90th United States Congress - Membership Changes

The Ninetieth 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, 1967 to January 3, 1969, during the last two years of the second administration of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Eighteenth Census of the United States in 1960. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

Main article: 90th United States Congress

See also: 90th United States Congress - Political Parties

See also: 90th United States Congress - State Delegations

See also: United States House election, 1966

[edit] Dates of sessions

Previous congress: 89th Congress
Next congress: 91st Congress

State		Reason for Change		Date
Alaska class 2	Edward L. (Bob) Bartlett Dem.	Death. Senator Edward L. (Bob) Bartlett died December 11, 1968.	Theodore F. Stevens Rep.	appointed December 24, 1968.
Kentucky class 3	Thruston B. Morton Rep.	Resignation. Senator Thruston B. Morton resigned December 16, 1968.	Marlow W. Cook Rep.	elected December 17, 1968.
Missouri class 3	Edward V. Long Dem.	Resignation. Senator Edward V. Long resigned December 27, 1968.	Thomas F. Eagleton Dem.	elected December 28, 1968.
New York class 1	Robert F. Kennedy Dem.	Death. Senator Robert F. Kennedy died June 6, 1968.	Charles E. Goodell Rep.	appointed September 10, 1968.

State		Reason for Change		Date
California 11th	J. Arthur Younger Rep.	Death. Representative J. Arthur Younger died June 20, 1967.	Paul N. (Pete) McCloskey, Jr. Rep.	elected December 12, 1967
Mississippi 3rd	John Bell Williams Dem.	Resignation. Representative John Bell Williams resigned January 16, 1968.	Charles H. Griffin Dem.	elected March 12, 1968.
New York 13th	Abraham J. Multer Dem.	Resignation. Representative Abraham J. Multer resigned December 31, 1967.	Bertram L. Podell Dem.	elected February 20, 1968.
New York 24th	Paul A. Fino Rep.	Resignation. Representative Paul A. Fino resigned December 31, 1968.	vacant	not filled in this Congress
New York 38th	Charles E. Goodell Rep.	Resignation. Representative Charles E. Goodell resigned September 10, 1968.	vacant	not filled in this Congress
Pennsylvania 20th	Elmer J. Holland Dem.	Death. Representative Elmer J. Holland died August 9, 1968.	Joseph M. Gaydos Dem.	elected November 5, 1968.
Rhode Island 2nd at-large	John E. Fogarty Dem.	Death. Representative John E. Fogarty died January 10, 1967.	Robert O. Tiernan Dem.	elected March 28, 1967.
Texas 3rd	Joe R. Pool Dem.	Death. Representative Joe R. Pool died July 14, 1968.	James M. Collins Rep.	elected August 24, 1968.

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Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.