87th United States Congress

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The Eighty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1961 to January 3, 1963, during the first two years of the administration of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Seventeenth Census of the United States in 1950. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

[edit] Dates of sessions

January 3, 1961January 3, 1963

Previous: 86th Congress • Next: 88th Congress

[edit] Major events

Main articles: 1961#Events and 1962#Events

[edit] Major legislation

[edit] Party summary

Senate

TOTAL members: 100

House of Representatives

TOTAL members: 437

[edit] Officers

[edit] Senate

[edit] House of Representatives

[edit] Members

[edit] Senate

Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election.

See also: Category:United States Senators
See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state

[edit] Alabama

[edit] Alaska

[edit] Arizona

[edit] Arkansas

[edit] California

[edit] Colorado

[edit] Connecticut

[edit] Delaware

[edit] Florida

[edit] Georgia

[edit] Hawaii

[edit] Idaho

2. Leonard B. Jordan (Rep.), appointed to fill vacancy

[edit] Illinois

[edit] Indiana

[edit] Iowa

[edit] Kansas

2. James B. Pearson (Rep.), appointed to fill vacancy

[edit] Kentucky

[edit] Louisiana

[edit] Maine

[edit] Maryland

[edit] Massachusetts

1. Ted Kennedy (Dem.), elected to fill vacancy

[edit] Michigan

[edit] Minnesota

[edit] Mississippi

[edit] Missouri

[edit] Montana

[edit] Nebraska

[edit] Nevada

[edit] New Hampshire

2. Maurice J. Murphy, Jr. (Rep.), appointed to fill vacancy
2. Thomas J. McIntyre (Dem.), elected to fill vacancy

[edit] New Jersey

[edit] New Mexico

1. Edwin L. Mechem (Rep.), appointed to fill vacancy

[edit] New York

[edit] North Carolina

[edit] North Dakota

[edit] Ohio

[edit] Oklahoma

[edit] Oregon

[edit] Pennsylvania

[edit] Rhode Island

[edit] South Carolina

[edit] South Dakota

3. Joseph H. Bottum (Rep.), appointed to fill vacancy

[edit] Tennessee

[edit] Texas

2. John Tower (Rep.), elected to fill vacancy

[edit] Utah

[edit] Vermont

[edit] Virginia

[edit] Washington

[edit] West Virginia

[edit] Wisconsin

[edit] Wyoming

2. Milward L. Simpson (Rep.), elected to fill vacancy

[edit] House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide at-large, are preceded by an "At-Large," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.

Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.

See also: Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives
See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state

[edit] Alabama

[edit] Alaska

[edit] Arizona

2. Mo Udall (Dem.), elected to fill vacancy

[edit] Arkansas

6. Catherine Dorris Norrell (Dem.), elected to fill vacancy

[edit] California

[edit] Colorado

[edit] Connecticut

[edit] Delaware

[edit] Florida

[edit] Georgia

[edit] Hawaii

[edit] Idaho

[edit] Illinois

[edit] Indiana

[edit] Iowa

[edit] Kansas

[edit] Kentucky

[edit] Louisiana

[edit] Maine

[edit] Maryland

[edit] Massachusetts

[edit] Michigan

1. Lucien N. Nedzi (Dem.), elected to fill vacancy
14. Harold M. Ryan (Dem.), elected to fill vacancy

[edit] Minnesota

[edit] Mississippi

[edit] Missouri

[edit] Montana

[edit] Nebraska

[edit] Nevada

[edit] New Hampshire

[edit] New Jersey

[edit] New Mexico

[edit] New York

[edit] North Carolina

[edit] North Dakota

[edit] Ohio

[edit] Oklahoma

[edit] Oregon

[edit] Pennsylvania

Vacant February 26, 1961 - May 15, 1961
John C. Kunkel (Rep.), elected to fill vacancy, installed May 16, 1961

[edit] Rhode Island

[edit] South Carolina

2. Corinne Boyd Riley (Dem.), elected to fill vacancy

[edit] South Dakota

[edit] Tennessee

1. Louise G. Reece (Rep.), elected to fill vacancy

[edit] Texas

[edit] Utah

[edit] Vermont

[edit] Virginia

[edit] Washington

3. Julia Butler Hansen (Dem.), elected to fill vacancy

[edit] West Virginia

[edit] Wisconsin

[edit] Wyoming

[edit] Non-voting members

[edit] Employees

[edit] Senate

[edit] House of Representatives


[edit] References

  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 

[edit] External links