Dennis John Kucinich is an American politician. Originally a Democrat,Kucinich served as U.S. Representative from Ohio's 10th congressional district from 1997 to 2013. From 1977 to 1979,he served a term as mayor of Cleveland,where he narrowly survived a recall election and successfully fought an effort to sell the municipal electric utility before losing his reelection contest to George Voinovich.
Peter John Visclosky is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Indiana's 1st congressional district from 1985 until his retirement in 2021. He is a member of the Democratic Party and was the dean of the Indiana congressional delegation before his retirement in 2021. The District lies in Northwest Indiana,and includes most of the Indiana side of the Chicago metropolitan area. Redistricting passed by the Indiana General Assembly in 2011 changed the district's boundaries,effective January 2013,to include all of Lake and Porter counties as well as the western and northwestern townships of LaPorte County,while shifting Benton,Newton,and Jasper counties out of the district.
Harold Trent Franks is an American businessman and former politician who served as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 8th congressional district from 2003 to 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. During his tenure,Franks served as vice chairman of the United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces and chairman of the United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution,Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
George Miller III is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1975 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented the state's 7th congressional district until redistricting in 2013 and 11th congressional district until his retirement. Miller served as Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee from 1991 to 1995 and Chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee from 2007 until 2011.
Steven Clare LaTourette was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 19th congressional district and then Ohio's 14th congressional district from 1995 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party. On July 30,2012,it was reported that he would retire at the end of his term and not seek re-election. He subsequently co-founded a lobbying firm.
David Eugene Price is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 4th congressional district from 1997 to 2023,previously holding the position from 1987 to 1995. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented a district covering much of the heart of the Triangle,including all of Orange County and parts of Wake and Durham counties. It included most of Raleigh,parts of Durham,and all of Cary and Chapel Hill. Price was the dean of North Carolina's delegation to the House of Representatives. He retired from Congress in 2022.
Thomas Stephen Foley was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 49th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 1995. A member of the Democratic Party,Foley represented Washington's fifth district for thirty years (1965–1995). He was the first Speaker of the House in over a century since Galusha Grow in 1862 to be defeated in a re-election campaign.
Marcia Carolyn Kaptur is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Ohio's 9th congressional district. Now elected into her 22nd term,she has been a member of Congress since 1983.
Joyce Marie Beatty is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 3rd congressional district since 2013,and as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Beatty represented the 27th district in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1999 to 2008,serving for a time as minority leader. She was also previously the senior vice-president for outreach and engagement at Ohio State University.
Leon Acton "Lynn" Westmoreland is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Georgia's 3rd congressional district from 2007 to 2017 and the 8th district from 2005 to 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party.
The 1868–69 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between June 1,1868,and August 2,1869. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before or after the first session of the 41st United States Congress convened on March 4,1869. They coincided with the 1868 United States presidential election,which was won by Ulysses S. Grant. Elections were held for all 243 seats,representing 37 states. All of the former Confederate states were represented in Congress for the first time since they seceded from the Union.
Robert Brian Gibbs is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 7th congressional district from 2011 to 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party. In April 2022,Gibbs announced he was not seeking reelection.
The 1834–35 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between July 7,1834,and November 5,1835. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 24th United States Congress convened on December 7,1835. They were held during President Andrew Jackson's second term. Elections were held for 240 seats that represented 24 states,as well as the at-large-district seat for the pending new state of Michigan.
Steven Ernst Stivers is an American businessman and politician who was the U.S. representative for Ohio's 15th congressional district from 2011 until 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party,and became chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee in 2017. Stivers previously served in the Ohio Senate,representing the 15th district. He is a major general in the Ohio Army National Guard,serving as the Assistant Adjutant General,and served active duty in Iraq as a battalion commander until December 2005. On May 16,2021,he resigned his seat to become the president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.
Gerald Edward Connolly is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 11th congressional district. A Democrat,he was first elected in 2008. The 11th district is situated in the suburbs of Washington,D.C. It is anchored in the affluent Fairfax County,where Connolly served on the county's board of supervisors before his election to Congress,and also includes all of Fairfax City and part of Prince William County.
Dennis Alan Ross is an American businessman and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019. A Republican from Florida,his district was numbered as Florida's 12th congressional district during his first two years in Congress,and it was numbered as the 15th district during his last six years in Congress.
Lois Jane Frankel is an American politician and lawyer who has been the United States representative for Florida's 22nd congressional district since 2023 and from 2013 to 2017 and Florida’s 21st congressional district from 2017 to 2023. As a member of the Democratic Party,Frankel was a 7-term member of the Florida House of Representatives and a two-term mayor of West Palm Beach.
David Patrick Joyce is an American politician and attorney currently serving in the United States House of Representatives for Ohio's 14th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party,Joyce was previously the prosecutor of Geauga County,Ohio.
Emilia Strong Sykes is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 13th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,she formerly represented the 34th district of the Ohio House of Representatives,which consists of portions of the Akron area. From 2019 until 2021,she also served as minority leader of that chamber.
A special election for Ohio's 12th congressional district was held August 7,2018,following the resignation of Republican U.S. Representative Pat Tiberi. The Republican Party nominated State Senator Troy Balderson for the seat while the Democratic Party nominated Franklin County Recorder Danny O'Connor. Balderson led O'Connor in preliminary results;however,the race was not officially called on election night. Counting of outstanding ballots began on August 18 and was completed on August 24. The outstanding ballots did not change the margin enough to trigger an automatic recount,so Balderson was declared the winner on August 24.
