| 103rd United States Congress | |||
United States Capitol (2002) |
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| Duration: January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | |||
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| Senate President: | Dan Quayle (R), before January 20, 1993 Al Gore (D), after Januray 20, 1993 |
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| Senate Pres. pro tem: | Robert Byrd (D) | ||
| House Speaker: | Tom Foley (D) | ||
| 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 5, 1993 – November 26, 1993 2nd: January 25, 1994 – December 1, 1994 |
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The One Hundred Third 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, 1993 to January 3, 1995, during the first two years of Bill Clinton's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Twenty-first Census of the United States in 1990. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
| Party (Shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | ||
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Republican (R) |
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| End of the previous congress | 57 | 43 | 100 | 0 |
| Begin | 57 | 43 | 100 | 0 |
| End | 53 | 47 | ||
| Final voting share | 53.0% | 47.0% | ||
| Beginning of the next congress | 47 | 53 | 100 | 0 |
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(Shading indicates majority caucus)
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| Democratic | Independent | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of the previous Congress | 270 | 1 | 164 | 435 | 0 |
| Begin | 258 | 1 | 176 | 435 | 0 |
| End | 256 | 177 | 434 | 1 | |
| Final voting share | 59.2% | 40.8% | |||
| Non-voting members | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Beginning of the next Congress | 204 | 1 | 230 | 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.
| State (class) |
Former senator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's installation |
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| Texas (1) |
Lloyd Bentsen (D) | Resigned January 20, 1993 to become United States Secretary of the Treasury. His successor was appointed. |
Bob Krueger (D) | January 21, 1993 |
| Texas (1) |
Bob Krueger (D) | Interim appointee lost special election June 6, 1993. His successor was elected to finish the term. |
Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) | June 14, 1993 |
| Alabama (3) |
Richard Shelby (D) | Changed party November 9, 1994 | Richard Shelby (R) | November 9, 1994 |
| Oklahoma (2) |
David L. Boren (D) | Resigned November 15, 1994 to become President of the University of Oklahoma. His successor was elected in a special election to finish the term. |
Jim Inhofe (R) | November 17, 1994 |
| Tennessee (2) |
Harlan Mathews (D) | Interim appointee did not seek election. His successor was elected in a special election November 8, 1994 to finish the term. |
Fred Thompson (R) | December 2, 1994 |
| District | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's installation |
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| Wisconsin's 1st | Les Aspin (D) | Resigned to January 20, 1993 become United States Secretary of Defense | Peter W. Barca (D) | May 4, 1993 |
| Mississippi's 2nd | Mike Espy (D) | Resigned January 22, 1993 to become United States Secretary of Agriculture | Bennie Thompson (D) | April 13, 1993 |
| California's 17th | Leon Panetta (D) | Resigned January 23, 1993 to become Director of the Office of Management and Budget | Sam Farr (D) | June 8, 1993 |
| Ohio 2nd | Bill Gradison (R) | Resigned January 31, 1993 to become president of the Health Insurance Association of America | Rob Portman (R) | May 4, 1993 |
| Michigan 3rd | Paul B. Henry (R) | Died July 31, 1993 | Vern Ehlers (R) | December 7, 1993 |
| Oklahoma's 6th | Glenn English (D) | Resigned January 7, 1994 to become CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association | Frank Lucas (R) | May 10, 1994 |
| Kentucky's 2nd | William H. Natcher (D) | Died March 29, 1994 | Ron Lewis (R) | May 24, 1994 |
| New Jersey 11th | Dean Gallo (R) | Died November 6, 1994 | Vacant for remainder of term | |
| Oklahoma's 1st | Jim Inhofe (R) | Resigned November 15, 1994 when elected to the U.S. Senate | Steve Largent (R) | November 29, 1994 |
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