Paul Henry O'Neill was an American economist and government official who served as the 72nd United States secretary of the treasury for part of President George W. Bush's first term,from January 2001 to December 2002. He was fired in December 2002 for his public disagreement with the administration. Prior to his term as secretary of the treasury,O'Neill was chairman and CEO of industrial giant Alcoa and chairman of the RAND Corporation.
Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr. was an American politician who served as the 47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987,representing northern Boston,Massachusetts,as a Democrat from 1953 to 1987. The only Speaker to serve for five complete consecutive Congresses,he is the third longest-serving Speaker in American history after Sam Rayburn and Henry Clay in terms of total tenure and longest-serving in terms of continuous tenure.
William Michael Bulger is an American former Democratic politician,lawyer,and educator from South Boston,Massachusetts. His eighteen-year tenure as President of the Massachusetts Senate is the longest in history. He then became president of the University of Massachusetts.
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.
James Thomas Blair Jr. was an American Democratic politician from the state of Missouri. He served as the 44th Governor of Missouri from 1957-1961,as well as the 35th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri from 1949-1957,and a member of the Missouri House of Representatives.
Carrie Mae Pittman Meek was an American educator and elected official,who served as the United States representative for Florida's 17th congressional district,from 1993 to 2003. Having been elected in the September 1992 primary with no general election opponent,she was the first African American since the Reconstruction era elected to represent Florida in the United States Congress,where she advocated for the poor and for members of minority groups. A member of the Democratic Party,she served from 1979 to 1982 in the Florida House of Representatives,from 1982 to 1992 in the Florida Senate,and from 1993 to 2003,as a congresswoman in the United States House of Representatives.
Marvin Leonel Esch was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan and a member of the Republican Party. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1977 before unsuccessfully seeking a seat in the United States Senate in the 1976 election. Following his political career,Esch became active in business and political activism,becoming director of public affairs for the U.S. Steel Corporation and director of programs and seminars for the American Enterprise Institute.
Joan Bauer is a Democratic Party politician from Michigan. She was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 68th District,which is in Ingham County in the northern portion of the city of Lansing.
Ralph R. Caputo is an American Democratic Party politician,who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since January 8,2008,where he represents the 28th Legislative District. He had previously served on the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 2003 to 2011 and as a Republican in the General Assembly from 1968 until 1972.
Bernard "Bernie" T. O'Neill is a Republican former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 29th District from 2003 to 2019.
John Messinger was an American pioneer,politician,teacher,and surveyor who was the first Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. Born in Massachusetts,Messinger was educated in Vermont and married the daughter of Matthew Lyon. He left with Lyon to Kentucky,but disagreed with his stance on slavery and came to the Indiana Territory in 1802. He served in the Indiana Territorial Legislature and advocated for the creation of the Illinois Territory. When the state of Illinois was created in 1818,he co-authored its constitution and served in its first General Assembly as Speaker of the House. Messinger was also a prominent surveyor,establishing what is now the state line between Illinois and Wisconsin on behalf of the U.S. government.
LaMar Lemmons III is an American politician and educator.
William B. Fitzgerald was an American attorney and Democratic politician who served in both houses of the Michigan Legislature and was Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate. He was later the Democratic nominee for governor in 1978 but lost to incumbent governor William Milliken.
Pamela L. Hornberger is an American politician. Hornberger is a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives.
Alexander Mack Aikin Jr. was an American politician who served in the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate as a Democrat. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1932,and after serving two terms was elected to the Senate in 1937. In total,he served for 46 years in the two chambers of the Texas Legislature,making him the longest-tenured legislator in the history of Texas at the time of his retirement in January 1979.
John A. Alario,Jr. is an American politician from Louisiana who represented the 8th district in the Louisiana State Senate from 2008 until 2020. Currently a Republican,Alario previously represented District 83 in the Louisiana House of Representatives as a Democrat between 1971 and 2007. Alario was term-limited from the Senate in 2019,and chose not to seek another office.
Lori M. Stone is an American politician and teacher in Michigan. Stone is a Democratic member of Michigan House of Representatives from District 28.
Matt Koleszar is an American politician serving as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 20th district. He was elected in November 2018,defeating then-incumbent Jeff Noble (R). In 2020,Rep. Koleszar retained his seat against John Lacny in the November election.
Halley H. Prosser was a Michigan politician.
Calvin Smith was a Michigan politician and lawyer.
