Member,Party,District,Congress,Resignation Date,Reason,Source,Category
Pat Tiberi,R,OH-12,115th,1/15/2018,Took a job with the Ohio Business Roundtable,New York Times,D
Al Franken,D,MN-SEN,115th,1/2/2018,Sexual harassment/groping/unwanted kissing,Minneapolis Star Tribune,X
Trent Franks,R,AZ-08,115th,12/8/2017,Sexual harassment/surrogacy pressure,CNN,X
John Conyers,D,MI-13,115th,12/5/2017,Sexual harassment/inappropriate touching,Washington Post,X
Tim Murphy,R,PA-18,115th,10/21/2017,Extramarital affair/abortion hypocrisy,POLITICO,A
Jason Chaffetz,R,UT-03,115th,6/30/2017,Took a job with FOX News,POLITICO,D
Ryan Zinke,R,MT-AL,115th,3/1/2017,Appointed to Trump administration,Bozeman Daily Chronicle,C
Mick Mulvaney,R,SC-05,115th,2/16/2017,Appointed to Trump administration,Associated Press,C
Tom Price,R,GA-06,115th,2/10/2017,Appointed to Trump administration,GeorgiaPol,C
Jeff Sessions,R,AL-SEN,115th,2/8/2017,Appointed to Trump administration,Washington Examiner,C
Xavier Becerra,D,CA-34,115th,1/24/2017,Appointed California attorney general,Los Angeles Times,C
Mike Pompeo,R,KS-04,115th,1/23/2017,Appointed to Trump administration,NBC News,C
Candice Miller,R,MI-10,114th,12/31/2016,Elected Macomb County public works commish,Detroit News,C
Janice Hahn,D,CA-44,114th,12/4/2016,Elected to LA County Board of Supervisors,Los Angeles Times,C
Ed Whitfield,R,KY-01,114th,9/6/2016,Ethics investigation,Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting,B
Chaka Fattah,D,PA-02,114th,6/23/2016,Corruption conviction,POLITICO,B
John Boehner,R,OH-08,114th,10/31/2015,Sick of fighting the Tea Party,New York Times,F
Aaron Schock,R,IL-18,114th,3/31/2015,Personal spending of government funds,POLITICO,B
Michael Grimm,R,NY-11,114th,1/5/2015,Tax evasion,CNN,B
Tom Coburn,R,OK-SEN,113th,1/3/2015,"Self-imposed term limits/""shifting my focus elsewhere""",The Oklahoman,D & F
Eric Cantor,R,VA-07,113th,8/18/2014,Embarrassingly lost primary & majority leadership,USA Today,F
Rob Andrews,D,NJ-01,113th,2/18/2014,Ethics investigation; took a job as a lobbyist,Philadelphia Inquirer,B & D
Max Baucus,D,MT-SEN,113th,2/6/2014,Appointed to Obama administration,The Missoulian,C
Trey Radel,R,FL-19,113th,1/27/2014,Cocaine possession,USA Today,B
Mel Watt,D,NC-12,113th,1/6/2014,Appointed to Obama administration,Camel City Dispatch,C
Rodney Alexander,R,LA-05,113th,9/27/2013,Appointed Louisiana VA secretary,Roll Call,C
Jo Bonner,R,AL-01,113th,8/2/2013,Took a job with University of Alabama,Roll Call,D
Ed Markey,D,MA-05,113th,7/15/2013,Elected U.S. senator,Boston Globe,C
John Kerry,D,MA-SEN,113th,2/1/2013,Appointed to Obama administration,Boston Globe,C
Jo Ann Emerson,R,MO-08,113th,1/22/2013,Took a job with National Rural Electric Cooperative Association,Washington Post,D
Tim Scott,R,SC-01,112th,1/2/2013,Appointed U.S. senator,U.S. House of Representatives,C
Jim DeMint,R,SC-SEN,112th,1/1/2013,Took a job with the Heritage Foundation,Washington Post,D
Bob Filner,D,CA-51,112th,12/3/2012,Elected San Diego mayor,USA Today,C
Jesse Jackson Jr.,D,IL-02,112th,11/21/2012,Bipolar disorder; under criminal investigation,New York Times,B & E
Dennis Cardoza,D,CA-18,112th,8/15/2012,"""Parenting challenges""; took a job with a law firm",POLITICO,D & E
Geoff Davis,R,KY-04,112th,7/31/2012,"""Family health issue""",POLITICO,E
Thad McCotter,R,MI-11,112th,7/6/2012,Bungled presidential campaign led to family concerns,Washington Post,E & F
Jay Inslee,D,WA-01,112th,3/20/2012,To focus on his run for governor,Roll Call,C
Gabby Giffords,D,AZ-08,112th,1/25/2012,Recovery from gunshot injury,CNN,E
David Wu,D,OR-01,112th,8/3/2011,Sexual harassment/sex with teenage girl,The Oregonian,X
Anthony Weiner,D,NY-09,112th,6/21/2011,Extramarital affair/sexting,New York Times,A
Dean Heller,R,NV-02,112th,5/9/2011,Appointed U.S. senator,Las Vegas Sun,C
John Ensign,R,NV-SEN,112th,5/3/2011,Ethics investigation into extramarital affair,Washington Post,A
Jane Harman,D,CA-36,112th,2/28/2011,Took a job with the Woodrow Wilson Center,Wilson Center,D
Chris Lee,R,NY-26,112th,2/9/2011,Extramarital affair/shirtless photo,ABC News,A
Mark Kirk,R,IL-10,111th,11/29/2010,Elected U.S. senator,Associated Press,C
Mark Souder,R,IN-03,111th,5/21/2010,Extramarital affair,Washington Post,A
Nathan Deal,R,GA-09,111th,3/21/2010,To focus on his run for governor; ethics investigation,CREW,B & C
Eric Massa,D,NY-29,111th,3/8/2010,Sexual harassment/groping (same-sex),The Week,X
Neil Abercrombie,D,HI-01,111th,2/28/2010,To focus on his run for governor,NPR,C
Robert Wexler,D,FL-19,111th,1/3/2010,Took a job with Middle East think tank,Lexology,D
John McHugh,R,NY-23,111th,9/21/2009,Appointed to Obama administration,New York Times,C
Mel Martinez,R, FL-SEN,111th,9/9/2009,"""To move on,"" spend time with family; later joined lobbying firm",New York Times,D & E
Ellen Tauscher,D,CA-10,111th,6/26/2009,Appointed to Obama administration,KNTV,C
Hilda Solis,D,CA-32,111th,2/24/2009,Appointed to Obama administration,Associated Press,C
Kirsten Gillibrand,D,NY-20,111th,1/26/2009,Appointed U.S. senator,New York Daily News,C
Hillary Clinton,D,NY-SEN,111th,1/21/2009,Appointed to Obama administration,CNN,C
Ken Salazar,D,CO-SEN,111th,1/20/2009,Appointed to Obama administration,Denver Post,C
Joe Biden,D,DE-SEN,111th,1/15/2009,Elected vice president,CNN,C
Rahm Emanuel,D,IL-05,110th,1/2/2009,Appointed to Obama administration,CNN,C
Tom Davis,R,VA-11,110th,11/24/2008,Took a job with Deloitte,Washington Post,D
Barack Obama,D,IL-SEN,110th,11/16/2008,Elected president,CNN,C
Albert Wynn,D,MD-04,110th,5/31/2008,Took a job with a law firm after losing primary,Washington Post,D & F
Richard Baker,R,LA-06,110th,2/2/2008,Took a job with the Managed Funds Association,New Orleans Times-Picayune,D
Bobby Jindal,R,LA-01,110th,1/14/2008,Elected Louisiana governor,Reuters,C
Roger Wicker,R,MS-01,110th,12/31/2007,Appointed U.S. senator,The Guardian,C
Trent Lott,R,MS-SEN,110th,12/18/2007,"""Time left to do something else""; founded a lobbying firm",New York Times,D
Dennis Hastert,R,IL-14,110th,11/26/2007,"No reason given, but had lost the speaker's gavel",FOX News,F
Marty Meehan,D,MA-05,110th,7/1/2007,Took a job with University of Massachusetts,Associated Press,D
Bob Ney,R,OH-18,109th,11/3/2006,Pleaded guilty to Abramoff influence-peddling scandal,Associated Press,B
Mark Foley,R,FL-16,109th,9/29/2006,Sexting with underage pages (same-sex),Washington Post,X
Tom DeLay,R,TX-22,109th,6/9/2006,Campaign finance laundering & Abramoff scandal involvement,New York Times,B
Jon Corzine,D,NJ-SEN,109th,1/17/2006,Elected New Jersey governor,U.S. Congress,C
Bob Menendez,D,NJ-13,109th,1/16/2006,Appointed U.S. senator,New York Times,C
Duke Cunningham,R,CA-50,109th,12/1/2005,Bribery and tax evasion,San Diego Union-Tribune,B
Christopher Cox,R,CA-48,109th,8/2/2005,Appointed to Bush administration,Securities & Exchange Commission,C
Rob Portman,R,OH-02,109th,4/29/2005,Appointed to Bush administration,New York Times,C
Porter Goss,R,FL-14,108th,9/23/2004,Appointed to Bush administration,CQ Almanac,C
Doug Bereuter,R,NE-01,108th,8/31/2004,Took a job with the Asia Foundation,CQ Almanac,D
Frank Ballance,D,NC-01,108th,6/11/2004,Ill health; fraud and money laundering,Associated Press,B & E
Bill Janklow,R,SD-AL,108th,1/20/2004,Convicted of manslaughter for a fatal car accident,Minnesota Public Radio,B
Ernie Fletcher,R,KY-06,108th,12/8/2003,Elected Kentucky governor,Fletcher/Pence Inaugural,C
Larry Combest,R,TX-19,108th,5/31/2003,"Wife lost DC-area job, wanted to spend more time with her",Plainview Daily Herald,E
Frank Murkowski,R,AK-SEN,107th,12/2/2002,Elected Alaska governor,U.S. Congress,C
Tony Hall,D,OH-03,107th,9/9/2002,Appointed to Bush administration,New York Times,C
James Traficant,D,OH-17,107th,7/24/2002,"Convicted of bribery, tax evasion, and racketeering",CNN,B
Steve Largent,R,OK-01,107th,2/15/2002,To focus on his run for governor,The Oklahoman,C
Joe Scarborough,R,FL-01,107th,9/5/2001,To spend more time with his sons,Northwest Florida Daily News,E
Asa Hutchinson,R,AR-03,107th,8/6/2001,Appointed to Bush administration,Log Cabin Democrat,C
Bud Shuster,R,PA-09,107th,2/5/2001,"Ethics rebuke; ""health scares""",ABC News,B & E
Bob Livingston,R,LA-01,106th,3/1/1999,Extramarital affairs,New York Times,A
Newt Gingrich,R,GA-06,106th,1/3/1999,Faced caucus revolt after disappointing midterm,New York Times,F
Ron Dellums,D,CA-09,105th,2/6/1998,"""To do other things""; ended up consulting for healthcare company",Washington Post,D
Floyd Flake,D,NY-06,105th,11/17/1997,To focus on his job as church pastor,New York Times,D
Thomas Foglietta,D,PA-01,105th,11/11/1997,Appointed to Clinton administration,Associated Press,C
Susan Molinari,R,NY-13,105th,8/2/1997,Took a job with CBS,CNN,D
Bill Richardson,D,NM-03,105th,2/13/1997,Appointed to Clinton administration,San Francisco Chronicle,C
Ray Thornton,D,AR-02,104th,1/1/1997,Elected Arkansas Supreme Court justice,U.S. Congress,C
Sam Brownback,R,KS-02,104th,11/7/1996,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. House of Representatives,C
Charlie Wilson,D,TX-02,104th,10/8/1996,Probably to start clock on lobbyist waiting period,Longview News-Journal,D
Bob Dole,R,KS-SEN,104th,6/11/1996,To focus on his run for president,U.S. Congress,C
Kweisi Mfume,D,MD-07,104th,2/18/1996,Took a job with the NAACP,Washington Post,D
Ron Wyden,D,OR-03,104th,2/5/1996,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Walter Tucker III,D,CA-37,104th,12/15/1995,Convicted of extortion and tax evasion,New York Times,B
Norman Mineta,D,CA-15,104th,10/10/1995,Took a job with Lockheed Martin,Los Angeles Times,D
Mel Reynolds,D,IL-02,104th,10/1/1995,Convicted of sex with 16-year-old girl,New York Times,X
Bob Packwood,R,OR-SEN,104th,10/1/1995,Sexual harassment/assault,NPR,X
David Boren,D,OK-SEN,103rd,11/15/1994,Took a job with University of Oklahoma,Los Angeles Times,D
Jim Inhofe,R,OK-01,103rd,11/15/1994,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Glenn English,D,OK-06,103rd,1/7/1994,Took a job with National Rural Electric Cooperative Association,UPI,D
Bill Gradison,R,OH-02,103rd,1/31/1993,Took a job with Health Insurance Association of America,Science Corruption,D
Mike Espy,D,MS-02,103rd,1/22/1993,Appointed to Clinton administration,Washington Post,C
Leon Panetta,D,CA-17,103rd,1/21/1993,Appointed to Clinton administration,Washington Post,C
Lloyd Bentsen,D,TX-SEN,103rd,1/20/1993,Appointed to Clinton administration,New York Times,C
Les Aspin,D,WI-01,103rd,1/20/1993,Appointed to Clinton administration,U.S. Congress,C
Al Gore Jr.,D,TN-SEN,102nd,1/2/1993,Elected vice president,CQ Almanac,C
Jocelyn Burdick,D,ND-SEN,102nd,12/14/1992,Appointment was expiring; resigned to let successor start early,New York Observer,G
Kent Conrad,D,ND-SEN,102nd,12/14/1992,Elected to North Dakota's other U.S. Senate seat,U.S. Senate,C
French Slaughter,R,VA-07,102nd,11/4/1991,Series of strokes,Washington Post,E
William Gray III,D,PA-02,102nd,9/11/1991,Took a job with United Negro College Fund,Los Angeles Times,D
Mo Udall,D,AZ-02,102nd,5/4/1991,Parkinson's disease,Baltimore Sun,E
Steve Bartlett,R,TX-03,102nd,3/11/1991,To focus on his run for Dallas mayor,D Magazine,C
Ed Madigan,R,IL-15,102nd,3/8/1991,Appointed to Bush administration,U.S. Congress,C
Pete Wilson,R,CA-SEN,102nd,1/7/1991,Elected California governor,U.S. Congress,C
Bob Smith,R,NH-01,101st,12/7/1990,Appointed U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Gordon Humphrey,R,NH-SEN,101st,12/4/1990,Elected New Hampshire state senator,UPI,C
Daniel Akaka,D,HI-02,101st,5/16/1990,Appointed U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Jim Florio,D,NJ-01,101st,1/16/1990,Elected New Jersey governor,U.S. House of Representatives,C
Robert Garcia,D,NY-18,101st,1/7/1990,Convicted of extortion,New York Times,B
Guy Molinari,R,NY-14,101st,12/31/1989,Elected Staten Island borough president,U.S. House of Representatives,C
Jim Wright,D,TX-12,101st,6/30/1989,Ethics investigation into personal financial gain,Washington Post,B
Tony Coelho,D,CA-15,101st,6/15/1989,Personal finances under investigation,New York Times,B
Dick Cheney,R,WY-AL,101st,3/17/1989,Appointed to Bush administration,U.S. Congress,C
Dan Quayle,R,IN-SEN,101st,1/3/1989,Elected vice president,U.S. Congress,C
Dan Coats,R,IN-04,101st,1/3/1989,Appointed U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Mario Biaggi,D,NY-19,100th,8/8/1988,Convicted twice of corruption,New York Times,B
Buddy Roemer,D,LA-04,100th,3/14/1988,Elected Louisiana governor,New York Times,C
Bill Boner,D,TN-05,100th,10/5/1987,Elected Nashville mayor,U.S. House of Representatives,C
Charles Whitley,D,NC-03,99th,12/31/1986,"Was retiring & left early, probably to take a job with the Tobacco Institute",Science Corruption,D
Jim Broyhill,R,NC-10,99th,7/13/1986,Appointed U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Cecil Heftel,D,HI-01,99th,7/11/1986,To focus on his run for governor,UPI,C
Sam Hall,D,TX-01,99th,5/27/1985,Appointed federal judge,UPI,C
Paul Tsongas,D,MA-SEN,98th,1/2/1985,Retired due to ill health; resigned early to give successor seniority,WBUR,E & G
Tom Corcoran,R,IL-14,98th,11/28/1984,Recess-appointed to Synthetic Fuels Corporation board,Nexis search,D
Harold Washington,D,IL-01,98th,4/30/1983,Elected Chicago mayor,U.S. House of Representatives,C
Phil Gramm,D,TX-06,98th,1/5/1983,Dem Party ostracized him; resigned to seek seat as Republican,New York Times,F
Nicholas Brady,R,NJ-SEN,97th,12/26/1982,Appointment was expiring; resigned to let successor start early,New York Times,G
Fred Richmond,D,NY-14,97th,8/25/1982,"Tax evasion, drug possession, campaign-finance irregularities",UPI,B
George Danielson,D,CA-30,97th,3/9/1982,Appointed California appellate judge,U.S. House of Representatives,C
Raymond Lederer,D,PA-03,97th,4/29/1981,Bribery and conspiracy in Abscam scandal,Associated Press,B
Jon Hinson,R,MS-04,97th,4/13/1981,Extramarital affair (same-sex),Zimbio,A
Pete Williams,D,NJ-SEN,97th,3/11/1981,Bribery and conspiracy in Abscam scandal,New York Times,B
Gladys Spellman,D,MD-05,97th,2/24/1981,Brain-dead after heart attack,New York Times,E
David Stockman,R,MI-04,97th,1/27/1981,Appointed to Reagan administration,The Atlantic,C
Donald Stewart,D,AL-SEN,96th,1/1/1981,Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early,UPI,G
Dick Stone,D,FL-SEN,96th,12/31/1980,Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early,U.S. Congress,G
John Durkin,D,NH-SEN,96th,12/29/1980,Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early,New Hampshire Union Leader,G
Frank Thompson,D,NJ-04,96th,12/29/1980,Bribery and conspiracy in Abscam scandal,New York Times,B
John Jenrette,D,SC-06,96th,12/10/1980,Bribery and conspiracy in Abscam scandal,UPI,B
Michael Myers,D,PA-01,96th,10/2/1980,Bribery in Abscam scandal,UPI,B
Charles Diggs Jr.,D,MI-13,96th,6/3/1980,Censured for mail fraud and kickbacks from staff,U.S. House of Representatives,B
Ed Muskie,D,ME-SEN,96th,5/7/1980,Appointed to Carter administration,GovTrack,C
Dave Treen,R,LA-03,96th,3/10/1980,Elected Louisiana governor,U.S. House of Representatives,C
Dan Flood,D,PA-11,96th,1/31/1980,Bribery and conspiracy,UPI,B
Abner Mikva,D,IL-10,96th,9/26/1979,Appointed federal judge,U.S. House of Representatives,C
William Scott,R,VA-SEN,95th,1/1/1979,Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority,Washington Post,G
John Moss,D,CA-03,95th,12/31/1978,Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,Los Angeles Times,G
John McFall,D,CA-14,95th,12/31/1978,Lost reelection; might've left early to receive higher pension or lobby,Washington Post,G
Del Clawson,R,CA-33,95th,12/31/1978,Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,Washington Post,G
Joe Skubitz,R,KS-05,95th,12/31/1978,Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority,Salina Journal,G
Al Cederberg,R,MI-10,95th,12/31/1978,Lost reelection; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. House of Representatives,G
James Delaney,D,NY-09,95th,12/31/1978,Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. House of Representatives,G
Olin Teague,D,TX-06,95th,12/31/1978,Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. House of Representatives,G
Bob Poage,D,TX-11,95th,12/31/1978,Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. House of Representatives,G
Omar Burleson,D,TX-17,95th,12/31/1978,Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. House of Representatives,G
Clifford Hansen,R,WY-SEN,95th,12/31/1978,Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority,Associated Press,G
Teno Roncalio,D,WY-AL,95th,12/30/1978,Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. House of Representatives,G
Wendell Anderson,D,MN-SEN,95th,12/29/1978,Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early,U.S. Congress,G
James Eastland,D,MS-SEN,95th,12/27/1978,Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority,U.S. Senate,G
Thad Cochran,R,MS-04,95th,12/26/1978,Appointed U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
James Pearson,R,KS-SEN,95th,12/23/1978,Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority,Lawrence Journal-World,G
Paul Hatfield,D,MT-SEN,95th,12/14/1978,Appointment was expiring; resigned to let successor start early,U.S. Congress,G
Max Baucus,D,MT-01,95th,12/14/1978,Appointed U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Joseph LeFante,D,NJ-14,95th,12/14/1978,Dem machine boss told him to,Washington Post,F
Maryon Allen,D,AL-SEN,95th,11/7/1978,Appointment was expiring; resigned to let successor start early,U.S. Congress,G
Muriel Humphrey,D,MN-SEN,95th,11/7/1978,Appointment was expiring; resigned to let successor start early,U.S. Congress,G
Ed Koch,D,NY-18,95th,12/31/1977,Elected New York City mayor,New York Times,C
Herman Badillo,D,NY-21,95th,12/31/1977,Appointed New York City deputy mayor,U.S. House of Representatives,C
Richard Tonry,D,LA-01,95th,5/4/1977,Federal inquiry into voter fraud & illegal campaign contributions,Roll Call,B
Andrew Young,D,GA-05,95th,1/29/1977,Appointed to Carter administration,Georgia Encyclopedia,C
Bob Bergland,D,MN-07,95th,1/22/1977,Appointed to Carter administration,New York Times,C
Brock Adams,D,WA-07,95th,1/22/1977,Appointed to Carter administration,Washington Post,C
John Tunney,D,CA-SEN,94th,1/1/1977,Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early,UPI,G
Don Riegle Jr.,D,MI-07,94th,12/30/1976,Appointed U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Walter Mondale,D,MN-SEN,94th,12/30/1976,Elected vice president,U.S. Congress,C
Robert Taft Jr.,R,OH-SEN,94th,12/28/1976,Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early,Coshocton Tribune,G
John Pastore,D,RI-SEN,94th,12/28/1976,Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority,Arizona Republic,G
Stuart Symington,D,MO-SEN,94th,12/27/1976,Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority,Jefferson City Post-Tribune,G
Roman Hruska,R,NE-SEN,94th,12/27/1976,Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority,Lincoln Star,G
Wayne Hays,D,OH-18,94th,9/1/1976,Extramarital affair/paying his mistress a salary,New York Times,A
Bob Casey,D,TX-22,94th,1/22/1976,Appointed to Ford administration,U.S. Congress,C
James Hastings,R,NY-39,94th,1/20/1976,Took a job with Associated Industries of New York,Milwaukee Journal,D
Norris Cotton,R,NH-SEN,94th,9/18/1975,To yield to the winner of the controversial NH-SEN re-vote,U.S. Congress,F
Richard Fulton,D,TN-05,94th,8/14/1975,Elected Nashville mayor,U.S. Congress,C
J. William Fulbright,D,AR-SEN,93rd,12/31/1974,Lost reelection bid; quit to go on vacation & receive higher pension,New York Times,G
Charles Gubser,R,CA-10,93rd,12/31/1974,Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. Congress,G
Chet Holifield,D,CA-19,93rd,12/31/1974,Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. Congress,G
Craig Hosmer,R,CA-32,93rd,12/31/1974,Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. Congress,G
Richard Hanna,D,CA-34,93rd,12/31/1974,Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,Los Angeles Times,G
Ed Gurney,R,FL-SEN,93rd,12/31/1974,"Retired; might've left early for pension, seniority, or indictment",Orlando Sentinel,B & G
Leslie Arends,R,IL-15,93rd,12/31/1974,Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. Congress,G
Ken Gray,D,IL-24,93rd,12/31/1974,Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. Congress,G
Frank Stubblefield,D,KY-01,93rd,12/31/1974,Lost reelection; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. Congress,G
Harold Donohue,D,MA-03,93rd,12/31/1974,Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. Congress,G
Charles Chamberlain,R,MI-06,93rd,12/31/1974,Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. Congress,G
Martha Griffiths,D,MI-17,93rd,12/31/1974,Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. Congress,G
Ancher Nelsen,R,MN-02,93rd,12/31/1974,Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. Congress,G
John Blatnik,D,MN-08,93rd,12/31/1974,Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. Congress,G
David Martin,R,NE-03,93rd,12/31/1974,Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. Congress,G
Norris Cotton,R,NH-SEN,93rd,12/31/1974,Retired; might've left early for pension or to force R appointment in controversial NH-SEN,U.S. Senate,F & G
Louis Wyman,R,NH-01,93rd,12/31/1974,Appointed U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
William Widnall,R,NJ-07,93rd,12/31/1974,Lost reelection; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. Congress,G
John Rooney,D,NY-14,93rd,12/31/1974,Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. Congress,G
Hugh Carey,D,NY-15,93rd,12/31/1974,Elected New York governor,U.S. Congress,C
Carleton King,R,NY-29,93rd,12/31/1974,Lost reelection; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. Congress,G
Thaddeus Dulski,D,NY-37,93rd,12/31/1974,Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. Congress,G
Sam Ervin,D,NC-SEN,93rd,12/31/1974,Retired; resigned early to receive higher pension,Burlington Daily Times-News,G
William Minshall,R,OH-23,93rd,12/31/1974,Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. Congress,G
Edith Green,D,OR-03,93rd,12/31/1974,Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. Congress,G
Frank Clark,D,PA-25,93rd,12/31/1974,Lost reelection; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. Congress,G
W.J. Bryan Dorn,D,SC-03,93rd,12/31/1974,Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. Congress,G
Tom Gettys,D,SC-05,93rd,12/31/1974,Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. Congress,G
O.C. Fisher,D,TX-21,93rd,12/31/1974,Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. Congress,G
Joel Broyhill,R,VA-10,93rd,12/31/1974,Lost reelection; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. Congress,G
Julia Butler Hansen,D,WA-03,93rd,12/31/1974,Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. Congress,G
Vernon Thomson,R,WI-03,93rd,12/31/1974,Lost reelection; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. Congress,G
Glenn Davis,R,WI-09,93rd,12/31/1974,Lost reelection; probably resigned early to receive higher pension?,U.S. Congress,G
Marlow Cook,R,KY-SEN,93rd,12/27/1974,Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early,"""Kentucky's Governors""",G
Howard Metzenbaum,D,OH-SEN,93rd,12/23/1974,Appointment was expiring; resigned to let successor start early,Logan Daily News,G
Wallace Bennett,R,UT-SEN,93rd,12/20/1974,Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority,New York Times,G
Alan Bible,D,NV-SEN,93rd,12/17/1974,Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority,Las Vegas Review-Journal,G
Bill Mailliard,R,CA-06,93rd,3/5/1974,Appointed to Nixon administration,New York Times,C
James Harvey,R,MI-08,93rd,1/31/1974,Appointed federal judge,Ballotpedia,C
Bill Saxbe,R,OH-SEN,93rd,1/3/1974,Appointed to Nixon administration,American Presidency Project,C
William Keating,R,OH-01,93rd,1/3/1974,Took a job with Cincinnati Enquirer,Toledo Blade,D
Gerald Ford,R,MI-05,93rd,12/6/1973,Appointed vice president,U.S. Congress,C
Elaine Edwards,D,LA-SEN,92nd,11/13/1972,Appointment was expiring; resigned to let successor start early,Milwaukee Journal,G
Dick Poff,R,VA-06,92nd,8/29/1972,Appointed to Virginia Supreme Court,Washington Post,C
Edwin Edwards,D,LA-07,92nd,5/9/1972,Elected Louisiana governor,U.S. Congress,C
Bradford Morse,R,MA-05,92nd,5/1/1972,Took a job with United Nations,Los Angeles Times,D
Charlotte Reid,R,IL-15,92nd,10/7/1971,Appointed to Nixon administration,U.S. House of Representatives,C
Robert Stafford,R,VT-AL,92nd,9/16/1971,Appointed U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Rogers Morton,R,MD-01,92nd,1/29/1971,Appointed to Nixon administration,Washington Post,C
George Murphy,R,CA-SEN,91st,1/2/1971,Lost reelection bid & left early; unclear why,New York Times,G
John Tunney,D,CA-38,91st,1/2/1971,Appointed U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
John Williams,R,DE-SEN,91st,12/31/1970,Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority,Delaware Historical Society,G
William Roth,R,DE-AL,91st,12/31/1970,Appointed U.S. senator,Delaware Historical Society,C
Bill Cahill,R,NJ-06,91st,1/19/1970,Elected New Jersey governor,U.S. Congress,C
Charles Joelson,D,NJ-08,91st,9/4/1969,Appointed New Jersey superior court judge,U.S. Congress,C
Donald Rumsfeld,R,IL-13,91st,5/25/1969,Appointed to Nixon administration,White House,C
James Battin,R,MT-02,91st,2/27/1969,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Ed Reinecke,R,CA-27,91st,1/21/1969,Appointed California lieutenant governor,Lieutenant Governor Blog,C
Melvin Laird,R,WI-07,91st,1/21/1969,Appointed to Nixon administration,U.S. Congress,C
Paul Fino,R,NY-24,90th,12/31/1968,Elected New York Supreme Court justice,U.S. Congress,C
Edward Long,D,MO-SEN,90th,12/27/1968,Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early,Missourinet,G
Thruston Morton,R,KY-SEN,90th,12/16/1968,Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority,Orlando Sentinel,G
John Bell Williams,D,MS-03,90th,1/16/1968,Elected Mississippi governor,U.S. Congress,C
Abraham Multer,D,NY-13,90th,12/31/1967,Elected New York Supreme Court justice,U.S. Congress,C
Ralph Rivers,D,AK-AL,89th,12/30/1966,Lost reelection; resigned early to receive higher pension,Indianapolis Star,G
Winfield Denton,D,IN-08,89th,12/30/1966,Lost reelection; resigned early to receive higher pension,Rushville Republican,G
Ralph Harvey,R,IN-10,89th,12/30/1966,Lost reelection; resigned early to receive higher pension,Indianapolis Star,G
Leo O'Brien,D,NY-29,89th,12/30/1966,Retired; resigned early to receive higher pension,Indianapolis Star,G
Harold Cooley,D,NC-04,89th,12/30/1966,Lost reelection; resigned early to receive higher pension,Indianapolis Star,G
Robert Secrest,D,OH-15,89th,12/30/1966,Lost reelection; resigned early to receive higher pension,Indianapolis Star,G
Paul Dague,R,PA-09,89th,12/30/1966,Retired; resigned early to receive higher pension,Indianapolis Star,G
John Kunkel,R,PA-16,89th,12/30/1966,Retired; resigned early to receive higher pension,Indianapolis Star,G
Tom Murray,D,TN-07,89th,12/30/1966,Lost reelection; resigned early to receive higher pension,Indianapolis Star,G
Clark Thompson,D,TX-09,89th,12/30/1966,Retired; resigned early to receive higher pension,Indianapolis Star,G
A. Willis Robertson,D,VA-SEN,89th,12/30/1966,Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early,Indianapolis Star,G
Robert Griffin,R,MI-09,89th,5/10/1966,Appointed U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Oren Harris,D,AR-04,89th,2/2/1966,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
John Lindsay,R,NY-17,89th,12/31/1965,Elected New York City mayor,U.S. Congress,C
Harry Byrd Sr.,D,VA-SEN,89th,11/10/1965,Health reasons,Washington Post,E
James Roosevelt,D,CA-26,89th,9/30/1965,Appointed to Johnson administration,U.S. Congress,C
Albert Watson,D,SC-02,89th,2/1/1965,Dem Party ostracized him; resigned to seek seat as Republican,U.S. Congress,F
Pierre Salinger,D,CA-SEN,88th,12/31/1964,Lost reelection; resigned early to take film job & give successor seniority,Palm Springs Desert Sun,D & G
Hubert Humphrey,D,MN-SEN,88th,12/29/1964,Elected vice president,UPI,C
Edward Finnegan,D,IL-09,88th,12/6/1964,Appointed Cook County judge,U.S. Congress,C
Joseph Montoya,D,NM-AL,88th,11/3/1964,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Ross Bass,D,TN-06,88th,11/3/1964,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Robert Hemphill,D,SC-05,88th,5/1/1964,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
John Shelley,D,CA-05,88th,1/7/1964,Elected San Francisco mayor,U.S. Congress,C
Homer Thornberry,D,TX-10,88th,12/20/1963,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Robert Cook,D,OH-11,87th,12/13/1962,Lost reelection bid & left early; unclear why,U.S. Congress,G
Frank Smith,D,MS-03,87th,11/14/1962,Appointed to Tennessee Valley Authority,U.S. House of Representatives,D
Hugh Addonizio,D,NJ-11,87th,6/30/1962,Elected Newark mayor,U.S. House of Representatives,C
Lester Holtzman,D,NY-06,87th,12/31/1961,Elected New York Supreme Court justice,Jewish Virtual Library,C
Frank Ikard,D,TX-13,87th,12/15/1961,Took a job with American Petroleum Institute,Corsicana Daily Sun,D
Paul Kilday,D,TX-20,87th,9/24/1961,Appointed federal judge,Arlington National Cemetery,C
Thaddeus Machrowicz,D,MI-01,87th,9/18/1961,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Stewart Udall,D,AZ-02,87th,1/18/1961,Appointed to Kennedy administration,U.S. Congress,C
Lyndon Johnson,D,TX-SEN,87th,1/3/1961,Elected vice president,U.S. Congress,C
Albert Bosch,R,NY-05,86th,12/31/1960,Elected Queens County judge,U.S. Congress,C
John F. Kennedy,D,MA-SEN,86th,12/22/1960,Elected president,U.S. Congress,C
Quentin Burdick,D,ND-AL,86th,8/8/1960,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Isidore Dollinger,D,NY-23,86th,12/31/1959,Elected Bronx district attorney,New York Times,C
Henry Latham,R,NY-04,85th,12/31/1958,Elected New York Supreme Court justice,U.S. Congress,C
Richard Wigglesworth,R,MA-13,85th,11/13/1958,Appointed to Eisenhower administration,U.S. Congress,C
Earl Chudoff,D,PA-04,85th,1/5/1958,Elected Pennsylvania judge,U.S. Congress,C
Sterling Cole,R,NY-37,85th,12/1/1957,Took a job with International Atomic Energy Agency,U.S. Congress,D
Samuel K. McConnell,R,PA-13,85th,9/1/1957,Took a job with United Cerebral Palsy Associations,U.S. Congress,D
Price Daniel,D,TX-SEN,85th,1/14/1957,Elected Texas governor,U.S. Congress,C
Arthur Klein,D,NY-19,84th,12/31/1956,Elected New York Supreme Court justice,U.S. Congress,C
Irwin Davidson,D,NY-20,84th,12/31/1956,Elected New York judge,U.S. Congress,C
Strom Thurmond,D,SC-SEN,84th,4/4/1956,Fulfilled a campaign pledge to resign & have a competitive primary,New York Times,F
Sidney Fine,D,NY-22,84th,1/2/1956,Elected New York Supreme Court justice,U.S. Congress,C
Hazel Abel,R,NE-SEN,83rd,12/31/1954,Elected as caretaker; resigned to let successor start early,"""Oxford Handbook of Southern Politics""",G
Carl Curtis,R,NE-01,83rd,12/31/1954,Appointed U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Jacob Javits,R,NY-21,83rd,12/31/1954,Elected New York attorney general,U.S. Congress,C
Charles Daniel,D,SC-SEN,83rd,12/23/1954,Appointment was expiring; resigned to let successor start early,Smart Politics,G
George Bender,R,OH-23,83rd,12/15/1954,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Roman Hruska,R,NE-02,83rd,11/8/1954,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Norris Cotton,R,NH-02,83rd,11/7/1954,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Robert Secrest,D,OH-15,83rd,9/26/1954,Appointed to Eisenhower administration,Washington Post,C
Louis Heller,D,NY-08,83rd,7/21/1954,Appointed New York judge,U.S. Congress,C
Clifford Case,R,NJ-06,83rd,8/16/1953,Took a job with Ford Foundation's Fund for the Republic,New York Times,D
Norris Poulson,R,CA-24,83rd,7/11/1953,Elected Los Angeles mayor,New York Times,C
Thomas Stanley,D,VA-05,83rd,2/3/1953,To focus on his run for governor,U.S. Congress,C
Richard Nixon,R,CA-SEN,82nd,1/1/1953,Elected vice president,U.S. Congress,C
Owen Brewster,R,ME-SEN,82nd,12/31/1952,Lost reelection bid & left early; unclear why,U.S. Congress,G
Leonard Hall,R,NY-02,82nd,12/31/1952,Elected Nassau County surrogate,U.S. Congress,C
Charles Potter,R,MI-11,82nd,11/4/1952,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Foster Furcolo,D,MA-02,82nd,9/30/1952,Appointed Massachusetts treasurer,New York Times,C
Tom Pickett,D,TX-07,82nd,6/30/1952,Took a job with National Coal Association,U.S. Congress,D
T. Vincent Quinn,D,NY-05,82nd,12/30/1951,Elected Queens district attorney,U.S. Congress,C
Edward Breen,D,OH-03,82nd,10/1/1951,Ill health,U.S. Congress,E
Harry Towe,R,NJ-09,82nd,9/7/1951,Appointed New Jersey deputy attorney general,New York Times,C
Ed Gossett,D,TX-13,82nd,7/31/1951,Took a job with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company,Denton Record-Chronicle,D
Thomas Underwood,D,KY-06,82nd,3/17/1951,Appointed U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Frank Barrett,R,WY-AL,81st,12/31/1950,Elected Wyoming governor,U.S. Congress,C
Sheridan Downey,D,CA-SEN,81st,11/30/1950,Ill health,U.S. Congress,E
Richard Nixon,R,CA-12,81st,11/30/1950,Appointed U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Eugene Worley,D,TX-18,81st,4/3/1950,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
J. Parnell Thomas,R,NJ-07,81st,1/2/1950,Convicted of fraud,New York Observer,B
Raymond Baldwin,R,CT-SEN,81st,12/16/1949,Appointed Connecticut Supreme Court justice,New York Times,C
J. Howard McGrath,D,RI-SEN,81st,8/23/1949,Appointed to Truman administration,U.S. Congress,C
Robert Wagner,D,NY-SEN,81st,6/28/1949,Health reasons,Encyclopedia Britannica,E
Alben Barkley,D,KY-SEN,81st,1/19/1949,Elected vice president,U.S. Congress,C
Karl Mundt,R,SD-01,80th,12/30/1948,Appointed U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Vera Bushfield,R,SD-SEN,80th,12/26/1948,Appointment was expiring; resigned to let successor start early,U.S. House of Representatives,G
Noble Johnson,R,IN-06,80th,7/1/1948,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
J. Lindsay Almond,D,VA-06,80th,4/17/1948,Elected Virginia attorney general,U.S. Congress,C
Earle Clements,D,KY-02,80th,1/6/1948,Elected Kentucky governor,U.S. Congress,C
Benjamin Rabin,D,NY-24,80th,12/31/1947,Elected New York Supreme Court justice,U.S. Congress,C
Evan Howell,R,IL-21,80th,10/5/1947,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Leo Rayfiel,D,NY-14,80th,9/13/1947,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Robert Jones,R,OH-04,80th,9/2/1947,Appointed to Truman administration,U.S. Congress,C
Ewing Thomason,D,TX-16,80th,7/31/1947,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Thomas D'Alesandro,D,MD-03,80th,5/16/1947,Elected Baltimore mayor,U.S. Congress,C
Hugh Mitchell,D,WA-SEN,79th,12/25/1946,Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early,History Link,G
John Sparkman,D,AL-08,79th,11/5/1946,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Henry Dworshak,R,ID-02,79th,11/5/1946,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
A. Willis Robertson,D,VA-07,79th,11/5/1946,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Warren Austin,R,VT-SEN,79th,8/2/1946,Appointed to Truman administration,U.S. Congress,C
John Murphy,D,PA-10,79th,7/17/1946,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Luther Johnson,D,TX-06,79th,7/17/1946,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Thomas Burch,D,VA-05,79th,5/31/1946,Appointed U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Samuel Weiss,D,PA-33,79th,1/7/1946,Elected Pennsylvania judge,U.S. Congress,C
Robert Ramspeck,D,GA-05,79th,12/31/1945,Took a job with Air Transport Association,U.S. Congress,D
Clifton Woodrum,D,VA-06,79th,12/31/1945,Took a job with American Plant Food Council,U.S. Congress,D
Samuel Dickstein,D,NY-19,79th,12/30/1945,Elected New York Supreme Court justice,American Jewish Archives,C
Happy Chandler,D,KY-SEN,79th,11/1/1945,Took a job with Major League Baseball,U.S. Congress,D
Harold Burton,R,OH-SEN,79th,9/30/1945,Appointed to U.S. Supreme Court,U.S. Congress,C
Lane Powers,R,NJ-04,79th,8/30/1945,Appointed to New Jersey Public Utilities Commission,U.S. Congress,C
Clinton Anderson,D,NM-AL,79th,6/30/1945,Appointed to Truman administration,U.S. Congress,C
Dave Satterfield Jr.,D,VA-03,79th,2/15/1945,Took a job with Life Insurance Association of America,U.S. Congress,D
Harry Truman,D,MO-SEN,79th,1/17/1945,Elected vice president,U.S. Congress,C
Mon Wallgren,D,WA-SEN,79th,1/9/1945,Elected Washington governor,U.S. Congress,C
William Troutman,R,PA-AL,78th,1/2/1945,"Unclear, but sounds like he was elected to PA State Senate",U.S. Congress,C
Warren Magnuson,D,WA-01,78th,12/13/1944,Appointed U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
John Fogarty,D,RI-02,78th,12/7/1944,Joined the Navy,U.S. Congress,H
Al Gore Sr.,D,TN-04,78th,12/4/1944,Joined the Army,U.S. Congress,H
Lex Green,D,FL-AL,78th,11/25/1944,Joined the Navy,U.S. Congress,H
Homer Bone,D,WA-SEN,78th,11/13/1944,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Bob Sikes,D,FL-03,78th,10/19/1944,Joined the Army,National Military Fish & Wildlife Association,H
Winder Harris,D,VA-02,78th,9/15/1944,Took a job with Shipbuilders' Council of America,Smart Politics,D
Will Rogers Jr.,D,CA-16,78th,5/23/1944,Joined the Army,U.S. Congress,H
Jimmy Domengeaux,D,LA-03,78th,4/15/1944,Joined the Army,New York Times,H
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.,R,MA-SEN,78th,2/3/1944,Joined the Army,U.S. Congress,H
Joseph Gavagan,D,NY-21,78th,12/30/1943,Elected New York Supreme Court justice,U.S. Congress,C
James McGranery,D,PA-02,78th,11/17/1943,Appointed to Roosevelt administration,U.S. Congress,C
James Van Zandt,R,PA-23,78th,9/24/1943,Joined the Navy,U.S. Congress,H
Jack Nichols,D,OK-02,78th,7/3/1943,Took a job with Transcontinental & Western Air,U.S. Congress,D
Anton Maciejewski,D,IL-06,77th,12/8/1942,Retired & left early; unclear why,U.S. Congress,G
James Scrugham,D,NV-AL,77th,12/7/1942,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Harry Beam,D,IL-04,77th,12/6/1942,Elected Illinois judge,U.S. Congress,C
Charles Faddis,D,PA-25,77th,12/4/1942,Joined the Army,U.S. Congress,H
William Cole Jr.,D,MD-02,77th,10/26/1942,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Vincent Harrington,D,IA-09,77th,9/5/1942,Joined the Army,U.S. Congress,H
A.D. Baumhart Jr.,R,OH-13,77th,9/2/1942,Joined the Navy,U.S. Congress,H
Arthur Healey,D,MA-08,77th,8/3/1942,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Robert Secrest,D,OH-15,77th,8/3/1942,Joined the Navy,U.S. Congress,H
Charles Leavy,D,WA-05,77th,8/1/1942,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Joseph McArdle,D,PA-33,77th,1/5/1942,Elected to Pittsburgh City Council,U.S. Congress,C
Harold Flannery,D,PA-12,77th,1/3/1942,Elected Pennsylvania judge,U.S. Congress,C
Joseph Smith,D,CT-05,77th,11/4/1941,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Wall Doxey,D,MS-02,77th,9/29/1941,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
James Byrnes,D,SC-SEN,77th,7/8/1941,Appointed to U.S. Supreme Court,U.S. Congress,C
John Miller,D,AR-SEN,77th,3/31/1941,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Colgate Darden ,D,VA-02,77th,3/1/1941,To focus on his run for governor,U.S. Congress,C
Walter Bankhead,D,AL-07,77th,2/1/1941,Retured to his law practice (was always meant as a caretaker),Encyclopedia of Alabama,D
Matthew Neely,D,WV-SEN,77th,1/12/1941,Elected West Virginia governor,U.S. Congress,C
Thomas Hennings,D,MO-11,76th,12/31/1940,Elected St. Louis circuit attorney,U.S. Congress,C
Mon Wallgren,D,WA-02,76th,12/19/1940,Appointed U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Lewis Schwellenbach,D,WA-SEN,76th,12/16/1940,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Paul Maloney,D,LA-02,76th,12/15/1940,Became collector of internal revenue for New Orleans district,U.S. Congress,C
Marvin Jones,D,TX-18,76th,11/20/1940,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Lindsay Warren,D,NC-01,76th,10/31/1940,Appointed comptroller general,U.S. Congress,C
Clift Chandler,D,TN-09,76th,1/2/1940,Elected Memphis mayor,U.S. Congress,C
Alan Goldsborough,D,MD-01,76th,4/5/1939,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Edward Eicher,D,IA-01,75th,12/2/1938,Appointed to Roosevelt administration,U.S. Congress,C
James Mead,D,NY-42,75th,12/2/1938,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
William McAdoo,D,CA-SEN,75th,11/8/1938,Took a job with American Steamship Lines,Knoxville Focus,D
Arthur Jenks,R,NH-01,75th,6/9/1938,His election was successfully contested & overturned,U.S. House of Representatives,I
Fred Vinson,D,KY-08,75th,5/12/1938,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Frederick Steiwer,R,OR-SEN,75th,1/31/1938,Returned to his law practice,New York Times,D
Harry Moore,D,NJ-SEN,75th,1/18/1938,Elected New Jersey governor,U.S. Congress,C
Lister Hill,D,AL-02,75th,1/11/1938,Appointed U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Dixie Bibb Graves,D,AL-SEN,75th,1/10/1938,Appointment was expiring; resigned to let successor start early,Encyclopedia of Alabama,G
Henry Ellenbogen,D,PA-33,75th,1/3/1938,Elected Pennsylvania judge,U.S. Congress,C
John Miller,D,AR-02,75th,11/14/1937,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
John Higgins,D,MA-11,75th,9/30/1937,Appointed Massachusetts judge,U.S. Congress,C
Charles Millard,R,NY-25,75th,9/29/1937,Elected Westchester County surrogate,U.S. Congress,C
Hugo Black,D,AL-SEN,75th,8/19/1937,Appointed to U.S. Supreme Court,U.S. Congress,C
Frank Kloeb,D,OH-04,75th,8/19/1937,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Prentiss Brown,D,MI-11,74th,11/18/1936,Appointed U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Guy Gillette,D,IA-09,74th,11/3/1936,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Samuel Hill,D,WA-05,74th,6/25/1936,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Mell Underwood,D,OH-11,74th,4/10/1936,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
William Brunner,D,NY-02,74th,9/27/1935,Elected Queens County sheriff,U.S. Congress,C
William Arnold,D,IL-23,74th,9/16/1935,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Michael Igoe,D,IL-AL,74th,6/2/1935,Appointed to Roosevelt administration,U.S. Congress,C
John McDuffie,D,AL-01,74th,3/2/1935,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Francis Condon,D,RI-01,74th,1/10/1935,Appointed Rhode Island judge,U.S. Congress,C
James Beck,R,PA-02,73rd,9/30/1934,"Frustrated with Congress, could fight the New Deal better in court",Indiana Gazette,F
W.A. Ayres,D,KS-05,73rd,8/22/1934,Appointed to Roosevelt administration,U.S. Congress,C
Frank Oliver,D,NY-23,73rd,6/18/1934,Appointed New York City magistrate,U.S. Congress,C
Ernest Gibson,R,VT-AL,73rd,10/19/1933,Appointed U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Earl Major,D,IL-21,73rd,10/6/1933,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Sam Bratton,D,NM-SEN,73rd,6/24/1933,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Heartsill Ragon,D,AR-05,73rd,6/16/1933,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Lewis Douglas,D,AZ-AL,72nd,3/4/1933,Appointed to Roosevelt administration,U.S. Congress,C
Cordell Hull,D,TN-SEN,72nd,3/3/1933,Appointed to Roosevelt administration,U.S. Congress,C
John Nance Garner,D,TX-15,72nd,3/3/1933,Elected vice president,U.S. Congress,C
Claude Swanson,D,VA-SEN,72nd,3/3/1933,Appointed to Roosevelt administration,U.S. Congress,C
Harry Hawes,D,MO-SEN,72nd,2/3/1933,Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority,St. Louis Post-Dispatch,G
John Tilson,R,CT-03,72nd,12/3/1932,"Went back to ""private life"" to make money",Associated Press,D
Charles Crisp,D,GA-03,72nd,10/7/1932,Appointed to U.S. Tariff Commission,U.S. Congress,C
Frederick Dallinger,R,MA-08,72nd,10/1/1932,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
George Welsh,R,PA-06,72nd,5/31/1932,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Peter Granata,R,IL-08,72nd,4/5/1932,His election was successfully contested & overturned,U.S. Congress,I
Russell Leech,R,PA-20,72nd,1/29/1932,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
David Kincheloe,D,KY-02,71st,10/5/1930,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Jeremiah O'Connell,D,RI-03,71st,5/9/1930,Appointed Rhode Island judge,U.S. Congress,C
Augustus McCloskey,D,TX-14,71st,2/10/1930,His election was successfully contested & overturned,U.S. Congress,I
John Robsion,R,KY-11,71st,1/10/1930,Appointed U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Fred Sackett,R,KY-SEN,71st,1/9/1930,Appointed to Hoover administration,U.S. Congress,C
John Carew,D,NY-18,71st,12/28/1929,Appointed New York Supreme Court justice,U.S. Congress,C
Walter Edge,R,NJ-SEN,71st,11/21/1929,Appointed to Hoover administration,U.S. Congress,C
Thomas Williams,R,IL-24,71st,11/11/1929,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Walter Newton,R,MN-05,71st,6/30/1929,Appointed to Hoover administration,U.S. Congress,C
Charles Curtis,R,KS-SEN,70th,3/3/1929,Elected vice president,U.S. Congress,C
Clarence MacGregor,R,NY-41,70th,12/31/1928,Elected New York Supreme Court justice,U.S. Congress,C
Theodore Burton,R,OH-22,70th,12/15/1928,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Coleman du Pont,R,DE-SEN,70th,12/9/1928,Ill health,"""The Polluters""",E
William Bowling,D,AL-05,70th,8/16/1928,Appointed Alabama judge,U.S. Congress,C
Nicholas Sinnott,R,OR-02,70th,5/31/1928,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
William Green,R,IA-09,70th,3/31/1928,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
James Hazlett,R,PA-01,70th,10/20/1927,"Hard to find, but probably elected Philadelphia recorder of deeds?",Scranton Republican,C
Harry Hawes,D,MO-11,69th,10/15/1926,To focus on his run for Senate,U.S. Congress,C
Smith Brookhart,R,IA-SEN,69th,4/12/1926,His election was successfully contested & overturned,U.S. Congress,I
John Langley,R,KY-10,69th,1/11/1926,Convicted of violating Prohibition laws,Lexington Herald-Leader,B
George Young,R,ND-02,68th,9/2/1924,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
William Graham,R,IL-14,68th,6/7/1924,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
William Fields,D,KY-09,68th,12/11/1923,Elected Kentucky governor,U.S. Congress,C
Porter Dale,R,VT-02,68th,8/11/1923,To focus on his run for Senate,U.S. Congress,C
Stanley Webster,R,WA-05,68th,5/8/1923,Appointed federal judge,Spokane Spokesman-Review,C
Horace Towner,R,IA-08,68th,4/1/1923,Appointed Puerto Rico governor,U.S. Congress,C
William Vare,R,PA-01,67th,1/2/1923,Elected to PA State Senate,Reading Times,C
Thomas Harrison,D,VA-07,67th,12/15/1922,His election was successfully contested & overturned,U.S. Congress,I
Frank Millspaugh,R,MO-01,67th,12/5/1922,Appointed state finance commissioner,Jefferson City Post-Tribune,C
Truman Newberry,R,MI-SEN,67th,11/18/1922,Faced a vigorous election challenge due to his unethical campaign,U.S. Senate,B
Joseph Walsh,R,MA-16,67th,8/2/1922,Appointed Massachusetts judge,U.S. Congress,C
Frank Reavis,R,NE-01,67th,6/3/1922,Appointed to Harding administration,U.S. Congress,C
Alanson Houghton,R,NY-37,67th,2/28/1922,Appointed to Harding administration,U.S. Congress,C
William Kenyon,R,IA-SEN,67th,2/24/1922,Appointed federal judge,University of Iowa,C
John Peters,R,ME-03,67th,1/2/1922,Appointed federal judge,Maine: An Encyclopedia,C
Josiah Wolcott,D,DE-SEN,67th,7/2/1921,Appointed Delaware chancellor,U.S. Congress,C
Willfred Lufkin,R,MA-06,67th,6/30/1921,Appointed collector of customs at Port of Boston,U.S. Congress,C
James Good,R,IA-05,67th,6/15/1921,Took a job with a Chicago law firm,New York Times,D
Albert Fall,R,NM-SEN,67th,3/4/1921,Appointed to Harding administration,U.S. Congress,C
Patrick McLane,D,PA-10,66th,2/25/1921,His election was successfully contested & overturned,U.S. Congress,I
John Nugent,D,ID-SEN,66th,1/14/1921,Appointed to Wilson administration,Spokane Spokesman-Review,C
Warren Harding,R,OH-SEN,66th,1/13/1921,Elected president,U.S. Congress,C
Alvan Fuller,R,MA-09,66th,1/5/1921,Elected Massachusetts lieutenant governor,U.S. Congress,C
John MacCrate,R,NY-03,66th,12/30/1920,Elected New York Supreme Court justice,U.S. Congress,C
Thomas Heflin,D,AL-05,66th,11/1/1920,To focus on his run for Senate,U.S. Congress,C
Edmund Platt,R,NY-26,66th,6/7/1920,Appointed to Federal Reserve,U.S. Congress,C
Edward Saunders,D,VA-05,66th,2/29/1920,Elected Virginia judge,U.S. Congress,C
Hampton Moore,R,PA-03,66th,1/4/1920,Elected Philadelphia mayor,U.S. Congress,C
Reuben Haskell,R,NY-10,66th,12/31/1919,Elected Kings County judge,U.S. Congress,C
Fiorello La Guardia,R,NY-14,66th,12/31/1919,Elected New York City Board of Aldermen president,U.S. Congress,C
Joshua Alexander,D,MO-03,66th,12/15/1919,Appointed to Wilson administration,U.S. Congress,C
Edwin Webb,D,NC-09,66th,11/10/1919,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
John F. Fitzgerald,D,MA-10,66th,10/23/1919,His election was successfully contested & overturned,U.S. Congress,I
Frank Lever,D,SC-07,66th,8/1/1919,Appointed to Federal Farm Loan Board,U.S. Congress,C
James Wilson,D,TX-12,65th,3/3/1919,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Charles Carlin,D,VA-08,65th,3/3/1919,Returned to his law practice,Washington Post,D
Zebulon Weaver,D,NC-10,65th,3/1/1919,His election was successfully contested & overturned,U.S. Congress,I
Harry Dale,D,NY-04,65th,1/6/1919,Appointed New York judge,U.S. Congress,C
John R.K. Scott,R,PA-AL,65th,1/5/1919,"Unclear, but sounds like he was elected to PA State House",Pennsylvania House of Representatives,C
Frederick Mulkey,R,OR-SEN,65th,12/17/1918,Resigned early to give successor seniority (was always meant as a caretaker),Oregon Blue Book,G
Carter Glass,D,VA-06,65th,12/16/1918,Appointed to Wilson administration,U.S. Congress,C
Irvine Lenroot,R,WI-11,65th,4/17/1918,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Murray Hulbert,D,NY-21,65th,1/1/1918,Appointed director of Port of New York City,U.S. Congress,C
John J. Fitzgerald,D,NY-07,65th,12/31/1917,Resumed practicing law,U.S. Congress,D
Daniel Griffin,D,NY-08,65th,12/31/1917,Elected Kings County sheriff,U.S. Congress,C
Henry Bruckner,D,NY-22,65th,12/31/1917,Elected Bronx borough president,U.S. Congress,C
William Adamson,D,GA-04,65th,12/18/1917,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Mark Bacon,R,MI-02,65th,12/13/1917,His election was successfully contested & overturned,U.S. Congress,I
Augustus Gardner,R,MA-06,65th,5/15/1917,Joined the Army,U.S. Congress,H
Orrin Bleakley,R,PA-28,65th,4/3/1917,Convicted of spending too much money on his campaign,PoliticsPA,B
James Hay,D,VA-07,64th,10/1/1916,Appointed federal judge,New York Times,C
William Stephens,R,CA-10,64th,7/22/1916,Appointed California lieutenant governor,U.S. Congress,C
Joseph Johnson,D,SC-04,64th,4/19/1915,Appointed federal judge,Find a Grave,C
Eugene Kinkead,D,NJ-08,63rd,2/4/1915,"Elected Hudson County sheriff, right to vote in House challenged",Christian Science Monitor,C
Timothy Ansberry,D,OH-05,63rd,1/9/1915,Appointed Ohio judge,U.S. Congress,C
Frank Willis,R,OH-08,63rd,1/9/1915,Elected Ohio governor,U.S. Congress,C
Winfield Hammond,D,MN-02,63rd,1/6/1915,Elected Minnesota governor,U.S. Congress,C
Denis O'Leary,D,NY-02,63rd,12/31/1914,Elected Queens district attorney,New York Times,C
Thomas Hardwick,D,GA-10,63rd,11/2/1914,To focus on his run for Senate,U.S. Congress,C
Walter McCoy,D,NJ-09,63rd,10/3/1914,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Harry Covington,D,MD-01,63rd,9/30/1914,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
William Murray,D,MA-10,63rd,9/28/1914,Appointed postmaster of Boston,U.S. Congress,C
Andrew Peters,D,MA-11,63rd,8/15/1914,Appointed to Wilson administration,U.S. Congress,C
William Sharp,D,OH-14,63rd,7/23/1914,Appointed to Wilson administration,U.S. Congress,C
James McDermott,D,IL-04,63rd,7/21/1914,"Implicated in lobbying scandal, resigned to avoid expulsion ",Sacramento Union,B
L.C. Dyer,R,MO-12,63rd,6/19/1914,His election was successfully contested & overturned,U.S. Congress,I
Henry Clayton,D,AL-03,63rd,5/25/1914,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
James Michael Curley,D,MA-12,63rd,2/4/1914,Elected Boston mayor,U.S. Congress,C
Francis Harrison,D,NY-20,63rd,9/1/1913,Appointed Philippines governor,U.S. Congress,C
John W. Davis,D,WV-01,63rd,8/29/1913,Appointed to Wilson administration,U.S. Congress,C
Olin Young,R,MI-12,63rd,5/16/1913,Turned out votes were miscounted & he didn't win election,Congressional Record,I
Albert Burleson,D,TX-10,63rd,3/6/1913,Appointed to Wilson administration,U.S. Congress,C
John Weeks,R,MA-12,62nd,3/4/1913,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Morris Sheppard,D,TX-01,62nd,2/3/1913,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Joe T. Robinson,D,AR-06,62nd,1/14/1913,Elected Arkansas governor,U.S. Congress,C
James Cox,D,OH-03,62nd,1/12/1913,Elected Ohio governor,U.S. Congress,C
L.B. Hanna,R,ND-AL,62nd,1/7/1913,Elected North Dakota governor,U.S. Congress,C
Joseph Bailey,D,TX-SEN,62nd,1/3/1913,Retired; left early in disgust at election of progressive Wilson,"""Joe Bailey, the Last Democrat"" (p. 316)",F & G
Bill Sulzer,D,NY-10,62nd,12/31/1912,Elected New York governor,U.S. Congress,C
Charles Bowman,R,PA-11,62nd,12/12/1912,His election was successfully contested & overturned,U.S. Congress,I
William Hughes,D,NJ-06,62nd,9/27/1912,Appointed New Jersey judge,U.S. Congress,C
Theron Catlin,R,MO-11,62nd,8/12/1912,His election was successfully contested & overturned,U.S. Congress,I
William Lorimer,R,IL-SEN,62nd,7/13/1912,Election declared invalid,U.S. Senate,I
Joseph Terrell,D,GA-SEN,62nd,7/14/1911,Had a stroke,University of Georgia,E
Walter Smith,R,IA-09,62nd,3/15/1911,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Asle Gronna,R,ND-AL,61st,2/2/1911,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
John Reynolds,R,PA-19,61st,1/17/1911,Elected Pennsylvania lieutenant governor,U.S. Congress,C
John Tener,R,PA-24,61st,1/16/1911,Elected Pennsylvania governor,U.S. Congress,C
Eugene Foss,D,MA-14,61st,1/4/1911,Elected Massachusetts governor,U.S. Congress,C
Gordon Russell,D,TX-03,61st,6/14/1910,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Fountain Thompson,D,ND-SEN,61st,1/31/1910,Ill health but was suspected to be political maneuvering,Bismarck Tribune,E & F
William Lorimer,R,IL-06,61st,6/17/1909,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Theodore Burton,R,OH-21,60th,3/4/1909,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Philander Knox,R,PA-SEN,60th,3/4/1909,Appointed to Taft administration,U.S. Congress,C
William Kitchin,D,NC-05,60th,1/11/1909,Elected North Carolina governor,U.S. Congress,C
George Lilley,R,CT-AL,60th,1/6/1909,Seat vacated when he became Connecticut governor,U.S. Congress,C
Charles Brumm,R,PA-12,60th,1/4/1909,Elected Pennsylvania judge,U.S. Congress,C
Charles Littlefield,R,ME-02,60th,9/30/1908,Returned to his law practice,San Francisco Call,D
John Spooner,R,WI-SEN,60th,4/30/1907,Resumed practicing law,Sacramento Union,D
John Reyburn,R,PA-02,60th,3/31/1907,Elected Philadelphia mayor,U.S. Congress,C
William Alden Smith,R,MI-05,59th,2/9/1907,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Charles Curtis,R,KS-01,59th,1/28/1907,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
John Little,D,AR-04,59th,1/14/1907,Elected Arkansas governor,U.S. Congress,C
Newton Gilbert,R,IN-12,59th,11/6/1906,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Malcolm Patterson,D,TN-10,59th,11/5/1906,Elected Tennessee governor,U.S. Congress,C
James Gillett,R,CA-01,59th,11/4/1906,Elected California governor,U.S. Congress,C
Tim Sullivan,D,NY-08,59th,7/27/1906,Bored with Congress; returned to exercise boss power in NY & run for State Senate in 1908,Brooklyn Daily Eagle,C & F
Ernest Wood,D,MO-12,59th,6/23/1906,His election was successfully contested & overturned,U.S. Congress,I
Joseph Burton,R,KS-SEN,59th,6/4/1906,Convicted of corruption,U.S. Senate,B
Claude Swanson,D,VA-05,59th,1/30/1906,Elected Virginia governor,U.S. Congress,C
Frank Brandegee,R,CT-03,59th,5/10/1905,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Alston Dayton,R,WV-02,59th,3/16/1905,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Elmer Burkett,R,NE-01,58th,3/4/1905,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Charles Fairbanks,R,IN-SEN,58th,3/3/1905,Elected vice president,U.S. Congress,C
James Hemenway,R,IN-01,58th,3/3/1905,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Victor Metcalf,R,CA-03,58th,7/1/1904,Appointed to Roosevelt administration,U.S. Congress,C
William Lanning,R,NJ-04,58th,6/6/1904,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
Charles Dick,R,OH-19,58th,3/23/1904,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
John Shafroth,D,CO-01,58th,2/15/1904,Agreed that his opponent had rightfully won the election,U.S. Congress,I
George Howell,D,PA-11,58th,2/10/1904,His election was successfully contested & overturned,U.S. Congress,I
George McClellan Jr.,D,NY-12,58th,12/21/1903,Elected New York City mayor,U.S. Congress,C
Thomas Ball,D,TX-08,58th,11/16/1903,Resumed practicing law,Texas State Historical Association,D
Joseph Gill,R,OH-16,58th,10/31/1903,Ill health,New York Times,E
Chester Long,R,KS-07,57th,3/4/1903,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
Heisler Ball,R,DE-AL,57th,3/3/1903,Elected U.S. senator,U.S. Congress,C
James Butler,D,MO-12,57th,2/26/1903,His election was successfully contested & overturned,U.S. Congress,I
S.W.T. Lanham,D,TX-08,57th,1/15/1903,Elected Texas governor,U.S. Congress,C
James Hall,D,PA-28,57th,11/29/1902,Elected to PA State Senate,U.S. Congress,C
George Ray,R,NY-26,57th,9/11/1902,Appointed federal judge,U.S. Congress,C
James Butler,D,MO-12,57th,6/28/1902,Election declared invalid,U.S. Congress,I
William Moody,R,MA-06,57th,5/1/1902,Appointed to Roosevelt administration,U.S. Congress,C
John Rhea,D,KY-03,57th,3/25/1902,His election was successfully contested & overturned,U.S. Congress,I
Nicholas Muller,D,NY-07,57th,11/22/1901,Ill health,New York Times,E