Legislative Information
The 110th United States Congress
Senate Seats: Democrats = 49, Republicans = 49, Independents = 2
Senate Leadership:
Majority
Majority Leader: Harry Reid of Nevada
Majority Whip: Richard J. Durbin of Illinois
Caucus Vice Chairman and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman: Charles E. Schumer of New York
Democratic Policy Committee Chairman: Byron L. Dorgan of North Dakota
Conference Secretary: Patty Murray of Washington
Steering and Outreach Committee Chairwoman: Debbie Stabenow of Michigan
Minority
Minority Leader: Mitch McConnell of Kentucky
Minority Whip: Trent Lott of Mississippi
House Leadership:
Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco, CA
Majority Leader: Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland
Majority Whip: James E. Clyburn of South Carolina
Minority Leader: Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)
Minority Whip: Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Republican House Conference Chairman: Rep. Adam Putnam (R-FL)
Republican House Policy Committee Chairman: Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI)
Republican House Conference Vice-Chair: Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)
Republican House Conference Secretary: Rep. John Carter (R-TX)
NRCC Chairman: Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK)
Joseph R. Biden Jr., D-Del – Foreign Relations
Carl Levin, D-Mich – Armed Services
Joseph I. Lieberman. I-Conn – Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va. – Appropriations
Tim Johnson, D-S.D. – Ethics
Jeff Bingaman – Energy and Natural Resources
Christopher J. Dodd, D-Conn – Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Daniel K. Inouye, D-Hawaii – Science, Commerce and Transportation
Max Baucus, D-Montana – Finance
Herb Kohl, D-Wisconsin – Special Aging
Daniel K. Akaka, Hawaii – Veteran Affairs
John Kerry, D-Mass – Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Barbara Boxer, D-CA - Environment and Public works
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2006 Gubernatorial Races:
Democrats 28, Republicans 22
The Democrats have approved all of their appointments to House committees in the 110th Congress. Ethics, House Administration and Small Business Committee Lists will be posted shortly.
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Collin Peterson, Minn., Chairman
Tim Holden, Pa.
Mike McIntyre, N.C.
Bob Etheridge, N.C.
Leonard Boswell, Iowa
Joe Baca, Calif.
Dennis Cardoza, Calif.
David Scott, Ga.
Jim Marshall, Ga.
Stephanie Herseth, S.D.
Henry Cuellar, Texas
Jim Costa, Calif.
John Salazar, Colo.
Brad Ellsworth, Ind.
Nancy Boyda, Kan.
Zack Space, Ohio
Tim Walz, Minn.
Kirsten Gillibrand, N.Y.
Steve Kagen, Wis.
Earl Pomeroy, N.D.
Lincoln Davis, Tenn.
John Barrow, Ga.
Nick Lampson, Texas
Joe Donnelly, Ind.
Tim Mahoney, Fla.
David Obey, Wis., Chairman
John Murtha, Pa.
Norman Dicks, Wash.
Alan Mollohan, W.Va.
Marcy Kaptur, Ohio
Peter Visclosky, Ind.
Nita Lowey, N.Y.
José Serrano, N.Y.
Rosa DeLauro, Conn.
James Moran, Va.
John Olver, Mass.
Ed Pastor, Ariz.
David Price, N.C.
Chet Edwards, Texas
Robert (Bud) Cramer, Jr., Ala.
Patrick Kennedy, R.I.
Maurice Hinchey, N.Y.
Lucille Roybal-Allard, Calif.
Sam Farr, Calif.
Jesse Jackson, Jr., Ill.
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Mich.
Allen Boyd, Fla.
Chaka Fattah, Pa.
Steven Rothman, N.J.
Sanford Bishop, Ga.
Marion Berry, Ark.
Barbara Lee, Calif.
Tom Udall, N.M.
Adam Schiff, Calif.
Michael Honda, Calif.
Betty McCollum, Minn.
Steve Israel, N.Y.
Tim Ryan, Ohio
C.A (Dutch) Ruppersberger, Md.
Ben Chandler, Ky.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Fla.
Ciro Rodriguez, Texas
Ike Skelton, Mo., Chairman
John Spratt, S.C.
Solomon Ortiz, Texas
Gene Taylor, Miss.
Neil Abercrombie, Hawaii
Martin Meehan, Mass.
Silvestre Reyes, Texas
Vic Snyder, Ark.
Adam Smith, Wash.
Loretta Sanchez, Calif.
Mike McIntyre, N.C.
Ellen Tauscher, Calif.
Robert Brady, Pa.
Robert Andrews, N.J.
Susan Davis, Calif.
Rick Larsen, Wash.
Jim Cooper, Tenn.
Jim Marshall, Ga.
Madeleine Bordallo, Guam
Mark Udall, Colo.
Dan Boren, Okla.
Brad Ellsworth, Ind.
Nancy Boyda, Kan.
Patrick Murphy, Pa.
Hank Johnson, Ga.
Carol Shea-Porter, N.H.
Joe Courtney, Conn.
David Loebsack, Iowa
Kirsten Gillibrand, N.Y.
Joe Sestak, Pa.
Gabrielle Giffords, Ariz.
Elijah Cummings, Md.
Kendrick Meek, Fla.
Kathy Castor, Fla.
John M. Spratt, S.C., Chairman
Rosa DeLauro, Conn.
Chet Edwards, Texas
Lois Capps, Calif.
Jim Cooper, Tenn.
Tom Allen, Maine
Allyson Schwartz, Pa.
Marcy Kaptur, Ohio
Xavier Becerra, Calif.
Lloyd Doggett, Texas
Earl Blumenauer, Ore.
Marion Berry, Ark.
Allen Boyd, Fla.
Jim McGovern, Mass.
Betty Sutton, Ohio
Rob Andrews, N.J.
Bobby Scott, Va.
Bob Etheridge, N.C.
Darlene Hooley, Ore.
Brian Baird, Wash.
Dennis Moore, Kan.
Tim Bishop, N.Y.
George Miller, Calif., Chairman
Dale Kildee, Mich.
Donald Payne, N.J.
Robert Andrews, N.J.
Bobby Scott, Va.
Lynn Woolsey, Calif.
Rubén Hinojosa, Texas
Carolyn McCarthy, N.Y.
John Tierney, Mass.
Dennis Kucinich, Ohio
David Wu, Ore.
Rush D. Holt, N.J.
Susan Davis, Calif.
Danny Davis, Ill.
Raúl Grijalva, Ariz.
Timothy Bishop, N.Y.
Linda Sanchez, Calif.
John Sarbanes, Md.
Joe Sestak, Pa.
Dave Loebsack, Iowa
Mazie Hirono, Hawaii
Jason Altmire, Pa.
John Yarmuth, Ky.
Phil Hare, Ill.
Yvette Clarke, N.Y.
Joe Courtney, Conn.
Carol Shea-Porter, N.H.
John Dingell, Mich., Chairman
Henry Waxman, Calif.
Edward Markey, Mass.
Rick Boucher, Va.
Edolphus Towns, N.Y.
Frank Pallone, N.J.
Bart Gordon, Tenn.
Bobby Rush, Ill.
Anna Eshoo, Calif.
Bart Stupak, Mich.
Eliot Engel, N.Y.
Albert Wynn, Md.
Gene Green, Texas
Diana DeGette, Colo.
Lois Capps, Calif.
Mike Doyle, Pa.
Jane Harman, Calif.
Tom Allen, Maine
Jan Schakowsky, Ill.
Hilda Solis, Calif.
Charles Gonzalez, Texas
Jay Inslee, Wash.
Tammy Baldwin, Wis.
Mike Ross, Ark.
Darlene Hooley, Ore.
Anthony Weiner, N.Y.
Jim Matheson, Utah
G. K. Butterfield, N.C.
Charlie Melancon, La.
John Barrow, Ga.
Baron Hill, Ind.
Barney Frank, Mass., Chairman
Paul Kanjorski, Pa.
Maxine Waters, Calif.
Carolyn Maloney, N.Y.
Luis Gutierrez, Ill.
Nydia Velázquez, N.Y.
Melvin Watt, N.C.
Gary Ackerman, N.Y.
Julia Carson, Ind.
Brad Sherman, Calif.
Gregory Meeks, N.Y.
Dennis Moore, Kan.
Michael Capuano, Mass.
Rubén Hinojosa, Texas
William Lacy Clay, Mo.
Carolyn McCarthy, N.Y.
Joe Baca, Calif.
Stephen Lynch, Mass.
Brad Miller, N.C.
David Scott, Ga.
Al Green, Texas
Emanuel Cleaver, Mo.
Melissa Bean, Ill.
Gwen Moore, Wis.
Lincoln Davis, Tenn.
Albio Sires, N.J.
Paul Hodes, N.H.
Keith Ellison, Minn.
Ron Klein, Fla.
Tim Mahoney, Fla.
Charlie Wilson, Ohio
Ed Perlmutter, Colo.
Chris Murphy, Conn.
Joe Donnelly, Ind.
Jim Marshall, Ga.
Dan Boren, Okla.
Tom Lantos, Calif., Chairman
Howard Berman, Calif.
Gary Ackerman, N.Y.
Eni F. H. Faleomavaega, A.S.
Donald Payne, N.J.
Brad Sherman, Calif.
Robert Wexler, Fla.
Eliot Engel, N.Y.
William Delahunt, Mass.
Gregory Meeks, N.Y.
Diane Watson, Calif.
Adam Smith, Wash.
Russ Carnahan, Mo.
John Tanner, Tenn.
Lynn Woolsey, Calif.
Sheila Jackson Lee, Texas
Ruben Hinojosa, Texas
David Wu, Ore.
Brad Miller, N.C.
Linda Sanchez, Calif.
David Scott, Ga.
Jim Costa, Calif.
Albio Sires, N.J.
Gabrielle Giffords, Ariz.
Ron Klein, Fla.
Bennie Thompson, Miss., Chairman
Loretta Sanchez, Calif.
Edward Markey, Mass.
Norman Dicks, Wash.
Jane Harman, Calif.
Peter DeFazio, Ore.
Nita Lowey, N.Y.
Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C.
Zoe Lofgren, Calif.
Sheila Jackson Lee, Texas
Donna Christensen, V.I.
Bob Etheridge, N.C.
James Langevin, R.I.
Henry Cuellar, Texas
Christopher Carney, Pa.
Yvette Clarke, N.Y.
Al Green, Texas
Ed Perlmutter, Colo.
vacancy
Silvestre Reyes, Texas, Chairman
Alcee Hastings, Fla.
Leonard Boswell, Iowa
Robert (Bud) Cramer, Ala.
Anna Eshoo, Calif.
Rush Holt, N.J.
C. A. (Dutch) Ruppersberger, Md.
John Tierney, Mass.
Mike Thompson, Calif.
Jan Schakowsky, Ill.
Jim Langevin, R.I.
Patrick Murphy, Pa.
Nancy Pelosi, Calif., Ex Officio
John Conyers Jr., Mich., Chairman
Howard Berman, Calif.
Rick Boucher, Va.
Jerrold Nadler, N.Y.
Bobby Scott, Va.
Melvin Watt, N.C.
Zoe Lofgren, Calif.
Sheila Jackson Lee, Texas
Maxine Waters, Calif.
Martin Meehan, Mass.
William Delahunt, Mass.
Robert Wexler, Fla.
Linda Sanchez, Calif.
Steve Cohen, Tenn.
Hank Johnson, Ga.
Luis Guitierrez, Ill.
Brad Sherman, Calif.
Anthony Weiner, N.Y.
Adam Schiff, Calif.
Artur Davis, Ala.
Keith Ellison, Minn.
Nick Rahall, W.Va., Chairman
Dale Kildee, Mich.
Eni F. H. Faleomavaega, A.S.
Neil Abercrombie, Hawaii
Solomon Ortiz, Texas
Frank Pallone, N.J.
Donna Christensen, V.I.
Grace Napolitano, Calif.
Rush Holt, N.J.
Raúl Grijalva, Ariz.
Madeleine Bordallo, Guam
Jim Costa, Calif.
Dan Boren, Okla.
John Sarbanes, Md.
George Miller, Calif.
Edward Markey, Mass.
Peter DeFazio, Ore.
Maurice Hinchey, N.Y.
Patrick Kennedy, R.I.
Ron Kind, Wis.
Lois Capps, Calif.
Jay Inslee, Wash.
Mark Udall, Colo.
Joe Baca, Calif.
Hilda Solis, Calif.
Stephanie Herseth, S.D.
Heath Shuler, N.C.
Henry Waxman, Calif., Chairman
Tom Lantos, Calif.
Edolphus Towns, N.Y.
Paul Kanjorski, Pa.
Carolyn Maloney, N.Y.
Elijah Cummings, Md.
Dennis Kucinich, Ohio
Danny Davis, Ill.
John Tierney, Mass.
William Lacy Clay, Mo.
Diane Watson, Calif.
Stephen Lynch, Mass.
Brian Higgins, N.Y.
John Yarmuth, Ky.
Burce Braley, Iowa
Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C.
Betty McCollum, Minn.
Jim Cooper, Tenn.
Chris Van Hollen, Md.
Paul Hodes, N.H.
Chris Murphy, Conn.
John Sarbanes, Md.
Peter Welch, Vt.
Louise Slaughter, N.Y., Chairman
James McGovern, Mass.
Alcee Hastings, Fla.
Doris Matsui, Calif.
Dennis Cardoza, Calif.
Peter Welch, Vt.
Kathy Castor, Fla.
Betty Sutton, Ohio
Bart Gordon, Tenn., Chairman
Jerry Costello, Ill.
Eddie Bernice Johnson, Texas
Lynn Woolsey, Calif.
Mark Udall, Colo.
David Wu, Ore.
Brian Baird, Wash.
Brad Miller, N.C.
Daniel Lipinski, Ill.
Nick Lampson, Texas
Gabrielle Giffords, Ariz.
Jerry McNerney, Calif.
Steve Rothman, N.Y.
Mike Honda, Calif.
Jim Matheson, Utah
Mike Ross, Ark.
Ben Chandler, Ky.
Russ Carnahan, Mo.
Charlie Melancon, La.
Baron Hill, Ind.
Harry Mitchell, Ariz.
Charlie Wilson, Ohio
James Oberstar, Minn., Chairman
Nick Rahall, W.Va.
Peter DeFazio, Ore.
Jerry Costello, Ill.
Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C.
Jerrold Nadler, N.Y.
Corrine Brown, Fla.
Bob Filner, Calif.
Eddie Bernice Johnson, Texas
Gene Taylor, Miss.
Juanita Millender-McDonald, Calif.
Elijah Cummings, Md.
Ellen Tauscher, Calif.
Leonard Boswell, Iowa
Tim Holden, Pa.
Brian Baird, Wash.
Rick Larsen, Wash.
Michael Capuano, Mass.
Julia Carson, Ind.
Timothy Bishop, N.Y.
Michael Michaud, Maine
Brian Higgins, N.Y.
Russ Carnahan, Missouri
John Salazar, Colo.
Grace Napolitano, Calif.
Daniel Lipinski, Illinois
Doris Matsui, Calif.
Nick Lampson, Texas
Zack Space, Ohio
Mazie Hirono, Hawaii
Bruce Braley, Iowa
Jason Altmire, Pa.
Timothy Walz, Minn.
Heath Shuler, N.C.
Michael Arcuri, N.Y.
Harry Mitchell, Ariz.
Christopher Carney, Pa.
John Hall, N.Y.
Steve Kagen, Wis.
Steve Cohen, Tenn.
Jerry McNerney, Calif.
Bob Filner, Calif., Chairman
Corrine Brown, Fla.
Vic Snyder, Ark.
Michael Michaud, Maine
Stephanie Herseth, S.D.
Harry Mitchell, Ariz.
John Hall, N.Y.
Phil Hare, Ill.
Mike Doyle, Pa.
Shelley Berkley, Nev.
John Salazar, Colo.
Ciro Rodriguez, Texas
Joe Donnelly, Ind.
Jerry McNerney, Calif.
Zack Space, Ohio
Tim Walz, Minn.
Charles Rangel, N.Y., Chairman
Pete Stark, Calif.
Sander Levin, Mich.
Jim McDermott, Wash.
John Lewis, Ga.
Richard Neal, Mass.
Michael McNulty, N.Y.
John Tanner, Tenn.
Xavier Becerra, Calif.
Lloyd Doggett, Texas
Earl Pomeroy, N.D.
Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Ohio
Mike Thompson, Calif.
John Larson, Conn.
Rahm Emanuel, Ill.
Earl Blumenauer, Ore.
Ron Kind, Wis.
Bill Pascrell Jr., N.J.
Shelley Berkley, NV
Joseph Crowley, N.Y.
Chris Van Hollen, Md.
Kendrick Meek, FL
Allyson Schwartz, Pa.
Artur Davis, Ala.
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