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There are several lists of United States Congress members who died in office. These include: List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899) List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–1949) List of United States Congress members who died in office (1950–1999)
Democratic Kentucky (2nd district) December 15, 1951 50 Heart attack [16] Russellville, Kentucky: U.S. Garrett L. Withers: April 17, 1948 October 31, 1901 Russellville, Kentucky: 82nd (1951–1953) William T. Byrne Democratic New York (32nd district) January 27, 1952 75 Cerebral hemorrhage [17] Troy, New York: U.S. Leo W. O'Brien: January 3 ...
All of the 14 Congressmen killed in office were male and 10 were Democrats, three were Republicans, and one was a Democratic-Republican. Four members died in duels, and a total of ten (three senators, six members of the House of Representatives, and one territory delegate to the House) died from gunshot wounds.
Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Place of death Place of burial John Lewis Democratic Georgia (5th district)July 17, 2020 80 Pancreatic cancer [32]: Atlanta, Georgia
For a list of members of Congress who were murdered while they were in office during that same time (with the exception of Congressman Pinckney, as he is listed below [clarification needed]), see List of United States Congress members killed or wounded in office. Party colors: Democratic (D) Republican (R) Progressive (P) Unionist (U) Socialist (S)
A member of the Democratic Party, McEachin served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1996 until 2002 and then served an additional term from 2006 until 2008. [2] In 2001, he was the Democratic nominee in the Virginia Attorney General election , which he lost to Jerry Kilgore .
Lantos was an activist for the rights of Hungarian minorities; [41] [42] as a member of the US House of Representatives. In a 2007 letter he asked Robert Fico, the Prime Minister of Slovakia to distance themselves from the Beneš decrees, a reasonable process in the Hedvig Malina case, and to treat members of the Hungarian minority as equal ...
Wellstone died just 11 days before his potential reelection in a crucial race to maintain Democratic control of the Senate. Campaigning halted on all sides. Minnesota law required that his name be stricken from the ballot, to be replaced by a candidate chosen by the party. The DFL selected former Vice President Walter Mondale.