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104th Congress

1995-01-06 – 1997-01-03

Earlier Jump to: Later

Party Groupings

  • Republican

    53 seats

  • Democrat

    47 seats

What’s in this dataset?

As much as we know. Here’s a taste of the information we have so far.

Biographical 100%
Social links 23%
Contact details 7%
Identifiers 100%

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Spencer Abraham

Republican — Michigan

Gender male
Born 1952-06-12
bioguide A000355
freebase /m/01jtx9
google_entity_id kg:/m/01jtx9
govtrack 400555
icpsr 49500

Daniel K. Akaka

Democrat — Hawaii

Gender male
Born 1924-09-11
Died 2018-04-06
bioguide A000069
freebase /m/01rbrq
google_entity_id kg:/m/01rbrq
govtrack 300001
icpsr 14400

John Ashcroft

Republican — Missouri

Gender male
Born 1942-05-09
bioguide A000356
freebase /m/046c6
google_entity_id kg:/m/046c6
govtrack 400556
icpsr 49501

Max Baucus

Democrat — Montana

Gender male
Born 1941-12-11
bioguide B000243
freebase /m/01rcm2
google_entity_id kg:/m/01rcm2
govtrack 300005
icpsr 14203

Robert Bennett

Republican — Utah

Gender male
Born 1933-09-18
Died 2016-05-04
bioguide B000382
freebase /m/01xtg9
google_entity_id kg:/m/01xtg9
govtrack 300007
icpsr 49307

Joseph Biden, Jr.

Democrat — Delaware

Gender male
Born 1942-11-20
bioguide B000444
freebase /m/012gx2
google_entity_id kg:/m/012gx2
govtrack 300008
icpsr 14101

Jeff Bingaman

Democrat — New Mexico

Gender male
Born 1943-10-03
bioguide B000468
freebase /m/01xck2
google_entity_id kg:/m/01xck2
govtrack 300009
icpsr 14912

Kit Bond

Republican — Missouri

Gender male
Born 1939-03-06
bioguide B000611
freebase /m/01_6h2
google_entity_id kg:/m/01_6h2
govtrack 300010
icpsr 15501

Barbara Boxer

Democrat — California

Gender female
Born 1940-11-11
bioguide B000711
freebase /m/01c1n5
google_entity_id kg:/m/01c1n5
govtrack 300011
icpsr 15011

Bill Bradley

Democrat — New Jersey

Gender male
Born 1943-07-28
bioguide B001225
freebase /m/01q8vl
google_entity_id kg:/m/01q8vl
govtrack 401709
icpsr 14702

John Breaux

Democrat — Louisiana

Gender male
Born 1944-03-01
bioguide B000780
freebase /m/01xctw
google_entity_id kg:/m/01xctw
govtrack 300012
icpsr 13056

Hank Brown

Republican — Colorado

Gender male
Born 1940-02-12
bioguide B000919
freebase /m/05byy0
google_entity_id kg:/m/05byy0
govtrack 401874
icpsr 14803

Sam Brownback

Republican — Kansas (from 1996-11-07)

Gender male
Born 1956-09-12
bioguide B000953
freebase /m/0202ny
google_entity_id kg:/m/0202ny
govtrack 300013
icpsr 29523

Richard Bryan

Democrat — Nevada

Gender male
Born 1937-07-16
bioguide B000993
freebase /m/03j_qj
google_entity_id kg:/m/03j_qj
govtrack 400557
icpsr 15700

Dale Bumpers

Democrat — Arkansas

Gender male
Born 1925-08-12
Died 2016-01-01
bioguide B001057
freebase /m/01rtp0
google_entity_id kg:/m/01rtp0
govtrack 402004
icpsr 14300

Conrad Burns

Republican — Montana

Gender male
Born 1935-01-25
Died 2016-04-28
bioguide B001126
freebase /m/0202s9
google_entity_id kg:/m/0202s9
govtrack 300015
icpsr 15701

Robert Byrd

Democrat — West Virginia

Gender male
Born 1917-11-20
Died 2010-06-28
bioguide B001210
freebase /m/06bss
google_entity_id kg:/m/06bss
govtrack 300016
icpsr 1366

Ben Campbell

Republican — Colorado

Gender male
Born 1933-04-13
bioguide C000077
freebase /m/01xw7g
google_entity_id kg:/m/01xw7g
govtrack 300017
icpsr 15407

John Chafee

Republican — Rhode Island

Gender male
Born 1922-10-22
Died 1999-10-24
bioguide C000269
freebase /m/03x00c
google_entity_id kg:/m/03x00c
govtrack 402412
icpsr 14500

Daniel Coats

Republican — Indiana

Gender male
Born 1943-05-16
bioguide C000542
freebase /m/0jl26
google_entity_id kg:/m/0jl26
govtrack 402675
icpsr 14806

Thad Cochran

Republican — Mississippi

Gender male
Born 1937-12-07
bioguide C000567
freebase /m/01fmcd
google_entity_id kg:/m/01fmcd
govtrack 300023
icpsr 14009

William Cohen

Republican — Maine

Gender male
Born 1940-08-28
bioguide C000598
freebase /m/020y91
google_entity_id kg:/m/020y91
govtrack 402727
icpsr 14010

Kent Conrad

Democrat — North Dakota

Gender male
Born 1948-03-12
bioguide C000705
freebase /m/021fx2
google_entity_id kg:/m/021fx2
govtrack 300026
icpsr 15502

Paul Coverdell

Republican — Georgia

Gender male
Born 1939-01-20
Died 2000-07-18
bioguide C000813
freebase /m/01xct4
google_entity_id kg:/m/01xct4
govtrack 400558
icpsr 49301

Larry Craig

Republican — Idaho

Gender male
Born 1945-07-20
bioguide C000858
freebase /m/021pfw
google_entity_id kg:/m/021pfw
govtrack 300029
icpsr 14809

Tom Daschle

Democrat — South Dakota

Gender male
Born 1947-12-09
bioguide D000064
freebase /m/07lv9
google_entity_id kg:/m/07lv9
govtrack 300031
icpsr 14617

Mike DeWine

Republican — Ohio

Gender male
Born 1947-01-05
bioguide D000294
freebase /m/01_pg8
google_entity_id kg:/m/01_pg8
govtrack 300033
icpsr 15020

Christopher Dodd

Democrat — Connecticut

Gender male
Born 1944-05-27
bioguide D000388
freebase /m/01xcly
google_entity_id kg:/m/01xcly
govtrack 300034
icpsr 14213

Robert Dole

Republican — Kansas (until 1996-06-11)

Gender male
Born 1923-07-22
bioguide D000401
freebase /m/0fhkx
google_entity_id kg:/m/0fhkx
govtrack 403515
icpsr 10513

Pete Domenici

Republican — New Mexico

Gender male
Born 1932-05-07
Died 2017-09-13
bioguide D000407
freebase /m/01vjn1
google_entity_id kg:/m/01vjn1
govtrack 300036
icpsr 14103

Byron Dorgan

Democrat — North Dakota

Gender male
Born 1942-05-14
bioguide D000432
freebase /m/021fyn
google_entity_id kg:/m/021fyn
govtrack 300037
icpsr 14812

Alfonse D’Amato

Republican — New York

Gender male
Born 1937-08-01
bioguide D000018
freebase /m/02c9jz
google_entity_id kg:/m/02c9jz
govtrack 403142
icpsr 14900

James Exon

Democrat — Nebraska

Gender male
Born 1921-08-09
Died 2005-06-10
bioguide E000284
freebase /m/03bw74
google_entity_id kg:/m/03bw74
govtrack 403962
icpsr 14704

Lauch Faircloth

Republican — North Carolina

Gender male
Born 1928-01-14
bioguide F000437
freebase /m/01658l
google_entity_id kg:/m/01658l
govtrack 403968
icpsr 49304

Russell Feingold

Democrat — Wisconsin

Gender male
Born 1953-03-02
bioguide F000061
freebase /m/01nvvl
google_entity_id kg:/m/01nvvl
govtrack 300042
icpsr 49309

Dianne Feinstein

Democrat — California

Gender female
Born 1933-06-22
Phone 202-224-3841
Fax 202-228-3954
bioguide F000062
freebase /m/01gqws
google_entity_id kg:/m/01gqws
govtrack 300043
icpsr 49300

Wendell Ford

Democrat — Kentucky

Gender male
Born 1924-09-08
Died 2015-01-22
bioguide F000268
freebase /m/02scy2
google_entity_id kg:/m/02scy2
govtrack 404219
icpsr 14302

Sheila Frahm

Republican — Kansas (1996-06-11 to 1996-11-05)

Gender female
Born 1945-03-22
bioguide F000438
freebase /m/04pn8d
google_entity_id kg:/m/04pn8d
govtrack 404281
icpsr 49504

Bill Frist

Republican — Tennessee

Gender male
Born 1952-02-22
bioguide F000439
freebase /m/0154r3
google_entity_id kg:/m/0154r3
govtrack 300045
icpsr 49502

John Glenn, Jr.

Democrat — Ohio

Gender male
Born 1921-07-18
Died 2016-12-08
bioguide G000236
freebase /m/0g0yh
google_entity_id kg:/m/0g0yh
govtrack 404598
icpsr 14304

Slade Gorton

Republican — Washington

Gender male
Born 1928-01-08
bioguide G000333
freebase /m/02_b1q
google_entity_id kg:/m/02_b1q
govtrack 400559
icpsr 14904

Bob Graham

Democrat — Florida

Gender male
Born 1936-11-09
bioguide G000352
freebase /m/01b2yl
google_entity_id kg:/m/01b2yl
govtrack 300046
icpsr 15503

Phil Gramm

Republican — Texas

Gender male
Born 1942-07-08
bioguide G000365
freebase /m/016l53
google_entity_id kg:/m/016l53
govtrack 300159
icpsr 14628

Rod Grams

Republican — Minnesota

Gender male
Born 1948-02-04
Died 2013-10-08
bioguide G000367
freebase /m/01l4th
google_entity_id kg:/m/01l4th
govtrack 400560
icpsr 29367

Chuck Grassley

Republican — Iowa

Gender male
Born 1933-09-17
Phone 202-224-3744
Fax 202-224-6020
bioguide G000386
freebase /m/020ymy
google_entity_id kg:/m/020ymy
govtrack 300048
icpsr 14226

Judd Gregg

Republican — New Hampshire

Gender male
Born 1947-02-14
bioguide G000445
freebase /m/0206mj
google_entity_id kg:/m/0206mj
govtrack 300049
icpsr 14826

Tom Harkin

Democrat — Iowa

Gender male
Born 1939-11-19
bioguide H000206
freebase /m/020ynq
google_entity_id kg:/m/020ynq
govtrack 300051
icpsr 14230

Orrin G. Hatch

Republican — Utah

Gender male
Born 1934-03-22
bioguide H000338
freebase /m/016mj4
google_entity_id kg:/m/016mj4
govtrack 300052
icpsr 14503

Mark Hatfield

Republican — Oregon

Gender male
Born 1922-07-12
Died 2011-08-07
bioguide H000343
freebase /m/01yfxl
google_entity_id kg:/m/01yfxl
govtrack 405212
icpsr 11203

Howell Heflin

Democrat — Alabama

Gender male
Born 1921-06-19
Died 2005-03-29
bioguide H000445
freebase /m/03f2ym
google_entity_id kg:/m/03f2ym
govtrack 405310
icpsr 14705

Jesse Helms

Republican — North Carolina

Gender male
Born 1921-10-18
Died 2008-07-04
bioguide H000463
freebase /m/0_5w6
google_entity_id kg:/m/0_5w6
govtrack 300154
icpsr 14105

Fritz Hollings

Democrat — South Carolina

Gender male
Born 1922-01-01
bioguide H000725
freebase /m/0cm3v
google_entity_id kg:/m/0cm3v
govtrack 300053
icpsr 11204

Kay Bailey Hutchison

Republican — Texas

Gender female
Born 1943-07-22
bioguide H001016
freebase /m/02050j
google_entity_id kg:/m/02050j
govtrack 300054
icpsr 49306

James M. Inhofe

Republican — Oklahoma

Gender male
Born 1934-11-17
Phone 202-224-4721
Fax 202-228-0380
bioguide I000024
freebase /m/021kpl
google_entity_id kg:/m/021kpl
govtrack 300055
icpsr 15424

Daniel K. Inouye

Democrat — Hawaii

Gender male
Born 1924-09-07
Died 2012-12-17
bioguide I000025
freebase /m/021sv1
google_entity_id kg:/m/021sv1
govtrack 300056
icpsr 4812

Jim Jeffords

Republican — Vermont

Gender male
Born 1934-05-11
Died 2014-08-18
bioguide J000072
freebase /m/01vcjw
google_entity_id kg:/m/01vcjw
govtrack 300057
icpsr 94240

John Johnston, Jr.

Democrat — Louisiana

Gender male
Born 1932-06-10
bioguide J000189
freebase /m/03bfd1
google_entity_id kg:/m/03bfd1
govtrack 406084
icpsr 14107

Nancy Kassebaum

Republican — Kansas

Gender female
Born 1932-07-29
bioguide K000017
freebase /m/021v7x
google_entity_id kg:/m/021v7x
govtrack 406188
icpsr 14708

Dirk Kempthorne

Republican — Idaho

Gender male
Born 1951-10-29
bioguide K000088
freebase /m/0260zf
google_entity_id kg:/m/0260zf
govtrack 406256
icpsr 49302

Ted Kennedy

Democrat — Massachusetts

Gender male
Born 1932-02-22
Died 2009-08-25
bioguide K000105
freebase /m/0194xc
google_entity_id kg:/m/0194xc
govtrack 300059
icpsr 10808

Robert Kerrey

Democrat — Nebraska

Gender male
Born 1943-08-27
bioguide K000146
freebase /m/0238fl
google_entity_id kg:/m/0238fl
govtrack 400561
icpsr 15702

John F. Kerry

Democrat — Massachusetts

Gender male
Born 1943-12-11
bioguide K000148
freebase /m/0d3qd0
google_entity_id kg:/m/0d3qd0
govtrack 300060
icpsr 14920

Herb Kohl

Democrat — Wisconsin

Gender male
Born 1935-02-07
bioguide K000305
freebase /m/04fy4q
google_entity_id kg:/m/04fy4q
govtrack 300061
icpsr 15703

Jon Kyl

Republican — Arizona

Gender male
Born 1942-04-25
bioguide K000352
freebase /m/01y0mp
google_entity_id kg:/m/01y0mp
govtrack 300062
icpsr 15429

Frank R. Lautenberg

Democrat — New Jersey

Gender male
Born 1924-01-23
Died 2013-06-03
bioguide L000123
freebase /m/01wsvs
google_entity_id kg:/m/01wsvs
govtrack 300064
icpsr 14914

Patrick J. Leahy

Democrat — Vermont

Gender male
Born 1940-03-31
Phone 202-224-4242
Fax 202-224-3479
bioguide L000174
freebase /m/0202kf
google_entity_id kg:/m/0202kf
govtrack 300065
icpsr 14307

Carl Levin

Democrat — Michigan

Gender male
Born 1934-06-28
bioguide L000261
freebase /m/01xh6j
google_entity_id kg:/m/01xh6j
govtrack 300066
icpsr 14709

Joseph I. Lieberman

Democrat — Connecticut

Gender male
Born 1942-02-24
bioguide L000304
freebase /m/0jw5r
google_entity_id kg:/m/0jw5r
govtrack 300067
icpsr 15704

Trent Lott

Republican — Mississippi

Gender male
Born 1941-10-09
bioguide L000447
freebase /m/014sn2
google_entity_id kg:/m/014sn2
govtrack 300069
icpsr 14031

Richard G. Lugar

Republican — Indiana

Gender male
Born 1932-04-04
bioguide L000504
freebase /m/01d_bx
google_entity_id kg:/m/01d_bx
govtrack 300070
icpsr 14506

Connie Mack, III

Republican — Florida

Gender male
Born 1940-10-29
bioguide M000019
freebase /m/02sbp6
google_entity_id kg:/m/02sbp6
govtrack 400562
icpsr 15037

John McCain

Republican — Arizona

Gender male
Born 1936-08-29
Died 2018-08-25
bioguide M000303
freebase /m/0bymv
google_entity_id kg:/m/0bymv
govtrack 300071
icpsr 15039

Mitch McConnell

Republican — Kentucky

Gender male
Born 1942-02-20
Phone 202-224-2541
Fax 202-224-2499
bioguide M000355
freebase /m/01z6ls
google_entity_id kg:/m/01z6ls
govtrack 300072
icpsr 14921

Barbara A. Mikulski

Democrat — Maryland

Gender female
Born 1936-07-20
bioguide M000702
freebase /m/0206nm
google_entity_id kg:/m/0206nm
govtrack 300073
icpsr 14440

Carol Moseley Braun

Democrat — Illinois

Gender female
Born 1947-08-16
bioguide M001025
freebase /m/019k2w
google_entity_id kg:/m/019k2w
govtrack 407992
icpsr 49303

Daniel Moynihan

Democrat — New York

Gender male
Born 1927-03-16
Died 2003-03-26
bioguide M001054
freebase /m/01cny9
google_entity_id kg:/m/01cny9
govtrack 400563
icpsr 14508

Frank Murkowski

Republican — Alaska

Gender male
Born 1933-03-28
bioguide M001085
freebase /m/01pdzp
google_entity_id kg:/m/01pdzp
govtrack 300150
icpsr 14907

Patty Murray

Democrat — Washington

Gender female
Born 1950-10-11
Phone 202-224-2621
Fax 202-224-0238
bioguide M001111
freebase /m/018qx5
google_entity_id kg:/m/018qx5
govtrack 300076
icpsr 49308

Don Nickles

Republican — Oklahoma

Gender male
Born 1948-12-06
bioguide N000102
freebase /m/021kpz
google_entity_id kg:/m/021kpz
govtrack 300079
icpsr 14908

Samuel Nunn

Democrat — Georgia

Gender male
Born 1938-09-08
bioguide N000171
freebase /m/01phfy
google_entity_id kg:/m/01phfy
govtrack 408252
icpsr 14108

Robert Packwood

Republican — Oregon (until 1995-12-31)

Gender male
Born 1932-09-11
bioguide P000009
freebase /m/020ylv
google_entity_id kg:/m/020ylv
govtrack 408420
icpsr 12107

Claiborne Pell

Democrat — Rhode Island

Gender male
Born 1918-11-22
Died 2009-01-01
bioguide P000193
freebase /m/01s7lb
google_entity_id kg:/m/01s7lb
govtrack 408597
icpsr 10818

Larry Pressler

Republican — South Dakota

Gender male
Born 1942-03-29
bioguide P000513
freebase /m/039zzw
google_entity_id kg:/m/039zzw
govtrack 408898
icpsr 14268

David Pryor

Democrat — Arkansas

Gender male
Born 1934-08-29
bioguide P000556
freebase /m/01rx33
google_entity_id kg:/m/01rx33
govtrack 408939
icpsr 10791

Harry Reid

Democrat — Nevada

Gender male
Born 1939-12-02
bioguide R000146
freebase /m/0204x1
google_entity_id kg:/m/0204x1
govtrack 300082
icpsr 15054

Charles Robb

Democrat — Virginia

Gender male
Born 1939-06-26
bioguide R000295
freebase /m/02bvhm
google_entity_id kg:/m/02bvhm
govtrack 400564
icpsr 15705

John D. Rockefeller, IV

Democrat — West Virginia

Gender male
Born 1937-06-18
bioguide R000361
freebase /m/01xmnh
google_entity_id kg:/m/01xmnh
govtrack 300084
icpsr 14922

William Roth, Jr.

Republican — Delaware

Gender male
Born 1921-07-22
Died 2003-12-13
bioguide R000460
freebase /m/023xsb
google_entity_id kg:/m/023xsb
govtrack 400565
icpsr 11044

Rick Santorum

Republican — Pennsylvania

Gender male
Born 1958-05-10
bioguide S000059
freebase /m/01fgd3
google_entity_id kg:/m/01fgd3
govtrack 300085
icpsr 29141

Paul Sarbanes

Democrat — Maryland

Gender male
Born 1933-02-03
bioguide S000064
freebase /m/0206p0
google_entity_id kg:/m/0206p0
govtrack 300086
icpsr 13039

Richard C. Shelby

Republican — Alabama

Gender male
Born 1934-05-06
Phone 202-224-5744
Fax 202-224-3416
bioguide S000320
freebase /m/020yj1
google_entity_id kg:/m/020yj1
govtrack 300089
icpsr 94659

Paul Simon

Democrat — Illinois

Gender male
Born 1928-11-29
Died 2003-12-09
bioguide S000423
freebase /m/0236v1
google_entity_id kg:/m/0236v1
govtrack 409917
icpsr 14275

Alan Simpson

Republican — Wyoming

Gender male
Born 1931-09-02
bioguide S000429
freebase /m/03f_3t
google_entity_id kg:/m/03f_3t
govtrack 409923
icpsr 14710

Bob Smith

Republican — New Hampshire

Gender male
Born 1941-03-30
bioguide S000606
freebase /m/02lz3h
google_entity_id kg:/m/02lz3h
govtrack 300155
icpsr 15116

Olympia J. Snowe

Republican — Maine

Gender female
Born 1947-02-21
bioguide S000663
freebase /m/020yg2
google_entity_id kg:/m/020yg2
govtrack 300091
icpsr 14661

Arlen Specter

Republican — Pennsylvania

Gender male
Born 1930-02-12
Died 2012-10-14
bioguide S000709
freebase /m/0204ym
google_entity_id kg:/m/0204ym
govtrack 300092
icpsr 14910

Ted Stevens

Republican — Alaska

Gender male
Born 1923-11-18
Died 2010-08-09
bioguide S000888
freebase /m/018r3g
google_entity_id kg:/m/018r3g
govtrack 300094
icpsr 12109

Craig Thomas

Republican — Wyoming

Gender male
Born 1933-02-17
Died 2007-06-04
bioguide T000162
freebase /m/021phv
google_entity_id kg:/m/021phv
govtrack 300097
icpsr 15633

Fred Thompson

Republican — Tennessee

Gender male
Born 1942-08-19
Died 2015-11-22
bioguide T000457
freebase /m/02p8v8
google_entity_id kg:/m/02p8v8
govtrack 300158
icpsr 49503

Strom Thurmond

Republican — South Carolina

Gender male
Born 1902-12-05
Died 2003-06-26
bioguide T000254
freebase /m/0c4_l
google_entity_id kg:/m/0c4_l
govtrack 300157
icpsr 9369

John Warner

Republican — Virginia

Gender male
Born 1927-02-18
bioguide W000154
freebase /m/01w8b5
google_entity_id kg:/m/01w8b5
govtrack 300099
icpsr 14712

Paul Wellstone

Democrat — Minnesota

Gender male
Born 1944-07-21
Died 2002-10-25
bioguide W000288
freebase /m/010ngb
google_entity_id kg:/m/010ngb
govtrack 400566
icpsr 49101

Ron Wyden

Democrat — Oregon (from 1996-01-01)

Gender male
Born 1949-05-03
Phone 202-224-5244
Fax 202-228-2717
bioguide W000779
freebase /m/0178p9
google_entity_id kg:/m/0178p9
govtrack 300100
icpsr 14871

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require 'everypolitician'
country = Everypolitician::Index.new.country('United-States-of-America')
house = country.legislature('Senate')
house.popolo.terms.find_by(id: 'term/104').memberships.each do |membership|
  puts "#{membership.person.name} (#{membership.party.name}): #{membership.person.gender}"
end

Libraries also available in Python and PHP.

Main Sources: https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators, http://wikidata.org/, http://gender-balance.org/

Anything wrong? If you've spotted an error, or the data is incomplete, here's how to get that fixed.