Walter Edward Fauntroy Jr. is an American pastor,civil rights activist,and politician who was the Washington,D.C. delegate to the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1991. He was a candidate for the 1972 and 1976 Democratic presidential nominations as a favorite son.
Jane Margaret Harman is an American former politician who served as the U.S. Representative for California's 36th congressional district from 1993 to 1999 and again from 2001 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party,she was the ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee (2002–2006),before she chaired the Homeland Security Committee's Intelligence Subcommittee (2007–2011).
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is made up of Black members of the United States Congress. Representative Steven Horsford from Nevada,the current chairperson,succeeded Joyce Beatty from Ohio in 2023. Although most members belong to the Democratic Party,the CBC founders envisioned it as a non-partisan organization,and there have been several instances of bipartisan collaboration with Republicans.
Michael Darr Barnes is an American lawyer and politician who represented the eighth district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1987.
John William Wright Patman was an American politician. First elected in 1928,Patman served 24 consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 1st congressional district from 1929 to 1976. He was a member of the Democratic Party. From 1973 to 1976,he was Dean of the United States House of Representatives.
John McKee Spratt Jr. is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 5th congressional district from 1983 to 2011. The 5th Congressional District covers all or part of 14 counties in north-central South Carolina. The largest cities are Rock Hill and Sumter. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
James Gresham Barrett is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 3rd congressional district from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party,he was a candidate for its nomination for Governor of South Carolina in the 2010 election. A resident of Westminster,South Carolina,the district he represented runs along the Savannah River in the northwestern part of the state.
Addison Graves "Joe" Wilson Sr. is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 2nd congressional district since 2001. A member of the Republican Party,his district stretches from Columbia to the Georgia–South Carolina border. He served as the South Carolina state senator from the 23rd district from 1985 to 2001.
Milton Robert Carr was an American lawyer,academic,and politician from Michigan.
John James Duncan Jr. is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 2nd congressional district from 1988 to 2019. An attorney,former Criminal Court judge,and former long serving member of the Army National Guard,published author and newspaper columnist. He is a member of the Republican Party.
The 1974 United States Senate elections were held on November 5,with the 34 seats of Class 3 contested in regular elections. They occurred in the wake of the Watergate scandal,Richard M. Nixon's resignation from the presidency,and Gerald Ford's subsequent pardon of Nixon. Economic issues,specifically inflation and stagnation,were also a factor that contributed to Republican losses. As an immediate result of the November 1974 elections,Democrats made a net gain of three seats from the Republicans,as they defeated Republican incumbents in Colorado and Kentucky and picked up open seats in Florida and Vermont,while Republicans won the open seat in Nevada. Following the elections,at the beginning of the 94th U.S. Congress,the Democratic caucus controlled 60 seats,and the Republican caucus controlled 38 seats.
John Wilson Jenrette Jr. was an American lawyer,businessman,and politician from South Carolina,best known for his involvement in the Abscam corruption scandal,and being the husband of actress and model Rita Jenrette. He was in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat from January 1975 until December 1980. He was convicted of accepting a bribe in the FBI's Abscam sting operation,and served more than a year in prison.
Floyd Davidson Spence was an American attorney and a politician from the U.S. state of South Carolina. Elected for three terms to the South Carolina House of Representatives from Lexington County as a Democrat,in 1962 Spence announced his decision to switch to the Republican Party,as he was unhappy with shifts in the national party.
Thomas Beverley Evans Jr. is an American lawyer and politician from Delaware. He is a member of the Republican Party,and served three terms as U.S. Representative from Delaware.
Richard Bernard Stone was an American politician who served as a Democratic United States Senator from Florida from 1975 to 1980 and later served as Ambassador at Large to Central America and Ambassador to Denmark.
David Ray Nagle is an American politician and lawyer from Iowa. He was a Representative in the United States House of Representatives,representing Iowa's 3rd congressional district from 1987 to 1993. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
William Cato Cramer Sr.,was an American attorney and politician,elected in 1954 as a member of the United States House of Representatives from St. Petersburg,Florida. He was the first Florida Republican elected to Congress since 1880,shortly after the end of Reconstruction. He was re-elected,serving without interruption until 1970.
John Light Napier is an American politician former member of the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 1983. He later served as a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims from 1986 to 1989.
James Todd Rutherford is an American politician and Democratic member of the South Carolina House of Representatives,representing the 74th District since 1999. He is the Minority Leader of the House.
George Edward Bell Holding is an American politician,lawyer,and former federal prosecutor who is a former United States Representative for North Carolina's 2nd congressional district from 2017 to 2021. He previously represented the 13th District from 2013 to 2017. Holding is a member of the Republican Party. The district Holding represented stretched from just southwest of Raleigh to just east of Rocky Mount. He served as the United States Attorney for North Carolina's Eastern District from 2006 to 2011.
