Kent Conrad is a former American politician who was a United States Senator from North Dakota. He is a member of the Democratic Party. First elected to the Senate in 1986,he served as chairman or Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee for 12 years.
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.
Linda Teresa Sánchez is an American politician and former labor lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for California's 38th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,she was first elected to Congress in 2002 in California's 39th congressional district. Sánchez serves on the Ways and Means Committee;she was the ranking member on the House Ethics Committee until 2017. In the 114th Congress,she chaired the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
Charles Jeremy Lewis was an American politician who was a U.S. representative,last serving California's 41st congressional district. He was first elected to Congress in 1978,and previously represented the 40th,35th,and 37th districts. A Republican,he was chairman of the House Appropriations Committee,serving in that role during the 109th Congress. In January 2012 he announced that he was not running for re-election and would end his congressional career in January 2013.
Rosa Luisa DeLauro is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for Connecticut's 3rd congressional district since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in New Haven and includes most of its suburbs. DeLauro is the dean of Connecticut's congressional delegation.
Melvin Luther Watt is an American politician who served as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency from 2014 to 2019. He was appointed by President Barack Obama. He is a former United States Representative for North Carolina's 12th congressional district,from 1993 to 2014. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Robert Ernest Andrews is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative for New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1990 to 2014. The district included most of Camden County and parts of Burlington County and Gloucester County. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Charles Melvin Price was a member of the United States House of Representatives for over 40 years,from 1945 to his death. He represented Metro East,the Illinois portion of the St. Louis metropolitan area.
Michael Clifton Burgess is an American physician and politician representing Texas's 26th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. The district is anchored in Denton County,a suburban county north of Dallas and Fort Worth. He has held the position since 2003 and is a member of the Republican Party.
Lloyd Theodore Poe is an American politician who represented Texas's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2005 to 2019. Poe was the first Republican to represent the 2nd district.
Daniel William Lipinski is an American politician and political scientist who served eight terms as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 3rd congressional district from 2005 to 2021. A member of the Blue Dog Coalition,Lipinski was one of the most socially conservative Democrats in Congress.
Timothy Francis Murphy is an American former politician and psychologist who served as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district from 2003 until his resignation in 2017. The district included several suburbs south of Pittsburgh. A member of the Republican Party,he also represented the 37th Senate district in the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1996 to 2003. Murphy consistently carried the 18th district with at least 58% of the vote,including unopposed re-election bids in 2014 and 2016.
Scott Randall Tipton is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 3rd congressional district from 2011 to 2021. A Republican,he was previously a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2009 to 2011. Tipton was first elected to the House in November 2010 when he defeated three-term Democratic incumbent John Salazar,and he was re-elected four times. In 2020,he lost renomination to Republican primary challenger Lauren Boebert in what was considered a major upset.
Judy May Chu is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 28th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party,she has held a seat in Congress since 2009,representing California's 32nd congressional district until redistricting. Chu is the first Chinese American woman elected to Congress.
Michael Joseph Bost is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party,he has served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 12th congressional district since 2015. From 1995 to 2015,Bost was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives,representing the 115th district. Before holding elected office,he was a firefighter.
Paul Joseph Cook is an American politician serving as a San Bernardino County Supervisor since 2020,previously serving as the U.S. representative for California's 8th congressional district from 2013 to 2020. A member of the Republican Party,Cook also served on the Yucca Valley Town Council from 1998 to 2006 and represented the 65th district in the California State Assembly from 2006 to 2012.
The 2008 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 4,2008,as part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 2012 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 6,2012,as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Voters chose 16 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate,Vice President Joe Biden,against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate,Congressman Paul Ryan.
William Lee Enyart Jr. is an American general and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 12th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party,Enyart was elected on November 6,2012,and assumed office on January 3,2013. Enyart is a former attorney and Adjutant General of Illinois.
Michael Patrick Guest is an American attorney and Republican politician. He has represented Mississippi's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2019. He became the ranking member of the United States House Committee on Ethics upon the August 2022 death of Jackie Walorski,and became its chair in the 118th Congress after Republicans won a House majority that November.
