Carey Estes Kefauver was an American politician from Tennessee. A member of the Democratic Party,he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1939 to 1949 and in the U.S. Senate from 1949 until his death in 1963.
John Little McClellan was an American lawyer and segregationist politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as a U.S. Representative (1935–1939) and a U.S. Senator (1943–1977) from Arkansas.
Jesse Francis "Jeff" Bingaman Jr. is an American retired politician who served as a United States Senator from New Mexico from 1983 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as the 25th Attorney General of New Mexico from 1979 to 1983. During his time in the Senate,Bingaman served as Chairman of Committee Outreach for the Senate Democratic Caucus and was the longtime chair of the Senate Energy Committee.
John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller IV is a retired American politician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia (1985–2015). He was first elected to the Senate in 1984,while in office as governor of West Virginia (1977–1985). Rockefeller moved to Emmons,West Virginia,to serve as a VISTA worker in 1964 and was first elected to public office as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1966-1968). Rockefeller was later elected secretary of state of West Virginia (1968–1973) and was president of West Virginia Wesleyan College (1973–1975). He became the state's senior U.S. senator when the long-serving Senator Robert Byrd died in June 2010.
Robert Foster Bennett was an American politician and businessman who served as a United States Senator from Utah from 1993 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party,Bennett held chairmanships and senior positions on various key Senate committees,including the Banking,Housing and Urban Affairs Committee;Appropriations Committee;Rules and Administration Committee;Energy and Natural Resources Committee;and Joint Economic Committee.
Byron Leslie Dorgan is an American author,businessman and former politician who served as a United States Representative (1981–1992) and United States Senator (1992–2011) from North Dakota. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Lincoln Rafael Díaz-Balart is a Cuban-American attorney and politician. He was the U.S. representative for Florida's 21st congressional district from 1993 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He retired from Congress in 2011 and his younger brother,Mario Díaz-Balart,who had previously represented Florida's 25th congressional district,succeeded him. He is currently chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute. After leaving Congress,he started a law practice and a consulting firm,both based in Miami,Florida.
The Committee on Ways and Means is the chief tax-writing committee of the United States House of Representatives. The committee has jurisdiction over all taxation,tariffs,and other revenue-raising measures,as well as a number of other programs including Social Security,unemployment benefits,Medicare,the enforcement of child support laws,Temporary Assistance for Needy Families,foster care,and adoption programs. Members of the Ways and Means Committee are not allowed to serve on any other House Committee unless they are granted a waiver from their party's congressional leadership. It has long been regarded as the most prestigious committee of the House of Representatives.
Dale Edward Kildee was an American politician who served as U.S. Representative of Michigan from 1977 to 2013. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
The 95th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government,composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington,D.C.,from January 3,1977,to January 3,1979,during the final weeks of Gerald Ford's presidency and the first two years of Jimmy Carter's presidency.
The Rockefeller Drug Laws are the statutes dealing with the sale and possession of "narcotic" drugs in the New York State Penal Law. The laws are named after Nelson Rockefeller,who was the state's governor at the time the laws were adopted. Rockefeller had previously backed drug rehabilitation,job training and housing as strategies,having seen drugs as a social problem rather than a criminal one,but did an about-face during a period of mounting national anxiety about drug use and crime. Rockefeller,who pushed hard for the laws,was seen by some contemporary commentators as trying to build a "tough on crime" image in anticipation of a bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 1976. The bill was signed into law by Governor Rockefeller on May 8,1973.
Robert John "Bob" Lagomarsino was an American politician and lawyer from California who served in the United States House of Representatives. A Republican,he began his service in the United States House of Representatives in 1974 and was re-elected every two years until 1992,when he was defeated for renomination by Michael Huffington. Prior to serving in the House,Lagomarsino served in the California State Senate from 1961 until 1974,and prior to that,he served as the mayor of Ojai,California.
Hugh T. Farley is an American attorney,professor and Republican politician from Schenectady County,New York. He served as a member of the New York Senate from 1977 until his 2016 retirement.
Jeffrion L. Aubry is an American politician who represents District 35 in the New York State Assembly,which comprises East Elmhurst,LeFrak City,and parts of Corona,Woodside,Elmhurst and Rego Park,Queens.
John Richard Dunne was a Republican politician,and lawyer from Long Island,New York. Dunne was a major figure in New York Republican politics in the second half of the 20th century. He is best remembered for his twenty-three years in the New York State Senate and his involvement in the Attica prison riots.
William Richard Keating is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 9th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,he first entered Congress in 2011,representing Massachusetts's 10th congressional district until redistricting. Keating's district includes Cape Cod and most of the South Coast. He raised his profile advocating for criminal justice issues in both houses of the Massachusetts General Court from 1977 to 1999 before becoming district attorney of Norfolk County,where he served three terms before being elected to Congress.
Herbert Hiken Kohl was an American businessman,philanthropist,and Democratic politician from Milwaukee,Wisconsin. He served 24 years as a United States senator from Wisconsin,from 1989 to 2013,and earlier served as chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.
Manfred Ohrenstein is an American lawyer and politician. Counsel to the New York law firm of Ruskin Moscou Faltischek,he is also a former member of the New York State Senate. A Democrat,he represented Manhattan from 1961 until 1994. From 1975 until 1994,he served as the New York State Senate minority leader. He is married to Dr. Marilyn Bacher and has two children,Nancy and David and four grandchildren.
Carte Patrick Goodwin is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia in 2010. A member of the Democratic Party,he was appointed by Governor Joe Manchin on July 16,2010 to fill the vacancy created by the death of Robert Byrd. He chose not to seek election to finish the unexpired term of Robert Byrd. Goodwin left office on November 15,2010 when Joe Manchin was sworn in after being elected to the Senate.
Jason T. Brodeur is a Florida State Senator representing the 10th district,which consists of Seminole and a small part of Orange County. Before the redistricting that took effect with the 2022 election,he represented the old 9th district. A Republican,Brodeur also serves as the president and CEO of the Seminole County Chamber,which advocates for pro-business practices in Seminole County and across the state of Florida. He previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. From 2010-2012,he represented the 33rd District. During his final six years in the Florida House,Brodeur represented the 28th District,which consists of eastern Seminole County.
