Peter John Visclosky is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Indiana's 1st congressional district from 1985 until his retirement in 2021. He is a member of the Democratic Party and was the dean of the Indiana congressional delegation before his retirement in 2021. The District lies in Northwest Indiana,and includes most of the Indiana side of the Chicago metropolitan area. Redistricting passed by the Indiana General Assembly in 2011 changed the district's boundaries,effective January 2013,to include all of Lake and Porter counties as well as the western and northwestern townships of LaPorte County,while shifting Benton,Newton,and Jasper counties out of the district.
Michael Richard Pence is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 48th vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021 under President Donald Trump. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as the 50th governor of Indiana from 2013 to 2017,and as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013.
John Barry Larson is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Connecticut's 1st congressional district since 1999. The district is based in the state capital,Hartford. A member of the Democratic Party,Larson chaired the House Democratic Caucus during the 111th and 112th United States Congress.
Philip Miller Crane was an American politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 2005,representing the 8th District of Illinois in the northwestern suburbs of Chicago. At the time of his defeat in the 2004 election,Crane was the longest-serving Republican member of the House.
The 103rd 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 3,1993,to January 3,1995,during the final weeks of George H. W. Bush's presidency and in the first two years of Bill Clinton's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1990 United States census.
Robert Frederick Drinan was a Jesuit priest,lawyer,human rights activist,and Democratic U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Drinan left office to obey Pope John Paul II's prohibition on political activity by priests.
Lee Herbert Hamilton is an American politician and lawyer from Indiana. He is a former member of the United States House of Representatives and a former member of the U.S. Homeland Security Advisory Council. A member of the Democratic Party,Hamilton represented the 9th congressional district of Indiana from 1965 to 1999. Following his departure from Congress,he has served on a number of governmental advisory boards,most notably as the vice chairman of the 9/11 Commission.
Joseph Manuel Montoya was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the lieutenant governor of New Mexico,in the U.S. House of Representatives (1957–1964) and as a U.S. senator from New Mexico (1964–1977).
Theodore Edward Rokita is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 44th and current Attorney General of Indiana. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana's 4th congressional district from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he served two terms as Secretary of State of Indiana from 2002 to 2010. When Rokita was elected to office in 2002 at age 32,he became the youngest secretary of state in the United States at the time.
Richard Franklin Vander Veen was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Thomas Jeb Hensarling is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 5th congressional district from 2003 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he chaired the House Republican Conference from 2011 to 2013 and House Financial Services Committee from 2013 until 2019. The Los Angeles Times described Hensarling,"a fervent believer in free market ideology" and that he was "a pivotal player in the GOP effort to reduce financial regulation in the Trump Era". The Wall Street Journal called him "a driver of economic policy in the house". Hensarling has close ties to Wall Street,having received campaign donations from every major Wall Street bank as well as various payday lenders.
Floyd James Fithian was an American educator and politician who served as a United States Representative from Indiana as a Democrat. He was one of the forty nine Watergate Babies who won election to the House of Representatives in the wake of the Watergate scandal during the 1974 House elections with Fithian himself defeating Earl Landgrebe,who became infamous for his stalwart defense of President Richard Nixon. He was one of the fourteen members of the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) and believed that the Kennedy assassination in 1963 was orchestrated by members of organized crime.
Marlin Andrew Stutzman is an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives,representing Indiana's 3rd congressional district,from 2010 to 2017. A Republican,Stutzman previously served as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 2002 to 2008,representing district 52,and as a member of the Indiana Senate,representing the 13th district,from 2009 to 2010.
Donald W. Norcross is an American politician and labor leader who is the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 1st congressional district in South Jersey. A member of the Democratic Party,Norcross was first elected to this congressional seat in 2014,following the resignation of Rob Andrews. His district covers much of the New Jersey side of the Philadelphia metro area,including Camden,Cherry Hill,Lindenwold,and Glassboro.
John Richard Gregg is an American politician,businessman and attorney who served as the 85th and longest-serving Democratic speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1996 to 2003. He served in the Indiana House of Representatives from 1987 to 2003.
The 2010 congressional elections in Indiana were held on November 2,2010,to determine who would represent the state of Indiana in the United States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected served in the 112th Congress from January 2011 until January 2013,except for the winner of the 3rd District's special election,who will serve the few remaining weeks of the 111th Congress. As of 2023 this is the last time that the Democrats won more than 2 seats in Indianas house delegation.
The 2012 Indiana gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2012. Incumbent governor Mitch Daniels was term-limited and unable to seek a third term. The Republican candidate,Congressman Mike Pence;the Democratic candidate,former Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives John R. Gregg;and the Libertarian candidate,youth mentor,small business owner and reality TV personality,Rupert Boneham,were all unopposed in their respective primaries or conventions and contested the general election. This is the first open Indiana gubernatorial election since 1996 and the first gubernatorial election since 1972 without the governor or lieutenant governor as a nominee.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012,to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state,one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election,an election to the U.S. Senate,and a gubernatorial election.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Indiana was held on November 8,2016,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Indiana. The election was held alongside the presidential election and 2016 Indiana elections.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana were held on November 8,2016,to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Indiana,one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on May 3.
