Robert Linlithgow Livingston Jr. is an American lobbyist and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Louisiana from 1977 to 1999. A Republican,he was chosen as Newt Gingrich's successor as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives,a position he declined following revelations of an extramarital affair. He served as a U.S. Representative from Louisiana from 1977 to 1999 and as the Chairman of the Appropriations Committee from 1995 to 1999. During his final years in Congress,Livingston was a strong supporter of Bill Clinton's impeachment. He is currently a Washington,D.C.–based lobbyist. Livingston's memoir,The Windmill Chaser:Triumphs and Less in American Politics,was published in September 2018.
Emanuel Cleaver II is a United Methodist pastor and American politician who has represented Missouri's 5th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2005. He was previously the mayor of Kansas City,Missouri from 1991-1999.
Hamilton Fish IV or Hamilton Fish Jr. was an American Republican politician who represented parts of New York's Hudson Valley region in the United States House of Representatives for thirteen terms from 1969 to 1995. Fish was a member of the prominent Fish political family;his grandfather and father,both also named Hamilton,represented the region from 1909 to 1911 and 1920 to 1945,respectively.
Patsy Ann "Pat" Danner is an American politician. She formerly represented the Missouri's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat.
Alan Watson Steelman is an American businessman from Dallas who served as a Republican congressman from Texas between 1973 and 1977.
Thomas Charles O'Halleran is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 1st congressional district from 2017 to 2023. Beginning his political career as a Republican,he was the Arizona state senator from the 1st district from 2007 to 2009. In 2015,he became a member of the Democratic Party. He also served as the chair of communications for the Blue Dog Coalition. On June 7,2023,he was appointed as a senior advisor to the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the Joe Biden administration.
William Hollis Long II is an American politician and auctioneer who served as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 7th congressional district from 2011 to 2023. The district includes much of the southwestern quadrant of the state and is anchored in Springfield. It also includes Joplin and Branson. On December 4,2024,President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Long to serve as Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. Long has previously expressed support for simplifying the tax code and exploring tax reform proposals such as a flat tax or a consumption-based system.
Hugh Thompson Rice Jr. is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 7th congressional district from 2013 to 2023. The district serves most of the northeastern corner of the state and includes Myrtle Beach,the Grand Strand,Florence,Cheraw,and Darlington. A Republican,Rice was first elected in 2012 and was a member of the freshman class chosen to sit at the House Republican leadership table. Rice was reelected in 2014,defeating Democratic nominee Gloria Bromell Tinubu in a rematch of the 2012 election.
Gregory Francis Murphy is an American politician and urologist representing North Carolina's 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2019. He served as a representative in the North Carolina General Assembly from 2015 to 2019.
Roger Wayne Marshall is an American politician,physician,and former military officer serving as the junior United States senator from Kansas since 2021. A member of the Republican Party,he served from 2017 to 2021 as the U.S. representative for Kansas's 1st congressional district,a mostly rural district covering much of the western and northern parts of the state.
Gregory Joseph Pence is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Indiana's 6th congressional district since 2019. The district serves much of east-central Indiana,including Pence's hometown of Columbus,as well as Greenfield,Richmond,Shelbyville,and the southern third of Indianapolis. A member of the Republican Party,he is the older brother of former U.S. vice president Mike Pence,who represented the district from 2001 to 2013.
Jason Crow is an American lawyer,veteran,and politician serving as the United States representative for Colorado's 6th congressional district since 2019. Crow is the first member of the Democratic Party to represent the district,which encompasses eastern and southern portions of the Denver metropolitan area,including Aurora,Littleton,and Centennial.
Peter James Meijer is an American politician and business analyst who served as the U.S. representative for Michigan's 3rd congressional district from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party,Meijer was a candidate in the 2024 United States Senate election in Michigan to succeed Debbie Stabenow. He dropped out on April 26,2024.
Olivia Troye is an American national security official who worked on national security and homeland security issues at the National Counterterrorism Center,the United States Department of Energy Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence,and the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis.
The 46th and incumbent U.S. president Joe Biden has seen multiple efforts by some members of the Republican Party to impeach him. An impeachment inquiry into Biden was launched in September 2023,without a vote,by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy,who designated three House committees led by James Comer,chairman of House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. A number of prominent Republican lawmakers,along with Donald Trump and some of his political allies,have indicated the motivation behind efforts to impeach Biden is also driven by resentment over Trump's previous two impeachments.
The count of the Electoral College ballots during a joint session of the 117th United States Congress,pursuant to the Electoral Count Act,on January 6–7,2021,was the final step to confirm then President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election over President Donald Trump.
Donald Trump,serving as the 45th president of the United States,was impeached for the second time on January 13,2021,one week before his term expired. On that date,the House of Representatives adopted one article of impeachment against Trump:incitement of insurrection. On February 13,2021,the Senate voted to acquit Trump on the article of impeachment.
The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump,the 45th president of the United States,began on February 9,2021,and concluded with his acquittal on February 13. Donald Trump had been impeached for the second time by the House of Representatives on January 13,2021. The House adopted one article of impeachment against Trump:incitement of insurrection. He is the only U.S. president and only federal official to be impeached twice. He was impeached by the House seven days prior to the expiration of his term and the inauguration of Joe Biden. Because he left office before the trial,this was the first impeachment trial of a former president. The article of impeachment addressed Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results and stated that Trump incited the attack on the Capitol in Washington,D.C.,while Congress was convened to count the electoral votes and certify the victory of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
Cory Lee Mills is an American politician,businessman,and Army combat veteran who has served as the U.S. representative from Florida's 7th congressional district since 2023. He previously served as a Trump appointee on the Defense Business Board from 2020 to 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party.
