Democratic representative from Alabama (1983-1993.) From the Birmingham area. Defeated for re-election. Vietnam veteran.
Republican Congressman (current). Gilman represents an upstate New York district (Middletown, New York area). He has served since 1973. He is now chair of the House International Relations committee. Gilman was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service as a WWII bomber crew member.
Demo. represenative from Baltimore/Columbia Md.
Democratic congressman who represented a New York City constituency from January 20, 1962 until his death on January 4, 1983.
Vermonts only represenative. Sanders has been Vermonts "at-large" Congressman since 1991. He is an independent and an avowed democratic socialist. He usually votes with the Democrats. He became popular as the mayor of Burlington, Vermont. Early in 2000, he talked about running for Senate. When he changed his mind, the Republicans and Democrats basically decided it was hopeless to seriously challenge him for his congressional seat. Which, all things considered, is a remarkable development in a state that used to be "rock-ribbed" Republican.
Democratic Represenative from San Diego, California (current). He was first elected in 1991. He formerly served as Deputy Mayor of San Diego.
Born Bobbi Horowitz. Republican Congress member from the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, 1981-87. Lead anti-school busing campaign that was springboard to election. Generally voted conservative, but supported the Equal Rights Amendment. Retired after unsuccessful attempt to get Rep. nomination for Senate in 86.
Adolph Joachim Sabath (born April 4, 1866 in Zabori, in what is now Bohemia, of Jewish parentage – died November 6, 1952 in Bethesda, Maryland) was an American politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Chicago, Illinois, from 1907 until his death.
Born in Milwaukee, Wis., January 21, 1926. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Representative from Illinois, 1969-73, 1975-79 (2nd District 1969-73, 10th District 1975-79)(part of Chicago and suburbs). Went on to be Chief Judge of the Dist. of Columbia (Fed.) Circuit. A real smart guy.
Adam Schiff, born June 22, 1960, is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Law School. Adam and his wife, Eve (yes, it's true), have two children, a daughter, Alexa Marion, born in July 1998, and a son, Elijah Harris, born in July 2002.
Abraham Jacob Multer (December 24, 1900 – November 4, 1986) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
Abraham Ribicoff was born in New Britain, Connecticut, on 9th April, 1910. Ribicoff's parents were Jewish parents from Poland.
Demo. Congressman from suburban New York (1968-70). Founder of the anti-Vietnam War "Dump Johnson" movement. He was, interestingly enough, a good friend of Wm. F. Buckley, and they frequently debated. Lowenstein was murdered in 1980 by a severely mentally ill former acquaintance.
Democratic represenative from Massachusetts. He has represented the 4th District since 1981. He was one of the first congressman to come out as "gay". According to most reports, Frank is actually pretty well liked by most people on both sides of the aisle. He is really funny and likeable.
