Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn was an American politician who served as the 43rd speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was a three-time House speaker,former House majority leader,two-time House minority leader,and a 24-term congressman,representing Texas's 4th congressional district as a Democrat from 1913 to 1961. He holds the record for the longest tenure as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives,serving for over 17 years.
Carl Vinson was an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for over 50 years and was influential in the 20th century expansion of the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the Democratic Party and represented Georgia in the House from 1914 to 1965. He was known as "The Father of the Two-Ocean Navy". He is the longest-serving member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Georgia. From 1961 to 1965,he served as the Dean of the US House of Representatives as the longest serving member of the body.
Samuel Bruce Graves Jr. is an American aviator and politician best known for serving in the U.S. House of Representatives for Missouri's 6th congressional district,with him being the dean of Missouri's congressional delegation and having held office since 2001. The aforementioned district stretches across most of the northern third of the state,with it including territory from the Kansas border to the Illinois border. The bulk of its population lives in the northern part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Samuel D. Thompson is an American politician and scientist who served in the New Jersey Senate from 2012 to 2024,representing the 12th Legislative district. Before redistricting in 2011,he served in the General Assembly from 1998 to 2012,representing the 13th district.
Paull Hobom Shin was an American politician and educator who served as a member of the Washington State Senate,the first Korean American ever elected to the Washington State Legislature. Shin was a member of the Democratic Party,elected from the 21st Legislative District,in southwest Snohomish County. Cities within the district include Mukilteo and portions of Everett,Edmonds,and Lynnwood. Senator Shin served on the Senate Agriculture,Water &Rural Economic Development and Trade &Economic Development Committees.
Dennis Edward Eckart is an American lawyer and politician who is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. Eckart,a member of the Democratic Party,represented Ohio's 11th congressional district from 1983 to 1993,and Ohio's 22nd congressional district from 1981 to 1983. Before being elected to Congress,Eckart served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1975 to 1980.
Hoon-Yung Hopgood is a former member of the Michigan State Senate,representing the 6th district from 2011 until 2018. He is a Democrat and a former member of the Michigan State House of Representatives. He represented roughly half of the cities which make up the Downriver area of Metro Detroit,as well as other cities in Wayne County. He is the first Korean American to hold state office in Michigan.
Robert Walter Kustra is an American politician and academic administrator who served as the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois from 1991 to 1998,President of Eastern Kentucky University from 1998 to 2001,and President of Boise State University from 2003 to 2018.
Mark Eugene Amodei is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Nevada's 2nd congressional district since 2011. The only Republican in Nevada's congressional delegation since 2019,Amodei served in the Nevada Assembly from 1997 to 1999 and in the Nevada Senate,representing the Capital District,from 1999 to 2011.
Russell Mark Fulcher is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Idaho's 1st congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he represented the 21st district in the Idaho Senate from 2005 to 2012 and the 22nd district from 2012 until 2014.
Troy Anthony Carter Sr. is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district since 2021. He was previously a member of the Louisiana State Senate for the 7th district. A member of the Democratic Party,Carter also previously served on the New Orleans City Council and as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He is currently one of two Democrats in Louisiana's congressional delegation.
Gerald F. "Jerry" Newton is an American politician and decorated non-commissioned officer who has served in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2023. He previously served in the House from 2009 to 2017 and in the Minnesota Senate from 2017 to 2023. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Newton represents District 35B in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area,which includes the cities of Coon Rapids and Andover and parts of Anoka County.
Samuel James Ervin Jr. was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A Southern Democrat,he liked to call himself a "country lawyer",and often told humorous stories in his Southern drawl. During his Senate career,Ervin was at first a staunch defender of Jim Crow laws and racial segregation,as the South's constitutional expert during the congressional debates on civil rights. However,unexpectedly,he became a liberal hero for his support of civil liberties. He is remembered for his work in the investigation committees that brought down Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1954 and especially for his leadership of the Senate committee's investigation of the Watergate scandal that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974.
Andrew Swire Billig is an American politician of the Democratic Party and co-owner of the Spokane Indians minor league baseball team. On November 6,2012,Billig was elected to the Washington State Senate,representing the 3rd Legislative District. He currently serves as the Senate Majority Leader.
Christopher Paul Simon Reykdal is an American educator and politician serving as the 15th Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction since 2017. Previously,he served as a Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 22nd district for three terms.
Charles Brandon Creighton is an American attorney and politician from Conroe,Texas,who is a Republican member of the Texas Senate from District 4,and a former member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 16.
Sandy Salmon is an American politician,military veteran,and farm manager. Salmon is a Republican member of the Iowa Senate from District 29 and previously served on the Iowa House of Representatives as the Representative from District 63 from 2013 to 2023.
Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu known as Sam Daddy is a Nigerian business executive and politician,and served as the national secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from November 2021,until his removal from Office by the Court of Appeal Nigeria on 20th December 2024,which affirmed his replacement with Rt. Hon. S. K. E. Udeh-Okoye as the National Secretary of PDP. He served as a senator in the 8th Nigeria National Assembly representing Imo East Senatorial District from 2015 to 2019 and sponsored the bill for the establishment of South East Development Commission passed by the 8th Senate but was vetoed by President Buhari. Anyanwu ran unsuccessfully for the PDP governorship nomination for the 2019 Imo State gubernatorial election. Anayanwu is the founder of several businesses and non-profit organizations including New View Engineering Nig. Ltd,Sonada Oil Ltd and president of So Others May Eat (S.O.M.E) Foundation –a charity organization focused on helping less privileged.
Rachel Henderson Hunt is an American politician who has served as the 36th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina since 2025. She previously was a member of the North Carolina State Senate. A Democrat,Hunt was elected in November 2022 to represent the 42nd district based in Mecklenburg County. Before that,Hunt served two terms in the North Carolina House,twice beating Republican Bill Brawley.
Darrin QuirozCamilleri is an American politician from Michigan who represents the 4th district in the Michigan Senate since 2023. He previously represented the 23rd District in the Michigan House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party,his constituency includes several Downriver communities,including Brownstown,Gibraltar,Grosse Ile,Huron,Trenton and Woodhaven.
