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113th United States Congress

2013-2015 U.S. legislative term

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The 113th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, from January 3, 2013, to January 3, 2015, during the fifth and sixth years of Barack Obama's presidency. It was composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives based on the results of the 2012 Senate elections and the 2012 House elections. The seats in the House were apportioned based on the 2010 United States census. It first met in Washington, D.C., on January 3, 2013, and it ended on January 3, 2015. Senators elected to regular terms in 2008 were in the last two years of those terms during this Congress.

The Senate had a Democratic majority, while the House had a Republican majority; such a split would not be repeated until the 118th Congress. This was the last time Democrats held control of the Senate until the 117th Congress in 2021.

01Major events

House of Representatives member pin for the 113th U.S. Congress
House of Representatives member pin for the 113th U.S. Congress

02Major legislation

Enacted

Proposed

Appropriations bills

Fiscal year 2014

Fiscal year 2014 runs from October 1, 2013, to September 30, 2014.

Fiscal year 2015

Fiscal year 2015 runs from October 1, 2014, to September 20, 2015.

A government shutdown notice posted on October 1, 2013, with the Statue of Liberty in the far background
A government shutdown notice posted on October 1, 2013, with the Statue of Liberty in the far background

03Party summary

Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section, below.

Senate

Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Vacant
Democratic Independent
(caucusing with
Democrats)
Republican
End of previous Congress 51 2 47 100 0
Begin 53 2 45 100 0
June 3, 2013 52 99 1
June 6, 2013 46 100 0
October 31, 2013 53 45
February 6, 2014 52 99 1
February 9, 2014 53 100 0
Final voting share 55% 45%
Beginning of the next Congress 44 2 54 100 0

House of Representatives

Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Vacant
Democratic Republican
End of previous Congress 191 240 431 4
Begin 200 233 433 2
January 22, 2013 232 432 3
April 9, 2013 201 433 2
May 7, 2013 233 434 1
June 4, 2013 234 435 0
July 15, 2013 200 434 1
August 2, 2013 233 433 2
September 26, 2013 232 432 3
October 18, 2013 231 431 4
November 16, 2013 232 432 3
December 10, 2013 201 433 2
December 17, 2013 233 434 1
January 6, 2014 200 433 2
January 27, 2014 232 432 3
February 18, 2014 199 431 4
March 11, 2014 233 432 3
June 24, 2014 234 433 2
August 18, 2014 233 432 3
November 4, 2014 201 234 435 0
Final voting share 46.2% 53.8%
Non-voting members 6 0 6 0
Beginning of the next Congress 188 247 435 0
Final Senate Membership 53 Democrats 45 Republicans 2 Independents, caucusing with Democrats
Final Senate Membership 53 Democrats 45 Republicans 2 Independents, caucusing with Democrats

04Leadership

Section contents: Senate: Majority (D), Minority (R)House: Majority (R), Minority (D)

Senate

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

House of Representatives

Majority (Republican) leadership

Minority (Democratic) leadership

Final House Membership 201 Democrats 234 Republicans
Final House Membership 201 Democrats 234 Republicans

05Members

Senate

Senators are listed by state, and the numbers refer to their Senate classes, In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 2014; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 2016; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 2018.

Alabama

2. Jeff Sessions (R)
3. Richard Shelby (R)

Alaska

2. Mark Begich (D)
3. Lisa Murkowski (R)

Arizona

1. Jeff Flake (R)
3. John McCain (R)

Arkansas

2. Mark Pryor (D)
3. John Boozman (R)

California

1. Dianne Feinstein (D)
3. Barbara Boxer (D)

Colorado

2. Mark Udall (D)
3. Michael Bennet (D)

Connecticut

1. Chris Murphy (D)
3. Richard Blumenthal (D)

Delaware

1. Tom Carper (D)
2. Chris Coons (D)

Florida

1. Bill Nelson (D)
3. Marco Rubio (R)

Georgia

2. Saxby Chambliss (R)
3. Johnny Isakson (R)

Hawaii

1. Mazie Hirono (D)
3. Brian Schatz (D)

Idaho

2. Jim Risch (R)
3. Mike Crapo (R)

Illinois

2. Dick Durbin (D)
3. Mark Kirk (R)

Indiana

1. Joe Donnelly (D)
3. Dan Coats (R)

Iowa

2. Tom Harkin (D)
3. Chuck Grassley (R)

Kansas

2. Pat Roberts (R)
3. Jerry Moran (R)

Kentucky

2. Mitch McConnell (R)
3. Rand Paul (R)

Louisiana

2. Mary Landrieu (D)
3. David Vitter (R)

Maine

1. Angus King (I)
2. Susan Collins (R)

Maryland

1. Ben Cardin (D)
3. Barbara Mikulski (D)

Massachusetts

1. Elizabeth Warren (D)
2. John Kerry (D), until February 1, 2013
Mo Cowan (D), February 1, 2013, July 16, 2013
Ed Markey (D), from July 16, 2013

Michigan

1. Debbie Stabenow (D)
2. Carl Levin (D)

Minnesota

1. Amy Klobuchar (DFL)
2. Al Franken (DFL)

Mississippi

1. Roger Wicker (R)
2. Thad Cochran (R)

Missouri

1. Claire McCaskill (D)
3. Roy Blunt (R)

Montana

1. Jon Tester (D)
2. Max Baucus (D), until February 6, 2014
John Walsh (D), from February 9, 2014

Nebraska

1. Deb Fischer (R)
2. Mike Johanns (R)

Nevada

1. Dean Heller (R)
3. Harry Reid (D)

New Hampshire

2. Jeanne Shaheen (D)
3. Kelly Ayotte (R)

New Jersey

1. Bob Menendez (D)
2. Frank Lautenberg (D), until June 3, 2013
Jeffrey Chiesa (R), June 6, 2013, October 31, 2013
Cory Booker (D), from October 31, 2013

New Mexico

1. Martin Heinrich (D)
2. Tom Udall (D)

New York

1. Kirsten Gillibrand (D)
3. Chuck Schumer (D)

North Carolina

2. Kay Hagan (D)
3. Richard Burr (R)

North Dakota

1. Heidi Heitkamp (D-NPL)
3. John Hoeven (R)

Ohio

1. Sherrod Brown (D)
3. Rob Portman (R)

Oklahoma

2. Jim Inhofe (R)
3. Tom Coburn (R)

Oregon

2. Jeff Merkley (D)
3. Ron Wyden (D)

Pennsylvania

1. Bob Casey Jr. (D)
3. Pat Toomey (R)

Rhode Island

1. Sheldon Whitehouse (D)
2. Jack Reed (D)

South Carolina

2. Lindsey Graham (R)
3. Tim Scott (R)

South Dakota

2. Tim Johnson (D)
3. John Thune (R)

Tennessee

1. Bob Corker (R)
2. Lamar Alexander (R)

Texas

1. Ted Cruz (R)
2. John Cornyn (R)

Utah

1. Orrin Hatch (R)
3. Mike Lee (R)

Vermont

1. Bernie Sanders (I)
3. Patrick Leahy (D)

Virginia

1. Tim Kaine (D)
2. Mark Warner (D)

Washington

1. Maria Cantwell (D)
3. Patty Murray (D)

West Virginia

1. Joe Manchin (D)
2. Jay Rockefeller (D)

Wisconsin

1. Tammy Baldwin (D)
3. Ron Johnson (R)

Wyoming

1. John Barrasso (R)
2. Mike Enzi (R)

House of Representatives

Contents

Alabama

1. Jo Bonner (R), until August 2, 2013
Bradley Byrne (R), from January 7, 2014
2. Martha Roby (R)
3. Mike Rogers (R)
4. Robert Aderholt (R)
5. Mo Brooks (R)
6. Spencer Bachus (R)
7. Terri Sewell (D)

Alaska

At-large. Don Young (R)

Arizona

1. Ann Kirkpatrick (D)
2. Ron Barber (D)
3. Raúl Grijalva (D)
4. Paul Gosar (R)
5. Matt Salmon (R)
6. David Schweikert (R)
7. Ed Pastor (D)
8. Trent Franks (R)
9. Kyrsten Sinema (D)

Arkansas

1. Rick Crawford (R)
2. Tim Griffin (R)
3. Steve Womack (R)
4. Tom Cotton (R)

California

1. Doug LaMalfa (R)
2. Jared Huffman (D)
3. John Garamendi (D)
4. Tom McClintock (R)
5. Mike Thompson (D)
6. Doris Matsui (D)
7. Ami Bera (D)
8. Paul Cook (R)
9. Jerry McNerney (D)
10. Jeff Denham (R)
11. George Miller (D)
12. Nancy Pelosi (D)
13. Barbara Lee (D)
14. Jackie Speier (D)
15. Eric Swalwell (D)
16. Jim Costa (D)
17. Mike Honda (D)
18. Anna Eshoo (D)
19. Zoe Lofgren (D)
20. Sam Farr (D)
21. David Valadao (R)
22. Devin Nunes (R)
23. Kevin McCarthy (R)
24. Lois Capps (D)
25. Buck McKeon (R)
26. Julia Brownley (D)
27. Judy Chu (D)
28. Adam Schiff (D)
29. Tony Cardenas (D)
30. Brad Sherman (D)
31. Gary Miller (R)
32. Grace Napolitano (D)
33. Henry Waxman (D)
34. Xavier Becerra (D)
35. Gloria Negrete McLeod (D)
36. Raul Ruiz (D)
37. Karen Bass (D)
38. Linda Sanchez (D)
39. Ed Royce (R)
40. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D)
41. Mark Takano (D)
42. Ken Calvert (R)
43. Maxine Waters (D)
44. Janice Hahn (D)
45. John Campbell (R)
46. Loretta Sanchez (D)
47. Alan Lowenthal (D)
48. Dana Rohrabacher (R)
49. Darrell Issa (R)
50. Duncan D. Hunter (R)
51. Juan Vargas (D)
52. Scott Peters (D)
53. Susan Davis (D)

Colorado

1. Diana DeGette (D)
2. Jared Polis (D)
3. Scott Tipton (R)
4. Cory Gardner (R)
5. Doug Lamborn (R)
6. Mike Coffman (R)
7. Ed Perlmutter (D)

Connecticut

1. John Larson (D)
2. Joe Courtney (D)
3. Rosa DeLauro (D)
4. Jim Himes (D)
5. Elizabeth Esty (D)

Delaware

At-large. John Carney (D)

Florida

1. Jeff Miller (R)
2. Steve Southerland (R)
3. Ted Yoho (R)
4. Ander Crenshaw (R)
5. Corrine Brown (D)
6. Ron DeSantis (R)
7. John Mica (R)
8. Bill Posey (R)
9. Alan Grayson (D)
10. Daniel Webster (R)
11. Rich Nugent (R)
12. Gus Bilirakis (R)
13. Bill Young (R), until October 18, 2013
David Jolly (R), from March 13, 2014
14. Kathy Castor (D)
15. Dennis Ross (R)
16. Vern Buchanan (R)
17. Tom Rooney (R)
18. Patrick Murphy (D)
19. Trey Radel (R), until January 27, 2014
Curt Clawson (R), from June 25, 2014
20. Alcee Hastings (D)
21. Ted Deutch (D)
22. Lois Frankel (D)
23. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)
24. Frederica Wilson (D)
25. Mario Diaz-Balart (R)
26. Joe Garcia (D)
27. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R)

Georgia

1. Jack Kingston (R)
2. Sanford Bishop (D)
3. Lynn Westmoreland (R)
4. Hank Johnson (D)
5. John Lewis (D)
6. Tom Price (R)
7. Rob Woodall (R)
8. Austin Scott (R)
9. Doug Collins (R)
10. Paul Broun (R)
11. Phil Gingrey (R)
12. John Barrow (D)
13. David Scott (D)
14. Tom Graves (R)

Hawaii

1. Colleen Hanabusa (D)
2. Tulsi Gabbard (D)

Idaho

1. Raul Labrador (R)
2. Mike Simpson (R)

Illinois

1. Bobby Rush (D)
2. Robin Kelly (D), from April 9, 2013
3. Dan Lipinski (D)
4. Luis Gutiérrez (D)
5. Mike Quigley (D)
6. Peter Roskam (R)
7. Danny K. Davis (D)
8. Tammy Duckworth (D)
9. Jan Schakowsky (D)
10. Brad Schneider (D)
11. Bill Foster (D)
12. William Enyart (D)
13. Rodney L. Davis (R)
14. Randy Hultgren (R)
15. John Shimkus (R)
16. Adam Kinzinger (R)
17. Cheri Bustos (D)
18. Aaron Schock (R)

Indiana

1. Pete Visclosky (D)
2. Jackie Walorski (R)
3. Marlin Stutzman (R)
4. Todd Rokita (R)
5. Susan Brooks (R)
6. Luke Messer (R)
7. André Carson (D)
8. Larry Bucshon (R)
9. Todd Young (R)

Iowa

1. Bruce Braley (D)
2. David Loebsack (D)
3. Tom Latham (R)
4. Steve King (R)

Kansas

1. Tim Huelskamp (R)
2. Lynn Jenkins (R)
3. Kevin Yoder (R)
4. Mike Pompeo (R)

Kentucky

1. Ed Whitfield (R)
2. Brett Guthrie (R)
3. John Yarmuth (D)
4. Thomas Massie (R)
5. Hal Rogers (R)
6. Andy Barr (R)

Louisiana

1. Steve Scalise (R)
2. Cedric Richmond (D)
3. Charles Boustany (R)
4. John Fleming (R)
5. Rodney Alexander (R), until September 26, 2013
Vance McAllister (R), from November 21, 2013
6. Bill Cassidy (R)

Maine

1. Chellie Pingree (D)
2. Mike Michaud (D)

Maryland

1. Andrew Harris (R)
2. Dutch Ruppersberger (D)
3. John Sarbanes (D)
4. Donna Edwards (D)
5. Steny Hoyer (D)
6. John Delaney (D)
7. Elijah Cummings (D)
8. Chris Van Hollen (D)

Massachusetts

1. Richard Neal (D)
2. Jim McGovern (D)
3. Niki Tsongas (D)
4. Joseph P. Kennedy III (D)
5. Ed Markey (D), until July 15, 2013
Katherine Clark (D), from December 12, 2013
6. John Tierney (D)
7. Mike Capuano (D)
8. Stephen Lynch (D)
9. Bill Keating (D)

Michigan

1. Dan Benishek (R)
2. Bill Huizenga (R)
3. Justin Amash (R)
4. Dave Camp (R)
5. Dan Kildee (D)
6. Fred Upton (R)
7. Tim Walberg (R)
8. Mike Rogers (R)
9. Sander Levin (D)
10. Candice Miller (R)
11. Kerry Bentivolio (R)
12. John Dingell (D)
13. John Conyers (D)
14. Gary Peters (D)

Minnesota

1. Tim Walz (DFL)
2. John Kline (R)
3. Erik Paulsen (R)
4. Betty McCollum (DFL)
5. Keith Ellison (DFL)
6. Michele Bachmann (R)
7. Collin Peterson (DFL)
8. Rick Nolan (DFL)

Mississippi

1. Alan Nunnelee (R)
2. Bennie Thompson (D)
3. Gregg Harper (R)
4. Steven Palazzo (R)

Missouri

1. Lacy Clay (D)
2. Ann Wagner (R)
3. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R)
4. Vicky Hartzler (R)
5. Emanuel Cleaver (D)
6. Sam Graves (R)
7. Billy Long (R)
8. Jo Ann Emerson (R), until January 22, 2013
Jason T. Smith (R), from June 4, 2013

Montana

At-large. Steve Daines (R)

Nebraska

1. Jeff Fortenberry (R)
2. Lee Terry (R)
3. Adrian M. Smith (R)

Nevada

1. Dina Titus (D)
2. Mark Amodei (R)
3. Joe Heck (R)
4. Steven Horsford (D)

New Hampshire

1. Carol Shea-Porter (D)
2. Annie Kuster (D)

New Jersey

1. Rob Andrews (D) until February 18, 2014
Donald Norcross (D), from November 12, 2014
2. Frank LoBiondo (R)
3. Jon Runyan (R)
4. Chris Smith (R)
5. Scott Garrett (R)
6. Frank Pallone (D)
7. Leonard Lance (R)
8. Albio Sires (D)
9. Bill Pascrell (D)
10. Donald Payne Jr. (D)
11. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R)
12. Rush Holt Jr. (D)

New Mexico

1. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)
2. Steve Pearce (R)
3. Ben Ray Luján (D)

New York

1. Tim Bishop (D)
2. Peter King (R)
3. Steve Israel (D)
4. Carolyn McCarthy (D)
5. Gregory Meeks (D)
6. Grace Meng (D)
7. Nydia Velazquez (D)
8. Hakeem Jeffries (D)
9. Yvette Clarke (D)
10. Jerry Nadler (D)
11. Michael Grimm (R)
12. Carolyn Maloney (D)
13. Charles Rangel (D)
14. Joe Crowley (D)
15. Jose E. Serrano (D)
16. Eliot Engel (D)
17. Nita Lowey (D)
18. Sean Patrick Maloney (D)
19. Chris Gibson (R)
20. Paul Tonko (D)
21. Bill Owens (D)
22. Richard Hanna (R)
23. Thomas Reed (R)
24. Daniel Maffei (D)
25. Louise Slaughter (D)
26. Brian Higgins (D)
27. Chris Collins (R)

North Carolina

1. G. K. Butterfield (D)
2. Renee Ellmers (R)
3. Walter B. Jones Jr. (R)
4. David Price (D)
5. Virginia Foxx (R)
6. Howard Coble (R)
7. Mike McIntyre (D)
8. Richard Hudson (R)
9. Robert Pittenger (R)
10. Patrick McHenry (R)
11. Mark Meadows (R)
12. Mel Watt (D), until January 6, 2014
Alma Adams (D), from November 12, 2014
13. George Holding (R)

North Dakota

At-large. Kevin Cramer (R)

Ohio

1. Steve Chabot (R)
2. Brad Wenstrup (R)
3. Joyce Beatty (D)
4. Jim Jordan (R)
5. Bob Latta (R)
6. Bill Johnson (R)
7. Bob Gibbs (R)
8. John Boehner (R)
9. Marcy Kaptur (D)
10. Mike Turner (R)
11. Marcia Fudge (D)
12. Pat Tiberi (R)
13. Tim Ryan (D)
14. David Joyce (R)
15. Steve Stivers (R)
16. Jim Renacci (R)

Oklahoma

1. Jim Bridenstine (R)
2. Markwayne Mullin (R)
3. Frank Lucas (R)
4. Tom Cole (R)
5. James Lankford (R)

Oregon

1. Suzanne Bonamici (D)
2. Greg Walden (R)
3. Earl Blumenauer (D)
4. Peter DeFazio (D)
5. Kurt Schrader (D)

Pennsylvania

1. Bob Brady (D)
2. Chaka Fattah (D)
3. Mike Kelly (R)
4. Scott Perry (R)
5. Glenn Thompson (R)
6. Jim Gerlach (R)
7. Pat Meehan (R)
8. Mike Fitzpatrick (R)
9. Bill Shuster (R)
10. Tom Marino (R)
11. Lou Barletta (R)
12. Keith Rothfus (R)
13. Allyson Schwartz (D)
14. Mike Doyle (D)
15. Charlie Dent (R)
16. Joe Pitts (R)
17. Matt Cartwright (D)
18. Tim Murphy (R)

Rhode Island

1. David Cicilline (D)
2. James Langevin (D)

South Carolina

1. Mark Sanford (R), from May 7, 2013
2. Joe Wilson (R)
3. Jeff Duncan (R)
4. Trey Gowdy (R)
5. Mick Mulvaney (R)
6. Jim Clyburn (D)
7. Tom Rice (R)

South Dakota

At-large. Kristi Noem (R)

Tennessee

1. Phil Roe (R)
2. Jimmy Duncan (R)
3. Chuck Fleischmann (R)
4. Scott DesJarlais (R)
5. Jim Cooper (D)
6. Diane Black (R)
7. Marsha Blackburn (R)
8. Stephen Fincher (R)
9. Steve Cohen (D)

Texas

1. Louie Gohmert (R)
2. Ted Poe (R)
3. Sam Johnson (R)
4. Ralph Hall (R)
5. Jeb Hensarling (R)
6. Joe Barton (R)
7. John Culberson (R)
8. Kevin Brady (R)
9. Al Green (D)
10. Michael McCaul (R)
11. Mike Conaway (R)
12. Kay Granger (R)
13. Mac Thornberry (R)
14. Randy Weber (R)
15. Ruben Hinojosa (D)
16. Beto O'Rourke (D)
17. Bill Flores (R)
18. Sheila Jackson Lee (D)
19. Randy Neugebauer (R)
20. Joaquin Castro (D)
21. Lamar S. Smith (R)
22. Pete Olson (R)
23. Pete Gallego (D)
24. Kenny Marchant (R)
25. Roger Williams (R)
26. Michael C. Burgess (R)
27. Blake Farenthold (R)
28. Henry Cuellar (D)
29. Gene Green (D)
30. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D)
31. John Carter (R)
32. Pete Sessions (R)
33. Marc Veasey (D)
34. Filemon Vela (D)
35. Lloyd Doggett (D)
36. Steve Stockman (R)

Utah

1. Rob Bishop (R)
2. Chris Stewart (R)
3. Jason Chaffetz (R)
4. Jim Matheson (D)

Vermont

At-large. Peter Welch (D)

Virginia

1. Rob Wittman (R)
2. Scott Rigell (R)
3. Bobby Scott (D)
4. Randy Forbes (R)
5. Robert Hurt (R)
6. Bob Goodlatte (R)
7. Eric Cantor (R), until August 18, 2014
Dave Brat (R), from November 12, 2014
8. Jim Moran (D)
9. Morgan Griffith (R)
10. Frank Wolf (R)
11. Gerry Connolly (D)

Washington

1. Suzan DelBene (D)
2. Rick Larsen (D)
3. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R)
4. Doc Hastings (R)
5. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R)
6. Derek Kilmer (D)
7. Jim McDermott (D)
8. Dave Reichert (R)
9. Adam Smith (D)
10. Dennis Heck (D)

West Virginia

1. David McKinley (R)
2. Shelley Moore Capito (R)
3. Nick Rahall (D)

Wisconsin

1. Paul Ryan (R)
2. Mark Pocan (D)
3. Ron Kind (D)
4. Gwen Moore (D)
5. Jim Sensenbrenner (R)
6. Tom Petri (R)
7. Sean Duffy (R)
8. Reid Ribble (R)

Wyoming

At-large. Cynthia Lummis (R)

Non-voting members

American Samoa. Eni Faleomavaega (D)
District of Columbia. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)
Guam. Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D)
Northern Mariana Islands. Gregorio Sablan (D)
Puerto Rico. Pedro Pierluisi (Resident Commissioner) (D/PNP)
Virgin Islands. Donna Christian-Christensen (D)
Party membership of the Senate, by state 2 Democrats 2 Republicans 1 Democrat and 1 Republican 1 Independent (caucuses with Democrats) and 1 Democrat 1 Independent (caucuses with Democrats) and 1 Republican
Party membership of the Senate, by state 2 Democrats 2 Republicans 1 Democrat and 1 Republican 1 Independent (caucuses with Democrats) and 1 Democrat 1 Independent (caucuses with Democrats) and 1 Republican

06Changes in membership

Senate

Senate changes
State
(class)
Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
formal installation
Massachusetts
(2)
John Kerry
(D)
Incumbent resigned February 1, 2013, to become U.S. Secretary of State.
Successor was appointed February 1, 2013, to continue the term.
Mo Cowan
(D)
February 1, 2013
New Jersey
(2)
Frank Lautenberg
(D)
Incumbent died June 3, 2013.
Successor was appointed June 6, 2013, to continue the term.
Jeffrey Chiesa (R) June 10, 2013
Massachusetts
(2)
Mo Cowan
(D)
Appointee resigned July 16, 2013, following a special election.
Successor was elected June 25, 2013, to finish the term.
Ed Markey (D) July 16, 2013
New Jersey
(2)
Jeffrey Chiesa
(R)
Appointee resigned October 31, 2013, following a special election.
Successor was elected October 16, 2013, to finish the term.
Cory Booker (D) October 31, 2013
Montana
(2)
Max Baucus
(D)
Incumbent resigned February 6, 2014, to become U.S. Ambassador to China, having already planned to retire at the end of the term.
Successor was appointed February 9, 2014, to finish the term.
John Walsh (D) February 11, 2014

House of Representatives

House changes
District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
formal installation
Illinois 2 Vacant Jesse Jackson Jr. (D) resigned November 21, 2012, near the end of the previous Congress for health reasons, and declined to take office after being re-elected.
A special election was held April 9, 2013.
Robin Kelly (D) April 11, 2013
South Carolina 1 Vacant Tim Scott (R) resigned January 2, 2013, near the end of the previous Congress, when appointed to the Senate.
A special election was held May 7, 2013.
Mark Sanford (R) May 15, 2013
Missouri 8 Jo Ann Emerson
(R)
Incumbent resigned January 22, 2013, to become president and CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
A special election was held June 4, 2013.
Jason Smith (R) June 5, 2013
Massachusetts 5 Ed Markey
(D)
Incumbent resigned July 16, 2013, having been elected to the United States Senate in a special election.
A special election was held December 10, 2013.
Katherine Clark (D) December 12, 2013
Alabama 1 Jo Bonner
(R)
Incumbent resigned August 2, 2013, to become a vice chancellor in the University of Alabama System.
A special election was held December 17, 2013.
Bradley Byrne
(R)
January 7, 2014
Louisiana 5 Rodney Alexander
(R)
Incumbent resigned September 26, 2013, to become the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs.
A special election was held November 16, 2013.
Vance McAllister (R) November 21, 2013
Florida 13 Bill Young
(R)
Incumbent died October 18, 2013.
A special election was held March 11, 2014.
David Jolly (R) March 13, 2014
North Carolina 12 Mel Watt (D) Incumbent resigned January 6, 2014, to become head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
A special election was held November 4, 2014.
Alma Adams (D) November 12, 2014
Florida 19 Trey Radel (R) Incumbent resigned January 27, 2014 following a conviction for cocaine possession.
A special election was held June 24, 2014.
Curt Clawson (R) June 25, 2014
New Jersey 1 Rob Andrews
(D)
Incumbent resigned February 18, 2014, to take a position at a Philadelphia law firm.
A special election was held November 4, 2014.
Donald Norcross
(D)
November 12, 2014
Virginia 7 Eric Cantor
(R)
Incumbent resigned August 18, 2014 following his primary defeat.
A special election was held November 4, 2014.
Dave Brat
(R)
November 12, 2014
Percentage of members from each party by state, ranging from dark blue (most Democratic) to dark red (most Republican).
Percentage of members from each party by state, ranging from dark blue (most Democratic) to dark red (most Republican).

07Committees

[Section contents: Senate, House, Joint ] Listed alphabetically by chamber, including Chairperson and Ranking Member.

Senate

Committee Chairman Ranking Member
Aging (special) Bill Nelson (D-FL) Susan Collins (R-ME)
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Appropriations Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) Richard Shelby (R-AL)
Armed Services Carl Levin (D-MI) Jim Inhofe (R-OK)
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Tim Johnson (D-SD) Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Budget Patty Murray (D-WA) Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
Commerce, Science and Transportation Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) John Thune (R-SD)
Energy and Natural Resources Ron Wyden (D-OR) until Feb 2014 Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Mary Landrieu (D-LA) from Feb 2014
Environment and Public Works Barbara Boxer (D-CA) David Vitter (R-LA)
Ethics (select) Barbara Boxer (D-CA) Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
Finance Max Baucus (D-MT) until Feb 2014 Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Ron Wyden (D-OR) from Feb 2014
Foreign Relations John Kerry (D-MA) until Feb 2013 Bob Corker (R-TN)
Bob Menendez (D-NJ) from Feb 2013
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Tom Harkin (D-IA) Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Thomas Carper (D-DE) Tom Coburn (R-OK)
Indian Affairs Maria Cantwell (D-WA) until Feb 2014 John Barrasso (R-WY)
Jon Tester (D-MT) from Feb 2014
Intelligence (Select) Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
Judiciary Patrick Leahy (D-VT) Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Rules and Administration Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Pat Roberts (R-KS)
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Mary Landrieu (D-LA) until Feb 2014 Jim Risch (R-ID)
Maria Cantwell (D-WA) from Feb 2014
Veterans' Affairs Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Richard Burr (R-NC)

House of Representatives

Sources: H.Res. 6, H.Res. 7

Joint committees

Party membership of the House, by district Democratic Republican
Party membership of the House, by district Democratic Republican

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