70th United States Congress

70th United States Congress

69th ← → 71st United States Capitol (1906) Duration: March 4, 1927 – March 4, 1929 Senate President: Charles G. Dawes Senate Pres. pro tem: George H. Moses House Speaker: Nicholas Longworth Members: 96 Senators 435 Representatives 5 Non-voting members Senate Majority: Republican House Majority: Republican Sessions 1st: December 5, 1927 – May 29, 1928 2nd: December 3, 1928 – March 3, 1929

The Seventieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1927 to March 4, 1929, during the last two years of Calvin Coolidge's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Thirteenth Decennial Census of the United States in 1910. Both chambers had a Republican majority.

Major events

Main articles: 1927 in the United States, 1928 in the United States, and 1929 in the United States

• November 6, 1928: U.S. Senate elections and U.S. House elections

Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation § 70th United States Congress

• March 10, 1928: Settlement of War Claims Act
• May 15, 1928: Flood Control Act of 1928 (Jones–Reid Act)
• May 22, 1928: Merchant Marine Act of 1928 (Jones–White Act)
• May 22, 1928: Forest Research Act (McSweeney–McNary Act)
• May 22, 1928: Capper–Ketcham Act
• May 28, 1928: Welsh Act
• May 29, 1928: Revenue Act of 1928, ch. 852, 45 Stat. 791
• May 29, 1928: Reed–Jenkins Act
• December 21, 1928: Boulder Canyon Project Act (Hoover Dam)
• December 22, 1928: Color of Title Act
• January 19, 1929: Hawes–Cooper Act
• February 18, 1929: Migratory Bird Conservation Act (Norbeck–Anderson Act), ch. 257, 45 Stat. 1222
• March 2, 1929: Increased Penalties Act (Jones–Stalker Act)

Party summary

Senate composition, by party

Senate President

Charles G. Dawes (R)

Senate President pro Tempore

George H. Moses (R)

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.

Senate

	Party (Shading shows control)			Total	Vacant
	Democratic (D)	Farmer–Labor (FL)	Republican (R)
End of the previous congress	42	1	53	96	0
Begin	47	1	48	96	0
End	45		50
Final voting share	46.9%	1.0%	52.1%
Beginning of the next congress	39	1	55	95	1

House of Representatives

	Party (Shading shows control)					Total	Vacant
	Democratic (D)	Farmer–Labor (FL)	Republican (R)	Socialist (S)	Other
End of the previous congress	183	3	247	1	1	435	0
Begin	204	5	224	1	0	434	1
End	203		219			428	7
Final voting share	47.4%	1.2%	51.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Beginning of the next congress	164	1	270	0	0	435	0

Leadership

Senate

• Present: Charles G. Dawes (R)
• President pro tempore: George H. Moses (R)

Majority (Republican) leadership

• Majority Leader: Charles Curtis
• Majority Whip: Wesley L. Jones

Minority (Democratic) leadership

• Minority leader: Joseph T. Robinson
• Minority whip: Peter G. Gerry

House of Representatives

House Speaker

Nicholas Longworth (R)

• Speaker: Nicholas Longworth (R)

Majority (Republican) leadership

• Majority Leader: John Q. Tilson
• Majority Whip: Albert Vestal

Minority (Democratic) leadership

• Minority Leader: Finis J. Garrett
• Minority Whip: William Allan Oldfield

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state.

Senate

Senators are listed in order of seniority at the beginning of this Congress.

Senators were elected every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1928; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1930; and Class 3 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1932.

Alabama

• 2: J. Thomas Heflin (D)
• 3: Hugo Black (D)

Arizona

• 1: Henry F. Ashurst (D)
• 3: Carl Hayden (D)

Arkansas

• 2: Joseph T. Robinson (D)
• 3: Thaddeus H. Caraway (D)

California

• 1: Hiram Johnson (R)
• 3: Samuel M. Shortridge (R)

Colorado

• 2: Lawrence C. Phipps (R)
• 3: Charles W. Waterman (R)

Connecticut

• 1: George P. McLean (R)
• 3: Hiram Bingham, III (R)

Delaware

• 1: Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. (D)
• 2: T. Coleman du Pont (R), until December 9, 1928
  • Daniel O. Hastings (R), from December 10, 1928

Florida

• 3: Duncan U. Fletcher (D)
• 1: Park Trammell (D)

Georgia

• 2: William J. Harris (D)
• 3: Walter F. George (D)

Idaho

• 2: William E. Borah (R)
• 3: Frank R. Gooding (R), until June 24, 1928
  • John W. Thomas (R), from June 30, 1928

Illinois

• 2: Charles S. Deneen (R)
• 3: Vacant until December 3, 1928,

  Otis F. Glenn (R), from December 3, 1928

Indiana

• 3: James E. Watson (R)
• 1: Arthur R. Robinson (R)

Iowa

• 3: Smith W. Brookhart (R)
• 2: Daniel F. Steck (D)

Kansas

• 3: Charles Curtis (R)
• 2: Arthur Capper (R)

Kentucky

• 2: Frederic M. Sackett (R)
• 3: Alben W. Barkley (D)

Louisiana

• 2: Joseph E. Ransdell (D)
• 3: Edwin S. Broussard (D)

Maine

• 1: Frederick Hale (R)
• 2: Arthur R. Gould (R)

Maryland

• 1: William Cabell Bruce (D)
• 3: Millard Tydings (D)

Massachusetts

• 2: Frederick H. Gillett (R)
• 1: David I. Walsh (D)

Michigan

• 2: James J. Couzens (R)
• 1: Woodbridge N. Ferris (D), until March 23, 1928
  • Arthur H. Vandenberg (R), from March 31, 1928

Minnesota

• 1: Henrik Shipstead (FL)
• 2: Thomas D. Schall (R)

Mississippi

• 2: B. Patton Harrison (D)
• 1: Hubert D. Stephens (D)

Missouri

• 1: James A. Reed (D)
• 3: Harry B. Hawes (D)

Montana

• 2: Thomas J. Walsh (D)
• 1: Burton K. Wheeler (D)

Nebraska

• 2: George W. Norris (R)
• 1: Robert B. Howell (R)

Nevada

• 1: Key Pittman (D)
• 3: Tasker Oddie (R)

New Hampshire

• 3: George H. Moses (R)
• 2: Henry W. Keyes (R)

New Jersey

• 2: Walter E. Edge (R)
• 1: Edward I. Edwards (D)

New Mexico

• 1: Andrieus A. Jones (D), until December 20, 1927
  • Bronson M. Cutting (R), from December 29, 1927 until December 6, 1928
  • Octaviano A. Larrazolo (R), from December 7, 1928
• 2: Sam G. Bratton (D)

New York

• 1: Royal S. Copeland (D)
• 3: Robert F. Wagner (D)

North Carolina

• 2: Furnifold McL. Simmons (D)
• 3: Lee S. Overman (D)

North Dakota

• 1: Lynn Frazier (R)
• 3: Gerald Nye (R)

Ohio

• 3: Frank B. Willis (R), until March 30, 1928
  • Cyrus Locher (D), from April 4, 1928 until December 14, 1928
  • Theodore E. Burton (R), from December 15, 1928
• 1: Simeon D. Fess(R)

Oklahoma

• 2: William B. Pine (R)
• 3: Elmer Thomas (D)

Oregon

• 2: Charles L. McNary (R)
• 3: Frederick Steiwer (R)

Pennsylvania

• 1: David A. Reed (R)
• 3: Vacant

Rhode Island

• 1: Peter G. Gerry (D)
• 2: Jesse H. Metcalf (R)

South Carolina

• 3: Ellison D. Smith (D)
• 2: Coleman L. Blease (D)

South Dakota

• 3: Peter Norbeck (R)
• 2: William H. McMaster (R)

Tennessee

• 1: Kenneth D. McKellar(D)
• 2: Lawrence Tyson (D)

Texas

• 2: Morris Sheppard (D)
• 1: Earle B. Mayfield (D)

Utah

• 3: Reed Smoot (R)
• 1: William H. King (D)

Vermont

• 1: Frank L. Greene (R)
• 3: Porter H. Dale (R)

Virginia

• 1: Claude A. Swanson (D)
• 2: Carter Glass (D)

Washington

• 3: Wesley L. Jones (R)
• 1: Clarence Dill (D)

West Virginia

• 2: Matthew M. Neely (D)
• 1: Guy D. Goff (R)

Wisconsin

• 1: Robert M. La Follette, Jr. (R)
• 3: John J. Blaine (R)

Wyoming

• 2: Francis E. Warren (R)
• 1: John B. Kendrick (D)

Senate Majority Leaders

Republican Leader
Charles Curtis

Republican Whip
Wesley Jones

Senate Minority Leaders

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Democratic Leader
Joseph T. Robinson

Democratic Whip
Peter G. Gerry

House of Representatives

Members of the House of Representatives are listed by district.

Alabama

• 1. John McDuffie (D)
• 2. J. Lister Hill (D)
• 3. Henry B. Steagall (D)
• 4. Lamar Jeffers (D)
• 5. William B. Bowling (D), until August 16, 1928
  • LaFayette L. Patterson (D), from November 6, 1928
• 6. William B. Oliver (D)
• 7. Miles C. Allgood (D)
• 8. Edward B. Almon (D)
• 9. George Huddleston (D)
• 10. William B. Bankhead (D)

Arizona

• At-large. Lewis W. Douglas (D)

Arkansas

• 1. William J. Driver (D)
• 2. William A. Oldfield (D), until November 19, 1928
  • Pearl Peden Oldfield (D), from January 9, 1929
• 3. John N. Tillman (D)
• 4. Otis Wingo (D)
• 5. Heartsill Ragon (D)
• 6. James B. Reed (D)
• 7. Tilman B. Parks (D)

California

• 1. Clarence F. Lea (D)
• 2. Harry L. Englebright (R)
• 3. Charles F. Curry (R)
• 4. Florence P. Kahn (R)
• 5. Richard J. Welch (R)
• 6. Albert E. Carter (R)
• 7. Henry E. Barbour (R)
• 8. Arthur M. Free (R)
• 9. William E. Evans (R)
• 10. Joe Crail (R)
• 11. Phil Swing (R)

Colorado

• 1. William N. Vaile (R), until July 2, 1927
  • S. Harrison White (D), from November 15, 1927
• 2. Charles B. Timberlake (R)
• 3. Guy U. Hardy (R)
• 4. Edward T. Taylor (D)

Connecticut

• 1. E. Hart Fenn (R)
• 2. Richard P. Freeman (R)
• 3. John Q. Tilson (R)
• 4. Schuyler Merritt (R)
• 5. James P. Glynn (R)

Delaware

• At-large. Robert G. Houston (R)

Florida

• 1. Herbert J. Drane (D)
• 2. Robert A. Green (D)
• 3. Tom A. Yon (D)
• 4. William J. Sears (D)

Georgia

• 1. Charles G. Edwards (D)
• 2. Edward E. Cox (D)
• 3. Charles R. Crisp (D)
• 4. William C. Wright (D)
• 5. Leslie J. Steele (D)
• 6. Samuel Rutherford (D)
• 7. Malcolm C. Tarver (D)
• 8. Charles H. Brand (D)
• 9. Thomas M. Bell (D)
• 10. Carl Vinson (D)
• 11. William C. Lankford (D)
• 12. William W. Larsen (D)

Idaho

• 1. Burton L. French (R)
• 2. Addison T. Smith (R)

Illinois

• 1. Martin B. Madden (R), until April 27, 1928
• 2. Morton D. Hull (R)
• 3. Elliott W. Sproul (R)
• 4. Thomas A. Doyle (D)
• 5. Adolph J. Sabath (D)
• 6. James T. Igoe (D)
• 7. M. Alfred Michaelson (R)
• 8. Stanley H. Kunz (D)
• 9. Frederick A. Britten (R)
• 10. Carl R. Chindblom (R)
• 11. Frank R. Reid (R)
• 12. John T. Buckbee (R)
• 13. William R. Johnson (R)
• 14. John C. Allen (R)
• 15. Edward J. King (R), until February 17, 1929
• 16. William E. Hull (R)
• 17. Homer W. Hall (R)
• 18. William P. Holaday (R)
• 19. Charles Adkins (R)
• 20. Henry T. Rainey (D)
• 21. J. Earl Major (D)
• 22. Edward M. Irwin (R)
• 23. William W. Arnold (D)
• 24. Thomas S. Williams (R)
• 25. Edward E. Denison (R)
• At-large. Henry R. Rathbone (R), until July 15, 1928
• At-large. Richard Yates (R)

Indiana

• 1. Harry E. Rowbottom (R)
• 2. Arthur H. Greenwood (D)
• 3. Frank Gardner (D)
• 4. Harry C. Canfield (D)
• 5. Noble J. Johnson (R)
• 6. Richard N. Elliott (R)
• 7. Ralph E. Updike (R)
• 8. Albert Vestal (R)
• 9. Fred S. Purnell (R)
• 10. William R. Wood (R)
• 11. Albert R. Hall (R)
• 12. David Hogg (R)
• 13. Andrew J. Hickey (R)

Iowa

• 1. William F. Kopp (R)
• 2. F. Dickinson Letts (R)
• 3. Thomas J. B. Robinson (R)
• 4. Gilbert N. Haugen (R)
• 5. Cyrenus Cole (R)
• 6. C. William Ramseyer (R)
• 7. Cassius C. Dowell (R)
• 8. Lloyd Thurston (R)
• 9. William R. Green (R), until March 31, 1928
  • Earl W. Vincent (R), from June 4, 1928
• 10. Lester J. Dickinson (R)
• 11. William D. Boies (R)

Kansas

• 1. Daniel R. Anthony, Jr. (R)
• 2. Ulysses S. Guyer (R)
• 3. William H. Sproul (R)
• 4. Homer Hoch (R)
• 5. James G. Strong (R)
• 6. Hays B. White (R)
• 7. Clifford R. Hope (R)
• 8. William A. Ayres (D)

Kentucky

• 1. William V. Gregory (D)
• 2. David H. Kincheloe (D)
• 3. John W. Moore (D)
• 4. Henry D. Moorman (D)
• 5. Maurice Thatcher (R)
• 6. Orie S. Ware (D)
• 7. Virgil Chapman (D)
• 8. Ralph W. E. Gilbert (D)
• 9. Fred M. Vinson (D)
• 10. Katherine G. Langley (R)
• 11. John M. Robsion (R)

Louisiana

• 1. James O'Connor (D)
• 2. J. Zach Spearing (D)
• 3. Whitmell P. Martin (D)
• 4. John N. Sandlin (D)
• 5. Riley J. Wilson (D)
• 6. Bolivar E. Kemp (D)
• 7. Ladislas Lazaro (D), until March 30, 1927
  • René L. De Rouen (D), from August 23, 1927
• 8. James B. Aswell (D)

Maine

• 1. Carroll L. Beedy (R)
• 2. Wallace H. White, Jr. (R)
• 3. John E. Nelson (R)
• 4. Ira G. Hersey (R)

Maryland

• 1. T. Alan Goldsborough (D)
• 2. William P. Cole, Jr. (D)
• 3. Vincent L. Palmisano (D)
• 4. J. Charles Linthicum (D)
• 5. Stephen W. Gambrill (D)
• 6. Frederick N. Zihlman (R)

Massachusetts

• 1. Allen T. Treadway (R)
• 2. Henry L. Bowles (R)
• 3. Frank H. Foss (R)
• 4. George R. Stobbs (R)
• 5. Edith Nourse Rogers (R)
• 6. A. Piatt Andrew, Jr. (R)
• 7. William P. Connery, Jr. (D)
• 8. Frederick W. Dallinger (R)
• 9. Charles L. Underhill (R)
• 10. John J. Douglass (D)
• 11. George H. Tinkham (R)
• 12. James A. Gallivan (D), until April 3, 1928
  • John W. McCormack (D), from November 6, 1928
• 13. Robert Luce (R)
• 14. Louis A. Frothingham (R), until August 23, 1928
  • Richard B. Wigglesworth (R), from November 6, 1928
• 15. Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (R)
• 16. Charles L. Gifford (R)

Michigan

• 1. Robert H. Clancy (R)
• 2. Earl C. Michener (R)
• 3. Joseph L. Hooper (R)
• 4. John C. Ketcham (R)
• 5. Carl E. Mapes (R)
• 6. Grant M. Hudson (R)
• 7. Louis C. Cramton (R)
• 8. Bird J. Vincent (R)
• 9. James C. McLaughlin (R)
• 10. Roy O. Woodruff (R)
• 11. Frank P. Bohn (R)
• 12. W. Frank James (R)
• 13. Clarence J. McLeod (R)

Minnesota

• 1. Allen J. Furlow (R)
• 2. Frank Clague (R)
• 3. August H. Andresen (R)
• 4. Melvin Maas (R)
• 5. Walter Newton (R)
• 6. Harold Knutson (R)
• 7. Ole J. Kvale (FL)
• 8. William L. Carss (FL)
• 9. Conrad Selvig (R)
• 10. Godfrey G. Goodwin (R)

Mississippi

• 1. John E. Rankin (D)
• 2. Bill G. Lowrey (D)
• 3. William M. Whittington (D)
• 4. T. Jefferson Busby (D)
• 5. Ross A. Collins (D)
• 6. T. Webber Wilson (D)
• 7. Percy Quin (D)
• 8. James Collier (D)

Missouri

• 1. Milton A. Romjue (D)
• 2. Ralph F. Lozier (D)
• 3. Jacob L. Milligan (D)
• 4. Charles L. Faust (R), until December 17, 1928
  • David W. Hopkins (R), from February 5, 1929
• 5. George H. Combs, Jr. (D)
• 6. Clement C. Dickinson (D)
• 7. Samuel C. Major (D)
• 8. William L. Nelson (D)
• 9. Clarence Cannon (D)
• 10. Henry F. Niedringhaus (R)
• 11. John J. Cochran (D)
• 12. Leonidas C. Dyer (R)
• 13. Clyde Williams (D)
• 14. James F. Fulbright (D)
• 15. Joe J. Manlove (R)
• 16. Thomas L. Rubey (D), until November 2, 1928

Montana

• 1. John M. Evans (D)
• 2. Scott Leavitt (R)

Nebraska

• 1. John H. Morehead (D)
• 2. Willis G. Sears (R)
• 3. Edgar Howard (D)
• 4. John N. Norton (D)
• 5. Ashton C. Shallenberger (D)
• 6. Robert G. Simmons (R)

Nevada

• At-large. Samuel S. Arentz (R)

New Hampshire

• 1. Fletcher Hale (R)
• 2. Edward H. Wason (R)

New Jersey

• 1. Charles A. Wolverton (R)
• 2. Isaac Bacharach (R)
• 3. Harold G. Hoffman (R)
• 4. Charles A. Eaton (R)
• 5. Ernest R. Ackerman (R)
• 6. Randolph Perkins (R)
• 7. George N. Seger (R)
• 8. Paul J. Moore (D)
• 9. Franklin W. Fort (R)
• 10. Frederick R. Lehlbach (R)
• 11. Oscar L. Auf der Heide (D)
• 12. Mary T. Norton (D)

New Mexico

• At-large. John Morrow (D)

New York

• 1. Robert L. Bacon (R)
• 2. John J. Kindred (D)
• 3. George W. Lindsay (D)
• 4. Thomas H. Cullen (D)
• 5. Loring M. Black, Jr. (D)
• 6. Andrew L. Somers (D)
• 7. John Quayle (D)
• 8. Patrick J. Carley (D)
• 9. David J. O'Connell (D)
• 10. Emanuel Celler (D)
• 11. Anning S. Prall (D)
• 12. Samuel Dickstein (D)
• 13. Christopher D. Sullivan (D)
• 14. William I. Sirovich (D)
• 15. John J. Boylan (D)
• 16. John J. O'Connor (D)
• 17. William W. Cohen (D)
• 18. John F. Carew D)
• 19. Sol Bloom (D)
• 20. Fiorello H. LaGuardia (R)
• 21. Royal H. Weller (D), until March 1, 1929
• 22. Anthony J. Griffin (D)
• 23. Frank Oliver (D)
• 24. James M. Fitzpatrick (D)
• 25. J. Mayhew Wainwright (R)
• 26. Hamilton Fish, III (R)
• 27. Harcourt J. Pratt (R)
• 28. Parker Corning (D)
• 29. James S. Parker (R)
• 30. Frank Crowther (R)
• 31. Bertrand Snell (R)
• 32. Thaddeus C. Sweet (R), until May 1, 1928
  • Francis D. Culkin (R), from November 6, 1928
• 33. Frederick M. Davenport (R)
• 34. John D. Clarke (R)
• 35. Walter W. Magee (R), until May 25, 1927
  • Clarence E. Hancock (R), from November 8, 1927
• 36. John Taber (R)
• 37. Gale H. Stalker (R)
• 38. Meyer Jacobstein (D)
• 39. Archie D. Sanders (R)
• 40. S. Wallace Dempsey (R)
• 41. Clarence MacGregor (R), until December 31, 1928
• 42. James M. Mead (D)
• 43. Daniel A. Reed (R)

North Carolina

• 1. Lindsay C. Warren (D)
• 2. John H. Kerr (D)
• 3. Charles L. Abernethy D)
• 4. Edward W. Pou (D)
• 5. Charles M. Stedman (D)
• 6. Homer L. Lyon (D)
• 7. William C. Hammer (D)
• 8. Robert L. Doughton (D)
• 9. Alfred L. Bulwinkle (D)
• 10. Zebulon Weaver (D)

North Dakota

• 1. Olger B. Burtness (R)
• 2. Thomas Hall (R)
• 3. James H. Sinclair (R)

Ohio

• 1. Nicholas Longworth (R)
• 2. Vacant, until November 7, 1927
  • Charles J. Tatgenhorst, Jr. (R), from November 8, 1927
• 3. Roy G. Fitzgerald (R)
• 4. William T. Fitzgerald (R)
• 5. Charles J. Thompson (R)
• 6. Charles C. Kearns (R)
• 7. Charles Brand (R)
• 8. Thomas B. Fletcher (D)
• 9. William W. Chalmers (R)
• 10. Thomas A. Jenkins (R)
• 11. Mell G. Underwood (D)
• 12. John C. Speaks (R)
• 13. James T. Begg (R)
• 14. Martin L. Davey (D)
• 15. C. Ellis Moore (R)
• 16. John McSweeney (D)
• 17. William M. Morgan (R)
• 18. B. Frank Murphy (R)
• 19. John G. Cooper (R)
• 20. Charles A. Mooney (D)
• 21. Robert Crosser (D)
• 22. Theodore E. Burton (R), until December 15, 1928

Oklahoma

• 1. Everette B. Howard (D)
• 2. William W. Hastings (D)
• 3. Wilburn Cartwright (D)
• 4. Thomas D. McKeown (D)
• 5. Fletcher B. Swank (D)
• 6. Jed J. Johnson (D)
• 7. James V. McClintic (D)
• 8. Milton C. Garber (R)

Oregon

• 1. Willis C. Hawley (R)
• 2. Nicholas J. Sinnott (R), until May 31, 1928
  • Robert R. Butler (R), from November 6, 1928
• 3. Maurice E. Crumpacker (R), until July 24, 1927
  • Franklin F. Korell (R), from October 18, 1927

Pennsylvania

• 1. James M. Hazlett (R), until October 20, 1927
  • James M. Beck (R), from November 8, 1927
• 2. George S. Graham (R)
• 3. Harry C. Ransley (R)
• 4. Benjamin M. Golder (R)
• 5. James J. Connolly (R)
• 6. George A. Welsh (R)
• 7. George P. Darrow (R)
• 8. Thomas S. Butler (R), until May 26, 1928
  • James Wolfenden (R), from November 6, 1928
• 9. Henry W. Watson (R)
• 10. William W. Griest (R)
• 11. Laurence H. Watres (R)
• 12. John J. Casey (D)
• 13. Cyrus M. Palmer (R)
• 14. Robert G. Bushong (R)
• 15. Louis T. McFadden (R)
• 16. Edgar R. Kiess (R)
• 17. Frederick W. Magrady (R)
• 18. Edward M. Beers (R)
• 19. Isaac H. Doutrich (R)
• 20. James R. Leech (R)
• 21. J. Banks Kurtz (R)
• 22. Franklin Menges (R)
• 23. J. Mitchell Chase (R)
• 24. Samuel A. Kendall (R)
• 25. Henry W. Temple (R)
• 26. J. Howard Swick (R)
• 27. Nathan L. Strong (R)
• 28. Thomas C. Cochran (R)
• 29. Milton W. Shreve (R)
• 30. Everett Kent (D)
• 31. Adam M. Wyant (R)
• 32. Stephen G. Porter (R)
• 33. M. Clyde Kelly (R)
• 34. John M. Morin (R)
• 35. Harry A. Estep (R)
• 36. Guy E. Campbell (R)

Rhode Island

• 1. Clark Burdick (R)
• 2. Richard S. Aldrich (R)
• 3. Louis Monast (R)

South Carolina

• 1. Thomas S. McMillan (D)
• 2. Butler B. Hare (D)
• 3. Frederick H. Dominick (D)
• 4. John J. McSwain (D)
• 5. William F. Stevenson (D)
• 6. Allard H. Gasque (D)
• 7. Hampton P. Fulmer (D)

South Dakota

• 1. Charles A. Christopherson (R)
• 2. Royal C. Johnson (R)
• 3. William Williamson (R)

Tennessee

• 1. B. Carroll Reece (R)
• 2. J. Will Taylor (R)
• 3. Samuel D. McReynolds (D)
• 4. Cordell Hull (D)
• 5. Ewin L. Davis (D)
• 6. Joseph W. Byrns, Sr. (D)
• 7. Edward E. Eslick (D)
• 8. Gordon Browning (D)
• 9. Finis J. Garrett (D)
• 10. Hubert Fisher (D)

Texas

• 1. Eugene Black (D)
• 2. John C. Box (D)
• 3. Morgan G. Sanders (D)
• 4. Sam Rayburn (D)
• 5. Hatton W. Sumners (D)
• 6. Luther Alexander Johnson (D)
• 7. Clay Stone Briggs (D)
• 8. Daniel E. Garrett (D)
• 9. Joseph J. Mansfield (D)
• 10. James P. Buchanan (D)
• 11. Tom Connally (D)
• 12. Fritz G. Lanham (D)
• 13. Guinn Williams (D)
• 14. Harry M. Wurzbach (R)
• 15. John N. Garner (D)
• 16. Claude B. Hudspeth D)
• 17. Thomas L. Blanton (D)
• 18. J. Marvin Jones (D)

Utah

• 1. Don B. Colton (R)
• 2. Elmer O. Leatherwood (R)

Vermont

• 1. Elbert S. Brigham (R)
• 2. Ernest Willard Gibson (R)

Virginia

• 1. Schuyler Otis Bland (D)
• 2. Joseph T. Deal (D)
• 3. Andrew J. Montague (D)
• 4. Patrick H. Drewry (D)
• 5. Joseph Whitehead (D)
• 6. Clifton A. Woodrum (D)
• 7. Thomas W. Harrison (D)
• 8. R. Walton Moore (D)
• 9. George C. Peery (D)
• 10. Henry St. George Tucker, III (D)

Washington

• 1. John F. Miller (R)
• 2. Lindley H. Hadley (R)
• 3. Albert Johnson (R)
• 4. John W. Summers (R)
• 5. Samuel B. Hill (D)

West Virginia

• 1. Carl G. Bachmann (R)
• 2. Frank L. Bowman (R)
• 3. William S. O'Brien (D)
• 4. James A. Hughes (R)
• 5. James F. Strother (R)
• 6. Edward T. England (R)

Wisconsin

• 1. Henry Allen Cooper (R)
• 2. Charles A. Kading (R)
• 3. John M. Nelson (R)
• 4. John C. Schafer (R)
• 5. Victor L. Berger (S)
• 6. Florian Lampert (R)
• 7. Joseph D. Beck (R)
• 8. Edward E. Browne (R)
• 9. George J. Schneider (R)
• 10. James A. Frear (R)
• 11. Hubert H. Peavey (R)

Wyoming

• At-large. Charles E. Winter (R)

Non-voting members

• Alaska Territory. Daniel Sutherland (R)
• Hawaii Territory. Victor S. K. Houston (R)
• Philippines. Isauro Gabaldon, until July 16, 1928
• Philippines. Pedro Guevara
• Puerto Rico. Félix Córdova Dávila

House Majority Leaders

Republican Leader
John Tilson

Republican Whip
Albert Vestal

House Minority Leaders

Democratic Leader
Finis Garrett

Democratic Whip
William Oldfield

Changes in membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate

State	Senator	Reason for Vacancy	Successor	Date of Successor's Installation
Pennsylvania (3)	Vacant	the election of William S. Vare was refused to be certified by the governor, and the Senate could not agree to his being seated.	Vacant	Seat remained vacant until the next Congress
Illinois (3)	Vacant	Frank L. Smith was not permitted to qualify, and resigned February 9, 1928. Winner was elected to finish the term.	Otis F. Glenn (R)	December 3, 1928
New Mexico (1)	Andrieus A. Jones (D)	Died December 20, 1927 Successor was appointed to continue the term.	Bronson M. Cutting (R)	December 29, 1927
Michigan (1)	Woodbridge N. Ferris (D)	Died March 23, 1928 Successor was appointed to continue the term. Successor was then elected November 6, 1928 to finish the term.	Arthur H. Vandenberg (R)	March 31, 1928
Ohio (3)	Frank B. Willis (R)	Died March 30, 1928. Successor was appointed to continue the term.	Cyrus Locher (D)	April 4, 1928
Idaho (3)	Frank R. Gooding (R)	Died June 24, 1928. Successor was appointed to continue the term. Successor was then elected November 6, 1928 to finish the term.	John W. Thomas (R)	June 30, 1928
New Mexico (1)	Bronson M. Cutting (R)	Appointee resigned December 6, 1928 when successor was elected to finish the term.	Octaviano A. Larrazolo (R)	December 7, 1928
Delaware (2)	T. Coleman du Pont (R)	Resigned December 9, 1928. Successor was elected to finish the term.	Daniel O. Hastings (R)	December 10, 1928
Ohio (3)	Cyrus Locher (D)	Appointee resigned December 14, 1928 when successor was elected to finish the term.	Theodore E. Burton (R)	December 15, 1928

House of Representatives

• Replacements: 15
  • Democratic: 1 seat net gain
  • Republican: 1 seat net loss
• Deaths: 16
• Resignations: 7
• Total seats with changes: 23

District	Vacator	Reason for Vacancy	Successor
Ohio 2nd	Vacant	Rep. Ambrose E. B. Stephens died during previous congress	Charles Tatgenhorst, Jr. (R)	November 8, 1927
Louisiana 7th	Ladislas Lazaro (D)	Died March 30, 1927	René L. De Rouen (D)	August 23, 1927
New York 35th	Walter W. Magee (R)	Died May 25, 1927	Clarence E. Hancock (R)	November 8, 1927
Colorado 1st	William N. Vaile (R)	Died July 2, 1927	S. Harrison White (D)	November 15, 1927
Oregon 3rd	Maurice E. Crumpacker (R)	Died July 24, 1927	Franklin F. Korell (R)	October 18, 1927
Pennsylvania 1st	James M. Hazlett (R)	Resigned October 20, 1927	James M. Beck (R)	November 8, 1927
Iowa 9th	William R. Green (R)	Resigned March 31, 1928 after being appointed to the United States Court of Claims	Earl W. Vincent (R)	June 4, 1928
Massachusetts 12th	James A. Gallivan (D)	Died April 3, 1928	John W. McCormack (D)	November 6, 1928
Illinois 1st	Martin B. Madden (R)	Died April 27, 1928	Seat remained vacant until next Congress
New York 32nd	Thaddeus C. Sweet (R)	Died May 1, 1928	Francis D. Culkin (R)	November 6, 1928
Pennsylvania 8th	Thomas S. Butler (R)	Died May 26, 1928	James Wolfenden (R)	November 6, 1928
Oregon 2nd	Nicholas J. Sinnott (R)	Resigned May 31, 1928 after being appointed to the United States Court of Claims	Robert R. Butler (R)	November 6, 1928
Illinois At-large	Henry R. Rathbone (R)	Died July 15, 1928	Seat remained vacant until next Congress
Philippines At-large	Isauro Gabaldon	Resigned July 16, 1928 after being nominated for election to the Philippine House of Representatives	Seat remained vacant until next Congress
Alabama 5th	William B. Bowling (D)	Resigned August 16, 1928 after being appointed judge of the 5th Judicial Circuit of Alabama	LaFayette L. Patterson (D)	November 6, 1928
Massachusetts 14th	Louis A. Frothingham (R)	Died August 23, 1928	Richard B. Wigglesworth (R)	November 6, 1928
Missouri 16th	Thomas L. Rubey (D)	Died November 2, 1928	Seat remained vacant until next Congress
Arkansas 2nd	William Allan Oldfield (D)	Died November 19, 1928	Pearl Peden Oldfield (D)	January 9, 1929
Ohio 22nd	Theodore E. Burton (R)	Resigned December 15, 1928 after winning special election to the US Senate	Seat remained vacant until next Congress
New York 41st	Clarence MacGregor (R)	Resigned December 28, 1928 after being appointed to the New York Supreme Court	Seat remained vacant until next Congress
Missouri 4th	Charles L. Faust (R)	Died December 17, 1928	David W. Hopkins (R)	February 5, 1929
Illinois 15th	Edward J. King (R)	Died February 17, 1929	Seat remained vacant until next Congress
New York 21st	Royal H. Weller (D)	Died March 1, 1929	Seat remained vacant until next Congress

Officers

• Architect of the Capitol: David Lynn

Senate

• Chaplain: John J. Muir, (Baptist)
  • ZeBarney T. Phillips (Episcopal), from December 5, 1927
• Secretary: Edwin P. Thayer
• Sergeant at Arms: David S. Barry

House of Representatives

• Chaplain: James S. Montgomery (Methodist)
• Clerk: William T. Page
• Doorkeeper: Bert W. Kennedy
• Sergeant at Arms: Joseph G. Rodgers
• Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler
• Postmaster: Frank W. Collier

See also

• United States elections, 1926 (elections leading to this Congress)
  • United States Senate elections, 1926
  • United States House of Representatives elections, 1926
• United States elections, 1928 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
  • United States presidential election, 1928
  • United States Senate elections, 1928
  • United States House of Representatives elections, 1928

External links

• Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
• U.S. House of Representatives: House History
• U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists