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These are tables of congressional delegations from Wisconsin to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. The current dean of the Wisconsin delegation is Senator Tammy Baldwin (D), having served in the Senate since 2013 and in Congress since 1999.
Retired to become Governor of Wisconsin Territory. Morgan L. Martin: March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 Democratic: Territory: Elected in 1844. Lost re-election to Tweedy. John H. Tweedy: March 4, 1847 – May 28, 1848 Whig: Territory: Elected in 1846. Resigned. Henry H. Sibley: October 30, 1848 – March 3, 1849 [a] Democratic: Territory: Elected ...
John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American civil rights activist and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020.
ATLANTA (AP) — Congressman John Lewis, a civil rights icon and the last of the Big Six civil rights activists led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died Friday at age 80.
John Lewis, a U.S. congressman and civil rights icon who was one of the giants in the historic struggle for equal rights in America, died Friday at age 80. Lewis’ death was reported by the ...
Congressman John Lewis, a civil rights icon who helped organize the 1963 March on Washington and served in Congress for decades, has died, his family confirmed in a statement. Lewis was 80 years old.
Wisconsin was admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848. Its current U.S. senators are Republican Ron Johnson (since 2011) and Democrat Tammy Baldwin (since 2013), making it one of seven states to have a split United States Senate delegation. William Proxmire was the state's longest serving senator (served 1957–1989).
The 117th United States Congress began on January 3, 2021. There were six new senators (two Democrats, four Republicans) and 60 new representatives (15 Democrats, 45 Republicans) at the start of the first session. Additionally, three senators (all Democrats) and 16 representatives (six Democrats, ten Republicans) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 117th Congress ...