conference.</ref><ref name = senatedems>Stout, David. "Senate Democrats Choose Leaders for Next Congress", The New York Times, 2006-11-14. Retrieved on 2006-11-14.</ref> (Nevada)

Senate Majority Whip: Richard Durbin<ref name = senatedems/> (Illinois)

Democratic Conference Vice Chairman and Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Charles Schumer<ref name = senatedems/> (New York)

Democratic Conference Secretary: Patty Murray<ref name = senatedems/> (Washington)

Democratic Policy Committee Chairman: Byron Dorgan<ref name = senatedems/> (North Dakota)

Steering and Outreach Committee Chair: Debbie Stabenow<ref name = demconference>Senate Democratic Conference (2006-11-14). REID ANNOUNCES DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP FOR THE 110TH CONGRESS. Press release. Retrieved on 2206-11-14.</ref> (|Michigan)

Committee Outreach Chairman: Jeff Bingaman<ref name = demconference/> (New Mexico)

Committee Outreach Vice-Chair: Hillary Rodham Clinton<ref name = demconference/> (New York)

Rural Outreach Chair: Blanche Lincoln<ref name = demconference/> (Arkansas)

Chief Deputy Whip: Barbara Boxer<ref name = demconference/> (California)

Deputy Whips<ref name = demconference/>: Thomas Carper (Delaware), Bill Nelson (Florida), Russell D. Feingold (Wisconsin)

[edit] Minority (Republican) leadership

Senate Minority Leader: Mitch McConnell (Kentucky)

Senate Minority Whip: Trent Lott (Mississippi)

Republican Conference Chairman: Jon Kyl (Arizona)

Republican Policy Committee Chairman: Kay Bailey Hutchison (Texas)

Republican Conference Vice Chair: John Cornyn (Texas)

Republican Campaign Committee Chair: John Ensign (Nevada)

Counselor to the Minority Leader: Robert Bennett <ref>Mooney, Alexander. "Bennett named to senate GOP leadership position", CNN, 2006-11-17. Retrieved on 2006-11-20.</ref> (Utah)

Source: "Senate GOP puts Kyl 3rd in command" (from staff and wire reports), Arizona Daily Star, 2006-11-16. Retrieved on 2006-11-20.

[edit] House of Representatives

Speaker: Nancy Pelosi<ref name=Reuters>Ferraro, Thomas. "Pelosi set to become first woman to lead House", Reuters, Nov 8 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-12. </ref> (D-California 8th)

[edit] Majority (Democratic) leadership

House Majority Leader: Steny Hoyer<ref>The election for House Majority Leader was one of the most contentious races for leadership positions in the 110th Congress. Incoming speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed the candidacy of John Murtha, a close ally of hers, over that of of Steny Hoyer, a political opponent. Ultimately, Hoyer defeated Murtha by a vote of 149 to 86.</ref><ref>Murray, Shailagh. "Political Pragmatism Carried Hoyer to the Top", The Washington Post, 2006-11-17. Retrieved on 2006-11-20.</ref> (Maryland 5th)

House Majority Whip: James Clyburn<ref name = sfgate>Epstein, Edward. "Pelosi handed first defeat as Dems pick Hoyer", San Francisco Chronicle, 2006-11-16. Retrieved on 2006-11-20.</ref> (South Carolina 6th)

Senior Chief Deputy Whip: TBD

Democratic Caucus Chairman: Rahm Emanuel<ref name = sfgate/> (Illinois 5th)

Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman: John Larson<ref name =sfgate/> (Connecticut 1st)

Assistant to the House Majority Leader: TBD

Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: TBD

Democratic Steering Committee Co-Chairs: TBD

[edit] Minority (Republican) leadership

House Minority Leader: John Boehner (Ohio 8th)

House Minority Whip: Roy Blunt (Missouri 7th)

Senior Chief Deputy Whip: Eric Cantor (Virginia 7th)

Republican Conference Chair: Adam Putnam (Florida 12th)

Republican Conference Vice-Chair: Kay Granger (Texas 12th)

Republican Conference Secretary: John Carter (Texas 31st)

Republican Policy Committee Chairman: Thad McCotter (Michigan 11th)

Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Tom Cole (Oklahoma 4th)

[edit] Members

[edit] Senate

Demographics: There will be 16 women, the highest number of women ever serving contemporaneously in the Senate. There will be 13 Jews and 1 African-American.

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

Image:SenateByParty-110thCongress.svg Alabama

Richard Shelby (R)
Jeff Sessions (R)

Alaska

Ted Stevens (R)
Lisa Murkowski (R)

Arizona

John McCain (R)
Jon Kyl (R)

Arkansas

Blanche Lincoln (D)
Mark Pryor (D)

California

Dianne Feinstein (D)
Barbara Boxer (D)

Colorado

Wayne Allard (R)
Ken Salazar (D)

Connecticut

Christopher Dodd (D)
Joseph Lieberman (Independent Democrat)

Delaware

Joe Biden (D)
Thomas Carper (D)

Florida

Bill Nelson (D)
Mel Martinez (R)

Georgia

Saxby Chambliss (R)
Johnny Isakson (R)

Hawaii

Daniel Inouye (D)
Daniel Akaka (D)

Idaho

Larry Craig (R)
Mike Crapo (R)

Illinois

Richard Durbin (D)
Barack Obama (D)

Indiana

Richard Lugar (R)
Evan Bayh (D)

Iowa

Chuck Grassley (R)
Tom Harkin (D)

Kansas

Sam Brownback (R)
Pat Roberts (R)

Kentucky

Mitch McConnell (R)
Jim Bunning (R)

Louisiana

Mary Landrieu (D)
David Vitter (R)

Maine

Olympia Snowe (R)
Susan Collins (R)

Maryland

Barbara Mikulski (D)
Ben Cardin (D)

Massachusetts

Edward Kennedy (D)
John Kerry (D)

Michigan

Carl Levin (D)
Debbie Stabenow (D)

Minnesota

Norm Coleman (R)
Amy Klobuchar (D)

Mississippi

Thad Cochran (R)
Trent Lott (R)

Missouri

Kit Bond (R)
Claire McCaskill (D)

Montana

Max Baucus (D)
Jon Tester (D)

Nebraska

Chuck Hagel (R)
Ben Nelson (D)

Nevada

Harry Reid (D)
John Ensign (R)

New Hampshire

Judd Gregg (R)
John E. Sununu (R)

New Jersey

Frank Lautenberg (D)
Robert Menendez (D)

New Mexico

Pete Domenici (R)
Jeff Bingaman (D)

New York

Charles Schumer (D)
Hillary Clinton (D)

North Carolina

Elizabeth Dole (R)
Richard Burr (R)

North Dakota

Kent Conrad (D)
Byron Dorgan (D)

Ohio

George Voinovich (R)
Sherrod Brown (D)

Oklahoma

James Inhofe (R)
Tom Coburn (R)

Oregon

Ron Wyden (D)
Gordon Smith (R)

Pennsylvania

Arlen Specter (R)
Bob Casey, Jr. (D)

Rhode Island

Jack Reed (D)
Sheldon Whitehouse (D)

South Carolina

Lindsey Graham (R)
Jim DeMint (R)

South Dakota

Tim Johnson (D)
John Thune (R)

Tennessee

Lamar Alexander (R)
Bob Corker (R)

Texas

Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)
John Cornyn (R)

Utah

Orrin Hatch (R)
Robert Bennett (R)

Vermont

Patrick Leahy (D)
Bernard Sanders (I)

Virginia

John Warner (R)
Jim Webb (D)

Washington

Patty Murray (D)
Maria Cantwell (D)

West Virginia

Robert Byrd (D)
Jay Rockefeller (D)

Wisconsin

Herbert Kohl (D)
Russ Feingold (D)

Wyoming

Craig Thomas (R)
Michael Enzi (R)

[edit] House of Representatives

Image:110th US Congress House of Reps.png Demographics: There will be one Muslim, two Buddhists<ref>http://news.asianweek.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=ec058dc49ba86eafad5319127b1f4bc7 Article from Asian Week</ref>, and 30 Jews. There will be 42 African-Americans (including two non-voting delegates), and 71 female Representatives. There will be 27 Hispanics, 4 Asian & Pacific Islanders, and 1 Native American.

See List of current members of the United States House of Representatives for hometown, when first took office, prior background, and education.

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