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H. Doc. 108-222 NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS JANUARY 3, 1977, TO JANUARY 3, 1979 FIRST SESSION—January 4, 1977, 1 to December 15, 1977 SECOND SESSION—January 19, 1978, 2 to October 15, 1978 VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES—NELSON A. ROCKEFELLER, 3 of New York; WALTER F. MONDALE, 4 of Minnesota PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE—JAMES O. EASTLAND, 5 of Mississippi DEPUTY PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE—HUBERT H. HUMPHREY, 6 of Minnesota SECRETARY OF THE SENATE—FRANCIS R. VALEO, 7 of the District of Columbia; J. STANLEY KIMMITT, 8 of Virginia SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE SENATE—F. NORDY HOFFMANN, of Maryland SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—THOMAS P. O’NEILL, JR., 9 of Massachusetts CLERK OF THE HOUSE—EDMUND L. HENSHAW, JR., 10 of Virginia SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE HOUSE—KENNETH R. HARDING, 10 of Virginia DOORKEEPER OF THE HOUSE—JAMES T. MOLLOY, 10 of New York POSTMASTER OF THE HOUSE—ROBERT V. ROTA, 10 of Pennsylvania ALABAMA ARIZONA CALIFORNIA SENATORS SENATORS SENATORS John J. Sparkman, Huntsville Barry Goldwater, Scottsdale Alan Cranston, Los Angeles James B. Allen, 11 Gadsden Dennis DeConcini, Tucson S. I. Hayakawa, Mill Valley Maryon Allen, 12 Gadsden REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES Donald Stewart, 13 Anniston Harold T. Johnson, Roseville John J. Rhodes, Mesa REPRESENTATIVES Don H. Clausen, Crescent City Morris K. Udall, Tucson Jack Edwards, Mobile John E. Moss, 16 Sacramento Bob Stump, Tolleson Robert L. Leggett, 17 Vallejo William L. Dickinson, Montgomery Eldon D. Rudd, Scottsdale Bill Nichols, Sylacauga John Burton, San Francisco Phillip Burton, San Francisco Tom Bevill, Jasper ARKANSAS Ronnie G. Flippo, Florence George Miller, Martinez John Buchanan, Birmingham SENATORS Ronald V. Dellums, Berkeley Walter Flowers, Tuscaloosa John L. McClellan, 14 Little Rock Fortney H. (Pete) Stark, Oakland Kaneaster Hodges, Jr., 15 Newport Don Edwards, San Jose 18 ALASKA Dale Bumpers, Charleston Leo J. Ryan, Belmont Paul N. (Pete) McCloskey, Jr., Menlo SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES Park Theodore F. Stevens, Anchorage Bill Alexander, Osceola Norman Y. Mineta, San Jose Maurice R. Gravel, Anchorage James G. Tucker, Jr., Little Rock John J. McFall, 19 Manteca REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE John P. Hammerschmidt, Harrison B. F. Sisk, Fresno Donald E. Young, Fort Yukon Ray Thornton, Sheridan Leon E. Panetta, Carmel Valley 1 By joint resolution (Pub. Law 94-494, 94th Cong., 2d 7 Resigned March 31, 1977. 15 Appointed December 10, 1977, to fill vacancy caused sess.), the date of assembling the first session of the Nine- 8 Elected April 1, 1977. by death of John L. McClellan, and took his seat Decem- ty-fifth Congress was fixed for January 4, 1977. 9 Elected January 4, 1977. ber 15, 1977. 2 By joint resolution (Pub. Law 95-221, 95th Cong., 1st 10 Reelected January 4, 1977. 16 Resigned December 31, 1978; vacancy throughout re- sess.), the date of assembling the second session of the 11 Died June 1, 1978. mainder of the Congress. Ninety-fifth Congress was fixed for January 19, 1978. 12 Appointed June 8, 1978, to fill vacancy caused by 17 Election unsuccessfully contested by Albert Dehr. 3 Term expired at noon on January 20, 1977. death of her husband James B. Allen, and took her seat 18 Died November 18, 1978; vacancy throughout remain- 4 Term began at noon on January 20, 1977. 5 Resigned December 27, 1978. June 12, 1978; resigned November 7, 1978. der of the Congress. 6 Office of Deputy President Pro Tempore was estab- 13 Elected November 7, 1978, to fill vacancy caused by 19 Resigned December 31, 1978; vacancy throughout re- lished January 5, 1977, pursuant to Senate Resolution death of James B. Allen, and began service November mainder of the Congress. 17, Ninety-fifth Congress; Hubert H. Humphrey died Jan- 8, 1978. uary 13, 1978. 14 Died November 28, 1977. [ 463 ] 464 Biographical Directory CALIFORNIA—Continued FLORIDA Martin A. Russo, South Holland Edward J. Derwinski, Flossmoor REPRESENTATIVES—Continued SENATORS Lawton Chiles, Lakeland John G. Fary, Chicago John Krebs, Fresno Richard (Dick) Stone, Tallahassee Henry J. Hyde, Park Ridge William M. Ketchum, 20 Bakersfield REPRESENTATIVES Cardiss Collins, Chicago Robert J. Lagomarsino, Ventura Dan Rostenkowski, Chicago Robert L. F. Sikes, Crestview Barry Goldwater, Jr., Woodland Hills Sidney R. Yates, Chicago James C. Corman, Van Nuys Don Fuqua, Altha 26 Charles E. Bennett, Jacksonville Abner J. Mikva, Evanston Carlos J. Moorhead, Glendale Frank Annunzio, Chicago Anthony C. Beilenson, Los Angeles Bill Chappell, Jr., Ocala 22 Philip M. Crane, Mount Prospect Henry A. Waxman, Los Angeles Richard Kelly, New Port Richey C. W. Bill Young, St. Petersburg Robert McClory, Lake Bluff Edward R. Roybal, Los Angeles John N. Erlenborn, Glen Ellyn John Rousselot, San Marino Sam M. Gibbons, Tampa Andrew P. Ireland, Winter Haven Thomas J. Corcoran, Ottawa Robert K. Dornan, Santa Monica John B. Anderson, Rockford Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, Los Angeles Louis Frey, Jr., Winter Park L. A. (Skip) Bafalis, Fort Myers Beach George M. O’Brien, Joliet Augustus F. (Gus) Hawkins, Los Paul G. Rogers, West Palm Beach Robert H. Michel, Peoria Angeles J. Herbert Burke, Hollywood Thomas F. Railsback, Moline George E. Danielson, Monterey Park William Lehman, Miami Paul Findley, Pittsfield Charles H. Wilson, Hawthorne Claude D. Pepper, Miami Edward R. Madigan, Lincoln Glenn M. Anderson, Harbor City Dante B. Fascell, Miami George E. Shipley, Olney Del Clawson, 21 Downey Mark W. Hannaford, Lakewood Melvin Price, East St. Louis GEORGIA Paul Simon, Carbondale Jim Lloyd, West Covina SENATORS George E. Brown, Jr., Colton Herman E. Talmadge, Lovejoy INDIANA Shirley N. Pettis, Loma Linda Sam Nunn, Perry Jerry M. Patterson, Buena Park SENATORS Charles E. Wiggins, Fullerton REPRESENTATIVES Birch E. Bayh, Terre Haute Robert E. Badham, Newport Beach Bo Ginn, Millen Richard G. Lugar, Indianapolis Bob Wilson, San Diego Dawson Mathis, Albany Jack Brinkley, Columbus REPRESENTATIVES Lionel Van Deerlin, Chula Vista Adam Benjamin, Jr., Hobart Clair W. Burgener, Rancho Santa Fe Elliot H. Levitas, Atlanta Andrew Young, 23 Atlanta Floyd J. Fithian, Lafayette COLORADO Wyche Fowler, Jr., 24 Atlanta John Brademas, South Bend John J. Flynt, Jr., Griffin J. Danforth Quayle, Huntington SENATORS Larry McDonald, Marietta Elwood Hillis, Kokomo Floyd K. Haskell, Littleton Billy Lee Evans, Macon David W. Evans, Indianapolis Gary Hart, Denver Edgar L. Jenkins, Jasper John T. Myers, Covington REPRESENTATIVES D. Douglas Barnard, Jr., Augusta David L. Cornwell, Paoli Patricia Schroeder, Denver Lee H. Hamilton, Columbus Timothy E. Wirth, Denver HAWAII Philip R. Sharp, Muncie Frank E. Evans, Pueblo SENATORS Andrew Jacobs, Jr., Indianapolis James P. (Jim) Johnson, Fort Collins Daniel K. Inouye, Honolulu William L. Armstrong, Aurora Spark M. Matsunaga, Honolulu IOWA REPRESENTATIVES CONNECTICUT SENATORS Cecil Heftel, Honolulu Richard (Dick) Clark, Marion SENATORS Daniel K. Akaka, Honolulu John C. Culver, Cedar Rapids Abraham A. Ribicoff, Hartford Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., Greenwich IDAHO REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES SENATORS James A. S. Leach, Davenport Michael T. Blouin, Dubuque William R. Cotter, Hartford Frank Church, Boise Christopher J. Dodd, Norwich James A. McClure, Payette Charles E. Grassley, New Hartford Neal Smith, Altoona Robert N. Giaimo, North Haven REPRESENTATIVES Stewart B. McKinney, Fairfield Tom Harkin, Ames Steven D. Symms, Caldwell Berkley Bedell, Spirit Lake Ronald A. Sarasin, Beacon Falls George Hansen, Pocatello Toby Moffett, Unionville ILLINOIS KANSAS DELAWARE SENATORS SENATORS SENATORS Charles H. Percy, Wilmette James B. Pearson, 27 Prairie Village William V. Roth, Jr., Wilmington Adlai E. Stevenson, Hanover Nancy L. Kassebaum, 28 Wichita Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Wilmington REPRESENTATIVES Robert Dole, Russell REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE Ralph H. Metcalfe, 25 Chicago REPRESENTATIVES Thomas B. Evans, Jr., Wilmington Morgan F. Murphy, Chicago Keith G. Sebelius, Norton 20 Died June 24, 1978; vacancy throughout remainder 24 Elected April 5, 1977, to fill vacancy caused by res- 26 Election unsuccessfully contested by Samuel H. of the Congress. ignation of Andrew Young, and became a member of the Young. 21 Resigned December 31, 1978; vacancy throughout re- House on April 6, 1977; election unsuccessfully contested 27 Resigned December 23, 1978. mainder of the Congress. by Wyman C. Lowe. 28 Appointed December 23, 1978, to the seat she had 22 Election unsuccessfully contested by JoAnn Saunders. 25 Died October 10, 1978; vacancy throughout remainder won in the general election, to fill vacancy caused by res- 23 Resigned January 29, 1977. of the Congress. ignation of James B. Pearson, and began service December 23, 1978. NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS 465 Martha Keys, Manhattan Goodloe E. Byron, 32 Frederick Tom Hagedorn, Truman Larry Winn, Jr., Overland Park Parren J. Mitchell, Baltimore Bill Frenzel, Golden Valley Daniel R. Glickman, Wichita Newton I. Steers, Jr., Bethesda Bruce F. Vento, St. Paul Joe Skubitz, 29 Pittsburg Donald M. Fraser, Minneapolis MASSACHUSETTS Richard Nolan, Waite Park KENTUCKY SENATORS Bob Bergland, 40 Roseau SENATORS Edward M. Kennedy, Hyannis Port Arlan Stangeland, 41 Barnesville Edward W. Brooke, Newton Walter (Dee) Huddleston, James L. Oberstar, Chisholm Elizabethtown REPRESENTATIVES Wendell H. Ford, Owensboro Silvio O. Conte, Pittsfield MISSISSIPPI Edward P. Boland, Springfield SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES Joseph D. Early, Worcester James O. Eastland, 42 Doddsville Carroll Hubbard, Jr., Mayfield Robert F. Drinan, Newton Thad Cochran, 43 Jackson William H. Natcher,
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