Mark Lunsford Pryor is an American attorney,politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to becoming senator,he was Attorney General of Arkansas from 1999 to 2003.
Blanche Meyers Lambert Lincoln is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 1999 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party,she was first elected to the Senate in 1998;she was the first woman elected to the Senate from Arkansas since Hattie Caraway in 1932 and youngest woman ever elected to the Senate at age 38. She previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives,representing Arkansas's 1st congressional district from 1993 to 1997.
Betty Louise McCollum is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 4th congressional district,serving since 2001. She is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL). McCollum's district centers on St. Paul,Minnesota's capital city. She is the second woman elected to Congress from Minnesota. McCollum became the dean of Minnesota's congressional delegation in 2021.
John Nichols Boozman is an American politician and former optometrist serving as the senior United States senator from Arkansas,a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party,he was the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 3rd congressional district from 2001 to 2011. He is the dean of Arkansas's congressional delegation.
Michael Avery Ross is an American businessman and politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district from 2001 to 2013 and was his party's nominee for governor of Arkansas in 2014. He is currently the last Democrat to have represented Arkansas in the House of Representatives. He was also a member of the Arkansas Senate from 1991 to 2001,a member of the Nevada County Quorum Court from 1983 to 1985,and a small business owner.
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.
Norman DeValois Dicks is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Washington's 6th congressional district,between 1977 and 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His district was located in the northwestern corner of the state,and includes most of Tacoma. He retired at the end of the 112th Congress. He currently serves as Senior Policy Advisor at the law and public policy firm Van Ness Feldman LLP. He is the longest-serving member ever of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Washington.
Nita Sue Melnikoff Lowey is an American politician who formerly served as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1989 until 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Lowey also served as co-Dean of the New York Congressional Delegation,along with former U.S. Representative Eliot Engel. Lowey's district was numbered as the 20th from 1989 to 1993,as the 18th from 1993 to 2013,and as the 17th beginning in 2013. The district includes many of New York City's inner northern suburbs,such as White Plains,Purchase,Tarrytown,Mount Kisco,and Armonk. She was succeeded by fellow Democrat Mondaire Jones.
Melissa Luburich Bean is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 8th congressional district from 2005 to 2011. Bean is a member of the Democratic Party.
David Daniel Boren is the president and chief banking officer at First United Bank of Oklahoma. Boren is a retired American politician,who served as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district from 2005 to 2013. The district includes most of the eastern part of the state outside of Tulsa. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He also served as a State Representative in Oklahoma House District 28.
Enrique Roberto Cuellar is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 28th congressional district since 2005. A member of the Democratic Party,he is considered one of the most conservative representatives in the Democratic caucus. His district extends from the Rio Grande to San Antonio's suburbs. As of 2022,he was also the last Democrat to have held a statewide office in Texas.
Michael Bruce Quigley is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 5th congressional district since the April 7,2009 special election. The district includes most of Chicago's North Side and several of its western suburbs. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Quigley is a former member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners,where he represented Chicago's northside neighborhoods of Lakeview,Uptown,and Rogers Park. He previously taught environmental policy and Chicago politics as an adjunct professor at Loyola University Chicago.
William Quincy Davis is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives,representing the 30th District since January 8,2003. He is a member of the Illinois House Legislative Black Caucus.
Gerald Edward Connolly is an American politician serving as the United States representative from Virginia's 11th congressional district,first elected in 2008. The district is anchored in Fairfax County,an affluent suburban county west of Washington,D.C. It includes all of Fairfax City and part of Prince William County. Connolly is a member of the Democratic Party.
Frederick Carlyle Boucher is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Virginia's 9th congressional district from 1983 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was defeated in his bid for a 15th term by Republican Morgan Griffith in the 2010 elections.
Kevin Wayne Yoder is an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Kansas's 3rd congressional district from 2011 to 2019. A Republican,Yoder was the Kansas State Representative for the 20th district from 2003 to 2011. In his 2018 reelection bid,he was defeated by Democrat Sharice Davids by a nine percent margin.
Jeffrey Darren Duncan is an American politician who has been the United States representative for South Carolina's 3rd congressional district since 2011. A Republican,Duncan previously served as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives.
AndréD. Carson is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Indiana's 7th congressional district since 2008. A member of the Democratic Party,his district includes the southern four-fifths of Indianapolis,including Downtown Indianapolis. He became the dean of Indiana's congressional delegation after Representative Pete Visclosky retired in 2021.
Matthew Alton Cartwright is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative from Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district since 2013. The district,numbered as the 17th district from 2013 through 2019,includes a large swath of northeastern Pennsylvania,anchored by Scranton,Wilkes-Barre and the Poconos. A member of the Democratic Party,Cartwright defeated 10-term incumbent Blue Dog Tim Holden,the dean of the Pennsylvania congressional delegation,in the Democratic primary on April 24,2012,by a 57%–43% margin. Cartwright went on to defeat Republican Laureen Cummings in the general election on November 6,2012,by a 61%–39% margin. As an attorney,Cartwright previously worked at the law firm of Munley,Munley,and Cartwright.
David Patrick Joyce is an American politician and attorney who has served as the United States representative for Ohio's 14th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party,Joyce was previously the prosecutor of Geauga County,Ohio.
