101st United States Congress | |||
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Duration: January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991 | |||
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Senate President: | George H. W. Bush (R) [1] Dan Quayle (R) |
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Senate Pres. pro tem: | Robert Byrd (D) | ||
House Speaker: | Jim Wright (D) (until June 6, 1989) Tom Foley (D) |
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Members: | 100 Senators 435 Representatives 5 Non-voting members |
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Senate Majority: | Democratic Party | ||
House Majority: | Democratic Party | ||
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1st: January 3, 1989 – November 22, 1989 2nd: January 23, 1990 – October 28, 1990 |
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The One Hundred First United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1989 to January 3, 1991, during the first two years of the administration of U.S. President George H. W. Bush.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Twentieth Census of the United States in 1980. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
Party (Shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | ||
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Democratic (D) |
Republican (R) |
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End of the previous congress | 54 | 45 | 99 | 1 |
Begin | 55 | 45 | 100 | 0 |
End | ||||
Final voting share | 55.0% | 45.0% | ||
Beginning of the next congress | 56 | 44 | 100 | 0 |
Party (Shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | |||
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Democratic (D) |
Republican (R) |
Independent (I) |
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End of the previous congress | 258 | 177 | 0 | 435 | 0 |
Begin | 251 | 183 | 0 | 434 | 1 |
End | 250 | 433 | 2 | ||
Final voting share | 57.7% | 42.3% | 0.0% | ||
Beginning of the next congress | 270 | 164 | 1 | 435 | 0 |
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress.
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
State (class) |
Former senator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's installation |
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Hawaii (1) |
Spark Matsunaga (D) | Died April 15, 1990. His successor was appointed. |
Daniel Akaka (D) | May 16, 1990 |
New Hampshire (2) |
Gordon J. Humphrey (R) | Retired and resigned early December 4, 1990, having been elected to the New Hampshire Senate. His successor was appointed. |
Bob Smith (R) | December 7, 1990 |
District | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's installation |
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Alabama's 3rd | Vacant | Rep. William F. Nichols died during previous congress | Glen Browder (D) | April 4, 1989 |
Florida 2nd | Bill Grant (D) |
Changed party affiliation February 21, 1989 | Bill Grant (R) |
February 21, 1989 |
Wyoming's At-large | Dick Cheney (R) | Resigned March 17, 1989 after being appointed United States Secretary of Defense | Craig L. Thomas (R) | April 26, 1989 |
Florida's 18th | Claude Pepper (D) | Died May 30, 1989 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) | August 29, 1989 |
California's 15th | Tony Coelho (D) | Resigned June 15, 1989 | Gary Condit (D) | September 12, 1989 |
Texas's 12th | Jim Wright (D) | Resigned June 30, 1989 | Pete Geren (D) | September 12, 1989 |
Arkansas 2nd | Tommy F. Robinson (D) |
Changed party affiliation July 28, 1989 | Tommy F. Robinson (R) |
July 28, 1989 |
Texas's 18th | Mickey Leland (D) | Died August 7, 1989 | Craig A. Washington (D) | December 9, 1989 |
Mississippi's 5th | Larkin I. Smith (R) | Died August 13, 1989 | Gene Taylor (D) | October 17, 1989 |
New York's 14th | Guy Molinari (R) | Resigned December 31, 1989 | Susan Molinari (R) | March 20, 1990 |
New York's 18th | Robert García (D) | Resigned January 7, 1990 | José E. Serrano (D) | March 20, 1990 |
New Jersey's 1st | James Florio (D) | Resigned January 16, 1990 after being elected Governor of New Jersey | Rob Andrews (D) | November 6, 1990 |
Hawaii's 2nd | Daniel Akaka (D) | Resigned May 15, 1990 after being appointed to the US Senate | Patsy Mink (D) | September 22, 1990 |
Ohio's 8th | Buz Lukens (R) | Resigned October 24, 1990 | Vacant | Not filled this term |
New Hampshire's 1st | Robert C. Smith (R) | Resigned December 7, 1990 after being appointed to the US Senate | Vacant | Not filled this term |
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