As we approach this year’s mid-term election in November, Congress is poised to see a large turnover from just retirements alone. Eleven members of the Senate will be stepping down, and thirty-four members of the house will be stepping down:
RETIREMENTS:
| Name |
Birthdate
|
# Terms
|
| Sen. Roland W. Burris (D-IL) |
Aug 03, 1937
|
1
|
| Sen. Byron L. Dorgan (D-ND) |
May 14, 1942
|
3
|
| Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-CN) |
May 27, 1944
|
5
|
| Sen. Edward “Ted” Kaufman (D-DE) |
Mar 15, 1939
|
1
|
| Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) |
Dec 26, 1955
|
2
|
| Sen. Christopher S. “Kit” Bond (R-MO) |
Mar 06, 1939
|
4
|
| Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) |
Oct 23, 1931
|
2
|
| Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) |
Feb 14, 1947
|
3
|
| Sen. George V. Voinovich (R-OH) |
Jul 15, 1936
|
2
|
| Rep. Brian Baird (D-WA) |
Mar 07, 1956
|
6
|
| Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN) |
Jan 24, 1949
|
13
|
| Rep. Dennis Moore (D-KS) |
Nov 08, 1945
|
6
|
| Rep. John S. Tanner (D-TN) |
Sep 22, 1944
|
11
|
| Rep. Vic Snyder (D-AK) |
Sep 27, 1947
|
7
|
| Rep. Marion Berry (D-AR) |
Aug 27, 1942
|
7
|
| Rep. Diane E. Watson (D-CA) |
Nov 12, 1933
|
5
|
| Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) |
Jul 14, 1967
|
8
|
| Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL) |
Jan 02, 1961
|
7
|
| Rep. Henry E. Brown, Jr. (R-SC) |
Dec 20, 1935
|
5
|
| Rep. George Radanovich (R-CA) |
Jun 20, 1955
|
8
|
| Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ) |
Oct 22, 1949
|
8
|
| Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL) |
Aug 13, 1954
|
9
|
| Rep. Vern Ehlers (R-MI) |
Feb 06, 1934
|
9
|
| Rep. Steve Buyer (R-IN) |
Nov 26, 1958
|
9
|
SEEKING OTHER OFFICE:
| Name |
Birthdate
|
# Terms
|
| Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) |
Sep 12, 1956
|
3
|
| Sen. Kay Bailey-Hutchison (R-TX) |
Jul 22, 1943
|
4
|
| Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-HI) |
Jun 26, 1938
|
10
|
| Rep. Artur Davis (D-AL) |
Oct 09, 1967
|
4
|
| Rep. Paul Hodes (D-NH) |
Mar 21, 1951
|
2
|
| Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-FL) |
Sep 06, 1966
|
4
|
| Rep. Charles Melancon (D-LA) |
Oct 03, 1947
|
3
|
| Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) |
Dec 12, 1951
|
2
|
| Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO) |
Jan 10, 1950
|
7
|
| Rep. Mike Castle (R-DE) |
Jul 02, 1939
|
9
|
| Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA) |
Aug 25, 1942
|
9
|
| Rep. Mary Fallin (R-OK.) |
Dec 09, 1954
|
2
|
| Rep. J. Gresham Barrett (R-SC) |
Feb 14, 1961
|
4
|
| Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-MI) |
Oct 30, 1953
|
9
|
| Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL) |
Sep 15, 1959
|
5
|
| Rep. Jerry Moran (R-KS.) |
May 29, 1954
|
7
|
| Rep. Adam Putnam (R-FL) |
Jul 31, 1974
|
5
|
| Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) |
Jun 15, 1951
|
7
|
| Rep. Zach Wamp (R-TN) |
Oct 28, 1957
|
8
|
| Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) |
Sep 25, 1961
|
4
|
| Rep. John Boozman (R-AR) |
Dec 10, 1950
|
5
|
Wow … that’s some serious change … some newbies and some fossils. And … it doesn’t begin to take into account those who may lose a seat to an opponent after the election.