97th United States Congress | |||
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Duration: January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 | |||
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Senate President: | Walter Mondale (D) until Jan. 20, 1981 George H. W. Bush (R) from Jan. 20, 1981 |
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Senate Pres. pro tem: | Strom Thurmond (R) | ||
House Speaker: | Tip O'Neil (D) | ||
Members: | 100 Senators 435 Representatives 5 Non-voting members |
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Senate Majority: | Republican Party | ||
House Majority: | Democratic Party | ||
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1st: January 5, 1981 – December 16, 1981 2nd: January 25, 1982 – December 23, 1982 |
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The Ninety-seventh 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, 1981 to January 3, 1983, during the final weeks of Jimmy Carter's presidency and the first two years of Ronald Reagan's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Nineteenth Census of the United States in 1970. The House of Representatives had a Democratic majority. The Republicans gained control of the Senate, the first time that Republicans gained control of any chamber of Congress since 1953.
Affiliation | Members | |
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Republican Party | 53 | |
Democratic Party | 46 | |
Independent | 1 | |
Total | 100 |
Affiliation | Members | Voting share |
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Democratic Party | 244 | 56.1% | |
Republican Party | 191 | 43.9% | |
Total | 435 |
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.
Members of the House of Representatives are listed by their districts.
There were 2 resignations.
State (class) |
Former senator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's installation |
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New Jersey (Class 1) |
Harrison A. Williams (D) |
Resigned March 11, 1982 before a planned expulsion vote, having been convicted of bribery in the Abscam sting operation. His successor was appointed to complete the term. | Nicholas F. Brady (R) |
April 27, 1982 |
New Jersey (Class 1) |
Nicholas F. Brady (R) |
Resigned December 27, 1982 so his elected successor could be appointed for preferential seniority. | Frank Lautenberg (D) |
December 27, 1982 |
There were 4 deaths, 4 resignations, one declared vacancy, and one party change.
District | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's installation |
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Michigan 4th | David Stockman (R) | Resigned January 27, 1981 after being appointed Director of the Office of Management and Budget | Mark D. Siljander (R) | April 21, 1981 |
Maryland 5th | Gladys Spellman (D) | Incapacitated since last Congress and seat declared vacant February 24, 1981 | Steny H. Hoyer (D) | May 19, 1981 |
Ohio 4th | Tennyson Guyer (R) | Died April 12, 1981 | Mike Oxley (R) | June 25, 1981 |
Mississippi 4th | Jon Hinson (R) | Resigned April 13, 1981 | Wayne Dowdy (D) | July 7, 1981 |
Pennsylvania 3rd | Raymond F. Lederer (D) | Resigned April 29, 1981, before a planned expulsion vote, having been convicted of bribery in the Abscam sting operation | Joseph F. Smith (D) | July 21, 1981 |
Connecticut 1st | William R. Cotter (D) | Died September 7, 1981 | Barbara B. Kennelly (D) | January 12, 1982 |
Pennsylvania 25th | Eugene Atkinson (D) | Changed parties October 14, 1981 | Eugene Atkinson (R) | October 14, 1981 |
California 30th | George E. Danielson (D) | Resigned March 9, 1982 after being appointed associate justice of the California Courts of Appeal | Matthew G. Martínez (D) | July 13, 1982 |
Ohio 17th | John M. Ashbrook (R) | Died April 24, 1982 | Jean Spencer Ashbrook (R) | June 29, 1982 |
Indiana 1st | Adam Benjamin, Jr. (D) | Died September 7, 1982 | Katie B. Hall (D) | November 2, 1982 |
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