The 95th United States Congress began on January 3, 1977. There were 11 new senators (six Democrats, five Republicans) and 64 new representatives (45 Democrats, 19 Republicans), as well as one new delegate (a Democrat), at the start of the first session. Additionally, 12 senators (six Democrats, six Republicans) and six representatives (two Democrats, four Republicans) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 95th Congress before it ended on January 3, 1979.
| District | Delegate | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico at-large | Baltasar Corrada del Río (NP/D) | Yes/No [j] | Lawyer | 1935 | [88] |
| District | Representative | Took office | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota 7 | Arlan Stangeland (R) | February 22, 1977 | Yes | State Representative | 1930 | [89] |
| Georgia 5 | Wyche Fowler (D) | April 6, 1977 | No | City Councillor | 1940 | [90] |
| Washington 7 | John E. Cunningham (R) | May 17, 1977 | Yes | State Senator | 1931 | [91] |
| Louisiana 1 | Bob Livingston (R) | August 27, 1977 | Yes | Assistant U.S. Attorney | 1943 | [92] |
| New York 18 | Bill Green (R) | February 14, 1978 | Yes | U.S. DHUD official | 1929 | [93] |
| New York 21 | Robert Garcia (D) | February 21, 1978 | No | State Senator | 1933 | [94] |
The 95th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., from January 3, 1977, to January 3, 1979, during the final weeks of Gerald Ford's presidency and the first two years of Jimmy Carter's presidency.
The 1976 United States Senate elections was an election for the United States Senate. Held on November 2, the 33 seats of Class 1 were contested in regular elections. They coincided with Democrat Jimmy Carter's presidential election and the United States Bicentennial celebration. Although almost half of the seats decided in this election changed parties, Carter's narrow victory did not provide coattails for the Democratic Party. Each party flipped seven Senate seats, although, one of the seats flipped by Democrats was previously held by a Conservative.
The 1972 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 7, 1972, to elect U.S. Representatives to serve in the 93rd United States Congress. This was the first election held after the 1970 United States redistricting cycle. It coincided with the landslide reelection victory of President Richard M. Nixon. Nixon's Republican Party managed to gain a net of twelve House of Representatives seats from the Democratic Party, although the Democrats retained a majority.
Robert Selmer Bergland was an American politician. He served as a member of the House of Representatives from Minnesota's 7th congressional district from 1971 to 1977, and he served as United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1977 until 1981, during the Carter administration.
Walter Beaman Jones Sr., was an American Democratic politician from the state of North Carolina who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1966 until his death from natural causes in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1992.
