The "Republican Revolution","Revolution of '94",or "Gingrich Revolution" are political slogans that refer to the Republican Party (GOP) success in the 1994 U.S. mid-term elections,which resulted in a net gain of 54 seats in the House of Representatives,and a pick-up of eight seats in the Senate. On November 9,1994,the day after the election,Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama,a conservative Democrat,changed parties,becoming a Republican;on March 3,1995,Colorado Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell switched to the Republican side as well,increasing the GOP Senate majority.
John David Hayworth Jr. is an American television host and former politician. He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2007 from Arizona's 5th Congressional District. He currently hosts Newsmax Prime,a television news/talk prime time show that airs weekdays at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time and 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on Newsmax TV. Previously,he hosted a conservative talk radio program on KFYI in Phoenix until January 2010,when he resigned due to his run for the U.S. Senate.
Robert Kenneth Dornan is an American politician and actor from California. A Republican,Dornan served in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1983 and from 1985 to 1997. He has become well known for publicly outing Republican U.S. Representative Steve Gunderson as gay on the House of Representatives floor in 1994. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for president of the United States in 1996.
Ernest James "Ernie" Istook Jr. is a retired American lawyer and politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 5th congressional district. He held his congressional seat for 14 years,completing seven terms in the House. Currently,Istook is a Distinguished Fellow at The Heritage Foundation in Washington,D.C.,and also a talk radio host. In 2010,Istook became a Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School leading a study on Propaganda in American Politics.
David Edward Bonior is an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. First elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976,Bonior served as Democratic whip in the House from 1991 to 2002,during which time Democrats were in both the majority (1991–1995) and minority (1995–2002),making Bonior the third and second highest-ranking Democrat in the House,respectively.
Thomas Michael "Tom" Finneran,is a radio talk host and former Massachusetts Democratic politician who served as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from April 1996 to September 2004. He represented the district that included parts of the Boston neighborhoods of Dorchester,Mattapan and Hyde Park as well as parts of the town of Milton for 26 years.
The 1994 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 8,1994,in the middle of President Bill Clinton's first term. As a result of a 54-seat swing in membership from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party,Republicans gained a majority of seats in the United States House of Representatives for the first time since 1952 in what was known as the Republican Revolution. It was also the largest seat gain for the party since 1946,and the largest for either party since 1948,and characterized a political realignment in American politics.
Peter I. Blute is a former American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He served two terms,between January 3,1993,and January 3,1997,representing Massachusetts' 3rd congressional district. As of 2022,Blute and colleague Peter G. Torkildsen remain the last Republicans elected to serve in the United States House delegation from Massachusetts.
Massachusetts held a special election to fill a vacancy in Massachusetts's 5th congressional district on October 16,2007. Democrat Niki Tsongas won election to Congress,defeating Republican Jim Ogonowski in an election that was closer than expected.
Scott Beason is an American talk radio host and a Republican former member of the Alabama Senate,representing the 17th District from 2006 to 2014. He ran unsuccessfully in 2012 against incumbent Spencer Bachus for the GOP nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives in Alabama's 6th congressional district. He unsuccessfully sought the nomination to the same seat in 2014.The 17th Senate District currently comprises northern and western Jefferson County as well as a large portion of St. Clair County. From 1998 to 2006,Beason was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives.
Eric Johnson is an American politician that served in the Georgia State Senate representing the 1st District,comprising all of Bryan and Liberty counties and part of Chatham County. He resigned his seat in 2009,after years in the Georgia General Assembly. He was a candidate for Governor of Georgia,looking to succeed term-limited Sonny Perdue in 2010.
Leslie Calvin "Les" Brown is an American politician and motivational speaker. He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1977 to 1981.
Steven D. Pierce is a retired Massachusetts jurist and politician who most recently served as chief justice of the Massachusetts Housing Court. He retired from the Housing Court September 2015.
Marjorie O'Neill Clapprood is an American former politician and talk show host who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 8th Norfolk District from 1985 to 1991. Clapprood was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1990.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012 and elected the seven U.S. Representatives from the state of South Carolina,an increase of one seat as a result of reapportionment thanks to the continued strong growth found in South Carolina as reported in the 2010 United States Census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election. The people of South Carolina elected six Republicans and one Democrat to represent the state in the 113th United States Congress.
Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives,also known as floor leaders,are congresspeople who coordinate legislative initiatives and serve as the chief spokespersons for their parties on the House floor. These leaders are elected every two years in secret balloting of their party caucuses or conferences:the House Democratic Caucus and the House Republican Conference. Depending on which party is in power,one party leader serves as majority leader and the other as minority leader.
Larry R. Teague is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Arkansas Senate representing District 10,which includes Howard,Montgomery,Pike,and Polk counties and parts of Clark,Hempstead,Nevada,and Sevier counties. He also serves as Senate Minority Whip. He is ineligible to seek re-election in 2022 due to term limits. Teague served consecutively in the Arkansas General Assembly from January 2009 until January 2013 in the Senate District 20 seat and from January 1997 through January 2002 in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 19 seat.
Thomas Scott is an American politician,radio talk show host,and realtor.
Lucile P. Hicks is an American Republican politician from Wayland,Massachusetts.
David J. Place is an American politician currently serving as the Rhode Island House of Representatives minority whip and representative for Rhode Island House of Representatives 47th district,serving since 2018. This district composes of most of Burrillville,where Place lives. Place is a member of the Republican Party.
