| 93rd United States Congress | |||
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| Duration: January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 | |||
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| Senate President: | Spiro Agnew (until October 10, 1973) Gerald Ford (Dec 6, 1973 to Aug 9, 1974) Nelson Rockefeller (beginning on Dec 19, 1974) |
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| Senate Pres. pro tem: | James Eastland | ||
| House Speaker: | Carl Albert | ||
| Members: | 100 Senators 435 Representatives |
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| Senate Majority: | Democratic Party | ||
| House Majority: | Democratic Party | ||
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| 1st: January 3, 1973 – December 22, 1973 2nd: January 21, 1974 – December 20, 1974 |
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The Ninety-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, 1973 to January 3, 1975, during the end of Richard Nixon's presidency, and the beginning of Gerald Ford's. This Congress was the first (and, to date, only) Congress with more than one Senate President (the Vice President of the United States), in this case, three. After the resignation of Spiro Agnew, Gerald Ford was appointed under the authority of the newly-ratified 25th Amendment. Ford became President the next year and Nelson Rockefeller was appointed in his place. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Nineteenth Census of the United States in 1970. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
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(Shading indicates majority caucus)
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| Democratic | Republican | Conservative | Independent | Vacant | ||
| End of the previous congress | 54 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 |
| Begin | 56 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 |
| End | 57 | 40 | 1 | 99 | 1 | |
| Final voting share | 57.6% | 40.4% | 1.0% | 1.0% | ||
| Beginning of the next congress | 60 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 1 |
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| Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Congress | 252 | 178 | 430 | 5 |
| Begin | 241 | 192 | 433 | 2 |
| End | 235 | 182 | 420 | 18 |
| Final voting share | 56.4% | 45.6% | ||
| Beginning of next Congress | 291 | 144 | 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. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 means their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1976; Class 2 means their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1978; and Class 3 means their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1974.
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
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Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
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The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
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Former senator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's installation |
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| Ohio (3) |
William B. Saxbe (R) | Resigned January 3, 1974 to become Attorney General | Howard Metzenbaum (D) | January 4, 1974 |
| Nevada (3) |
Alan Bible (D) | Resigned December 17, 1974, to give successor preferential seniority | Paul Laxalt (R) | December 18, 1974 |
| Utah (3) |
Wallace F. Bennett (R) | Resigned December 20, 1974, to give successor preferential seniority | Jake Garn (R) | December 21, 1974 |
| Ohio (3) |
Howard Metzenbaum (D) | Resigned December 23, 1974, to give successor preferential seniority | John Glenn (D) | December 24, 1974 |
| Kentucky (3) |
Marlow Cook (R) | Resigned December 27, 1974, to give successor preferential seniority | Wendell H. Ford (D) | December 28, 1974 |
| New Hampshire (3) |
Norris Cotton (R) | Resigned December 31, 1974, to give successor preferential seniority | Louis C. Wyman (R) | December 31, 1974 |
| Florida (3) |
Edward J. Gurney (R) | Resigned December 31, 1974, in an influence peddling scandal | Richard Stone (D) | December 31, 1974 |
| Arkansas (3) |
J. William Fulbright (D) | Resigned December 31, 1974 | Vacant | Not filled this Congress |
There were three deaths before this Congress began.
| District | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's installation |
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| Illinois 7th | Vacant | Rep. George W. Collins (D), died during previous congress | Cardiss Collins (D) | June 5, 1973 |
| Alaska At-large | Vacant | Nick Begich (D) and Hale Boggs (D) were lost in a plane crash, and the estate of Rep. Begich was issued a presumptive death certificate from the State of Alaska during previous congress. Both were also declared dead persuant to H. R. Res. 1 issued January 3, 1973. | Don Young (R) | March 6, 1973 |
| Louisiana 2nd | Hale Boggs (D) | Nick Begich (D) and Hale Boggs (D) were lost in a plane crash duing previous congress. Both were declared dead persuant to H. R. Res. 1 issued January 3, 1973. | Lindy Boggs (D) | March 20, 1973 |
| Michigan 7th | Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (R) | Switched party affiliation | Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (D) | February 27, 1973 |
| Maryland 1st | William Mills (R) | Committed suicide May 24, 1973 | Robert Bauman (R) | August 21, 1973 |
| Pennsylvania 12th | John Saylor (R) | Died October 28, 1973 | John Murtha (D) | February 5, 1974 |
| Michigan 5th | Gerald Ford (R) | Resigned December 6, 1973 to become Vice President | Richard VanderVeen (D) | February 18, 1974 |
| California 13th | Charles Teague (R) | Died January 1, 1974 | Robert Lagomarsino (R) | 1974-03-05 |
| Ohio 1st | William Keating (R) | Resigned January 3, 1974 | Tom Luken (D) | March 5, 1974 |
| Michigan 8th | James Harvey (R) | Resigned January 31, 1974 after being appointed as a judge of the US District Court of the Eastern District of Michigan | Bob Traxler (D) | 1974-04-23 |
| California 6th | William Mailliard (R) | Resigned March 5, 1974 | John Burton (D) | 1974-06-04 |
| California 10th | Charles S. Gubser (R) | Resigned December 31, 1974 | Remained vacant until next Congress | |
| California 19th | Chester E. Holifield (D) | Resigned December 31, 1974 | Remained vacant until next Congress | |
| California 32nd | Craig Hosmer (R) | Resigned December 31, 1974 | Remained vacant until next Congress | |
| California 34th | Richard T. Hanna (D) | Resigned December 31, 1974 | Remained vacant until next Congress | |
| Illinois 24th | Kenneth J. Gray (D) | Resigned December 31, 1974 | Remained vacant until next Congress | |
| Kentucky 1st | Frank Stubblefield (D) | Resigned December 31, 1974 | Remained vacant until next Congress | |
| Massachusetts 3rd | Harold Donohue (D) | Resigned December 31, 1974 | Remained vacant until next Congress | |
| Michigan 6th | Charles E. Chamberlain (R) | Resigned December 31, 1974 | Remained vacant until next Congress | |
| Michigan 17th | Martha Griffiths (D) | Resigned December 31, 1974 | Remained vacant until next Congress | |
| Minnesota 2nd | Ancher Nelsen (R) | Resigned December 31, 1974 | Remained vacant until next Congress | |
| Minnesota 8th | John Blatnik (DFL) | Resigned December 31, 1974 | Remained vacant until next Congress | |
| Nebraska 3rd | David T. Martin (R) | Resigned December 31, 1974 | Remained vacant until next Congress | |
| New Hampshire 1st | Louis C. Wyman (R) | Resigned December 31, 1974 after being appointed to the US Senate | Remained vacant until next Congress | |
| New Jersey 7th | William B. Widnall (R) | Resigned December 31, 1974 | Remained vacant until next Congress | |
| New York 14th | John J. Rooney (D) | Resigned December 31, 1974 | Remained vacant until next Congress | |
| New York 15th | Hugh L. Carey (D) | Resigned December 31, 1974 | Remained vacant until next Congress | |
| New York 29th | Carleton J. King (R) | Resigned December 31, 1974 | Remained vacant until next Congress | |
| New York 37th | Thaddeus J. Dulski (D) | Resigned December 31, 1974 | Remained vacant until next Congress | |
| Ohio 23rd | William Minshall (R) | Resigned December 31, 1974 | Remained vacant until next Congress | |
| Oregon 3rd | Edith S. Green (D) | Resigned December 31, 1974 | Remained vacant until next Congress | |
| Pennsylvania 25th | Frank M. Clark (D) | Resigned December 31, 1974 | Remained vacant until next Congress | |
| South Carolina 3rd | W.J. Bryan Dorn (D) | Resigned December 31, 1974 | Remained vacant until next Congress | |
| South Carolina 5th | Thomas S. Gettys (D) | Resigned December 31, 1974 | Remained vacant until next Congress | |
| Texas 21st | O. C. Fisher (D) | Resigned December 31, 1974 | Remained vacant until next Congress | |
| Virginia 10th | Joel Broyhill (R) | Resigned December 31, 1974 after being defeated for re-election | Remained vacant until next Congress | |
| Washington 3rd | Julia B. Hansen (D) | Resigned December 31, 1974 | Remained vacant until next Congress | |
| Wisconsin 3rd | Vernon W. Thomson (R) | Resigned December 31, 1974 | Remained vacant until next Congress | |
| Wisconsin 9th | Glenn R. Davis (R) | Resigned December 31, 1974 | Remained vacant until next Congress | |
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