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Directory of Members of the House of Representatives OFFICIAL LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of the UNITED STATES AND THEIR PLACES OF RESIDENCE ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS . JUNE 19, 2008 Compiled by LORRAINE C. MILLER, Clerk of the House of Representatives http://clerk.house.gov Democrats in roman (236); Republicans in italic (199); total 435. The number preceding the name is the Member’s district. ALABAMA 1 Jo Bonner .................................................... Mobile 2 Terry Everett ................................................ Rehobeth 3 Mike Rogers ................................................. Anniston 4 Robert B. Aderholt ....................................... Haleyville 5 Robert E. (Bud) Cramer, Jr. ........................ Huntsville 6 Spencer Bachus ........................................... Vestavia Hills 7 Artur Davis ................................................. Birmingham ALASKA AT LARGE Don Young ................................................... Fort Yukon ARIZONA 1 Rick Renzi .................................................... Flagstaff 2 Trent Franks ............................................... Glendale 3 John B. Shadegg ......................................... Phoenix 4 Ed Pastor..................................................... Phoenix 5 Harry E. Mitchell ........................................ Tempe 6 Jeff Flake ..................................................... Mesa 7 Rau´ l M. Grijalva .......................................... Tucson 8 Gabrielle Giffords........................................ Tucson ARKANSAS 1 Marion Berry............................................... Gillett 2 Vic Snyder ................................................... Little Rock 3 John Boozman ............................................. Rogers 4 Mike Ross.................................................... Prescott (1) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 13:05 Jun 18, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 9284 Sfmt 0284 C:\DBASE\OLMFINAL.TXT OPS PsN: CHRLES 2 CALIFORNIA 1 Mike Thompson ........................................... St. Helena 2 Wally Herger ................................................ Marysville 3 Daniel E. Lungren ....................................... Gold River 4 John T. Doolittle .......................................... Roseville 5 Doris O. Matsui ........................................... Sacramento 6 Lynn C. Woolsey .......................................... Petaluma 7 George Miller .............................................. Martinez 8 Nancy Pelosi ................................................ San Francisco 9 Barbara Lee................................................. Oakland 10 Ellen O. Tauscher ........................................ Alamo 11 Jerry McNerney.......................................... Pleasanton 12 Jackie Speier 1 ............................................. Hillsborough 13 Fortney Pete Stark ...................................... Fremont 14 Anna G. Eshoo ............................................. Atherton 15 Michael M. Honda ....................................... San Jose 16 Zoe Lofgren .................................................. San Jose 17 Sam Farr ..................................................... Carmel 18 Dennis A. Cardoza ...................................... Atwater 19 George Radanovich ..................................... Mariposa 20 Jim Costa..................................................... Fresno 21 Devin Nunes ................................................ Tulare 22 Kevin McCarthy .......................................... Bakersfield 23 Lois Capps ................................................... Santa Barbara 24 Elton Gallegly .............................................. Simi Valley 25 Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon ......................... Santa Clarita 26 David Dreier ................................................ San Dimas 27 Brad Sherman ............................................. Sherman Oaks 28 Howard L. Berman ...................................... North Hollywood 29 Adam B. Schiff ............................................. Burbank 30 Henry A. Waxman ....................................... Los Angeles 31 Xavier Becerra ............................................ Los Angeles 32 Hilda L. Solis ............................................... El Monte 33 Diane E. Watson .......................................... Los Angeles 34 Lucille Roybal-Allard .................................. Los Angeles 35 Maxine Waters ............................................ Los Angeles 36 Jane Harman .............................................. Venice 37 Laura Richardson 2 ..................................... Long Beach 38 Grace F. Napolitano .................................... Norwalk 39 Linda T. Sa´nchez ......................................... Lakewood 40 Edward R. Royce ......................................... Fullerton 41 Jerry Lewis .................................................. Redlands 42 Gary G. Miller ............................................. Diamond Bar 43 Joe Baca....................................................... Rialto 44 Ken Calvert .................................................. Corona 45 Mary Bono Mack ......................................... Palm Springs 46 Dana Rohrabacher ...................................... Huntington Beach 47 Loretta Sanchez.......................................... Anaheim 48 John Campbell ............................................ Irvine 49 Darrell E. Issa ............................................. Vista 50 Brian P. Bilbray .......................................... Carlsbad 51 Bob Filner .................................................... San Diego VerDate 0ct 09 2002 13:05 Jun 18, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 9284 Sfmt 0284 C:\DBASE\OLMFINAL.TXT OPS PsN: CHRLES 3 52 Duncan Hunter ............................................ Alpine 53 Susan A. Davis ............................................ San Diego 1 Elected April 8, 2008, to fill the vacancy due to the death of Tom Lantos, February 11, 2008. 2 Elected August 21, 2007, to fill the vacancy due to the death of Juanita Millender-McDonald, April 22, 2007. COLORADO 1 Diana DeGette ............................................ Denver 2 Mark Udall .................................................. El Dorado Springs 3 John T. Salazar ........................................... Manassa 4 Marilyn N. Musgrave .................................. Fort Morgan 5 Doug Lamborn ............................................ Colorado Springs 6 Thomas G. Tancredo ................................... Littleton 7 Ed Perlmutter............................................. Golden CONNECTICUT 1 John B. Larson ............................................ East Hartford 2 Joe Courtney............................................... Vernon 3 Rosa L. DeLauro .......................................... New Haven 4 Christopher Shays ....................................... Bridgeport 5 Christopher S. Murphy ............................... Cheshire DELAWARE AT LARGE Michael N. Castle ........................................ Wilmington FLORIDA 1 Jeff Miller .................................................... Chumuckla 2 Allen Boyd................................................... Monticello 3 Corrine Brown............................................. Jacksonville 4 Ander Crenshaw .......................................... Jacksonville 5 Ginny Brown-Waite ..................................... Brooksville 6 Cliff Stearns ................................................ Ocala 7 John L. Mica ................................................ Winter Park 8 Ric Keller ..................................................... Orlando 9 Gus M. Bilirakis .......................................... Palm Harbor 10 C. W. Bill Young .......................................... Indian Shores 11 Kathy Castor............................................... Tampa 12 Adam H. Putnam ........................................ Bartow 13 Vern Buchanan ........................................... Sarasota 14 Connie Mack ................................................ Fort Myers 15 Dave Weldon ................................................ Indialantic 16 Tim Mahoney .............................................. Venus 17 Kendrick B. Meek ........................................ Miami 18 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen .................................... Miami 19 Robert Wexler ............................................. Boca Raton 20 Debbie Wasserman Schultz ........................ Weston 21 Lincoln Diaz-Balart .................................... Miami 22 Ron Klein ..................................................... Boca Raton 23 Alcee L. Hastings ........................................ Miramar 24 Tom Feeney .................................................. Oviedo 25 Mario Diaz-Balart ....................................... Miami VerDate 0ct 09 2002 13:05 Jun 18, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 9284 Sfmt 0284 C:\DBASE\OLMFINAL.TXT OPS PsN: CHRLES 4 GEORGIA 1 Jack Kingston .............................................. Savannah 2 Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. ................................. Albany 3 Lynn A. Westmoreland ................................ Grantville 4 Henry C. ‘‘Hank’’ Johnson, Jr. .................... Lithonia 5 John Lewis .................................................. Atlanta 6 Tom Price ..................................................... Roswell 7 John Linder ................................................. Duluth 8 Jim Marshall..............................................
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