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97th Congress

1981-01-06 – 1983-01-03

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Party Groupings

  • Republican

    53 seats

  • Democrat

    46 seats

  • Independent

    1 seat

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

Biographical 100%
Social links 7%
Contact details 1%
Identifiers 100%

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James Abdnor

Republican — South Dakota

Gender male
Born 1923-02-13
Died 2012-05-16
bioguide A000009
freebase /m/03vwqw
google_entity_id kg:/m/03vwqw
govtrack 400672
icpsr 14000

Mark Andrews

Republican — North Dakota

Gender male
Born 1926-05-19
bioguide A000208
freebase /m/04fw61
google_entity_id kg:/m/04fw61
govtrack 400881
icpsr 10569

William Armstrong

Republican — Colorado

Gender male
Born 1937-03-16
Died 2016-07-05
bioguide A000219
freebase /m/07wy4r
google_entity_id kg:/m/07wy4r
govtrack 400927
icpsr 14002

Howard Baker, Jr.

Republican — Tennessee

Gender male
Born 1925-11-15
Died 2014-06-26
bioguide B000063
freebase /m/021kgt
google_entity_id kg:/m/021kgt
govtrack 401067
icpsr 11200

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

Lloyd Bentsen, Jr.

Democrat — Texas

Gender male
Born 1921-02-11
Died 2006-05-23
bioguide B000401
freebase /m/01rpmr
google_entity_id kg:/m/01rpmr
govtrack 401391
icpsr 660

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

David Boren

Democrat — Oklahoma

Gender male
Born 1941-04-21
bioguide B000639
freebase /m/0bzmkx
google_entity_id kg:/m/0bzmkx
govtrack 401604
icpsr 14700

Rudy Boschwitz

Republican — Minnesota

Gender male
Born 1930-11-07
bioguide B000647
freebase /m/01jhz_
google_entity_id kg:/m/01jhz_
govtrack 401611
icpsr 14701

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

Nicholas Brady

Republican — New Jersey (1982-04-12 to 1982-12-27)

Gender male
Born 1930-04-11
bioguide B000756
freebase /m/02nbxw
google_entity_id kg:/m/02nbxw
govtrack 401715
icpsr 14911

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

Quentin Burdick

Democrat — North Dakota

Gender male
Born 1908-06-19
Died 1992-09-08
bioguide B001077
freebase /m/04vllq
google_entity_id kg:/m/04vllq
govtrack 402023
icpsr 1252

Harry Byrd, Jr.

Independent — Virginia

Gender male
Born 1914-12-20
Died 2013-07-30
bioguide B001209
freebase /m/03667s
google_entity_id kg:/m/03667s
govtrack 402149
icpsr 10802

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

Howard Cannon

Democrat — Nevada

Gender male
Born 1912-01-26
Died 2002-03-05
bioguide C000120
freebase /m/04fwy9
google_entity_id kg:/m/04fwy9
govtrack 402271
icpsr 1482

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

Lawton Chiles, Jr.

Democrat — Florida

Gender male
Born 1930-04-03
Died 1998-12-12
bioguide C000356
freebase /m/027165
google_entity_id kg:/m/027165
govtrack 402495
icpsr 13101

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

Alan Cranston

Democrat — California

Gender male
Born 1914-06-19
Died 2000-12-31
bioguide C000877
freebase /m/02rbm2
google_entity_id kg:/m/02rbm2
govtrack 402990
icpsr 12103

John Danforth

Republican — Missouri

Gender male
Born 1936-09-05
bioguide D000030
freebase /m/044h4
google_entity_id kg:/m/044h4
govtrack 403171
icpsr 14501

Dennis DeConcini

Democrat — Arizona

Gender male
Born 1937-05-08
bioguide D000185
freebase /m/03mchy
google_entity_id kg:/m/03mchy
govtrack 403346
icpsr 14502

Jeremiah Denton, Jr.

Republican — Alabama

Gender male
Born 1924-07-15
Died 2014-03-28
bioguide D000259
freebase /m/036x4p
google_entity_id kg:/m/036x4p
govtrack 403397
icpsr 14901

Alan Dixon

Democrat — Illinois

Gender male
Born 1927-07-07
Died 2014-07-06
bioguide D000366
freebase /m/049q6m
google_entity_id kg:/m/049q6m
govtrack 403483
icpsr 14902

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

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

David Durenberger

Republican — Minnesota

Gender male
Born 1934-08-19
bioguide D000566
freebase /m/01l4v5
google_entity_id kg:/m/01l4v5
govtrack 403669
icpsr 14703

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

Thomas Eagleton

Democrat — Missouri

Gender male
Born 1929-09-04
Died 2007-03-04
bioguide E000004
freebase /m/01qpdm
google_entity_id kg:/m/01qpdm
govtrack 403700
icpsr 12104

John East

Republican — North Carolina

Gender male
Born 1931-05-05
Died 1986-06-29
bioguide E000017
freebase /m/02km71
google_entity_id kg:/m/02km71
govtrack 403713
icpsr 14903

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

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

Jake Garn

Republican — Utah

Gender male
Born 1932-10-12
bioguide G000072
freebase /m/02ptw3
google_entity_id kg:/m/02ptw3
govtrack 404444
icpsr 14303

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

Barry Goldwater

Republican — Arizona

Gender male
Born 1909-01-01
Died 1998-05-29
bioguide G000267
freebase /m/01j6t
google_entity_id kg:/m/01j6t
govtrack 404629
icpsr 3658

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

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

Gary Hart

Democrat — Colorado

Gender male
Born 1936-11-28
bioguide H000287
freebase /m/01cg_2
google_entity_id kg:/m/01cg_2
govtrack 405161
icpsr 14305

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

Paula Hawkins

Republican — Florida

Gender female
Born 1927-01-24
Died 2009-12-04
bioguide H000374
freebase /m/03f8vc
google_entity_id kg:/m/03f8vc
govtrack 405242
icpsr 14905

Samuel Hayakawa

Republican — California

Gender male
Born 1906-07-18
Died 1992-02-27
bioguide H000384
freebase /m/025v78
google_entity_id kg:/m/025v78
govtrack 405252
icpsr 14504

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

Henry Heinz, III

Republican — Pennsylvania

Gender male
Born 1938-10-23
Died 1991-04-04
bioguide H000456
freebase /m/0245tw
google_entity_id kg:/m/0245tw
govtrack 405321
icpsr 13050

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

Dee Huddleston

Democrat — Kentucky

Gender male
Born 1926-04-15
Died 2018-10-16
bioguide H000905
freebase /m/0529x4
google_entity_id kg:/m/0529x4
govtrack 405751
icpsr 14106

Gordon Humphrey

Republican — New Hampshire

Gender male
Born 1940-10-09
bioguide H000951
freebase /m/079ft1
google_entity_id kg:/m/079ft1
govtrack 405795
icpsr 14706

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

Henry Jackson

Democrat — Washington

Gender male
Born 1912-05-31
Died 1983-09-01
bioguide J000013
freebase /m/01lm31
google_entity_id kg:/m/01lm31
govtrack 405920
icpsr 4851

Roger Jepsen

Republican — Iowa

Gender male
Born 1928-12-23
bioguide J000101
freebase /m/07qg83
google_entity_id kg:/m/07qg83
govtrack 406003
icpsr 14707

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

Robert Kasten, Jr.

Republican — Wisconsin

Gender male
Born 1942-06-19
bioguide K000019
freebase /m/03vwyr
google_entity_id kg:/m/03vwyr
govtrack 406190
icpsr 14242

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

Frank R. Lautenberg

Democrat — New Jersey (from 1982-12-27)

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

Paul Laxalt

Republican — Nevada

Gender male
Born 1922-08-02
Died 2018-08-06
bioguide L000148
freebase /m/03j_fw
google_entity_id kg:/m/03j_fw
govtrack 406653
icpsr 14077

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

Russell Long

Democrat — Louisiana

Gender male
Born 1918-11-03
Died 2003-05-09
bioguide L000428
freebase /m/01gqtx
google_entity_id kg:/m/01gqtx
govtrack 406918
icpsr 5767

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

Charles Mathias, Jr.

Republican — Maryland

Gender male
Born 1922-07-24
Died 2010-01-25
bioguide M000241
freebase /m/0502g6
google_entity_id kg:/m/0502g6
govtrack 407259
icpsr 10535

Spark Matsunaga

Democrat — Hawaii

Gender male
Born 1916-10-08
Died 1990-04-15
bioguide M000250
freebase /m/02n9wf
google_entity_id kg:/m/02n9wf
govtrack 407268
icpsr 10605

Mack Mattingly

Republican — Georgia

Gender male
Born 1931-01-07
bioguide M000257
freebase /m/0486ny
google_entity_id kg:/m/0486ny
govtrack 407275
icpsr 14906

James McClure

Republican — Idaho

Gender male
Born 1924-12-27
Died 2011-02-26
bioguide M000346
freebase /m/05th7r
google_entity_id kg:/m/05th7r
govtrack 407355
icpsr 11029

John Melcher

Democrat — Montana

Gender male
Born 1924-09-06
Died 2018-04-12
bioguide M000635
freebase /m/03plq9
google_entity_id kg:/m/03plq9
govtrack 407622
icpsr 12039

Howard Metzenbaum

Democrat — Ohio

Gender male
Born 1917-06-04
Died 2008-03-12
bioguide M000678
freebase /m/034qmh
google_entity_id kg:/m/034qmh
govtrack 407663
icpsr 14073

George Mitchell

Democrat — Maine

Gender male
Born 1933-08-20
bioguide M000811
freebase /m/02c643
google_entity_id kg:/m/02c643
govtrack 407786
icpsr 14713

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

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

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

Charles Percy

Republican — Illinois

Gender male
Born 1919-09-27
Died 2011-09-17
bioguide P000222
freebase /m/02hbd5
google_entity_id kg:/m/02hbd5
govtrack 408625
icpsr 11205

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

William Proxmire

Democrat — Wisconsin

Gender male
Born 1915-11-11
Died 2005-12-15
bioguide P000553
freebase /m/02k47z
google_entity_id kg:/m/02k47z
govtrack 408937
icpsr 7638

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

Dan Quayle

Republican — Indiana

Gender male
Born 1947-02-04
bioguide Q000007
freebase /m/041w4
google_entity_id kg:/m/041w4
govtrack 408970
icpsr 14447

Jennings Randolph

Democrat — West Virginia

Gender male
Born 1902-03-08
Died 1998-05-08
bioguide R000046
freebase /m/03w8tm
google_entity_id kg:/m/03w8tm
govtrack 409027
icpsr 7722

Donald Riegle, Jr.

Democrat — Michigan

Gender male
Born 1938-02-04
bioguide R000249
freebase /m/02n9jh
google_entity_id kg:/m/02n9jh
govtrack 409225
icpsr 11043

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

Warren Rudman

Republican — New Hampshire

Gender male
Born 1930-05-18
Died 2012-11-19
bioguide R000497
freebase /m/02jf8q
google_entity_id kg:/m/02jf8q
govtrack 409456
icpsr 14909

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

James Sasser

Democrat — Tennessee

Gender male
Born 1936-09-30
bioguide S000068
freebase /m/036nrl
google_entity_id kg:/m/036nrl
govtrack 409580
icpsr 14509

Harrison Schmitt

Republican — New Mexico

Gender male
Born 1935-07-03
bioguide S000132
freebase /m/03l6_
google_entity_id kg:/m/03l6_
govtrack 409640
icpsr 14510

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

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

Robert Stafford

Republican — Vermont

Gender male
Born 1913-08-08
Died 2006-12-23
bioguide S000776
freebase /m/05177v
google_entity_id kg:/m/05177v
govtrack 410242
icpsr 10562

John Stennis

Democrat — Mississippi

Gender male
Born 1901-08-03
Died 1995-04-23
bioguide S000852
freebase /m/01fyp6
google_entity_id kg:/m/01fyp6
govtrack 410315
icpsr 8883

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

Steven Symms

Republican — Idaho

Gender male
Born 1938-04-23
bioguide S001138
freebase /m/05tcnp
google_entity_id kg:/m/05tcnp
govtrack 410588
icpsr 14056

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 Tower

Republican — Texas

Gender male
Born 1925-09-29
Died 1991-04-05
bioguide T000322
freebase /m/02dcc4
google_entity_id kg:/m/02dcc4
govtrack 410894
icpsr 10823

Paul Tsongas

Democrat — Massachusetts

Gender male
Born 1941-02-14
Died 1997-01-18
bioguide T000393
freebase /m/029dj8
google_entity_id kg:/m/029dj8
govtrack 410962
icpsr 14279

Malcolm Wallop

Republican — Wyoming

Gender male
Born 1933-02-27
Died 2011-09-14
bioguide W000092
freebase /m/05bz0l
google_entity_id kg:/m/05bz0l
govtrack 411271
icpsr 14511

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

Lowell Weicker, Jr.

Republican — Connecticut

Gender male
Born 1931-05-16
bioguide W000253
freebase /m/02jmd9
google_entity_id kg:/m/02jmd9
govtrack 411421
icpsr 12032

Harrison Williams, Jr.

Democrat — New Jersey (until 1982-03-11)

Gender male
Born 1919-12-10
Died 2001-11-17
bioguide W000502
freebase /m/051d1d
google_entity_id kg:/m/051d1d
govtrack 411659
icpsr 10147

Edward Zorinsky

Democrat — Nebraska

Gender male
Born 1928-11-11
Died 1987-03-06
bioguide Z000013
freebase /m/067rsn
google_entity_id kg:/m/067rsn
govtrack 412006
icpsr 14512

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house = country.legislature('Senate')
house.popolo.terms.find_by(id: 'term/97').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/

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