110th United States Congress explained

Imagedate:2007
Ordinal:110
Start:January 3, 2007
End:January 3, 2009
Vp:Dick Cheney (R)
Pro Tem:Robert Byrd (D)
Speaker:Nancy Pelosi (D)
Senators:100
Reps:435
Delegates:5
H-Majority:Democratic
S-Majority:Democratic
Sessionnumber1:1st
Sessionstart1:January 4, 2007
Sessionend1:December 19, 2007
Sessionnumber2:2nd
Sessionstart2:January 3, 2008
Sessionend2:January 3, 2009

The 110th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, between January 3, 2007, and January 3, 2009, during the last two years of the Presidency of George W. Bush. It was composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The apportionment of seats in the House was based on the 2000 U.S. census.[1]

The Democratic Party won a majority in both chambers, giving them full control of Congress for the first time since the 103rd Congress in 1993, which was also the previous time they controlled the House.

Officially in the Senate, there were 49 Democrats, 49 Republicans, and two independents, but because both of the independents caucused with the Democrats, this gave the Democrats an operational majority. No Democratic-held seats had fallen to the Republican Party in the 2006 elections.[2]

This is the most recent Congress to feature Republican senators from Minnesota (Norm Coleman), New Mexico (Pete Domenici) and Oregon (Gordon Smith), in which Domenici retired and the other two lost re-election at the end of the Congress.

Democrat Nancy Pelosi became the first female speaker of the House.[3] The House also received the first Muslim (Keith Ellison)[4] [5] and Buddhist (Hank Johnson and Mazie Hirono)[6] members of Congress.

Major events

Members debated initiatives such as the Democrats' 100-Hour Plan and the Iraq War troop surge of 2007.[7] [8] [9]

Support for the Iraq War

Following President Bush's 2007 State of the Union Address, Congress debated his proposal to create a troop surge to increase security in Iraq. The House of Representatives passed a non-binding measure opposing the surge and then a $124 billion emergency spending measure to fund the war, which included language that dictated troop levels and withdrawal schedules. President Bush, however, vetoed the bill as promised, making this his second veto while in office. Both houses of Congress subsequently passed a bill funding the war without timelines, but with benchmarks for the Iraqi government and money for other spending projects like disaster relief.

Other events

See also: 2007 in the United States and 2008 in the United States.

Major legislation

See main article: List of acts of the 110th United States Congress.

Contents: Enacted Pending or failed Vetoed
These are partial lists of prominent enacted legislation and pending bills.

Enacted

More information: Public Laws for the 110th Congress and Complete index of Public and Private Laws for 110th Congress at GPO

Proposed, but not enacted

in (alphabetical order)

Vetoed

Treaties ratified

Select committees

Hearings

See also: Congressional hearing.

Party summary

Senate

Membership changed with one death and two resignations.

AffiliationParty

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

Total 
DemocraticIndependent
(caucusing with
Democrats)		RepublicanVacant
End of previous Congress441551000
Begin492[12] [13] 491000
June 4, 200748991
June 25, 2007491000
December 18, 200748991
December 31, 2007491000
November 16, 200848991
Final voting share50.5% <--((48+2) ÷ 99)-->49.5%
Beginning of the next Congress55241982

House of Representatives

Membership fluctuated with seven deaths and eight resignations. Democrats achieved a net gain of three seats as a result of their victories in special elections. See Changes in membership, below.

AffiliationParty

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

Total
DemocraticRepublicanVacant
End of previous Congress2032294323
Begin2332024350
February 13, 20072014341
April 22, 20072324332
July 1, 20072314323
July 17, 2007<-- Broun (R) elected-->2024332
August 21, 2007<-- Richardson (D) elected-->2324341
September 5, 20072014332
October 6, 20072004323
October 16, 2007<-- Tsongas (D) elected -->2334332
November 26, 20071994323
December 11, 2007<--Latta (R) and Wittman (R) elected-->2014341
December 15, 20072324332
December 31, 20072004323
January 14, 20081994314
February 2, 20081984305
February 11, 20082314296
March 8, 2008<-- Bill Foster (D) elected-->2324305
March 11, 2008<-- Andre Carson (D) elected-->2334314
April 8, 2008 <-- Speier (D) elected -->2344323
May 3, 2008 <-- Cazayoux (D) and Scalise (R) elected -->2351994341
May 13, 2008 <-- Childers (D) elected -->2364350
May 31, 20082354341
June 17, 2008 <-- Donna Edwards (D) elected -->2364350
August 20, 20082354341
November 18, 2008 <-- Marcia Fudge (D) elected -->2364350
November 24, 20081984341
January 2, 20092354332
Final voting share54.3% 45.7%
style=font-size:80% Non-voting members4150
Beginning of next Congress2561784341

Leadership

Senate

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

House of Representatives

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

Members

Skip to House of Representatives, below

Senate

Senators are listed by state, then by class, In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 2008; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 2010; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 2012.

Alabama

2. Jeff Sessions (R)

3. Richard Shelby (R)

Alaska

2. Ted Stevens (R)

3. Lisa Murkowski (R)

Arizona

1. Jon Kyl (R)

3. John McCain (R)

Arkansas

2. Mark Pryor (D)

3. Blanche Lincoln (D)

California

1. Dianne Feinstein (D)

3. Barbara Boxer (D)

Colorado

2. Wayne Allard (R)

3. Ken Salazar (D)

Connecticut

1. Joe Lieberman (ID)

3. Chris Dodd (D)

Delaware

1. Tom Carper (D)

2. Joe Biden (D)

Florida

1. Bill Nelson (D)

3. Mel Martinez (R)

Georgia

2. Saxby Chambliss (R)

3. Johnny Isakson (R)

Hawaii

1. Daniel Akaka (D)

3. Daniel Inouye (D)

Idaho

2. Larry Craig (R)

3. Mike Crapo (R)

Illinois

2. Dick Durbin (D)

3. Barack Obama (D), until November 16, 2008, vacant thereafter

Indiana

1. Richard Lugar (R)

3. Evan Bayh (D)

Iowa

2. Tom Harkin (D)

3. Chuck Grassley (R)

Kansas

2. Pat Roberts (R)

3. Sam Brownback (R)

Kentucky

2. Mitch McConnell (R)

3. Jim Bunning (R)

Louisiana

2. Mary Landrieu (D)

3. David Vitter (R)

Maine

1. Olympia Snowe (R)

2. Susan Collins (R)

Maryland

1. Ben Cardin (D)

3. Barbara Mikulski (D)

Massachusetts

1. Ted Kennedy (D)

2. John Kerry (D)

Michigan

1. Debbie Stabenow (D)

2. Carl Levin (D)

Minnesota

1. Amy Klobuchar (DFL)

2. Norm Coleman (R)

Mississippi

1. Trent Lott (R), until December 18, 2007[14]

Roger Wicker (R), from December 31, 2007[15]

2. Thad Cochran (R)

Missouri

1. Claire McCaskill (D)

3. Kit Bond (R)

Montana

1. Jon Tester (D)

2. Max Baucus (D)

Nebraska

1. Ben Nelson (D)

2. Chuck Hagel (R)

Nevada

1. John Ensign (R)

3. Harry Reid (D)

New Hampshire

2. John E. Sununu (R)

3. Judd Gregg (R)

New Jersey

1. Bob Menendez (D)

2. Frank Lautenberg (D)

New Mexico

1. Jeff Bingaman (D)

2. Pete Domenici (R)

New York

1. Hillary Clinton (D)

3. Chuck Schumer (D)

North Carolina

2. Elizabeth Dole (R)

3. Richard Burr (R)

North Dakota

1. Kent Conrad (D-NPL)

3. Byron Dorgan (D-NPL)

Ohio

1. Sherrod Brown (D)

3. George Voinovich (R)

Oklahoma

2. Jim Inhofe (R)

3. Tom Coburn (R)

Oregon

2. Gordon H. Smith (R)

3. Ron Wyden (D)

Pennsylvania

1. Bob Casey Jr. (D)

3. Arlen Specter (R)

Rhode Island

1. Sheldon Whitehouse (D)

2. Jack Reed (D)

South Carolina

2. Lindsey Graham (R)

3. Jim DeMint (R)

South Dakota

2. Tim Johnson (D)

3. John Thune (R)

Tennessee

1. Bob Corker (R)

2. Lamar Alexander (R)

Texas

1. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)

2. John Cornyn (R)

Utah

1. Orrin Hatch (R)

3. Bob Bennett (R)

Vermont

1. Bernie Sanders (I)

3. Patrick Leahy (D)

Virginia

1. Jim Webb (D)

2. John Warner (R)

Washington

1. Maria Cantwell (D)

3. Patty Murray (D)

West Virginia

1. Robert Byrd (D)

2. Jay Rockefeller (D)

Wisconsin

1. Herb Kohl (D)

3. Russ Feingold (D)

Wyoming

1. Craig Thomas (R), until June 4, 2007

John Barrasso (R), from June 22, 2007[16]

2. Mike Enzi (R)

House of Representatives

See also: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections.

Alabama

. Jo Bonner (R)

. Terry Everett (R)

. Mike D. Rogers (R)

. Robert Aderholt (R)

. Bud Cramer (D)

. Spencer Bachus (R)

. Artur Davis (D)

Alaska

. Don Young (R)

Arizona

. Rick Renzi (R)

. Trent Franks (R)

. John Shadegg (R)

. Ed Pastor (D)

. Harry Mitchell (D)

. Jeff Flake (R)

. Raúl Grijalva (D)

. Gabby Giffords (D)

Arkansas

. Robert Marion Berry (D)

. Vic Snyder (D)

. John Boozman (R)

. Mike Ross (D)

California

. Mike Thompson (D)

. Wally Herger (R)

. Dan Lungren (R)

. John Doolittle (R)

. Doris Matsui (D)

. Lynn Woolsey (D)

. George Miller (D)

. Nancy Pelosi (D)

. Barbara Lee (D)

. Ellen Tauscher (D)

. Jerry McNerney (D)

. Tom Lantos (D), until February 11, 2008

Jackie Speier (D), from April 8, 2008

. Pete Stark (D)

. Anna Eshoo (D)

. Mike Honda (D)

. Zoe Lofgren (D)

. Sam Farr (D)

. Dennis Cardoza (D)

. George Radanovich (R)

. Jim Costa (D)

. Devin Nunes (R)

. Kevin McCarthy (R)

. Lois Capps (D)

. Elton Gallegly (R)

. Buck McKeon (R)

. David Dreier (R)

. Brad Sherman (D)

. Howard Berman (D)

. Adam Schiff (D)

. Henry Waxman (D)

. Xavier Becerra (D)

. Hilda Solis (D)

. Diane Watson (D)

. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D)

. Maxine Waters (D)

. Jane Harman (D)

. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D), until April 22, 2007

Laura Richardson (D), from August 21, 2007

. Grace Napolitano (D)

. Linda Sánchez (D)

. Ed Royce (R)

. Jerry Lewis (R)

. Gary Miller (R)

. Joe Baca (D)

. Ken Calvert (R)

. Mary Bono (R)

. Dana Rohrabacher (R)

. Loretta Sanchez (D)

. John Campbell (R)

. Darrell Issa (R)

. Brian Bilbray (R)

. Bob Filner (D)

. Duncan L. Hunter (R)

. Susan Davis (D)

Colorado

. Diana DeGette (D)

. Mark Udall (D)

. John Salazar (D)

. Marilyn Musgrave (R)

. Doug Lamborn (R)

. Tom Tancredo (R)

. Ed Perlmutter (D)

Connecticut

. John Larson (D)

. Joe Courtney (D)

. Rosa DeLauro (D)

. Chris Shays (R)

. Chris Murphy (D)

Delaware

. Mike Castle (R)

Florida

. Jeff Miller (R)

. Allen Boyd (D)

. Corrine Brown (D)

. Ander Crenshaw (R)

. Ginny Brown-Waite (R)

. Cliff Stearns (R)

. John Mica (R)

. Ric Keller (R)

. Gus Bilirakis (R)

. Bill Young (R)

. Kathy Castor (D)

. Adam Putnam (R)

. Vern Buchanan (R)

. Connie Mack IV (R)

. Dave Weldon (R)

. Tim Mahoney (D)

. Kendrick Meek (D)

. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R)

. Robert Wexler (D)

. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)

. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R)

. Ron Klein (D)

. Alcee Hastings (D)

. Tom Feeney (R)

. Mario Diaz-Balart (R)

Georgia

. Jack Kingston (R)

. Sanford Bishop (D)

. Lynn Westmoreland (R)

. Hank Johnson (D)

. John Lewis (D)

. Tom Price (R)

. John Linder (R)

. Jim Marshall (D)

. Nathan Deal (R)

. Charlie Norwood (R), until February 13, 2007

Paul Broun (R), from July 17, 2007

. Phil Gingrey (R)

. John Barrow (D)

. David Scott (D)

Hawaii

. Neil Abercrombie (D)

. Mazie Hirono (D)

Idaho

. Bill Sali (R)

. Mike Simpson (R)

Illinois

. Bobby Rush (D)

. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D)

. Dan Lipinski (D)

. Luis Gutiérrez (D)

. Rahm Emanuel (D), until January 2, 2009,[17] vacant thereafter

. Peter Roskam (R)

. Danny K. Davis (D)

. Melissa Bean (D)

. Jan Schakowsky (D)

. Mark Kirk (R)

. Jerry Weller (R)

. Jerry Costello (D)

. Judy Biggert (R)

. Dennis Hastert (R), until November 26, 2007

Bill Foster (D), from March 8, 2008

. Timothy V. Johnson (R)

. Don Manzullo (R)

. Philip Hare (D)

. Ray LaHood (R)

. John Shimkus (R)

Indiana

. Pete Visclosky (D)

. Joe Donnelly (D)

. Mark Souder (R)

. Steve Buyer (R)

. Dan Burton (R)

. Mike Pence (R)

. Julia Carson (D), until December 15, 2007

André Carson (D), from March 11, 2008

. Brad Ellsworth (D)

. Baron Hill (D)

Iowa

. Bruce Braley (D)

. David Loebsack (D)

. Leonard Boswell (D)

. Tom Latham (R)

. Steve King (R)

Kansas

. Jerry Moran (R)

. Nancy Boyda (D)

. Dennis Moore (D)

. Todd Tiahrt (R)

Kentucky

. Ed Whitfield (R)

. Ron Lewis (R)

. John Yarmuth (D)

. Geoff Davis (R)

. Hal Rogers (R)

. Ben Chandler (D)

Louisiana

. Bobby Jindal (R), until January 14, 2008

Steve Scalise (R), from May 3, 2008

. William J. Jefferson (D)

. Charlie Melançon (D)

. Jim McCrery (R)

. Rodney Alexander (R)

. Richard Baker (R), until February 2, 2008

Don Cazayoux (D), from May 3, 2008

. Charles Boustany (R)

Maine

. Tom Allen (D)

. Mike Michaud (D)

Maryland

. Wayne Gilchrest (R)

. Dutch Ruppersberger (D)

. John Sarbanes (D)

. Albert Wynn (D), until May 31, 2008

Donna Edwards (D), from June 17, 2008

. Steny Hoyer (D)

. Roscoe Bartlett (R)

. Elijah Cummings (D)

. Chris Van Hollen (D)

Massachusetts

. John Olver (D)

. Richard Neal (D)

. Jim McGovern (D)

. Barney Frank (D)

. Marty Meehan (D), until July 1, 2007

Niki Tsongas (D), from October 16, 2007

. John F. Tierney (D)

. Ed Markey (D)

. Mike Capuano (D)

. Stephen Lynch (D)

. Bill Delahunt (D)

Michigan

. Bart Stupak (D)

. Peter Hoekstra (R)

. Vern Ehlers (R)

. Dave Camp (R)

. Dale Kildee (D)

. Fred Upton (R)

. Tim Walberg (R)

. Mike Rogers (R)

. Joe Knollenberg (R)

. Candice Miller (R)

. Thaddeus McCotter (R)

. Sander Levin (D)

. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D)

. John Conyers (D)

. John Dingell (D)

Minnesota

. Tim Walz (DFL)

. John Kline (R)

. Jim Ramstad (R)

. Betty McCollum (DFL)

. Keith Ellison (DFL)

. Michele Bachmann (R)

. Collin Peterson (DFL)

. Jim Oberstar (DFL)

Mississippi

. Roger Wicker (R), until December 31, 2007

Travis Childers (D), from May 13, 2008

. Bennie Thompson (D)

. Chip Pickering (R)

. Gene Taylor (D)

Missouri

. Lacy Clay (D)

. Todd Akin (R)

. Russ Carnahan (D)

. Ike Skelton (D)

. Emanuel Cleaver (D)

. Sam Graves (R)

. Roy Blunt (R)

. Jo Ann Emerson (R)

. Kenny Hulshof (R)

Montana

. Denny Rehberg (R)

Nebraska

. Jeff Fortenberry (R)

. Lee Terry (R)

. Adrian Smith (R)

Nevada

. Shelley Berkley (D)

. Dean Heller (R)

. Jon Porter (R)

New Hampshire

. Carol Shea-Porter (D)

. Paul Hodes (D)

New Jersey

. Rob Andrews (D)

. Frank LoBiondo (R)

. Jim Saxton (R)

. Chris Smith (R)

. Scott Garrett (R)

. Frank Pallone (D)

. Mike Ferguson (R)

. Bill Pascrell (D)

. Steve Rothman (D)

. Donald M. Payne (D)

. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R)

. Rush Holt Jr. (D)

. Albio Sires (D)

New Mexico

. Heather Wilson (R)

. Steve Pearce (R)

. Tom Udall (D)

New York

. Tim Bishop (D)

. Steve Israel (D)

. Peter T. King (R)

. Carolyn McCarthy (D)

. Gary Ackerman (D)

. Gregory Meeks (D)

. Joe Crowley (D)

. Jerry Nadler (D)

. Anthony Weiner (D)

. Edolphus Towns (D)

. Yvette Clarke (D)

. Nydia Velázquez (D)

. Vito Fossella (R)

. Carolyn Maloney (D)

. Charles Rangel (D)

. José E. Serrano (D)

. Eliot Engel (D)

. Nita Lowey (D)

. John Hall (D)

. Kirsten Gillibrand (D)

. Michael R. McNulty (D)

. Maurice Hinchey (D)

. John M. McHugh (R)

. Michael Arcuri (D)

. James T. Walsh (R)

. Thomas M. Reynolds (R)

. Brian Higgins (D)

. Louise Slaughter (D)

. Randy Kuhl (R)

North Carolina

. G. K. Butterfield (D)

. Bob Etheridge (D)

. Walter B. Jones (R)

. David Price (D)

. Virginia Foxx (R)

. Howard Coble (R)

. Mike McIntyre (D)

. Robin Hayes (R)

. Sue Wilkins Myrick (R)

. Patrick McHenry (R)

. Heath Shuler (D)

. Mel Watt (D)

. Brad Miller (D)

North Dakota

. Earl Pomeroy (D-NPL)

Ohio

. Steve Chabot (R)

. Jean Schmidt (R)

. Mike Turner (R)

. Jim Jordan (R)

. Paul Gillmor (R), until September 5, 2007

Bob Latta (R), from December 11, 2007

. Charlie Wilson (D)

. Dave Hobson (R)

. John A. Boehner (R)

. Marcy Kaptur (D)

. Dennis Kucinich (D)

. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D), until August 20, 2008

Marcia Fudge (D), from November 18, 2008

. Pat Tiberi (R)

. Betty Sutton (D)

. Steve LaTourette (R)

. Deborah Pryce (R)

. Ralph Regula (R)

. Tim Ryan (D)

. Zack Space (D)

Oklahoma

. John Sullivan (R)

. Dan Boren (D)

. Frank Lucas (R)

. Tom Cole (R)

. Mary Fallin (R)

Oregon

. David Wu (D)

. Greg Walden (R)

. Earl Blumenauer (D)

. Peter DeFazio (D)

. Darlene Hooley (D)

Pennsylvania

. Bob Brady (D)

. Chaka Fattah (D)

. Phil English (R)

. Jason Altmire (D)

. John E. Peterson (R)

. Jim Gerlach (R)

. Joe Sestak (D)

. Patrick Murphy (D)

. Bill Shuster (R)

. Chris Carney (D)

. Paul E. Kanjorski (D)

. John Murtha (D)

. Allyson Schwartz (D)

. Michael F. Doyle (D)

. Charlie Dent (R)

. Joseph R. Pitts (R)

. Tim Holden (D)

. Tim Murphy (R)

. Todd Platts (R)

Rhode Island

. Patrick J. Kennedy (D)

. James Langevin (D)

South Carolina

. Henry E. Brown Jr. (R)

. Joe Wilson (R)

. Gresham Barrett (R)

. Bob Inglis (R)

. John Spratt (D)

. Jim Clyburn (D)

South Dakota

. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D)

Tennessee

. David Davis (R)

. Jimmy Duncan (R)

. Zach Wamp (R)

. Lincoln Davis (D)

. Jim Cooper (D)

. Bart Gordon (D)

. Marsha Blackburn (R)

. John S. Tanner (D)

. Steve Cohen (D)

Texas

. Louie Gohmert (R)

. Ted Poe (R)

. Sam Johnson (R)

. Ralph Hall (R)

. Jeb Hensarling (R)

. Joe Barton (R)

. John Culberson (R)

. Kevin Brady (R)

. Al Green (D)

. Michael McCaul (R)

. Mike Conaway (R)

. Kay Granger (R)

. Mac Thornberry (R)

. Ron Paul (R)

. Rubén Hinojosa (D)

. Silvestre Reyes (D)

. Chet Edwards (D)

. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D)

. Randy Neugebauer (R)

. Charlie Gonzalez (D)

. Lamar S. Smith (R)

. Nick Lampson (D)

. Ciro Rodriguez (D)

. Kenny Marchant (R)

. Lloyd Doggett (D)

. Michael C. Burgess (R)

. Solomon P. Ortiz (D)

. Henry Cuellar (D)

. Gene Green (D)

. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D)

. John Carter (R)

. Pete Sessions (R)

Utah

. Rob Bishop (R)

. Jim Matheson (D)

. Chris Cannon (R)

Vermont

. Peter Welch (D)

Virginia

. Jo Ann Davis (R), until October 6, 2007

Rob Wittman (R), from December 11, 2007

. Thelma Drake (R)

. Robert C. Scott (D)

. Randy Forbes (R)

. Virgil Goode (R)

. Bob Goodlatte (R)

. Eric Cantor (R)

. Jim Moran (D)

. Rick Boucher (D)

. Frank Wolf (R)

. Tom Davis (R), until November 24, 2008, vacant thereafter

Washington

. Jay Inslee (D)

. Rick Larsen (D)

. Brian Baird (D)

. Doc Hastings (R)

. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R)

. Norm Dicks (D)

. Jim McDermott (D)

. Dave Reichert (R)

. Adam Smith (D)

West Virginia

. Alan Mollohan (D)

. Shelley Moore Capito (R)

. Nick Rahall (D)

Wisconsin

. Paul Ryan (R)

. Tammy Baldwin (D)

. Ron Kind (D)

. Gwen Moore (D)

. Jim Sensenbrenner (R)

. Tom Petri (R)

. Dave Obey (D)

. Steve Kagen (D)

Wyoming

. Barbara Cubin (R)

Non-voting members

. Eni Faleomavaega (D)

. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)

. Madeleine Bordallo (D)

. Luis G. Fortuño (Resident Commissioner) (R/PNP), until January 2, 2009, vacant thereafter

. Donna Christian-Christensen (D)

Changes in membership

See also: Special elections to the 110th United States Congress.

Senate

See also: List of special elections to the United States Senate. There were two resignations and one death.

|-| Wyoming (1)| | Craig Thomas (R)| Died June 4, 2007. Successor appointed June 22, 2007, and then elected to finish the term ending January 3, 2013.| | John Barrasso (R)| June 22, 2007[16]

|-| Mississippi (1)| | Trent Lott (R)| Resigned December 18, 2007.[14] Successor appointed December 31, 2007, and then elected to finish the term ending January 3, 2013.| | Roger Wicker (R)| December 31, 2007[15] [16]

|-| Illinois (3)| | Barack Obama (D)| Resigned November 16, 2008, after being elected President of the United States, to focus on his presidential transition as President-elect of the United States.[18] | colspan=2 | Vacant until the next Congress.

|}

House of Representatives

See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives.

|-| Georgia 10th| | Charlie Norwood (R)| Died February 13, 2007. A special election was held June 19, 2007.| | Paul Broun (R)| July 17, 2007

|-| California 37th| | Juanita Millender-McDonald (D)| Died April 22, 2007.[19] A special election was held August 21, 2007.| | Laura Richardson (D)| August 21, 2007

|-| Massachusetts 5th| | Marty Meehan (D)| Resigned July 1, 2007, to become Chancellor of University of Massachusetts Lowell.
A special election was held October 16, 2007.| | Niki Tsongas (D)| October 16, 2007

|-| Ohio 5th| | Paul Gillmor (R)| Died September 5, 2007. A special election was held November 6, 2007.| | Bob Latta (R)| December 11, 2007

|-| Virginia 1st| | Jo Ann Davis (R)| Died October 6, 2007. A special election was held December 11, 2007.| | Rob Wittman (R)| December 11, 2007

|-| Illinois 14th| | Dennis Hastert (R)| Resigned November 26, 2007. A special election was held March 8, 2008.| | Bill Foster (D)| March 8, 2008

|-| Indiana 7th| | Julia Carson (D)| Died December 15, 2007. A special election was held March 11, 2008.| | André Carson (D)| March 11, 2008

|-| Mississippi 1st| | Roger Wicker (R)| Resigned December 31, 2007, when appointed U.S. Senator.
A special election was held May 13, 2008.| | Travis Childers (D)| May 13, 2008

|-| Louisiana 1st| | Bobby Jindal (R)| Resigned January 14, 2008, to become Governor of Louisiana.
A special election was held May 3, 2008.| | Steve Scalise (R)| May 3, 2008

|-| Louisiana 6th| | Richard Baker (R)| Resigned February 2, 2008, to become President of the Managed Funds Association.
A special election was held May 3, 2008.| | Don Cazayoux (D)| May 3, 2008

|-| California 12th| | Tom Lantos (D)| Died February 11, 2008. A special election was held April 8, 2008.| | Jackie Speier (D)| April 8, 2008

|-| Maryland 4th| | Albert Wynn (D)| Resigned May 31, 2008, having lost re-nomination.
A special election was held June 17, 2008.| | Donna Edwards (D)| June 17, 2008

|-| Ohio 11th| | Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D)| Died August 20, 2008. A special election was held November 18, 2008.| | Marcia Fudge (D)| November 18, 2008

|-| Virginia 11th| | Thomas M. Davis (R)| Resigned November 24, 2008,[20] in advance of his retirement.
Seat remained vacant for the remainder of this Congress.| colspan=2 rowspan=3 | None.

|-| Illinois 5th| | Rahm Emanuel (D)| Resigned January 2, 2009, to become White House Chief of Staff.[17]
Seat remained vacant for the remainder of this Congress.

|-| Puerto Rico At-large| | Luis Fortuño (R/PNP)| Resigned January 2, 2009, to become Governor of Puerto Rico.
Seat remained vacant for the remainder of this Congress.

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See also

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Notes and References

  1. http://clerk.house.gov/floorsummary/floor.html?day=20090103&today=20090425 Legislative Activities
  2. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/18/2006/main2279332.shtml CBS News
  3. News: Pelosi becomes first woman House speaker . CNN.com . Deirdre Walsh . January 4, 2007 . January 4, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070106022356/http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/04/congress.rdp/index.html . January 6, 2007 . dead . mdy .
  4. http://ruthholladay.com/index.php?blog=1&title=andre_carson_on_identity_and_belief&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 ruthholladay.com - Andre Carson on identity and belief
  5. http://www.dawn.com/2006/11/08/welcome.htm#3 DAWN (Newspaper)
  6. News: Washington Journal: Campaign 2006 In Review. November 24, 2006. December 16, 2006 . AsianWeek. https://web.archive.org/web/20071121101653/http://news.asianweek.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=ec058dc49ba86eafad5319127b1f4bc7. November 21, 2007. Nash. Phil Tajitsu.
  7. News: Espa. David. Pelosi Says She Would Drain GOP 'Swamp'. Associated Press. October 6, 2006 . January 2, 2007. The Washington Post.
  8. News: Talev. Margaret. Democratic majority to focus on 3-pronged plan. McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. December 29, 2006 . January 2, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070308111708/http://www.mercurynews.com/. March 8, 2007.
  9. Leader Staff Dennis Kucinich's Response To President Bush's Speech January 11, 2007 Cleveland Leader. Retrieved January 13, 2007.
  10. News: Select committee on 'stolen vote' issues findings . The Hill . Jackie Kucinich . September 28, 2007 . May 13, 2008 . December 1, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081201182138/http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/select-committee-on-stolen-vote-issues-preliminary-findings-2007-09-28.html . dead .
  11. News: Record-Breaking Obstruction:How It Screwed You. Huffington Post . Bill Scher . December 19, 2007 . December 24, 2007.
    News: Record-Breaking Republican Obstructionism . Campaign for America's Future . January 6, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081129021346/http://www.ourfuture.org/fact-sheets-briefs/record-breaking-republican-obstructionism. November 29, 2008 . ;Web site: Senate Action on Cloture Motions . October 22, 2012.
  12. https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?Name=Lieberman Senators of the 110th Congress "Lieberman, Joseph I."
  13. News: For Those of You Keeping Track at Home, It's Official .... Martin Kady II. Congressional Quarterly. November 15, 2006. November 20, 2006. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071031061138/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=file-404. October 31, 2007. mdy-all.
  14. Web site: Lott Officially Resigns, All Eyes Now on Barbour . https://web.archive.org/web/20090104042116/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=5&docID=news-000002646810 . January 4, 2009 . dead . July 1, 2009 .
  15. News: Rep. Wicker Is Barbour's Choice . December 31, 2007 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110523152951/http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2007/12/sources_wicker_to_be_barbours.html?hpid=news-col-blog . May 23, 2011 .
  16. https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/chronlist.pdf Senators of the United States 1789–2007: A Chronological list of Senators from the First Congress to the 111th Congress
  17. https://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_washington/20081229/pl_mcb_washington/washington200812obamawhcosannouncesplanstoresignhouseseathtml Rahm Emanuel's resignation announcement
  18. News: Obama will resign Senate seat Sunday . Chicago Trubune . November 13, 2008. April 25, 2009 .
  19. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/22/AR2007042200784.html?hpid=moreheadlines Rep. Millender-McDonald Dies of Cancer
  20. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/vacancies_pr.html?pr=district&vid=17 List of Vacancies
  21. , Electing Lula Johnson Davis Secretary for the Majority of the Senate.
  22. Election of Clerk of the House and Chief Administrative Officer .

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