The 100th United States Congress began on January 3, 1987. There were 12 new senators (ten Democrats, two Republicans) and 50 new representatives (27 Democrats, 23 Republicans) at the start of the first session. Additionally, one senator (a Republican) and eight representatives (five Democrats, three Republicans) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 100th Congress before it ended on January 3, 1989.
State | Image | Senator | Took office | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year | Ref |
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Nebraska | David Karnes (R) | March 11, 1987 | Yes Appointed; replaced Edward Zorinsky (D) | Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka | 1948 | [13] |
District | Representative | Took office | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year | Ref |
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California 5 | Nancy Pelosi (D) | June 2, 1987 | No | State Party Chair | 1940 | [64] |
Connecticut 4 | Chris Shays (R) | August 18, 1987 | No | State Representative | 1945 | [65] |
Tennessee 5 | Bob Clement (D) | January 19, 1988 | No | President of Cumberland University | 1943 | [66] |
Louisiana 4 | Jim McCrery (R) | April 16, 1988 | Yes | Congressional staffer | 1949 | [67] |
Virginia 5 | Lewis F. Payne Jr. (D) | June 14, 1988 | No | Business executive | 1945 | [68] |
Illinois 21 | Jerry Costello (D) | August 9, 1988 | No | County Board Member | 1949 | [69] |
New Jersey 3 | Frank Pallone (D) | November 8, 1988 | No | State Senator | 1951 | [70] |
Tennessee 2 | Jimmy Duncan (R) | November 8, 1988 | No | County Court Judge | 1947 | [71] |
Since Connecticut became a U.S. state in 1788, it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, beginning with the 1st United States Congress in 1789. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years in general elections, with their re-election staggered. Prior to the Seventeenth Amendment, senators were elected by the Connecticut General Assembly. Each state elects varying members of the House, depending on population, to two-year terms. Connecticut has sent five members to the House in each congressional delegation since the 2000 United States Census.
Southern Democrats are members of the U.S. Democratic Party who reside in the Southern United States.
These are tables of congressional delegations from Indiana to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
In U.S. politics, an independent Democrat is an individual who loosely identifies with the ideals of the Democratic Party but chooses not to be a formal member of the party or is denied the Democratic nomination in a caucus or primary election. Independent Democrat is not a political party. Several elected officials, including members of Congress, have identified as independent Democrats.