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107th United States Congress[edit]

107th United States Congress
106th ←
→ 108th
United States Capitol (2002)
January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003
Members100 senators
435 representatives
5 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityDemocratic
Senate PresidentAl Gore (D)[a]
(until January 20, 2001)
Joe Lieberman (D)
(from January 20, 2001)
House majorityDemocratic
House SpeakerDick Gephardt (D)
Sessions
1st: January 3, 2001 – December 20, 2001
2nd: January 23, 2002 – November 22, 2002


The House of Representatives had a Democratic majority throughout the session, the Senate was 51–49. From January 24th, 2001, to July 9th, 2001. Jim Jeffords (R-VT) became an independent who caucused with the Democrats on June 6, 2001, giving the party a 51–49 majority until July 9th in which they then had a 52-48 majority.

When Gore was sworn in as president on January 20, the Democrats held a federal trifecta

Leadership[edit]

Senate[edit]

Senate President
Al Gore
Al Gore (D)
(until January 20, 2001)
Joe Lieberman
Joe Lieberman (D)
(from January 20, 2001)
Senate President pro tempore
Robert Byrd
Robert Byrd (D)

Republican leadership[edit]

Democratic leadership[edit]

House of Representatives[edit]

Speaker of the House
Dennis Hastert
Dick Gephardt (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership[edit]

Minority (Republican) leadership[edit]

Members[edit]

Skip to House of Representatives, below

Senate[edit]

Senators are listed by their class. In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 2002; Class 3 meant their term began in the previous Congress, facing re-election in 2004; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 2006.

House of Representatives[edit]

Congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself.

Further information: List of United States congressional districts


Changes in membership[edit]

Senate[edit]

See also: List of special elections to the United States Senate
Senate changes
State
(class) 		Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
formal installation[c]
Vermont (1) Jim Jeffords (R) Incumbent changed party and joined the Democratic caucus. Jim Jeffords (I) June 6, 2001
Minnesota (2) Paul Wellstone (D) Incumbent died October 25, 2002.
Successor appointed to serve the remaining two months of the term. 		Dean Barkley (IMN) November 4, 2002
Texas (2) Phil Gramm (R) Incumbent resigned November 30, 2002, to give successor seniority advantages.
Successor appointed on December 2, 2002, having already been elected to the next term.[1][2] 		George Bush (R) December 2, 2002
Alaska (3) Frank Murkowski (R) Incumbent resigned December 2, 2002, to become Governor of Alaska.
Successor appointed to remainder of the term ending January 3, 2005. 		Lisa Murkowski (R) December 20, 2002

House of Representatives[edit]

See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
House changes
District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
formal installation[c]
California 32nd Vacant Incumbent Julian Dixon (D) had died December 8, 2000, before the beginning of this Congress.
A special election was held June 5, 2001. 		Diane Watson (D) June 5, 2001
Pennsylvania 9th Bud Shuster (R) Incumbent resigned, effective January 31, 2001.
A special election was held May 15, 2001. 		Bill Shuster (R) May 15, 2001
Virginia 4th Norman Sisisky (D) Incumbent died March 30, 2001.
A special election was held June 19, 2001. 		Randy Forbes (R) June 19, 2001
Massachusetts 9th Joe Moakley (D) Incumbent died May 28, 2001.
A special election was held October 16, 2001. 		Max Kennedy (D) October 16, 2001
South Carolina 2nd Floyd Spence (R) Incumbent died August 16, 2001.
A special election was held December 18, 2001. 		Joe Wilson (R) December 18, 2001
Florida 1st Joe Scarborough (R) Incumbent resigned, effective September 6, 2001.
A special election was held October 16, 2001. 		Jeff Miller (R) October 16, 2001
Oklahoma 1st Steve Largent (R) Incumbent resigned, effective February 15, 2002, to concentrate on his campaign for governor.
A special election was held January 8, 2002. 		John A. Sullivan (R) February 15, 2002
Ohio 17th Jim Traficant (D) Incumbent expelled July 24, 2002, for criminal conviction of 10 counts of bribery, racketeering, and tax evasion. Vacant Not filled for remainder of Congress
Virginia 5th Virgil Goode (I) Incumbent changed party. Virgil Goode (R) August 1, 2002
Ohio 3rd Tony P. Hall (D) Incumbent resigned September 9, 2002, after he was appointed to be the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Vacant Not filled for remainder of Congress
Hawaii 2nd Patsy Mink (D) Incumbent died September 28, 2002, but was elected posthumously on November 5, 2002. Ed Case (D) November 30, 2002

108th United States Congress[edit]

108th United States Congress
107th ←
→ 109th
United States Capitol (2004)
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005
Members100 senators
435 representatives
5 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityDemocratic
Senate PresidentJoe Lieberman (D)
House majorityDemocratic
House SpeakerNancy Pelosi (D)
Sessions
1st: January 7, 2003 – December 8, 2003
2nd: January 20, 2004 – December 9, 2004

The 108th 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 from January 3, 2003, to January 3, 2005, during the third and fourth years of Al Gore's presidency.

House members were elected in the 2002 general election on November 5, 2002. Senators were elected in three classes in the 1998 general election on November 3, 1998, 2000 general election on November 7, 2000, or 2002 general election on November 5, 2002. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 2000 United States census.

Both chambers had a Democratic majority, with the Democrats slightly increasing their edge in the House, and regaining control of the Senate.

Leadership[edit]

Senate[edit]

Senate President
Joe Lieberman
Joe Lieberman (D)
Senate President pro tempore
Robert Byrd
Robert Byrd (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership[edit]

Minority (Republican) leadership[edit]

House of Representatives[edit]

Speaker of the House
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership[edit]


Minority (Republican) leadership[edit]

Members[edit]

Senate[edit]

The Senators are preceded by the class, In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 2004; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 2006; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 2008.

House of Representatives[edit]

See also: List of United States congressional districts

The Members of the House of Representatives are preceded by the district number.

Changes in membership[edit]

Members who came and left during this Congress.

Senate[edit]

There were no changes in Senate membership during this Congress.

House of Representatives[edit]

See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
House changes
District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
formal installation[c]
Hawaii 2nd Ed Case (D) Member-elect Patsy Mink (D) died September 28, 2002, but was posthumously elected to the 108th Congress.
Ed Case had won a special election for the seat in the 107th Congress November 30, 2002, but not for the 108th Congress.
A special election was held January 4, 2003. 		Ed Case (D) January 4, 2003
Texas 19th Larry Combest (R) Resigned May 31, 2003, for personal reasons.
A special election was held June 3, 2003. 		Randy Neugebauer (R) June 5, 2003
Texas 4th Ralph Hall (D) Changed political parties, with no interruption in his service. Ralph Hall (R) January 5, 2004
Kentucky 6th Ernie Fletcher (R) Resigned December 9, 2003, to become Governor of Kentucky.
A special election was held February 17, 2004 		Ben Chandler (D) February 17, 2004
South Dakota at-large Bill Janklow (R) Resigned January 20, 2004, because of a December 2003 felony conviction in relation to a traffic accident.
A special election was held June 1, 2004. 		Stephanie Herseth (D) June 1, 2004
North Carolina 1st Frank Ballance (D) Resigned June 9, 2004, as a result of health problems.
A special election was held July 20, 2004 		G. K. Butterfield (D) July 20, 2004
Louisiana 5th Rodney Alexander (D) Switched parties August 9, 2004 Rodney Alexander (R) August 9, 2004
Nebraska 1st Doug Bereuter (R) Resigned August 31, 2004, to head the Asia Foundation. Remained vacant until the next Congress.
Florida 14th Porter Goss (R) Resigned September 23, 2004, to head the CIA. Remained vacant until the next Congress.
California 5th Bob Matsui (D) Died January 1, 2005 Remained vacant until the next Congress.


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  1. ^ Associated Press (November 21, 2002). "Cornyn Gets Early Start in Senate". The Edwardsville Intelligencer. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "SENATORS OF THE UNITED STATES > 1789-present > A chronological list of senators since the First Congress in 1789" (PDF). United States Senate – via Senate.gov.
  3. ^ The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) is affiliated with the United States Democratic Party.
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