109th United States Congress

The One Hundred Ninth United States Congress was the legislative branch of the United States, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, from January 3, 2005 to January 3, 2007, during the fifth and sixth years of George W. Bush's presidency. House members were elected in the 2004 elections on November 4, 2004. Senators were elected in three classes in the 2000 elections on November 7, 2000, 2002 elections on November 5, 2002, or 2004 elections on November 4, 2004. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Twenty-second Census of the United States in 2000. Both chambers had a Republican majority, the same party as President Bush.

1 Major events
2 Major legislation
- 2.1 Enacted
- 2.2 Proposed, but not enacted
3 Hearings
4 Party summary
- 4.1 Senate
- 4.2 House of Representatives
5 Leadership
- 5.1 Senate
  - 5.1.1 Majority (Republican) leadership
  - 5.1.2 Minority (Democratic) leadership
- 5.2 House of Representatives
  - 5.2.1 Majority (Republican) leadership
  - 5.2.2 Minority (Democratic) leadership
6 Members
- 6.1 Senate
- 6.2 House of Representatives
7 Changes in membership
- 7.1 Senate
- 7.2 House of Representatives
8 Employees
- 8.1 Senate
- 8.2 House of Representatives
9 See also
- 9.1 Elections
10 References
11 External links

Major events

November 7, 2006 — California Representative Nancy Pelosi and Nevada Senator Harry Reid lead the Democratic Party in taking control of both the House and the Senate in the 2006 congressional elections, the first time in 12 years the Democrats secure control of both houses of Congress simultaneously.

Prominent events included the filibuster "nuclear option" scare, the failure of the federal government to promptly respond to Hurricane Katrina disaster relief, the Tom DeLay corruption investigation, the CIA leak scandal, the rising unpopularity of the Iraq War, the 2006 immigration reform protests and government involvement in the Terri Schiavo case.

In addition to the DeLay indictment, this Congress also had a number of scandals: Bob Ney, Randy "Duke" Cunningham, William J. Jefferson, Mark Foley scandal, and the Jack Abramoff scandals.

This Congress met for 242 days, the fewest since World War II and 12 days fewer than the 80th Congress.^[1]^[2]^[3] As the Congress neared its conclusion, some commentators labelled this the "Do Nothing Congress," ^[1]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] a pejorative originally given to the 80th United States Congress by President Harry Truman.

The President vetoed only one bill, his first veto, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005.

Major legislation

Enacted

Main article: List of United States federal legislation

February 17, 2005: Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109-2
March 21, 2005: Theresa Marie Schiavo's law, Pub.L. 109-3
April 20, 2005: Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, Pub.L. 109-8
April 27, 2005: Family Entertainment and Copyright Act, Pub.L. 109-9
July 28, 2005: Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (CAFTA Implementation Act), Pub.L. 109-53
July 29, 2005: Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109-58
August 10, 2005: Transportation Equity Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109-59
October 26, 2005: Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, Pub.L. 109-92
December 1, 2005: Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109-118
December 22, 2005: Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109-145
December 30, 2005: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006, Pub.L. 109-148
February 8, 2006: Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109-171
May 17, 2006: Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109-222
May 29, 2006: Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act, Pub.L. 109-228
July 27, 2006: Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, Pub.L. 109-248
September 26, 2006: Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, Pub.L. 109-282
October 13, 2006: Safe Port Act, Pub.L. 109-347, including title VIII, Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006
October 17, 2006: Military Commissions Act of 2006, Pub.L. 109-366
October 26, 2006: Secure Fence Act of 2006, Pub.L. 109-367
December 20, 2006: Stolen Valor Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109-437
December 20, 2006: Tax Relief and Health Act of 2006, Pub.L. 109-432

Proposed, but not enacted

H.R. 554 — Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act
H.R. 810 — Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005 - Vetoed
H.R. 1505 — Jessica Lunsford Act
H.R. 4569 — Digital Transition Content Security Act
S. 147 — Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2005 (Akaka Bill)
S. 2611 — Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006

More information: Complete index of Public and Private Laws for 109th Congress at U.S. Government Printing Office

Hearings

Congressional response to the NSA warrantless surveillance program (Senate Judiciary; House Intelligence; Democrats of the House Judiciary)

Party summary

Senate

The party summary for the Senate remained the same during the entire 109th Congress. On January 16, 2006, Democrat Jon Corzine resigned, but Democrat Bob Menendez was appointed and took Corzine's seat the next day.

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total

	Republican	Democratic	Independent		Vacant
End of previous Congress	51	48	1	100	0

Entire Congress	55	44	1	100	0
Final voting share	55%	45%

Beginning of the next Congress	49	49	2	100	0

Partisan mix of the Senate by state

State ranked in partisan order	Percentage Republicans	Percentage Democrats	Republican/ Democrat	Republican seat plurality
Alabama	100%	0%	2/0	2
Alaska	100%	0%	2/0	2
Arizona	100%	0%	2/0	2
Georgia	100%	0%	2/0	2
Idaho	100%	0%	2/0	2
Kansas	100%	0%	2/0	2
Kentucky	100%	0%	2/0	2
Maine	100%	0%	2/0	2
Mississippi	100%	0%	2/0	2
Missouri	100%	0%	2/0	2
New Hampshire	100%	0%	2/0	2
North Carolina	100%	0%	2/0	2
Ohio	100%	0%	2/0	2
Oklahoma	100%	0%	2/0	2
Pennsylvania	100%	0%	2/0	2
South Carolina	100%	0%	2/0	2
Tennessee	100%	0%	2/0	2
Texas	100%	0%	2/0	2
Utah	100%	0%	2/0	2
Virginia	100%	0%	2/0	2
Wyoming	100%	0%	2/0	2
United States	55%	44%	55/44	11
Colorado	50%	50%	1/1	0
Florida	50%	50%	1/1	0
Indiana	50%	50%	1/1	0
Iowa	50%	50%	1/1	0
Louisiana	50%	50%	1/1	0
Minnesota	50%	50%	1/1	0
Montana	50%	50%	1/1	0
Nebraska	50%	50%	1/1	0
Nevada	50%	50%	1/1	0
New Mexico	50%	50%	1/1	0
Oregon	50%	50%	1/1	0
Rhode Island	50%	50%	1/1	0
South Dakota	50%	50%	1/1	0
Vermont	0%	50%	0/1 (1 independent)	-1
Arkansas	0%	100%	0/2	-2
California	0%	100%	0/2	-2
Connecticut	0%	100%	0/2	-2
Delaware	0%	100%	0/2	-2
Hawaii	0%	100%	0/2	-2
Illinois	0%	100%	0/2	-2
Maryland	0%	100%	0/2	-2
Massachusetts	0%	100%	0/2	-2
Michigan	0%	100%	0/2	-2
New Jersey	0%	100%	0/2	-2
New York	0%	100%	0/2	-2
North Dakota	0%	100%	0/2	-2
Washington	0%	100%	0/2	-2
West Virginia	0%	100%	0/2	-2
Wisconsin	0%	100%	0/2	-2

House of Representatives

Due to resignations and special elections, Republicans lost a net of three seats; Democrats gained one seat; three seats were left vacant; and one seat which was vacant at the beginning of the Congress was filled. All seats were filled though special elections. (See Changes in membership, below.)

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total

	Republican	Democratic	Independent		Vacant
End of previous Congress	225	207	1	433	2

Begin	232	201	1	434	1
March 10, 2005	232	202		435	0
April 29, 2005	231			434	1
August 2, 2005	230			433	2
September 6, 2005	231			434	1
December 1, 2005	230			433	2
December 7, 2005	231			434	1
January 16, 2006	231	201		433	2
June 9, 2006	230			432	3
June 13, 2006	231			433	2
September 29, 2006	230			432	3
November 3, 2006	229			431	4
November 13, 2006	230	202		433	2
December 31, 2006	229	202		432	3
Final voting share	53.0%	47.0%
Non-voting members	1	4	0	5	0

Beginning of next Congress	202	233	0	435	0

Partisan mix of the House by state

State ranked in partisan order	Percentage Republicans	Percentage Democrats	Republican/ Democrat	Republican seat plurality
Nebraska	100%	0%	3/0	3
Idaho	100%	0%	2/0	2
New Hampshire	100%	0%	2/0	2
Alaska	100%	0%	1/0	1
Delaware	100%	0%	1/0	1
Montana	100%	0%	1/0	1
Wyoming	100%	0%	1/0	1
Kentucky	83%	17%	5/1	4
Iowa	80%	20%	4/1	3
Oklahoma	80%	20%	4/1	3
Indiana	78%	22%	7/2	5
Arizona	75%	25%	6/2	4
Kansas	75%	25%	3/1	2
Virginia	73%	27%	8/3	5
Florida	72%	28%	18/7	11
Alabama	71%	29%	5/2	3
Louisiana	71%	29%	5/2	3
Ohio	67%	33%	12/6	6
South Carolina	67%	33%	4/2	2
Nevada	67%	33%	2/1	1
New Mexico	67%	33%	2/1	1
Utah	67%	33%	2/1	1
Texas	65%	35%	20/11 (1 vacancy)	9
Pennsylvania	63%	37%	12/7	5
Michigan	60%	40%	9/6	3
Connecticut	60%	40%	3/2	1
Colorado	57%	43%	4/3	1
Missouri	56%	44%	5/4	1
Georgia	54%	46%	7/6	1
North Carolina	54%	46%	7/6	1
United States	53%	47%	231/201	30
Minnesota	50%	50%	4/4	0
Wisconsin	50%	50%	4/4	0
Mississippi	50%	50%	2/2	0
New Jersey	50%	50%	6/6 (1 vacancy)	0
Vermont	0%	0%	0/0 (1 independent)	0
Illinois	47%	53%	9/10	-1
Tennessee	44%	56%	4/5	-1
California	38%	62%	20/33	-13
West Virginia	33%	67%	1/2	-1
Washington	33%	67%	3/6	-3
New York	31%	69%	9/20	-11
Arkansas	25%	75%	1/3	-2
Maryland	25%	75%	2/6	-4
Oregon	20%	80%	1/4	-3
North Dakota	0%	100%	0/1	-1
South Dakota	0%	100%	0/1	-1
Hawaii	0%	100%	0/2	-2
Maine	0%	100%	0/2	-2
Rhode Island	0%	100%	0/2	-2
Massachusetts	0%	100%	0/10	-10
State ranked in partisan order	Percentage Republicans	Percentage Democrats	Republican/ Democrat	Republican seat plurality

Leadership

[ Section contents: Senate: Majority (R), Minority (D) • House: Majority (R), Minority (D) ]

Senate

President of the Senate: Dick Cheney (R)
President pro tempore: Ted Stevens (R)
President pro tempore emeritus: Robert Byrd (D)

Majority (Republican) leadership

Minority (Democratic) leadership

Members

Senate

Alabama

3. Richard Shelby (R)
2. Jeff Sessions (R)

Alaska

2. Ted Stevens (R)
3. Lisa Murkowski (R)

Arizona

3. John McCain (R)
1. Jon Kyl (R)

Arkansas

3. Blanche Lincoln (D)
2. Mark Pryor (D)

California

1. Dianne Feinstein (D)
3. Barbara Boxer (D)

Colorado

2. Wayne Allard (R)
3. Ken Salazar (D)

Connecticut

3. Christopher Dodd (D)
1. Joseph Lieberman (D)

Delaware

2. Joe Biden (D)
1. Tom Carper (D)

Florida

1. Bill Nelson (D)
3. Mel Martinez (R)

Georgia

2. Saxby Chambliss (R)
3. Johnny Isakson (R)

Hawaii

3. Daniel Inouye (D)
1. Daniel Akaka (D)

Idaho

2. Larry Craig (R)
3. Mike Crapo (R)

Illinois

2. Richard Durbin (D)
3. Barack Obama (D)

Indiana

1. Richard Lugar (R)
3. Evan Bayh (D)

Iowa

3. Chuck Grassley (R)
2. Tom Harkin (D)

Kansas

3. Sam Brownback (R)
2. Pat Roberts (R)

Kentucky

2. Mitch McConnell (R)
3. Jim Bunning (R)

Louisiana

2. Mary Landrieu (D)
3. David Vitter (R)

Maine

1. Olympia Snowe (R)
2. Susan Collins (R)

Maryland

1. Paul Sarbanes (D)
3. Barbara Mikulski (D)

Massachusetts

1. Ted Kennedy (D)
2. John Kerry (D)

Michigan

2. Carl Levin (D)
1. Debbie Stabenow (D)

Minnesota

1. Mark Dayton (DFL)^[8]
2. Norm Coleman (R)

Mississippi

2. Thad Cochran (R)
1. Trent Lott (R)

Missouri

3. Kit Bond (R)
1. James Talent (R)

Montana

2. Max Baucus (D)
1. Conrad Burns (R)

Nebraska

2. Chuck Hagel (R)
1. Ben Nelson (D)

Nevada

3. Harry Reid (D)
1. John Ensign (R)

New Hampshire

3. Judd Gregg (R)
2. John E. Sununu (R)

New Jersey

1. Jon Corzine (D), until January 17, 2006
- Bob Menendez (D), from January 18, 2006
2. Frank Lautenberg (D)

New Mexico

2. Pete Domenici (R)
1. Jeff Bingaman (D)

New York

3. Charles Schumer (D)
1. Hillary Clinton (D)

North Carolina

2. Elizabeth Dole (R)
3. Richard Burr (R)

North Dakota

1. Kent Conrad (D)
3. Byron Dorgan (D)

Ohio

1. Mike DeWine (R)
3. George Voinovich (R)

Oklahoma

2. James Inhofe (R)
3. Tom Coburn (R)

Oregon

3. Ron Wyden (D)
2. Gordon Smith (R)

Pennsylvania

3. Arlen Specter (R)
1. Rick Santorum (R)

Rhode Island

2. Jack Reed (D)
1. Lincoln Chafee (R)

South Carolina

2. Lindsey Graham (R)
3. Jim DeMint (R)

South Dakota

2. Tim Johnson (D)
3. John Thune (R)

Tennessee

1. Bill Frist (R)
2. Lamar Alexander (R)

Texas

1. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)
2. John Cornyn (R)

Utah

1. Orrin Hatch (R)
3. Robert Bennett (R)

Vermont

3. Patrick Leahy (D)
1. James Jeffords (I)

Virginia

2. John Warner (R)
1. George Allen (R)

Washington

3. Patty Murray (D)
1. Maria Cantwell (D)

West Virginia

1. Robert Byrd (D)
2. Jay Rockefeller (D)

Wisconsin

1. Herbert Kohl (D)
3. Russ Feingold (D)

Wyoming

1. Craig Thomas (R)
2. Michael Enzi (R)

House of Representatives

Section contents

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
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
Non-voting members

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

Alabama

(5-2 Republican)

Alaska

(1 Republican)

At-large. Don Young (R)

1. Mike Thompson (D)
2. Wally Herger (R)
3. Dan Lungren (R)
4. John Doolittle (R)
5. Vacant, until March 9, 2005
- Doris Matsui (D), from March 10, 2005
6. Lynn Woolsey (D)
7. George Miller (D)
8. Nancy Pelosi (D)
9. Barbara Lee (D)
10. Ellen Tauscher (D)
11. Richard Pombo (R)
12. Tom Lantos (D)
13. Pete Stark (D)
14. Anna Eshoo (D)
15. Mike Honda (D)
16. Zoe Lofgren (D)
17. Sam Farr (D)
18. Dennis Cardoza (D)
19. George Radanovich (R)
20. Jim Costa (D)
21. Devin Nunes (R)
22. Bill Thomas (R)
23. Lois Capps (D)
24. Elton Gallegly (R)
25. Howard McKeon (R)
26. David Dreier (R)
27. Brad Sherman (D)
28. Howard Berman (D)
29. Adam Schiff (D)
30. Henry Waxman (D)
31. Xavier Becerra (D)
32. Hilda Solis (D)
33. Diane Watson (D)
34. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D)
35. Maxine Waters (D)
36. Jane Harman (D)
37. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D)
38. Grace Napolitano (D)
39. Linda Sánchez (D)
40. Edward R. Royce (R)
41. Jerry Lewis (R)
42. Gary Miller (R)
43. Joe Baca (D)
44. Ken Calvert (R)
45. Mary Bono (R)
46. Dana Rohrabacher (R)
47. Loretta Sanchez (D)
48. Christopher Cox, until August 2, 2005 (R)
- John Campbell (R), from December 7, 2005
49. Darrell Issa (R)
50. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R), until December 1, 2005
- Brian Bilbray (R), from June 13, 2006
51. Bob Filner (D)
52. Duncan Hunter (R)
53. Susan Davis (D)

At-large. Michael N. Castle (R)

Florida

(18-7 Republican)

1. Jeff Miller (R)
2. Allen Boyd (D)
3. Corrine Brown (D)
4. Ander Crenshaw (R)
5. Ginny Brown-Waite (R)
6. Cliff Stearns (R)
7. John Mica (R)
8. Ric Keller (R)
9. Michael Bilirakis (R)
10. Bill Young (R)
11. Jim Davis (D)
12. Adam Putnam (R)
13. Katherine Harris (R)
14. Connie Mack IV (R)
15. Dave Weldon (R)
16. Mark Foley (R), until September 29, 2006, vacant thereafter
17. Kendrick Meek (D)
18. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R)
19. Robert Wexler (D)
20. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)
21. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R)
22. Clay Shaw (R)
23. Alcee Hastings (D)
24. Tom Feeney (R)
25. Mario Diaz-Balart (R)

Georgia

(7-6 Republican)

Hawaii

(2 Democrats)

1. Neil Abercrombie (D)
2. Ed Case (D)

Idaho

(2 Republicans)

1. C. L. Otter (R)
2. Michael K. Simpson (R)

1. Tom Allen (D)
2. Mike Michaud (D)

At-large. Denny Rehberg (R)

Nebraska

(3 Republicans)

Nevada

(2-1 Republican)

1. Shelley Berkley (D)
2. Jim Gibbons (R), until December 31, 2006, vacant thereafter
3. Jon Porter (R)

New Hampshire

(2 Republicans)

1. Jeb Bradley (R)
2. Charlie Bass (R)

New Jersey

(7-6 Democratic)

1. Rob Andrews (D)
2. Frank LoBiondo (R)
3. Jim Saxton (R)
4. Chris Smith (R)
5. Scott Garrett (R)
6. Frank Pallone (D)
7. Mike Ferguson (R)
8. Bill Pascrell Jr. (D)
9. Steve Rothman (D)
10. Donald M. Payne (D)
11. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R)
12. Rush D. Holt Jr. (D)
13. Bob Menendez (D), until January 17, 2006
- Albio Sires (D), from November 13, 2006

At-large. Earl Pomeroy (D)

Ohio

(12-6 Republican)

1. Steve Chabot (R)
2. Rob Portman (R), until April 29, 2005
- Jean Schmidt (R), from September 6, 2005
3. Michael R. Turner (R)
4. Michael G. Oxley (R)
5. Paul E. Gillmor (R)
6. Ted Strickland (D)
7. David L. Hobson (R)
8. John A. Boehner (R)
9. Marcia C. Kaptur (D)
10. Dennis J. Kucinich (D)
11. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D)
12. Patrick J. Tiberi (R)
13. Sherrod Brown (D)
14. Steve LaTourette (R)
15. Deborah D. Pryce (R)
16. Ralph S. Regula (R)
17. Timothy J. Ryan (D)
18. Robert W. Ney (R), until November 3, 2006, vacant thereafter

1. Patrick J. Kennedy (D)
2. James Langevin (D)

South Carolina

(4-2 Republican)

South Dakota

(1 Democrat)

At-large. Stephanie Herseth (D)

Tennessee

(5-4 Democratic)

Texas

(21-11 Republican)

1. Louie Gohmert (R)
2. Ted Poe (R)
3. Sam Johnson (R)
4. Ralph Hall (R)
5. Jeb Hensarling (R)
6. Joe Barton (R)
7. John Culberson (R)
8. Kevin Brady (R)
9. Al Green (D)
10. Michael McCaul (R)
11. Mike Conaway (R)
12. Kay Granger (R)
13. Mac Thornberry (R)
14. Ron Paul (R)
15. Rubén Hinojosa (D)
16. Silvestre Reyes (D)
17. Chet Edwards (D)
18. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D)
19. Randy Neugebauer (R)
20. Charlie Gonzalez (D)
21. Lamar S. Smith (R)
22. Tom DeLay (R), until June 9, 2006
- Shelley Sekula-Gibbs (R), from November 13, 2006
23. Henry Bonilla (R)
24. Kenny Marchant (R)
25. Lloyd Doggett (D)
26. Michael C. Burgess (R)
27. Solomon P. Ortiz (D)
28. Henry Cuellar (D)
29. Gene Green (D)
30. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D)
31. John Carter (R)
32. Pete Sessions (R)

Utah

(2-1 Republican)

Vermont

(1 Independent, caucusing with Democrats)

At-large. Bernie Sanders (I)

1. Paul Ryan (R)
2. Tammy Baldwin (D)
3. Ron Kind (D)
4. Gwen Moore (D)
5. Jim Sensenbrenner (R)
6. Tom Petri (R)
7. Dave Obey (D)
8. Mark Green (R)

Wyoming

(1 Republican)

At-large. Barbara Cubin (R)

Non-voting members

American Samoa. Eni Faleomavaega (D)
District of Columbia. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)
Guam. Madeleine Bordallo (D)
Puerto Rico. Luis Fortuño (R and PNP)
Virgin Islands. Donna Christian-Christensen (D)

Changes in membership

Members who came and left during this Congress.

Senate

State (class)	Former senator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's installation
New Jersey (1)	Jon Corzine (D)	Corzine resigned to become Governor of New Jersey on January 17, 2006.	Bob Menendez (D)	Appointed January 18, 2006
Connecticut (1)	Joseph Lieberman (D)	Change of party affiliation	Joseph Lieberman (ID)	August 9, 2006

House of Representatives

District	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's installation
California 5th	None	Representative Bob Matsui (D) died January 1, 2005 — before the end of the previous Congress. A special election was held March 8, 2005	Doris Matsui (D)	March 10, 2005
Ohio 2nd	Rob Portman (R)	Resigned April 29, 2005 to become the United States Trade Representative. A special election was held August 2, 2005	Jean Schmidt (R)	September 6, 2005^[9]
California 48th	Christopher Cox (R)	Resigned August 2, 2005 to become chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. A special election was held December 6, 2005	John Campbell (R)	December 7, 2005^[10]
California 50th	Duke Cunningham (R)	Resigned December 1, 2005 after pleading guilty to conspiracy for bribes and tax evasion. A special election was held June 6, 2006	Brian Bilbray (R)	June 13, 2006^[11]
New Jersey 13th	Bob Menendez (D)	Resigned January 16, 2006 to become a U.S. Senator. A special election was held November 7, 2006	Albio Sires (D)	November 13, 2006^[12]
Texas 22nd	Tom DeLay (R)	Resigned June 9, 2006 after a series of criminal indictments. A special election was held November 6, 2006	Shelley Sekula-Gibbs (R)	November 13, 2006^[13]
Florida 16th	Mark Foley (R)	Resigned September 29, 2006 after a teen sex scandal.	Remained vacant until the next Congress.^[14]
Ohio 18th	Bob Ney (R)	Resigned November 3, 2006 after pleading guilty to conspiracy.	Remained vacant until the next Congress.
Nevada 2nd	Jim Gibbons (R)	Resigned December 31, 2006 to become Governor of Nevada.	Remained vacant until the next Congress.