Bennie Gordon Thompson is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Mississippi's 2nd congressional district since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party,Thompson served as the chair of the Committee on Homeland Security from 2019 to 2023 and from 2007 to 2011. He was both the first Democrat and the first African American to chair the committee. He is the dean of Mississippi's congressional delegation.
The Ohio Democratic Party (ODP) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Ohio. Summit County Council President Elizabeth Walters has been the party's chairwoman since January 2021.
Douglas Earl Applegate was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from Ohio's 18th congressional district from 1977 to 1995,as a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to his tenure in the United States House of Representatives he served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1961 to 1968,and in the Ohio Senate from 1969 to 1974.
Robert Brian Gibbs is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 7th congressional district from 2011 to 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party. In April 2022,Gibbs announced he was not seeking reelection.
Robert Richard Cupp is an American politician who served as the Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives until December 31,2022. He served in the House of Representatives from 2015,representing District 4 (Lima). He was elected as speaker on July 30,2020,replacing Larry Householder who was removed from the position following his arrest on federal bribery charges. Cupp is a former justice of the Ohio Supreme Court.
Marcia Louise Fudge is an American attorney and retired politician who served as the 18th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2021 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party,she served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 11th congressional district from 2008 to 2021. The district included most of the black-majority precincts between Cleveland and Akron.
William Troy Balderson is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative from Ohio's 12th congressional district since 2018. He served as an Ohio state senator representing the 20th district from 2011 until his election to Congress. A member of the Republican Party,he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2009 to 2011.
Daniel P. Troy is an Ohio politician from Lake County,Ohio. In 2020,he was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives,having previously served seven terms in the House,interspersed with several terms as Commissioner for Lake County,Ohio. He represents the 23rd district,encompassing the cities of Eastlake,Mentor-on-the-Lake,Richmond Heights,Wickliffe,Willoughby,Willowick,half of Mentor,the villages of Gates Mills,Mayfield,and Timberlake.
Michael Ashford is the former Minority Whip of the Ohio House of Representatives. He represented more than 116,000 constituents in a district wholly within the city of Toledo.
Kelly M. Burke is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives,representing the 36th District since January 2011. The 36th District includes all or parts of the Beverly,Mount Greenwood and Auburn-Gresham neighborhoods in the City of Chicago as well as the all or parts of the surrounding suburbs of Oak Lawn,Evergreen Park,Chicago Ridge,Hometown and Palos Hills.
Patty H. Kim is an American politician. A Democrat,she is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing the 103rd district,serving since 2013. She previously served on the Harrisburg,Pennsylvania City Council.
The 117th 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 convened in Washington,D.C.,on January 3,2021,during the final weeks of Donald Trump's presidency and the first two years of Joe Biden's presidency and ended on January 3,2023.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio were held on November 6,2018,to elect the 16 U.S. representatives from the U.S. state of Ohio,one from each of the state's 16 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
Thomas E. West is an American businessman and politician who served as the State Representative for the 49th District of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2017 to 2023. The district consisted of a portion of Stark County,including Canton and most of Massillon. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio were held on November 3,2020,to elect the 16 U.S. representatives from the state of Ohio,one from each of the state's 16 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Primaries were held on April 28,2020.
Bride Rose Sweeney is a three-term Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives for Western Cuyahoga County,serving as Ranking Member of the Ohio House Finance Committee and the lead Democratic sponsor of the bipartisan Fair School Funding Plan that became law on July 1,2021. Sweeney is also the only woman on the Ohio Controlling Board,which oversees the release of taxpayer dollars.
Catherine Allison Russo is an American healthcare consultant and Democratic politician currently serving as the Minority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives. Russo represents the 7th district,which consists of portions of Columbus,and Upper Arlington in Franklin County. Russo was the Democratic Party nominee for the 2021 Ohio's 15th congressional district special election.
Shontel Monique Brown is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 11th congressional district since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,Brown previously served as a member of the Cuyahoga County Council,representing the 9th district. She won her congressional seat in a special election on November 2,2021,after Marcia Fudge resigned to become Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Willis Blackshear Jr. is a Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives representing the 38th district. He was elected in 2020,defeating Republican John Ferrell Mullins III with 79% of the vote. Prior to his election the Ohio House,Blackshear worked in the Montgomery County Auditor's Office as an outreach specialist.
Max Leonard Miller is an American Republican politician and former aide to Donald Trump. A member of the U.S. House of Representatives,he has been the U.S. representative for Ohio's 7th congressional district since 2023.
