However, the Senate supermajority only lasted for a period of 72 working days while the Senate was actually in session. A new delegate seat was created for the Northern Mariana Islands.[4] The 111th Congress had the most long-serving members in history: at the start of the 111th Congress, the average member of the House had served 10.3 years, while the average Senator had served 13.4 years.[5] The Democratic Party would not simultaneously control both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate again until more than a decade later, during the 117th Congress.
An election dispute over the Minnesota seat previously held by Norm Coleman (R), between Coleman and challenger Al Franken (D), was decided on June 30, 2009, in favor of Franken.[7] Franken's admission briefly gave the Senate Democratic caucus 60 votes, enough to defeat a filibuster in a party-line vote.[8]
January 21, 2010: Citizens United v. FEC: The U.S. Supreme Court struck down limits on campaign contributions by nonprofits, corporations, labor unions and other associations.
H.Res. 520: Judge Samuel B. Kent: impeached June 19, 2009,[13][14] resigned June 30, 2009, before trial;[15][16] charges dismissed July 22, 2009.[17][18]
H.Res. 1031: Judge Thomas Porteous: impeached March 11, 2010,[19][20] convicted December 8, 2010.[21][22]
Party summary
Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section, below.
In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 2010; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 2012; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 2014.
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Non-voting members
Changes in membership
Senate
Four of the changes are associated with the 2008 presidential election and appointments to the Obama Administration, one senator changed parties, one election was disputed, two senators died, one senator resigned, and three appointed senators served only until special elections were held during this Congress.
House of Representatives
Five changes are associated with appointments to the Obama Administration, four directly and one indirectly. Two representatives changed parties, one died, and five resigned. House vacancies are only filled by elections. State laws regulate when (and if) there will be special elections.
Committees
Lists of committees and their party leaders for members of the House and Senate committees can be found through the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of this article. The directory after the pages of terms of service lists committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and, after that, House/Senate committee assignments. On the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee.
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^See Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 110–430 (text) (PDF). Section 1 sets the beginning of the first session of the 111th Congress. Section 2 sets the date for counting Electoral College votes.
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^Alpert, Bruce; Jonathan Tilove (December 8, 2010). "Senate votes to remove Judge Thomas Porteous from office". New Orleans Times-Picayune. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
^Hulse, Carl (June 28, 2010). "Inouye Sworn In as President Pro Tem". The New York Times.
^The Democratic Senate Majority Leader also serves as the Chairman of the Democratic Conference.
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^Al Franken was elected to the term beginning January 3, 2009, but did not take office until July 7, 2009, due to a recount and subsequent election challenge.
^ a bArlen Specter announced his switch from the Republican to the Democratic party on April 28, and it officially took effect on April 30. "Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress".
^ a b"Carte Goodwin to succeed Senator Byrd - for now". The Christian Science Monitor. July 16, 2010. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
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^"Wexler Begins New Job With Washington Think Tank". WBPF.com. January 4, 2010. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
^"Congressman John Murtha Passes Away at Age 77". Honorable John Murtha Congressional Website. February 8, 2010. Archived from the original on February 9, 2010.
^Gregorio Sablan announced his switch from the Republican to the Democratic party on February 23, 2009. "Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress".
^Access Denied. NationalJournal.com. Retrieved on August 12, 2013.
^Jonathan Allen (May 31, 2006). "Byrd poised to break Thurmond's record". The Hill. Archived from the original on June 14, 2006.
^Tom Cohen (November 18, 2009). "West Virginia's Byrd becomes the longest-serving member of Congress". CNN.
^Hulse, Carl (July 7, 2009). "And Here's Senator Franken". The New York Times. The Caucus blog. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
^Seat remained vacant until a successor was appointed.Mason, Jeff. "Obama resigns Senate seat, thanks Illinois". Reuters.com. Reuters. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
^ a bHulse, Carl (January 27, 2009). "Burris Is Sworn In". The New York Times. The Caucus blog. Retrieved January 15, 2009.
^"Burris v. White, Illinois Supreme Court, No. 107816" (PDF). January 9, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 14, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
^Mark Murray (January 9, 2009). "Biden to Resign from Senate Thursday". MSNBC. Archived from the original on February 10, 2009.
^"Longtime Biden aide picked to fill his Senate seat". WJLA.com. November 24, 2008. Archived from the original on January 4, 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2008.
^Kathleen Hunter and Catharine Richert, CQ Staff (January 14, 2009). "Illinois, Delaware Senators to Be Seated in First Round of Replacements". CQ Politics. Congressional Quarterly. Archived from the original on November 3, 2010.
^"Official Press Release from Governor Bill Ritter Jr., Jan. 3, 2009, appointing Michael Bennet". Colorado.gov. January 3, 2009. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009.
^"Ken Salazar Sends Senate Resignation Notice". NBC11News.com. Associated Press. January 19, 2009. Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
^Danny Hakim and Nicholas Confessore (January 23, 2009). "Paterson Picks Gillibrand for Senate Seat". The New York Times. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
^Phillips, Frank (August 31, 2009). "Panel to weigh Kennedy request for interim senator". Boston.com. Boston Globe.
^Goddnough, Abby; Carl Hulse (September 23, 2009). "Kennedy Confidant Expected to Take Senate Seat". The New York Times. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
^Viser, Matt (September 23, 2009). "Senate OK's Kennedy successor bill". Boston.com. Boston Globe. Associated Press. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
^"Crist Officially Names Former Aide As New Senator". CNNPolitics.com. CNN. August 28, 2009. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
^"Paul Kirk to fill Kennedy's Senate seat". CNNPolitics.com. CNN. September 24, 2009. Archived from the original on September 15, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
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^Clymer, Adam (June 28, 2010). "Robert Byrd, Respected Voice of the Senate, Dies at 92". The New York Times. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
^"Manchin to announce plans Tuesday - POLITICO".
^Goodwin was appointed July 16, 2010. He was sworn in on July 20, 2010, but his service began on July 16.
^Montgomery, Jeff (November 24, 2008). "Minner taps Kaufman for Biden's seat". DelawareOnLine.com. Delaware News-Journal. Retrieved November 24, 2008.[permanent dead link]
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^Blake, Aaron (November 4, 2009). "Garamendi wins House seat in California special election". The Hill. Retrieved November 5, 2009.
^"John Garamendi Wins in 10th Congressional District with Commanding Lead". California Chronicle. November 5, 2009. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2009.
^Weiner, Mark (September 16, 2009). "Rep. John McHugh is confirmed as Secretary of the Army". Syracuse Post-Standard. syracuse.com.
^Rudin, Ken (November 6, 2009). "Democrat Bill Owens Wins In NY 23". Political Junkie. NPR. Retrieved November 5, 2009.
^Deirdre Walsh (December 22, 2009). "House Dem to switch to Republican Party". CNN. Archived from the original on March 24, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
^Man, Anthony (October 14, 2009). "Wexler makes it official: leaving Congress in January". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved November 5, 2009.
^Josh Kraushaar. Abercrombie sets Feb. 28 date for resignation. January 4, 2010.
^Wilson, Reid; Sahd, Tim (March 5, 2010). "Massa To Resign". National Journal. Archived from the original on March 7, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
^"Reed Remains Hospitalized, Swearing-In Delayed". Roll Call. November 16, 2010.
^Cilizza, Chris; Burke, Aaron (May 18, 2010). "Mark Souder to resign after affair". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011.
^The Indian Affairs Committee is not a standing committee, even though the name select was removed from its title in 1993 by S.Res. 71."Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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