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The 100th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. , from January 3, 1987, to January 3, 1989, during the last two years of Ronald Reagan's presidency .
In this congress, Ernest Hollings (D-South Carolina) was the most senior junior senator and Daniel J. Evans (R-Washington) was the most junior senior senator. Senators who were sworn in during the middle of the two-year congressional term (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 1988 election) are listed ...
The 100th United States Congress began on January 3, 1987. There were 12 new senators (ten Democrats, two Republicans) and 50 new representatives (27 Democrats, 23 Republicans) at the start of the first session.
This is a list of the several United States Congresses, since their beginning in 1789, including their beginnings, endings, and the dates of their individual sessions.. Each elected bicameral Congress (of the two chambers of the Senate and the House of Representatives) lasts for two years and begins on January 3 of odd-numbered y
California Democrat Adam Schiff won a U.S. Senate seat long held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. The Los Angeles-area congressman defeated Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey.
The debate between four candidates vying for a California U.S. Senate seat heated up fast and never cooled off — mostly as the three House Democrats started going after Republican Steve Garvey.
Elections were held on November 4, 1986 and elected the members of the 100th United States Congress. The elections occurred in the middle of Republican President Ronald Reagan's second term. Democrats regained unified control of both chambers of Congress for the first time since the 1980 elections.
Sen. Alex Padilla, shown at an election night rally in L.A., became the first Latino whom Californians elected to the U.S. Senate. He had been appointed to the post to fill Kamala Harris' seat.